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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Enhancing Cancer Immunotherapy While Protecting the Heart: The Dual Function of SGLT2 Inhibitors

University of Liverpool
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionised cancer treatment by harnessing the body's immune system to attack tumours. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Sharma, Prof A Olsson-Brown, Prof D Naisbitt
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: State-selective dependence on SMOC-regulated extracellular signalling in hepatocellular carcinoma

University of Liverpool
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
How do liver tumours become dependent on their extracellular environment?. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer and a leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MM Merino, Prof D Palmer
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding and treating viral cancers: Structural analysis and drug targeting of Epstein-Barr Virus replication factor EBNA1

Queen Mary University of London
School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Supervisor. Prof Michelle West. Co-supervisor(s). Dr Matthew Day. Studentship Funding. Awaiting CSC Funding Decision. Application Deadline. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof MW West
 27 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mathematical Modelling of Cancer Metastasis: Towards Personalised Digital Twins

University of St Andrews
School of Mathematics and Statistics
  Research Group: Mathematical Biology Group
Cancer metastasis is a very complex process involving the migration of cancer cells away from a primary tumour, their transport through the circulation, and the establishment of secondary tumours in distant organs. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr NS Sfakianakis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Poised Chromatin and the Epigenetic Control of Development

Babraham Institute (Cambridge)
Babraham Institute Graduate Programme
Project title. Poised Chromatin and the Epigenetic Control of Development. Project outline. How cells switch genes on and off at the right time is fundamental to development. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Voigt
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The AITHYRA International PhD Call in AI for Biomedicine (all genders)

AITHYRA Institute
PhD Opportunities
AITHYRA, the Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna will open a call for PhD students in September 2026. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Austria PhD Programme
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Cardiovascular development: Understanding how biomechanical forces regulate heart valve morphogenesis in the embryo

Monash University
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
  Research Group: Chow Group
The Project. In the developing embryo, the heart begins as a simple, straight tube that pumps blood inefficiently. As the embryo grows, the heart twists and grows and morphs into a four-chambered organ with intricate cardiac structures. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Chow
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding modes of AB toxin virulence and host defence mechanisms

University of York
York Biomedical Research Institute
Lead supervisor. Dr Chris MacDonald. Co-supervisors. Dr Martin Fascione and Dr C Spicer. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C MacDonald, Prof M A Fascione, Dr C Spicer
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unravelling alternative cancer metabolic pathways

University of Sheffield
School of Biosciences
The surface of cancer cells is a unique environment to study, as it is the gatekeeper for the uptake of nutrients and drugs. The turn-over and organisation of proteins at the plasma membrane is an essential part of cellular regulation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Brown
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating how Rett syndrome protein MeCP2 binds to chromatin

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder caused by loss of function mutations in the chromatin protein MeCP2. MeCP2 is highly abundant in brain cells and helps regulate the structure and activity of chromatin. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Wilson, Prof A P Bird
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(MRC NW-DMS) Bioengineering patient-derived retinal models to investigate tissue interaction mechanisms in albinism

The University of Manchester
Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine
  Research Group: Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine
Albinism is an inherited condition that affects pigmentation and can disrupt how the eye develops before birth. It is an important cause of childhood visual impairment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Cerys Manning, Dr PS Sergouniotis , Dr M Domingos
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MAGIC Crops: From genomic discovery to climate resilience, developing nutritious amaranth for the UK

University of York
Department of Biology
This PhD project combines fundamental questions about the regulation of C4 photosynthesis in amaranth, with trialling of this underutilised crop for sustainable production of gluten-free grain in the UK and development of gene editing technologies. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Denby, Dr PS Singh
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EastBio: Understanding chromatin control of antigenic variation in Trypanosoma brucei

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Cell Biology
Trypanosoma brucei, a kinetoplastid parasite, causes severe disease in humans and livestock and remains a significant, neglected tropical disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Wilson, Dr B Akiyoshi
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Powering the Synapse: Solving How a Disease Gene Keeps Neurons Talking

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Cell Biology
Background. Neurons communicate by releasing neurotransmitter from synaptic vesicles at the presynaptic terminal, and they must do so repeatedly and at high frequency from a small local pool of vesicles. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Cheerambathur
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Does transcription speed decide if a gene gets silenced? Structural biology meets functional genomics

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Molecular & Cell Biology
How does a cell decide whether a gene stays switched on or is silenced into heterochromatin? This project tests whether the speed at which RNA polymerase II travels along DNA is not merely a consequence of gene activity, but an instructive signal that determines it. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Schalch, Dr MT Tellier
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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