PhD in BioMedChem Doctoral School
Łódź, Poland
DURATION
8 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English, Polish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
BioMedChem Doctoral School of the University of Lodz and Lodz Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences provides support and guidance to those seeking a PhD in Exact and Natural Sciences or Medical and Health Sciences that prepare dissertations in the following disciplines:
- Biological Sciences
- Medical Sciences
- Chemical Sciences
BioMedChem Doctoral School is an interdisciplinary school, which has a unique curriculum offer. Doctoral students of the school gain knowledge from one of the three above-mentioned disciplines, which is simultaneously closely related to the two remaining ones. Joint seminar classes constitute a platform to expand knowledge in these three fields, so far frequently considered as separate. It is a valuable supplementation of the gained knowledge that leads to a better and fuller understanding of processes and phenomena taking place at the interface between animate nature and its surroundings.
What is important is that institutions that form the School (University of Lodz, Institute of Medical Biology of Polish Academy of Sciences, Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies Polish Academy of Sciences, European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology) allow its research equipment use and carrying out research under the guidance of world-renowned scientists.
Education at BioMedChem Doctoral School of the University of Lodz and Lodz Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
The goal of education is to broaden and deepen the knowledge of doctoral students in the field of selected scientific discipline in an interdisciplinary environment allowing for the placement of competence associated with a given scientific discipline in a wider context. Knowledge and skills acquired during the studies will prepare you as a doctoral student to plan, design, and conduct research independently within the Individual Research Plan (Indywidualny plan badawczy – IPB).
After graduating from the Doctoral School, you will be prepared to critically evaluate scientific research results that constitute a basis for scientific publications as well as to present the obtained results in the international scientific community. The acquired knowledge and ability to share it will enable you to carry out didactic work at the level of higher education.
Thanks to the education process you will gain competence enabling you to engage in individual as well as team scientific research, especially interdisciplinary ones, conducted by national and international research teams. The obtained knowledge and research results will constitute your contribution to the development of an innovative economy and work for the public good.
The studies last 8 semesters and they are full-time studies (the classes are held during working days). They are free of charge.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
PhD students of the BioMedChem Doctoral School of the University of Lodz and the Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Łódź receive the following amount of scholarship:
- Gross amount of PLN 3466,90 per month during the first and second year of studies
- Gross amount of PLN 5340,90 per month during the third and fourth year of studies
for doctoral students with certified disability the above amount is raised to PLN 4506,97 and PLN 6380,97 respectively.
Also, doctoral students may take up employment as academic/research staff or in any other capacity.
As a candidate, you are required to inform the Secretary of the Doctoral School if:
- You have already been a doctoral student at another doctoral school (even for a short period) and have received a doctoral scholarship there. You are entitled to the scholarship for a total of 48 months of curriculum carried out at any doctoral school(s). After 48 months, even if you continue to study at our school, you will not be entitled to a doctoral scholarship any longer
- If you obtain a doctoral degree at another university. Then you lose the right to your doctoral scholarship at the UL because a person with an already conferred doctoral degree cannot receive the scholarship.
A doctoral scholarship will not be awarded to a doctoral student whose:
- curriculum at a doctoral school involves a mandatory employment contract in an entity running that doctoral school;
- employment contract provides a remuneration exceeding the amount of the minimum monthly professor’s salary (currently PLN 9 370.00 gross)
The doctoral scholarship is not subject to income tax. However, doctoral students studying at doctoral schools and receiving doctoral scholarships are covered by compulsory pensions and accident insurance. Sickness insurance is voluntary.
A doctoral student may apply for a student loan. The provisions on student loans shall apply accordingly, except that:
- The loan may be obtained by a doctoral student under the age of 35
- The loan shall be granted for the duration of training at the doctoral school only once and for no longer than 4 years.
Curriculum
Module 1
- Methods of Statistical Analysis (core course) in the BioMedChem sciences
- Methods for advanced statistical analysis in the BioMedChem sciences
- Bibliographic database management / Specialized databases
- Public speaking techniques
- Commercialization of research results
- An introduction to effective publishing
Module 2
- Fundamentals of science communication
- Workshops on creativity and innovation
- Vocal emission
- Workshops on IT tools and gamification
- E-learning and blended learning techniques
Module 3
- Language of science (Specialised language)
- Interdisciplinary classes for doctoral students
- Interdisciplinary monographic lectures