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biomedical science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 398 biomedical science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Using super-resolution microscopy to investigate the mechanistic principles of bacterial cell wall remodelling

Bacteria are encased by a peptidoglycan cell wall which is essential for their survival. During cell growth and division, nanoscale cell wall synthesis proteins must accurately build and remodel a structure more than 100x their size. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Holden, Prof D Roper
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Nuffield Department of Medicine - Fully Funded Studentships Available

The Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research is an international community of distinguished scientists dedicated to preventing and controlling cancer. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Opportunities
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Closing the gap: neuromorphic silicon for non-invasive communication BCIs

Supervisor. Dr Majid Zamani. Electroencephalography (EEG)-based brain–computer interfaces are held back less by the sensors than by the computing behind them. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Zamani
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Investigating mammalian cell adaptation using engineered reporter cells, microfluidics and quantitative approaches

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Living cells continuously sense and respond to changes in their environment through signalling pathways. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Giuraniuc, Prof V Speirs, Prof C Grebogi
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cybersecurity for brain–computer interfaces: protecting neural data inside the implant

Supervisor. Dr Majid Zamani. A brain implant cannot be given a new password. Neural data reveals intention and identity, and once stolen it cannot be reset. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Zamani
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(EPSRC DTP) Predicting pathological myopia through retinal imaging

This PhD project explores the intersection of advanced retinal imaging and artificial intelligence to improve prediction of ocular disease progression. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Radakrishnan, Dr KH Hampson, Dr A Harish
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Optimising Coronary Stent Design Through Computational and Benchtop Testing

About the Project. Coronary stents save millions of lives each year, yet complications such as restenosis, thrombosis, and vessel injury continue to affect patient outcomes. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof SB Beier
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Equitable Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Through Personalised Blood Flow Modelling

About the Project. Despite major advances in cardiovascular prevention, many patients who experience serious cardiovascular events would not be identified as high risk by current clinical prediction tools. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof SB Beier
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Advances in Simultaneous Tolerance Intervals and Bands

This project will develop a new generation of simultaneous tolerance intervals, bands and regions for reliable prediction, calibration and anomaly detection in complex modern data settings. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Han, Dr X Jin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Revealing Extrusion Thermal Boundary Conditions for Additive Biomanufacturing

Nozzle choice in 3D printing is currently made on cost and durability, not on heat behaviour, even though a nozzle's material governs how much heat reaches the melt during printing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Omar, Dr W Mirihanage, Dr C Imediegwu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing closed-loop sleep stimulation for motor learning and stroke recovery

Background. Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying the potential for closed-loop auditory stimulation during sleep to be used to improve memory consolidation following stroke. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof M Fleming, Prof A Sharott, Prof A Jackson
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition 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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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