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medicine PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 358 medicine PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Identification or risk factors and preventative strategies for musculoskeletal injuries in females

  Research Group: Human Performance
Female sport has grown rapidly in professionalism and visibility, with increasing access to high‑quality coaching, sport science, and sports medicine support. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Holland, Dr DC Cooper, Dr AV Vaquera
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Reframing Critical and Socially Engaged Arts Practices from a Creative Health / Health Humanities Perspective

Within the field of contemporary arts there has been a significant shift over the last decade towards collaborative, participatory and socially engaged arts practices that could be re-purposed for wider and specific public health needs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Cussans, Prof SN Nicholson
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Arts-led Approaches to Trauma and Healing

The Covid pandemic led to a worldwide increase in physical and mental health needs, particularly amongst the young, the elderly and minority groups. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Cussans, Dr PG Golz, Dr DS Sommerville
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Addressing the Psycho-Emotional Impact of Climate Anxiety on Children and Young People through Illustration

Climate change is contributing to a worldwide increase in physical and mental health needs. There is subsequently a critical bottleneck in supply and demand for mental health services in the UK and further afield, especially for child and adolescent mental health [1]. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Cussans, Mrs DM McCannon, Mr TH Hickey
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Piezoelectric Immune Reprogramming: A Novel Approach for Accelerated Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

  Research Group: Centre for Skin Sciences
Are you passionate about cutting-edge biomedical research that can change lives? This PhD project offers an exciting opportunity to develop a next-generation self-powered wound dressing that uses electrical stimulation to heal diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs),one of the most challenging complications of diabetes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Rajan Unnithan
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PhD Opportunities in Pharmacoepidemiology & Ageing Research

About the Project. We are inviting applications from highly motivated candidates for self-funded PhD positions examining the impact of anticholinergic medications on mobility, functional decline, and multimorbidity in ageing populations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Nishtala
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Appropriate Innovation: Using AI technology to enhance clinical trial accessibility for marginalised communities

This project explores how AI translation tools, like Google Translate and ChatGPT, can help make health research more inclusive for people from marginalised groups who face language barriers. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Roberts
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Multivariate, longitudinal and cross-cultural exploration of the effects of becoming a parent on mental health and wellbeing in modern society

Why do some people thrive when they become parents, while others struggle? This PhD explores how mental wellbeing changes during the transition to parenthood, using rich data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) and datasets from non-UK countries. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Haworth
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Impairment of cerebral blood flow regulatory mechanisms in stroke: the influence of stroke sub-type, severity and location

  Research Group: Cardiovascular Sciences
The Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHiASM) Research Group of the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences has an international reputation for leading research on cerebral haemodynamic alterations resulting from ischaemic and/or haemorrhagic stroke. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JM Minhas, Prof R Panerai
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Using health and genomic data to understand and predict respiratory disease

  Research Group: Public Health & Epidemiology
This project is an example of the type of approaches used by academics in the Genetic Epidemiology group, which can be applied to a wide range of health conditions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CJ John, Prof M Tobin
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Uncovering shared genetic and molecular mechanisms in multiple long-term conditions through multi-trait and multiomics approaches

  Research Group: Public Health & Epidemiology
This project is an example of the type of approaches that can be applied to a wide range of multiple long-term conditions. Thyroid disorders are common, affecting an estimated 1 in 20 people in the UK (British Thyroid Foundation, 2025). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JC Chen, Prof F Dudbridge
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Reactive Sulfur Species: Unlocking Nature’s Hidden Chemistry for Health and Sustainability

  Research Group: Molecular & Cell Biology
Have you ever wondered what really drives life under stress? For decades, biology has focused on reactive oxygen species (ROS) as the main players in health and disease. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CS Switzer
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Understanding the evolution of structural variation of the Rhesus blood group genes

  Research Group: Genetics
The Rhesus (Rh) blood group system, one of the most medically important human genetic systems, has long puzzled scientists due to the high global frequency of the Rh-negative phenotype. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E Hollox, Dr FF Freund
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Assessing the tumour microenvironment and treatment response in endometrial cancer patient derived explants

  Research Group: Cancer Sciences
Project. Endometrial cancer is the most common gynaecological malignancy in many countries and although it is typically associated with a good long-term outcome the prognosis of metastatic endometrial cancer (EC) is very poor. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Moss, Dr G Miles
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Liquid biopsy for early detection and disease monitoring of aggressive T-cell lymphomas

  Research Group: Cancer Sciences
Background. T-cell lymphomas are rare but highly aggressive blood cancers. Despite advances in cancer research, outcomes for patients with these diseases have seen little improvement in the past 30 years. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MA Ahearne, Dr H Walter
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