Membership
Members Worldwide
Countries
Why Join?
- Use your expertise to contribute to, and provide leadership for the development of the PhD Best Practices document.
- Be eligible to apply for ORPHEUS Label and Evaluation Certificates.
- Use the conferences and workshops to meet with the main opinion leaders in PhD training.
- Receive a regular newsletter for members with updates and requests for consultation.
- Obtain reduced registration at ORPHEUS annual conferences.
- Use the network to learn about latest developments in the field of PhD training and about open calls for funding.
- Increase competitiveness in applications for PhD funding.
Application Process
Institutional membership is open to all schools, faculties, and universities responsible for PhD programmes in biomedicine, medicine and health sciences, and similar institutions. Membership is not restricted to European institutions.
The annual membership fee is €400.
Applicants have the option to fill in the online application form below or download a form here to fill out and either email or post it.
New Automated Membership System
We are excited to announce that we have recently moved to Wild Apricot, a new platform that provides a streamlined and secure experience for managing our membership subscriptions. As a result, we are now using Wild Apricot to process all new and renewed memberships.
To begin the membership renewal process, please enter your details in the form provided below. Once you have submitted your information, you will be guided through the payment process to complete your renewal.
We want to reassure you that Wild Apricot has robust security measures in place to protect your personal and payment information. You can trust that your data is safe and will only be used for the purpose of managing your ORPHEUS membership.
If you have any questions or concerns about the new membership renewal process or your membership status, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We are here to assist you every step of the way.
Detailed Membership List
Europe
Albania
Austria
Belgium
- Ghent University Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
- Hasselt University
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel Doctoral School in Life Sciences
- University of Antwerp
- University of Leuven – KU Leuven
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- University of Mostar, Faculty of Medicine
- University of Tuzla, Faculty of Medicine
- University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Medicine
- University of East Sarajevo Faculty of Medicine
- University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Medicine
Bulgaria
Croatia
- University of Osijek Faculty of Medicine
- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine
- University of Split, School of Medicine
- University of Zagreb, School of Medicine
- University of Zagreb Faculty of Kineziology
- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry
Czech Republic
- Charles University of Prague – Medical Faculty in Hradec Kralove
- Charles University of Prague – Medical Faculty in Plzen
- Masaryk University Brno, Faculty of Medicine
Denmark
- Aalborg University Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology
- University of Aarhus Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Graduate School
- Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Graduate School
- University of Southern Denmark Graduate School of Health Science – Odense
Finland
France
Georgia
- AIETI Highest Medical School David Tvildiani Medical University, Tbilisi
- Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy
- The University of Georgia
- Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Germany
Hungary
- University of Debrecen, Doctoral School of Clinical Medicine
- Semmelweis University, School of PhD Studies
- University of Pecs, Medical School
- University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine
Iceland
Ireland
- UCC – National University of Ireland Cork, College of Medicine and Heath
- University College Dublin
- University of Galway
Italy
- University of Milano Bicocca, School of Medicine and Surgery
- University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome
- University of Udine, Dept. of Medical and Biological Sciences
- University of Padova, PhD course in Clinical and experimental Oncology and Immunology
- Universita Della Calabria, Dipartimento di Farmacia e Scienze della Salute e Della Nutrizione
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Dept of Biomedical Research
- Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine
- Klaipeda University
Macedonia
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
- University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim, Faculty of Medicine
- University of Bergen, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Poland
- Jagiellonian University Medical College, Faculty of Medicine
- Poznan University of Medical Sciences
- Medical University of Gdansk
- Medical University of Lublin
Portugal
- University of Lisboa, Faculty of Molecular Medicine
- University of Minho Braga, School of Medicine
- ICBAS – School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences – U.Porto
- University of Beira Interior, Faculty of Health Sciences
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra
Romania
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu”, Doctoral School & US Department
- Gr. T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi
- Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy
- Vasile Goldis Wester University of Arad, Doctoral School in Medicine
Russia
Serbia
- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine
- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Pharmacy
- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad
Slovakia
- Comenius University of Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine
- JFM CU – Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius university, Postgraduate Study
Slovenia
Spain
- University of Basque Country, Faculty of Medicine, Dept of Neurosciences
- University of Cordoba, PhD Program Biomedicine
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Sweden
- Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
- University of Umea, Faculty of Medicine
- University of Goteborg, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg
- Faculty of Medicine, Lund University
Switzerland
- Swiss School Of Public Health + (SSPH+), Zürich
- University of Lausanne, Doctoral School
- University of Bern, Graduate School of Health Sciences
Turkey
- Ataturk University, Institute of Health Sciences
- Hacettepe University Graduate School of Health Sciences
- Dokuz Eylül University, Graduate School of Health Sciences
- Kocaeli University, Health Science Institute
- Marmara University, Institute of Health Science
- University of Gaziantep
- Celal Bayar University, Graduate School of Health Sciences
- Koc University, Graduate School of Health Sciences, School of Medicine
- Acibadem University
- Institute of Health Sciences, Bezmialem Vakif University
- Gazi University
- Istanbul University, Graduate School of Health Sciences
- Başkent University, Ankara
- İnönü University, Institute of Health Sciences
- Selcuk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry
- Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü
- Institute of Graduate Programs Karabuk University
- Trakya University Institute of Health Sciences
- Anadolu University Graduate School of Health Sciences
- Ankara University Graduate School of Health Sciences
- Ege University
Ukraine
Africa
Americas
Asia
Indonesia
India
- Dr. B.K.V. Raman Education Society for Higher Education in Dental Sciences
Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan School of Public Health, Almaty
- Karaganda State Medical University KSMU
- West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov state Medical University, Aktobe
- NJSC Astana Medical University
- Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D.Asfendiyarov, Almaty