Key information
Duration
- Full-time: 36 months (3-4 years)
- Part-time: 72 months (5 to 6 years part-time)
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting October 2026
- Starting January 2027
- Starting April 2027
No fixed deadline for applications for research students, but we recommend to apply as soon as possible; no later than three months before your start date.
Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Gillingham, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Physiology
Overview
Within the school we have a number of home, EU and international postgraduate students who are undertaking doctoral research degrees. Graduates who obtain their PhD from Kent or Greenwich are highly sought after by prospective employers, both within the UK and overseas. Destinations for doctoral graduates include university academic departments, research institutes and leading pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies.
About Medway School of Pharmacy
Medway School of Pharmacy is one of the few regional schools of pharmacy in the UK, a collaboration between the University of Kent and the University of Greenwich.
The impetus for the formation of the Medway School of Pharmacy came from the local community, who recognised the shortage of qualified pharmacists in all branches of the pharmacy profession in Kent.
The School is now recognised as an established school with accreditation from the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Graduates are employed in health disciplines in Kent and the south-east and more broadly across the UK.
Programme Structure
Research themes include:
- synthesis and biological evaluation of potential anti-cancer agents
- structure-based drug design
- pharmaceutical technology
- novel drug delivery systems
- infectious diseases and allergy
- neuroscience
- renal and cardiovascular physiology
- pharmacology
- public health
- medicines optimisation
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 110
- TOEFL iBT: 80 (or 4 on the new TOEFL iBT 1-6 CEFR-aligned scale)
- PTE Academic: 63
- Oxford Test of English (OTE): 118
- IELTS: 6
Other requirements
Entry requirements:
- A first or 2.1 honours degree in an appropriate subject and a taught Master’s. Potential applicants with non-standard qualifications but significant experience should contact the School’s Director of Graduate Studies.
- All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications and relevant experience may also be taken into account when considering applications.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
fees tbc
Funding
Scholarships: Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Pharmacy (Pharmacology and Physiology).