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medical research council PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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

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Multiple Long-Term Conditions PhD Programme for Health Professionals Fellow

The Clinical PhD Research Fellowships are fixed term 3-year appointments offering training, mentoring and support to health professionals undertaking a PhD on the topic of multiple long-term conditions (MLTC), also known as multimorbidity. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  Clinical PhD Programme
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Decoding Early Brain and Movement Signals to Predict Outcomes after Birth Asphyxia Research Theme: Neuroscience & Mental Health

Birth asphyxia occurs when a baby is deprived of oxygen around birth, causing brain injury, disability or death. This project will study two early signs of brain health in affected babies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Chakkarapani
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training - 4 Year PhD Studentships

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences, investing more than £800 million a year in a broad range of subjects - from mathematics to materials science, and from information technology to structural engineering. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Menstrual health and intersectional inequalities: a mixed methods study

Menstrual symptoms and wellbeing are shaped not only by biology, but also by social inequalities. Experiences of pain, mood changes, fatigue, mental health and access to support can differ according to ethnicity, socioeconomic position, disability and other overlapping characteristics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Tinner
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Prediction to Practice: Improving Diabetes in Primary Care

Healthcare is generating more data than ever. This data is being used to develop tools that help clinicians make diagnosis and treatment decisions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Lee
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded PhD studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027.

The partnership brings together the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff (lead), and Exeter to train, support and develop graduates with strong research, critical analysis, creative problem solving and translational skills, equipping them for careers in the UK and globally. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded PhD studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027.

The partnership brings together the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff (lead), and Exeter to train, support and develop graduates with strong research, critical analysis, creative problem solving and translational skills, equipping them for careers in the UK and globally. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded PhD studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027.

The partnership brings together the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff (lead), and Exeter to train, support and develop graduates with strong research, critical analysis, creative problem solving and translational skills, equipping them for careers in the UK and globally. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded PhD studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027.

The partnership brings together the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff (lead), and Exeter to train, support and develop graduates with strong research, critical analysis, creative problem solving and translational skills, equipping them for careers in the UK and globally. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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The placenta and lifelong health of mothers and their offspring

The placenta is critical to a healthy pregnancy yet is often described as the least understood human organ. This project will investigate the genetic and environmental determinants and long term health consequences of placental impairment using newly generated, globally unique placental pathology data. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Fraser
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How does childhood disadvantage contribute to inequalities in adult health, work and financial outcomes?

Around one in three children in the UK live in poverty, and many experience other forms of disadvantage. This PhD examines relationships between childhood disadvantage and longitudinal patterns of health, employment and welfare outcomes using linked cohort, health record and administrative datasets. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Cornish
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating the relationship between neurodevelopmental and anxiety conditions across development

Mental health difficulties, such as anxiety, are common in young people with neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs), including ADHD and autism. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Howe
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Using genetics to understand early and midlife causes of cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of ill health in later life. This project uses genetic epidemiology and Mendelian randomization methods to investigate how traits at different ages influence long-term cardiovascular disease risk. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Sanderson
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Using genetics to understand neurodevelopmental outcomes in children born with cleft from a clinical birth cohort

This project provides training in genetic epidemiology, neurodevelopmental disorders, cohort studies and cleft research. The PhD investigates genetic and non-genetic causes of neurodevelopmental and mental health outcomes in children born with cleft lip and/or palate. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof E Stergiakouli
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Brain-heart connections: how astrocytes shape the cardiovascular protective effects of GLP-1

This PhD project will investigate how glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a hormone central to metabolism, interacts with astrocytes – supportive “star-shaped” brain cells – to influence brain–heart communication. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SM Mastitskaya
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)