PhD in Pharmacy in the United Kingdom

21 phd programmes in pharmacy at 11 universities in the United Kingdom are open to international students; 100% are taught in English. The median yearly tuition is 34,807 USD, with the middle half of programmes charging between 24,433 USD and 37,259 USD.

Data as of August 27, 2026 · computed from Global Admissions data · amounts in USD

Pharmacy programmes

21 programmes

Programme University Degree Tuition / yr
PhD in Pharmacy - PhD by Research University of Birmingham, England PhD 35,544 USD
PhD in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences The University of Manchester PhD 34,807 USD
PhD in Advancing antisolvent membrane crystallisation to accelerate development of long-acting injectable drugs PhD Cranfield University, England PhD 24,116 USD
PhD in Drug discovery for P2X receptors: molecular basis of ligand-receptor interaction University of East Anglia, Norwich PhD 37,259 USD
PhD in Physiology Pharmacology and Neuroscience University of Bristol PhD 42,945 USD
PhD in Discovery of novel antibiotic natural products from spider fungi University of East Anglia, Norwich PhD 37,259 USD
PhD in Pharmacology The University of Manchester PhD 34,807 USD
PhD in Improving the pharmaceutical properties of drugs with Deep Eutectic Solvents University of East Anglia, Norwich PhD 37,259 USD
PhD in Pharmacology PhD/MPhil/MD University of Liverpool PhD 43,952 USD
PhD in Pharmacy PhD/MRes University of Nottingham PhD 39,584 USD
PhD in Assessing The Potential Value Of Repurposing Tricyclic Antidepressants Tcas For Treating Breast To Brain Metastases University of Portsmouth PhD 24,433 USD
PhD in Resilient Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Design Case Studies In Drug Discovery University of Portsmouth PhD 24,433 USD
PhD in A Pipeline For Generating Oligonucleotide Drugs For Gene Therapy (phd) University of Portsmouth PhD 24,433 USD
PhD Postgraduate research in Pharmacy University of Wolverhampton PhD —
PhD in Postgraduate Research in Pharmacy 2026/27 University of East Anglia, Norwich PhD —
PhD in Development Of Novel Lipid Nanoparticles Lnps For Targeted Gene Delivery To Cancer Cells University of Portsmouth PhD 24,433 USD
PhD in Pharmacy MPhil, PhD Newcastle University PhD —
PhD in Theoretical And Experimental Investigations Of Drug Delivery Via Zeolites (phd) University of Portsmouth PhD 20,611 USD
PhD in Pharmacy PhD / MSc (Res) University of Birmingham, England PhD —
PhD Pharmacy University of Hertfordshire PhD —
PhD Pharmacy University of Hertfordshire PhD —

Specialisations within pharmacy

Pharmacy 12 Pharmacology 5 Pharmaceutical Sciences 4

Universities for pharmacy in the United Kingdom

PhD in Pharmacy in the United Kingdom: common questions

How many pharmacy programmes are there in the United Kingdom?
21 pharmacy phd programmes at 11 universities in the United Kingdom are open to international students, as of August 27, 2026.
How much does a pharmacy degree in the United Kingdom cost?
The median yearly tuition for phd programmes in pharmacy in the United Kingdom is 34,807 USD. The middle half of programmes charge between 24,433 USD and 37,259 USD per year.
Can I study pharmacy in the United Kingdom in English?
Yes — 100% of the pharmacy programmes in the United Kingdom in our catalogue are taught in English (21 of 21).

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