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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Mechanochromic molecules for cellular forces sensing

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemistry
Tensile forces influence a variety of important cellular processes including cell division, stem cell differentiation and gene expression.1 At the tissue level these forces play a crucial role in morphogenesis, wound healing, the immune response and in pathological processes such as cancer metastasis. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G De Bo, Dr M.A Amer
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Chikungunya Virus Defective Viral Genomes: Unravelling mechanisms of formation, immune modulation and effect on viral pathogenesis

University of Leeds
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne RNA virus that causes acute fever, neurological complications, and chronic joint pain. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A.K Tuplin, Prof A Whitehouse, Dr CW Walter
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: How Does the Embryonic Heart Learn to Beat?
From Xenopus embryos to bioprinted systems: dissecting the origins of cardiac synchronisation

Durham University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
The heart begins beating remarkably early in development, long before the formation of valves, specialised pacemaker cells, or a mature electrical conduction system. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Boselli
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Mechanism of transcription repression by the Polycomb complex PRC1.

Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM)
University of Montreal
  Research Group: Francis Lab, Biochemistry of Epigenetic Inheritance
A funded position is available for a PhD student with a strong interest in biochemistry, genomics, and biophysics for a project to dissect the mechanism of transcription repression by Polycomb proteins. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Francis, Dr F Robert
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Mechanisms regulating the protein composition of astrocyte endfeet

University of Edinburgh
School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences (College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine)
Astrocytes are exceptionally branched cells that tile the brain to maintain its homeostasis1-3. Astrocytes are strategically positioned as a bridge between the brain vasculature and parenchyma4, exhibiting specialised subcellular compartments that interact with distinct brain components5. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Diaz-Castro, Dr P Donlin-Asp, Dr R MacDonald
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Worms on a Chip: Automated C. elegans Biosensing for Rapid Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostics

University College London
Department of Chemistry
PROJECT SUMMARY. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing still relies on culture-based methods that take 24-72 h, forcing clinicians to prescribe empirically and accelerating the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr GB Bolognesi, Prof N T K Thanh
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Modulating immune responses in cancer and inflammation by rewiring receptor signalling via phosphatase recruitment

University of Oxford
Nuffield Department of Medicine
Signalling through immunoreceptor tyrosine activation motifs (ITAMs) underpins a broad range of immune activation processes, from pathogen defence to allergic inflammation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RA Fernandes, Prof T Dong
 2 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The Cardiac Positioning System – how do heart progenitors find their way? (MUNSTERBERG_U27DTP)

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Primary Supervisor - Professor Andrea Munsterberg. The first organ to develop in vertebrate embryos is the heart, when two streams of cardiac progenitor cells undertake an epic migration before reuniting at the heart field – the site of future heart formation. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A E Munsterberg
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Characterization of miR-30d-5p as a novel target to help improve vascular function

University of Edinburgh
School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences (College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine)
Healthy endothelial cell function is essential for vascular regulation of adequate blood flow, angiogenesis, and tissue repair. Endothelial cell dysfunction can occur as we age and it contributes to a wide variety of human diseases. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Farr, Dr AC Caporali
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Synthetic cells to study biophysical mechanisms in zebrafish development

University of Warwick
Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership
Recent advances in the design of biologically inspired synthetic cells have shown potential as “smart systems” to interrogate molecular, cellular and developmental processes in living systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Köster, Dr M Smutny
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Host Receptor Evolution as a Barrier to Viral Spillover

University of Edinburgh
School of Regeneration and Repair (College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine)
The aim of this PhD project is to use evolutionary and functional genetic analysis to identify and characterise viral entry receptors that affect the likelihood of zoonotic transmission. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Sloan, Dr R Young, Dr F Grey
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Decoding Retinal Specialisation: From Development to High-Acuity Vision

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Psychology & Vision Sciences
The ability to resolve fine spatial detail depends on extraordinary specialisation of the retina. In humans, this culminates in formation of the fovea, where cellular organisation, neuronal connectivity and tissue architecture are precisely arranged to support high-acuity vision. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Thomas, Dr WN Norton
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Enhancing systemic oncolytic virus delivery and efficacy in Paediatric-type diffuse high-grade gliomas using nanoparticle virus encapsulation and focused ultrasound

Institute of Cancer Research
PhD Programmes
Paediatric-type diffuse high-grade gliomas (PDHGG) are aggressive childhood brain tumours with devastating prognosis (1). Immunotherapy for these patients is gathering momentum (2). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Harris
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Location Location Location: Investigating the Spatiotemporal Control of GPCR Signalling

University of Aberdeen
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulate almost all physiological processes and attractive targets for the pharmaceutical industry. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Thompson, Dr P Annibale
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Mapping the ocular immune response to Mycobacterium bovis in cattle

University of Edinburgh
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine)
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused predominantly by Mycobacterium bovis, remains a major challenge for the cattle industry, with important consequences for animal health. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Hope, Mr HP Petrushkin
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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