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University of Edinburgh PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 103 University of Edinburgh PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

School of Social and Political Science

The University of Edinburgh is home to one of the largest and most successful centres for social and political science scholarship internationally. Through our teaching and research, we are addressing many challenges facing society and impacting lives, from family, gender, race, health and mental health to politics, poverty, sustainability and technology. Our research and education interests are diverse but connected by a commitment to achieving societal benefits and addressing social inequalities. Our community is welcoming, inclusive and supportive, with staff and students from all around the world.

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University of Edinburgh

Make your PhD extraordinary. Achieve your potential at a university ranked 4th in the UK for research power. The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research. We’re consistently ranked one of the best 50 universities in the world and one of the world’s top research-intensive universities. Embarking on a PhD with the University of Edinburgh is an extraordinary adventure that will develop your skills, deepen your knowledge and open unexpected opportunities. Our PhDs are designed to help you achieve your potential through 3 to 4 transformative years of research. Our programmes will challenge you personally and intellectually, and they will allow you to make a substantial contribution to your field of study, working alongside world-renowned experts.

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EastBio: Structural architecture of the centromere

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
A defining aspect of life is the accurate transmission of genetic information from one generation of cells to the next. During mitosis, chromosomes are reorganised dramatically into discrete cylindrical entities. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Muir, Prof J Arulanandam
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Understanding chromatin control of antigenic variation in Trypanosoma brucei

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Cell Biology
Trypanosoma brucei, a kinetoplastid parasite, causes severe disease in humans and livestock and remains a significant, neglected tropical disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Wilson, Dr B Akiyoshi
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Testing Open Science: who’s re-using shared data, models and code?

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology
The Open Science movement has transformed biological and environmental sciences, and our colleagues are sharing data at among the highest rates documented anywhere (Deeb 2025 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328065). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A J Millar
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Investigating sex-biased macrophage dynamics in Drosophila: from acute infection to life course health

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Immunology and Infection Research
Sex differences in immunity shape both how individuals respond to acute infection and how inflammatory biology influences lifetime health outcomes, including ageing and the development of non-communicable diseases such as neurodegeneration and metabolic dysfunction. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Regan, Dr N Agrawal
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Predicting species interactions with traits and phylogenies

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
Interactions between species – such as predator-prey, host-parasite, plant-pollinator – are a fundamental property of biological communities. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G N Stone, Prof D Obbard
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Dissecting the host-pathogen interactions of Burkholderia using modular three-dimensional models of the human lung

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Immunology and Infection Research
Bacterial pathogens have evolved a diverse range of strategies to infect, survive, and replicate within a host. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Moule
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Chronic parasite infection: Unravelling the function of new players in Toxoplasma and Neospora cyst formation

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Immunology and Infection Research
Toxoplasma and Neospora are intracellular parasites that can cause abortion when passed to the developing foetus. Both have significant impact on the farming industry, causing sheep and cattle abortions respectively. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Young
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Investigating the dynamic regulation of tissue disassembly and death in vivo

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Cell Biology
Tissues and organs are not only built, they must also be dismantled and removed at the appropriate stage. Tissue disassembly and death are fundamental to normal development and physiology, while their disruption underlies developmental disorders and diseases such as cancer. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Agrawal, Dr J Regan
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Pangenomic approaches to study the evolution of structural variation

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Recent genomic research has revealed that structural variation, ranging from small insertions and deletions to major chromosomal rearrangements, can have an outsized biological impact compared to simple sequence mutations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Martin, Dr K Lohse
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Investigating the role of post-translational modifications on Plasmodium host-parasite adhesion interactions

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Immunology and Infection Research
Adhesion of Plasmodium infected erythrocytes (IEs) to host cells plays an important role in the biology and pathology of malaria parasites (1). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Rowe, Dr N Philip
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio Partnership – Artificial metalloenzymes for photocatalysis

University of Edinburgh
School of Chemistry
Photocatalysts offer a route to sustainable chemical reactions using light as their energy source and operating under mild conditions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Jarvis, Dr J Richardson
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Establishing how plant evolution has shaped the fabric of peatlands

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences
Peatlands are a globally valuable wetland ecosystem that cover just 3% of the Earth's land surface but store nearly 30% of all land-based carbon. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Hetherington, Dr R Milne
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: The evolution of reproductive isolation.

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences
Plant species have different microevolutionary patterns to animal species, with Reproductive Isolation (RI) evolving faster and in more often in sympatry. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C A Kidner
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Keeping up with the neighbours: How do progenitor cells coordinate with each other as they build tissues?

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute for Regeneration and Repair
During mammalian development, progenitor cells pass must through developmental transitions in concert with their neighbours. This is key to maintaining the beautifully coordinated process of embryogenesis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Lowell, Prof V Wilson
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: How do swimming Leishmania parasite cells control their swimming to get where they need to go?

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Immunology and Infection Research
This project will combine cutting-edge CRISPR reverse genetics, advanced microscopy and image analysis to uncover how cells, focusing on unicellular parasites, control their swimming. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Wheeler, Prof A Schnaufer
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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