FOKUS Life Sciences

The programme features the leading Life Sciences expertise at the University of Würzburg under the auspices of the Faculty of Biology. It also includes research groups from the faculties of medicine, psychology, chemistry & pharmacy as well as of physics. The programme is designed to be a fast track programme, accelerating access to a doctoral project within the Graduate School of Life Sciences , comprising more than 280 research groups . The programme provides an entry point for a research career in academia or industry. Who should apply? Substantial relevant experimental research experience using state-of-the-art methodology is essential for joining this programme ( minimum : experimental Bachelor's thesis, or alternatively, comparable academic experimental research experience may be acceptable under certain conditions). Furthermore, this is the right programme for you if you: have finished your BSc programme (or are close to completion) with a strong foundation in the natural sciences (biology, chemistry, physics) have excellent theoretical knowledge want to embark on a doctoral thesis project as quickly as possible are willing and able to take on a high workload to achieve that goal are very independent and self-organised (this is not a classroom programme) want to study together with a highly international group of peers are truly fully proficient in reading and speaking English, but especially also in writing in English , our teaching language are keen to work in a very interdisciplinary environment This is not the right study programme for you if any of the below is true: You lack experimental research experience (practical courses or methodological internships cannot substitute research). Your main career goal is an MSc degree. Your main objective it to study any programme taught in English. You have only a basic education in the natural sciences: study programmes that have a mostly technical/applied content such as nursing, laboratory technology, industrial biotechnology, fisheries science, etc., are not normally a sufficient prerequisite to apply, and neither are medical/veterinary programmes.