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biomedical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 553 biomedical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Using Blood Proteins to Improve the Understanding and Treatment of Heart Disease

Applications are invited for a full-time 3-year PhD studentship starting in 2027 and funded jointly by the British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence (BHF CRE) and the School of Public Health (SPH). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Mayr, Prof IT Tzoulaki
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Using Blood Proteins to Improve the Understanding and Treatment of Heart Disease

Applications are invited for a full-time 3-year PhD studentship starting in 2027 and funded jointly by the British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence (BHF CRE) and the School of Public Health (SPH). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Mayr, Prof IT Tzoulaki
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating Pathogenic Mechanisms And Therapeutic Approaches For mtDNA Mutations In Cellular Models And Patients

Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are the most common cause of inherited mitochondrial disease and are increasingly implicated in common age-related conditions including neurodegeneration. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Horvath, Prof M Minczuk, Dr J van den Ameele
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigating Pathogenic Mechanisms And Therapeutic Approaches For mtDNA Mutations In Cellular Models And Patients

Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are the most common cause of inherited mitochondrial disease and are increasingly implicated in common age-related conditions including neurodegeneration. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Horvath, Prof M Minczuk, Dr J van den Ameele
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Mechanism of the cell death induced by joint activation of p53 and ISR networks

Doctoral study program. Biomedical Sciences. Form. doctoral (present). Department. Department of Biology. Supervisor. Zdenek Andrysik, Ph.D. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z Andrysík
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Intratumoral heterogeneity in cellular response to p53 and ISR activation

Doctoral study program. Biomedical Sciences. Form. doctoral (present). Department. Department of Biology. Supervisor. Zdenek Andrysik, Ph.D. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z Andrysík
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Position in Nano Photonics with Fibre Cavities

The Photonic Ultrafast Systems Group headed by Prof. Bojan Resan develops ultrafast lasers and photonic systems targeting applications in biomedicine, micro-material processing and optical communications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Resan
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding neural circuit dynamics in models of Parkinson’s

Background. Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying the links between behaviour and brain circuit dynamics in animal models of Parkinson’s. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P J Magill, Prof A Sharott, Dr J Gallego, Dr H Collins
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Rationally engineered hydrogels to control osteogenesis via mechanoregulation

We aim to pursue a new interdisciplinary approach, combining the synthesis of multi-functional culture-matrices with cell-instructive viscoelastic properties, in-depth cell characterisation, and computational modelling to investigate the relationship between matrix properties and osteogenesis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Guex
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Phase-locked Deep Brain Stimulation to restore neural dynamics in Parkinson’s Disease

Background. Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying phase-locked deep brain stimulation to improve movement and sleep in people with Parkinson’s disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof H Tan, Dr S He, Prof A Sharott
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing and Testing Brain Stimulation Patterns to Promote Half-Harmonic Entrainment for Therapeutic Benefit in Parkinson’s Disease

Background. Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying the synchronisation of brain activity to deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Duchet, Prof H Tan
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Discovering and translating physiological biomarkers for personalised adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s disease

Background. Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying how neural, movement and behavioural signals can be used to personalise adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof A Oswal, Prof T Denison, Assoc Prof H Cagnan, Dr B Abdi-Sargezeh
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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P22) New tools for bioconjugation using novel rearrangement reactions

Protein bioconjugation is a vital tool in modern biomedical and biotechnological research. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof W Unsworth, Dr C Spicer, Prof M A Fascione
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Electrical sensing of dynamic cardiovascular volume in a benchtop model (FITZPATRICKD_U26EMP)

Primary Supervisor. Dr. Dennis Fitzpatrick. Cardiovascular disease remains a major global health challenge and continues to drive innovation in medical technology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr DF Fitzpatrick
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Actuated microdevices for oral delivery of biologics

Most biological drugs cannot be given orally because of their poor oral bioavailability, necessitating delivery by injection instead. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Cummins
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)