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biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 626 biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Start Strong: Understanding How Early-Life Interactions Between the Gut Microbiome, Immune Function, and Helminth Infection Influence Long-Term Health and Performance in Thoroughbred Foals

Why do some foals thrive while others experience higher parasite burdens, poorer health, or reduced athletic performance? Increasing evidence suggests that the answer may lie in the complex interactions between the gut microbiome, the immune system, and parasite exposure during the earliest stages of life. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr LE Peachey
 15 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Targeting Cancer Metabolism in Liver Cancer

Project Description. The project focuses on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer, where effective treatments remain limited for many patients. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr VHV Villar, Prof D Harrison
 16 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mechanistic and interpretable AI for personalised eczema severity forecasting

AI for Healthcare & Computational Systems Medicine. Join us to do your PhD at the intersection of AI, biology, and digital health to make personalised eczema forecasting a clinical reality. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Tanaka
 16 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Personalised approach to antifungal treatment in chronic fungal lung disease

  Research Group: Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomic Sciences
Chronic and allergic pulmonary aspergillosis syndromes complicate asthma, COPD and bronchiectasis, leading to symptoms, admissions and mortality. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CK Kosmidis, Dr YTH Huang, Dr W Ahmed
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A social-ecological study of deer, recreation and landscape management in southern England National Parks

Supervisory team. Dr Becks Spake; Dr Cally Ham; Dr Cat McNicol; Dr Rebecca Collins. This PhD investigates how deer management, recreation, and conservation interact in multi-use landscapes such as the New Forest and South Downs National Parks. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Spake
 23 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Upcoming Doctoral (PhD) Positions at International Max Planck Research School - Biological Intelligence

The International Max Planck Research School – Biological Intelligence (IMPRS-BI) offers fully funded doctoral student positions in the fields of behavior, ecology, neuroscience, connectomics and evolutionary genetics. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Germany PhD Programme  Max Planck Research Programme
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High-resolution wastewater surveillance of targeted pathogenic strains of Enterobacteriacae and their plasmids on local scales.

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has proven utility for tracking the emergence and spread of pathogenic microbial species. Metagenomics is commonly used to profile whole microbial communities, as well as individual antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E J Feil, Prof B Kasprzyk-Hordern, Ms C Timmins, Dr R Hope
 13 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Neuroimmune regulation and brain network modulation of migraine pathways

Migraine is a highly prevalent and disabling neurological disorder affecting more than one billion people worldwide. It is characterised by recurrent attacks of headache, sensory hypersensitivity, and a range of non-pain symptoms that significantly impact quality of life. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Andreou, Dr F Denk
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing a Bioengineered 3-D Multifactorial Humanised Bone Osteosarcoma Model to Assess Tumour Invasiveness and Therapeutic Response

Project Title. Developing a Bioengineered 3-D Multifactorial Humanised Bone Osteosarcoma Model to Assess Tumour Invasiveness and Therapeutic Response. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Kanczler
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Nottingham BBSRC DLA Programme: AI-Enabled Hydroponic Chickpea Production in Controlled Environment Agriculture – Optimising Growth, Resource Efficiency and Food-Grade Production (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: Prof A Gill
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Use and development of time-resolved direct electron detectors for imaging and spectroscopy of functional materials

Start date. 01/10/2026. Are you interested in materials physics, data science, or computational physics? Could a PhD working with next-generation cutting edge detectors for electron microscopy be for you? If so, please read on!. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr KF Fallon, Dr D Maclaren
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Bio-inspired robotic systems for investigating biological signalling and adaptive behaviour

This project develops bioinspired soft robotic systems as embodied platforms for studying biological signalling and adaptive behaviour. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CS Sirithunge
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How Do Mechanical Forces Shape Organs? Developmental Biophysics and Bioengineering of Ciliated Tissues

We invite applications from candidates eligible for UK student status for a PhD project investigating how mechanical forces contribute to development, and how these principles can be harnessed to inspire engineering solutions for tissue repair and regenerative medicine. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Boselli
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Project – Artificial Intelligence and Radiomics in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

An opportunity has arisen for a 3-year PhD studentship within the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London. Summary. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Sharma, Prof E Aboagye
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI supported XCT imaging with limited data

  Research Group: CiMAT
X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT) is a critical non-destructive imaging tool used in fields ranging from materials science and biology to cultural heritage and forensics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Warnett, Prof K Debattista
 28 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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