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We have 163 ageing PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Examining the mechanisms that cause cardiovascular disease by studying the heart or adipose tissue

University of Reading

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Heart failure has a serious impact on our society and once diagnosed has a poor survival rate. In the United Kingdom, there are about 1.5 million people living with the after-effects of a heart attack. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Boateng

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

Modelling the Self-Regulatory Feedback of the Androgen Receptor under Testosterone Influence

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Ullner

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

The macromolecular basis of nuclear remodelling in humans

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Our lab focuses on understanding the processes which lead to a reshaping of the nuclear compartment in health and disease. The nucleus is continuously reshaped by the cytoskeletal filaments that surround it. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Allegretti

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

Human haematopoietic stem cells biology in health and disease

University of Cambridge

Cambridge Stem Cell Institute

Group Leader. Professor Elisa Laurenti (Laurenti Group). Research Summary. Every day a trillion blood cells are produced in our body. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Laurenti

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

Neurotransmitter signalling to central nervous system progenitor cells

University of Cambridge

Cambridge Stem Cell Institute

Group Leader. Professor Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir (Káradóttir Group). Keywords. CNS, myelin, Oligodendrocyte, neuroscience, stem cells, brain, Multiple Sclerosis. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Karadottir

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

Cellular decision making in normal and leukaemic blood stem cells

University of Cambridge

Cambridge Stem Cell Institute

Group Leader. Professor Bertie Göttgens (Göttgens Group). Research Summary. Blood stem cells maintain the lifelong production of all blood cell types. Read more

Supervisor: Prof B Göttgens

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

Causes of clonal expansions of blood stem cells

Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)

CRG International PhD Programme 2027

Causes of clonal expansions of blood stem cells. During ageing, blood stem cell clones expand, increasing the risk of blood cancer and cardiovascular disease, yet most expansions lack known driver mutations. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Velten

22 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Single-cell lineage tracing at the scale of human populations

Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)

CRG International PhD Programme 2027

Single-cell lineage tracing at the scale of human populations. During ageing, some blood stem cell clones expand, increasing the risk of blood cancer and cardiovascular disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Velten

22 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - How the Golgi Feels Force: Uncovering a Hidden Driver of Osteoarthritis

University of Bristol

School of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Osteoarthritis (OA) affects an estimated 10 million people in the UK and is characterised by the progressive breakdown of articular cartilage leading to joint pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Hammond, Dr N Stevenson, Dr B Faber, Dr E Blain

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

Beyond Pairwise Connections: Higher-Order Models of Human Brain Networks

University of Birmingham

School of Mathematics

Research Group: AMICO Lab

The human brain is commonly represented as a network in which brain regions are nodes and connections between pairs of regions are edges. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Amico, Prof F Spill

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

Investigating molecular mechanisms underlying resilience to dementia and age-related disorders: A multi-omic analysis of large human biobanks

University of Exeter

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. Read more

Supervisor: Dr RW Walker

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

Modelling Battery Behaviour During Periods of Disuse

University of Birmingham

School of Metallurgy & Materials

This project offers an opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge modelling research with real-world impact on battery safety, sustainability, and environmental protection. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J E Edge

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

In-Process Weld Inspection during Submarine Build

University of Strathclyde

Develop automated in-process ultrasonic inspection that delivers high-integrity welds right, first time, every time, on BAE Systems submarine geometries and materials. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Nicolson

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

Preferences for Falls Prevention Technologies in Residential Social Care settings

University of Leeds

Faculty of Medicine and Health

A full-time PhD scholarship is available in the School of Medicine in 2026/27. The scholarship is open to UK applicants and covers UK tuition fees for 3 years, a maintenance stipend at the UKRI rate (£21,805 for 2026/27) and up to £8,000 to support research-related activities. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JO O'Dwyer, Dr D Meads, Prof C Thompson

30 September 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Edmond and Lily Safra PhD Studentship in Parkinson's Disease

Imperial College London

Department of Brain Sciences

Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship funded by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation within Dr Cynthia Sandor’s group in the Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CS Sandor

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

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