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Postgraduate degree at The University of Edinburgh - October 2026 Intake

69 courses available starting in October 2026

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Orthopaedic and Trauma Medicine PhD

We offer a comprehensive research programme suitable for PhDs and MSc students, covering a diverse range of musculoskeletal disorders. Read more...

  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)

Respiratory Medicine PhD

Our major areas of research interest are cellular and molecular mechanisms of the resolution and persistence of lung inflammation and Read more...

  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)

Surgery PhD

The department of Surgery is headed by Professor Stephen Wigmore. Research themes include systemic inflammation, cancer biology, surgical Read more...

  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)

Bioengineering MScR

The Institute for Bioengineering (IBioE) connects Engineering, Physical Sciences, Biology and Medicine, for innovative diagnostic and Read more...

  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)

Infrastructure and the Environment MScR

The Institute for Infrastructure and Environment (IIE) is among the leading centres of civil and environmental engineering research in the Read more...

  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)

Education MScR

Why Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh was ranked first in Scotland for research power in Education and Sport (Times Higher Education, Read more...

  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 2 years Part time degree

Genomics and Experimental Medicine PhD

The University of Edinburgh Centre for Genomics and Experimental Medicine (CGEM) is part of the MRC / University of Edinburgh Institute of Read more...

  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)

Inflammation PhD

Students on the ‘Inflammation PhD’ Programme will be studying for their PhD under supervision of a Principal Investigator of the Centre for Read more...

  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)

Infection Medicine PhD

Our staff conduct research on infectious diseases caused by a broad range of different pathogens. The group is located within Edinburgh Read more...

  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)

Neuroscience (Biomedical Sciences - Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences) PhD

The Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences (CDBS) carries out research at molecular, cellular, systems and behavioural levels to understand Read more...

  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)

Neuroscience (Biomedical Sciences - Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences) MScR

The Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences (CDBS) carries out research at molecular, cellular, systems and behavioural levels to understand Read more...

  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)

Informatics: AIAI: Foundations and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Automated Reasoning, Agents, Data Intensive Research MScR

At the Artificial Intelligence and its Applications Institute (AIAI), we enable computer systems to reproduce and complement human Read more...

  • 2 years Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 2 years Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 2 years Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 2 years Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 2 years Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)

GeoSciences (Individual Project) MScR

This masters by research programme is an opportunity to carry out a substantial piece of research in any of the following major branches of Read more...

  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)

Genetics and Genomics PhD

Research in the field of Genetics and Genomics aims to advance the understanding of complex animal systems and the development of improved Read more...

  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)

Functional Genetics and Development PhD

Normal growth of an animal, from the fertilised egg through to end of life maturity, requires concerted action of all the genes found in Read more...

  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)

Clinical Veterinary Sciences MScR

Our research aims to enhance understanding of disease processes in animals and to translate that understanding into improved therapies for Read more...

  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)

Regenerative Medicine PhD

Research excellence The Centre for Regenerative Medicine (CRM) is a world leading research centre based at the University of Edinburgh’s Read more...

  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)

Clinical Education PhD

This new PhD in clinical education builds on our world-renowned expertise in the field of clinical education, and our well-established and Read more...

  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)

Population Health Sciences PhD

The Usher Institute supervises postgraduate research students in a wide range of population health disciplines, including epidemiology, Read more...

  • 6 years Part time degree: £2,503 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)
  • 3 years Full time degree: £5,006 per year (UK)

Infectious Diseases MScR

This programme is organised by Edinburgh Infectious Diseases (EID), which is hosted by the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and Read more...

  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)
  • 1 year Full time degree: £10,400 per year (UK)

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