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medicine PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 337 medicine PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Diagnostic biomarkers and mechanistic understanding of biofilm formation in prosthetic joint infection

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Robson, Dr R Baldock
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Explainable AI for Prognostic and Predictive Digital Histopathology in Endometrial Cancer

This PhD project aims to develop explainable artificial intelligence (AI) models to analyse digital histopathology whole-slide images (WSIs) of endometrial cancer and its precursor, endometrial hyperplasia, with the goal of improving prognosis prediction, molecular subtyping (ER, PR, P53, MMR, POLE), and therapy response evaluation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr NM Orsi, Dr S S Ali
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Identifying Causal Genes in Respiratory Disease Using Drosophila melanogaster

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma collectively affect more than 800 million people worldwide and represent a leading cause of global mortality and morbidity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Georgiou, Prof I Sayers
 14 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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How Do Mechanical Forces Shape Organs? Developmental Biophysics and Bioengineering of Ciliated Tissues

We invite applications from candidates eligible for UK student status for a PhD project investigating how mechanical forces contribute to development, and how these principles can be harnessed to inspire engineering solutions for tissue repair and regenerative medicine. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Boselli
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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FULLY FUNDED PhD - How Gingival Inflammation Drives Systemic Inflammation: Decoding the Clues in Blood Cells using INVADEseq

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 Supervisors: Dr J Malcolm, Dr S Culshaw, Dr CD Delaney
 26 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing realistic placental blood vessel virtual phantoms for optimisation of ultrasound scans

Doppler ultrasound is an important diagnostic tool in the field of obstetrics allowing for clinicians to assess haemodynamics of the placenta during pregnancy. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Clark
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Predicting and Programming Innate Immune Responses to Emerging Pathogens for Sustained Viral Resilience

Innate immune responses vary substantially between individuals and strongly influence infection outcomes, transmission risk and responses to vaccines and therapeutics. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof N Liptrott, Prof Julian Hiscox
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Multimodal lymphoedema mapper

Lymphoedema is a painful, permanent swelling caused by disruption to lymphatic system drainage, affecting over 5,000 New Zealanders annually. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Nielsen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Examining how post-transcriptional gene regulation mechanisms affect stem cell function

Unlock the secrets of stem cell function using cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing and transcriptomics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Tew, Dr D Turner, Dr R Oldershaw
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Men United: A football-based physical activity programme for men in Ireland following a prostate cancer diagnosis

  Research Group: Centre for Health Behaviour Research
Project Key Words. Exercise Oncology; Prostate Cancer Survivorship; Football is Medicine. Post summary. Applications are invited from suitably qualified graduates for a PhD scholarship at South East Technological University (SETU) for the project Men United. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Sheehan, Prof MH Harrison, Prof P Carroll
 29 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Building a differentiable AI model of apple tissues

This project aims to develop a fully differentiable, physics-based digital twin of apple tissue that links microstructural, biochemical, and mechanical processes to macroscopic fruit quality outcomes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Hussan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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RESET-RLS: Reviewing Safe and Effective (De)Prescribing Strategies in RLS

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship investigating the safe and effective use of medicines in Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), with a particular focus on prescribing and deprescribing in patients who experience treatment-related complications such as augmentation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Rathbone
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Magnetic Nanobots for Targeted Cancer Therapy

This PhD research focuses on developing magnetic nanobots for targeted cancer therapy. By harnessing externally controlled magnetic fields, these nanoscale devices can navigate to tumour sites, enabling precise drug delivery while minimizing damage to healthy tissues. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Hanson, Prof R D'Sa
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Molecular pathogenesis of diabetes-associated heart disease and assessments of new drugs for treatment

Both the number of cases and the prevalence of diabetes are increasing globally. Cardiovascular complications are the leading causes of diabetes mortality. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Liu, Prof M Rutter
 15 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating microbiome associations with clinical manifestations of systemic sclerosis

  Research Group: Division of Pharmacy and Optometry
Systemic sclerosis (SSc), or scleroderma, is a rare rheumatological disease characterised by immune dysregulation, vascular dysfunction, and progressive tissue fibrosis affecting the skin and internal organs. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A McBain, Dr M Hughes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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