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We have 97 medical research council PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

How do children learn to read and spell irregular words?

Australian Catholic University

Faculty of Education and Arts

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is offering one full-time PhD scholarship to undertake research investigating children's ability to learn to read new words that do not follow phonics pronunciations rules. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Wegener

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Artificial Intelligence for Medical Imaging and Biomedical Data Analysis

University of Liverpool

Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

This PhD project will develop artificial intelligence methods for analysing complex medical imaging and biomedical data. Read more

Supervisor: Dr HZ Zhao

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Hidden codes: Genetic Determinants of HIV-1 Fitness and Immune Recognition.

University of Bristol

MRC GW4 BioMed Doctoral Training Partnership

HIV-1 remains one of the world's most significant infectious diseases, with an estimated 38 million people living with the virus globally. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Mann

21 October 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Developing Precise Mitochondrial DNA Base Editors For Genome Therapy

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Mitochondrial Biology Unit

Background. Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are the most common cause of inherited mitochondrial disease and are increasingly implicated in common age-related conditions including neurodegeneration. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Minczuk

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Developing Precise Mitochondrial DNA Base Editors For Genome Therapy

University of Cambridge

MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit

Background. Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are the most common cause of inherited mitochondrial disease and are increasingly implicated in common age-related conditions including neurodegeneration. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Minczuk

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Metabolic vulnerabilities in cancer: starving tumors of essential nutrients to promote cell death

University of Leeds

Faculty of Medicine and Health

This project is available immediately to both Home-rated applicants and International applicants who have a sponsor or are able to self-fund their studies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Papa

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Investigating Pathogenic Mechanisms And Therapeutic Approaches For mtDNA Mutations In Cellular Models And Patients

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Mitochondrial Biology Unit

Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are the most common cause of inherited mitochondrial disease and are increasingly implicated in common age-related conditions including neurodegeneration. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Horvath, Prof M Minczuk, Dr J van den Ameele

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Investigating Pathogenic Mechanisms And Therapeutic Approaches For mtDNA Mutations In Cellular Models And Patients

University of Cambridge

MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit

Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are the most common cause of inherited mitochondrial disease and are increasingly implicated in common age-related conditions including neurodegeneration. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Horvath, Prof M Minczuk, Dr J van den Ameele

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Investigating Pathogenic Mechanisms And Therapeutic Targets For mtDNA Mutations

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Mitochondrial Biology Unit

Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are the most common cause of inherited mitochondrial disease and are increasingly implicated in common age-related conditions including neurodegeneration. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A J Whitworth

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Investigating Pathogenic Mechanisms And Therapeutic Targets For mtDNA Mutations

University of Cambridge

MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit

Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are the most common cause of inherited mitochondrial disease and are increasingly implicated in common age-related conditions including neurodegeneration. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A J Whitworth

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

CDT-GIF: BU-3-4 Optimising Stamping Die Geometries to Eliminate Sheet Metal Scrap

University of Bath

Department of Mechanical Engineering

This PhD is one of a number of projects hosted by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). We are offering pioneering research projects that will enable PhD researchers to explore key technologies and solutions that will support UK industry to reach net zero. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Loukaides

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Substance Use and Self-Harm: Uncovering the Hidden Links Through Multi-Method Research

University of Bristol

Bristol Medical School

This interdisciplinary PhD explores the relationship between substance use and self-harm across long-term and short-term timescales. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Mars

21 October 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Mapping the Developing Brain: Linking Structure and Function through Imaging

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Psychology

This PhD project explores how young children’s brain develops during the first five years of life and how this shapes thinking, language, and self-control. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Cercignani, Dr M Palombo

21 October 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Chronic pain, sensory hypersensitivity and neurodiversity: why are they linked?

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Psychology

Chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, dysmenorrhea and back pain affect millions of people and severely disrupt daily life. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Sumner

21 October 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Pain as neurobiological surprise: Using human brain imaging and animal studies to advance new concepts in persistent pain.

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Psychology

We experience surprise when our best guess about the immediate future turns out to be wrong. This can be dangerous. it might mean tripping on an unexpectedly loose stone, or underestimating the temperature of a saucepan and burning your hand. Read more

Supervisors: Dr GT Tackley, Dr J Davies

21 October 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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