19 PhD programmes offered by the university

Infection, Immunity and Inflammation research at University of Glasgow includes cytokine and chemokine biology, immune cell signalling, advanced imaging technologies, and cellular & gut immunology. 

The Endodontology degree offered by University of Glasgow provides structured clinical training for dentists seeking advanced competence. 

PhD Clinical and Surgical Sciences programme at University of Glasgow with research/lab work, completing an examinable piece of independent research in year 4.

At University of Glasgow, our Mental Health research strength is identifying the causes of mental disorders and suicide to develop clinical trials of novel complex interventions.

Research on Nutrition at University of Glasgow covers a wide range of areas including gut, food and metabolism as well as diet and chronic disease at MSc, MD and PhD level.

We offer a General Practice and Primary Care degree at the University of Glasgow. Our staff, both clinical and research-based, are dedicated to undertaking internationally acclaimed research and teaching that addresses problems posed by complex care needs and inequalities and marginalised populations such as migrants and those living in areas of severe deprivation.

Our Doctoral Training Programme in Precision Medicine from University of Glasgow focuses on training PhD students in key MRC skills priorities in quantitative skills (mathematics, statistics, computation, and developing digital excellence) as applied to variety of data sources (from ‘omics’ to health records), and interdisciplinary skills including imaging and stratified medicine.

In the Social and Public Health programme from University of Glasgow, we welcome applicants from low- and middle-income countries and we have significant experience of supervising students whose PhD research takes them overseas.

We address key questions in the fundamental biology of ageing, animal welfare and food security. How and why does ageing occur and what are its impacts on health and well-being? How do animals cope with pollutants? How do we achieve sustainable animal production whilst protecting animal health and welfare? Ageing, Health and Welfare is offered  at the University of Glasgow.

At University of Glasgow, we are ranked 2nd in the UK for Animal Science as well as Veterinary Medicine by the Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide. 

The field of Medical Education at University of Glasgow is concerned with how we educate medical practitioners across the continuum of their undergraduate curriculum and their postgraduate medical training.

Our aim in the Diabetes, Renal, Endocrine and Metabolic Medicine program from University of Glasgow is to better understand the mechanisms of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases affecting people with the conditions covered by our clinical specialities, and the implications for the wider population - including groups defined by ethnicity, gender and deprivation.

The Nursing and Healthcare School at University of Glasgow has a thriving community of postgraduate research students, from both the United Kingdom and overseas. 

The Glasgow Dental School Clinical Research Facility aims to improve oral and general health by advancing new and better ways of preventing and treating disease. At University of Glasgow, we strive for our Dentistry research to have a significant positive impact in the local community and the wider world.

Around a third of all currently approved drugs target G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), making these receptors the most successful drug target in history. We offer a Molecular Pharmacology degree at the University of Glasgow.

Our aim in the Social Science and Health programme from University of Glasgow is to better understand and improve human health and wellbeing via the study of social, behavioural, economic, cultural and environmental influences on health and the application of social science theories and methodologies.

Our aim in the Public Health programme from University of Glasgow is to be the world-leading centre for public research and education, working to improve health and wellbeing through understanding how disease occurs across populations and evaluating the effectiveness of population health interventions.

The Clinical Psychology Sciences programme offered by University of Glasgow has been designed specifically to provide the best in advanced training in mental health science and practice, with a delivery framework that keeps the learner strongly connected to their home country.

Based at Dumfries Campus, our staff are experts in health and social policy, with a special focus on the social, economic and cultural regeneration of rural areas. We offer a phd degree in Health and Social Policy at the University of Glasgow.