We have 365 biomedical research PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Discipline

Discipline

All disciplines

Location

Location

All locations

Institution

Institution

All Institutions

PhD Type

PhD Type

All PhD Types

Funding

Funding

All Funding

Subject

Funding Type

biomedical research PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 365 biomedical research PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

More details

Generative AI in Energy Forecasting

Project Overview. Meeting Net Zero targets will require fully utilizing smart solutions at all levels of the electricity network. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof W Holderbaum
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

Effects of estrogen on the activity of hypoxic neural networks

Project Overview. This project offers an exciting opportunity to understand how estrogen protects the brain from the effects of stroke. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Delivopoulos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

Systems level analysis of platelet signalling

We are interested in how intracellular signal transduction networks bring about complex biological behaviours in cells. We do this by combining computational biology with wet laboratory experimentation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M J Fry, Prof J M Gibbins
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

How do hormones regulate memory?

Deficiencies of thyroid hormone are common throughout the globe. Adult-onset hypothyroidism is prevalent in around 8-10% of the population and is associated with reproductive disorders, anxiety, depression and impairment of memory. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Vasudevan, Prof P G Knight
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

Case-specific prediction of BH3-mimetic responses in cancer patients using an integrated experimental and computational quantitative systems pharmacology approach

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 Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences and will be supervised by Dr Gavin Fullstone. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Fullstone
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

Looping DNA for Nanotechnology and Biomedicine Using Computer Simulations

DNA is often depicted as a perfect double helix, yet inside living cells it is constantly bent, twisted, and supercoiled to perform essential genetic functions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr AN Noy
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded PhD studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027.

The partnership brings together the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff (lead), and Exeter to train, support and develop graduates with strong research, critical analysis, creative problem solving and translational skills, equipping them for careers in the UK and globally. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
More details

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded PhD studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027.

The partnership brings together the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff (lead), and Exeter to train, support and develop graduates with strong research, critical analysis, creative problem solving and translational skills, equipping them for careers in the UK and globally. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
More details

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded PhD studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027.

The partnership brings together the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff (lead), and Exeter to train, support and develop graduates with strong research, critical analysis, creative problem solving and translational skills, equipping them for careers in the UK and globally. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
More details

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded PhD studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027.

The partnership brings together the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff (lead), and Exeter to train, support and develop graduates with strong research, critical analysis, creative problem solving and translational skills, equipping them for careers in the UK and globally. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
More details

Mapping the Developing Brain: Linking Structure and Function through Imaging

This PhD project explores how young children’s brain develops during the first five years of life and how this shapes thinking, language, and self-control. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Cercignani, Dr M Palombo
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Chronic pain, sensory hypersensitivity and neurodiversity: why are they linked?

Chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, dysmenorrhea and back pain affect millions of people and severely disrupt daily life. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Sumner
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Pain as neurobiological surprise: Using human brain imaging and animal studies to advance new concepts in persistent pain.

We experience surprise when our best guess about the immediate future turns out to be wrong. This can be dangerous. it might mean tripping on an unexpectedly loose stone, or underestimating the temperature of a saucepan and burning your hand. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr GT Tackley, Dr J Davies
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details
Last chance to apply

Fully funded PhD scholarship to develop fluorescent polymer probes for precision surgery

Help transform surgery through molecular imaging. We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to join an exciting multidisciplinary project developing targeted fluorescent probes to help surgeons identify and remove diseased tissue more accurately. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Dmochowska, Prof B Thierry
 25 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details
Last chance to apply

Fully funded PhD scholarship in Molecular Imaging with Nanoparticles Targeted to Tumour Stromal Cells

Join the Next Generation of Cancer Imaging Research. We are seeking highly motivated students to join an exciting multidisciplinary program focused on the development of novel molecular contrast agents for the imaging of solid tumours. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof B Thierry
 25 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)