The research areas of the Department of Pharmacology are predominantly split between laboratory and non-laboratory focus areas. Please ensure that you peruse the information below appropriately as we cannot accommodate non-research focus area-related research given infrastructure, expertise, and funding constraints. We thus highly advise that candidates do not apply for any research focus area without having sufficient understanding of what the research involves to avoid disappointment. Should information be needed beyond this, please make sure to contact the respective postgraduate coordinator (for general queries) or the research leaders (for queries related to the research itself).

Candidates with interests outside of these research focus areas are welcome to contact the respective postgraduate programme coordinators to inquire about other possibilities. Although non-cost bearing projects are more likely to be feasible, it will also be dependent on whether there is sufficient expertise and/or interest from potential supervisors of such projects.

Laboratory research areas

The following research focus areas are conducted primarily in the laboratory setting, and thus students’ projects will be overtly laboratory-based and involve technical experimentation. The amount and type of laboratory work is dependent on the research focus area, and thus more information can be found in each research focus area’s specific webpage. We request that all interested parties peruse the information properly to streamline decision-making and communication. Not all research focus areas are available at each postgraduate programme level, and vacancies are not always guaranteed. Please ensure that you check in the table below and in the respective webpages. An asterisk (*) at the postgraduate programme indicates unique circumstances that are elaborated on the focus area’s webpage.

Non-laboratory research areas

The following research focus areas are conducted in settings outside of the laboratory, and thus students’ projects will be variable and dependent on the research focus area’s unique setting. This may involve, among others, hospitals, patients, healthcare practitioners, literature repositories or non-laboratory settings. More information can be found in each research focus area’s specific webpage. We request that all interested parties peruse the information properly to streamline decision-making and communication. Not all research focus areas are available at each postgraduate programme level, and vacancies are not always guaranteed. Please ensure that you check in the table below and in the respective webpages. An asterisk (*) at the postgraduate programme indicates unique circumstances that are elaborated on the focus area’s webpage.

Pharmacological research dedicated to medical practitioners only

The following research focus areas are only available to students that have a medical degree, and thus non-medical practitioners should not apply for this area. Given the nature of the research focus area, project types and data collection instruments are heavily dependent on the field that the candidate is interested in. More information can be found in each research focus area’s specific webpage. We request that all interested parties peruse the information properly to streamline decision-making and communication.

Medical pharmacology