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MRC PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 178 MRC PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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DPhil Programme at the MRC Centre of Research Excellence in Therapeutic Genomics

We are seeking outstanding applicants for 3–4-year DPhil/PhD projects in Therapeutic Genomics at the University of Oxford and Newcastle University. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Opportunities
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DPhil Programme at the MRC Centre of Research Excellence in Therapeutic Genomics

We are seeking outstanding applicants for 3–4-year DPhil/PhD projects in Therapeutic Genomics at the University of Oxford and Newcastle University. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Opportunities
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MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology

Gain world-class research training, collaborate across institutions, and tackle global health challenges with the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Exposome Immunology. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme
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MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology

Gain world-class research training, collaborate across institutions, and tackle global health challenges with the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Exposome Immunology. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme
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MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology

Gain world-class research training, collaborate across institutions, and tackle global health challenges with the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Exposome Immunology. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme
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Estimating the family and wider societal health economic impacts of genomic therapeutics.

A major hurdle to integrating genome-targeted therapies, such as antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) and CRISPR-based therapies, into routine care is the health technology assessment process and the need to demonstrate cost-effectiveness to agencies such as NICE. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Wordsworth, Prof C Rinaldi
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reprogramming Human Envelope Proteins for Neuronal Genome Editing

Targeted delivery remains the principal bottleneck for therapeutic genome editing, particularly in the central nervous system where efficient delivery to defined neuronal populations remains challenging. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JH Haldrup, Prof S Hyde, Prof C Rinaldi
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mapping and Editing Gene Regulatory Networks to Develop Therapies for Genetic Disorders.

Inherited diseases are often caused by mutations within genes, but an increasing number arise from variants in the regulatory elements that control when and where genes are switched on. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Davies, Prof R Chakraverty
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  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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Deciphering mechanisms of immune dysfunction in immunodeficient patients with RNA Polymerase III/tRNA-related gene defects

Gene variants that impair the development or function of T cells cause combined immunodeficiency, leaving infants and young children vulnerable to life-threatening infection. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Hambleton, Dr K Engelhardt
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing a Precision RNA Editing Platform for Therapeutic Applications

RNA editing is a natural and widespread post-transcriptional modification in mammalian cells, primarily involving adenosine to inosine (A-to-I) conversions mediated by ADAR enzymes, and cytosine to uridine (C-to-U) conversions facilitated by APOBECs. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Rinaldi, Prof S Sanders
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  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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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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GW4 BioMed3 MRC DLP PhD project: Fat Quality as a Determinant of Cardiometabolic Risk During Ketogenic Diets

This project is one of several in competition for funding from the GW4 BioMed3 MRC Doctoral Landscape Programme (DLP), which is offering up to 17 studentships for entry in September 2027. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr FK Koumanov, Dr J T Gonzalez, Dr EV Vincent, Dr SLR Russell
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)