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bioinformatics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 478 bioinformatics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Neuropeptide evolution and function: finding the missing links

Primary Supervisor. Prof. Maurice Elphick. Studentship Funding. Awaiting CSC Funding Decision. Application Deadline. 27th January 2027. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof MR Elphick
 27 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Horizontal gene transfer as a driver of novel immune phenotypes

Primary Supervisor. Dr Lee Henry. Co-supervisor. Dr Alex de Mendoza. Studentship Funding. Awaiting CSC Funding Decision. Application Deadline. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Henry
 27 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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SWBio DTP PhD Project: Using engineering biology to modulate toxin-antitoxin dynamics and the stability of multidrug resistance in important foodborne pathogens

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 RH Habgood
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Seasonal polyphenism in an invasive horticultural pest

Project Overview. The invasive pest Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) threatens UK fruit crops and biodiversity due to its climate-driven expansion and winter survival. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Wijnen, Dr O Katsamenis, Dr S Long
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Does Fetal Sex Matter? Uncovering Sex-Specific Placental Responses to Maternal Nutrition

  Research Group: Biomedicine
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 Supervisors: Prof R John, Dr SL Langley, Prof A Isles
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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SWBio DTP PhD Project: Gene’s eye view of multidimensional evolution

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: Prof J Wolf
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Oral dysbiosis and S. aureus: understanding how change in the oral microbiome drive infection risk

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the World Health Organisation’s priority pathogens, causing wide-ranging infections from skin and soft tissue infections to life-threatening conditions such as pneumonia, bloodstream infections and infective endocarditis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Gupta, Dr A Oates, Dr PS Stafford, Dr T Do
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Population Genomics and Climate Resilience in New Zealand Marine Fishes

PhD Scholarship. Fisheries Genomics, Climate Change and Māori Fisheries. He Kete Ira. Genomics for the Future of Our Wai, Moana and Taonga Species. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof PA Ritchie
 30 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Life in a Swirl: How Ocean Eddies Shape Plankton Communities

Project Overview. Ocean eddies are swirling bodies of water, biogeochemical incubators that trap and transport plankton across environmental gradients, altering biogeochemistry through ecological interactions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MB Benavides, Dr S Clayton, Dr T Bibby
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Discovery and engineering of capsule degrading enzymes for antibacterial therapeutics

The aim of this project is to discover and engineer enzymes that degrade bacterial capsules (depolymerases) as a new approach to combating antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Harmer
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Decoding the Rules for Successful Phage Infection Using High-Throughput Microfluidic Screening

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is driving renewed interest in bacteriophages (phages) as therapeutics, biocontrol agents, and diagnostic tools. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Gielen
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Chikungunya Virus Defective Viral Genomes: Unravelling mechanisms of formation, immune modulation and effect on viral pathogenesis

Project Description. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne RNA virus that causes acute fever, neurological complications, and chronic joint pain. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A.K Tuplin, Prof A Whitehouse, Dr CW Walter
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PEARL-OMICS - Integrating environmental multi-omics, eDNA and catchment data to predict freshwater pearl mussel stress and restoration response in Ireland.

  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
The freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) is one of Europe’s most threatened freshwater species and an important indicator of clean, healthy river ecosystems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RI Irwin, Dr D Lees-Murdock, Dr J Arnscheidt
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Exploring Nodavirus diversity from crayfish hosts: assessing implications for human health risks

CASE Project. Teesside University, Durham University, the University of Leeds, and the Environment Agency are delighted to offer a new interdisciplinary PhD opportunity investigating emerging nodaviruses in UK aquatic wildlife. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Bojko
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Mining the Human Gut Microbiome for Novel O-Glycan Degrading Enzymes

CASE Project. The trillions of microbes that inhabit the human gut play a critical role in nutrition, metabolism, immunity and healthy ageing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Bolam
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)