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Doctor of Philosophy

As a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) candidate, you’ll complete a substantial program of independent and original research in your chosen field of study. A PhD prepares you for a range of careers - from academic to industry and is the highest degree qualification available. 

• 3–4 years (full time) minimum commitment of 35 – 40 hours per week or
• 6–8 years (part time) minimum commitment of 15 hours per week.
• Offered in all Faculties
• A thesis of no more than 100,000 words.

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UNSW undertakes world-class research that tackles some of the greatest challenges facing society today. When you join the UNSW research community, you join a passionate collective of people who are using research to transform minds, transform lives, and transform the world.

UNSW will support you to develop the skills and expertise you need to make a difference in your field. We are committed to providing you with an unmatched PhD experience that includes outstanding research training and mentorship, world-class supervision, and access to research environments defined by excellence and collaboration.

You will receive advanced specialist research training and produce a thesis that provides evidence for independent thought, critical analysis, and expert knowledge of the discipline in an international context. In some disciplines, creative work may form part of the thesis.

Find information about individual PhD programs and codes on the UNSW Handbook .

Learn about the graduate attributes and learning outcomes for UNSW higher degree research programs here . 

The minimum requirement for admission to a PhD is:

• A UNSW Bachelor degree with first or upper second class Honours from UNSW; or
• a completed Master by Research from UNSW with a substantial research component and demonstrated capacity for timely completion of a high quality research thesis; or
• an equivalent qualification from a tertiary institution as determined by the Faculty Higher Degree Committee (HDC)

The minimum requirement for UNSW Scholarship with admission to a PhD is:

• a four year Bachelor degree with first or upper second class Honours from an Australian institution or equivalent research qualification as above.

You may think of yourself as a student, but we think of you as a professional researcher in the early stages of a long and vibrant career.

UNSW will provide you with the skills and expertise to pursue a range of career pathways after you graduate, from academia to industry.

As a PhD candidate, you’ll have access to a wealth of opportunities to work with and alongside industry through industry PhD programs to internships and mentorships .

You’ll also have access to the most comprehensive student entrepreneurship program in Australia, that can help you develop your ideas, raise capital and launch a startup.

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The costs associated with enrolment in a research higher degree program vary depending on whether you are a domestic or international candidate. Learn more about the fees and costs here .

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Doctor of Philosophy

The Doctor of Philosophy is the University’s flagship research award and is the standard pre-requisite for a career in research or academia. The PhD involves three – four years of research for a full-time candidate or the equivalent in half-time candidature.

As one of the most highly research-intensive and respected universities in Australia and a member of the prestigious Group of Eight , The University of Adelaide is the smart choice for your research program. The University is committed to providing unique opportunities for graduates and researchers who are recognised as worldwide leaders for their vision and capacity to address global research challenges.

All PhD students at the University have the opportunity to broaden their research experience through the Career and Research Skills Training (CaRST) program.

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Graduates of this program have gone on to roles such as:

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Degree Structure

A PhD comprises an independent, supervised research project mutually agreed upon by the student, their supervisors and Head of School. The PhD requires the development and implementation of a rigorous research plan, based on a comprehensive understanding of the relevant literature and the need for answers to questions posed in that literature or as a result of a new theory. In addition, PhD students complete a minimum of 120 hours of relevant professional development activities through the University's Career and Research Skills Training (CaRST) program. Progress through the degree is tracked through the completion of a number of key milestones . These milestones provide an opportunity for the University to review progress and ensure that candidates are well supported to complete their degree in a timely manner. The award of the degree is based on the examination of a thesis by no fewer than two external expert examiners of international standing. Acceptable thesis formats include a conventional written narrative, publication, combination and a major creative work plus exegesis. In all cases, examiners assess the thesis on a number of key criteria including its capacity to make a significant and original contribution to knowledge in the chosen field of research. The final outcome is determined by the University following review of all the examiners' reports.

Admission Requirements

A successful application to a PhD program involves a number of considerations: Academic background and Experience An applicant must demonstrate that they have sufficient background and experience in independent supervised research to successfully complete a PhD as detailed in the academic program rules . English Language Proficiency Requirement As English is the language of instruction at the University of Adelaide, all applicants must provide evidence of their proficiency before an offer of a place is made. Availability of supervision and resourcing In addition to the academic requirements, the Head of School must certify that your proposed research project is acceptable to the School and that there are sufficient supervisory and other resources and facilities available to enable your candidature to be completed successfully. Accordingly, discussing your research interests with your prospective supervisors/School is essential prior to submitting your PhD application.  Visit our Research Degrees Projects page for details of some of the available projects on offer.  If you don’t find a project of interest here, you can apply with your own project idea after reaching out to potential supervisor(s) in your area of interest.  Fees for Domestic Students Eligible domestic students (including Australian citizens or permanent residents and New Zealand citizens) are covered by the Research Training Program (RTP) and are exempt from the payment of tuition fees. An RTP place is available for a maximum of 4 years of full time equivalent study for an eligible Doctorate student. Fees for International Students The tuition fees for international research students are available on the web at:  https://www.adelaide.edu.au/study/postgraduate/research-degrees/international-student-fees/ In addition to tuition costs, it is a condition of a student visa that you hold and maintain health insurance for the entire length of your stay in Australia. This insurance is called Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) . Tuition fees for international students who have been awarded a Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship are covered by an RTP Fee-Offset for a maximum of 4 years of full-time equivalent study for an eligible Doctorate student. Scholarships The University of Adelaide offers a wide range of scholarships to assist both domestic and international students with the cost of their studies. For information on the opportunities available, closing dates and how to apply go to: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduate-research/scholarships/

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Studying an advanced, research-focused Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree at The Australian National University (ANU) is an opportunity to make a substantial and original contribution to your discipline or area of professional practice.

We’ll automatically consider you for a scholarship when we receive your application.

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Find a potential supervisor and explore our colleges’ research opportunities. Some colleges have different application requirements – so make sure you’re aware of and follow these before you apply.

1. Find a supervisor

Discover potential supervisors. Explore their research and published works and find their contact details.

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2. ANU college research opportunities

Our colleges can provide you with information about research areas, supervisors and groups, as well as who to contact.

NOTE: More than one college can offer supervision in a particular study area.

• ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences
• ANU College of Asia & the Pacific
• ANU College of Business & Economics
• ANU College of Engineering, Computing & Cybernetics
• ANU College of Health & Medicine
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3. Explore college application requirements

If you have found a supervisor you would like to work with and the college that offers this supervision, you will need to find out if there are any pre-application steps that your college would like you to take.

Most colleges would like you to find and secure the support of a potential supervisor before you complete your application. For example, the ANU College of Business & Economics has different arrangements for setting up supervision, so please check in with them before applying.

Some colleges will ask you to send a short description of your proposed area of research as an expression of interest and a summary of your academic qualifications, including grades, to them first.

Visit the ANU college research pages for pre-application advice (see the links under 'ANU colleges’ content above).

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Applying to ANU

You can apply at any time of the year – but if you would like to be considered for a scholarship, you will need to send your application within the scholarship’s application deadline.

Scholarship applicants

Your referees should send their reports before your scholarship’s deadline. Give them as much time as possible by completing your ANU application 2–3 weeks earlier than the scholarship’s deadline. We’ll contact your referees when we get your application.

Application requirements

Your application to study at ANU must meet the following requirements.

1. Minimum admission requirements

Explore our minimum admission requirements.

Requirements for admission to a Doctor of Philosophy degree

• An Australian bachelor’s degree with at least second-class honours (Upper first-class honours may be required by some programs) or the international equivalent, or
• Another degree with a significant research/thesis component, or
• A combination of qualifications, research publications and/or professional experience related to your field of study

Requirements for admission to a Master of Philosophy degree

• An Australian bachelor’s degree or higher, with an overall grade of distinction or higher, or the international equivalent, or
• Another equivalent degree, or
• A combination of qualifications, research publications and/or professional experience that are related to your field of study

2. English language requirements

You must meet our English language requirements to be eligible for admission to ANU. While you can apply without having met them, you will need to show that you do when you get a study offer from us.

Unsure whether you can meet the English language requirements? Contact your research school or the Graduate Research Office before you send your application.

Learn more about ANU English language requirements

3. Research proposal

Your draft research proposal only needs to be short. Check in with your potential supervisor to clarify their expectations for this proposal before you send it in with your application.

Your proposal should present your idea or question in your discipline area clearly. Consider it a statement about the basis of the research you’d like to do.

Your research proposal should:

• establish the relevance of your idea
• show gaps in your field – and how your research would address these
• include how you would go about your research project – your approach, methodologies and resources.

You will be able to change the proposal once you have enrolled in your program.

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4. Referees

Referee reports are mandatory when applying for admission to a HDR Program. At least 2 referees reports are required to commence assessment of the application. Academic referees, who are able to comment on the applicant’s ability to undertake the program, are preferred, however, professional references can also be used. The University may request additional referee reports during the assessment of the application.

Ensure their contact details are correct; we will email them a report to complete from within the application portal as soon as we have received your application.

If your referee is unable to access our system-generated referee report, they can contact the Admissions team and ask for another version of the form.

Your referees must send their completed reports confidentially and directly to the University rather than to you.

Reference documents:

• Research Application Referee Report (DOCX, 82.99 KB)

5. Supporting documentation

Upload clear, colour copies of your academic transcripts and graduation certificates with your application. You do not need to certify these documents, but they must be original copies. We will verify their authenticity.

If your academic documents were originally given to you in a language other than English, we will need official copies of the document in that language and original translations for verification purposes.

6. Incomplete qualifications

You can apply to ANU before you complete your current degree if you are in your final year. Advise the Graduate Research office your expected completion date via your application and supply a copy of the qualification when we make you an offer.

For more information, refer to ‘Supporting documentation’.

If you have the approval of a college and a potential supervisor, you can apply for admission to ANU. Without this endorsement, though, we might not be able to assess your application.

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On the program’s page, click 'apply’ to open the application portal

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After we assess your application, we will contact you via email about the outcome within 6–8 weeks (about 2 months). This could take longer if we're also considering you for a scholarship.

If you do not hear from ANU within two months, contact your research school or email the Graduate Research Office.

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Make your own research contribution with the Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering and IT) at Australia’s leading university*. Build your expertise in a specialist area and be supported by experienced supervisors and advisory committees to create significant change in society. You’ll demonstrate academic leadership, independence, creativity and innovation in your research work.

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree provides training and education with the objective of producing graduates with the capacity to conduct research independently at a high level of originality and quality.

A PhD candidate will uncover new knowledge either by the discovery of new facts, the formulation of theories or the innovative re-interpretation of known data and established ideas.

Note: Applications for research programs are accepted at any time with successful candidates commencing on a quarterly intake basis.

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The award of a PhD is a recognition of successful research experience of international standard in the discipline.

Doctorates are completed within 3 years full-time candidature, with a maximum enrolment of four years full time, or part-time equivalent.

Candidates undertake their independent research under the expert guidance of a panel of supervisors.

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You can browse a list of currently available research projects to get you started with finding a supervisor and preparing a research proposal.

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You should refer to the Higher Degree Research Fees page for information about tuition fees for this program.

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Duties and responsibilities of the Head of Graduate programme

The duties and responsibilities of the Graduate Programmes are determined by the Head of the Graduate School.

The daily management of each of the programmes is undertaken by a Head of (Graduate) Programme, who is appointed jointly by the Head of the Graduate School and the responsible Head of Department.

The duties and responsibilities of the Head of (Graduate) Programme are determined by the Head of the Graduate School, and the Head of (Graduate) Programme may delegate tasks to other persons, including decisions on establishment of academic specialisations under the programme. The Heads of (Graduate) Programmes are generally responsible for the following:

• Dialogue with the Heads of Department and the academic environments
• Handling of applications for admission/fellowships, including distribution of applications among members for pre-assessment and subsequent recommendation
• Participation in allocation of fellowships
• Follow-up of regular progress reports on enrolled PhD students
• Recommendations regarding appointment of assessment committees
• Course proposals of relevance to the individual Graduate Programmes (submitted to the Head of the Graduate School)

In addition, the Head of (Graduate) Programme may be required, by the Head of the Graduate School, to undertake duties related to the PhD education.

Furthermore, for each Graduate Programme, the Head of (Graduate) Programme and the Head of Department must establish an Academic Advisory Group (AAG) consisting of researchers from the Faculty of Health at Aarhus University, the hospitals and (if needed) other members with relevant academic qualifications. The composition of the AAG must, as far as possible, reflect the diversity of the academic expertise within the programme in question and the involved departments. Additionally, PhD students must be presented in the AAG. Group members must provide the Head of (Graduate) Programme with advice and consulting and may also, in the event of an ethical disqualification, be authorised to act on behalf of the Head of (Graduate) Programme.

The Heads of Departments must make available the staff-related resources (supervisors in particular) required for the programme.

Dialogue and coordination among the Head of the Graduate School, Heads of (Graduate) Programme, Heads of Departments and AAG members must be ensured through biannual (mid-year) meetings in the PhD Forum; staff and management from the HE PhD Administration will also participate in these regular meetings.  

Graduate Programme

Biomedicine.

Head of programme: Professor Thomas Vorup-Jensen

(Clinical Medicine, Forensic Medicine and Odontology)

Heads of programme: Associate Professor Kamille Smidt Rasmussen

Professor Niels Uldbjerg

Professor Rikke Damkjær Maimburg

Public Health

Head of programme: Professor Torben Sigsgaard

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Graduate School, Arts

Phd programmes.

As a PhD student at the Graduate School of Arts you will be enrolled in one of our 8 PhD programmes.

Each programme offers courses on its specific subject areas. If you are working on an interdisciplinary project, you are allowed to choose courses from different study programmes.

Learn more about the different PhD programmes by clicking the links below.

Anthropology, Global Studies and the Study of Religion

Art, Literature and Cultural Studies

History, Archaeology and Classical Studies

ICT, Media, Communication and Journalism

Language, Linguistics, Communication, and Cognition

Learning and Education

Theology, History of Ideas and Philosophy

UNC-Chapel Hill graduate programs ranked among best in nation

U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 “Best Graduate Schools” list named multiple Carolina graduate degree programs in the top 10, including UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy at No. 1.

Numerous UNC-Chapel Hill graduate programs received high rankings – 20 were among the top 10 in the nation in their respective categories – as part of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” list.

For the third time in a row (2016, 2020 and 2024), UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is the top pharmacy school in the U.S. The rankings are based on a survey of peers from accredited pharmacy schools across the country and are published every four years.

The Gillings School of Global Public Health was ranked second out of 213 schools and programs of public health in the U.S. for the seventh consecutive rankings period. The Gillings School has also maintained its position as the top public school of public health and has been ranked among the top schools and programs of public health by U.S. News since the magazine first ranked public health schools in 1987. U.S. News & World Report does not rank all graduate programs each year.

“Carolina’s graduate programs are exceptional, and it’s no surprise that our schools are ranked so highly among peer institutions by U.S. News and World Report, as well as other measures,” said UNC-Chapel Hill Interim Chancellor Lee H. Roberts. “Carolina is always proud to be recognized for our dedication to a world-class education. Every one of our graduate programs contributes to making us the leading public research university.”

Altogether, 23 programs increased their rankings, including multiple programs in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, School of Nursing, School of Education, Kenan-Flagler Business School and UNC School of Law.

“These rankings represent the hard work of our faculty, staff and students who are dedicated to moving Carolina forward through their incredible efforts each day,” said UNC-Chapel Hill Provost Chris Clemens. “It is gratifying to see this public recognition of their commitment to the mission of our graduate programs in research, teaching and public service. Even more than in the rankings, the proof of their work is the quality of our students and our passionate alumni who lead in so many fields.”

The School of Social Work moved up three spots in the latest rankings to a tie for fourth overall and is tied for second among public universities.

This year marks the first time since U.S. News & World Report began ranking law schools in 1987 that UNC School of Law has reached No. 20 out of 196 law schools. The UNC School of Law is also the seventh-ranked public law school.

Additional UNC-Chapel Hill rankings for 2024 follow.

Please note: Not all graduate programs are ranked by U.S. News & World Report every year. For a complete list of rankings for UNC-Chapel Hill, visit the U.S. News & World Report website .

UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

Gillings school of global public health.

• First public, second overall

Specialty Areas

• Health Behavior, second
• Biostatistics, third
• Epidemiology, third
• Health Policy and Management, fourth
• Environmental Health Science, eighth

School of Social Work

• Tied for fourth

School of Nursing

• Nursing Schools, Master’s Programs, tied for eighth
• Nursing Schools – DNP Programs, tied for 17th
• Nursing Master’s, Administration/Management, fourth
• Nursing Master’s, Nurse Practitioner: Psychiatric/Mental Health, fourth
• Nursing Master’s, Nurse Practitioner: Family, tied for sixth
• Nursing DNP, Psychiatric/Mental Health, third
• Nursing DNP, Family, tied for sixth

UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

• Tied for 20th
• Real Estate, ninth
• Accounting, tied for 13th
• Executive MBA, 14th
• Management, 16th
• Production Operations, 16th
• Finance, 20th
• Marketing, tied for 25th

UNC School of Education

• Tied for 25th
• Special Education, tied for 13th
• Elementary Teacher Education, tied for 14th
• Educational Psychology, tied for 15th
• Education Policy, tied for 16th
• Secondary Teacher Education, tied for 17th
• Educational Administration, tied for 17th
• Curriculum and Instruction, tied for 22nd

College of Arts and Sciences

Computer science.

• Overall, 27th

Public Affairs

• Overall, 39th (Master of Public Policy)

As part of the public affairs category, U.S. News and World Report ranked Carolina programs and specialty areas based in the School of Government and the College of Arts and Sciences’ department of public policy.

School of Government

• Public Affairs, 23rd (Master of Public Administration)
• Local Government Management, second
• Leadership, 10th
• Public Finance, 18th

UNC School of Law

• Legal Writing, tied for 20th
• Criminal Law, tied for 20th
• Tax Law, tied for 20th
• Business/Corporate Law, tied for 22nd
• Clinical Training, tied for 23rd
• Contracts/Commercial Law, 23rd
• Health Care Law, tied for 28th
• Constitutional Law, tied for 29th
• Environmental Law, tied for 45th
• International Law, tied for 52nd
• Intellectual Property Law, tied for 53rd
• Trial Advocacy, tied for 118th

UNC School of Medicine (additional Rankings will be available at a later date)

• Audiology, tied for third
• Occupational Therapy, fifth
• Physical Therapy, 11th
• Speech Language Pathology, 12th

A UNC School of Social Work delegation saw how their research helped a nonprofit create jobs in rural areas.

A message from the interim chancellor: Celebrating our students

In a campus email, Lee H. Roberts wrote it's a privilege to interact with students and inspiring to learn about the diverse range of interests they're working on.

Career Treks event highlights public professions

School of Education students networked in Raleigh with representatives from 11 state agencies.

Global studies scholar aspires to diplomacy

After earning a master’s degree, Kat Goodpaster became assistant director of Carolina’s Russian Flagship Program.

Public Service Awards go to 7 people, 2 groups

The Carolina Center for Public Service honored work on health disparities, refugee aid and more.

Broadway writer brings new comedy to PlayMakers

Fresh off the debut of her musical adaptation of “The Notebook,” Bekah Brunstetter ’04 will debut “The Game” in Chapel Hill.

EFC steers NC breweries to sustainability

Improving water usage in the craft beer industry is the focus of a UNC Environmental Finance Center project.

Healthcare Sparks inspires interest in STEM

Medical resident Danae Smart created a program to encourage minority students to pursue health careers.

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Graduate School of Technical Sciences

Dreaming of a phd read our application guide and find vacant phd positions here, myphd login.

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PhD courses

There is a wide range of courses you can do during your PhD. Read all about them here.

Common topics during a PhD

Find the answers to common topics that you may come across during your PhD study.

Going abroad

Read about mobility grants, teaching exemption and travel insurance here.  

Boost your network at the PhD career day 2024

The event will be held on Thursday, 25 April 2024 at 14.30 - 17.00 at Stakladen, Aarhus University.

Circle U summer school: Light in the Dark: Exploring the Causes, Concepts, and Consequences of Corruption

Circle U Summer School at Aarhus University, July 1–5, 2024, with start-up online sessions in May and June.

Are you an international PhD student at Aarhus University?

Then join “Internationalize with Us”, which is an unique opportunity for you to get to know a Danish family and build a social network outside your…

Tax Webinar for International PhD students and researchers in Denmark

Come join this tax webinar facilitated by the Danish Tax Agency (Skattestyrelsen) on Wednesday, 13 March 2024.

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PHD DEFENCES

The nutritional need for zinc in weaned pigs – balancing growth, health, and excretion.

PhD defence, Friday 26 April 2024, Sally Veronika Hansen

Can constructed wetlands ensure safer crop irrigation? Exploring cyanotoxin remediation from an interdisciplinary angle

PhD defense, Friday 19 April 2024, Alba Martínez i Quer

Enabling Machine Learning-Based Fault Detection in an Industrial Medical Device Assembly Process

PhD defence, Friday 5 April 2024, Fatemeh Kakavandi

Seed Quality and Moisture Relations

PhD defence, Tuesday 26 March 2024, Shabnam Rezaei Saghinsara

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Find contact persons for programmes and special requests here.

AU Career for PhD students

Career services, guidance and events.

QUALIFYING EXAMS AND DEFENCES

Qualifying exam: development of membrane bioreactor for conversion of flue gas-co2 to acetate.

PhD student Amalie Kirstine Hessellund Nielsen, Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering

Qualifying exam: Identifying Relations between Environmental Drivers and Methane Fluxes in Natural and Rewetting Wetlands

PhD Student Haonan Guo, Department of Agroecology

PhD Defence: Pigs’ physiological need for zinc from weaning to 30 kg: Evaluating optimal dietary levels and the impact on growth and health under Danish production conditions.

PhD Student Sally Veronika Hansen, Department of Animal Science

Qualifying exam: N2O Emissions as Impacted by C sequestration in Mixed Grass/clover arable Crop Rotations

PhD Student Meng Kong, Department of Agroecology

Qualifying exams and defences in the past 30 days

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Stanford Biomedical Physics (BMP) PhD Program

Medical Physics Track Under BMP PhD Program

Program Overview

The Departments of Radiology and Radiation Oncology are proud to offer a new PhD program in Biomedical Physics (BMP). This program, supported by and integrating faculty from these two departments, was formally approved by the university in May 2021 and welcomed its first class of students in fall 2022. This program aims to offer unique interdisciplinary training in physics and engineering applied to solve clinical problems. This burgeoning translational field integrates topics including medical physics, diagnostic imaging, and molecular imaging and diagnostics. Synergistic with multiple departments and institutes from the School of Medicine, Engineering, and Humanities and Sciences, the BMP program leverages Stanford’s outstanding faculty, research, and resources to create a world-class training program. It targets physics, bioscience, and engineering students seeking to become the next generation of leaders focused on addressing the technical challenges of clinical medicine.

Students admitted to the BMP PhD program can choose to complete a CAMPEP curriculum that will allow them to pursue medical physics residencies and certification by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) in preparation for a career in clinical physics. This subtrack of BMP is offered in collaboration with the Medical Physics Certificate Program.

Admission Requirements and Process

Prerequisites

All students pursuing the BMP PhD program will have to complete the requirements for the BMP PhD program. Undergraduates with a major or minor in physics or equivalent of a minor in physics are encouraged to apply if interested in pursuing the Medical Physics Track.

Degree Requirements

• The Medical Physics Track follows the BMP PhD degree requirement described on Stanford Bulletin , but with different course requirements. In addition to 3 listed core courses, students are required to finish 4 more courses including:
• BMP 251 Medical Physics and Dosimetry
• BMP 252 Radiation Therapy Physics
• BMP 269A Medical Imaging Systems l, and
• BMP 269B Medical Imaging Systems lI

Students must complete the BMP requirements and also take the required CAMPEP courses.

Medical Physics CAMPEP students

Enrolled in Program

No graduates at this time.

Admissions and Graduation Data

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Graduate School of Natural Sciences

Why do a phd at gsns, aarhus university is a leading international university where in-depth, cutting-edge research is combined with interdisciplinary collaboration, a focus on talent development and strong ties to business and industry., at graduate school of natural sciences, we are determined to attract the most talented phd students in the world. we offer you an international research environment and the best possible conditions for developing your special talents.  , join an ambitious, dynamic research environment.

As a PhD student at GSNS, you will be part of a diverse body of researchers. Aarhus University employs more than 2,500 doctoral and postdoctoral researchers and approximately 2,000 senior researchers, lecturers and professors, which means that the research environment is young and dynamic. The work environment at Graduate School of Natural Sciences is characterised by a culture of collaboration and openness combined with high academic ambitions. The atmosphere is informal and there is an emphasis on open dialogue, which leads to a working culture that strongly encourages creativity and independent decision-making.

Great working conditions

PhD students at GSNS are usually employed by the Graduate School and receive a monthly salary. As employee you are subject to the rules that apply to all scientific employees at GSNS. You also enjoy access to the Danish social security system including, for instance, health care and parental-leave insurance.

The standard of living in Aarhus is high and the economy performs above the European average. Accommodation, food, transport and leisure are therefore relatively expensive in Denmark compared to many other countries. However, salaries are correspondingly high, and many services such as medical treatment and schools are paid for via taxes and the Danish welfare system, so that no user fees are charged. If you want to know more about the salary levels and PhD study structure, you can find it here . 

Requirements

During PhD studies in Denmark you are required to:

• Take relevant courses or similar educational modules equivalent to six months of studies.
• Attend active research environments away from the institution to which you are admitted,  by study trips to other, mainly foreign institutions.
• Gain experience in teaching or in other types of research dissemination.

Career opportunities

The PhD has become an extremely attractive qualification for careers outside academia, for example in large companies in the consulting sector, the financial sector, international organisations and public administration.

With a PhD degree from GSNS, you will be able to independently undertake high-calibre research, development and teaching projects in both the private and the public sectors. The majority of PhD students from GSNS find employment before graduating or in immediate continuation of their PhD studies.

Find more information about career paths at the websites Scientific careers at Natural Sciences and AU Career PhD & JR .

GSNS Programmes

The GSNS has eight PhD programmes within the research fields listed below. You can find further information on the PhD programme by clicking one of the research fields e.g. which thematic areas the programme includes, geographic location, contact persons, research facilities, etc.  

Computer Science

Mathematics, nanoscience, molecular biology and genetics, physics and astronomy.

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