>> The Biology PhD Programme <<

• Botany, including: plant cytology, plant ecology, classical and experimental embryology, phytogeography, phytosociology, in vitro cultures of plant tissues and organs, lichenology, mycology, paleobotany, plant taxonomy
• Environmental biology including: ecosystem research, biodiversity, evolutionary ecology, ecotoxicology, natural resources management Institute of Environmental Sciences - Faculty of Biology
• Zoology and biomedical research, including anthropology, cell and tissue biology, reproductive and developmental biology, endocrinology, faunistics, genetics and speciation processes, neurobiology and immunology, hormone-dependent cancer, xenoestrogens and reproductive disorders

The “Biology” PhD study programme provides the following benefits:

• Obtaining an advanced level qualification in the biological sciences.
• Doing your dissertation and obtaining a doctoral degree at the oldest university in this part of Europe: https://www.uj.edu.pl/uniwersytet-z-collegium-medicum/historia.
• Personal development through participation in the work of experienced research teams, establishing national and international scientific contacts through extensive collaboration with scientific institutions.
• Conducting interdisciplinary research with a multifaceted approach to research in terms of theory and practice.
• Contact with renowned scientists from the Jagiellonian University and other Polish and foreign universities in disciplines related to your study.
• Access to specialized laboratories equipped with modern equipment such as diagnostic microscopes, a transmission electron microscope for biological applications and a flow cytometer.
• Participating in research projects and acquiring your own projects.
• Participating in summer schools.
• Obtaining language certificates.
• Popularization of science as broadly understood.

Added benefits:

• the opportunity to participate in the cultural and social life of the city of Krakow https://phd.uj.edu.pl/life-in-cracow 
• the opportunity to meet and collaborate with doctoral students from all over the world
• membership of the PhD Students’ Association of the Jagiellonian University https://doktoranci.uj.edu.pl/ 
• free education
• scholarship and health insurance
• additional remuneration for work in research projects

The graduate of the “Biology” PhD study programme:

• Is prepared to practice science, carry out research and conduct teaching activities at the university level.
• Is able to use in practice the acquired knowledge in the field of biological sciences to construct innovative research hypotheses in order to solve theoretical and practical problems.
• Is able to support the development of others through teaching with the use of modern methodology, techniques and educational tools
• Possesses the necessary social competences
• Understands the need and shows readiness to fulfil social obligations resulting from conducting scientific research.