Doctoral Studies
Are you interested in a career as a researcher in biology or environmental science? We train future experts in one of our three research disciplines: natural science with a focus on biology, environmental science, or educational science. Our doctoral education has a strong international profile with PhD students from many different countries.
During the four-year programme, you will learn how to conduct research in a scientifically stimulating environment and deepen your knowledge within your chosen field. You will develop your analytical skills, gain experience in managing projects and communicating knowledge, and have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the department鈥檚 activities.
Our PhD students conduct research in a wide range of exciting areas 鈥 from biodiversity, physiology, and ecology to evolution, systematics, ecotoxicology, and environmental science. Together, we cover everything from fungi, algae, and plants to both invertebrates and vertebrates. Our research spans the entire globe, from the Arctic to the Amazon, and explores subjects ranging from the smallest components such as DNA and cells to large ecosystems and climate change, both in theory and practice. At Natrium on Medicinareberget, we have a high-quality research infrastructure including aquarium systems, a herbarium, and climate chambers. During their doctoral studies, many of our PhD students also conduct fieldwork or visit other research stations and herbaria.
Several of our PhD students are so-called externally employed doctoral student. They combine their doctoral studies with external employment at a company or organisation, where they conduct most of their research. BioEnv collaborates in this way with Sportfiskarna, Swedish Algae Factory, RISE, Gothenburg Botanical Garden, Ponterra, and Firum in the Faroe Islands.
We also have PhD students affiliated with the Graduate School CUL at the University 91探花. CUL serves as a bridge between academia and schools. Its goal is to strengthen the scientific foundation and pedagogical practice of schools, as well as to promote research-based teacher education.
Some of our PhD students are so-called 鈥渄ouble degree鈥 candidates. This means they are enrolled as PhD students at two universities or institutions and may receive two doctoral degrees upon completion of their studies. At BioEnv, we have had such collaborations with the University of Rwanda, the University of Tasmania, and the Escola Nacional de Bot芒nica Tropical in Rio de Janeiro.
