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Surveying PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 1,019 Surveying PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Cardiovascular Science: Extracellular vesicles in cardiovascular diseases

  Research Group: Cardiovascular Research Group
Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship within the Cardiovascular Section at the University of Surrey. We are internationally recognised for our work on cardiac diseases and offer state-of-the-art facilities and cutting-edge technologies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Camelliti, Dr MC Crabtree
 12 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Advancing Photonic Quantum Technologies with Next Generation Single Photon Sources

Join us at the University of Salford to help shape the future of quantum technologies. Quantum Technologies (QTs) underpin many of the innovations that define modern life. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Church, Dr M Hughes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Lifestyle medicine for chronic diseases: An interdisciplinary study across physiology and clinical science.

Our research focuses on improving health outcomes through interdisciplinary approaches across physiology, clinical science, and lifestyle-related disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Withers, Dr A Robins, Dr P Sindall
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Dissecting Host–Parasite Signalling Interfaces in Leishmania: Mechanistic Drivers of Virulence and Immune Evasion

Leishmaniasis is a major neglected tropical disease affecting over one million people annually, with rising incidence in new regions including Southern Europe. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr GE Ebiloma, Prof G Hide
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Acoustic Indicators of Ecosystem Integrity: Developing Soundscape-Based Monitoring for West African Protected Areas

Biodiversity monitoring underpins effective protected area management and international conservation reporting, yet West African nations face persistent capacity constraints -insufficient funding, limited field personnel, and taxonomic expertise gaps - that prevent adequate ecosystem assessment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CFJM Meyer, Dr J Carvalho
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Isolation and Characterisation of bacteriophages for tackling antimicrobial resistant infections in the oral cavity

The control of bacterial infections continues to rely heavily on antibiotics and is threatened by rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that causes over a million annual deaths globally. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C James, Dr J Latimer, Prof J Fothergill, Dr T Joshi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The origin and diversification of Madagacar’s endemic rodent radiation

Madagascar supports a unique and diverse radiation of rodents, comprising ~30 described living and recently extinct species classified in the subfamily Nesomyinae. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof RMD Beck
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Mountain birch genetics and recovery in Scotland

This project will investigate the genetic diversity and adaptive potential of mountain birch to inform upland restoration in Scotland, collaborating with both industry and conservation stakeholders. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Jump, Dr A Skeffington, Dr T Sim
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Brain Tumour Diagnostics, Multi-Omics and Computational Biology

Requirements. - Degree in medicine (essential). - At level of ST1-3 with National Training Number (essential), ideally in pathology /neurosurgery/oncology; desirable). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Wykes
 29 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Engineering Biomimetic Organ-on-Chip Systems for Ocular Research (Ref ID: THRT26/SE/EPM/LI)

Join an exciting, fully funded interdisciplinary research project developing next-generation elastomer-hydrogel based organ-on-chip technologies for animal-free ocular research with biomimetic artificial materials aiming to promote the 3R principle (replacing animal usage in research with more ethical approaches) at the same time improve the efficiency of biotechnologies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Li
 26 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Metabolic control of trophoblast differentiation and placental development

Pregnancy complicated by maternal diabetes and / or obesity is increasingly common. Such pregnancies are more likely to result in abnormal fetal growth, which has consequences for the offspring in later life including, an increased risk of developing metabolic disease themselves. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Westwood, Dr E Cottrell, Dr G Galli, Dr Peter Ruane
 15 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD position in experimental cardiovascular research

2 PhD positions in experimental cardiovascular research. with a focus on inflammation and cardio-immunology in the context of myocardial remodeling and atherosclerosis. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Zernecke
 20 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD in Management Positions at INSEAD (various areas)

INSEAD, one of the world's leading and most diverse business schools, is renowned for its commitment to producing leaders who positively impact society. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  International PhD Programme
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Development of AI framework for iPSC image analysis and integration with transcriptomics

A fully-funded PhD studentship is available to start by 30th September 2026 to work with Professor Viji Draviam, Professor of Quantitative Cell and Molecular Biology, QMUL, and Dr Wei Wei, Associate Principal Scientist, MSD. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof VM Draviam
 28 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Beyond Commensalism: Investigating the Virulence Mechanisms of Streptococcus mitis in Bacteraemia

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common nasopharyngeal commensal but is also the most common cause of pneumonia globally. Invasive pneumococcal disease causes over a million deaths per year worldwide, especially in children under the age of 5, despite the availability of vaccines. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr HM Marshall
 3 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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