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We have 99 medical research council PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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)

Neural-dynamical models for infectious diseases monitoring and prediction

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

MRC Biostatistics Unit

AI_CDT_DecisionMaking. Details. Infectious diseases place huge pressure on health services and society. Governments and public health agencies increasingly rely on dynamical models to produce evidence for public health decision-making through. Read more

Supervisors: Dr KF Flouris, Dr D DeAngelis, Dr MA Alvarez

4 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

ENHANCE DTP: Enabling Better Health through Artificial Intelligence and Digital Tools

King’s College London

Applications are invited for the Wellcome Trust funded ENHANCE Doctoral Training Programme for UK healthcare professionals to begin a PhD fellowship commencing in September 2027. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) 4 Year PhD Programme

ENHANCE DTP: Enabling Better Health through Artificial Intelligence and Digital Tools

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Applications are invited for the Wellcome Trust funded ENHANCE Doctoral Training Programme for UK healthcare professionals to begin a PhD fellowship commencing in September 2027. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) 4 Year PhD Programme

ENHANCE DTP: Enabling Better Health through Artificial Intelligence and Digital Tools

Queen Mary University of London

Applications are invited for the Wellcome Trust funded ENHANCE Doctoral Training Programme for UK healthcare professionals to begin a PhD fellowship commencing in September 2027. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) 4 Year PhD Programme

Understanding the link between air quality and health outcomes in Nottingham

Nottingham Trent University

School of Science & Technology

Although the harmful effects of air pollution on health are known, improvements in air quality reported UK-wide are not translating to the expected scale of improved health outcomes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Johnson

29 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Multiple Long-Term Conditions PhD Programme for Health Professionals Fellow

University of Glasgow

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

EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training - 4 Year PhD Studentships

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

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

Reconstitution of cell division

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Background. During cellular division, most bacteria and archaea assemble a ring structure that coordinates the separation of mother and daughter cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Lowe

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Structures and mechanisms of the human replisome

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Accurate genome duplication is essential for all forms of life. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Yeeles

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Computational and Experimental Investigation of Individual Variability in Human–Mattress Interaction for Pressure Ulcer Prevention

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Engineering

Fully funded PhD. 3.5 Years full time (or part time equivalent). Around 25,000 new pressure ulcers are reported each year and cost the NHS £1.4-£2.1 billion to treat. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Wyatt, Dr SHZ Zhou, Prof S Evans

5 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

1) Drugging daily clocks in a dish / 2)Crowd Control: daily changes in neuronal function

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Project 1. Many commonly used drugs would benefit from considering daily biological timing but mechanistic understanding of circadian medicine is limited (Cederroth et al). Read more

Supervisor: Dr J O'Neill

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Mechanism of transcription-coupled splicing

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Accurate gene expression in eukaryotic cells requires tight coordination between transcription and pre-mRNA splicing. During transcription by RNA polymerase II (Pol II), the spliceosome removes introns from nascent RNAs co-transcriptionally. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Zhang

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Machine learning for finding macromolecules in cells

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

The aim of this PhD project is to develop computer software for in situ structural biology projects. Specifically, software tools for the identification of macromolecular complexes in cryo-EM/cryo-ET data sets collected on thinned human and budding yeast cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Barford

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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