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Engineering Cellular Resilience: Integrating Signalling Biology and Biomaterials for Next-Generation Cell Factories

University of Huddersfield
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. Mammalian cell factories are used for the production of biologics, vaccines, recombinant proteins and cell therapies that underpin the UK bioeconomy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Fox, Prof A Smith, Prof R W Bayliss
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Deep learning for dynamical systems in biology

University of St Andrews
School of Mathematics and Statistics
  Research Group: Mathematical Biology Group
Many phenomena in biology can be well-described by stochastic differential equations, as these naturally capture sources of intrinsic and extrinsic noise. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Kursawe
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The role of PPFIA1 (Liprin-α1) in pancreatic cancer

University of Liverpool
Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology
Pancreatic cancer (PDAC) remains a lethal disease with a 5-year survival rate of ~10%. PDAC progression is associated with profound changes in the extracellular matrix (ECM) that surround and support tumour cells. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr PA Atherton
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA : Integrating mammalian pharyngeal endoderm and Drosophila models to uncover conserved epithelial regulatory networks in cardiovascular development

Newcastle University
Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School
Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defects in humans, yet many of the fundamental biological mechanisms that drive normal heart and tissue development remain poorly understood. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Bamforth
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Funded PhD – Exploring the molecular basis for vector-borne pathogen blocking by Wolbachia - HLSUOB26

University of Bristol
Bristol Veterinary School
About the project. Vector-borne diseases are a major threat to human and animal health across the globe, a threat that is expected to worsen as climate change extends the geographical range of arthropods and as human activities encroach on the wilderness. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Cadby, Prof PW Wigley, Dr SP Pradhan
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Dissecting the neuronal signalling of Tousled-like kinase 2, a gene linked with intellectual disability.

University of York
York Biomedical Research Institute
Lead supervisor. Dr G Evans. Co-supervisors. Dr Ines Hahn. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. The challenges of the developing human brain include co-ordinating the birth and migration of 100 billion neurons and the formation of their 1000 trillion synaptic connections. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Evans, Dr I Hahn
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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(MRC NW-DMS) Organelle level single cell multi-omics to dissect mechanisms of neurodegeneration in vivo

The University of Manchester
Division of Molecular and Cellular Function
Organelle level single cell multi-omics to dissect mechanisms of neurodegeneration in vivo. Neurodegeneration is the progressive loss of neurons from the nervous system, which results in numerous downstream phenotypes ranging from impaired movement to cognitive decline. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Lowe, Prof S Banka, Dr AD Davies, Prof A Nicolaou
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio - Understanding asymmetric cell division in Drosophila

University of Dundee
Faculty of Life Sciences
This PhD project will investigate how mechanical forces and biochemical activity interact to generate rhythmic cellular pulses and drive asymmetric cell division. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Sknepnek, Prof J Januschke
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Control and inhibition of virus replication

University of Leeds
Faculty of Biological Sciences
The Tuplin group explores how RNA viruses regulate replication and translation of their genomes through dynamic interactions between structured viral RNA, host and viral proteins and host-cell non-coding RNAs (including siRNAs, lncRNAs, and circRNAs). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A.K Tuplin
 31 May 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Science Research Opportunities at the University of East Anglia

University of East Anglia
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
The Faculty of Science is part of Norwich Research Park, one of Europe's leading research centres conducting cutting-edge multidisciplinary research with an annual research spend of over £130 million. Read more
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(PDS) Engineering Next-Generation Fluorescent Biosensors for High-Throughput Biochemistry and Cellular Metabolic Mapping

The University of Manchester
Division of Molecular and Cellular Function
This project aims to develop a new generation of genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors that enable quantitative measurement of metabolites and signalling molecules in vitro and in living cells. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Markin, Dr J.R.D Davis, Dr J Rowbotham
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Living on the Limit: How Marine Phytoplankton Acquire and Manage Vitamin B12

University of Southampton
NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award
Project Overview. Vitamin B12 availability can limit marine phytoplankton growth, yet how algae acquire, traffic and store this essential micronutrient remains poorly understood. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Helliwell, Dr A. Lawrence, Dr J Robidart
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: A mechanism for CO2 sensing: Epigenetic regulation of the primary cilium

Durham University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
This project will determine how carbon dioxide acts as an epigenetic signal to regulate primary cilium structure and signalling, revealing a previously unrecognised mechanism linking the cellular environment to mammalian cell behaviour. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Cann, Prof John Sayer
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Primate embryogenesis

University of Cambridge
Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
  Research Group: Boroviak
Group Leader. Dr Thorsten Boroviak (Boroviak Group). Keywords. human embryo implantation, primate embryogenesis, implantation platforms, endometrium. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Boroviak
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(BBSRC NWD) Decoding mRNA metabolic microenvironments: A live-cell biosensor approach.

The University of Manchester
Division of Molecular and Cellular Function
Cells carefully control where and when mRNAs are used, but we still don’t know what metabolic environments these mRNAs experience in different parts of the cell. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Ashe, Dr P Kritsiligkou, Prof C M Grant
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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