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medical research council PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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

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Circuit basis of learning and action-selection

The overall goal of our research is to discover the circuit implementation of learning and action selection. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Zlatic
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Transforming Thoughts into Actions

How does the brain transform what we perceive into what we do? Even a simple action, such as stopping at a red light and moving again when it turns green, requires the brain to select relevant sensory information, form an intention, prepare an appropriate movement and execute it at the right moment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Tripodi
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Neuropeptide networks in worms and octopus

In recent years, great efforts have been made to map the synaptic wiring diagrams of simple and complex nervous systems. However, chemical synapses, the connections used in most connectomics research, represent only one type of functionally important signalling between neurons. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W Schafer
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Lysosomal TMEM106B in brain ageing and disease

Our group studies mechanisms of brain health, ageing and disease focusing on the lysosomal protein transmembrane protein 106B (TMEM106B) which forms amyloids in the brain in an age-dependent manner. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Arseni
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Visualizing cellular proteostasis

Each cell relies on thousands of internal biochemical reactions, carried out by around ten thousand different types of proteins. These cellular proteins, collectively known as the proteome, must be synthesized in precise quantities, undergo correct folding, and be accurately localized within the cell. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Fedry
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Deep learning for Computational Imaging

The Bristol Visual Information Lab (VI-Lab) and the School of Engineering Mathematics are offering an exciting PhD position for a student passionate about machine learning, mathematical image modelling, and computer vision. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MG Golbabaee
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Seeing the Road Ahead: Understanding the Visual Factors that Influence Safe Driving in Later Life

  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
Driving is one of the most visually demanding activities undertaken in everyday life, requiring the rapid detection and interpretation of hazards under constantly changing lighting conditions. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof JA Little, Dr P Mullholland, Prof R Bond
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI and Image Processing for Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) Smart Cameras - EPSRC DLA studentship for September 2027 entry

Background. Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of blindness in working aged people. All people with diabetes aged over 12 need annual retina screening by attending ophthalmology clinic. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Vaughan
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Does perforin-2 form pores in two orientations?

Perforin-2 (Mpeg1) is an ancient pore-forming protein of the membrane attack complex perforin/cholesterol-dependent cytolysin (MACPF/CDC) family with essential roles in immunity. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Kozic
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Hidden RAS conformations at the membrane

RAS proteins are central molecular switches in human signalling and are among the most frequently mutated proteins in cancer. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr JS Streit
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Protein aggregates and neurodegeneration

To understand and ultimately treat neurodegenerative diseases characterised by protein aggregates, one must understand how these aggregates accumulate, how they become toxic to brain cells and the mechanisms which allow them to spread. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H McMahon
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cell division in Asgard archaea

Complex cells likely arose from the merger of an archaeal host cell with a bacterial cell some 2 billion years ago. As a consequence, many of the most conserved features of eukaryotic cell biology have their origins in archaea. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Baum
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Connectomics of neural network plasticity

Connectomics is the study of biological neural networks at synaptic resolution. The resulting wiring diagrams teach us how information is processed in animal brains, including perception and behaviour [1]. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr ST Truckenbrodt
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How proteins fold on the ribosome in real time

De novo protein folding is the fundamental process by which a polypeptide chain acquires its native conformation for the first time. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr IB Bukvin
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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DNA repair at stalled replication forks

Large multiprotein complexes perform many essential functions in eukaryotic cells. My lab purifies, assays and determines structures of these macromolecular machines to understand their mechanisms. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Passmore
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)