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We have 233 MRC PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

(MRC NW-DMS) From screen time to active time: Promoting physical activity and mental health in children and young people

The University of Manchester

Division of Psychology and Mental Health

Physical activity is important for mental and physical health, but many young people do not achieve recommended physical activity levels. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JF Firth, Dr CF French, Prof R Elliott

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

(MRC NW-DMS) Targeting pathogenic snRNA variants in neurodevelopmental disorders using antisense oligonucleotides.

The University of Manchester

Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) are short synthetic molecules that can be designed to bind selected RNA sequences and change how genes are expressed. Read more

Supervisors: Dr PG Grzechnik, Prof S Banka

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

(MRC NW-DMS) Uncovering plasmid-driven metabolic vulnerabilities to tackle multidrug resistant pathogens

The University of Manchester

Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics

Antibiotic resistance is a global health concern. Multidrug resistance (MDR) in bacterial pathogens is mediated by the gain of plasmids carry genes encoding resistance to clinically relevant antibiotics. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Hall, Dr J Hall, Prof M Brockhurst

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

(MRC NW-DMS) Multimodal Foundation Models Linking Multi-Organ Development and Pan-Cancer Tissue Organisation

The University of Manchester

Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences

Research Group: Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences

What if the same rules the body uses to build an organ are quietly reused by cancer? This project sets out to find out and to build the AI needed to investigate it. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Iqbal, Dr S Murtuza Baker, Prof A Sharrocks

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

(MRC NW-DMS) Selective LGALS1 RNA Targeting in Blood Cancers using RiboTACs

The University of Manchester

Division of Cancer Sciences

Research Group: Division of Cancer Sciences

Galectin-1, encoded by the LGALS1 gene, is a carbohydrate-binding protein that is frequently overexpressed in blood cancers and associated with poor clinical outcomes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Batta, Dr D Wiseman, Dr S Butterworth

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

(MRC NW-DMS) Electrographic and tear-fluid biomarkers of seizure risk after stroke with cerebral small vessel disease

The University of Manchester

Division of Neuroscience

Stroke is a leading cause of epilepsy in later life, but we cannot yet identify reliably who will develop seizures. Many people with a major stroke also have cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD), a common condition linked to hypertension that damages small blood vessels throughout the brain. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Wykes, Prof S Allan, Prof P Hamerlik

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

(MRC NW-DMS) Investigating the role of microglial metabolic reprogramming in Alzheimer’s disease

The University of Manchester

Division of Neuroscience

Research Group: Division of Neuroscience

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, but we still do not fully understand why some people are at greater risk or why brain immune cells become dysfunctional. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RN Ng, Prof T.W. Wang, Dr S Butterworth

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

(MRC NW-DMS) Structural basis of endoplasmic reticulum-driven axon specification in health and disease

The University of Manchester

Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

Research Group: Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

Building a brain requires billions of neurons to grow, find each other and connect. This begins with a single decision inside each cell. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Bodakuntla, Prof M Lowe

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

(MRC NW-DMS) Hungry adhesions: Do focal adhesions spatially organise metabolism to support cell mechanics?

The University of Manchester

Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

How do cells deliver metabolic energy to the places where they need to do most mechanical work? Focal adhesions allow cells to grip their surroundings, generate force and move, but we do not know whether they also organise local metabolism. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J.R.D Davis, Dr AB Byron, Dr C Ballestrem

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

(MRC NW-DMS) Why do lymphocytes protect the fibrotic lung? Deep immunophenotyping and functional dissection of T-cell subsets in ILD

The University of Manchester

Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection and Respiratory Medicine

Research Group: Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection and Respiratory Medicine

Why do some patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) stabilise while others rapidly deteriorate? ILD is a progressive, often fatal group of conditions with survival worse than many cancers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Blaikley, Dr L Pearmain, Dr E Mann

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

(MRC NW-DMS) From joint to lung: B cell-fibroblast crosstalk in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease

The University of Manchester

Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection and Respiratory Medicine

Research Group: Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection and Respiratory Medicine

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can progress beyond the joint to cause interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD), a severe complication with a major impact on survival. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Menon, Prof MH Buch, Dr C.H. Hayton

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

(MRC NW-DMS) Using Stem Cell-Brain Organoids to understand Kabuki Syndrome

The University of Manchester

Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine

The successful student will research an important incurable developmental condition affecting the brain with state of the art approaches at the interface of, stem cell biology, genomics and neuroscience. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Kimber, Prof S Banka, Dr G. Morris

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

(MRC NW-DMS) Optimising data completeness in clinical prediction models incorporating high-frequency patient generated health data

The University of Manchester

Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences

Research Group: Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences

Advances in digital technologies have made it possible to monitor patients remotely by collecting patient-generated health data (PGHD) through smartphones and wearable devices. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Bladon, Dr S Van der Veer, Prof W Dixon, Dr DJ Jenkins

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

(MRC NW-DMS) The alveolar epithelium: a new reservoir for the emergence of drug resistance in A. fumigatus?

The University of Manchester

Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics

Research Group: Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics

Spores of the mould Aspergillus fumigatus cause >3,000,000 chronic and >300,000 invasive diseases annually worldwide. Invasive aspergillosis is the most fatal, with a 50% mortality rate, rising to >75% in certain cohorts, including people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Bertuzzi, Dr M Bottery

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

(MRC NW-DMS ) Antibiotic use in hidradenitis suppurativa: prescribing patterns, treatment trajectories and antimicrobial treatment failure

The University of Manchester

Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences

Hidradenitis suppurativa is one of the most painful diseases in dermatology. It causes recurrent boils, abscesses and scarring in the armpits, groin and under the breasts, and affects around one in 130 people in the UK. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Z Yiu, Prof D Ashcroft, Prof T Van Staa, Dr S Shoop-Worrall

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

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