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bioinformatics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 478 bioinformatics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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ACCE+ DLA programme: The ecology and mechanism of very rapid changes in songbird migration

Are you fascinated by animal migration? Do you want to understand how it is changing as we change the world around us? Do you want to do so using cutting-edge molecular techniques?. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Wynn, Dr R Jeffreys, Dr P Dufour
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Architects of Resistance: How Viruses and their Descendants Shape Bacterial Evolution

Bacterial evolution and the rapid spread of antibiotic resistance are pressing threats to global health. If left unchecked, annual deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are projected to rise dramatically. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Fogg, Dr S Meaden, Dr H Gao
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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ACCE+ DLA programme: From seed to stand: is tree planting eroding the genetic diversity of the UK’s native trees?

  Research Group: Hung Lab of Biodiversity Genomics
The UK is creating woodland at a pace not seen for decades, yet the genetic diversity of newly planted trees—the raw material that allows them to adapt to changing environments—remains poorly understood. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr TH Hung, Dr J Crawford
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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SWBio DTP PhD Project: Disrupting Polymicrobial Biofilm Communities to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

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 B V Jones
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Phylotranscriptomic insights into meiofauna community ecology on the British South Coast

Project Overview. In this project, we will use cutting-edge metatranscriptome sequencing to census meiofauna – microscopic invertebrates living in sediment interstices and on macroalgae – along Britain's southern coast. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Fenberg, Dr CL Laumer
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(MCRC MB-PhD) Regulation of humoral immunity in non-small cell lung cancer

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Earlier detection and improved patient stratification are essential for improving outcomes, but this requires a better understanding of how cancer cells interact with their local environment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AB Byron, Dr S Knight, Prof A Malliri
 15 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating The Combined Impact Of Behavioural And Neurodevelopmental Conditions On Education

Primary Supervisor. Dr. Margherita Malanchini. Co-supervisor(s). Dr. Jessica Agnew Blais, Dr. Giorgia Michelini. Studentship Funding. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Malanchini
 27 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the neuro-immune connection in the breast tissue ecosystem

Project Description. Recent discoveries have transformed our understanding of how tissues function, revealing that the peripheral nervous system is much more than a passive regulator of organ function. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Gorrini, Dr B.M. Filippi, Prof T Hughes
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Where Does the Carbon Go? Methyl-Carbon Metabolism in Marine Phytoplankton

Project Overview. Methane production has been reported from marine eukaryotic phytoplankton cultures, but the metabolic pathways and carbon sources responsible remain unknown. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Dumont, Mr . Janouškovec, Dr E García-Martin
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The hidden immune system of fungi: uncovering the roles of NLR genes

NLR genes play important roles as the sensors/receptors of non-self molecules and in activation of immune responses. The role of NLRs in immunity has been thoroughly described for plants and animals, but how they contribute to the fungal immune system is unknown. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Kettles
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How Hematopoietic Transcription Factors and Epigenetic Coregulators Shape Gene Regulatory Networks in Immune Cell Development

This is a 4-year PhD studentship to join the group of Dr Tianyi Zhang in the Department of Cancer and Genomics Sciences at the University of Birmingham. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr TZ Zhang
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding regulation of small RNAs and DNA methylation in plant stem cells

  Research Group: Molecular Biosciences
Project description. Terrestrial life ultimately depends on plant meristems - small populations of undifferentiated stem cells that produce all major plant organs such as leaves and flowers that are critical for agriculture and food security. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Scofield, Dr T Lechon Gomez, Dr W Dewitte
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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SWBio DTP PhD Project: How do protein:protein interactions shape antibiotic susceptibility in Klebsiella pneumoniae?

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 CT Tooke
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering Plant Metal Transport Systems for Soil Remediation and Nickel Recovery

Industrial pollution, historic mining, and land contamination present critical environmental challenges worldwide, leaving vast areas of land degraded and toxic to local ecosystems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Rylott, Dr A Harper
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Impacts of climate-induced Arctic greening on freshwater ecosystems

Project Overview. The project’s goal is to understand long-term ecological change in freshwater in Arctic and alpine regions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Yu-Tuan Huang, Prof PG Langdon, Dr M de Novaes Nascimento, Dr REW Walton
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)