keele PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

Dr B Mandal

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

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.

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.

In this project the PhD research student needs to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the emerging semi-supervised and unsupervised deep learning networks for analysing videos.

Identifying Dengue virus receptor proteins in Aedes aegypti mosquito

Dr A Winter

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

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.

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.

Neglected tropical diseases caused by the Dengue virus (DENV), endemic Dengue fever and its more severe manifestation, Dengue syndrome, cause great socioeconomic loss as well as high mortality in Asia and South America.

Developing bioelectronic implants through fusion of stem cells and electroactive scaffolds

Dr C Adams

Application Deadline: 28 October 2019

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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.

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.

This is a cross institution (Keele University and Lancaster University) and multidisciplinary PhD program with the primary goal to develop and test new materials for repairing spinal cord injury.

Rising from the ashes: Understanding the biological resilience and social significance of fires in the UK

Dr H C Glanville

Application Deadline: 31 October 2019

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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.

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.

Project description. Aim. To investigate the resilience of upland soils to wildfires and examine the social significance of wildfires in the UK rural landscape.

Wearable Health Technology Evaluation and Data Science

Dr S Woolley

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

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.

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.

Wearable technology and data science are active and important areas of research. In particular, there is growing interest in the use of wearables for positive outcomes in health and well-being applications.

Data-driven design of biological systems – Computational synthetic biology

Dr G Misirli

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

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.

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.

Synthetic biology has emerged as an engineering field lately, with the aim of designing novel biological systems. Small biological components can be used together to create devices and systems.

Development of a 3D biomimetic scaffold for mammary gland remodelling of breast cancer therapy evaluation.

Keele University
School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering

Dr G Di Leva

Application Deadline: 1 November 2019

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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.

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.

3-years PhD studentship is available in Di Leva’s lab at the School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering of Keele University, United Kingdom.

(MRC DTP) Predicting failure of methotrexate therapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients: statistical approaches to multiple outcomes and repeated observations

The University of Manchester
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Dr J Sergeant, Dr G P Martin, Prof K Hyrich, Dr S Verstappen

Application Deadline: 15 November 2019

Funding Type

PhD Type

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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.

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.

Most patients with rheumatoid arthritis begin treatment with the drug methotrexate (MTX). MTX is cheap and is effective for many patients, but does not work for everyone.

University of Liverpool - School of Law and Social Justice

University of Liverpool
School of Law and Social Justice

Funding Type

PhD Type

Law Research Programme

Law Research Programmes present a range of research opportunities, shaped by a university’s particular expertise, facilities and resources. You will usually identify a suitable topic for your PhD and propose your own project. Additional training and development opportunities may also be offered as part of your programme.

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)

Some or all of the PhD opportunities in this programme have funding attached. Applications for this programme are welcome from suitably qualified candidates worldwide. Funding may only be available to a limited set of nationalities and you should read the full programme details for further information.

The University of Liverpool's School of Law and Social Justice, within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, is a unique collaboration of experts in Law, and Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning for clinical prediction: Evaluating design, conduct, reporting and 'spin' #NDORMS-2020/3

University of Oxford
Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences

Prof G Collins, Dr M Schlussel, Dr P Dhiman, Dr J de Beyer

Application Deadline: 10 January 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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.

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.

1. Professor Gary Collins. 2. Dr Michael Schlussel. 3. Dr Paula Dhiman. 4. Dr Jennifer de Beyer. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are increasingly seen as solutions to many healthcare problems (e.g., for risk prediction, imaging), and the pace of development is showing no signs abating.