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EastBio - Targeting proteasome assembly to uncover cancer vulnerabilities

University of Dundee
Faculty of Life Sciences
Cancer cells must continually remove damaged and unwanted proteins to sustain rapid growth and survive cellular stress. This creates a strong dependence on the proteasome, the molecular machinery responsible for much of the cell’s controlled protein degradation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Rousseau, Prof G Sapkota
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering protein nanocages for biotechnology applications (LE BRUN_U27DTP)

University of East Anglia
School of Chemistry
Primary Supervisor - Professor Nick Le Brun. Proteins that self-assemble to yield cage-like structures are of great interest due to their potential applications in biotechnology. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Le Brun
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Watching a fungus fight back: mapping antimicrobial resistance in 3-D as it happens (KOEV_U27DTP)

University of East Anglia
School of Chemistry
Primary Supervisor - Dr Trey Koev. The chemicals that protect our crops and the drugs that treat fungal infections come from the same family. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Koev
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Rewiring photosynthetic pathways in a purple bacterium (CLARKE_U27DTP)

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Primary Supervisor - Professor Tom Clarke. Rewiring photosynthetic pathways in a purple bacterium. There is an increasing need for biological solutions to challenges such as metal recovery and detoxification of organic compounds from industrial waste. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Clarke
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Evolutionary and Ecological Impact of the Western Lifestyle on the Gut Microbiome (HILDEBRAND_Q27DTP)

Quadram Institute Bioscience
Graduate Programme
The human gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem shaped by diet, the host and microbial transmission between people. While gut bacterial populations were once thought to be genetically stable, we now know that they can evolve within their hosts over remarkably short timescales. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Hildebrand
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering gene drives for pest insect suppression (CHAPMAN_U27DTP)

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Primary Supervisor - Professor Tracey Chapman. Mediterranean fruitfly (medfly) is a global agricultural pest that causes annual billion-dollar losses and threatens food security. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Chapman
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Click-to-Connect Cytochromes: Modular Components for Sustainable Electrical Circuits (BUTT_U27DTP)

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Primary Supervisor - Professor Julea Butt. This exciting project will engineer cytochromes for site-selective covalent linkage to multiple redox partners and electrodes thereby delivering proof-of-principle for novel electronic circuitry. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Butt
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CellQ-Twin: A Soft Robotic Platform for Multiaxial and Rhythmic Mechanobiology

University of Leeds
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
Cells experience continuous mechanical forces that regulate their behaviour and function. Understanding how cells respond to these forces is essential for investigating disease mechanisms and developing new therapies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Alazmani, Dr J Lee, Prof D J Beech
 18 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD position – Molecular microbiology of bacterial biofilms

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
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Investigation of how endocrine disrupting chemicals, from plastic pollution, impact the function of pancreatic β-cells

University of Edinburgh
School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences (College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine)
Background and aims. The chemical effects of plastic pollution are not only detrimental to the natural environment, but they also pose an increasingly recognised risk to human health. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr EH Haythorne, Dr CB Benezech
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the GLP-1R palmitoylation mechanism for better antidiabetes therapies

Coventry University
Centre For Discoveries in Life Science
About the Project. Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Deganutti
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Regulation of amylin 1 receptor signalling by lipids in obesity and diabetes

Coventry University
Centre For Discoveries in Life Science
About the Project. Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H A Ayub
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Programmable Bioprinting of Human iPSC-Derived Cardiac Tissues: Linking Architecture to Function

Coventry University
Centre For Discoveries in Life Science
About the Project. Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Dodd
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Evolutionary genomics of lifespan variation in mammals

Coventry University
Centre For Discoveries in Life Science
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 Supervisor: Dr MH Harrison
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How is membrane traffic organised in human cells?

University of Warwick
Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership
Eukaryotic cells are compartmentalized. they contain organelles and membrane-bound domains that each have distinct identities. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum is different to the Golgi apparatus. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Royle, Prof C Smith
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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