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physiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 160 physiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Understanding the evolution of how plants perceive changes in the environment MILLER_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Scientific Background. Plants modify the concentration of calcium ions in their cells in response to different environmental stimuli and stresses. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Miller
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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When the past shapes the future: How microbial interactions influence behaviour in Staphylococcus aureus

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Microbiology and Infection
Second Supervisor. Dr Jan-Ulrich Kreft, University of Birmingham, School of Biosciences. Staphylococcus aureus colonises humans and animals and is a major cause of disease worldwide. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Schilcher
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Defining the Cellular Mechanisms of Resilience During Skeletal Muscle Recovery

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
Skeletal muscle possesses the capacity to recover from inflammatory, mechanical and metabolic stress. This resilience enables restoration of tissue homeostasis following injury and is fundamental to maintaining function throughout life. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LAB Baker, Prof D Jones
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Define quiescence-associated metabolic programmes in a non-respiring eukaryote and its respiring relative

The Francis Crick Institute
PhD Programme
A 2027 Crick-King's College London Joint PhD project with Jurg Bahler (Crick) and Snezhana Oliferenko (KCL). Project background and description. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Bähler, Dr S Oliferenko
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reconstructing Cellular Architecture in 3D: Integrated Nanoscale Imaging of Organelles, Molecules and Tissue Structure

University College London
London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium (LIDo)
The objective of this project is to develop and apply novel high-resolution quantitative imaging approaches capable of mapping the organelles and structures that constitute cells in three dimensions and within their physiological tissue context. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Pichaud, Dr S Simoncelli
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Plant-microbe interaction reshuffling and its contributions to plant stress toleration and biogeochemical cycling

The University of Manchester
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Global changes like climate and land use change pose a significant threat to biodiversity and ecosystem function, requiring multidisciplinary approaches to predict and mitigate the potential loss of the services they provide. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Lynn, Dr F Cox, Prof G Johnson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reengineering a mitochondrial peptide to rescue diabetic heart dysfunction

University of Auckland
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Type 2 diabetes is New Zealand’s fastest-growing chronic disease and a major reason why many people die early from heart failure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr TP Pham
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Development of a ‘Digital-Twin’ model for Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics to use in real-time monitoring of patients after severe Traumatic Brain Injury

University of Cambridge
Department of Clinical Neurosciences
PhD only. Summary. Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) produces complex and rapidly evolving disturbances in cerebral blood flow, intracranial pressure and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Smielewski
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Role of nutrition, and gut function in human health and diseases (sarcopenia, frailty, diabetes and cardiovascular diseas); using metabolomics and genomics

University of Liverpool
Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences
Could what we eat reshape the crosstalk between our gut, muscles and heart as we age? This exciting PhD harnesses cutting-edge metabolomics to decode the nutrition-gut-muscle-heart axis, uncovering biomarkers of healthy ageing and novel targets to prevent age-related cardiovasucal and cardiometabolic disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Isanejad, Dr H Muhamad Ali, Dr U Alam, Dr VPV Pekovic-Vaughan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing realistic placental blood vessel virtual phantoms for optimisation of ultrasound scans

University of Auckland
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Doppler ultrasound is an important diagnostic tool in the field of obstetrics allowing for clinicians to assess haemodynamics of the placenta during pregnancy. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Clark
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Astrocyte Metabolism as Inspiration for Ultra‑Efficient Neuromorphic Computing (Ref: CM/EH-SF1/2026)

Loughborough University
Department of Chemistry
Astrocytes (the brain’s most abundant glial cells) play a crucial role in energy management, information processing, and neural support. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Hill, Prof P Roach
 1 July 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Decoding gastric electrical activity non-invasively

University of Auckland
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
This project offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of new computational tools for the personalised, non-invasive assessment of stomach function. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RA Avci
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How does sleep affect your chance of brain disease?

University of Bristol
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Why we sleep and what happens to the brain during sleep remain very open questions. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof SP Payne
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MSc by Research: Greasing plant cell signalling – the role of S-acylation in plant receptor cytoplasmic kinase signalling during immune responses

University of Dundee
Faculty of Life Sciences
Protein S-acylation is a reversible fatty acid-based post-translational modification of proteins. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Hemsley, Dr J Bos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating Catecholamine Signalling in Human Pancreatic Islets- A New Target for Diabetes Therapy

University of Portsmouth
School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences and will be supervised by Dr Despoina Aslanoglou and Dr Tony Lewis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Aslanoglou, Dr A Lewis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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