Key information
Duration
- Full-time: 36 months
- Part-time: 84 months (part-time option only available for UK students)
Start dates & application deadlines: You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
It is common for PhD students to begin in the October following their application, fitting to normal academic term calendars.
Language: English
Delivered: On Campus
Campus Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Disciplines: Bio & Biomedical Engineering, Biology, Molecular Sciences
Overview
The University of Brighton conducts research within Biology and Biomaterials. It also has particular strengths in research in the fields of chemistry, chronic disease, ecology and conservation, paediatrics, sensory neuroscience, microbiology, biochemistry, regenerative medicine, ageing, diabetes, drug delivery, drug stability, and cancer.
Key facts:
As a Biomaterials PhD student, you will benefit from:
- a supervisory team comprising 2-3 members of academic staff. Depending on your research specialism you may also have an additional external supervisor from another school, research institution, or industry.
- desk space and access to a desktop PC, either in one of the postgraduate offices on the sixth floor of the award-winning Cockcroft Building.
- access to a range of electronic resources via the university’s Online Library, as well as to the physical book and journal collections housed within the Aldrich Library and other campus libraries.
- access to state-of-the-art research facilities on the Moulsecoomb Campus, including geochemical and geotechnical laboratories, microscopy laboratories (optical and scanning electron microscopes), specialist microbial and water quality laboratories.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Nanomaterials
- Smart and responsive polymers and polymer composites
- Bio-interfacial phenomena and biocompatibility
- Adsorbents for biotoxin removal
- Medical device technologies
- Ophthalmic biomaterials
- Drug delivery
- Environmental remediation
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 135
- TOEFL iBT: 97
- PTE Academic: 76
- IELTS: 7
Other requirements
General requirements
The entry requirements for the PhD are:
- a recognised Masters degree with a significant research component, for example MPhil from another university, or similar qualification which is regarded by the University of Brighton as being equivalent and relevant
- or substantial appropriate research or professional experience at postgraduate level which resulted in published work, written reports or other appropriate evidence of accomplishment. An application made by someone with this experience will be considered on its merits and will normally require independent academic references
- or, unless a school exercises their right to specify more stringent entry requirements, we may consider a first or upper second honours degree or other qualification which is regarded by the University of Brighton as being equivalent and relevant
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD.
- International: 32,343 AUD / year (approx. 16,980 GBP / year)
- Domestic: 9,977 AUD / year (approx. 5,238 GBP / year)
Additional details: £2,619 - UK Part-time fees
Living costs
Brighton, United Kingdom: 1,552-2,634 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Scholarships Information
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Biology and Biomaterials.
You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.
Available Scholarships
- Commonwealth International Scholarships (University of Brighton) – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified, Merit-based
- Alumni postgraduate scholarships (University of Brighton) – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: Anytime
- Alumni Postgraduate Scholarships (University of Brighton) – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: Anytime, Merit-based
- Vice-Chancellor scholarships (University of Brighton) – Grant: 2000 GBP, Deadline: Not specified
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program (U.S. government) – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: 07 Oct 2026
- ServiceScape Scholarship (ServiceScape) – Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 30 Nov 2026
- ACES Scholarships (ACES Education Fund) – Grant: 3500 USD, Deadline: 15 Nov 2026
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility (OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation) – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified, Merit-based
- Scholarships for PhD Students (Junhua Li) – Grant: 19000 GBP, Deadline: Not specified, Merit-based
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship (Boustany Foundation) – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: 28 Feb 2027, Merit-based
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship (IvyPanda) – Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 31 Oct 2026, Merit-based
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship (Voice Talent Online) – Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 01 Mar 2027
- Women Scholarship for International Students (educations.com) – Grant: 5000 USD, Deadline: 28 Aug 2026, Merit-based
- The PhD Prep Fellowship (Admit Lab) – Grant: 10000 USD, Deadline: 01 Sep 2026, Merit-based
- Dream Chaser Scholarship (Salvado Law) – Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 13 Jan 2027
- Scholarship for students with disabilities (Anonymous Hope Fund) – Grant: 3000 USD, Deadline: 31 Dec 2026, Need-based
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids (UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)) – Grant: 22500 GBP, Deadline: Not specified
- Creative BioMart Scholarship Program (Creative BioMart) – Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 31 Oct 2026, Merit-based
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria (Leopold Figl Foundation) – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: 31 Dec 2026, Need-based
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship (IELTS from 6 to 9) – Grant: 1500 USD, Deadline: Not specified
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme (The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme) – Grant: 12000 USD, Deadline: 11 Jan 2027
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