brain PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Assessing blood flow control in the brain

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Profs. David Simpson. Project description. Blood flow to the brain is controlled by a series of interacting complex physiological mechanisms that ensure an adequate supply at all times. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D. Simpson

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The effects of bi/multilingualism on brain structure and function

University of Reading School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

Increasing evidence suggests that speaking two or more languages has particular effects on the brain. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Pliatsikas

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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PHD POSITION IN STATISTICAL GENOMICS/GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY

Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Language & Genetics

The Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, is offering a PhD position in Statistical Genomics/Genetic Epidemiology within the population genetics of human communication group, led by Dr Beate St Pourcain and embedded within the Language & Genetics Department at the MPI. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B St Pourcain

15 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Systemic infections accelerate tau spreading by promoting glial activation

University of Southampton School of Biological Sciences

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease, with a complex biology. In this PhD project, we aim to explore the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying tau pathology. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Teeling

17 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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A Patient-derived 3D humanized model of ADCY5-related disease to accelerate therapeutic approaches for patients

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust BRC Translational Research (Non-Clinical) PhD Studentships

ADCY5-related disease is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in the ADCY5 gene, which encodes for the isoform 5 of adenylyl cyclase (ADCY5)1. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Barral, Dr M Kurian, Dr HZ Zhou

15 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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PhD in Decision Neuroscience - neurocomputational mechanisms of social behaviour

University of Birmingham School of Psychology

About the project. Applications are invited for a 3.5-year funded PhD studentship in Decision Neuroscience, based at the Centre for Human Brain Health at the University of Birmingham, UK (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/centre-for-human-brain-health). Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Lockwood

10 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Predicting Early Development in Moderate to Late Preterm Babies

University of Auckland Liggins Institute

Over 80% of preterm babies are born between 32 and 36 weeks gestation. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Harding

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Investigation of the extracellular matrix as a regulator of Parkinson’s progression

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Chemistry and Biosciences

Parkinson’s is the 2nd most common neurodegenerative disease, affecting around 1 in 20 people aged over 65. In the UK, the number of affected people is set to rise by 50% over the next 50 years due to ageing populations. Read more

Supervisor: Dr SM Dickens

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Sport and Exercise Research Centre

University of Winchester

The Sport and Exercise Research Centre (SERC) at the University of Winchester is a dynamic hub of academics and researchers working together to identify and address pertinent issues in sport and exercise at a local, national, and international level. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Social Sciences Research Programme

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PhD research project on the neurophysiological bases of sensorimotor communication

University of Ferrara Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication (CTNSC)

Project description. At the Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication (CTNSC), at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), we focus our efforts in two integrated directions. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A D'Ausilio, Prof luciano Fadiga

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD research project on the neurophysiology of socio-motor interaction

University of Ferrara Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication (CTNSC)

Project description. At the Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication (CTNSC), at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), we focus our efforts in two integrated directions. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A D'Ausilio, Prof luciano Fadiga

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The circadian clock as a regulator of information processing

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Endogenous biological clocks are a ubiquitous feature of living organisms, driving rhythms in countless cellular and physiological functions, and influencing almost all biological processes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Allen, Prof R Lucas

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Development of a collaborative robot – human-robot collaboration

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Robots work effectively in factories. For example, in car factories, huge robotic arms pick up car parts and join them to the skeleton of the car, working at less than millimetre and millisecond precision. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Hayashi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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How to regulate plasticity in the brain

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The Kwok Lab at the School of Biomedical Science invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2024/25. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J. Kwok

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Epilepsy and the ageing brain

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Our ability to remember ‘where I put my car keys today’ instead of ‘where I put them yesterday’ depends on a computational process called pattern separation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Atan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 288 brain PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

brain PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 288 brain PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Assessing blood flow control in the brain

The effects of bi/multilingualism on brain structure and function

PHD POSITION IN STATISTICAL GENOMICS/GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY

Systemic infections accelerate tau spreading by promoting glial activation

A Patient-derived 3D humanized model of ADCY5-related disease to accelerate therapeutic approaches for patients

PhD in Decision Neuroscience - neurocomputational mechanisms of social behaviour

Predicting Early Development in Moderate to Late Preterm Babies

Investigation of the extracellular matrix as a regulator of Parkinson’s progression

Sport and Exercise Research Centre

PhD research project on the neurophysiological bases of sensorimotor communication

PhD research project on the neurophysiology of socio-motor interaction

The circadian clock as a regulator of information processing

Development of a collaborative robot – human-robot collaboration

How to regulate plasticity in the brain

Epilepsy and the ageing brain

We have 288 brain PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

brain PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 288 brain PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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