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biomedical science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 228 biomedical science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Funded PhD Studentship with Rugby League Cares Brain Health Fund, in collaboration with Leeds Beckett University, the University of Sydney, the University of Leeds, and the Rugby Football League

Funded PhD Studentship to advance screening for long-term health risk factors, and preventative care in professional rugby league players. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof BJ Jones, Dr S Chantler, Dr A Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, Dr J Tooby
 17 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Assessing human carotid body, cardiovascular and respiratory function in diabetic patients with and without obstructive sleep apnoea

Patients with diabetes have impaired cardiovascular and respiratory responses to multiple stimuli including a fall in blood oxygen (hypoxia), a rise in blood carbon dioxide (hypercapnia) and a decrease in blood glucose (hypoglycaemia). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A H Holmes, Dr J Welch, Dr A Coney
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Identifying the importance of age, sex, ethnicity and obesity in establishing cardiovascular-respiratory reflex responses to heat exposure

One of the major threats to human health is climate change and its association with increased exposure to extreme heat. An important effect is an increase in the frequency, duration and intensity of heatwave exposure. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A H Holmes, Dr J Welch, Dr A Coney
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Position: Deep Learning & Mathematical Morphology for Biomedical Imaging

  Research Group: Centre for Biomedical Image Analysis (CBIA), FI MU
PhD Position. Deep Learning & Mathematical Morphology for Biomedical Imaging. Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University (FI MU), Brno, Czech Republic. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Matula
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ubiquitin Signalling in Ageing and Age-Related Disease: The Interplay of Genetics, Lifestyle, and Environment

Project Overview. Ageing leads to a progressive decline in essential cellular processes, including protein production, folding, and degradation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Kevei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The roles of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes in cardiovascular and thrombotic disease: why is the risk so high?

Project Overview: . The risk of heart attack or stroke (thrombosis) is elevated in obesity and in people with metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C.E. Hughes, Prof J M Gibbins
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding the cardiotoxic effects of anti-cancer therapies; a multidisciplinary approach

There are >18 million new cancer patients worldwide every year, of which >2 million are women with breast cancer. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P R Dash, Prof W Holderbaum, Prof S Nasuto, Prof N Derakhshan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development of Advanced Spectroscopic Methods for Probing Membrane Damage

Lead supervisor. Dr Steven Quinn. The student will be registered with the Department of Physics, Engineering and Technology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Quinn
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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CRISPR-Cas-based genetic biocontrol of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes for disease prevention

Lead supervisor. Dr Joshua Ang. Co-supervisors. Dr Clive McKimmie and Dr Daniella Lefteri. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Ang, Dr CS McKimmie, Dr D Lefteri
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Reprogramming tumour-associated macrophages in epithelial tumours

Lead supervisor. Dr Vicki Jennings. Co-supervisors. Prof Will Brackenbury. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Jennings, Prof W Brackenbury
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Characterisation of TDP-43 mediated JNK signaling in neurodegenerative diseases ALS and FTD

Lead supervisor. Dr Han-Jou Chen. Co-supervisors. Dr G Evans and Prof Sean Sweeney. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H J Chen, Dr G Evans, Prof S Sweeney
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding cellular mechanisms underlying autism and ADHD-linked Neurofibromatosis type 1

Lead supervisor. Dr Ines Hahn. Co-supervisors. Prof Will Brackenbury and Dr G Evans. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Hahn, Prof W Brackenbury, Dr G Evans
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Age-related disease: Fidelity mechanisms that protect against epigenetic decay

Lead supervisor. Prof Dawn Coverley. Co-supervisors. Dr Andrew Mason. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Coverley, Dr A Mason
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Dissecting the neuronal signalling of Tousled-like kinase 2, a gene linked with intellectual disability.

Lead supervisor. Dr G Evans. Co-supervisors. Dr Ines Hahn. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. The challenges of the developing human brain include co-ordinating the birth and migration of 100 billion neurons and the formation of their 1000 trillion synaptic connections. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Evans, Dr I Hahn
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Learning from parasites to identify new therapeutic pathways for immune modulation

Lead supervisor. Dr Cecile Crosnier. Co-supervisors. Dr J Hewitson. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CR Crosnier, Dr J Hewitson
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