Faculty office:
P.O. Box 56 (Viikinkaari 9)
00014 University of Helsinki
phone +358-(0)9-1911
fax +358-(0)9-191 57561

Faculty office open
Mon-Thu 12-14
Fri closed

International affairs, undergraduate studies and admission, Master's degree programmes:
bio-sci (at) helsinki.fi

PhD studies and admission:
biojatko-neuvonta (at) helsinki.fi

Diplomas:
bio-diploma (at) helsinki.fi

Personnel affairs:
bio-hallinto (at) helsinki.fi

Doctoral schools

The doctoral school system aims to improve the quality of research and researcher training. A goal is to provide young Master’s degree holders planning to pursue a career in research with an opportunity to make interesting as well as economically encouraging careers as professional researchers.

In the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences about one third of Master’s degree holders continue their studies towards a doctoral degree. Doctoral schools and programmes operating within the Faculty offer significant support for students of the Faculty in their doctoral studies.

Information on how to apply for a doctoral school or programme position and about courses organized by them is available on the website of the relevant doctoral school or programme.

Doctoral (graduate) schools and doctoral programmes

The Faculty coordinates the following doctoral schools and programmes:

The Faculty also has cooperation with the following doctoral schools and programmes:

Finnish Graduate School Network in Life Sciences (FinBioNet) is a national network of graduate schools in biosciences and health sciences.