Biological and Environmental Sciences PhD
University of Aberdeen
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Addressing the fundamental biological consequences of environmental change. The School of Biological Sciences has a global reputation for empirical and experimental research in biological and environmental sciences, spanning from gene to global scales, from deep in the earth and sea to high altitude, and from the Arctic to the Antarctic. We have expertise in terrestrial, marine and freshwater organisms, exploring how they function, evolve and interact with their changing environment. We offer a ...Read more

Addressing the fundamental biological consequences of environmental change. The School of Biological Sciences has a global reputation for empirical and experimental research in biological and environmental sciences, spanning from gene to global scales, from deep in the earth and sea to high altitude, and from the Arctic to the Antarctic. We have expertise in terrestrial, marine and freshwater organisms, exploring how they function, evolve and interact with their changing environment. We offer a strong training programme to complement your research, including courses in scientific methods and statistics, cohort building retreats and postgraduate conferences. We welcome applications from self-funded students at any time. We offer a small number of our postgraduate research degrees by distance learning. These are ideal for students who are unable to relocate to Aberdeen or based in an international organisation.

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10/279
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30th
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Juliette
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Rebecca
21 Oct 25

Best - old buildings and closeness for back to back lectures. The surrounding parks are nice. Worst - Some of the newer buildings like Edward Wright that aren’t nice...Read more

Entry requirements

Entrance requirements for a PhD at the University of Aberdeen are either a Masters degree or a first or upper-second class Honours degree in an appropriate area from an approved university (or an equivalent qualification).

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£27,300 per year

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£27,300 per year

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21 Oct 25
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Rebecca
21 Oct 25
Environmental Science
Best - old buildings and closeness for back to back lectures. The surrounding parks are nice. Worst - Some of the newer buildings like Edward Wright that aren’t nice....
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University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen , Aberdeen

With over 530 years of history, the University of Aberdeen offers a meaningful postgraduate study experience which places an emphasis...

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University of Aberdeen
Foresterhill Aberdeen AB25 2ZD United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Aberdeen  1.0 miles away

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