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Development of a Dermatopathology Foundational Model

  Research Group: Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences
Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network SPACE-MEL. SPACE-MEL is an EU-funded MSCA Doctoral Network advancing the next generation of spatial single-cell omics technologies for precision medicine. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Fergie, Prof T Cootes
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding neural circuit dynamics in models of Parkinson’s

Background. Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying the links between behaviour and brain circuit dynamics in animal models of Parkinson’s. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P J Magill, Prof A Sharott, Dr J Gallego, Dr H Collins
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing closed-loop sleep stimulation for motor learning and stroke recovery

Background. Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying the potential for closed-loop auditory stimulation during sleep to be used to improve memory consolidation following stroke. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof M Fleming, Prof A Sharott, Prof A Jackson
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Phase-locked Deep Brain Stimulation to restore neural dynamics in Parkinson’s Disease

Background. Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying phase-locked deep brain stimulation to improve movement and sleep in people with Parkinson’s disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof H Tan, Dr S He, Prof A Sharott
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing and Testing Brain Stimulation Patterns to Promote Half-Harmonic Entrainment for Therapeutic Benefit in Parkinson’s Disease

Background. Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying the synchronisation of brain activity to deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Duchet, Prof H Tan
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Discovering and translating physiological biomarkers for personalised adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s disease

Background. Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying how neural, movement and behavioural signals can be used to personalise adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof A Oswal, Prof T Denison, Assoc Prof H Cagnan, Dr B Abdi-Sargezeh
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reengineering a mitochondrial peptide to rescue diabetic heart dysfunction

Type 2 diabetes is New Zealand’s fastest-growing chronic disease and a major reason why many people die early from heart failure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr TP Pham
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Artificial Intelligence for musculoskeletal digital twins: from science to implementation on the ground in routine and emergency settings (Botnar-2026-09)

The World Health Organisation estimates musculoskeletal conditions to affect nearly a quarter of the global population. It impacts health outcomes and quality of life, and is in turn compounded by underlying intersectional health inequalities and wider determinants of health. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Khalid, Dr M Pineda-Moncusí, Dr U Nazir, Dr L Coates
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Learning Prognostic World Models from Longitudinal Medical Data (Botnar-2026-07)

Background and Rationale. Longitudinal medical imaging provides a rich but underused account of disease evolution. Clinicians interpret serial scans together with reports and clinical metadata to determine whether pathology is stable, progressing, or responding to treatment, yet most medical AI systems remain static. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Dhiman, Dr R Pinedo-Villanueva
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Advancing Drug Delivery for Regeneration and Repair of the Aging Cartilage (Botnar-2026-01)

Drugs targeting biological drivers of aging face unique translational challenges. In this DPhil, a translational strategy targeting an age-associated disease will be leveraged to advance an immediately clinically relevant intervention. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Alsaleh, Dr D Carugo, Dr PA Mouthuy
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Preventing Multiple Sclerosis: AI-Driven Identification of Modifiable Exposures - A Population-Scale Analysis Using OpenSAFELY and Target-Trial Emulation

Summary. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a major cause of neurological disability in young adults, and emerging evidence suggests that intervening before clinical onset may prevent or delay disease. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W Brown
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Small-Molecule Therapeutics for Oncology

Applications are invited from high-calibre international candidates for a self-funded PhD project in medicinal chemistry and cancer drug discovery with Dr Ali Raoof. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AR Raoof, Dr S Butterworth
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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From Imaging Atlases to Computational Models: Understanding Lymphatic Dysfunction in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema

  Research Group: Cancer Imaging Group
About the Project. Breast cancer treatment can disrupt lymphatic drainage, resulting in lymphatic dysfunction and, in some individuals, breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL), a chronic condition characterised by swelling of the upper limb. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr HR Reynolds
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Establish the determinants for bacteriophage cocktail stabilization

  Research Group: Division of Pharmacy and Optometry
Phage therapy uses bacteriophages to treat bacterial infections and is attracting renewed interest because of rising antimicrobial resistance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Pluen, Prof A McBain, Dr R Curtis, Dr CI Igler
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Molecular stratification of subglottic stenosis to identify therapeutic pathways

Subglottic stenosis (SGS) is a progressive fibrotic disease that causes narrowing of the subglottic trachea. Causes are autoimmune (granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) or ANCA-negative vasculitis), iatrogenic (after intubation or trauma) or idiopathic, with an incidence of 1 in 400 000 patients per year[1]. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Buckley, Prof K Midwood, Prof SW Winter, Dr C Morrell
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)