Education
Graduate School & Professional Education
Veyra offers doctoral and master's degrees, competitive postdoctoral fellowships, a three-week summer school, and short professional courses — all grounded in active research and access to world-class core facilities.
Programs at a glance
Four distinct pathways — from multi-year doctoral research to focused industry courses — structured around real Institute work.
PhD · MSc by Research
Graduate School
Full-time research degrees supervised by Veyra faculty. The PhD runs four years; the MSc by Research two years. Stipends, desk space, and full facility access are provided.
- Duration
- 2–4 years
- Intake
- October & April
- Funding
- Fully funded (stipend + fees)
Veyra Fellows
Postdoctoral Fellowship
A competitive 2–3 year fellowship for researchers who have completed a PhD within the last five years. Fellows lead an independent research strand within a host group.
- Duration
- 2–3 years
- Stipend
- 48,000 cr/yr + benefits
- Deadline
- 1 November (annual)
Summer School
Three-Week Intensive
A structured three-week program in July for advanced undergraduate and early-stage graduate students. Lectures, lab sessions, and a short research project, delivered on the Calder Mesa Campus.
- Duration
- 3 weeks (July)
- Fee
- 2,400 cr
- Deadline
- 31 March
Professional & Continuing Education
Short Courses
Focused two- to five-day courses designed for industry practitioners. Topics span machine learning, materials characterization, photonics, and regulatory science. Certificates issued on completion.
- Duration
- 2–5 days
- Format
- On-campus or hybrid
- Certificates
- Yes
Why study at Veyra
Graduate students and fellows work alongside researchers who publish, consult, and build — not lecturers removed from the frontier.
Research-active supervision
Every supervisor is a principal investigator with an active funded programme. Students are embedded in real group work from week one, not assigned to isolated projects.
Access to core facilities
Graduate students and fellows receive priority booking across all five core facilities — cryo-EM, NMR, mass spectrometry, the Meridian HPC cluster, and the Biofoundry — at zero marginal cost.
Interdisciplinary environment
With five divisions and fifteen groups under one roof, collaborative projects are the norm. The Graduate School runs a cross-division seminar series and an annual internal conference.
Career support
The Graduate School office provides career planning resources, a professional-skills training programme, and introductions to Veyra's industry partner network across 26 countries.
Competitive stipends
PhD candidates receive 32,000 cr per year, tax-free, with annual inflation adjustments. Postdoctoral fellows receive 48,000 cr per year plus benefits. Fees are covered in full for funded candidates.
Single-site campus
All groups, facilities, services, and administrative functions share the Calder Mesa Campus. No satellite sites, no long commutes between departments.
Facility access for students and fellows
Enrolled graduate students and Veyra Fellows are granted standing access to all five core facilities without the booking fees that apply to external users. Priority scheduling runs weekly and is administered through the Graduate School office.
The Meridian HPC Cluster allocates a base quota of 40,000 GPU-hours per year to each active PhD student, with additional allocation available through faculty-supervised project accounts. Training sessions for each facility are scheduled at the start of every intake cycle.
The Advanced Microscopy Centre, Spectroscopy & Analytical Core, Cleanroom & Nanofabrication Facility, and Veyra Biofoundry all maintain dedicated graduate-school booking lanes open each working week.
Ready to apply?
Admissions information, funding conditions, and deadlines for every track are on the admissions page.