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 to commence in October 2021 please view our projects, or read more about our Masters in Experimental Medicine.

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. "