Mathematical biology

Qualifications Duration Start dates Application period
PhD
(MPhil also available)
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years
February and October January to April
Qualifications
PhD (MPhil also available)
Duration
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years
Start dates
February and October
Application period
January to April

The Mathematical Biology Group is a cross-disciplinary group between the School of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences and the School of Mathematics and Statistics.

Entry requirements

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English

Potential research projects 

  • Statistical genetics and AI 
  • Biophysics – Cardiovascular systems and diseases, Models of living tissues 
  • Modelling the spread of infectious diseases 
  • Modelling relationships between biological variables 
  • Computational neuroscience
  • Probabilistic modelling in foraging
  • Physiological fluid mechanics

Potential supervisors

Fees and funding

UK fee International fee
Full-time: £4,786 per year Full-time: £15,698 per year
Part-time: £2,393 per year Part-time: £7,849 per year

Some of our research students are funded via The Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership or the Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership; University studentships fund some; others are self-funded. 

For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.

To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.

Links

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How to apply

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