9 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry and Biochemistry, (GWC)2, is housed in the Chemistry Departments at the University of Guelph and Waterloo, two of Canada’s leading Universities. A diverse team of world-class faculty from both Departments provide research opportunities in a myriad of chemical research areas. Join the Chemistry program at University of Guelph.

The PHD program in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph is offered in five fields: 1) biochemistry; 2) cell biology; 3) microbiology; 4) molecular biology and genetics; and 5) plant biology.

In the Ph.D. Bioinformatics program at University of Guelph students will typically take 12 semesters to work on a traditional thesis-based research project and write a thesis. 

Graduate students in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at University of Guelph have the opportunity to make a substantive contribution to solving important scientific and societal problems in a wide variety of areas.

The Biophysics Interdepartmental Group (BIG) at the University of Guelph is a unique program of masters and doctoral study that seeks to further our understanding of biological processes through the application of the concepts and techniques of the physical sciences. 

Neuroscience and Applied Cognitive Science is a Graduate area of study within the Psychology Department from University of Guelph.

The Collaborative Specialization in Neuroscience at the University of Guelph offers the opportunity for Master’s and PhD students to combine their departmental degree program with multidisciplinary exposure to the field of neuroscience. 

The Departments of Physics at the University of Guelph and University of Waterloo offers MSc and PhD degrees in many fields.

The Graduate Program in Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph is one of the finest in the country for research, training, and scholarship in both plant and animal sciences.