Overview

Each year we will offer up to five places in the Academy for four-year basic science/population studies PhD studentships, available for entry on 1st October. International PhD Academy - Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease is offered at University of Leeds.

Key facts

Highlights of the Programme:

• Emphasis on PGR support (dedicated administrator, mentors)

• Dedicated Programme Coordinator and mentoring

• Extensive relevant taught and real-life training experiences

• Wide multidisciplinary supervisor pool

• Located in a stylish state-of-the-art scientific building at one of the largest university-hospitals in the UK

• Automatic consideration for award of bursary (up to £4,000 per year) for the duration of your PhD

• Funding available each year to support your conference attendance

• Home to the British Heart Foundation Chair in Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Professor Mark Kearney

Given the worldwide epidemic of diabetes, significant challenges lie ahead in understanding the mechanisms of complications and in developing new strategies for therapeutic intervention. Part of our core mission is to use our expertise to nurture a new generation of scientists who think differently and go on to be instrumental in transforming, understanding and treating cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. We invite you to join us.Here at the University of Leeds, we have established an International PhD Academy within the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM). The pathways we offer are particularly suitable for international students with their own funding who have minimal research experience. Our International PhD Academy focuses on individual, personalised training and support.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Year 1 of this 4-year PhD programme combines taught modules and a robust training programme with research to provide you with not only the potential of a doctoral level degree, but a skill set which adds value to both your experience as a researcher and your future career and employability. Years 2, 3 & 4
In years 2 and 3 you will focus exclusively on your main PhD project with ongoing training and support as required.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Leeds, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Biomedical Science Medicine Health Sciences View 200 other PhDs in Health Sciences in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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100

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General requirements

Applicants must have, or be expected to obtain a 2.1 or above (or equivalent) Bachelor’s degree in a subject area relevant to the proposed field of research, such as biological, physical sciences or other subjects aligned to medicine.
To enable you to complete the taught modules on our 4 year programme you must hold a British Council IELTS score of 7.0 overall with no less than 6.5 in other skill areas (reading, writing, listening and speaking) This qualification must be less than 2 years old at the start of the degree.
For entry on our standard 3 year pathway you must hold a British Council IELTS score of 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in other skill areas (reading, writing, listening and speaking) This qualification must be less than 2 years old at the start of the degree.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

32000 GBP / year

≈ 32000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

5006 GBP / year

≈ 5006 GBP / year

Living costs

Leeds

United Kingdom

637 - 1103 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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