Other PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

cGAS-STING involvement in respiratory viral infections

Supervisor: Dr M Triantafilou

This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Bench Fees (£42,000 total). Read more

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Investigating the innate immune response in RSV and HMPV infection

Supervisor: Dr M Triantafilou

This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Bench Fees (£46,000 total). Read more

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

The role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in chemotherapy-induced neurotoxicity

This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Bench Fees (£45,000 total). Read more

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Deciphering how NLRP3 inflammasome- and STING-driven inflammatory pathways are linked to mental health disorders

This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Bench Fees (£43,000 total). Read more

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

The role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in kidney disease

This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Bench Fees (£45,000 total). Read more

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Complement-inflammasome interactions in amyloid-beta-induced inflammation

This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Bench Fees (£45,000 total). Read more

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Novel Immunotherapies and Vaccines for Virus Control

Supervisor: Prof R Stanton

This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Bench Fees (£68,500 total). Read more

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Optimisation and feasibility testing of a self-administered gratitude intervention to promote mental health and wellbeing

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Bench Fees (£14,150 total). Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Nollett

Queen Mary University of London Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry

Improving the management of dementia in people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation living with multiple long-term conditions

Dementia disproportionately affects those experiencing socioeconomic deprivation who are almost twice as likely to have additional long-term conditions alongside dementia. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MA Armstrong, Prof CC Cooper

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

University of Birmingham Institute of Inflammation and Ageing

Investigating the role of alveolar macrophage metabolic reprogramming in pathogenesis of progressive pulmonary fibrosis.

Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis (PPF) is a devastating condition which causes worsening breathlessness and disability, with a high mortality rate. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Mahida

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Aberdeen University School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

Immune-dysregulation in chronic inflammatory muco-cutaneous disorders

This exciting PhD project provides a rare opportunity to discover novel mechanisms of immune-dysregulation in under-researched but clinically important… Read more

Supervisors: Prof K Hijazi, Dr R Abu Eid, Prof D J Blackbourn

18 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Long-term care use among individuals diagnosed with cancer: a Scottish population level linked data study

Research Group: Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre

Students will be registered for their degree at either the University of Glasgow or Edinburgh, depending on the project they apply for. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Hall

20 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Integrative genomics prioritisation of drug targets

The MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol is the leading group for the development and application of causal analysis and evidence triangulation in health research to improve lives. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Gaunt

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Comparison of Streptococcus spp. antimicrobial resistance and virulence for sepsis isolates from LMIC and UK

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Bench Fees. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Spiller