Key information
Duration
- Full-time: 36 months (3–4 years)
- 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
Medicine
Overview
Regenerative Medicine course from University of Brighton has a long-standing reputation for pioneering, patient-driven treatments and technological innovation in regenerative medicine.
Key facts:
As a Regenerative Medicine PhD student, you will benefit from
- being embedded in a key project theme within the Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Devices
- state-of-the-art research facilities, specific to your work, on the university's Moulsecoomb campus. These include for example, geochemical and geotechnical laboratories, microscopy laboratories (optical and scanning electron microscopes), specialist microbial and water quality laboratories
- a supervisory team comprising two or sometimes three 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.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- the use of electrochemistry in biomedical research
- bacterial responses to biomaterials
- genomic analysis of gut microflora
- computational modelling of drug delivery systems and carbon capture by inorganic complexes
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: 2
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 135
- TOEFL iBT: 97
- PTE Academic: 76
- IELTS: 7
Other requirements
General requirements
- 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 and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International: 32,343 AUD / year (≈ 16,980 GBP / year)
- Domestic (Citizens or residents): 9,977 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year)
Additional Details: £2,393 - 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.
