11 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Pharmaceutical Biosciences programme offered by Uppsala University develops advanced research expertise in the discovery, development, and use of pharmaceutical substances across the drug lifecycle.

At the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at Uppsala University, we conduct frontline research with a focus on how specific substances can be developed into drugs.

The Department of Medical Sciences at Uppsala University performs clinical and pre-clinical research in a large number of specialties.

The Department of Women's and Children's Health (WCH) at Uppsala University provides graduate and postgraduate education for students of all levels and in all health-related professions.

The Food Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics programme offered by Uppsala University develops advanced research expertise in food, nutrition, and their relationship to health.

Research at the Department of Surgical Sciences at Uppsala University is conducted with surgery as a topic in the broad sense.

The Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences (IFV) at Uppsala University has postgraduate students who conduct studies, research and teaching within our different research areas.

The research in the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology at Uppsala University is essentially basic, but with relevance and application in health and disease in both animals and humans.

The Department of Pharmacy at Uppsala University centers its research on three areas, namely Drug Delivery, Rational Drug Usage and Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials.

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 at the Immunology, Genetics and Pathology department at Uppsala University is basic, translational and clinical and there is a close collaboration between pre-clinical and clinical scientists.