We have 281 global health PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Discipline

Discipline

All disciplines

Location

Location

All locations

Institution

Institution

All Institutions

PhD Type

PhD Type

All PhD Types

Funding

Funding

All Funding

Subject

Funding Type

global health PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 281 global health PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

More details

UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Biomedical Innovation (AI4BI CDT)

Artificial intelligence has immense potential to tackle major global health challenges, optimise healthcare systems, and improve patient outcomes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training
More details

Modelling the Prevention of Cardiometabolic Outcomes and Reducing Health Inequalities

Cardiovasclar disease continues to be a major public health policy challenge and understanding how its unequal health burden can be tackled is a global priority. . Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M. O'Flaherty, Dr Z Colombert, Dr C Kypridermos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

Global Development PhD studentships at a leading university

Global Development PhD studentships at a leading university. Pursue a PhD in Global Development at the University of East Anglia (UEA), a top-tier, research-led institution committed to tackling the global challenges that shape our world. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
More details

GW4 BioMed3 MRC DLP PhD project: Designing Cell-Accumulating Covalent Inhibitors to Combat Gram-Negative Antimicrobial Resistance

This project is one of several in competition for funding from the GW4 BioMed3 MRC Doctoral Landscape Programme (DLP), which is offering up to 17 studentships for entry in September 2027. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S D Lovell
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Bystander-Induced Resistance Evolution Against Antimicrobials from Non-antibiotic Co-stressors

About the Project. This project investigates how everyday non-antibiotic substances, including medicines, environmental toxins such as mycotoxins, and nicotine, may contribute to the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Uzairue
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

Electrical sensing of dynamic cardiovascular volume in a benchtop model (FITZPATRICKD_U26EMP)

Primary Supervisor. Dr. Dennis Fitzpatrick. Cardiovascular disease remains a major global health challenge and continues to drive innovation in medical technology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr DF Fitzpatrick
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

Dual Ended HDAC-Bcl-2 Inhibitor Therapeutics (DEHBIT): A Continuous Flow Chemistry Approach to Next-Generation Polypharmacological Cancer Therapeutics

Background and Scientific Rationale . Cancer remains one of the most significant global health challenges, characterised by complex, multifactorial disease mechanisms requiring equally sophisticated therapeutic strategies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Sellars
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

Synthesis, Characterisation and Evaluation of Novel Antimicrobial Agents against Polymicrobial Biofilms.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major global health threat, driven in part by the persistence of polymicrobial biofilms that exhibit high tolerance to antimicrobial treatments and immune defences. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A R Rahman, Dr L Cox
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

Federated Learning for Multi-Modal Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis in Real-Time Clinical Environments

Pulmonary diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, and lung cancer are global health challenges. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Rahim
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

Design and Optimization of Tapered Plastic Optical Fiber Biosensors for Neurodegenerative Disease Biomarker Detection

Research Group. Biomedical Engineering Research Group. Proposed supervisory team. Dr Adil Mustafa. Dr Mohammed Zahed Khan. Theme. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Mustafa
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

Intranasal delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases using a novel peptide carrier

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease represent a growing global health burden, with limited treatment options that effectively target the brain. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E McErlean, Dr V Kett
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

Bacteriophage-derived antimicrobial proteins

Antimicrobial resistance is a global health challenge and there is an urgent need for precision antimicrobials that can eradicate pathogens and biofilms without driving broad-spectrum resistance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Skvortsov, Dr S Carmali
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

Peptide-like hydrogels as long-acting injectable drug delivery platforms for the prevention of tuberculosis

Provide a brief description of the project. Low to middle-income countries (LMIC) account for 95% of tuberculosis infections and deaths. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Laverty, Prof K Malcolm
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

Optimizing mRNA Purification: Advanced Chromatography Techniques for Enhanced Binding, Mass Transfer, and Purity

PhD Scholarship in mRNA Purification and Process Optimization on Oligo dT Chromatography. Adelaide University, School of Chemical Engineering, Biomanufacturing Research Group. Read more
 Supervisor: Mr LG Gerstweiler
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

CRISPR-Cas-based genetic biocontrol of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes for disease prevention

Lead supervisor. Dr Joshua Ang. Co-supervisors. Dr Clive McKimmie and Dr Daniella Lefteri. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Ang, Dr CS McKimmie, Dr D Lefteri
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only