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medical microbiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 39 medical microbiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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AI and genomics for predicting antimicrobial resistance in Mycobacteria

University of Oxford
Nuffield Department of Medicine
  Research Group: Modernising Medical Microbiology Unit
Background/research theme. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the best-known member of the Mycobacterium genus and the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease that remains a major global health challenge. Read more
 Supervisors: Mr PF Fowler, Prof T Walker, Dr R Turner
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The double life of E. coli as benign commensal and deadly pathogen: the COHORT-Microbiome study

University of Oxford
Nuffield Department of Medicine
  Research Group: Modernising Medical Microbiology Unit
Background. Escherichia coli is a common and usually benign constituent of the human gut microbiome but is also a leading cause of urinary tract and bloodstream infection associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Lipworth, Dr K Chau, Dr N Stoesser, Dr M Stracy
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Evaluating Infectious Disease Interventions Using Electronic Health Records and Causal Inference Including Target Trial Emulation

University of Oxford
Nuffield Department of Medicine
  Research Group: Modernising Medical Microbiology Unit
Background. Increasingly available large-scale electronic health record data have the potential to answer a number of questions about infection management that are challenging to address using randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Walker, Dr D Eyre, Dr C Turner
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating microbiome associations with clinical manifestations of systemic sclerosis

The University of Manchester
Division of Pharmacy and Optometry
  Research Group: Division of Pharmacy and Optometry
Systemic sclerosis (SSc), or scleroderma, is a rare rheumatological disease characterised by immune dysregulation, vascular dysfunction, and progressive tissue fibrosis affecting the skin and internal organs. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A McBain, Dr M Hughes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Innovative surveillance of healthcare-associated pathogens and antimicrobial resistance using metagenomics of composite samples from patients and healthcare environments

University of Oxford
Nuffield Department of Medicine
  Research Group: Modernising Medical Microbiology Unit
Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represent major threats to patients. Effective hospital surveillance is essential for identifying emerging pathogens and AMR, detecting transmission, and informing infection prevention and control (IPC) interventions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Stoesser, Dr A Kearney, Dr K Chau
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploiting urine metagenomics and genomics to improve identification of causal pathogens and association with symptoms and their recovery

University of Oxford
Nuffield Department of Medicine
  Research Group: Modernising Medical Microbiology Unit
Background. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a substantial public health problem. e.g. the urinary tract was the most frequent source of Escherichia coli bacteraemia in England in 2024–25 (46.3%), and in turn E. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Bejon, Prof S Walker, Prof G.H Hayward, Dr N Sanderson
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Eastbio: Efficacy and Mechanisms of Novel Treatments for Antibiotic-Tolerant Infections

University of St Andrews
School of Biology
Antibiotics are an essential component of global healthcare, but their ability to effectively treat infections is undermined by the phenomenon of antibiotic tolerance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Hobbs, Prof M Upton
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bioactive, biodegradable coatings for urinary medical devices

Queen’s University Belfast
School of Pharmacy
The incidence of infection associated with indwelling medical devices is considerable and increases with the dwell time and location of the device. … Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Next-Generation High-level Disinfectants: Targeting Bacterial Persistence on Medical Surfaces

Queen’s University Belfast
School of Pharmacy
This PhD project explores the development and mechanistic evaluation of advanced disinfection technologies targeting bacterial spores and biofilm-forming pathogens on hard surfaces and medical devices. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Wylie, Prof C McCoy
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Smart, responsive biomaterials for infection-resistant medical devices

Queen’s University Belfast
School of Pharmacy
A major problem associated with medical devices is infection. With infection rates of approaching 100% in some devices, ways to prevent formation of bacterial biofilm on medical device surfaces are urgently required. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C McCoy, Dr M Wylie
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development of dual-functional antibacterial and antifungal polymers to prevent medical device-associated infections

Queen’s University Belfast
School of Pharmacy
Medical device-related fungal infections caused by Candida spp., e.g., in urinary catheters, account for 17.8% of catheter-associated urinary tract infections, posing significant health risks, especially in individuals with compromised immunity. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SZ Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Infection-responsive coatings for the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections

Queen’s University Belfast
School of Pharmacy
Medical care has transformed over the last century with significant improvements in the variety and extent to which various diseases can be treated and/or prevented. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Wylie
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Science Research Opportunities at the University of East Anglia

University of East Anglia
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
The Faculty of Science is part of Norwich Research Park, one of Europe's leading research centres conducting cutting-edge multidisciplinary research with an annual research spend of over £130 million. Read more
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EastBio: From microbial cargo to host immunity: decoding bacterial extracellular vesicle-mediated signalling in the human gut

University of Aberdeen
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Mukhopadhya, Dr W Houssen, Dr T Vogwill
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating Non-thermal ‘Cold’ Plasmas for Enhancing the Delivery and Efficacy of Antibiotics and Complex molecules to biofilms of clinically relevant bacteria

Queen’s University Belfast
School of Pharmacy
  Research Group: Infection and antimicrobial resistance
Biofilms, complex multi-species consortia of microorganisms existing either as surface attached communities or non-surface-attached aggregates, are characterised by significantly elevated tolerance to antimicrobial challenges and often an inability to adequately treat the infection with conventional antibiotics. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof B Gilmore, Dr T Thompson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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