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neurodegenerative disease PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 36 neurodegenerative disease PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Design and Optimization of Tapered Plastic Optical Fiber Biosensors for Neurodegenerative Disease Biomarker Detection

Anglia Ruskin University ARU
School of Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Group. Biomedical Engineering Research Group. Proposed supervisory team. Dr Adil Mustafa. Dr Mohammed Zahed Khan. Theme. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Mustafa
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Discovering Therapeutic Targets for ALS Using CRISPR-dCas9 Single-Cell Perturb-Seq in Patient-Derived Motor Neurons

Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Genomics and Cellular Biology
Project Description. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with no effective cure. Although several causal mutations (e.g. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Weatheritt
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: AI-Driven Extracellular Vesicle and microRNA Profiling for Precision Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease

Monash University Malaysia
Engineering and Information Technology
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remains difficult to diagnose early, as current methods rely on cognitive testing, neuroimaging, and invasive cerebrospinal fluid sampling. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr OHF Ong
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Data driven discovery in Alzheimer’s Disease: Linking clinical biomarkers, novel proteomic signatures, and demographics for advanced early risk prediction (VC2654)

University of the West of Scotland
School of Health & Life Sciences
University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is seeking to attract a PhD candidate of outstanding ability and commitment to join its vibrant and growing programme of internationally excellent research. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Litherland, Dr F Jaber-Hijazi, Dr SMA Awan
 15 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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MSc by Research: ADP-ribosylation in dementia and motor neuron disease

University of Dundee
Faculty of Life Sciences
ADP-ribosylation is a fundamental posttranslational modification where ADP-ribose is linked on to target proteins by ADP-ribose transferases and removed by the ADP-ribose hydrolases. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L McGurk
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes for Alzheimer’s Disease: Mechanisms, Pathway Analysis, and Intranasal Delivery

Monash University Malaysia
Pharmacy
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) causes progressive dementia, and current treatments only slow symptoms. Overactive microglia drive AD pathology, making them key therapeutic targets. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Chee Wun Chee Wun
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MSc by Research: Caenorhabditis elegans: A genetic model to study anosmia, loss of olfaction, associated with Parkinson’s Disease

University of Dundee
Faculty of Life Sciences
Parkinson’s Disease or PD is the second fastest growing neurodegenerative disease in the UK. PD is an age-associated disease characterized by tremors, change in gait, loss of appetite and loss or reduction in the sense of smell (anosmia). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Singh
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Intranasal delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases using a novel peptide carrier

Queen’s University Belfast
School of Pharmacy
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease represent a growing global health burden, with limited treatment options that effectively target the brain. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E McErlean, Dr V Kett
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Dissecting Microglia–Astrocyte Crosstalk in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Using Human Stem Cell Models

University of Aberdeen
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship within the Institute of Medical Sciences at the University of Aberdeen, commencing in October 2026. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Vahsen, Dr J Gregory
 9 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing algorithms for single-cell long-read nanopore sequencing

Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Genomics and Cellular Biology
Project Description. Alternative splicing (AS) is one of the most powerful mechanisms generating protein diversity in the human brain. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Weatheritt
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Exploring the interplay between ageing, gut microbiome, and neurodegenerative diseases

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Project Overview. Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease represent major health risks in ageing societies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Kevei
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RNA stress and neurodegeneration: how UPF1 protects cells from harmful RNA accumulation

University of Birmingham
School of Biosciences
RNA biology is emerging as a central theme in neurodegenerative disease. In ALS, FTD and related disorders, disruption of RNA processing, RNA-binding proteins and RNA-protein assemblies can lead to harmful aggregates and loss of cellular resilience. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Brogna
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Why does ultrasound change brain function? The cellular and molecular mechanisms of neuromodulation by transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation (tFUS)

University of Bristol
Bristol Medical School
Transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation (tFUS) is as a major non-invasive neuromodulator used for experimental (Folloni et al., 2019; Yaakub et al, 2023) and therapeutic (Jeong et al., 2021; Lee et al., 2022) purposes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Whitcomb, Prof B Drinkwater
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Targeting human neurodegenerative diseases using the fruit-fly Drosophila melanogaster

Royal Holloway, University of London
Department of Biological Sciences
Almost a million of people in the UK suffer from neurodegenerative disorders. Alzheimer’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and Frontotemporal dementia are the most common causes of neurodegenerative dementias. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Augustin
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AI and machine learning for the monitoring of neurodegenerative conditions - Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s disease

University of York
School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
  Research Group: Healthcare Engineering
A number of self-funded PhD project positions are available in the theory and application of biologically-inspired “white box” machine learning algorithms to the assessment, differentiation, and monitoring of neurodegenerative conditions including Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Smith
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