Compare 162 Biology PhD Programs in the UK

Grad School Navigator tracks 162 Biology PhD programs in the UK across 25 universities. Most programs take about 72 months, while published annual tuition ranges from $13,924 to $62,336. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.

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1
University of Oxford
DPhil in Zoology
Application deadline
Mar 1 +1
Annual tuition
$44,416
Program duration
3–4 years full-time
2
University of Cambridge
PhD (Probationary) in Biological Science
Application deadline
Dec 3
Annual tuition
$52,869
Program duration
3–4 years full-time
3
Imperial College London
PhD in Life Sciences
Application deadline
May 31
Annual tuition
$38,784
Program duration
48 months
4
University College London
Biochemical Engineering PhD
Application deadline
Rolling
Annual tuition
$44,416
Program duration
60 months
5
University of Edinburgh
Cell Biology PhD
Application deadline
Rolling
Annual tuition
$44,544
Program duration
4 years full-time
6
King's College London
Basic & Clinical Neuroscience PhD
Application deadline
Oct 1 +3
Annual tuition
$44,416
Program duration
72 months
7
University of Manchester
PhD Biological Chemistry
Application deadline
Rolling
Annual tuition
$38,272
Program duration
48 months
8
University of Bristol
PhD in Dynamic Molecular Cell Biology (Wellcome Trust)
Application deadline
Dec 16
Annual tuition
$34,176
Program duration
48 months
9
University of Warwick
PhD in Life Sciences
Application deadline
Aug 2
Annual tuition
$39,987
Program duration
3–4 years full-time
10
University of Glasgow
Infection, Immunity & Inflammation
Application deadline
Rolling
Annual tuition
$42,509
Program duration
3–4 years full-time

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First programs in this cohort
Rank	University	Program	Duration
#5	University of Oxford	DPhil in Biochemistry	48 months
#5	University of Oxford	DPhil in Biochemistry (OU\|TSRI)	60 months
#5	University of Oxford	DPhil in Biology	48 months
#5	University of Oxford	DPhil in Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	36 months
#5	University of Oxford	DPhil in Biomedical Sciences: NIH-OU	48 months
#5	University of Oxford	DPhil in Cancer Science	48 months
#5	University of Oxford	DPhil in Chemical Biology	48 months
#5	University of Oxford	DPhil in Clinical Neurosciences	3–4 years full-time
#5	University of Oxford	DPhil in Ecology and Conservation
#5	University of Oxford	DPhil in Infection, Immunology and Translational Medicine	48 months
#5	University of Oxford	DPhil in Molecular Cell Biology in Health and Disease	48 months
#5	University of Oxford	DPhil in Neuroscience (1+3)	48 months
#5	University of Oxford	DPhil in Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics	36 months
#5	University of Oxford	DPhil in Zoology	3–4 years full-time
#5	University of Oxford	Interdisciplinary Bioscience (BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership)	48 months
#5	University of Oxford	Synthesis for Biology and Medicine (Centre for Doctoral Training)	48 months
#7	University of Cambridge	4-Year (MRes + PhD) Programme in Stem Cell Biology & Medicine	3–4 years full-time
#7	University of Cambridge	BBSRC DTP PhD in Biological Sciences	84 months
#7	University of Cambridge	Four-year PhD in Development Mechanisms	48 months
#7	University of Cambridge	International PhD Programme in Laboratory of Molecular Biology	3–4 years full-time
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil + PhD in Developmental Biology	3–4 years full-time
#7	University of Cambridge	PhD (Probationary) in Biological Science	3–4 years full-time
#7	University of Cambridge	PhD in Biochemistry	3–4 years full-time
#7	University of Cambridge	PhD in Biological Science (Babraham Institute)	3–4 years full-time
#7	University of Cambridge	PhD in Biological Science (EBI)	48 months
#7	University of Cambridge	PhD in Biological Science (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology)	48 months
#7	University of Cambridge	PhD in Biological Science (MRC Toxicology Unit)	3–4 years full-time
#7	University of Cambridge	PhD in Biological Science (Sanger Institute)	3–4 years full-time
#7	University of Cambridge	PhD in Biological Sciences at the Department of Veterinary Medicine	3–4 years full-time
#7	University of Cambridge	PhD in Biotechnology	3–4 years full-time
#7	University of Cambridge	PhD in Clinical Biochemistry	3–4 years full-time
#7	University of Cambridge	PhD in Clinical Neurosciences	3–4 years full-time
#7	University of Cambridge	PhD in Genetics	3–4 years full-time
#7	University of Cambridge	PhD in Physiology, Development and Neuroscience	3–4 years full-time
#7	University of Cambridge	PhD in Stem Cell Biology	3–4 years full-time
#7	University of Cambridge	Wellcome Trust Mathematical Genomics and Medicine MRes + PhD	36 months
#15	Imperial College London	PhD in Biological Sciences	48 months
#15	Imperial College London	PhD in Brain Sciences	24–48 months full-time
#15	Imperial College London	PhD in Infection Disease	72 months
#15	Imperial College London	PhD in Life Sciences	48 months
#37	University College London	Biochemical Engineering PhD	60 months
#37	University College London	Biosciences - BBSRC London Interdisciplinary Biosciences PhD Consortium PhD	36 months
#37	University College London	British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Biomedicine PhD	48 months
#37	University College London	Cancer Institute MPhil/PhD	60 months
#37	University College London	Cell and Developmental Biology MPhil/PhD	72 months
#37	University College London	Cognitive Neuroscience MPhil\|PhD	60 months
#37	University College London	Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (4 years) MPhil/PhD	48 months
#37	University College London	Division of Psychiatry MPhil/PhD	60 months
#37	University College London	Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit PhD	48 months
#37	University College London	Genetics, Evolution and Environment PhD	60 months
#37	University College London	Infection and Immunity PhD	3–4 years full-time
#37	University College London	Institute of Neurology MPhil/PhD	60 months
#37	University College London	Medical Imaging MRes + PhD	48 months
#37	University College London	Molecular Cell Biology PhD	48 months
#37	University College London	MPhil\|PhD in Optical Biology	48 months
#37	University College London	Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology PhD	60 months
#37	University College London	Structural and Molecular Biology PhD	60 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Biological Sciences (with Internship) PhD	4 years full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Biological Sciences PhD	4 years full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Biomedical Sciences (Based in China) PhD	48 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Cell Biology PhD	4 years full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Developmental Biology PhD	3 years full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Evolutionary Biology PhD	48 months full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Functional Genetics and Development PhD, MScR	1 year full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Genetics & Genomics PhD	1 year full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Genetics & Molecular Medicine (MRC Human Genetics Unit) PhD	1 year full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Immunology & Infection Research PhD	3 years full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Infection & Immunity PhD	1 year full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Infection Medicine PhD	3 years full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Informatics: ANC: Machine Learning, Computational Neuroscience, Computational Biology PhD	3 years full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Integrative Biomedical Sciences (Based in China) PhD	48 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Integrative Physiology (Biomedical Sciences - Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences) PhD	3 years full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Neuroscience (Biomedical Sciences - Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences) PhD	3 years full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	PhD Programme in Integrative Cell Mechanisms (iCM)	48 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	PhD with Integrated Study in Advanced Care	4 years full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry & Biotechnology PhD	4 years full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Stem Cell Research PhD	4 years full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Translational Neuroscience PhD	48 months
#63	King's College London	Basic & Clinical Neuroscience PhD	72 months
#63	King's College London	Bioinformatics (Research) MPhil/PhD	3–4 years full-time
#63	King's College London	Immunology & Microbial Sciences MPhil/PhD	84 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD Biological Chemistry	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD Biomolecular Science	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD Biotechnology	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD Cognitive Neuroscience	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD Evolutionary Biology	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD Genetics	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD Microbiology	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD Molecular Biology	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Biochemistry	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Bioinformatics	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Biotechnology	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Cell Biology	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Cell Matrix Research	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Developmental Biology	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Evolutionary Biology	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Genetics	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Genomics	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Immunology	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Medical Genetics	48 months

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Remaining programs in this cohort
Rank	University	Program	Duration
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Medical Microbiology	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Microbiology	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Molecular Biology	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Neuroscience	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Physiology	48 months
#67	University of Manchester	PhD\|MPhil Structural Biology	48 months
#94	University of Bristol	PhD in Dynamic Molecular Cell Biology (Wellcome Trust)	48 months
#97	University of Warwick	PhD in Life Sciences	3–4 years full-time
#97	University of Warwick	PhD in Synthetic Biology	84 months
#108	University of Glasgow	Cancer Sciences PhD	3–4 years full-time
#108	University of Glasgow	Infection, Immunity & Inflammation	3–4 years full-time
#123	University of Sheffield	PhD in Biomedical Science	48 months
#132	University of Birmingham	Biomedical Sciences - PhD	3 years full-time
#132	University of Birmingham	Biosciences PhD	4 years full-time
#132	University of Birmingham	Immunology and Immunotherapy - PhD	3 years full-time
#132	University of Birmingham	Microbiology and Infection - PhD\|MSc by Research	3 years full-time
#133	University of Exeter	PhD Biological Sciences	4 years full-time
#136	University of Liverpool	Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) PhD	3–4 years full-time
#136	University of Liverpool	Biological Sciences (Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour) PhD	3–4 years full-time
#136	University of Liverpool	Biological Sciences (Functional and Comparative Genomics) PhD	72 months
#136	University of Liverpool	Cancer Biology PhD	72 months
#136	University of Liverpool	Cell Biology PhD	3–4 years full-time
#136	University of Liverpool	Cellular and Molecular Physiology PhD	72 months
#136	University of Liverpool	Critical Care PhD	72 months
#136	University of Liverpool	Food Security PhD
#136	University of Liverpool	Immunology PhD	3–4 years full-time
#136	University of Liverpool	Infection and Global Health (Medical) PhD	72 months
#136	University of Liverpool	Infection and Global Health (Veterinary) PhD	3–4 years full-time
#136	University of Liverpool	Infectious Diseases PhD	3–4 years full-time
#136	University of Liverpool	Medical Microbiology PhD	3–4 years full-time
#136	University of Liverpool	Neurobiology and Neurodegeneration PhD	3–4 years full-time
#136	University of Liverpool	Neurological Science PhD	72 months
#136	University of Liverpool	One Health PhD	3–4 years full-time
#136	University of Liverpool	Orthopaedic Biology PhD	3–4 years full-time
#136	University of Liverpool	Radiobiology and Radiotherapy PhD	72 months
#136	University of Liverpool	Vaccinology PhD	72 months
#136	University of Liverpool	Veterinary Microbiology PhD
#136	University of Liverpool	Virology PhD	3–4 years full-time
#140	Durham University	PhD (by research)(Biosciences)	3 years full-time
#150	University of Bath	Biology & Biochemistry	36 months
#164	University of York	BBSRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership in Mechanistic Biology	48 months
#164	University of York	Biological Chemistry PhD	3–4 years full-time
#164	University of York	Biology PhD (advertised projects)	3–4 years full-time
#164	University of York	Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging PhD	72 months
#164	University of York	NERC Doctoral Training Partnership in Adapting to the Challenges of a Changing Environment (ACCE)	4 years full-time
#192	Newcastle University	Biology PhD	3 years full-time
#192	Newcastle University	Biomedicine PhD	36 months
#192	Newcastle University	Biosciences PhD	3 years full-time
#192	Newcastle University	Biotechnology PhD	36 months
#192	Newcastle University	Genetics PhD	3 years full-time
#192	Newcastle University	Microbiology PhD	3 years full-time
#192	Newcastle University	Neuroscience PhD	3 years full-time
#201–250	Cardiff University	Biosciences PhD	3–4 years full-time
#201–250	Cardiff University	Integrative Neuroscience PhD	48 months
#201–250	Lancaster University	Biological Science: PhD	84 months
#201–250	Lancaster University	Biomedical and Life Sciences: PhD	84 months
#251–300	Loughborough University	Evolutionary responses of Daphnia spp. to biophysical disruption in tropical lake systems PhD	36 months
#301–400	University of East Anglia	Biological Sciences Postgraduate Research - PhDs and Studentships
	Royal Holloway, University of London	Biological Sciences PhD	48 months
	The Francis Crick Institute	Biochemistry PhD	48 months
	The Francis Crick Institute	Crick's International PhD programme	48 months
	wellcome sanger institute	Wellcome Sanger Institute 4 years PhD programme	48 months

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