Key information
- Duration: Full-time, 48 months
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting September 2027. Apply before January 2027.
Overview
University of Bristol's Engineering Biology programme has the potential to provide innovative solutions to these challenges by harnessing biology in new ways and creating biomimetic and engineered living systems capable of surpassing what is possible from single-discipline approaches.
The Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Engineering Biology (EngBio CDT) will provide bespoke cohort-based training with a focus on how synthetic biology concepts and technologies can be translated into products with real-world impact. Visit the programme website for more information
Career prospects
As this is a new course for 2024-25, there is no graduate destination data. However, for context, graduates of the Synthetic Biology programme which preceded this Engineering Biology cohort-based training programme, progressed into industry (50%), academia (40%), and startups (10%).
The EngBioCDT has strong links with leading academics and institutions worldwide. Our partners, including those we already approached at the J. Craig Venter Institute, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Rice University, Stanford University and at the Universities of Boston, Colorado Boulder, Ghent, Naples and Saarland, will provide:
- access to online training materials;
- guest lectures;
- student secondments;
- bespoke technical training in areas of specific expertise;
- co-mentoring on specific projects.
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- Modelling and control theory
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Gene circuit design
- Protein design and engineering
- Tissue engineering
Admission Requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
TOEFL iBT 88 OR PTE Academic 67 OR IELTS 6.5
Other requirements
As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the following UK qualifications or their international equivalent: a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in engineering, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, medicine or related disciplines.
Make sure you meet all requirements
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
International: 52,381 AUD/year (approx. 27,500 GBP/year)
Domestic: 9,726 AUD/year (approx. 5,106 GBP/year)
Additional Details
Home: part-time £2,553 per year
Living costs
Bristol, United Kingdom: 1,429-2,400 AUD/month
Funding / Scholarships
Scholarships are available. See the programme website for details.