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

Fully funded 4-year PhD studentships at the EPSRC and BBSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

The Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance is an EPSRC and BBSRC funded programme at University College London offering fully funded 4-year PhD studentships. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

Fully funded 4-year PhD studentships at the EPSRC and BBSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance

University College London

Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering

The Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance is an EPSRC and BBSRC funded programme at University College London offering fully funded 4-year PhD studentships. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

Engineering Provitamin A (Beta-carotene) Rich Tomatoes

Royal Holloway, University of London

Department of Biological Sciences

Background. Poor diets are a leading contributor to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, and obesity. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Fraser, Dr G Enfissi, Dr LP Perez

Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

Investigating molecular mechanism of medium chain fats in muscle health and cardiovascular disease treatment

Royal Holloway, University of London

Department of Biological Sciences

Ketogenic diets, involving restricted carbohydrate and high fat consumption, have been proposed to increase skeletal muscle strength, with likely impacts on professional sports performance. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R S B Williams, Dr AB Malerba

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

The impact of somatic and epigenetic DNA variation on tree adaptation and evolution

University of Birmingham

School of Biosciences

In virtually all living organisms, mutations of genomic DNA allow the generation of new traits that, if positively selected, drive adaptation to changing environments and contribute to evolution. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Catoni

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

Haustoria-omics and RNAi gene silencing, to understand gene regulation, fungal virulence and infection during powdery mildew and rust diseases in cereals.

Royal Holloway, University of London

Department of Biological Sciences

Powdery mildews (PMs) and rusts are prevalent plant diseases that compromise the production of many valuable food and horticultural crops, including wheat and barley. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Bindschedler

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

Identification and precise gene editing of wheat and barley susceptibility factors to generate disease resistant crops against powdery mildew and rust fungi.

Royal Holloway, University of London

Department of Biological Sciences

Powdery mildews (PMs) and rusts are prevalent plant diseases that compromise the production of many valuable food and horticultural crops, including wheat and barley. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Bindschedler

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

Targeting human neurodegenerative diseases using the fruit-fly Drosophila melanogaster

Royal Holloway, University of London

Department of Biological Sciences

Almost a million of people in the UK suffer from neurodegenerative disorders. Alzheimer’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and Frontotemporal dementia are the most common causes of neurodegenerative dementias. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Augustin

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

NMR studies of transport-driven metabolic organization in microbial biofilms and microbiomes

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemistry

Research Group: Analytical Chemistry and Microbiology

Biofilms are structured, surface-attached microbial communities that are relevant across natural, clinical, and industrial settings. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Nilsson, Prof A McBain

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

Investigating the Link Between Cancer, Vascular Inflammation, and Thrombosis

University of Reading

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Project Overview. Cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and its impact extends beyond the tumour itself. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Roweth, Prof J M Gibbins

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

The effects of Interleukin-1 primed mesenchymal stem cells on hypoxic-ischemic brain damage

The University of Manchester

Division of Neuroscience

Research Group: Division of Neuroscience

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide but with limited therapies, thus new therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Pinteaux, Prof S Allan, Prof C J Smith

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

4 yr PhD Studentships in Bioinspired and Sustainable Materials (Experimental & Computational)

University of Strathclyde

Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Multiple PhD scholarships are available for experimental and computational students with background in one or more of the following disciplines. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K.H.A Lau

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Bioinformatic analysis of the function of mRNA poly(A) tails

University of Nottingham

School of Pharmacy

Every molecular biology textbook will tell you that messenger RNAs are appended by a 200-250 nucleotide poly(A) tail in the nucleus and exported to the cytoplasm, where the poly(A) tail promotes translation of the mRNA and is gradually removed. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C de Moor, Dr K Spriggs

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

Investigating the radiobiology of protons, helium ions and BNCT in head and neck tumour treatment

University of Birmingham

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Background. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the 7th most common cancer worldwide with an annual incidence of ~890,000 cases/year and deaths of ~450,000 cases/year. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Parsons

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

Genomic surveillance and transmission dynamics of nosocomial pathogens in China: A comprehensive analysis of genetic diversity, mobile genetic elements, and phylogeographic spread

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Academy of Life and Natural Sciences

Pathogenic microbes often spread across cities primarily via human activities, triggering disease outbreaks—many caused by resilient, multi-drug-resistant nosocomial pathogens capable of stealthy community transmission. Read more

Supervisor: Dr X Tong

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

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