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Understanding the Origins of Spectral Shift Signals Across Diverse Protein Interaction Systems

University of Leeds
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Modern drug discovery hinges upon the identification and characterisation of hit and lead compounds using reliable and robust methods. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M E Webb, Prof R W Bayliss
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How does typhoidal Salmonella remain invisible to the human immune system?

University of Sheffield
School of Biosciences
Salmonella Typhi, the causative agent of typhoid fever, infects millions worldwide by evading host immune defences. A hallmark of infection is leukopenia - a severe loss of immune cells - yet how the bacterium triggers this immune collapse has remained a mystery. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Humphreys, Dr M Collins, Prof S El-Khamisy, Dr D Boucher
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Optimising Biochar for microbial electrochemical applications using machine learning approaches

University of Leeds
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. The UK generates significant quantities of biodegradable waste, with an estimated 10.7 million tonnes of food waste produced annually [1] and around 5.3 million tonnes of biodegradable municipal waste still sent to landfill in 2023 [2]. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Pandey, Prof T Cockerill
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering Next-Generation Gene Drives to Fight Mosquito-Borne Diseases

University of York
Department of Biology
Can we use genetic engineering to help stop the spread of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases?. Mosquito-borne diseases are a growing global health challenge. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Ang, Prof L Alphey
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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From Queen Signals to Pesticide Sensitivity: How Pheromones Reprogramme Honeybee Physiology and Response to Stress

University of Leeds
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. How do social signals change an animal's response to environmental stress?. Honeybee colonies rely on sophisticated chemical communication systems that coordinate behaviour and physiology. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof E.J. Duncan, Prof A Bretman, Dr A Lin
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Platelet–vascular crosstalk in the regulation of oral tissue mineralisation

University of Sheffield
School of Clinical Dentistry
Platelets are best known for preventing bleeding, but emerging evidence suggests that they are also powerful regulators of tissue repair and regeneration. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C M Neves, Prof C Murdoch, Dr G Pula
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Novel immune mechanisms of cooling-induced tissue damage

University of Leeds
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. Temperature constrains every biological process and is held within narrow limits in mammals by sensory nerves and effector tissues. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Lukacs, Dr F Del Galdo
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Single-molecule dissection of mitochondrial, bacterial and chloroplast electron transfer complexes with atomic force and cryo-electron microscopies

University of Sheffield
School of Biosciences
How does life move electrons? Every breath you take, and every calorie a plant captures, depends on electron-transfer reactions between tiny mobile carrier proteins and the large membrane machines of respiration and photosynthesis. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Johnson, Dr A Hitchcock, Prof J Blaza
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of glycoconjugate vaccines and phage-based therapeutics to treat infections caused by the emerging poultry pathogen Enterococcus cecorum

University of Sheffield
School of Biosciences
The UK poultry industry is a pillar of national food security and agricultural sustainability, producing over 95 million broilers and 22 million laying hens annually. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Mesnage, Prof G Stafford, Dr A Zhuravleva, Prof T J Smith
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Dissecting novel molecular events during Jumbophage infection

University of Sheffield
School of Clinical Dentistry
Bacteriophage are antibacterial viruses that target and kill bacteria and are potentially the most numerous biological entities on planet earth. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Stafford, Dr L Green, Dr O Bayfield, Dr Jason Wilson
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Biomechanics and navigation in bees: Integrating energetics and kinematics in changing environments

University of Leeds
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. How do foraging bees navigate cluttered environments without exhausting their limited energy reserves? While we know bees routinely negotiate obstacles in their path such as plants, we don't know how they choose between alternative routes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S.M. Walker, Dr G N Askew
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From protein dynamics to cell engineering: fine-tuning stress responses for antibody production

University of Leeds
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. Therapeutic antibodies are transforming the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disorders and other diseases. Their production relies largely on mammalian cells capable of correctly folding, modifying and assembling these complex proteins. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Zhuravleva, Dr N.A. Riobo-Del Galdo, Dr V Jha
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Molecularly Imprinted Polymers targeting Extracellular Vesicles: Capture and Sensing

University of Sheffield
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoparticles naturally released by cells and they transport molecular cargo (proteins, peptides, lipids, nucleic acids) around the body. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof NT Turner, Prof D Lambert, Dr NP Peake
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Lights, camera, ABAction! Realtime bioimaging of plant hormone dynamics to dissect interplay between light, abscisic acid and CO2 signalling pathways.

University of Sheffield
School of Biosciences
Climate change is creating unprecedented challenges for global agriculture, making it essential to understand how plants perceive and respond to fluctuating environmental conditions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Casson, Dr J Rowe
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating a polarity switch in bird wing feather development

University of Sheffield
School of Biosciences
How do birds organise their feather pattern to make flight possible?. The evolution of flight in birds is one of the most remarkable events in natural history. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Towers, Prof G Fletcher
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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