254 PhD programmes in Biology in Europe

Our Cancer Risk Factors and Prevention Program at German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg focuses on identifying risk factors (primary prevention), improve early detection and screening strategies (secondary prevention), as well as approaches to prevent disease progression and to improve quality of life (tertiary prevention). 

Environmental biology research seeks to understand how biological systems, comprising plants, animals and microorganisms, evolve, function and interact. This Environmental Biology programme is offered at The University of Manchester.

The Polymers and Biopolymers doctoral programme at Polytechnic University of Catalonia is aimed at the polymer materials sector, which is one of the most active in the chemical industry.

Systems Biology aims at the quantitative analysis and predictive mathematical modeling at all levels of biological organization. This program is offered at ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

At Utrecht University, the Computational Life Sciences research is changing rapidly now that biologists are generating vast amounts of data on very complex regulatory systems. 

The Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics programme from Masaryk University is a product of the fusion of former independent Molecular and Cellular Biology with General and Molecular Genetics.

The School at University College Dublin boasts a large cohort of graduate students enrolled in high quality structured M.Sc. (by research) and Computational Infection Biology Ph.D. programmes that provide training in specific, state-of-the-art and generic research skills. 

The Department of Medical Cell Biology at Uppsala University carries out research and educates PhD students in cell biology and physiology focusing on diabetes, kidney function, inflammation, cancer and neurobiology.

Research in the School of Biology at the University of St Andrews spans a broad range of topics in the biological sciences, and offers a variety of opportunities for PhD research.

The research programme Infection and Immunity offered at the Utrecht University has proven itself over the last decades.

The Biomaterials research programme at The University of Manchester covers an exciting area of research in the Department focusing both on fundamental understanding of interactions between man-made materials and biological tissues and the development of useful applications. 

The PhD in Medical Mycology programme at The University of Manchester enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Medical Mycology.

This Animal physiology, immunology and developmental biology programme from Masaryk University aims to prepare top specialists in specific scientific fields developed within the Department of Animal Physiology and Immunology at the Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University.

In the Infectious Disease programme from University of Glasgow we take a highly interdisciplinary approach to the study of infectious disease that combines mathematical and statistical modelling with ecology, evolutionary biology, parasitology, immunology and bioinformatics and the social sciences.

The primary objective of the Bioethics programme at Masaryk University is to prepare independent professionals who are capable of reflecting upon the ethical, legislative, and social aspects of both biomedicine and biotechnologies, based on their primary field of specialisation.

Working closely with members of the Astrobiology and Habitats for Life research area at The Open University UK, we use a variety of experimental techniques, including molecular biology, mineralogy and geochemistry, and orbital flight experiments, to understand the way in which microorganisms persist in extreme environments and how this could be applied to environments elsewhere.

Conduct research at the cutting edge of the discipline, working alongside a team of specialist academic advisors. The Biological Sciences degree is offered by University of Plymouth.

Each organism, whether animal, plant or microbe, is defined by its genome and this same information can be used by us to investigate wide ranging biological phenomena and even alter biology itself through the production of transgenic organisms. We offer a Biological Sciences (Functional and Comparative Genomics) degree at the University of Liverpool.

Our unique approach to the scientific aspects of Astrobiology - Science research at The Open University UK combines fieldwork, laboratory simulations, thermochemical modelling and in situ observations.

Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Ecology research at The Open University UK focuses on Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems and biosphere-atmosphere exchange of greenhouse gases. Studies undertaken range from investigations of the smallest microbial unit to whole catchment ecosystems and across a wide range of latitudes, with a developing focus on tropical ecosystems.