61 fee-waived PhD programs in Biology — UK

61 programs for a PhD in Biology in the UK that answer which programs in this group cost nothing to apply to. Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.

fee-waived Programs

Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.

  1. 1

    University of Oxford

    DPhil in Biochemistry (OU|TSRI)

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $44,416
    Program duration
    60 months
  2. 2

    University of Cambridge

    PhD in Biological Science (Babraham Institute)

    Application deadline
    Dec 2
    Program duration
    3–4 years full-time
  3. 3

    Imperial College London

    PhD in Life Sciences

    Application deadline
    May 31
    Annual tuition
    $38,784
    Program duration
    48 months
  4. 4

    University College London

    Biochemical Engineering PhD

    Application deadline
    Rolling
    Annual tuition
    $44,416
    Program duration
    60 months
  5. 5

    University of Edinburgh

    Cell Biology PhD

    Application deadline
    Rolling
    Annual tuition
    $44,544
    Program duration
    4 years full-time
  6. 6

    University of Manchester

    PhD Molecular Biology

    Application deadline
    Jun 15 +2
    Annual tuition
    $53,760
    Program duration
    48 months
  7. 7

    University of Glasgow

    Infection, Immunity & Inflammation

    Application deadline
    Rolling
    Annual tuition
    $42,509
    Program duration
    3–4 years full-time
  8. 8

    University of Sheffield

    PhD in Biomedical Science

    Application deadline
    Rolling
    Program duration
    48 months
  9. 9

    University of Birmingham

    Immunology and Immunotherapy - PhD

    Application deadline
    Rolling
    Program duration
    3 years full-time
  10. 10

    University of Exeter

    PhD Biological Sciences

    Application deadline
    Rolling
    Annual tuition
    $36,992
    Program duration
    4 years full-time

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RankUniversityProgramDuration
#5University of OxfordDPhil in Biochemistry (OU|TSRI)60 months
#7University of CambridgePhD in Biological Science (Babraham Institute)3–4 years full-time
#7University of CambridgePhD in Genetics3–4 years full-time
#15Imperial College LondonPhD in Brain Sciences24–48 months full-time
#15Imperial College LondonPhD in Infection Disease72 months
#15Imperial College LondonPhD in Life Sciences48 months
#37University College LondonBiochemical Engineering PhD60 months
#37University College LondonBiosciences - BBSRC London Interdisciplinary Biosciences PhD Consortium PhD36 months
#37University College LondonBritish Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Biomedicine PhD48 months
#37University College LondonCancer Institute MPhil/PhD60 months
#37University College LondonCell and Developmental Biology MPhil/PhD72 months
#37University College LondonCognitive Neuroscience MPhil|PhD60 months
#37University College LondonDevelopmental and Stem Cell Biology (4 years) MPhil/PhD48 months
#37University College LondonDivision of Psychiatry MPhil/PhD60 months
#37University College LondonGatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit PhD48 months
#37University College LondonGenetics, Evolution and Environment PhD60 months
#37University College LondonInfection and Immunity PhD3–4 years full-time
#37University College LondonInstitute of Neurology MPhil/PhD60 months
#37University College LondonMedical Imaging MRes + PhD48 months
#37University College LondonMolecular Cell Biology PhD48 months
#37University College LondonMPhil|PhD in Optical Biology48 months
#37University College LondonNeuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology PhD60 months
#37University College LondonStructural and Molecular Biology PhD60 months
#50University of EdinburghBiological Sciences (with Internship) PhD4 years full-time
#50University of EdinburghBiological Sciences PhD4 years full-time
#50University of EdinburghBiomedical Sciences (Based in China) PhD48 months
#50University of EdinburghCell Biology PhD4 years full-time
#50University of EdinburghDevelopmental Biology PhD3 years full-time
#50University of EdinburghFunctional Genetics and Development PhD, MScR1 year full-time
#50University of EdinburghGenetics & Genomics PhD1 year full-time
#50University of EdinburghGenetics & Molecular Medicine (MRC Human Genetics Unit) PhD1 year full-time
#50University of EdinburghImmunology & Infection Research PhD3 years full-time
#50University of EdinburghInfection & Immunity PhD1 year full-time
#50University of EdinburghInfection Medicine PhD3 years full-time
#50University of EdinburghInformatics: ANC: Machine Learning, Computational Neuroscience, Computational Biology PhD3 years full-time
#50University of EdinburghIntegrative Biomedical Sciences (Based in China) PhD48 months
#50University of EdinburghIntegrative Physiology (Biomedical Sciences - Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences) PhD3 years full-time
#50University of EdinburghNeuroscience (Biomedical Sciences - Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences) PhD3 years full-time
#50University of EdinburghPhD with Integrated Study in Advanced Care4 years full-time
#50University of EdinburghQuantitative Biology, Biochemistry & Biotechnology PhD4 years full-time
#50University of EdinburghStem Cell Research PhD4 years full-time
#67University of ManchesterPhD Cognitive Neuroscience48 months
#67University of ManchesterPhD Molecular Biology48 months
#108University of GlasgowCancer Sciences PhD3–4 years full-time
#108University of GlasgowInfection, Immunity & Inflammation3–4 years full-time
#123University of SheffieldPhD in Biomedical Science48 months
#132University of BirminghamImmunology and Immunotherapy - PhD3 years full-time
#133University of ExeterPhD Biological Sciences4 years full-time
#140Durham UniversityPhD (by research)(Biosciences)3 years full-time
#164University of YorkBBSRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership in Mechanistic Biology48 months
#164University of YorkBiology PhD (advertised projects)3–4 years full-time
#164University of YorkNERC Doctoral Training Partnership in Adapting to the Challenges of a Changing Environment (ACCE)4 years full-time
#192Newcastle UniversityBiology PhD3 years full-time
#192Newcastle UniversityBiosciences PhD3 years full-time
#192Newcastle UniversityGenetics PhD3 years full-time
#192Newcastle UniversityMicrobiology PhD3 years full-time
#192Newcastle UniversityNeuroscience PhD3 years full-time
#201–250Cardiff UniversityBiosciences PhD3–4 years full-time
#201–250Cardiff UniversityIntegrative Neuroscience PhD48 months
#201–250Lancaster UniversityBiological Science: PhD84 months
#201–250Lancaster UniversityBiomedical and Life Sciences: PhD84 months

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