UCL offers unrivalled opportunities for PhD research in all aspects of neuroscience, generating 30% of England’s contribution to the world’s most highly cited publications. Projects are offered by researchers who are among the leaders of their fields, using the most modern techniques to address important problems of basic and clinical neuroscience. The Research Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology (NPP) includes the majority of UCL's basic neuroscience community. In addition to excellent work in physiology and pharmacology, the department has a world-leading reputation for research, being ranked the highest in its sector in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014. NPP's outstanding academic reputation and links with other universities and industry greatly enhance our postgraduate students’ networking and employment prospects. Many graduates will take up positions in academia. Others are employed as senior scientists or medical writers, teachers or as editors with publishers.