Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Cooperation partners
University of Leipzig
Country
Germany
City
Leipzig
Main fields of study
Biochemistry, Primatology, Paleoanthropology
Year of programme start
2005
Regional attractions
Historical cities/towns, lakes in proximity
Further details
The Leipzig School of Human Origins offers a unique graduate program that combines different disciplines to study the evolutionary history of humans and the great apes. Prospective graduate students will specialize in one of the following directions: 1) Comparative and Molecular Primatology, 2) Evolutionary and Functional Genomics, Ancient DNA, Molecular Anthropology and Genome Bioinformatics, 3) Human Paleontology, Prehistoric Archaeology and Archaeological Science. Graduate students will be accepted to one of these areas but will have the opportunity to take part in courses and seminars in all of them.
Admission
Number of intake rounds/year
1
Deadline for 1st intake (month/day)
01/31
Deadline for 2nd intake (if any)
Number of admissions
10
Number of applications per year
100
Bachelors can apply
Yes
Degrees required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in life sciences
Selection criteria
Performance record, motivation for scientific research, letter of recommendation, team skills
Structure
Scheduled programme duration
3 years
Total PhD students/faculty
3
International PhD students
40%
Lab rotation
Yes
Number of research groups
3
Industry collaborations
No
Cumulative dissertation
Optional
Compulsory defense of thesis
Yes
Supervision
PhD student reports to Group leader; gets support from mentor
Total annual (tuition) fees
0 Euro
Monthly salary or scholarship
1200 Euro PhD salary
Courses
Contents of teaching
Methods in molecular bioogy; bioinformatics; project management
The Leipzig School of Human Origins
