18 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Public Understanding of Science program from the University of Zurich includes a written dissertation about the own independent scientific research project.

The Cancer Biology program from the University of Zurich trains participating students towards a PhD in basic or clinical cancer research. In the course of the studies, the students’ scientific achievements actively contribute to the success of cancer research in Zurich.

The Plant Sciences program from the University of Zurich includes a written dissertation about the own independent scientific research project.

The doctoral program in Physics from the University of Zurich includes a written dissertation about the own independent scientific research project.

The Molecular Life Sciences PhD program from the University of Zurich includes a written dissertation about the own independent scientific research project.

The international Mathematics program from the University of Zurich is organized jointly by the Institute of Mathematics (UZH) and the Department of Mathematics (ETHZ). 

The Microbiology and Immunology program from the University of Zurich is under the umbrella of 'Life Science Graduate School Zurich' includes a written dissertation about an independent scientific research project.

The Drug Discovery program offered at the University of Zurich, under the umbrella of the Life Science Graduate School Zurich, includes a written dissertation about an independent scientific research project. 

The Neuroeconomics program from the University of Zurich has a strong scientific focus, with the goal of enabling students to become independent first-class researchers.

The Epidemiology and Biostatistics program from the University of Zurich includes the writing of a dissertation on the own independent scientific research project.

The Neuroscience program from the University of Zurich includes a written dissertation about the own independent scientific research project. 

The Science and Policy program from the University of Zurich includes a written dissertation about the own independent scientific research project in natural sciences.

The Systems Biology program from the University of Zurich includes a written dissertation about the own independent scientific research project.

The Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology program from the University of Zurich is focused on carrying out original research

Participating students of the Evolutionary Biology program from the University of Zurich must write a dissertation about their independent scientific research project to graduate successfully.

After graduation from the Chemical and Molecular Sciences program from the University of Zurich, students have acquired the professional skills needed to independently tackle, solve, and communicate a scientific problem in both theory and practice. 

Students of the Biomolecular Structure and Mechanism program at the University of Zurich carry out their PhD studies either at the ETH or the UZH under the specific institutional regulations.

Students of the RNA Biology program offered by the University of Zurich carry out their doctoral studies either at the UZH, the ETHZ or the University of Bern under the specific institutional regulations.