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biomedical science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 288 biomedical science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Cellular and molecular mechanisms of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

Project Overview. Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias (HSPs) are a group of rare, inherited, neurodegenerative disorders characterised by weakness and tightness of the leg muscles. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Cogo
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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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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Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Artificial intelligence to identify fungal susceptibility in the clinical diagnostic laboratory

Fungal infections have become a major and growing global health crisis, causing an estimated 3.8 million deaths each year—surpassing the toll of diseases like tuberculosis and malaria. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Dowsey
 21 October 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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Investigating molecular mechanisms underlying resilience to dementia and age-related disorders: A multi-omic analysis of large human biobanks

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RW Walker
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Air Pollution, Heat and Other Environmental Exposures in Relation to Cognitive Ageing: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Zhang, Dr A Corbett, Dr Q Liu
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How pathogens emerge: integrating large language models with comparative genomics to uncover the zoonotic potential of bacteria

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Vos
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Machine Learning and Computational Modelling to Define the Abnormal Heart Tissue Responsible for Fatal Heart Rhythms

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) accounts for approximately 15-20% of reported deaths in the UK. Mostly, these deaths are linked to cardiac arrhythmias. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C O'Shea, Dr I Khovanov, Prof T Dhanjal
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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From Imaging Atlases to Computational Models: Understanding Lymphatic Dysfunction in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema

  Research Group: Cancer Imaging Group
About the Project. Breast cancer treatment can disrupt lymphatic drainage, resulting in lymphatic dysfunction and, in some individuals, breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL), a chronic condition characterised by swelling of the upper limb. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr HR Reynolds
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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AI-Driven Insect Cognition: Computational Models for Behavior, Brain Imaging and Bio-Inspired Robotics

Understanding how the insect brain functions and generates behaviors is crucial for fields such as ecology, biodiversity conservation, agriculture, pest control, disease prevention and robotics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr O Riabinina, Dr A Atapour-Abarghouei
 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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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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Developing novel medicines targeted at the human gut microbiome

Cutting-edge research is highlighting how important the human microbiome is for health. As fundamental science characterizing the complex functions and processes of microbes emerges, many opportunities for microbiome-targeted therapeutics are being presented. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Basit
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advancing Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy in Children: Development of Age-appropriate Formulations Adaptable for Point-of-care Manufacturing by 3D Printing

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in children, such as heart failure, hypertension, and arrhythmias, require chronic treatment with drugs having potentially complicated physicochemical properties. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr GM Khalid
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Using genetic risk scores to improve diagnosis and outcomes in seronegative inflammatory arthritis

  Research Group: Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences
Diagnosing inflammatory arthritis promptly and accurately can be challenging when antibody blood tests are normal (“seronegative”) and clinical features overlap. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SZ Zhao, Dr J Bowes, Prof A Morris
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only