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biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 1,183 biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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The role of calcium signalling in regulating of tumour cell behaviour

Metastasis is the major cause of mortality in human cancers, yet we know relatively little of the fundamental biology that underlies the important transition to invasive malignancy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Georgiou, Dr IM Maiellaro
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unravelling complex somatic genomic variations: advancing early diagnostics and precision medicine

Complex somatic structural variations (SVs) in genomic regions such as centromeres and telomeres play a crucial role in driving many genetic disorders. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof SG Garg, Prof D Wedge
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Effects of human stem cell secretomes and extracellular vesicles on invertebrate models of regeneration

Project Overview. This project will explore the regenerative potential of secretomes derived from human mesenchymal stem cells and human neural crest-derived stem cells on invertebrate models. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Widera, Prof V Khutoryanskiy
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Revolutionising antimicrobial susceptibility testing to optimise treatment of bacterial infection and overcome AMR

  Research Group: School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is an essential component of the diagnostic workflow in the clinical microbiology laboratory, since it is able to define which antibiotics have the potential to treat bacterial infection in a given patient. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A O'Neill
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Studentship Opportunities in the overall Field of Cognition Research

The Max Planck School of Cognition (MPS-Cog) is a joint graduate program of German Universities and Research Organizations. The School is comprised of an outstanding and world-renowned cluster of faculty researchers from diverse scientific backgrounds but with overlapping research interests. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Germany PhD Programme
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Fully-funded PhD studentships in the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at the University of Oxford

 . The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology is a world-renowned research institute situated in the University of Oxford Old Road Campus, currently offering fully funded, highly prestigious 4 year DPhil (PhD) studentships. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme
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Novel strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of snakebites

Snakebite envenomation (SBE), a high priority neglected tropical disease affects several million people worldwide resulting in as many as 150,000 deaths and around 500,000 permanent disabilities every year. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof SV Vaiyapuri
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Maynooth University Hamilton Institute

The Hamilton Institute is a multidisciplinary research institute that builds bridges between mathematics and its applications in communications, networks, artificial intelligence, biology and other disciplines. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Ireland PhD Programme
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Bio-Med-Chem Doctoral School

The Bio-Med-Chem Doctoral School of the University of Lodz and the Lodz Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences provides an interdisciplinary environment for doctoral education and research, offering a unique study programme. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Poland PhD Programme
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PHD BIOSCIENCES AND BIOINFORMATICS

The PhD in Biological Sciences gives suitably qualified graduates the chance to address important biological questions. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University offers students state-of-the-art facilities and the supervision of academic staff who have trained in internationally renowned laboratories. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  China PhD Programme
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Investigating Pathogenic Mechanisms And Therapeutic Approaches For mtDNA Mutations In Cellular Models And Patients

Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are the most common cause of inherited mitochondrial disease and are increasingly implicated in common age-related conditions including neurodegeneration. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Horvath, Prof M Minczuk, Dr J van den Ameele
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigating Pathogenic Mechanisms And Therapeutic Approaches For mtDNA Mutations In Cellular Models And Patients

Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are the most common cause of inherited mitochondrial disease and are increasingly implicated in common age-related conditions including neurodegeneration. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Horvath, Prof M Minczuk, Dr J van den Ameele
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EastBio CASE: How can the higher-order social structure of badger populations shape disease dynamics?

Wildlife social structure is critical in shaping vulnerability to epidemics and the ability of populations to act as maintenance hosts for infectious diseases that may spillover into human or livestock populations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Silk
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Structural architecture of the centromere

A defining aspect of life is the accurate transmission of genetic information from one generation of cells to the next. During mitosis, chromosomes are reorganised dramatically into discrete cylindrical entities. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Muir, Prof J Arulanandam
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Predicting species interactions with traits and phylogenies

Interactions between species – such as predator-prey, host-parasite, plant-pollinator – are a fundamental property of biological communities. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G N Stone, Prof D Obbard
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)