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bioinformatics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 478 bioinformatics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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How do neurons interpret epigenetic information in DNA?

DNA modifications, including methylation and hydroxymethylation, encode a layer of regulatory information alongside the genetic instructions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Hardwick, Prof J MIll
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering Marine Bacterial Communities for Bioprotection of Offshore Wind Infrastructure and Reduction of Metal Leaching into Ocean Ecosystems

Offshore wind energy is expanding rapidly as nations transition toward low-carbon energy systems. However, the long-term durability of offshore wind infrastructure remains threatened by corrosion and metal leaching from steel foundations, sacrificial anodes, coatings, and associated submerged components. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Munoz, Dr M Quintela-Baluja
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The evolutionary genomics of life-history adaptations in pinnipeds [YES-27-B-02]

  Research Group: School of Biology
Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, fur seals and walrus) are keystone marine predators, and sentinels for marine ecosystem health. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Goodman, Dr I Carr
 12 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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ACCE+ DLA Programme: The impact of a warming climate on sexually selected traits and the consequences for evolutionary fitness

ACCE+ DLA is committed to recruiting extraordinary future scientists regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith or religious belief, pregnancy or maternity, parental or caring responsibilities or career pathway to date. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Wright, Dr Vicky Lloyd, Dr N Hemmings, Dr S Wigby, Prof A Pomiankowski, Prof K Dasmahapatra
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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ACCE+ DLA Programme: The inheritance of phenotypic plasticity in a wild mammal

ACCE+ DLA is committed to recruiting extraordinary future scientists regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith or religious belief, pregnancy or maternity, parental or caring responsibilities or career pathway to date. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Slate, Dr N Nadeau, Prof S Paterson
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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ACCE+ DLA Programme: How are insects responding to multiple selective pressures?

ACCE+ DLA is committed to recruiting extraordinary future scientists regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith or religious belief, pregnancy or maternity, parental or caring responsibilities or career pathway to date. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Nadeau, Prof K Dasmahapatra, Dr L Bramham
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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ACCE+ DLA Programme: Are plants adapting to climate change?

ACCE+ DLA is committed to recruiting extraordinary future scientists regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith or religious belief, pregnancy or maternity, parental or caring responsibilities or career pathway to date. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Dunning, Prof C P Osborne, Prof R Freckleton, Dr M Vorontsova, Dr Efisio Mattana
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Effector proteins in vector borne bacterial infection

Project Description. Pathogenic bacteria spread by ticks cause a range of diseases in livestock, with major impacts on animal health, food production, and economies. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof PW Wigley
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Understanding seedling vigour through a mechanistic analysis of plant DNA damage responses

One full scholarship is available in the School of Biology in 2027. This scholarship is open to UK PhD applicants and covers bench fees plus maintenance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C E West, Dr N Yelina
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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BBSRC Wessex One Health (WOH) Doctoral Landscape Award - PhD Studentships in Infection Biosciences

This BBSRC-funded doctoral programme will train students in interdisciplinary approaches to Infection Biosciences across all classes of pathogens, to combat current and future disease threats to human and animal health, including emerging infections, vector-borne diseases, antimicrobial resistance and food insecurity. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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BBSRC Wessex One Health (WOH) Doctoral Landscape Award - PhD Studentships in Infection Biosciences

This BBSRC-funded doctoral programme will train students in interdisciplinary approaches to Infection Biosciences across all classes of pathogens, to combat current and future disease threats to human and animal health, including emerging infections, vector-borne diseases, antimicrobial resistance and food insecurity. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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BBSRC Wessex One Health (WOH) Doctoral Landscape Award - PhD Studentships in Infection Biosciences

This BBSRC-funded doctoral programme will train students in interdisciplinary approaches to Infection Biosciences across all classes of pathogens, to combat current and future disease threats to human and animal health, including emerging infections, vector-borne diseases, antimicrobial resistance and food insecurity. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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BBSRC Wessex One Health (WOH) Doctoral Landscape Award - PhD Studentships in Infection Biosciences

This BBSRC-funded doctoral programme will train students in interdisciplinary approaches to Infection Biosciences across all classes of pathogens, to combat current and future disease threats to human and animal health, including emerging infections, vector-borne diseases, antimicrobial resistance and food insecurity. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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BBSRC Wessex One Health (WOH) Doctoral Landscape Award - PhD Studentships in Infection Biosciences

This BBSRC-funded doctoral programme will train students in interdisciplinary approaches to Infection Biosciences across all classes of pathogens, to combat current and future disease threats to human and animal health, including emerging infections, vector-borne diseases, antimicrobial resistance and food insecurity. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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BBSRC Wessex One Health (WOH) Doctoral Landscape Award - PhD Studentships in Infection Biosciences

This BBSRC-funded doctoral programme will train students in interdisciplinary approaches to Infection Biosciences across all classes of pathogens, to combat current and future disease threats to human and animal health, including emerging infections, vector-borne diseases, antimicrobial resistance and food insecurity. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Award