biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 627 biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Nottingham BBSRC DLA Programme: Engineering modified mRNA for dynamic cells (Industry associated project)

Thanks to £14m of funding awarded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the University of Nottingham working in partnership with Nottingham Trent University are offering fully funded innovative four-year cohort-based training in frontier science. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Archer

30 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Mechanisms underlying shell colour pattern variation in turtles (Testudines)

University of Nottingham

School of Life Sciences

We are offering an exciting PhD research opportunity to join a collaborative project investigating the mechanisms that generate variation in shell coloration in tortoises, sea turtles, and terrapins. Read more

Supervisors: Dr YC Chiari, Prof PM Moriarty

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

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Molecular Mechanisms of Insect Olfaction Toward Sesquiterpenoid Stereoisomers

Macquarie University

Faculty of Science and Engineering

How do insects distinguish between mirror-image molecules, and why can a subtle change in stereochemistry transform a strong attractant into a compound that elicits no response? This PhD project explores the mechanisms that drive insect recognition of sesquiterpenoid stereoisomers, a class of compounds commonly involved in true bug pheromone communication. Read more

Supervisor: Dr SJP Park

24 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Domain Adaptation to Map Gene Expression Across Species, Life Stage and Cell-type in Economically Important Crop Pests

Queen Mary University of London

Digital Environment Research Institute

Background. We are looking for an enthusiastic data scientist, with a passion for biological research, to pursue a 4-year fully funded PhD studentship aimed at developing deep learning models for transcriptomic data in crop pests. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MF Fumagalli

30 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Safeguarding wheat yields from cereal fungal invaders (SAUNDERS_J26DTP3)

John Innes Centre

Graduate Programme

Primary Supervisor - Professor Diane Saunders. Every year fungal pathogens destroy 10–23% of all major calorie and commodity crops. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Saunders

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

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Advanced Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy – method development and applications

University of St Andrews

School of Chemistry

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy is a magnetic resonance technique that is exclusively and exquisitely sensitive to unpaired electrons that are found in radicals and paramagnetic metal complexes. Read more

Supervisor: Prof B E Bode

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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PhD position available in Synthetic Chemistry for Development of Mitochondria Targeting and Genome Engineering.

Imperial College London

Department of Chemistry

PIONEER (Programmable In-Organelle Nucleic-acid Entry, Expression and Retention) is an ambitious UK research consortium from Imperial College London, the University of Bristol, and the University of Glasgow, funded through the UK’s Advanced Research and Innovation Agency’s (ARIA) Precision Mitochondria programme, with a single bold goal. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Kamaly

31 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Examining how post-transcriptional gene regulation mechanisms affect stem cell function

University of Liverpool

Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

Unlock the secrets of stem cell function using cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing and transcriptomics. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Tew, Dr D Turner, Dr R Oldershaw

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

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Switching on Cell Death (Ferroptosis) in Cancer by Combining Traditional and Modern Medicine (BAOY_U26FMHCPRT)

University of East Anglia

Norwich Medical School

Primary supervisor. Professor Yongping Bao. Phytochemicals play a key role in cancer management. For example, paclitaxel from Taxus brevifolia has been used for treatment of approximately 60% cancers. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Bao

28 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Sensing local biomolecular environments with coherent optical nanoscopy

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Biosciences

Research Group: Molecular Biosciences

The development of novel imaging tools and technologies, including super-resolution optical microscopy, has revolutionised our understanding of biology. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Borri, Prof W Langbein

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

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Dual Ended HDAC-Bcl-2 Inhibitor Therapeutics (DEHBIT): A Continuous Flow Chemistry Approach to Next-Generation Polypharmacological Cancer Therapeutics

Newcastle University

Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

Background and Scientific Rationale . Cancer remains one of the most significant global health challenges, characterised by complex, multifactorial disease mechanisms requiring equally sophisticated therapeutic strategies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Sellars

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

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We have 627 biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 627 biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Nottingham BBSRC DLA Programme: Engineering modified mRNA for dynamic cells (Industry associated project)

Mechanisms underlying shell colour pattern variation in turtles (Testudines)

Molecular Mechanisms of Insect Olfaction Toward Sesquiterpenoid Stereoisomers

Domain Adaptation to Map Gene Expression Across Species, Life Stage and Cell-type in Economically Important Crop Pests

Safeguarding wheat yields from cereal fungal invaders (SAUNDERS_J26DTP3)

Advanced Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy – method development and applications

PhD position available in Synthetic Chemistry for Development of Mitochondria Targeting and Genome Engineering.

Examining how post-transcriptional gene regulation mechanisms affect stem cell function

Switching on Cell Death (Ferroptosis) in Cancer by Combining Traditional and Modern Medicine (BAOY_U26FMHCPRT)

Sensing local biomolecular environments with coherent optical nanoscopy

Dual Ended HDAC-Bcl-2 Inhibitor Therapeutics (DEHBIT): A Continuous Flow Chemistry Approach to Next-Generation Polypharmacological Cancer Therapeutics

PectoCAZy: mining plant pathogens for industrially-relevant enzyme mixtures

Mechanisms of Early Tau Seeding in Alzheimer’s Disease

Phage Therapy and Microbiome Engineering in Cystic Fibrosis

Project: Targeting Kidney Cancer in Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome

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