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Development and Testing of Ex-Vivo Human Myeloma Model for Personalised Medicine Applications

University of Sheffield
School of Allied Health Professions, Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery
Development and Testing of Ex-Vivo Human Myeloma Model for Personalised Medicine Applications. Multiple Myeloma (MM) is the second most common blood cancer, defined by its dependence on the supportive Bone Marrow Microenvironment (BMME). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Z Al-Ahmady, Dr Michelle Lawson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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FULLY FUNDED PhD - CRUK Scotland Centre: Senescent cells in mesothelioma: defining a tumour-permissive niche during the latency-to-malignancy transition

University of Glasgow
College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
To apply, please click institution website. Project description. Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer of the thin lining surrounding the lungs that is caused mainly by exposure to asbestos. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SH Haston, Prof D Murphy
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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FULLY FUNDED PhD - CRUK Scotland Centre: Exploiting lineage plasticity to treat metastatic colorectal cancer

University of Glasgow
College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
To apply, please click institution website. Project description. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr PC Cammareri, Dr K Myant
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Future-proofing celery with pangenomics, trials, and AI-assisted gene discovery (DE-VEGA_E27CASE)

Earlham Institute
Graduate Programme
Primary Supervisor - Dr Jose De Vega. Can we stay ahead of an emerging crop disease before it becomes established in Europe? This PhD will use genomics to future-proof celery against Fusarium oxysporum f. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J De Vega
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Can blood reveal the body? Trustworthy AI for tissue gene expression (SHERIFF_E27DTP)

Earlham Institute
Graduate Programme
Primary Supervisor - Dr Rahuman S Malik Sheriff https://www.earlham.ac.uk/profile/rahuman-sheriff. A blood sample can be collected repeatedly, but a biopsy from the brain, liver or intestine cannot be. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RS Sheriff
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigate the novel therapeutic potential for treating heart failure.

The University of Manchester
Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
  Research Group: Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
Cardiac dysfunction is the most common cause of mortality in clinics, but current therapies have a limited impact on the incidence of heart failure, including heart failure of preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and heart failure of reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Liu, Prof M Rutter
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Running on Empty: Metabolic Ageing in Blood Stem Cells (RUSHWORTH_U27DTP)

University of East Anglia
Norwich Medical School
Primary Supervisor - Professor Stuart Rushworth. Every blood cell in your body, from oxygen-carrying red cells to virus-fighting white cells, begins life in a rare population of blood stem cells that must stay active for an entire lifetime. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Rushworth
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Molecular pathogenesis of diabetes-associated heart disease and assessments of new drugs for treatment

The University of Manchester
Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
  Research Group: Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
Both the number of cases and the prevalence of diabetes are increasing globally. Cardiovascular complications are the leading causes of diabetes mortality. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Liu, Prof A Nicolaou
 15 October 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Deciphering critical regulators in wheat rust immunity (SAUNDERS_J27DTP)

John Innes Centre
Graduate Programme
Primary Supervisor - Professor Diane Saunders. Successful plant pathogens hijack plant metabolism and biosynthetic pathways to enrich nutrient availability. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Saunders
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio - How cells find the right chromosomes: regulation of kinetochore-microtubule interactions for biorientation

University of Dundee
Faculty of Life Sciences
To maintain genetic integrity, eukaryotic cells must correctly segregate chromosomes to opposite spindle poles during mitosis. This process relies on the fine-tuned interaction between spindle microtubules (MTs) and the kinetochore. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof T Tanaka, Prof R Sknepnek
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio - How Plants Breathe in a Warming World: Temperature Control of Stomata Development

University of Dundee
Faculty of Life Sciences
Mean global temperatures have already risen by 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and could climb by another 4°C by 2100. Climate change is already affecting crop yields, and without effective mitigation, global yields of major crops could decline by as much as 36% by the end of the century. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Balcerowicz, Dr S McKim
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio - New tools to study plant parasite effectors at the interaction interface

University of Dundee
Faculty of Life Sciences
Plant parasites form close associations with their host plants and deliver suites of effector molecules, including proteins, inside their host essential for infection or infestation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Bos, Prof P Birch
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio - How does cell size control cell fate? - studying cell fate specification in the developing nervous system

University of Dundee
Faculty of Life Sciences
We all have started as a single cell, the egg, yet our bodies consist of hundreds of different cell types. This raises the question of how this cell type diversity is established. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Januschke, Dr D H Murray
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the evolution of calcium signal decoding mechanisms in plants (MILLER_U27DTP)

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Primary Supervisor - Dr Ben Miller. Plants need to respond to the environment in order to adapt and grow. Plants often modify the concentration of calcium ions in their cells in response to different environmental stimuli and stresses [1]. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Miller
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio - Why does the B cell antibody response wane with ageing?

University of Dundee
Faculty of Life Sciences
B lymphocytes (B cells) are key cells of the adaptive immune system producing antibodies which bind to pathogens such as viruses and bacteria and targeting them for destruction. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Howden, Prof D Cantrell
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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