We invite applications for doctoral research in various bioinformatics topic areas, including:
- precision medicine
- pharmacogenomics
- drugs target discovery
- genomics
- epigenetics
- proteomics
- metabolomics
- metagenomics
- transcriptomics
- protein structure predictions
- RNA Biology
- multi-omics
- cardiovascular genomics
- human reproduction and pregnancy genomics
- Automatic disease recognition (ADR)
- AI manipulation of health and industrial big data
- application of machine learning for prediction analysis
- disease modelling for human, animal or plant health
- early disease prediction
- rare and Common Variant analysis
- clinical bioinformatics
Study & career progression
We will prepare you for a wide range of careers in healthcare, biotech industry, teaching and research – whether you want to work in the NHS, in academia, medical research laboratories, pharmaceutical research, the food industry, as a private therapist, in health education and public health or areas such as international aid and development.
Studying for a PhD enables you to develop an area of specialism that will give you an edge whether you are planning to work within the field of law or to develop expertise to teach in academia.
During your PhD, you will also be learning transferable core skills that apply to jobs both in and out of academia, including:
- written and oral communication
- research and information management
- public speaking
- project management
- leadership
- critical Thinking
- collaboration
- analysis and problem-solving
- conflict resolution
- negotiation.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Deciphering indoor air microbiomes
- Enhancing opportunities for low-biomass microbiomes
- New metagenomic applications for the identification and characterisation of "unculturable" gastrointestinal pathogens
- Protecting Internet of Things (IoT) medical devices in healthcare
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 120
- TOEFL iBT: 86
- PTE Academic: 58
- IELTS: 6.5
General requirements
The minimum entry requirements for a research degree are:
- a good first degree (First Class or Upper Second Class), or equivalent qualification in a relevant field
- a Masters Degree (MA, MSc, MBA or MRes) with Merit, or equivalent postgraduate or research experience.
- Competence in written and spoken English is a pre-requisite for entrance to this programme. An IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 6.5 (with no element under 6.0).
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
- International: 30,269 AUD / year (≈ 16,000 GBP / year)
- Domestic: 9,270 AUD / year (≈ 4,900 GBP / year)
Part-time: National - £2,450 (September); International - £8,000 (September)
Living costs
London, United Kingdom: 2,151–4,081 AUD / month
