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biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 1,182 biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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RNA stress and neurodegeneration: how UPF1 protects cells from harmful RNA accumulation

RNA biology is emerging as a central theme in neurodegenerative disease. In ALS, FTD and related disorders, disruption of RNA processing, RNA-binding proteins and RNA-protein assemblies can lead to harmful aggregates and loss of cellular resilience. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Brogna
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Developing theranostic antibodies that recognise fungal pathogens belonging to Fusarium species, important agents of fungal keratitis and fusariosis

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Munro, Dr B Mills
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: How do cells build organs? Using maths and machine learning to learn the rules of morphogenesis from 3D live imaging data

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. We are seeking a talented, creative, and friendly individual to join our interdisciplinary team. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Hiscock, Dr J Glover
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Decoding and Designing DNA Replication Origins Using Genome Language Models (NIEDUSZYNSKI_E27DTP)

Project Supervisor - Dr Conrad Nieduszynski. How does a cell know where and when to copy its DNA? And can we use artificial intelligence to design entirely new genetic elements that control this process?. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Nieduszynski
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: From microbial cargo to host immunity: decoding bacterial extracellular vesicle-mediated signalling in the human gut

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Mukhopadhya, Dr W Houssen, Dr T Vogwill
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Regulation of Cholesterol Metabolism and Intercellular Communication in Metabolic Disease

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Obesity and metabolic dysfunction are associated with profound changes in immune cell function, lipid metabolism, and tissue homeostasis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Mody, Prof M Delibegovic
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ancient genomics

A 2027 Crick PhD project with Pontus Skoglund. Project background and description. This PhD-student will join the Crick ancient genomics laboratory and Group Leader Pontus Skoglund to study functional evolution and history in the human past. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Pontus Skoglund Skoglund
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Retrotransposable elements in glioblastoma pathogenesis and immunogenicity

A 2027 Crick-King's College London Joint PhD project with George Kassiotis (Crick) and Sheila Singh (KCL). Project background and description. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Kassiotis, Dr Singh Singh
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Visualising How Cells Regulate Protein Synthesis During Stress

  Research Group: Division of Molecular and Cellular Function
How do cells decide when and how much of each protein to make? This PhD project will investigate this fundamental question by studying the integrated stress response, a pathway that allows cells to adapt when conditions change. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G D Pavitt, Prof M Ashe, Dr A Roseman
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Infection-Driven Mechanisms of Inflammatory Arthritis

Immune-mediated inflammatory arthropathies, including Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA), and therapy-induced inflammatory arthritis, are chronic disabling conditions whose initiating triggers remain poorly understood. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Coles, Prof C Buckley, Dr C Dendrou, Dr S Davidson
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Decoding RNA Selection Inside Viral Biomolecular Condensates

How do viruses accurately assemble their genomes from multiple RNA molecules inside an infected cell?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Borodavka
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The AITHYRA International PhD Call in AI for Biomedicine (all genders)

AITHYRA, the Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna will open a call for PhD students in September 2026. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Austria PhD Programme
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Understanding cellular mechanisms underlying autism and ADHD-linked Neurofibromatosis type 1

Lead supervisor. Dr Ines Hahn. Co-supervisors. Prof Will Brackenbury and Dr G Evans. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Hahn, Prof W Brackenbury, Dr G Evans
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Molecular Mechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation in Response to Hormones and the Cellular Microenvironment

Lead supervisor. Dr Andrew Holding. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A N Holding
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Scholarship Award for Department of Biology & Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research

The Department of Biology & Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research at Maynooth University is pleased to announce that a PhD Scholarship will be available for a suitably qualified and successful applicant intending to commence their PhD studies in January 2027. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Ireland PhD Programme