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We have 575 full fund PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Understanding ESCRT-Mediated Proteostasis pathways for Neurodegenerative Disease Intervention

Project Description. Neurodegenerative diseases affect over 50 million people worldwide, with limited therapeutic options and enormous societal costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Kantamneni, Dr K Riches-Suman, Dr K de Vos
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multi-wavelength Raman spectroscopy for non-invasive differentiation of ageing and metabolic risk signatures in blood plasma and saliva

Project Description. Could a simple saliva sample one day replace a blood test for health screening? This PhD project uses a laser-based technique called Raman spectroscopy, which reveals a chemical "fingerprint" of a biological sample without needles, chemical labels or lengthy lab processing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Mughal, Dr A R Pallipurath, Dr JS Stephenson, Dr HV Viswhambharan, Dr K Riches-Suman
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bioactive Edible Films as Delivery Systems for Sea Buckthorn Phenolics: Gastrointestinal Fate, Microbial Biotransformation and Gut Microbiome Modulation

Project Description. Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) is rich in phenolic compounds with antioxidant and antimicrobial activity, but their biological effects depend strongly on how they are released, transformed and metabolised during digestion. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Angelis-Dimakis, Dr MD Dimopoulou, Dr E Karunakaran
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of a quantitative multi-parametric in ovo bioscreening platform for comparative evaluation of engineered viral biotherapeutics in complex tissue microenvironments.

Project Description. Engineered viral biotherapeutics, including gene-delivery vectors and emerging cancer therapies, are transforming biotechnology and medicine. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Allison, Dr N McCaul, Prof E Blair
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A modular adhiron-VLP platform for targeted molecular delivery

Project Description. A central challenge in targeted delivery is the lack of a truly modular platform in which the targeting molecule, the display scaffold and the payload can each be varied independently. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N McCaul, Dr S Allison, Prof D Tomlinson
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Establishing structure-function relationships and economic and environmental merits of arabinoxylan materials from integrated biorefineries

Project Description. Arabinoxylans (AX) are a class of novel and functional hemicellulose fibre materials well matched to co-production with bioethanol in an integrated biorefinery, with potential to become a multi-billion pound market. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Campbell, Dr A Angelis-Dimakis, Dr L Gomez
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A materials science approach to the design of peptide formulations for parenteral administration

Project Description. Biopharmaceuticals, also known as biologics, are an ever-growing segment of the pharmaceutical industry. The vast majority of these large molecules are administered through injection in the form of aqueous solutions. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof L Waters, Dr JB Booth, Prof D B Brockwell
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating CCN1 function and regulation to develop next-generation protein detection technologies

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 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)
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Modelling the Mouth: Enamel Remineralisation Strategies for Oral Health

Project Description. A primarily computational project, working with industry (Haleon Plc) to examine the structure and chemistry of dental enamel and to use computational tools to trial new active ingredients for enamel repair consumer products (e.g. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Chappell, Dr J Smith
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the Origins of Spectral Shift Signals Across Diverse Protein Interaction Systems

Modern drug discovery hinges upon the identification and characterisation of hit and lead compounds using reliable and robust methods. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M E Webb, Prof R W Bayliss
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Optimising Biochar for microbial electrochemical applications using machine learning approaches

Project Description. The UK generates significant quantities of biodegradable waste, with an estimated 10.7 million tonnes of food waste produced annually [1] and around 5.3 million tonnes of biodegradable municipal waste still sent to landfill in 2023 [2]. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Pandey, Prof T Cockerill
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Queen Signals to Pesticide Sensitivity: How Pheromones Reprogramme Honeybee Physiology and Response to Stress

Project Description. How do social signals change an animal's response to environmental stress?. Honeybee colonies rely on sophisticated chemical communication systems that coordinate behaviour and physiology. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof E.J. Duncan, Prof A Bretman, Dr A Lin
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Novel immune mechanisms of cooling-induced tissue damage

Project Description. Temperature constrains every biological process and is held within narrow limits in mammals by sensory nerves and effector tissues. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Lukacs, Dr F Del Galdo
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Biomechanics and navigation in bees: Integrating energetics and kinematics in changing environments

Project Description. How do foraging bees navigate cluttered environments without exhausting their limited energy reserves? While we know bees routinely negotiate obstacles in their path such as plants, we don't know how they choose between alternative routes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S.M. Walker, Dr G N Askew
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From protein dynamics to cell engineering: fine-tuning stress responses for antibody production

Project Description. Therapeutic antibodies are transforming the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disorders and other diseases. Their production relies largely on mammalian cells capable of correctly folding, modifying and assembling these complex proteins. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Zhuravleva, Dr N.A. Riobo-Del Galdo, Dr V Jha
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)