Please note
The IPMM website is currently being updated and adapted to the regulations of its successor program, IPBS.
Since this transition is still underway, we ask that you also visit the IPBS pages on the University of Cologne’s Faculty of Medicine website for more information.
A joint doctoral program of the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
The Interdisciplinary Program Biomedical Sciences (IPBS) offers an interdisciplinary research and training environment for doctoral candidates working at the interface of biomedical and natural sciences.
The program brings together researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and provides structured doctoral training alongside individual scientific research.
The IPBS offers doctoral candidates:
- An interdisciplinary research environment covering molecular and natural-scientific approaches to biomedical research
- Structured doctoral training combining scientific research, academic key skills and individual research activities
- Individual and collaborative supervision through a supervisor and a Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC)
- Regular scientific progress reviews through annual TAC meetings and a first Pre-TAC meeting within the initial phase of the doctoral project
- A comprehensive curriculum comprising mandatory and elective training activities, including Good Scientific Practice, statistics, ethics, IPBS PhD Days and the IPBS Lecture Series
- Opportunities for scientific exchange and interdisciplinary networking within the IPBS community and the wider research environment of the University of Cologne
Degree
Successful completion of the doctoral program, including the dissertation and oral examination, leads to the degree:
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biomedical Sciences
The doctoral degree is jointly awarded by the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Cologne.