International PhD Program in Neuroscience
The ZNZ Doctoral Program, founded in 1998, is by its nature interdisciplinary and offers students a solid foundation in the neurosciences. With over 900 alumni and an average of 300 registered students, it is the largest PhD program in the Life Science Zurich Graduate School.
Our students come from a variety of backgrounds with master degrees in biology, medicine, psychology, pharmacology, biochemistry, physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computer science and other disciplines. In accordance with their supervisor's affiliation, they register either at the University of Zurich or at ETH Zurich for their doctoral studies and carry out their thesis work at one of the following institutions: University of Zurich, ETH Zurich, University Hospital, Children's Hospital, Balgrist University Hospital or the Psychiatric Clinics.
