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Climate Change Solutions: Developmental Programming of Fish Thermal Tolerance Limits
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Climate change poses a significant threat to global biodiversity. Conservation strategies are critically dependent on a thorough understanding of the effects of fluctuating environments on animal morphology, physiology and behaviour. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Galli, Dr H Shiels
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Dynamic cell fate decisions: linking mechanical signals and protein expression dynamics in the developing eye to understand human developmental disorders
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Inherited developmental disorders account for much of childhood visual impairment. Development of the eye requires cell fate decisions that balance stem cell proliferation and differentiation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Cerys Manning, Prof N Papalopulu
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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Gene Regulatory Networks in Development and Disease
University of Oxford Radcliffe Department of Medicine
Our laboratory focuses on deciphering gene regulatory networks that govern complex programmes during early vertebrate development. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Sauka-Spengler
 23 July 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Gene Regulatory Networks in Development and Disease
University of Oxford Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine
Our laboratory focuses on deciphering gene regulatory networks that govern complex programmes during early vertebrate development. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Sauka-Spengler
 23 July 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Molecular dissection of blood cell fate determination
University of Oxford Radcliffe Department of Medicine
The Porcher lab investigates how Haematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs, the cells with self-renewal and multilineage potentialities that give rise to the entire blood system) are produced during embryonic development. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof C Porcher
 23 July 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Molecular dissection of blood cell fate determination
University of Oxford Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine
The Porcher lab investigates how Haematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs, the cells with self-renewal and multilineage potentialities that give rise to the entire blood system) are produced during embryonic development. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof C Porcher
 23 July 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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The role of the spliceosome protein Prpf8 in embryonic development
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Errors that occur during cardiac development cause congenital heart defects (CHD). Despite the prevalence of CHD, the developmental processes that ensure the heart forms correctly are still being elucidated. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Hentges
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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Genetic and molecular mechanisms of developmental syndromes
University of Otago Department of Pathology
**Please note - due to ongoing covid-related immigration border closure, only students that are already in New Zealand are eligible to apply for this project**. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Bicknell
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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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A developmental approach to the study of Mental Time Travel and counterfactual thinking—what is the link?
University of Stirling Faculty of Natural Sciences
Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD project to investigate the relation between Mental Time Travel and counterfactual thought. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Martin-Ordas, Dr E Rafetseder
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Relating glucose levels in newborn babies to later developmental outcomes
University of Auckland Liggins Institute
Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) is the commonest metabolic condition of the newborn. It affects up to 15% of babies, and the incidence is increasing as risk factors such as maternal diabetes and preterm birth are becoming more common. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof JE Harding
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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Investigating face perception in developmental prosopagnosia
University of Reading School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences
Developmental prosopagnosia (DP) is a neurodevelopmental condition associated with impairments recognising familiar faces and discriminating between unfamiliar faces. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Gray
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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Evolution of Reproductive traits - to elucidate the genetic and developmental basis of reproductive failure
University of Sheffield Department of Animal and Plant Sciences
Sexual selection is underpinned by variation in reproductive success. Our research group studies the mechanisms underpinning this variation, primarily using birds as a model. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Hemmings
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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Atypical Social Cognition in Young Children with Neurodevelopmental Problems
Cardiff University Cardiff School of Psychology
  Research Group: Developmental Science
Social cognition (e.g., theory of mind; the ability to understand other people’s minds) is critical to human social development. It enables us to communicate and interact successfully with others in our social environments. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Livingston, Prof S vanGoozen
 19 March 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Mathematical theories of symmetry breaking in embryos, organs and organoids
Aberdeen University School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
Our interdisciplinary team builds mathematical theories to understand the remarkable processes that allow single-cell embryos to develop into complex animal forms. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Hiscock, Prof S Hoppler
 9 April 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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The role of the Wnt/PCP signaling pathway in neural crest cell fate decisions
Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences research
Department of Developmental Biology. http://www.iem.cas.cz/en/research/departments/department-of-developmental-biology/. We use knock-out technologies in mice and zebrafish for studying the role of cranial neural crest cells during the embryonic development of head structures. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O Machoň
 23 March 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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