Research Postgraduate Programmes
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

• While your supervisors should be your first persons to go to if you have questions about your research project or studies, your Department/School is your home base and should be your first point of contact if you have questions about administrative aspects of your studies (e.g. leave applications, postgraduate stipends, etc.).  Each Department/School also has a Departmental Research Postgraduate Committee which manages all research postgraduate education matters and provides advice to you and your supervisors on your studies.
• Departmental Contacts
• Important Notes for HKUMed RPg Students
  This document contains important information on requirements and procedures for the successful completion of your MPhil/PhD studies at the Medical Faculty.  This should be read in conjunction with the regulations, procedures, guidance notes, and Handbook for MPhil and PhD programmes issued by the Graduate School.

• General Coursework Requirement
• Faculty Coursework Requirement
• Course Selection Procedures
• Graduate School Core Courses
• Faculty RPg Courses – Full list of courses with Syllabus and Timetable for MPhil, 4­-year PhD & MRes[Med] Students
• Application for Course Exemption

Research Postgraduate Courses (Full List) (2025/26)

IMPORTANT NOTES

1. All MPhil and 4-year PhD candidates are required to complete three Research Postgraduate courses of the Medical Faculty. For other requirements stipulated by the Graduate School, please visit the Graduate School website:
   https://gradsch.hku.hk/current_students/coursework/general_coursework_requirements.
   
   
2. Students who would like to take courses offered by other Faculties in lieu of the 3 required courses of the Medical Faculty are required to submit a formal application with endorsement from the Principal Supervisor to the Faculty Office in advance.
   
   
3. Students should contact the relevant course coordinators for the examination timetables.
   
   
4. Students who are interested in taking more Faculty/Departments courses than the minimum specified requirement will have to complete the Application Form attached and pay a special course fee of HK$200 per course.
    

Note:

1. Approval from the Department must be sought prior to enrollment
   
   
2. For research postgraduate students in the School of Public Health, MMPH6002 Introduction to Biostatistics can be taken in lieu of Graduate School's Coursework Module 2: Introduction to Qualitive/Quantitive Research Methods but it will not be counted towards fulfilling the coursework requirement of 3 core courses of the Medical Faculty.
   
   

The RPS is an annual event organised by the Faculty to facilitate academic interaction and intellectual advancement among research postgraduate students and teaching staff. MPhil and PhD students are required to present at least once and twice respectively at the RPS during their period of study. Students who have presented at the RPS, if attended and assessed by their supervisor(s), can be considered as having satisfied the requirement for the Qualifying Research Seminar or Annual Seminar as described in “Important Notes for HKUMed RPg Students”.

• 29^th RPS
• 28^th RPS
• 27^th RPS
• 26^th RPS
• 25^th RPS

• Thesis Examination Procedures
• Notice of Intent to Submit a Thesis (MPhil and PhD students) (208/1116 re-amended)
• Notice of Intent to Submit a Thesis (Joint Programmes) (104/819)
• Joint PhD Examiner Nomination Form (For HKU-KCL Joint PhD Program)
• Thesis Submission Form by Supervisor of MPhil/PhD Thesis (207/1116 amended)
• Thesis Submission Form for Research Students in the LKS Faculty of Medicine (M.166/1014 amended)
• Declaration Form of the Use of Generative AI in Research Theses
• List of Thesis Examining Committee Chairs

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Online Application for Leave of Absence (Regulations)
• MPhil to PhD Candidature Transfer
• Candidature Extension Form [please read “Extension of Candidature” of “Important Notes for HKUMed RPg Students” for details]
• Change of Supervisory Arrangement / Registration Department / Field of Study Form
• Application for Part-time Employment Form

Useful Links

• Nature Careers
• Science Careers
• International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
• Careers at HKUMed 
• Employment Opportunities at HKU
• Career Preparation/Internships, Graduate School 
• Careers and Placement Section, CEDARS 

Current Openings

• Mid-level Investment Banker, Healthcare & Biotechnology Investment Banking Team, Bank of China International
• Post-doctoral Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences, HKU
• Three Internship Positions, Hospital Authority AI Lab
• Specially Appointed Researcher (Post-doctoral Researchers), Immunology Frontier Research Centre, Osaka University
• Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania

• HKU Graduate School
• Academic Support and Examinations Section, HKU Registry
• Centre for Development and Resources for Students