Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (Distance Learning) PhD

Through our teaching and research, the School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences strives to find new ways to help those with debilitating illnesses and diseases. Our first accredited pharmacy course in Portsmouth began in 1919/20 so we are celebrating 100 years of education in the pharmacy field. We recognise that research is a core academic activity, which is why we contribute so much to multidisciplinary research across the University. It's this positive research environment that recently placed the university in the top 3 for funding in England in the subject Allied Health Professions & Studies. Our connections with the NHS allows us to offer regular sandwich placements in a variety of hospitals, such as Southampton Hospital, Royal Bournemouth, Salisbury, St Richards, Winchester and Basingstoke. Teaching: Our school has supported funded outbound mobility opportunities with many countries and also offers short term traineeship programmes with students and researchers in Caen, France, Nihon, Japan and the Nencki Institute Warsaw, Poland. Some of our programmes also allow for sandwich year opportunities, and this life experience in the field helps our graduates stand out to employers. Students who are doing their Master of Pharmacy degree can attend a working pharmacy to meet real patients in our Healthy Living Pharmacy Live project – this brings our students into contact with the public, and helps them gain a greater understanding of why their research is so important. Research: In order to nurture a progressive research environment, many of our staff are actively engaged in internationally-recognised work – such as molecular medicine (including oncology, the neurosciences and inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy) and medicines research. We're also researching diseases that currently have no cure, such as Alzheimer's, cystic fibrosis and cancer.

You need a good first degree from an internationally-recognised university or a Masters degree in an appropriate subject. We'll also consider applicants with exceptional equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.