Merit
President's Doctoral Scholar Award
University of Manchester · Postgraduate
- Available to all international students
- For postgraduate study
- Open to your course
3 yearsDuration
£27,000Per Year (Intl)
£30,000Home Fee
N/AContinuation Rate
Course Overview
Offered by University of Manchester, the PhD Medical Microbiology provides a comprehensive postgraduate education in medicine and dentistry. Based in Manchester, England, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 3-year full-time and part-time structure. 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 e... A minimum ielts score of 6.5 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 88% student satisfaction rating, and 77% of graduates in employment or further study.
What You'll Learn
Advanced Microbial Pathogenesis
Research Methods in Medical Microbiology
Biofilm Formation and Characterisation
Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms
Molecular and Genomic Techniques
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Microbiome Analysis and Metagenomics
Doctoral Research Project
Academic Year:2026-27 entry
Entry Requirements
📋 Academic Entry Requirements
| Postgraduate Requirement | 2:1 |
🗣️ English Language Requirements
| Test | Overall | L | R | W | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
L = Listening, R = Reading, W = Writing, S = Speaking
Tuition Fees & Funding
International Student Fee
£27,000
per year
Total Course Cost (36 months)£81,000
Home Student Fee
£30,000
regulated fee
Scholarships available for eligible students
Fees shown are for current entry. Fees may increase annually in line with inflation.
📊 OFFICIAL UK DATA
Graduate Outcomes
Salary data is not yet available for this course.
💼 Employment Breakdown
35%Working
42%Studying
12%Work & Study
3%Seeking Work
55%Professional Jobs
Indicative Data
Graduate employment outcomes are based on national sector benchmarks for the CAH01-01-01 subject area and do not represent outcomes specific to this course or provider. These are indicative figures to aid comparison. For official graduate outcomes data, visit Discover Uni at Discover Uni.
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