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biomedical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 553 biomedical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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What Makes Us Age Well? Using Multi-Omics to Uncover the Biology of Cognitive Decline and Frailty

Supervisory team Main supervisor. Dr Rosie Walker (University of Exeter). Second supervisor. Dr Luke Pilling (University of Exeter). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RW Walker
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Robust and Interpretable Medical Image and Video Understanding

The project aims to develop robust and efficient machine learning models for medical image and video understanding by integrating supervising signals, such as gaze guidance, anatomical landmark detection, and pose estimation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr QM Men
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Learning-induced tuning of olfactory circuits

How does the brain consistently recognising something it has learned, even when the signal it receives keeps changing? This project will explore how learning reshapes the way the brain processes learned odours. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Johnston, Dr JC Cornford, Dr S Clapcote
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD – What drives the burn: identification of abnormal activity in nociceptor subtypes in patients with chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy - HLSUOB26

About the project. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a highly debilitating, dose-limiting adverse effect of common anti-cancer drugs, such as taxanes and platinum derivatives. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Dunham, Prof A E Pickering, Dr EA Ajay
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Long-term health outcomes in women exposed to political conflict and trauma

Supervisor. Ann-Marie de Lange. Studentship Funding. SBBS Studentship (New Talent Enabling Scheme). Funder. SBBS. Application Deadline. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr ADL De Lange
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PEARL-OMICS - Integrating environmental multi-omics, eDNA and catchment data to predict freshwater pearl mussel stress and restoration response in Ireland.

  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
The freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) is one of Europe’s most threatened freshwater species and an important indicator of clean, healthy river ecosystems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RI Irwin, Dr D Lees-Murdock, Dr J Arnscheidt
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Deciphering Immune-Metabolic Signalling Networks Through Integrative Proteomics and Systems Biology

Biological systems depend on constant communication between cells, tissues, and organs to maintain health and respond to environmental challenges. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A English
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EPSRC DLA Scholarship in the School of Computer Science

  Research Group: School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science is offering one fully-funded, 3.5 year PhD studentship for UK fee-rated applicants, to start on 1 October 2027, as part of the EPSRC DLA scheme. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Head
 29 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: ASTRO: AI-guided discovery of Sustainable antibiofilm Therapeutics for antimicrobial-Resistant Gram-negative Ocular infections

Can we use bacterial pathogen genomes to predict treatment for ocular infections?. Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest challenges facing modern healthcare. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr FU Ukachukwu
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Stress, Inflammation, and Endometriosis: Exploring the Role of the Glucocorticoid Receptor in the Endometrium for Lifelong Reproductive Health

Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women worldwide, yet the condition remains severely underfunded and under-researched. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A N Holding, Dr I Hahn
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Diet, biological ageing, and functional capacity in African, Caribbean, and South Asian communities in the UK.

Nutrition is a key modifiable determinant of biological ageing, influencing the molecular and cellular processes that underpin cognitive and physical function, muscle strength and physiological resilience. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Amenyah
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: How Does the Embryonic Heart Learn to Beat?
From Xenopus embryos to bioprinted systems: dissecting the origins of cardiac synchronisation

The heart begins beating remarkably early in development, long before the formation of valves, specialised pacemaker cells, or a mature electrical conduction system. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Boselli
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Unravelling the Ubiquitination Code: Connecting Phosphate Signalling and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient that is frequently limiting for plant growth. Plants respond to low phosphate by launching sophisticated phosphate-starvation responses to call for beneficial soil fungi, arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Choi
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Mining the Human Gut Microbiome for Novel O-Glycan Degrading Enzymes

CASE Project. The trillions of microbes that inhabit the human gut play a critical role in nutrition, metabolism, immunity and healthy ageing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Bolam
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA : Integrating mammalian pharyngeal endoderm and Drosophila models to uncover conserved epithelial regulatory networks in cardiovascular development

Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defects in humans, yet many of the fundamental biological mechanisms that drive normal heart and tissue development remain poorly understood. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Bamforth
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)