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The Interdisciplinary Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) programme at University of Oxford is a four-year DPhil/PhD programme supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) that provides innovative training for graduates from a life science, physical science or computational and mathematical science background who wish to conduct leading-edge bioscience research.

Programme Structure

Research

Research areas within the programme include integrative animal and plant biology, mechanistic molecular and cellular biology, and bioscience for food, industry and health (including crop science, animal health and welfare, synthetic biology, industrial biotechnology and the development of innovative approaches for drug discovery and pharmaceutical production).

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

110

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Biology Biodiversity & Conservation General Studies View 22 other PhDs in General Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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110

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Other requirements

General requirements

As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the following UK qualifications or their equivalent:

a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in a relevant academic subject (eg biochemistry, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, computer science).

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Tuition Fee

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International

31480 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 31480 GBP per year during 48 months.
National

9500 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9500 GBP per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Oxford

939 - 1530 GBP /month

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