Students come from all over the world to study for their PhD in one of our world-class research groups. Find out about current PhD opportunities, how to get in touch if you have your own idea for a project, and what funding opportunities are available to you.The School of Biosciences is working to solve some of the most pressing global challenges, from climate change and cancer, to sustainability and healthy ageing.ResearchWe're proud to have come in the top five nationally in the Research Excellence Framework 2021 in terms of the quality of our research. We carry out world-leading research to address the most important global challenges such as food security, disease, health and medicine, ageing, energy, and mitigating the biodiversity and climate crises.