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IC-3-7 Rewiring Mammalian Cells Metabolism to Enable Sustainable On-Demand Biomanufacturing

Green Industrial Futures Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT GIF)

This PhD is one of a number of projects hosted by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). We are offering pioneering research projects that will enable PhD researchers to explore key technologies and solutions that will support UK industry to reach net zero. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Fennell, Dr F Ceroni, Prof R Ledesma-Amaro, Prof C Kontoravdi

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

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NIHR PhD Studentship: Modernising Campylobacter burden assessment using integrated genomics, symptoms and surveillance data

Newcastle University

School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Award summary. 100% of home fees, minimum tax-free living allowance of £21 805 per year. Overview. The problem. Campylobacter remains the leading bacterial cause of gastrointestinal illness in the UK, but its human burden is badly understood. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M McIntyre

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

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Mitochindrial DNA repair

University of Birmingham

School of Biosciences

Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship in Professor Hansong Ma's laboratory within the School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham. Read more

Supervisor: Dr HM Ma

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

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Divergence, development and speciation in vertebrates.

University of Nottingham

School of Life Sciences

How do the environment and ecology interact with genetics and development to produce reproductive isolation between populations, ecotypes and species? Thanks to advances in gene sequencing and editing technologies, we are in a remarkable period of discovery about the genomic and developmental basis of adaptation and speciation and how this depends on the intricacies of ecology and environment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A MacColl

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

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Cancer-related Cognitive Impairment: Investigating neuroimmune mechanisms linking peripheral tumours to dysfunctional synaptic plasticity in the brain

University of Nottingham

School of Life Sciences

To apply, please contact Dr Graham Sheridan at Graham.Sheridan@nottingham.ac.uk. Project overview. Cancer is increasingly recognised as a systemic disease that produces pathophysiological effects in organs distant from the primary tumour site. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Sheridan

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

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Exosome biogenesis and organelle trafficking in neurodegeneration.

University of Nottingham

School of Life Sciences

Scientific summary. Intracellular transport pathways are fundamental for cell structure and function. Due to their longevity, complex morphology (long axonal and dendritic extensions) and requirement to maintain synaptic transmission, neurons are heavily dependent upon intracellular transport. Read more

Supervisors: Dr AH Hume, Dr DS Scott, Dr F Dajas-Bailador

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

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Conservation and Population Genomics of Sinistral Snails on São Tomé and Príncipe

University of Nottingham

School of Life Sciences

(scientific summary; context of wider project; lab environment; research consortium involvement; research centres; training opportunities; techniques). Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Davison, Dr C M Wade

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

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PhD position – Antibiotic biosensor protein engineering

University of Basel

Biozentrum

Starting immediately or as per agreement. The Biozentrum of the University of Basel is one of the world’s leading life sciences institutes. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Drescher

20 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Regulation of apoptosis-induced compensatory cell proliferation and its implications for cancer and tissue regeneration

University of Birmingham

School of Biosciences

In multi-cellular organisms, coordinated cell death (e.g. apoptosis) and cell replacement is critical for tissue recovery in response to stress or damage. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Fan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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(UoM - Peking University) - Investigating the selective pressure for antimicrobial resistance under environmental factors

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemistry

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing global challenges this century. While much attention has focused on clinical misuse, increasing evidence shows that environmental exposure also plays an important role. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Jin, Prof W S Sun

7 September 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Aarhus University

Graduate School of Natural Sciences

The Graduate School of Natural Sciences (GSNS) at Aarhus University are looking for a number of bright, enthusiastic and ambitious candidates who are interested in pursuing a PhD education. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Denmark PhD Programme

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Investigating host penetration by the rice blast fungus (MENKE_S26DTP3)

The Sainsbury Laboratory

Graduate Programme

Primary Supervisor. Dr. Frank Menke. The world’s food supply is under pressure from climate change, shortages of water as well as agriculture pests and diseases. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Menke

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

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Automating the Discovery of Optimal Conditions for Stem Cell Differentiation into Neurons

University of Sheffield

School of Biosciences

Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) are defined by their capacity for self-renewal and differentiation, making them an attractive platform for modelling human tissue formation in vitro. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Nikolaev

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

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Omics and Organoid Models to Reveal DHDDS Disease Mechanisms

University College London

UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health

A three-year PhD studentship funded by Cure DHDDS is available from 1 October 2026, in the Translational Omics Research Group at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Mills

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

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The epigenomic, transcriptional and diagnostic architecture of neurodevelopmental disorders caused by exposure to maternal infection

The University of Manchester

Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomic Sciences

A fundamental unknown in understanding mechanisms of disease, and therefore improving therapy, is how stressors experienced during critical developmental periods influence the genesis or ‘programming’ of adult disease (Estes & McAllister 2016). Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Hager, Dr M Harte, Dr J Glazier

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

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We have 626 biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 626 biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

IC-3-7 Rewiring Mammalian Cells Metabolism to Enable Sustainable On-Demand Biomanufacturing

NIHR PhD Studentship: Modernising Campylobacter burden assessment using integrated genomics, symptoms and surveillance data

Mitochindrial DNA repair

Divergence, development and speciation in vertebrates.

Cancer-related Cognitive Impairment: Investigating neuroimmune mechanisms linking peripheral tumours to dysfunctional synaptic plasticity in the brain

Exosome biogenesis and organelle trafficking in neurodegeneration.

Conservation and Population Genomics of Sinistral Snails on São Tomé and Príncipe

PhD position – Antibiotic biosensor protein engineering

Regulation of apoptosis-induced compensatory cell proliferation and its implications for cancer and tissue regeneration

(UoM - Peking University) - Investigating the selective pressure for antimicrobial resistance under environmental factors

Get your graduate degree at a top 100 university

Investigating host penetration by the rice blast fungus (MENKE_S26DTP3)

Automating the Discovery of Optimal Conditions for Stem Cell Differentiation into Neurons

Omics and Organoid Models to Reveal DHDDS Disease Mechanisms

The epigenomic, transcriptional and diagnostic architecture of neurodevelopmental disorders caused by exposure to maternal infection

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