Medical Microbiology
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Entry requirements
We require applicants to hold, or be about to obtain, an Upper Second class Honours degree (or overseas equivalent) in a related subject area for entry to a PhD programme. A Lower Second class Honours degree may be considered if applicants also hold a Master's degree with a Merit classification.
Months of entry
January, April, September
Course content
Our PhD/MPhil Medical Microbiology programme enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Medical Microbiology.
As a postgraduate research student in medical microbiology, you will be based in the Microbiology, Biofilm and Microbiome Research Group.
While there is some flexibility in research themes, we generally offer projects involving the study of one or more of the following topics:
- Microbial pathogenicity and infection
- In vitro modelling
- Probiotics
- Antibiotic or microbicide resistance/susceptibility
- Human microbiome
- Interactions between bacteria and eukaryotic cell systems.
As well as providing research experience in applied microbiological techniques, we work with collaborators both within the University and, where appropriate, externally to give you valuable experience in methods including confocal microscopy, metabolomics, next generation sequencing, transcriptomics and proteomics.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PhD
- full time36-48 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time72-96 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- MPhil
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- admissions.doctoralacademy@manchester.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)161 275 5608