Overview

The Biomedicine PhD programme from the University of Helsinki offers excellent research and training facilities, high quality infrastructure, and extensive networks and collaborations.

Key facts:

The Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine encompasses research in molecular, cellular, physiological and pathological mechanisms relevant for biomedicine and translational medicine. The thread running through all research fields is the strong linkage of research questions to human health and/or disease.

The research in the doctoral programme encompasses fields such as cancer biology, immunology and infection biology, stem cell research, molecular neurology, metabolic research, human genetics and genomics, cardiovascular biology, precision medicine, the human microbiome, molecular diagnostics and imaging, computational biology, and AI in the biomedical context.

Programme Structure

Course include:

Developmental neuroscience
Excitability, synaptic transmission, and neuronal networks
Disorders of the nervous system
Sensory and motor systems
Neuroimmunology, neuroendocrine systems and sleep
Cognition and behavior
Systems and computational neuroscience

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-16 00:00:00

Language

English

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92

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PTE Academic

68

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

30 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Helsinki, Finland

Disciplines

Biomedical Science

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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92

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68

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

You must have completed a Finnish second-cycle (master’s) degree or a foreign degree that makes you eligible for doctoral education in the country where the degree was completed. You must also demonstrate that you have academic level language skills.

The University of Helsinki will verify your eligibility for doctoral education from the documents you have submitted.

The institution that confers the foreign qualification must be recognised as an official higher education institution with degree-conferring authority by the official authorising body of the country in question.

All the studies included in your eligibility giving degree - including a possible thesis - must be completed, approved and registered by the end of the application period.

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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

Free
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

No tuition fees for PhD students.

Living costs

Helsinki

Finland

975 - 1584 EUR / month

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