Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Cardiff University welcome applications from students interested in researching for a PhD in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. They focus on the discovery, development and optimised use of medicines and therapeutics to tackle some of the world’s most debilitating and life-threatening diseases and improving patient health outcomes.

The excellence of Cardiff University Cardiff University ‘s pharmaceutical sciences and health related research and teaching is recognised internationally. We rank joint first as a School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in the UK for our research and teaching excellence according the most recent Research Excellence Framework.

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences research spans the continuum from basic to applied, translational science and clinical practice. It encompasses the discovery, development and usage of medicines and therapeutics across a spectrum of diseases including cancer, infection, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory and neurodegenerative disorders.

Their research includes all aspects of the study of drugs, including:

• the discovery of new potential drug entities using synthetic chemistry

• formulation of drugs to achieve targeted responses

• pharmacological studies of mechanisms of drug action

• medicines management to pharmaceutical practice and education.

Career Prospects 

Their aim is to offer knowledge and expertise for a career in the pharmaceutical industry, academia or in primary/secondary care.

Dependent on your chosen field, our PhD programme will prepare you for a career as a leading academic scholar, to excel as a researcher or practitioner, or to pursue a career as a senior healthcare policy decision maker.

Close collaboration between school and industry is a major reason why many of our higher graduates enjoy successful careers within the pharmaceutical industry.

Discipline areas available:

• Drug Delivery and Microbiology 

• Medicinal Chemistry 

• Pharmacology and Physiology 

• Pharmacy 

• Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy