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biomedical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 388 biomedical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Droplet microfluidics for ultrasensitive biomarker nasopharyngeal carcinoma detection

To cultivate research talents with global leadership, interdisciplinary innovation capabilities, and international research collaboration capabilities… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Song
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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When antifungals stop working: virulence and drug resistance in emerging dermatophyte infections

A new generation of drug-resistant fungal skin pathogens is spreading worldwide. We don't know why they are so aggressive — this project aims to find out. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Bolhuis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes for Alzheimer’s Disease: Mechanisms, Pathway Analysis, and Intranasal Delivery

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) causes progressive dementia, and current treatments only slow symptoms. Overactive microglia drive AD pathology, making them key therapeutic targets. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Chee Wun Chee Wun
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: AI of Neural Connectivity for Biomarker and Treatment-Response Discovery

Using the Project-1 hiPSC platform, this project builds AI pipelines to learn disease-relevant representations from cellular images, fused with multi-omics. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof CMT Ting
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Inherited Eye Diseases and Mitochondrial Genetics

I am an academic neuro-ophthalmologist with a major research interest in mitochondrial genetics and inherited eye diseases. I coordinate a specialist clinical service for patients with mitochondrial eye diseases in Cambridge and London. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof PYWM Yu-Wai-Man
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD in evaluating the biomechanics of hip replacement surgery in patients living with obesity

  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
This funded PhD will develop methods to evaluate total hip replacement (THR) surgery in patients with high body mass index (BMI). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R K Wilcox, Prof S Williams
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Functional surfaces for friction reduction and improved durability of mechanical watch movements

Project advert. This PhD project will explore how advanced surface coatings can reduce friction and improve the long-term durability of mechanical watch movements. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof T Liskiewicz, Dr SJRN James Rowley-Neale
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Clearing the Path to Vision: Targeting Retinal Clearance Mechanisms in Macular Degeneration (TROEBERGL_U26MEDMS)

Primary supervisor - Dr Linda Troeberg. Are you fascinated by cell biology, molecular medicine and translational research? Would you like to contribute to research that could help preserve the sight of people with macular degeneration?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Troeberg
 15 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Position: Machine Learning Discovery of Longevity Genes with Experimental Validation in Drosophila

We invite applications for a PhD position for a project that combines state‑of‑the‑art machine learning with experimental genetics to uncover the molecular drivers of ageing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Augustin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Role of nutrition, and gut function in human health and diseases (sarcopenia, frailty, diabetes and cardiovascular diseas); using metabolomics and genomics

Could what we eat reshape the crosstalk between our gut, muscles and heart as we age? This exciting PhD harnesses cutting-edge metabolomics to decode the nutrition-gut-muscle-heart axis, uncovering biomarkers of healthy ageing and novel targets to prevent age-related cardiovasucal and cardiometabolic disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Isanejad, Dr H Muhamad Ali, Dr U Alam, Dr VPV Pekovic-Vaughan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Privacy-aware radar-centric British Sign Language recognition and translation for healthcare communication

Supervisory Team. Dr Shelly Vishwakarma. This project explores how British Sign Language users could interact with healthcare and smart devices with greater privacy, choice and independence. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Vishwakarma
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Biodegradable Mg alloy scaffolds for musculoskeletal regenerative therapies

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and will be supervised by Dr Roxane Bonithon, Dr Katerina Karali and Professor Gordon Blunn. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Bonithon, Dr K Karali, Prof G Blunn
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Feasibility and Performance of 3D Printed Cobalt-Chromium Dentures

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and will be supervised by Dr Roxane Bonithon and Professor Chris Louca. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Bonithon, Prof C Louca
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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From Scarring to Healing: Uncovering Mechanisms and Therapies for Pulmonary Fibrosis

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating condition characterised by progressive lung fibrosis (scarring), leading to respiratory failure and lung tissue damage. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr GL Liu
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Metabolic vulnerabilities in cancer: starving tumors of essential nutrients to promote cell death

This project is available immediately to both Home-rated applicants and International applicants who have a sponsor or are able to self-fund their studies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Papa
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only