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The Role of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase in B-Cell Development and Health: From Molecular Pathways to Therapeutic Opportunities

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Cancer Sciences
Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) is a critical signalling molecule within the B-cell receptor (BCR) pathway, regulating B-cell maturation, survival, activation and immune function. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Britton, Dr H Walter
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Defining and Targeting Menopause-Associated Muscle Metabolic Dysregulation Using Human Discovery and Cell-Based Models

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Global, Lifestyle & Metabolic Health
Second Supervisor. Dr Martin Whitham, School of sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham. supporting supervisors. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Breen
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Why aren't there more predators? Testing the rules that set marine food-web structure

Brunel University of London
NERC DLA Training, Research and Equity in Environmental Sciences (TREES)
How biomass is distributed among trophic levels governs carbon cycling, ecosystem resilience and productivity, including fisheries yields. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr DP Perkins, Dr P Kratina, Dr M Thompson, Dr B Gillie
 14 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multimodal Machine Learning for Protein and Metabolic Engineering towards Sustainable Biomanufacturing (S3.5-COM-Zhou)

University of Sheffield
School of Computer Science
A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Zhou, Prof TS Wong
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Future-proofing the stock assessments of threatened Atlantic salmon Salmo salar

Bournemouth University
Faculty of Health, Environment and Medical Sciences
The anadromous Atlantic salmon are among the world's most iconic migratory fishes, yet many populations have declined substantially due to pressures from climate change, habitat degradation, and migration barriers, leading to their listing as a species of conservation concern. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Britton
 23 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Agentic tools for digital twin simulations, discovery and analysis (S3.5-COM-Richmond)

University of Sheffield
School of Computer Science
A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Richmond, Mr E Brown
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Decoding class B G-protein-coupled receptor structure and function for drug

Coventry University
Centre For Discoveries in Life Science
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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Combined Effects of Micro- and Nanoplastics and Environmental Contaminants on Skeletal Muscle Function

Coventry University
Centre For Discoveries in Life Science
Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership. We are delighted to announce funding from UKRI via the BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Awards, which will fund five PhD cohorts starting in October 2025. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J T Tallis
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(UoM - Peking University) Developing density functional approximations for accurate modelling of magnetic organic conjugated systems

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemistry
Density functional theory (DFT) has become the most widely employed approach for electronic structure calculations, with broad applications spanning chemistry, physics, biology, materials science, and related fields. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Roncevic, Dr C L Li
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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What drives aggression? Linking Ecology, Evolution, and Genes

Durham University
Department of Biosciences
Overview. Social interactions are some of the most dramatic, complex, and varied behaviours on Earth. From colourful courtship displays to brutal dominance disputes, behaviours between individuals of the same species have captured the public and scientific imagination. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Bath
 12 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigating mechanisms of cell-to-cell spread of persistent viruses – Professor Colin Crump

University of Cambridge
Department of Pathology
Professor Colin Crump. Herpesviruses and polyomaviruses are examples of highly successful viruses that can establish life-long infections with periodic shedding of infectious virus enabling transmission to new host. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Crump
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Queen Mary University of London: Barts Charity Doctoral Training Programme

Queen Mary University of London
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Fully Funded Four Year PhD Studentships in Biomedical Research. Queen Mary University of London is a Russell Group University located in East London. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme
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(EPSRC CASE) Expanding the toolkit for post-processing AI-generated molecular designs

The University of Manchester
Division of Pharmacy and Optometry
Generative AI has become a routine approach to exploration of chemical space and as an idea generator for medicinal chemists. What is missing at the moment is a much stricter requirement for results to be assessed for their physical reasonableness. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Leach, Dr L Sotorrios, Dr C Trujillo
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Long-term effects of GLP-1 medicines on immunometabolic fitness

MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS)
Postgraduate Studies
GLP-1 medicines are transforming the treatment of obesity and related complications, with benefits that extend beyond weight loss and glucose control. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CK Wong, Dr W Scott
 18 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(EPSRC DTP) A Plug-and-Play Foundation Model for Multiscale Reconstruction and Analysis of Animal Behaviour

The University of Manchester
Division of Neuroscience
This project will develop computational methods for three-dimensional reconstruction and quantitative analysis of animal behaviour from video recordings. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Storchi, Prof R Petersen
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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