Third cycle education
Postgraduate education at the Department of Medicinal Chemistry comprises four years of full-time studies earning you a degree in pharmacy. You can also receive a pharmacy licentiate degree after two years of studies. It provides you the knowledge and skills to conduct independent research, a deep understanding of the subject area, and the ability to teach others.
PhD programmes at Uppsala University are comprised of courses and a dissertation in which students carry out an individual research project in order to generate new knowledge in a scientific area. To be admitted to postgraduate education, you must meet the prerequisites for each subject have the ability to cope with the programme
The Uppsala University Staff Portal offers detailed information for PhD students and supervisors:
INFORMATION FOR PhD STUDENTS
- General information
- Guidelines for third-cycle education
- Supervisors
- Mid-way seminar
- Licentiate seminar
- Doctoral thesis defence
- Conditions for doctoral students
- How are dissertations and research training hit by Covid-19?
INFORMATION FOR SUPERVISORS
- Supervision
- Supervisors
- Assistant supervisor
- Qualifications of the supervisor
- Changing supervisors
- Examiner
- Doctoral thesis defence
- Supervisor’s Information Day at the Disciplinary Domain
- Recruiting doctoral students
OTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT
Pernille Husberg, Faculty Administrator
Office for Medicine and Pharmacy
pernille.husberg@uadm.uu.se, +46 (0)70-167 9121
Pharmaceutical PhD Student Council

The Pharmaceutical PhD Student Council (FDR) is the Pharmaceutical Student Union's doctoral student council, representing the PhD students at the Faculty of Pharmacy in various committees and boards. Our primary focus is to ensure that all doctoral students can complete their studies in a good working environment and under good employment conditions.
The Research education committee (FRUPP)
FRUPP prepares and handles matters concerning postgraduate education at the Department of Medicinal Chemistry. The group's primary focus areas are the admission process and issues surrounding adopting and follow-up of the individual study plan.
cONTAcT
Luke Odell, chair
Senior lecturer
luke.odell@ilk.uu.se, +46 (0)18-471 4297