Overview

Goals and objectives

After completing the Neuroscience doctoral training program at the University of Geneva, the PhD candidate will have demonstrated that he/she is able to:

independently plan and execute an original research project.
use and apply the acquired knowledge and technologies to design a novel scientific study in order to answer preclinical or clinical questions.
effectively communicate, written and orally, about his/her research with the scientific community and the general public.
integrate his/her research topic with other domains of neuroscience, make connections between the fundamental and cognitive/clinical neurosciences, and acknowledge the benefit of transdisciplinary interactions for scientific advancement and innovation.
critically discuss their own as well as others’ research.
act and react promptly in scientific discussions and contribute to resolving problems in scientific projects.
efficiently organize his/her own as well as group-wide projects, and recognize a possible necessity of additional resources.
engage into scientific discussions in English.
write and successfully defend a doctoral thesis.

Programme Structure

Research:

The Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS) aims at providing students with broad background knowledge in neuroscience, irrespective of their thesis topic.
That is, it offers courses and training events ranging from cellular and molecular to cognitive, clinical and computational neurosciences.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-18 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Neuroscience View 6 other PhDs in Neuroscience in Switzerland

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Doctoral applicants must hold a Master's degree from a university and program recognized by UNIGE.
Applicants must also have a Bachelor's degree that they obtained after at least three years of study (no fewer than 180 ECTS credits) in a university and program recognized by UNIGE.

Tuition Fee

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International

1000 CHF/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 500 CHF per semester during 48 months.
National

1000 CHF/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 500 CHF per semester during 48 months.

Living costs for Genève

1925 - 2850 CHF /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.