Nutrition Sciences

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Academic year 2026/2027
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences
Università degli Studi di Milano
EQF level: 8
42° cicle
Field of study: health and pharmacy natural sciences, mathematics, physics and statistics
Place of teaching
milano (MI), italy
Languages in which the course is held
Italian
Cost
Not specified
Scholarships
6 
Deadline (Expired)
15 July 2026

Course contents

The doctoral programme in Nutritional Sciences offers integrated multidisciplinary and
translational training in Nutrition research. The programme intends to train students in research in
multiple fields, including nutrition, medicine, food chemistry, biology and veterinary medicine.
Specialty areas include human nutrition, diet therapy, nutraceuticals (including animal), foods and
food production, well-being, community nutrition and food education, as well as animal nutrition
(also as a model) and food safety. Nutritional knowledge and skills are integrated synergistically,
as part of an innovative and attractive training path.
Page of the course on the University's website

Teaching

Place of teaching
milano (MI), italy
Attendance methods
Compulsory attendance
Languages in which the course is held
Italian

Admission requirements

Type of degree required
2nd Level Degree
Field of study
education, information and communication technologies (icts), architecture and construction, engineering and engineering trades, agriculture, forestry and veterinary, health and pharmacy, sports sciences and physical education, arts and design, humanities and literature, foreign languages, politics, social sciences and communications, psychology, economics, law, natural sciences, mathematics, physics and statistics
Foreign language skills
English
To meet the language proficiency requirement, doctoral students must submit an English certificate from one of the certifying bodies recognised by the University (https://www.unimi.it/en/study/language-proficiency/placement-tests-and-englishcourses/accepted-language-certificates), at B2 level or above, by the end of the first programme year.
Degree programme classes
LM-1, 1/S - Cultural anthropology and ethnology, LM-2, 2/S - Archeology, LM-3, 3/S - Landscape Architecture, LM-4, LM-4 C.U., 4/S - Architecture and construction engineering, LM-5, 5/S - Library studies, LM-6, 6/S - Biology, LM-7, 7/S - Agricultural biotechnologies, LM-8, 8/S - Industrial Biotechnologies, LM-9, 9/S - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and medical biotechnologies, LM-10, 10/S - Conservation of architectural heritage and environment, 11/S - Conservation of scientific and industrial heritage, LM-11, 12/S - Science for conservation of cultural heritage, LM-19, 13/S - Computer science and publishing systems, LM-13, LM-13ante22, 14/S - Pharmacy and industrial pharmacy, LM-15, 15/S - Philology and classical literature, LM-16, 19/S - Finance, LM-17, 20/S - Physics, LM-80, 21/S - Geography, LM-18, 23/S - Computer Science, LM-43, 24/S - Computer Science for humanities, LM-20, 25/S - Aerospace and aeronautical engineering, LM-21, 26/S - Biomedical Engineering, LM-22, 27/S - Engineering/ Chemical, LM-23, 28/S - Civil engineering, LM-25, 29/S - Automotion engineering, LM-27, 30/S - Telecommunications engineering, LM-28, 31/S - Electrical engineering, LM-29, 32/S - Electronic engineering, LM-30, 33/S - Energy and nuclear engineering, LM-31, 34/S - Engineering and Industrial Management, LM-32, 35/S - Computer Engineering, LM-33, 36/S - Mechanical Engineering, LM-34, 37/S - Naval engineering, LM-35, 38/S - Environmental engineering, LM-36, 41/S - African and Asian languages and literatures, LM-37, 42/S - Modern European and American languages and literatures, LM-38, 43/S - Modern languages for international communication and cooperation, LM-39, 44/S - Linguistics, LM-40, 45/S - Mathematics, LM-41, 46/S - Medicine and surgery, LM-42, 47/S - Veterinary Medicine, LM-44, 50/S - Mathematics and physics: modelling for engineering, LM-45, 51/S - Musicology and musical heritage, LM-46, 52/S - Dentistry and orthodontics, LM-47, 53/S - Sport management, LM-48, 54/S - Regional, urban and environmental planning, LM-49, 55/S - Tourism Development and Management, LM-50, 56/S - Planning and management of education and training services, LM-87, 57/S - Social policies and social services, LM-51, 58/S - Psychology, LM-52, 60/S - International relations, LM-53, LM-53ante21, 61/S - Materials engineering, LM-54, 62/S - Chemistry, LM-55, 63/S - Cognitive Sciences, LM-56, 64/S - Economics, LM-57, 65/S - Adult and Continuing Education, LM-58, 66/S - Universe Sciences, LM-60, 68/S - Nature Sciences, LM-61, 69/S - Nutrition and health sciences, LM-62, 70/S - Political Science, LM-63, 71/S - Public sector administration, LM-64, 72/S - Religion Studies, LM-65, 73/S - Performing arts and multimedia production, LM-73, 74/S - Agroenvironmental sciences and technologies , LM-68, 75/S - Sport science and technology, LM-67, 76/S - Sport science for prevention and rehabilitation, LM-69, 77/S - Agriculture, LM-70, 78/S - Food industry, LM-86, 79/S - Animal husbandry, LM-72, 80/S - Aviation and maritime navigation, LM-71, 81/S - Industrial chemistry and related technologies, LM-75, 82/S - Environmental and land sciences and technology, LM-76, 83/S - Economics for environment and culture, LM-77, 84/S - Management studies, LM-79, 85/S - Geophysics, LM-74, 86/S - Geology, LM-85, 87/S - Education sciences, LM-81, 88/S - Cooperation and development studies, LM-83, 91/S - Statistical, Demographic and Actuarial Sciences , LM-89, 95/S - History of art, LM-90, 99/S - European Studies, LM-91, 100/S - Technologies and methods for the information society, LM-92, 101/S - Theories of communication, LM-12, 103/S - Design, LM/DS, DS/S - Defence and security, LM/SNT1, SNT_SPEC/1 - Nursing and midwifery, LM/SNT2, SNT_SPEC/2 - Health professions for rehabilitation , LM/SNT3, SNT_SPEC/3 - Health professions for technical assistance, LM/SNT4, SNT_SPEC/4 - Health professions for preventive care, LM-78, 17/S, 18/S, 96/S - Philosophy, LM-14, 16/S, 40/S - Modern Philology , LM-82, 48/S, 90/S, 92/S - Statistics, LM-59, 59/S, 67/S - Advertising and business communication, LM-88, 49/S, 89/S - Sociology and social research, LM-84, 93/S, 94/S, 97/S, 98/S - History, LM-94, 104/S, 39/S - Translation for special purposes and interpreting, LMG/01, 102/S, 22/S - Law, LM-24 - Building engineering, LM-26 - Safety engineering, LM-66 - Computer security, LM-93 - Theories and methodologies of e-learning and media education, LM/SC - Applied Criminology for Safety and Investigation, LMR/02 - Conservation and restoration of architectural heritage, LM-95 - Maths and Sciences in the Middle School - A059, LM-96 - Tecnology - A033, LM-85bis - Primary Schooling Sciences, LM/GASTR - Economic and social sciences of gastronomy, LM/SC-GIUR - Legal Sciences - Law, LM-SC.MAT - Materials science, LM-Data - Data Science

Admission

Deadline
15 July 2026
Available places
6
Admission
Admission selection
Admission to the doctoral programmes is through a public selection procedure involving the evaluation of qualifications and tests for the comparative assessment of applicants. Applications are vetted by Admission Committees appointed in compliance with current regulations. Selection stages: - assessment of the CV (max. 20 points) and research project (max. 10 points); - interview (max. 70 points). Only applicants who obtain at least 10 points for the CV and at least 5 points for the research project are called for the interview. The selection process aims to ascertain the applicants’ prior knowledge, skills, aptitude for scientific research and personal motivations. Applicants are selected based on an assessment of their CV and a research project, which may or may not be inspired by the work of the secondcycle degree thesis, as well as on an interview held either in person or online, as stated in the programme specification. The research project, which must be drafted using Form 1 attached hereto, is only for selection purposes and does not limit the choice of the doctoral thesis in the case of admission. The applicant’s CV and research project are assessed before the interview. Applicants will be able to see the result of this assessment on the University portal, on the programme webpage. When assessing the CV, the Committees take into account the applicant’s university studies, publications, professional experience and other qualifications, if any. In assigning points for the CV, the Committees consider the statistical distribution of exam grades for the study programme courses, as well as the conditions and the period over which the applicant has obtained his/her qualifications. The interview is public; interview dates will be posted on the University portal following the assessment of qualifications. The aim of the interview is to verify the applicant’s knowledge of topics germane to the educational and scientific contents of the doctoral programme. The interview includes a seminar-style presentation of the proposed research project, followed by a general discussion to verify the applicant’s expertise, scientific qualities and motivations. The interview is conducted in the language indicated in the programme specifications; in any case, applicants may ask to be interviewed in English. To take the interview, applicants must present one of the following identity documents: • Identity card; • Passport; • (Italian) driving licence. The outcome of the interview process will be communicated by the Committee at the end of the interviews. At the end of the interviews, the Committee draws up a general ranking list according to the total score assigned to each applicant for their CV, research project and interview. The minimum pass score is 70/100. The general ranking is published on the Postgraduate admission rankings page within a few days after the interviews.
Cost
Not specified
Scholarships
6
Scholarships:

6 University of Milan of which:
• 1 for the research programme: “Interaction of nutritional and endocrine-metabolic
profiles in pediatric cardiovascular risk stratification: perspectives for models supporting
prevention and personalized therapy”- Lead Instructor Prof. Gianvincenzo Zuccotti

Employment opportunities

The PhD in Nutrition Sciences provides training that is strongly research-oriented, an area in which PhD students find their ideal place. With reference to the most recent cycles completed, it should be noted that the majority of PhD students have found employment in research, 75% as research fellows or similar, with the remaining 25% in healthcare. Of those who remained in research, a quarter are abroad (e.g. in research centres in Switzerland, Austria, etc.), indicating the high level of qualification guaranteed by the PhD programme in Nutrition Sciences at the University of Milan. Indicatively, however, approximately 80% of doctoral students have entered the world of research, while the remaining 20% have pursued professional careers in the field of Nutrition. Although a doctoral degree is not always necessary for employment, the skills acquired through the programme are highly valued, and doctoral graduates have noted an improvement in their work as a result of their doctoral studies. The PhD programme intends to continue monitoring, in order to inform and raise awareness among outgoing PhD students about open positions at certain multinational companies (Nestle, Danone, etc.) or research institutions (http://academicpositions.eu/find-jobs).

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