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biotechnology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 379 biotechnology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Multimodal Machine Learning for Protein and Metabolic Engineering towards Sustainable Biomanufacturing (S3.5-COM-Zhou)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Zhou, Prof TS Wong
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Babraham Institute PhD Student Opportunities 2027

Begin your academic career with us at the Babraham Institute! We are looking for the scientific pioneers of the future. At the Babraham Institute we carry out world-leading innovative research into the molecular mechanisms that underlie normal cellular processes and functions. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only)  4 Year PhD Programme
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Bacterial Death at the Nanointerface: Probing the pattern-bacteria Interface towards tailoring antimicrobial nanostructured surfaces for Medical Devices (S3.5-BIS-Pasquina-Lemonche)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Pasquina-Lemonche, Dr A Parnell
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Designing peptides to uncover cancer vulnerabilities at telomeres

How do cells copy chromosome ends whose protection depends on restricting access to DNA? Telomeres are protected by shelterin, a protein complex that prevents chromosome ends from being mistaken for broken DNA. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Speck, Dr A Barnard, Dr A Barr
 18 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineered proteins to protect plants and animals from parasites

We are discovering and designing proteins that selectively kill invertebrate pests and parasites but are safe for humans and other animals. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Brown, Dr K Sarkisyan
 18 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Regulation of Cholesterol Metabolism and Intercellular Communication in Metabolic Disease

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Obesity and metabolic dysfunction are associated with profound changes in immune cell function, lipid metabolism, and tissue homeostasis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Mody, Prof M Delibegovic
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Teaching AI How Proteins Move: Experiment-Guided AI for Predictive Molecular Science (in collaboration with Exciting Instruments Ltd.) (C3.5-MPS-Craggs)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Craggs, Prof H Lu
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Eastbio: Efficacy and Mechanisms of Novel Treatments for Antibiotic-Tolerant Infections

Antibiotics are an essential component of global healthcare, but their ability to effectively treat infections is undermined by the phenomenon of antibiotic tolerance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Hobbs, Prof M Upton
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Design and synthesis of novel enzyme substrates for the detection of pathogenic microorganisms (Ref: RDFC26/SE/GNS/TURNBULL)

Background. This project builds upon a 30-year collaboration between Northumbria University, the Freeman Hospital (Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Trust), and bioMérieux – a multinational biotechnology company. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Turnbull
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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IN-SIGHT PhD Programme 2026/2027

How does a fundamental biological discovery become a medicine that changes lives? If that question excites you, IN-SIGHT is the PhD programme for you. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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Developing an in-vitro 3D musculoskeletal model for the drug development pipeline (S3.5-CMB-Green)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Green, Prof F Claeyssens
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Beyond GLP-1: Designing Stable Formulations for Next-Generation Peptide Medicines for Metabolic Health (S3.5-CMB-Wong)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof TS Wong, Dr K Tee
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Targeted fungal antibody–drug conjugates for candidalysin neutralisation in Candida albicans infection

Fungal infections are an increasing global health problem, and treatment options remain limited. This PhD project will develop a new therapeutic strategy for Candida albicans, a major human fungal pathogen. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Naglik, Prof M Rahman, Prof C Munro, Dr SP Palliyil
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Defining the role of protein glutathionylation in proteostasis and cellular stress adaptation

Protein glutathionylation is a reversible post-translational modification in which glutathione is added to protein cysteine residues. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Thalassinos, Dr JL Labbadia, Dr JL Langridge, Dr DCS Cooper-Shepherd
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(MCRC Non-Clinical) Enhancing liquid biopsy with nanoparticles for the detection of oesophageal carcinoma

Liquid biopsies have the potential to transform cancer care by enabling tumour detection and monitoring through a simple blood sample. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr FM Mouliere, Dr MH Hadjidemetriou, Dr SV Valpione, Dr A Clipson
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)