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Self-Powered Piezoelectric Hydrogels for Immunomodulation and Chronic Wound Regeneration

Chronic wounds, particularly diabetic foot ulcers, affect millions of patients worldwide and remain one of the most difficult clinical challenges in healthcare. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Rajan Unnithan, Dr S Pentlavalli, Dr A Ramachandra Kurup Sasikala

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

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Selective bio-recovery of rare earth elements with bioengineered peptide loops and encapsulated proteins

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemistry

The rare earth elements (REE) continue to rapidly increase as a strategic technological resource and form essential components in many existing and emerging… Read more

Supervisors: Dr LN Natrajan, Prof S Hay, Dr I Riddell

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

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Disrupted brain development and stress responses in a zebrafish model of psychiatric disease

Aston University

College of Health and Life Sciences

Details of the Project. Psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia affect over one in five people worldwide and are a leading cause of disability and early mortality. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Eachus

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

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Investigating the Role of Oxysterols in Cholesterol Metabolism and Myelin Maintenance

Aston University

College of Health and Life Sciences

Details of the Project. Cholesterol is a vital lipid that plays a key role in maintaining cellular structure and function, particularly in the central nervous system. Read more

Supervisor: Dr ID Dias

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

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Understanding developmental trajectories underlying the effects of early life stress on neurodevelopment and function

Aston University

College of Health and Life Sciences

Details of the Project. Psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia affect over one in five people worldwide and are a leading cause of disability and early mortality. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Eachus

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

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Novel analytical methods to detect particulate pollution

University of Edinburgh

School of Chemistry

A PhD studentship is available in the group of Prof Colin Campbell, Dr Maya Al Sid Cheikh and Professor Mark Miller, University of Edinburgh; School of Chemistry and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Centre of Research Excellence. Read more

Supervisors: Prof CJ Campbell, Dr MA Al-Sid-Cheikh, Prof MM Miller

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

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PhD Position (f/m/div) in Computer Vision - WeGaze: Large-Space Gaze Analysis via Multi-camera System for Social Interactions

The Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI‑IS)

Optics & Sensing Laboratory (OSLab)

The Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI‑IS) conducts research to advance intelligent systems that perceive, learn, and interact. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Polikovsky, Dr K Kitagawa

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

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Exploiting peptide design in linking hydrogel and spread film properties in the development of novel antibacterial films

The University of Manchester

Division of Pharmacy and Optometry

Research Group: Division of Pharmacy and Optometry

This project combines expertise in pharmacy and biotechnology to tune polypeptide/surfactant film properties through the design of novel peptides characterised using advanced physical characterisation techniques and relate the film properties to those of hydrogels. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Campbell, Prof A Saiani, Prof A Miller

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

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Infant oral health and food choices: supporting parents making right choices

The University of Manchester

Division of Dentistry

Research Group: Division of Dentistry

This PhD will investigate how early-life food choices and oral hygiene behaviours shape infant oral health, and design actionable strategies to reduce preventable dental disease in early childhood. Read more

Supervisors: Dr GK Kitsaras, Prof T Walsh

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

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Exploring chemoprevention: Investigating the impact of novel Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) on breast cells and onset of tumours using a Body-on-a-chip model

University of Bradford

Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics

Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) are a group of chemicals that can alter the normal functioning of the body’s hormonal system and can have harmful effects. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Swaroop

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

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Investigating how DNA damage responses combat infections by the typhoid pathogen Salmonella enterica

University of Sheffield

School of Biosciences

Antimicrobial-resistant typhoid fever. The world faces epidemics of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) typhoid fever caused by Salmonella Typhi that underlies 12 million cases / 129 000 deaths each year. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Humphreys

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

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Self-Funded PhD opportunity in Mathematics (Ref: SCI26-SF-003)

Loughborough University

School of Science

Mathematics at Loughborough University offers PhD research across a well-defined set of core mathematical areas, with strengths that span both pure and applied mathematics. . Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Ferapontov

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Machine learning to predict blood function – towards better haematology analysis

University of Reading

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Blood represents a complex mixture of blood cells, plasma proteins, hormones, lipids, salts and water. Blood is good indicator of health, and clinically… Read more

Supervisors: Prof W Holderbaum, Prof J M Gibbins

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

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Gel brain and body - What if intelligence does not arise from a brain controlling a body, but from a electroactive hydrogel that computes and moves simultaneously?

University of Reading

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. Life begins as a single cell. At this stage, there is no distinction between brain and body, no predefined controller, and no specialised architecture for computation or actuation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Hayashi

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

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Coupled chemical oscillations in networks of neurons and astrocytes

University of Reading

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. Waves and oscillations of molecules play a critical role in information processing in the brain. Meanwhile, pulsatility of hormones is the foundation of fertility, emotional regulation and mammalian behaviour. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Delivopoulos, Dr N Vasudevan

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

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We have 624 biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 624 biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Self-Powered Piezoelectric Hydrogels for Immunomodulation and Chronic Wound Regeneration

Selective bio-recovery of rare earth elements with bioengineered peptide loops and encapsulated proteins

Disrupted brain development and stress responses in a zebrafish model of psychiatric disease

Investigating the Role of Oxysterols in Cholesterol Metabolism and Myelin Maintenance

Understanding developmental trajectories underlying the effects of early life stress on neurodevelopment and function

Novel analytical methods to detect particulate pollution

PhD Position (f/m/div) in Computer Vision - WeGaze: Large-Space Gaze Analysis via Multi-camera System for Social Interactions

Exploiting peptide design in linking hydrogel and spread film properties in the development of novel antibacterial films

Infant oral health and food choices: supporting parents making right choices

Exploring chemoprevention: Investigating the impact of novel Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) on breast cells and onset of tumours using a Body-on-a-chip model

Investigating how DNA damage responses combat infections by the typhoid pathogen Salmonella enterica

Self-Funded PhD opportunity in Mathematics (Ref: SCI26-SF-003)

Machine learning to predict blood function – towards better haematology analysis

Gel brain and body - What if intelligence does not arise from a brain controlling a body, but from a electroactive hydrogel that computes and moves simultaneously?

Coupled chemical oscillations in networks of neurons and astrocytes

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