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The University of Edinburgh: Biomedical Sciences (Based in China)

Institution The University of Edinburgh View institution profile
Department School of Biomedical Sciences
Web https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying
Study type Research

Summary

This is a four-year research-based PhD programme based full-time in our Zhejiang University campus in China. The programme is designed to integrate basic research and applied research to further understand human health and disease.

The mode of study is supervised research. Individual students are integrated within their supervisor’s research group and participate fully in activities such as journal clubs, group meetings and seminar programmes.

You will be expected to complete a piece of original research, directed towards solving important, novel and open questions that contribute to our understanding of human health and disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Study in China

The Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJE Institute) is located on the International Campus of Zhejiang University in Haining, China. This programme will be taught in English by staff from Zhejiang University, the University of Edinburgh and the ZJE Institute. They will be based entirely in Haining, China.

ZJE Institute

The ZJE Institute provides innovative teaching in Biomedical Sciences, all from our new campus in China.

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

Edinburgh University

Edinburgh. Extraordinary futures await.

The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 34th in the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Our position as one of Britain’s leading research universities was reaffirmed by the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research …

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