30 PhD programmes in Natural Sciences & Mathematics in New Zealand

Gain advanced knowledge and skills and lead the way in science innovation with postgraduate study in PhD in Molecular Microbiology at Victoria University of Wellington.

The Physics course at University of Canterbury aims to understand the behaviour of matter and energy from the scale of subatomic particles to that of the Universe itself. 

Surveyors work in a range of land, property and construction related areas. Using modern technology such as GPS and laser instruments surveyors precisely measure land, building, and features in the environment for mapping, development and spatial analysis. We offer Surveying Measurement at University of Otago.

The University of Otago is the only New Zealand university to offer an undergraduate degree in Neuroscience.

If you’ve ever wondered how living things work, where they get their energy from, how they make the components they need or what it is that your genes do, then Biochemistry at University of Otago is for you.

At University of Otago, we use Mathematics for practical things like organising the arrival of materials on a building site in order to reduce storage; encrypting and decrypting internet messages; modelling blood flow through a damaged heart; and predicting the break-up of ice floes.

Bioethics at University of Otago explores the current and future impacts of the biosciences and healthcare on people and society, animals and the environment. It determines the right way for us to respond to these as individuals, professionals and a society.

Modern Botany at University of Otago includes research into the biochemistry, ecology, genetics and physiology of plants, plant evolution, the role plants play in ecosystems and plant biotechnology. 

Chemistry at University of Otago is so much a part of our lives, sometimes we don’t even notice it! It’s at the heart of cooking and eating, breathing and seeing, the clothes we wear and the materials we use to construct our environment.

At University of Otago, the Statistics Group is working in ecology, bioinformatics, biostatistics, quantitative genetics and on problems such as disease spread and seismic and volcanic hazards.