Support for international researchers

Year 1

In the first year, you will follow a bespoke training plan agreed between yourself and the Supervisory Team right at the start of your University of Leeds journey. This training plan will have a combination of personal development skills training, research skills training and our latest understanding in relevant research fields, brought from our taught MSc (level 5) modules across semesters 1 and 2

Year 2 - 3

In year two, you will use the data and findings from your experiments to create a draft paper and thesis plan for your project and continue your personal development training as set out in your plan. Throughout the year you will meet regularly with your supervisory team and present your work at an Annual Progress Review.

Continued professional development will include development of teaching skills, conference presentations, job interviewing skills, building your CV, etc.

In year three, you’ll continue your training and research up to your thesis submission, with regular supervisory meetings during the year to the completion of your PhD.

The Faculty of Biological Sciences is a vibrant, diverse and collaborative research community, spanning all areas of biological sciences from landscapes to molecules and our research delivers significant benefits to society and industry. Our PhD students are innovative, driven and are recognised for their talents. Each have their own story, many travelling across the globe to Leeds to solve problems and change lives. Here you’ll be part of a prestigious, research-intensive Russell Group university ranked in the top twenty universities in the UK by the Guardian University Guide and the top twenty five in the UK by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide. Our quality shines brightly, with our researchers working at the cutting edge of their disciplines receiving prestigious national awards. We want you to be part of our community, and add to world-leading expertise.