The School of Biological Sciences is very pleased to have partnered with the James Hutton Institute and the Xianghu Laboratory in Hangzhou, China to form a PhD Training Centre. This international and interdisciplinary centre will train the next generation of environmental and agricultural scientists through a range of PhD projects. All projects will be based at the Xianghu Laboratory in Hangzhou, China
Applications for these projects are currently closed. Full details of any new projects will be listed here when they go live.
- Academic Eligibility
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Applicants are expected to have a minimum of a 2.1 honours degree (or equivalent). Applicants with a 2.2 at honours level will be considered on the condition they have a masters at distinction.
Applicants are also expected to have an IELTS pass with a minmum score of 5.5 in all elements as the university English Language Requirements . The School of Biological Sciences may consider a conditional IELTS score if an applicant's reference strongly supports their English language ability.
- Funding information
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All projects will be based at the Xianghu Laboratory in Hangzhou, China
Applicants who have a basic knowledge of mandarin or higher are preferred.
Students are funded for of 36 months full time. Funding includes:
Stipend (living costs)
International Tuition Fees
Research and Training Costs
- How to apply
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In order to apply, applicants must complete ALL of the followings steps to be considered:
Complete the above University of Aberdeen Xianghu Partnership Project Application form.
The application form should be combined with the following documents, as a single PDF file:
- All degree transcripts and certificates (BSc and MSc, where applicable). Official translations are required where English is not the original language
- Cover letter for the project you wish to apply for, addressed to the lead supervisor
- A copy of your academic CV
- Two references. We will not contact referees on your behalf. Please either submit references with your application or ask your referees to send them directly to pgrs-admissions@abdn.ac.uk
Completed applications should be sent to sbspgadmin@abdn.ac.uk .
Incomplete applications at the time of the deadline unfortunately cannot be considered.
If you require any additional assistance in submitting your application or have any queries about the application process, please don't hesitate to contact us at sbspgadmin@abdn.ac.uk .