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Warwick’s MRC-Funded DTP in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
University of Warwick Warwick Medical School
Fully funded four-year studentships are available for September 2021 to join Warwick's MRC- funded Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)

Some or all of the PhD opportunities in this programme have funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

 4 Year PhD Programme

4 Year PhD Programme

4 Year PhD Programmes are extended PhD opportunities that involve more training and preparation. You will usually complete taught courses in your first year (sometimes equivalent to a Masters in your subject) before choosing and proposing your research project. You will then research and submit your thesis in the normal way.

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Investigating links between regulatory T-cell depletion and psychosis
Cardiff University MRC GW4 BioMed Doctoral Training Partnership
The GW4 BioMed MRC DTP. The GW4 BioMed MRC Doctoral Training Partnership is a collaboration between Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter Universities. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof L Wilkinson, Prof J Hall, Dr A Gallimore, Dr W Davies, Dr E Stergiakouli
 11 June 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Investigating links between regulatory T-cell depletion and psychosis
Cardiff University Cardiff School of Medicine
The GW4 BioMed MRC DTP. The GW4 BioMed MRC Doctoral Training Partnership is a collaboration between Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter Universities. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof L Wilkinson, Prof J Hall, Prof A Gallimore, Dr W Davies, Dr E Stergiakouli
 11 June 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Genetic engineering of the human mitochondrial genome (On the University’s application portal, please select "PhD in Medical Science at the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit").
Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Mitochondrial Biology Unit
Mitochondria are intracellular organelles that are essential for life and human health. Mutations of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are a major cause of inherited disease affecting ~1/8000 humans, either due to single base substitutions or deletions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Minczuk
 30 June 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Genetic engineering of the human mitochondrial genome (On the University’s application portal, please select "PhD in Medical Science at the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit").
University of Cambridge MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit
Mitochondria are intracellular organelles that are essential for life and human health. Mutations of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are a major cause of inherited disease affecting ~1/8000 humans, either due to single base substitutions or deletions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Minczuk
 30 June 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Elucidating the interplay between mitochondrial dynamics, organelle contact sites and cellular homeostasis (On the University’s application portal, please select "PhD in Medical Science at the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit")
Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Mitochondrial Biology Unit
Mitochondria house hundreds of biochemical reactions involved in processes critical for the survival and homeostatic adaptation of the cell. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Julien Prudent
 30 June 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Elucidating the interplay between mitochondrial dynamics, organelle contact sites and cellular homeostasis (On the University’s application portal, please select "PhD in Medical Science at the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit")
University of Cambridge MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit
Mitochondria house hundreds of biochemical reactions involved in processes critical for the survival and homeostatic adaptation of the cell. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Julien Prudent
 30 June 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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MRC DTP iCASE PhD project: Digital healthcare solutions for drug related deaths
University of Dundee School of Life Sciences
Recreational drug use and addiction is common and risks death. In 2018 Scotland recorded the highest rate of drug-related deaths (DRDs) since records began, with 1187 deaths [1]. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J F Dillon, Dr A Radley
 30 May 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

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MRC DTP iCASE PhD project : VASCPIPE- Optimised Flow and Access in Vascular conduits
University of Dundee School of Life Sciences
VASCPIPE Vision. To develop, test and validate designs of the Spiral Laminar Flow (SLF™) Early Cannulation Access Graft (ECAG) and a Hybrid Stent Graft (HSG) for Vascular Access in patients with Kidney Failure for wider commercialisation with a global medical device company. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Houston, Prof Z Huang
 30 May 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

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MRC DTP iCASE: Using artificial intelligence to identify and dissect candidate conveyors of OGT-linked intellectual disability
University of Dundee School of Life Sciences
Protein O-GlcNAcylation is an essential posttranslational modification of Ser/Thr residues on nucleocytoplasmic proteins with N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D M F Van Aalten, Dr L McGurk
 30 May 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

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MRC DTPiCASE: Investigating redox signalling regulating angiogenic endothelial function using multicellular 3D-cell models
University of Dundee School of Life Sciences
Endothelial dysfunction is the precursor to a variety of diverse diseases including peripheral artery disease, cardiac fibrosis and preeclampsia. Critical risk factors associated with endothelial dysfunction include ageing, obesity and diabetes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Murdoch
 30 May 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

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Advancing the development of the DURATIONS design in practice
University College London Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology (ICTM)
What is the project?. In several therapeutic areas, it is important to identify the minimal effective duration of treatment, for a variety of reasons. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Carpenter, Prof M Parmar, Dr M Quartagno
 17 May 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Recombination mechanisms in immunity and cancer
University of Oxford Radcliffe Department of Medicine
Genomic instability (GI) is a hallmark of cancer that plays a central role in its initiation and development. GI can arise as a result of germline and somatic mutations that compromise a cell’s ability to accurately sense, signal or repair DNA damage. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof R Chapman, Prof KJ Patel
 23 July 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Recombination mechanisms in immunity and cancer
University of Oxford Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine
Genomic instability (GI) is a hallmark of cancer that plays a central role in its initiation and development. GI can arise as a result of germline and somatic mutations that compromise a cell’s ability to accurately sense, signal or repair DNA damage. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof R Chapman, Prof KJ Patel
 23 July 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Circadian control of energy metabolism and inflammation
University of Oxford Radcliffe Department of Medicine
Employing a range of approaches to address the physiological importance of the circadian:nuclear receptor system, ranging from population genetics, Circadian mechanisms regulate most mammalian physiology, with particular importance in the regulation of innate immunity, through the macrophage in particular, and energy metabolism, regulating liver, adipose and muscle. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Ray
 23 July 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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