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ageing PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 168 ageing PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Investigating the Role of Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Transfer of snoRNAs and Ribosomes in Joint Ageing

Ageing causes significant deterioration in musculoskeletal tissues, especially cartilage, contributing to osteoarthritis. Small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) and extracellular vesicles (EVs) change with age and may drive cartilage decline by altering ribosome function and transferring regulatory RNA cargo. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof MJ Peffers, Dr e Clarke , Dr A Chabronova
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unlocking the Secrets of Ageing: Exploring Epigenetic Clocks in the Jewel Wasp Nasonia vitripennis

Why do we age, and can that process be slowed? This project explores one of biology’s most fascinating and urgent questions by studying how tiny insects can reveal universal rules of ageing. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E Mallon, Dr K Chen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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12 fully funded Ph.D. positions at the Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research

The Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) in Germany is a joint venture of the University of Excellence Cluster on Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), the University and University Hospital Cologne, the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing and the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Max Planck Research Programme
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PhD Opportunities in Pharmacoepidemiology & Ageing Research

About the Project. We are inviting applications from highly motivated candidates for self-funded PhD positions examining the impact of anticholinergic medications on mobility, functional decline, and multimorbidity in ageing populations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Nishtala
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Cognitive Ageing and Language Comprehension: Insights from Eye-Tracking and EEG

With populations living longer worldwide, understanding how healthy ageing affects cognition is a pressing challenge. Reading is a vital skill, central to independence and wellbeing. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Paterson, Dr A Pagán
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Transcriptional Noise as a Biomarker of Healthy Ageing: A Genome Informatics Approach

According to the central dogma of molecular biology, genetic information flows from DNA to RNA to protein in a precise and regulated manner. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Mukhopadhyay
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Using extracellular vesicles to develop a management decision aid for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Pulmonary Fibrosis

We are seeking talented, motivated students with a passion for research in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome to join Dr Rahul Mahida’s team in the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing at the University of Birmingham (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/inflammation-ageing/mahida-rahul.aspx). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Mahida
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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(SATURN CDT) Condition-Based Risk Assessment of Ageing Nuclear Infrastructure under Material Degradation

Ageing nuclear infrastructure must maintain high levels of safety, reliability and structural integrity while many assets continue to operate beyond their original design life. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SMH Hoseyni, Prof J Cordiner
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Ubiquitin Signalling in Ageing and Age-Related Disease: The Interplay of Genetics, Lifestyle, and Environment

Project Overview. Ageing leads to a progressive decline in essential cellular processes, including protein production, folding, and degradation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Kevei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Mechanisms linking vascular ageing and excessive bleeding in cardiovascular disease

Rationale. Excessive bleeding complicates 25% of cardiac surgery procedures. Our research suggests that vascular ageing and endothelial mesenchymal transition are important mechanisms underlying bleeding. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Murphy, Prof V Codd, Dr T Webb
 23 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI‑Facilitated Cognitive Engagement for Healthy Ageing

  Research Group: Psychology
As populations age, maintaining cognitive health and quality of life has become a major public health priority (WHO, 2025). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Vaportzis, Dr V Lesk
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating cellular heterogeneity in tendon homeostasis and ageing using cutting-edge single-cell proteomics

Tendon injuries commonly end racehorse careers, yet how ageing drives this remains unclear. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof MJ Peffers, Dr E Emmott
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding the mechanisms linking myocardial ageing and the type of cell death in people with and without multimorbidity.

Rationale. Current myocardial protection strategies are focused on the prevention of necrosis and apoptosis, and not other important mechanisms of injury such as ferroptosis or pyroptosis. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Murphy, Prof V Codd, Dr T Webb
 23 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Biology of ageing: investigating the effect of novel compounds on longevity and functionality

One of the primary goals of ageing research is to identify compounds that can extend lifespan and/or improve physical and cognitive performance in old age. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Augustin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating lysosomal (dys)function in ageing and neurodegeneration

Project Overview. Ageing is associated with a decline in the functions of an organism (López-Otín, C. et al. Cell, 2023) and correlates with an increased risk of developing diseases in the later life (Niccoli, T. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Cogo, Dr E Kevei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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