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We have 926 cell biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Broadening the spectrum of antibacterial drugs to tackle multi-drug resistant Gram-negative pathogens

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology

Antibiotics make possible the treatment and cure of life-threatening bacterial infections and have added over a decade to average human lifespan. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A O'Neill, Dr M McPhillie

31 May 2027 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Investigating CCN1 function and regulation to develop next-generation protein detection technologies

University of Huddersfield

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Brüning-Richardson, Dr H Girvan, Prof V Rand, Dr YL Lam

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Dissecting novel molecular events during Jumbophage infection

University of Sheffield

School of Clinical Dentistry

Bacteriophage are antibacterial viruses that target and kill bacteria and are potentially the most numerous biological entities on planet earth. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Stafford, Dr L Green, Dr O Bayfield, Dr Jason Wilson

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Targeting the senescence associated secretory phenotype (SASP) as a strategy to ameliorate the burden of age-related fibrotic disease

University of Liverpool

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

This project will investigate how ageing cells contribute directly to fibrosis, a major feature of many age-related diseases. Senescent cells accumulate with age because they are no longer efficiently removed by the immune system. Read more

Supervisors: Prof E Laird, Prof R Medina-Benavente

27 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

SWBio DTP PhD Project: The role of gene organisation in parasitism

University of Bath

Department of Life Sciences

This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP). Read more

Supervisor: Dr V L Hunt

2 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio SRUC Understanding rumen mycobiome interactions via defined microbial communities

SRUC - Scotland’s Rural College

PHD Opportunities

The gut microbiome enables ruminants such as cows to efficiently degrade plant material. This digestion process is critical to ruminant health and performance in farming, including GHG emissions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J van Munster

30 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: A novel mechanism linking DNA damage response signalling to neuronal cytoskeletal dysfunction in neurodegeneration

University of Liverpool

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Neurons in the brain communicate through highly interconnected signalling networks that control how we think, move and respond to our environment. Read more

Supervisors: Dr DB Byrne, Dr N Sanchez-Soriano, Dr K McMillan

27 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

(MRC NW-DMS) Investigating the role of microglial metabolic reprogramming in Alzheimer’s disease

The University of Manchester

Division of Neuroscience

Research Group: Division of Neuroscience

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, but we still do not fully understand why some people are at greater risk or why brain immune cells become dysfunctional. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RN Ng, Prof T.W. Wang, Dr S Butterworth

27 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Understanding the neuro-immune connection in the breast tissue ecosystem

University of Leeds

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. Recent discoveries have transformed our understanding of how tissues function, revealing that the peripheral nervous system is much more than a passive regulator of organ function. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Gorrini, Dr B.M. Filippi, Prof T Hughes

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

In situ cryo-electron tomography to map plant structural responses to chemical inhibitors

University of Leeds

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. This project aims to uncover how plant cells respond to inhibitors, including herbicides, by combining plant biology, pharmacology and in situ structural biology. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Benitez-Alfonso, Dr TO Ochi, Prof A Paradkar

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD – Investigating the identity and stress-induced plasticity of cardiac glia

University of Bristol

School of Psychology and Neuroscience

Stress has a major impact on both mental and physical health. Stress-related disorders account for the loss of an estimated 12 billion working days every year and cost the global economy approximately $1 trillion annually. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Mosienko, Dr SM Mastitskaya , Prof R Richardson

13 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Structural and functional characterisation of a type IV secretion system in algal–bacterial symbiosis

University of Exeter

Marine microbes form partnerships that shape the biology of our oceans. Among the most important of these are those between algae and bacteria (Fig. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Helliwell

2 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

SWBio DTP PhD Project: Cut and Paste - Understanding the Sequence and Structural Determinants of Peptidase versus Ligase Activity

University of Bath

Department of Life Sciences

This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP). Read more

Supervisor: Dr TMS Tang

2 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD – Mapping tissue-specific immune responses to H7N1 avian influenza in chickens using spatial multi-omics - HLSUOB26

University of Bristol

Bristol Veterinary School

About the project. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) remains a major threat to poultry health, food security and pandemic preparedness. Read more

Supervisors: Dr BVM Vidana Mateo, Prof MJ Hezzell, Dr B Amato

13 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Defining the Role of Microglial Senescence in Brain Ageing

Teesside University

BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership

Ageing is the greatest risk factor for cognitive decline, yet some brain regions appear more vulnerable to age-related decline than others. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Walker

24 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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