Study PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Biology at Queen's University in Canada, Faculty of Arts and Science
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PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Biology

Canada

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What will I learn?

The Biology Department at Queen’s is one of the largest departments on campus with approximately 100 graduate students supervised by 32 faculty with research opportunities in a range of disciplines including Animal Physiology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour, and Plant Sciences. Our faculty are world leaders in several research fields, including many Canada and Queen’s Research Chairs and winners of national and international awards for research and teaching excellence. Visit our departmental website and faculty pages to learn more about the programs and achievements of our research teams. We offer a broad and challenging program in one of the top Biology departments in the country. We have an impressive range of sophisticated infrastructure for cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, ecology, and evolutionary research including: a confocal microscopy suite, DNA sequencing services, aquatic research facilities, and a state-of-the art phytotron. Our field station, comprising more than 3200 hectares of woodland, fields and lakes is a short drive away and has excellent research facilities and living quarters Our students have the opportunity to work in leading edge laboratory facilities, including the Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL) and the Queen’s University Biology Station (QUBS). As well, opportunities to collaborate with other departments, including Geology, Psychology, Neuroscience, Biochemistry and Mathematics & Statistics. One-third of our students do field work or research in labs at other universities in Canada or abroad. Graduate students typically participate in annual regional, national and international conferences. Many labs also engage in field work at sites from as close as our own Biological Research Station (QUBS) to the high arctic, Australia and the Latin American tropics.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Arts and Science

Study options

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees
CAD$5,772.99 (US$ 4,149) per year
Dining Hall Meal - 975
Start date

September 2027

Venue

Main Campus - Kingston Campus

99 University Avenue,

Kingston,

Ontario,

K7L 3N6, Central Canada, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

Students must have M.Sc. in Biology or direct entry from B.Sc for exceptional candidates.

English language requirements

If required, international students

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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