Postgraduate Degrees
WWIEM offers comprehensive graduate training programmes leading to award of a PhD, MD, MPhil, MSc or MRes degree.
Our Programmes
- Graduate students are trained in cutting edge research techniques appropriate for laboratory or clinical biomedical research projects
- Benefit from state-of-the-art research facilities.
- Comprehensive one-on-one supervision is provided by top class WWIEM academics for the duration of the thesis.
- Extensive non-laboratory training and leadership opportunities, such as presentation skills and symposium organisation, are provided to help develop our graduate students holistically.
How to Apply
If you are seeking a PhD project please browse our projects.
Former WWIEM Postgraduate Student, now LabHead at Roche, Boston, Massachusetts
"The technical skills and scientific expertise acquired during my training in the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine at Queens University Belfast were decisive in successfully applying for a Postdoctoral position at Harvard University and enabled me to succeed in a competitive, high paced and demanding scientific environment."
Former WWIEM Postgraduate Student, now a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge
"When I came I didn’t know much about Belfast, but living here has been a great experience for me. I find it a very authentic city, easy to get around and with plenty to do. It is also very close to many parks, hills and nature reserves and just a few hours away from wonders like the Marble Arch caves or the Giant’s Causeway."
WWIEM Postgraduate Student
"Doing a PhD can push you out of your comfort zone and beyond your boundaries. Accompanied with the right support system and training, which I have been lucky to have, you can overcome any limitation and exceed your own abilities and expectations."
WWIEM Postgraduate Student
"A major component of a postgraduate program is the supervision you will have whilst carrying out your research. Here at the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine you can expect to receive excellent supervision and principal investigators who will go above and beyond to assist you in your progression as a scientist and the research you undertake. "