Key information
- Duration: Full-time, 48 months (4 to 5 years)
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting September 2027 — Apply before Apr 2027
About the program
The collaborative participation of various university departments, the Botanical Garden and the Museum of Natural History of Geneva reflects this interdisciplinary and vibrant academic environment. This Ecology and Evolution program is offered at the University of Geneva.
The scientific excellence of our internationally top ranked university is translated into a variety of high quality courses and activities. Moreover, participating students are eligible to join the activities organized by the University Conference of Occidental Switzerland (CUSO), enlarging their networking opportunities.
Programme Structure
Research groups include:
- Understanding plant speciation and diversification patterns
- Immunogenetics and human evolution
- Plant and fungal systematics, evolution and biodiversity
- Genomics and genetics in evolutionary perspective
- Computational simulations in population genomics
- Pharmacogenomics and human evolution
- Microbial ecology
- Diversity and evolution of tropical flora and vegetation
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Doctoral applicants must hold a Master's degree from a university and program recognized by UNIGE.
- Applicants must also have a Bachelor's degree that they obtained after at least three years of study (no fewer than 180 ECTS credits) in a university and program recognized by UNIGE.