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bioinformatics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 478 bioinformatics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Microbiomes for Sustainable, Low-Input Agriculture (CHARPENTIER_J26TMAF)

Primary supervisor - Dr Myriam Charpentier. Can we harness beneficial soil microorganisms to grow productive crops with less fertiliser?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Charpentier
 10 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Dissecting novel molecular events during Jumbophage infection

Bacteriophage are antibacterial viruses that target and kill bacteria and are potentially the most numerous biological entities on planet earth. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Stafford, Dr L Green, Dr O Bayfield, Dr Jason Wilson
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing Artificial Intelligence Approaches to Investigate EpiGenomic Regulatory Logic in Healthy and Disease States

We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to join The Computational Biology and Biomedical AI group led by Dr Shamith Samarajiwa (Associate Professor in Genomics), Imperial College London. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Samarajiwa
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Harnessing cross reactive T-cell responses to prevent future pandemics

Pandemics always arrive without sufficient warning. When a new virus emerges, there is no vaccine ready and no time to build one from scratch. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof L Turtle, Dr K Subramaniam, Prof J Stewart
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Integrated assessment of Immune Fitness in Patients with lung cancer: AI-enabled Immune Phenotyping and CT-based Assessment of Sarcopenia

Lung cancer is the cause of most cancer related death worldwide. Patients with lung cancer exhibit striking differences in clinical outcome despite apparently similar tumour stage and treatment. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Ottensmeier, Dr S Chee, Prof Y Zheng
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO SRUC Are happy chickens healthier?

Are you interested in animal behaviour, welfare, physiology, and sustainable livestock production? This exciting PhD at SRUC will investigate one of the most important emerging questions in animal welfare science. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Bombail
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Precision Medicine DLA - Exploration of genetic, environmental, and sex-specific risk factors to reduce colorectal cancer incidence and inequalities

Additional Supervisor. Dr Kathryn Pennel [University of Glasgow]. Background. With significant disparities in incidence, progression, and outcomes, influenced by genetic, environmental, and sex-specific factors, colorectal cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer related mortality. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Farrington, Dr VR Rajasekaran, Dr P Bankhead
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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SWBio DTP PhD Project: The role of gene organisation in parasitism

This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V L Hunt
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Enhancing Cancer Immunotherapy While Protecting the Heart: The Dual Function of SGLT2 Inhibitors

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionised cancer treatment by harnessing the body's immune system to attack tumours. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Sharma, Prof A Olsson-Brown, Prof D Naisbitt
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: How pollution drives brain ageing: understanding its contribution to neurodegenerative pathologies

Diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis are devastating conditions that cause our brain cells to progressively decay. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Sanchez-Soriano, Prof H Ashe, Prof S Cruickshank
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Closing the loop: an AI guided approach to prioritise competence experimentation of emerging arbovirus risk

Mosquitoes and the viruses they carry are on the move. Climate change, land use change and global trade are expanding the ranges of both, bringing vectors and viruses into contact in places that have never had to consider them before. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Blagrove, Dr M Wardeh, Dr J Pilgrim
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Epigenetics and Cancer: Determining how Mistakes in V(D)J Recombination Trigger Leukaemias and Lymphomas

  Research Group: School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
V(D)J recombination is essential to produce antibody and T-cell receptor genes but since the reaction involves breaking and rejoining DNA, it is highly dangerous and errors have long been thought to lead to leukaemias and lymphomas. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Boyes
 31 May 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Defining the role of Complement glycosylation during Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection

The Project. Understanding how N.gonorrhoeae exploits complement. Gonorrhoea, caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, is a major global health challenge, with more than 80 million infections occurring annually. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Lavender, Dr A Chetwynd
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Precision Medicine DLA – Genomic and mathematical approaches for the precise targeting of public health interventions to control viral emergence

  Research Group: Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation
Emerging pathogens are an ongoing threat to human health globally. At the start of outbreaks, there is a small amount of available data, as case numbers are low. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Hill, Prof D Robertson, Prof A Rambaut
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Precision Medicine DLA – Advanced Multiomics and Machine Learning for Predicting Treatment Outcomes in Inflammatory diseases

  Research Group: Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation
Collaborative Project - MRC’s Collaborative awards provide students with experience of collaborative research with a non-academic partner, enabling the student to spend a period of time with the partner (usually no less than three months over the lifetime of the PhD). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Mahony, Prof J Brewer
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)