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Modelling human development using Embryonic Stem cell-derived human gastruloids
The Francis Crick Institute PhD Programme
This 4-year PhD studentship is offered in Dr Naomi Moris’ Group based at the Francis Crick Institute (the Crick). Studying the development of the human embryo poses technical and ethical challenges that have limited our understanding of human development. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Moris
 22 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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Expanded potential stem cells for regenerative medicine, immunotherapy, and biotechnology
University of Hong Kong School of Biomedical Sciences
Embryonic stem cells (ES cells) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) are pluripotent and thus hold great promise in regenerative medicine, studying disease mechanisms and drug discovery. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Liu
 Year round applications 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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Single Cell Biology of Hematopoietic Stem- and Progenitor Cells in Blood Cancer and Ageing
University of Oxford Radcliffe Department of Medicine
The focus of the Nerlov laboratory is combining single cell biology (single cell RNAseq, ATACseq and functional analysis) with advanced mouse genetics to study hematopoietic stem– and progenitor cells in normal development and during ageing. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof Claus Nerlov, Prof P Vyas
 23 July 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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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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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Single Cell Biology of Hematopoietic Stem- and Progenitor Cells in Blood Cancer and Ageing
University of Oxford Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine
The focus of the Nerlov laboratory is combining single cell biology (single cell RNAseq, ATACseq and functional analysis) with advanced mouse genetics to study hematopoietic stem– and progenitor cells in normal development and during ageing. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof Claus Nerlov, Prof P Vyas
 23 July 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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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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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Deep multi-omic integration to understand inter-organ relationships that regulate systemic immunometabolism
Institute of Cancer Research PhD Programmes
For a full project proposal and details on how to apply using our online recruitment portal please see . icr.ac.uk/phds. . . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Yuan
 28 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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Human induced pluripotent stem cell models for the study and treatment of mitochondrial optic neuropathies
Cardiff University Cardiff Centre for Vision Sciences
This project will generate human retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) for therapeutic testing. We will replace mouse tissue with human RGCs differentiated from patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) from dominant optic atrophy caused by mutation in the OPA1 gene and from normal controls. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Votruba, Dr B Mead
 18 March 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

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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Understanding factors contributing to and mitigating for thermal strain experienced when working in an explosives ordnance disposal suit
Coventry University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
In collaboration with an industrial partner, work will be conducted to examine the effect of thermal stress experienced when wearing an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) suit. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Thake, Dr B Lee, Dr S Davey
 1 March 2021 PhD Research Project

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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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Systematic and quantitative characterization of viral-host interaction for rational therapeutic and vaccine designs
University of Hong Kong School of Biomedical Sciences
Systems biology is a field that is highly inter-disciplinary in nature, which involves molecular and cellular biology, genomics, structural biology, microfluidics, informatics and mathematic modelling. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Sun
 Year round applications 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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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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Sport and Exercise Sciences PhD Scholarship: The effects of hydroxy gas therapy in people with Parkinson’s.
University of Kent School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences invites applications for a full-time PhD Scholarship to investigate the effects of hydroxy gas on. Read more
 Supervisors: Ms A Chislett, Dr SM Meadows, Prof JD Dickinson
 10 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 (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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New approaches to mitigating professional driver sleepiness and fatigue
Loughborough University Loughborough Design School
Professional drivers are exposed to a wide range of occupational factors that potentially increase their vulnerability to sleepiness and fatigue, including prolonged driving conditions, 24-hour operations, variable shift patterns, and urban traffic congestion. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Filtness
 31 May 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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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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Exercise and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease/type 2 diabetes risk in black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups.
Kingston University Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing
Cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes are major causes for morbidity and mortality in the UK, particularly in black, Asian, and minority ethnic individuals (BAME). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Allgrove
 Year round applications 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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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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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Using deep mutational scanning experiments to identify novel human disease mutations and elucidate their molecular mechanisms
University of Edinburgh MRC Human Genetics Unit
A 4-year funded PhD studentship is available to join the Marsh (. https://www.ed.ac.uk/mrc-human-genetics-unit/research/marsh-group. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Marsh
Open Day(s)  16 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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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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De Novo Mutations and Human Disease
University of Oxford Radcliffe Department of Medicine
De novo mutations (DNMs) are a significant contributor to human disease, affecting ~1:300 new births. We study the mechanisms by which these spontaneous mutations arise in the first instance, concentrating on the tissue where most of them originate, the human testis. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Goriely, Prof A Wilkie
 23 July 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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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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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De Novo Mutations and Human Disease
University of Oxford Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine
De novo mutations (DNMs) are a significant contributor to human disease, affecting ~1:300 new births. We study the mechanisms by which these spontaneous mutations arise in the first instance, concentrating on the tissue where most of them originate, the human testis. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Goriely, Prof A Wilkie
 23 July 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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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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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Human fat distribution and metabolic disease: Identifying the mechanistic basis for site-specific fat storage to identify new ways of tackling the metabolic consequences of obesity.
University of Oxford Radcliffe Department of Medicine
Identifying the mechanistic basis for site-specific fat storage to identify new ways of tackling the metabolic consequences of obesity. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof F Karpe, Dr M Neville, Dr M Todorcevic, Dr K Pinnick
 23 July 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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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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