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We have 233 MRC PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Development of antiretroviral-containing silicone and hybrid personal lubricants for on-demand HIV prevention

Queen’s University Belfast

School of Pharmacy

Topically applied HIV prevention products offer an important opportunity to provide discrete, user-controlled protection against sexual transmission of HIV. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Malcolm

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Psychology-TCRS in Mental Health, 2027 PhD Entry

University of Cambridge

Department of Psychology

Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship focused on understanding the nature and treatment of common mental health problems (anxiety, depression, traumatic stress) in children, adolescents or emerging adults, to begin in October 2027. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Dalgleish

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford. 4 Year PhD Studentships - October 2027

University of Oxford

Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

7Outstanding and motivated students are sought for highly prestigious 4 year PhD studentships available for research projects starting in October 2027. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) 4 Year PhD Programme

(PDS Award) Making sense of digital worlds: Adolescent girls’ experiences of navigating social media in everyday life before and during the UK social media restriction

The University of Manchester

Faculty of Humanities Doctoral Academy, School of Environment, Education and Development

The rise in mental health difficulties among young people, particularly girls, has sparked urgent debate about the role of social media. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MP Panayiotou, Dr OD Demkowicz, Dr L Munford

18 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

What Makes Us Age Well? Using Multi-Omics to Uncover the Biology of Cognitive Decline and Frailty

University of Exeter

Supervisory team Main supervisor. Dr Rosie Walker (University of Exeter). Second supervisor. Dr Luke Pilling (University of Exeter). Read more

Supervisor: Dr RW Walker

2 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD – Investigating the molecular mechanisms linking tissue mechanics to breast cancer development - HLSUOB26

University of Bristol

School of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

About the project. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, with over 4000 new cases diagnosed monthly. As incidence rates continue to rise globally, there is an urgent need to identify new, modifiable risk factors for breast cancer prevention and early detection. Read more

Supervisors: Dr B Lloyd-Lewis, Dr N Stevenson, Dr J Armstrong, Dr QL Lan

13 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Development and Application of Next-Generation Instrumentation to Quantify the Chemical Drivers of Particle Oxidative Potential

The University of Manchester

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Research Group: Analytical methods and physical chemistry

Air pollution exposure is a major global health issue, responsible for millions of premature deaths each year and is a leading cause of respiratory and cardiovascular disease worldwide. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Campbell, Dr AV Voliotis, Dr J Allan, Dr D Hu

30 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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EastBio - Uncovering the non-canonical proteolytic activity of Deubiquitinating enzymes

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

One of the key challenges in molecular biology is understanding how post-translational modifications regulate protein function. Pathogens and cancer cells are highly effective at hijacking these mechanisms to advance their own agendas. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Maniaci, Dr P Cossar

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Babraham Institute PhD Student Opportunities 2027

Babraham Institute (Cambridge)

Babraham Institute Graduate Programme

Begin your academic career with us at the Babraham Institute! We are looking for the scientific pioneers of the future. At the Babraham Institute we carry out world-leading innovative research into the molecular mechanisms that underlie normal cellular processes and functions. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only) 4 Year PhD Programme

IN-SIGHT PhD Programme 2026/2027

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

How does a fundamental biological discovery become a medicine that changes lives? If that question excites you, IN-SIGHT is the PhD programme for you. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) MRC Doctoral Landscape Award

[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Mechanism-based design and screening for synthetic inhibitors targeting the small GTPase splice variant RAC1B

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemistry

RAC1 is a small GTPase protein that functions as a key signaling node downstream of various microenvironmental signaling pathways. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Jin, Dr S Butterworth, Dr R A Bryce

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Preclinical human neural organoid and computational/AI model development

University of Cambridge

Department of Clinical Neurosciences

Summary. Human neural organoids grown from patient-specific iPSCs have emerged as a promising preclinical model that can reproduce important details of human CNS development, tissue architecture and pathology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Lakatos

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Applying Parallel-Transmit 7T MRI (pTx-7T-MRI) to enable Sub-Millimetre Imaging with consistent contrast across the whole Brain for Epilepsy.

University of Cambridge

Department of Clinical Neurosciences

Summary. Parallel transmission uses multiple independently controlled radiofrequency transmitters to overcome image non-uniformities that historically limited clinical uses of 7T MRI. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Rodgers

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Exploring the toxicological impacts of air pollution using advanced in-vitro approaches

The University of Manchester

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Air pollution is a major public health emergency, responsible for more than 7 million deaths each year and contributing significantly to health inequalities. Read more

Supervisors: Dr AV Voliotis, Dr C Bussy

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Inherited Eye Diseases and Mitochondrial Genetics

University of Cambridge

Department of Clinical Neurosciences

I am an academic neuro-ophthalmologist with a major research interest in mitochondrial genetics and inherited eye diseases. I coordinate a specialist clinical service for patients with mitochondrial eye diseases in Cambridge and London. Read more

Supervisor: Prof PYWM Yu-Wai-Man

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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