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biomedical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 553 biomedical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Role of stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles in immune cell function; clinical development of a new biotherapeutic

Lead supervisor. Prof Paul Genever. Co-supervisors. Dr Ioannis Kourtzelis. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Genever, Dr I Kourtzelis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Ion Channel Signalling in Cancer Cells

Lead supervisor. Prof Will Brackenbury. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Join our team for an exciting PhD project exploring the critical role of ion channel signalling in cancer metastasis. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof W Brackenbury
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A multi-modal approach to study acute myeloid leukaemia

Lead supervisor. Dr William Grey. Co-supervisors. Dr Anjum Khan. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) remains the most lethal blood cancer, with long-term survival under 10% in older patients. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr W Grey, Dr A Khan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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FMI International PhD Program Fall Call 2027

The FMI International PhD Program, originally established in 1998, trains doctoral students to become future leaders in academia, industry and other sectors. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Switzerland PhD Programme
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Breathing in ageing: how fine particulate air pollution disrupts brain cell homeostasis.

Project Description. Air pollution is one of the greatest environmental threats to human health. 99% of the world’s population lives where air quality exceeds WHO guidelines, which contributes to accelerated ageing, increased mortality and reduced health span [1–3]. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Elies Gomez, Dr S Kantamneni, Prof N Gamper, Dr MM Morton
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Precision Medicine DLA – Mental Health and Diseases of Older Age Among People with Autism or Autistic Traits: AI and Medical Record Linkage in UK Biobank and SPARK

Additional supervisors. Dr Rona J Strawbridge (University of Glasgow) & Dr Kristiina Tammimies (Karolinska Institutet). Background. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Nicodemus, Dr B Auyeung
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: AI-assisted rapid on-site evaluation in lung cancer diagnosis: model development and two-centre external validation

Lung cancer is often diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) or robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (RAB), procedure that takes needle samples from tissue in the chest. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof Y Zheng, Prof M Evison, Dr T Fitzmaurice, Dr A Haragan
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Developing multiplexed point-of-care biosensors to guide surgical and antimicrobial decisions in the acute abdomen

A surgeon opens the abdomen of an emergency patient and has minutes to decide whether a length of bowel will survive. Get it right and the patient keeps their gut. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Sharma , Mr A Chan, Prof C Halloran, Dr D Cocker, Mr C Macutkiewicz
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Centre For Genomic Regulation (CRG) – Barcelona

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute in Barcelona, a leading interdisciplinary centre at the forefront of life sciences. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  International PhD Programme
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Engineering Superselective Molecular Probes for Neuronal Glycans

Project Description. This interdisciplinary PhD project offers an exciting opportunity for a chemistry or biochemistry graduate to apply molecular design and synthetic chemistry to a cutting-edge biological challenge. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof W B Turnbull, Dr R Richter, Dr J Kwok
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Seeing molecules in action: optical tweezers for understanding extracellular matrix polysaccharides

Project Description. How do proteins move along a single polysaccharide molecule? How does mechanical force change their behaviour? And how can interactions between individual molecules ultimately determine the properties of tissues?. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Richter, Prof W B Turnbull
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Biophysics of photosynthesis and solar energy capture explored with advanced methods in nanoscience, electrophoresis and fluorescence microscopy

Project Description. The Light-Harvesting Complex II (LHCII) is a photo-active protein found in plant chloroplasts that is essential for efficient capture of solar energy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P.G. Adams, Dr R Richter, Prof S D Evans
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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New pharmacological tools for targeting P2X receptors in cancer (STOKESL_U27SCI)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Leanne Stokes. There is a growing literature documenting the exploitation of ion channels by cancer cells. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Stokes
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(MRC NW-DMS) Reliable Multimodal Agentic AI for Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis and Risk Prediction

  Research Group: Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences
Diagnosing cardiovascular disease and predicting future health risks require doctors to combine heart scans, electrocardiograms (ECGs), blood tests and medical records. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Duan, Prof S Ananiadou, Dr Chris Miller
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How do human blood stem cells adapt to life outside the body? Imaging cellular dynamics to design better culture systems

Blood stem cell transplantation cures many people with leukaemia and gene-edited stem. cell therapies are now reaching patients with inherited blood disorders. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr W Grey, Prof M Peckham, Dr C Spicer
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)