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fully funded PhD for international students PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 657 fully funded PhD for international students PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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

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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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Unravelling the Ubiquitination Code: Connecting Phosphate Signalling and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient that is frequently limiting for plant growth. Plants respond to low phosphate by launching sophisticated phosphate-starvation responses to call for beneficial soil fungi, arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Choi
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Defining Molecular Determinants of Bovine Embryo Competence Using Imaging Mass Cytometry, High-Resolution Confocal Microscopy and Machine Learning

This PhD project offers an exciting opportunity to explore one of the most important challenges in reproductive biology. understanding why some embryos develop successfully while others fail. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Madgwick
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: The impact of the RNA exosome on ribosome specialisation in different cell types

Do you think ribosomes, the ancient and evolutionary conserved RNA-protein factories that make all cellular proteins, are boring? That they are the same in all cells and that we know all about them?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Schneider
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EASTBIO: The impact of diet-microbiome-immune interactions on intestinal function

Maintenance of gut health is determined by a balance among epithelial cell function, proper immune response, and symbiotic microbiota. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Yao, Dr LG Glendinning, Dr C Benezech
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Engineering Human CYP Reporter Hepatocytes as Non-Animal Platforms to Screen Environmental and Dietary Xenobiotic Metabolism Disruption

Cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs), predominantly expressed by hepatocytes, are critical for metabolizing endogenous hormones and xenobiotics, including pharmaceuticals, supplements, and environmental pollutants like pesticides. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Kaji, Prof N Carragher
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Host Receptor Evolution as a Barrier to Viral Spillover

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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Quantifying uncertainty and spatial dependence in tropical forest forecasts to guide climate change mitigation

Background. Slowing tropical forest loss and enhancing regrowth are central to climate mitigation, but resources for protecting and restoring forests are limited. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B B Balmford, Prof D Williamson, Prof B G Groom
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Tracking uncertainties from future storms to hazards and decisions

Background. Extratropical storms are a major driver of weather and climate variability across the mid-latitudes, bringing strong winds and heavy precipitation that can cause widespread disruption and economic losses. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Catto, Dr H Mohammadi
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Prioritising Conservation Planning Amid Climate Uncertainty

Background. Climate change and biodiversity loss create positive feedback loops. the climate changes, more habitats are disrupted and carbon absorption is reduced. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S vB van Baal, Dr S Siraj
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reducing Uncertainty in Aerosol-Driven Monsoon Variability and Climate Risk

Background. Asian monsoons provide water resources for billions of people across South and East Asia, yet their response to human activities remains one of the largest uncertainties in regional climate science. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L A Regayre, Prof K Carslaw
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Foodomics for Food Safety: integrated multi-omics approaches for novel control of Salmonella and Cronobacter species in food packaging systems

CASE Project. Foodborne infectious disease is a global threat to public health, with the World Health Organisation estimating unsafe food causes around 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Fox
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EastBio Partnership – Organic Synthesis & Evaluation of Antibiotic Derivatives for the Disruption of Ribosomal Translation

This project will focus on the organic synthesis and biological screening of novel natural antibiotic derivatives that disrupt mRNA translation by ribosomes in diverse model organisms. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S L Cockroft, Dr S Granneman
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: ASTRO: AI-guided discovery of Sustainable antibiofilm Therapeutics for antimicrobial-Resistant Gram-negative Ocular infections

Can we use bacterial pathogen genomes to predict treatment for ocular infections?. Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest challenges facing modern healthcare. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr FU Ukachukwu
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Mining the Human Gut Microbiome for Novel O-Glycan Degrading Enzymes

CASE Project. The trillions of microbes that inhabit the human gut play a critical role in nutrition, metabolism, immunity and healthy ageing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Bolam
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)