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physiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 162 physiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Understanding Brain Resilience, Vascular Health and early Neurodegeneration

Summary. Why do some individuals remain cognitively healthy despite accumulating brain pathology and genetic risk, while others develop cognitive impairment and dementia?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KT Tsvetanov
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MRes - Sports Officiating Training & Development (Project ID SAS0232)

The MRes at Edinburgh Napier University represents a unique opportunity for students to conduct a substantial research project in the area of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Mascarenhas, Dr I Cunningham, Prof R Martindale
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Feeling the heat: understanding the impact of high temperatures on future tree functioning under elevated CO2

Photosynthesis is a process vital to plant growth and is highly sensitive to temperature (Crous et al. 2022). When CO. 2. is high, plants close their leaf pores (stomata) to save water - but this traps heat and makes increases leaf temperatures (Fauset et al. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SF Fauset
 9 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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From patience to peril: how do C. difficile spores decide when it's safe to germinate?

  Research Group: Materials and Biological Physics
Background. Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of healthcare-associated infections and is notoriously difficult to treat. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr W Durham, Dr R Fagan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme in Plant and Microbial Sciences

Our long-running flagship Rotation PhD programme at the John Innes Centre, Earlham Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory supports the most promising independent minded students to undertake in-depth postgraduate research training. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  4 Year PhD Programme
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John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme in Plant and Microbial Sciences

Our long-running flagship Rotation PhD programme at the John Innes Centre, Earlham Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory supports the most promising independent minded students to undertake in-depth postgraduate research training. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  4 Year PhD Programme
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John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme in Plant and Microbial Sciences

Our long-running flagship Rotation PhD programme at the John Innes Centre, Earlham Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory supports the most promising independent minded students to undertake in-depth postgraduate research training. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  4 Year PhD Programme
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John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme in Plant and Microbial Sciences

Our long-running flagship Rotation PhD programme at the John Innes Centre, Earlham Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory supports the most promising independent minded students to undertake in-depth postgraduate research training. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  4 Year PhD Programme
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Emergence of form and function during early heart development

Group Leader. Dr Richard Tyser (Tyser Group). Keywords. Heart Development, Physiology. Research Summary. The heart is the first organ to form and function during embryogenesis, essential in providing the developing embryo with sufficient oxygen and nutrients. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Tyser
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding How Blood Vessel Cells Communicate in Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and aortic aneurysms develop when communication between cells in the blood vessel wall becomes disrupted. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JSC Serbanovic-Canic, Dr V Ridger
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Of plastics and plastic responses: the transgenerational implications of microplastic toxicity

Plastic pollution is one of the most widespread and enduring human alterations to all environmental niches across our planet’s surface. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Firman
 30 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Imaging Atlases to Computational Models: Understanding Lymphatic Dysfunction in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema

  Research Group: Cancer Imaging Group
About the Project. Breast cancer treatment can disrupt lymphatic drainage, resulting in lymphatic dysfunction and, in some individuals, breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL), a chronic condition characterised by swelling of the upper limb. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr HR Reynolds
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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AI-Driven Insect Cognition: Computational Models for Behavior, Brain Imaging and Bio-Inspired Robotics

Understanding how the insect brain functions and generates behaviors is crucial for fields such as ecology, biodiversity conservation, agriculture, pest control, disease prevention and robotics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr O Riabinina, Dr A Atapour-Abarghouei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Rhomboid-like proteins: from molecular principles to their role in human disease

The questions we address deal with the molecular mechanisms that underlie signalling between cells, and cellular responses to stress. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Freeman
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MRes - Football Science (Project ID SAS0219)

The MRes at Edinburgh Napier University represents a unique opportunity for students to conduct a substantial research project in the area of Football Science undertaken over one-year full time or 20 months part-time. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Dugdale, Dr g Dunlop
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only