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

Leveraging and developing Deep Learning-based methods for experimental structural biology

University of Liverpool

Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Deep Learning methods have had a huge recent impact on biology in recent years. for example, AlphaFold 2 and 3 (AF2/3) can predict the structure of most proteins with unprecedent accuracy. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D J Rigden, Dr R Keegan, Dr IB Barsukov

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Doctoral researcher positions in the Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology at the University of Konstanz

Universität Konstanz

Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology

The University of Konstanz has been successful in the German Excellence Initiative and its follow-up programme, the Excellence Strategy and is among the most highly ranked institutions in Germany. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Germany PhD Programme

EASTBIO Data-driven biology from imperfect observations: integrating professional and citizen-science biodiversity data

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Research Group: Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling

Environmental regulators rely on biological monitoring to assess the condition of rivers and detect ecological change, but high-quality professional monitoring is expensive and consequently limited in its spatial and temporal coverage. Read more

Supervisors: Dr FJC Chadwick, Dr IM Matthews, Dr JG Gray, Dr SG Green

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio: Expanding artificial enzyme catalysis using structural studies

University of Edinburgh

School of Biological Sciences

Artificial enzymes act as unique tools to expand the biocatalytic toolbox to include reactions from chemistry that are not found in nature. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Richardson, Dr A Jarvis

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Researching key challenges in biodiversity conservation, statecraft, and intersections between the two

University of Oxford

Department of Biology

We are looking for PhD proposals which could fit within the new Recanati-Kaplan Minerva Institute at Pembroke College, Oxford, which supports both the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) and the Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology (Changing Character of War) Centre. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Dickman

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Eastbio: Design, synthesis, and mechanism of action of inhibitors of the human enzyme 2′-deoxynucleoside 5′-phosphate N-hydrolase 1

University of St Andrews

School of Biology

The human enzyme 2′-deoxynucleoside 5′-phosphate N-hydrolase 1 (DNPH1) catalyses the N-ribosidic bond hydrolysis of the noncanonical nucleotide 5-hydroxymethyl-2′-deoxyuridine 5′-monophosphate, producing 5-hydroxymethyluracil and 2-deoxyribose 5-phosphate. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RG Da Silva, Dr G Florence

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Synthetic Biology and Biocatalysis for Natural-Product Discovery and Production

Peking University

College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering

Projects in this direction aim to uncover how nature produces structurally complex bioactive natural products and use these insights to develop new biosynthetic and biocatalytic systems. Read more

Supervisor: Prof X Lei

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Structural Biology of Membrane Proteins

University of Hong Kong

School of Biological Sciences

Our group combines structural and biophysical approaches to unravel the molecular principles underlying membrane transport and excitability. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Lam

2 November 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Synthetic biology: protein engineering for carbon fixation

University of Sydney

Scholarships are available for PhD candidates to conduct protein engineering and synthetic biology research projects in a multidisciplinary research team - the Lau research group at The University of Sydney (LauGroup.net). Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof Y H Lau

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Non-coding snoRNA Host Genes as novel therapeutic targets in atopic dermatitis and psoriasis

The University of Manchester

Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Research Group: Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Atopic dermatitis (AD, also known as eczema) and psoriasis are very common chronic inflammatory skin diseases marked by abnormalities in the functioning of the outer layer of the skin, the epidermis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Vietri Rudan, Dr S Kurinna, Dr AAJ Al-Janabi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

International Max Planck Research School for Infectious Diseases and Immunology

Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology

The International Max Planck Research School for Infectious Diseases and Immunology (IMPRS-IDI) is a vibrant international doctoral program with about 70 doctoral students from more than 20 different countries. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Max Planck Research Programme

Discovering Therapeutic Targets for ALS Using CRISPR-dCas9 Single-Cell Perturb-Seq in Patient-Derived Motor Neurons

Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Genomics and Cellular Biology

Project Description. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with no effective cure. Although several causal mutations (e.g. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Weatheritt

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

10+ fully funded PhD positions at the IMPRS for Molecular Organ Biology

International Max Planck Research School for Heart and Lung Research

IMPRS for Heart and Lung Research

Join the International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Organ Biology (IMPRS-MOB) and unlock a world of opportunities as a fully funded PhD candidate!. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Max Planck Research Programme

EastBio: Evaluating the effects of food contaminants on the human neuroendocrine system

University of Aberdeen

School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Contaminants found in food can have a negative impact on human health. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Gonzalez Sanchez, Dr A Kolb

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio: The Evolutionary and Ecological Role of Plasmids across different species

University of Aberdeen

School of Biological Sciences

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Plasmids are major drivers of prokaryotic evolution and ecology, carrying traits ranging from antibiotic resistance to novel metabolic functions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Vogwill, Dr M Wenzel

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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