MPhil/PhD Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

The School of Pharmacy aims to produce passionate pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists who able to address many of the major healthcare challenges facing the world in the 2020s and beyond. Pharmaceutical scientists have the potential to forge strong and unique bridges between science and healthcare to improve health outcomes, developing good relationships with healthcare practitioners and the pharmaceutical industry. This research programme provides students with the opportunity to liaise with professionals in the pharmacy, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries, and develop national and international collaborations. Previous research projects have involved work in the USA and across Europe and Asia. The School's research is focused in two main areas: Drug Discovery, Design, and Delivery, and Clinical Pharmacy and Practice. Postgraduate students in the School of Pharmacy can benefit from access to purpose-built laboratory space and specialist equipment, a wide range of training programmes designed to enhance research and transferable skills, and support from dedicated academic supervisors. The School has strong links with the pharmaceutical industry and plays an important role in many research groups across th University. It collaborates with the Community and Health Research Unit (CAHRU), the Diabetes, Metabolism and Inflammation (DMI) group, and the National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM), as well as the Schools of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics, and Chemistry, and School of Life and Environmental Sciences.

IELTS 6.0

International students: £18,900 per year

International: £18,900 per year

21 September 2026

Rolling admissions - apply early

• Brayford Pool, United Kingdom