What you really should know!

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# Hannover Biomedical Research School ensures adequate training for all budding scientists in its PhD programs.

# All PhD students are fully financed for 3-4 years.

Courses available outside the curriculum include:

  • Animal Handling 
  • Gene Technology
  • Omics and Bioinformatics (e.g. Single-cell technologies, R, Python)
  • Good Scientific Practise
  • Master Class Lectures, Lunch Seminars, Symposia


The HBRS also provides various opportunities for personal development and social interaction. Previous events organised for our students include:

  • Orientation weeks
  • The Annual HBRS Welcome and Christmas Parties
  • Conflict/ Stress/ Project/ Time Management
  • Scientific writing
  • HBRS Career Day
  • Presenation techniques, Storytelling
  • Intercultural communication
  • Team work
  • Drug Development
  • Mastering Change
  • Mental Well-Being
  • Day/weekend trips to various German cities
  • Career advice including special soft skill courses, entrepreneurship workshops, excursions to industry and Alumni Mentoring


+ The HBRS office/ PhD office takes care of all personal matters (private and professional).

+ Every student has got one main supervisor as well as two co-supervisors.

+ Furthermore, you can rely on your fellow classmates as well as senior students. So, you are never left alone in case of problems!

+ We accept about 20 students per year to our MD/PhD program. They are coming from all over the world (more than 25 different countries). Here, you form a "class" and easily get into contact with people and facilities.

+ All members of the the program convene in an annual retreat, usually beginning of March.