Research courses
Our active research community benefits from links with leading research institutions, veterinary practices and the wider veterinary industry. Faculty members' research activities extend beyond school boundaries, with national and international collaborations in fields ranging from biosciences and psychology to business and the arts.
What we are researching
Research areas include but are not limited to the following:
- Infectious diseases and zoonoses
- Pathology
- Food safety and food security
- Epidemiology
- Veterinary public health
- Digital innovation in animal health
- Nutrition
- Metabolic disease
- Genetics
- Vaccinology
- Immunology
- Neurology
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Orthopaedics
- Biomechanics
- Bio-imaging
- Animal behaviour
- Welfare and ethics
- Veterinary education.
Veterinary Medicine and Science PhD
Depending on the nature of your research project, you might be mostly based at a desk, a laboratory, a clinic, in the field, or a combination of two or more of these.
Explore our departments
If you are interested in doing a PhD with us, please look at the interests of our School's research departments and get in contact with an academic.
Freddie Dicks, shares her experience of successfully publishing her research in the Journal Vaccines as a third year Vet Student at the ºÚÁÏÉç that also resulted in Reader of Music, Milton Mermikides sonifying the data from Freddie's research to convey sentiment in new ways.
World-class facilities
We’re home to world-class facilities, including outstanding research laboratories, veterinary clinical skills centres and a Veterinary Pathology centre with high containment laboratories.
Studentships
China Scholarship Council – ºÚÁÏÉç Awards
Funding information:
Successful applicants will have their full international tuition and Bench fees waived by the University.CSC provides an annual living allowance, overseas student health cover, return airfare, and visa application fees.Investigating the role of pericytes in exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage disease and progression
Funding information:
Fees for UK or EU-eligible candidates are covered. Year 1 stipend will be above standard UKRI level for non-vets (£24,400) and vets, veterinary graduates will receive a further increment (£30,100).Expert support
The Doctoral College supports the academic and professional development of postgraduate researchers to ensure our world-leading research continues to grow. There is also an extensive Researcher Development Programme run at university level.
