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We have 163 ageing PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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

University of Liverpool

Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

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

Unlocking the Secrets of Ageing: Exploring Epigenetic Clocks in the Jewel Wasp Nasonia vitripennis

University of Leicester

Department of Genetics, Genomics and Cancer Sciences

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

12 fully funded Ph.D. positions at the Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research

Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research

PhD Opportunities

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

PhD Opportunities in Pharmacoepidemiology & Ageing Research

University of Bath

Department of Life Sciences

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

Lysosomal TMEM106B in brain ageing and disease

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Our group studies mechanisms of brain health, ageing and disease focusing on the lysosomal protein transmembrane protein 106B (TMEM106B) which forms amyloids in the brain in an age-dependent manner. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Arseni

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Cognitive Ageing and Language Comprehension: Insights from Eye-Tracking and EEG

University of Leicester

School of Psychology and Vision Sciences

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

Transcriptional Noise as a Biomarker of Healthy Ageing: A Genome Informatics Approach

University of Salford

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

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

Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Using human genomics, AI and fly disease modelling to study the relationship between sleep and Alzheimer’s disease

University of Bristol

School of Psychology and Neuroscience

Background. Our 24-hour body clock or circadian rhythms controls sleep-wake cycles timing. We helped show rhythms become weaker and sleep fragmented in old age (https://circadiageing.org.uk). Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Hodge

21 October 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Using extracellular vesicles to develop a management decision aid for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Pulmonary Fibrosis

University of Birmingham

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

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

Optimising Healthy Ageing in Trans and Non-Binary Adults

Brighton and Sussex Medical School

Post-graduate Research

Applications are invited for a 3.5-year NIHR ARC KSS funded PhD studentship at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. Project details. Read more

Supervisors: Dr DS Shrewsbury, Dr N Lockwood, Dr E Whitcroft

26 October 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Ubiquitin Signalling in Ageing and Age-Related Disease: The Interplay of Genetics, Lifestyle, and Environment

University of Reading

Department of Biomedical Sciences

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

AI‑Facilitated Cognitive Engagement for Healthy Ageing

University of Bradford

Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences

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

Epigenetics, ageing, and stem cells

University of Cambridge

Cambridge Stem Cell Institute

Group Leader. Dr Chiara Herzog (Herzog Group). Research Summary. Throughout life, our cells accumulate memories of their experiences, recorded on the “epigenome” - a layer of chemical tags on our DNA that switches genes on or off without changing the underlying genetic code itself. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Herzog

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

A novel role in mitochondrial homeostasis for the anti-ageing factor RBBP5

The University of Manchester

Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

The mitochondrion evolved from an endosymbiotic interaction between an alpha-proteobacterium and an archaeon. A defining event during this evolution was the transfer of most mitochondrial genes to the host nucleus. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Poulin, Dr A J Whitmarsh

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

Biology of ageing: investigating the effect of novel compounds on longevity and functionality

Royal Holloway, University of London

Department of Biological Sciences

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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