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We have 1,182 biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Fully funded PhD studentship in synthetic biology and gene editing (University of Cambridge)

University of Cambridge

Department of Chemistry

Applications are invited for a fully funded 3.5-year PhD studentship in the field of synthetic biology and gene editing, based in the Department of Chemistry at Cambridge University under the supervision of Dr Julian Willis. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Willis

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

Natural products and chemical control of fungal cell biology

University of Oxford

Department of Biology

Life-threatening fungal infections are associated with an estimated 3.8 million deaths annually worldwide. With few classes of antifungal drugs available, emerging resistance and treatment failure present major challenges. Read more

Supervisor: Dr X Chen

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Development of new molecular tools for cell biology and neuroscience through protein engineering and synthetic biology

University of Cambridge

Department of Chemistry

Research Group: Mateo Sanchez Lab

The Mateo Sanchez Lab located in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge works at the interface of chemistry and biology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Sanchez Lopez

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

Fully Funded 4-Year Cheney Scholarship PhD Programme in In Situ Biology

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

The Cheney Scholarship is a prestigious 4-year PhD programme in in situ biology, designed to train the next generation of scientists to tackle the most complex challenges in biology and medicine. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only) 4 Year PhD Programme

PhD Studentship: The Biochemistry and Chemical Biology of the Genome and Epigenome

University of Cambridge

Department of Chemistry

We invite applications from creative and motivated individuals to join Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian’s group for a 4-year PhD studentship, working on multidisciplinary projects exploiting both chemistry and biology to explore fundamental mechanisms of genome function (http://www.balasubramanian.co.uk). Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Balasubramanian

29 October 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Join a graduate school at the interface of biology and computation: IMPRS-BAC in Berlin

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics

IMPRS for Biology and Computation

We seek exceptional graduates from around the globe and are delighted to offer them the ideal environment for advancing their scientific careers. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Max Planck Research Programme

Investigating the interaction of La related proteins with colliding ribosomes

The University of Manchester

Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

Research Group: Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

How do cells keep making the right proteins when conditions become stressful? Protein synthesis is one of the most fundamental processes in biology, yet ribosomes do not move smoothly along every mRNA. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G D Pavitt, Dr A Roseman

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

Building new nano-biosensors for healthcare: Linking biology to the world of carbon nanotechnology through synthetic biology

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Biosciences

Research Group: Molecular Biosciences

Proteins are nature’s very own molecular machines carrying out functions ranging from catalysis to molecular recognition to energy conversion. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Jones, Prof M Palma, Dr WK Kelton

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

EastBio: How do swimming Leishmania parasite cells control their swimming to get where they need to go?

University of Edinburgh

School of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Immunology and Infection Research

This project will combine cutting-edge CRISPR reverse genetics, advanced microscopy and image analysis to uncover how cells, focusing on unicellular parasites, control their swimming. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Wheeler, Prof A Schnaufer

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Building branches: meristem formation during dichotomous branching in plants

University of Oxford

Department of Biology

Plants create diverse and elaborate 3D branching architectures by modulating the number, position, and size of shoot branches. The growth of shoot branches requires the maintenance of stem cells within generative structures known as meristems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Spencer

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Deciphering G-Quadruplex function in transposon DNA nuclear import and transposition

University of Oxford

Department of Biology

Transposons are mobile DNA sequences capable of moving to new genomic locations and can dynamically shape genome evolution. However, the mechanisms that govern their successful integration into host genomes remain poorly understood. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Cho

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Water out of thin air: developing technological solutions to water scarcity

University of Oxford

Department of Biology

This PhD will run in partnership with the Department of Biology and Soft Robotics. The aim is to develop technological solutions to the growing problem of water scarcity by drawing inspiration from the living world. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Thorogood

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Building across Boundaries: A 3D cell atlas of graft formation between C₃ and C₄ grasses

Gatsby Charitable Foundation

Overarching Question. How do cells from two evolutionarily distant plants recognise one another, reprogramme their identities and ultimately build a functional connection?. Read more

Supervisors: Dr PS Singh, Prof J Hibberd

30 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Building across Boundaries: A 3D cell atlas of graft formation between C₃ and C₄ grasses

University of York

Department of Biology

Overarching Question. How do cells from two evolutionarily distant plants recognise one another, reprogramme their identities and ultimately build a functional connection?. Read more

Supervisors: Dr PS Singh, Prof J Hibberd

30 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Fully funded PhD in Computational Biology

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

PhD Opportunities

The Computational Biology Department at MBZUAI sits at the cutting edge of biology, medicine, and AI. Our faculty lead efforts to model complex biological systems and extract insights from large-scale molecular data. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) International PhD Programme

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