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

EastBio: Ageing in a rapidly warming Arctic: why do Svalbard reindeer differ in rates of senescence?

University of Aberdeen

School of Biological Sciences

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Individuals of the same chronological age can differ in how rapidly they senesce, the age-related decline in physiological function and fitness. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Król, Dr A Douglas, Prof S Albon, Prof D Nussey

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

EastBio: Who’s there? Unbiased microbiome assessment during Atlantic salmon seawater transfer.

University of Aberdeen

School of Biological Sciences

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector globally, but continued sustainable expansion in line with projected food security estimates is hampered by issues with fish health and disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Ritchie, Prof S Martin

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

Finding hidden HPV cancer antigens recognized by T cells | MSCA PhD, University of Dundee, UK

Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology

PhD Opportunities

Find hidden proteins in HPV-driven cancers that T cells can recognize, at the University of Dundee. Not open if you spent over 12 months in the UK in the 3 years before the start; explore the 11 other ORFeus projects!. Read more

Supervisor: Prof N Ternette

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

How 'non-coding' RNAs make hidden proteins during human neuron development | MSCA PhD, University of Leeds, UK

Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology

PhD Opportunities

Discover how "non-coding" RNAs make hidden proteins as human cells become neurons, at the University of Leeds. Not open if you spent over 12 months in the UK in the 3 years before the start; look at the other 11 ORFeus projects!. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Aspden

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

Proteomics discovery of secreted microproteins and their receptors in cancer | MSCA PhD, University of Freiburg, Germany

Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology

PhD Opportunities

Capture secreted microproteins that may act as signals between cancer cells, and the receptors they bind, using proteomics at the University of Freiburg. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Elsässer

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

EastBio: Representing space, time, and number in the human brain: A developmental and EEG investigation

University of Aberdeen

School of Psychology

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Estimating the magnitude of various quantities, such as space, time, and number, is essential for the survival and fitness of members of many species. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Chakravarthi, Dr S Cleland

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

EastBio: Too sweet: Behavioural and neurobiological impact of adolescent sugar consumption on decision-making

University of Aberdeen

School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. The prevalence of juvenile obesity and type 2 diabetes is rapidly growing in children and teenagers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr FN Naneix, Dr A Gonzalez Sanchez

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

Worms on a Chip: Automated C. elegans Biosensing for Rapid Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostics

University College London

Department of Chemistry

PROJECT SUMMARY. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing still relies on culture-based methods that take 24-72 h, forcing clinicians to prescribe empirically and accelerating the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Read more

Supervisors: Dr GB Bolognesi, Prof N T K Thanh

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

From Defence to Antibiotic production: Uncovering New Roles for NLR Signalling in Multicellular Bacteria (SCHLIMPERT_J27DTP)

John Innes Centre

Graduate Programme

Primary Supervisor - Professor Susan Schlimpert https://www.schlimpertlab.com/. Nucleotide-binding and oligomerisation domain-like receptors (NLRs) are famous for driving immune responses in plants and animals. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Schlimpert

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

EastBio - Molecular basis of transcriptional regulation during mammalian pre-implantation development

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

The life of mammals starts with fertilization of an egg, which subsequently undergoes multiple rounds of cell division and develops into a complete organism. Read more

Supervisors: Dr W Kobayashi, Prof T A Owen-hughes

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

EastBio - Uncovering the non-canonical proteolytic activity of Deubiquitinating enzymes

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

One of the key challenges in molecular biology is understanding how post-translational modifications regulate protein function. Pathogens and cancer cells are highly effective at hijacking these mechanisms to advance their own agendas. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Maniaci, Dr P Cossar

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

Whole genome sequencing from mosquito blood meals (BERGSTROM_U27DTP)

University of East Anglia

School of Biological Sciences

Primary Supervisor - Dr Anders Bergstrom. Mosquitos can be seen as tiny, autonomous samplers of blood from wild animals. It is well-established that mosquito blood meals contain animal DNA, as well as DNA from animal pathogens. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Bergström

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

EASTBIO: Developing a luciferase reporter platform for testing RNA therapies in human renal tubular cells

University of Edinburgh

School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences (College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine)

SCIENTIFIC PROBLEM. RNA-based medicines are an expanding class of therapeutics with proven potential to treat diseases of the kidney, liver and other organs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Hunter , Dr KD Duffin, Dr M K Mansley

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

Engineering fitness in disease-resistant crops (GRANDELLIS_E27DTP)

Earlham Institute

Graduate Programme

Primary Supervisor - Dr Carolina Grandellis. Engineering crop disease resistance to overcome the growth-defence trade-off. Developing crops that are both productive and resillient is one of the major challenges facing agriculture. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CG Grandellis

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

Where does RNA go in the cold? Visualing Coolair RNA inside Plant Cells (DING_J27DTP)

John Innes Centre

Graduate Programme

Primary Supervisor - Professor Yiliang Ding. Plants cannot escape changes in their environment and must continually adjust their growth and development in response to temperature. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Y Ding

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

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