Fully funded Ph.D. in Medical Research - across all sciences, AI/ML welcome

We offer several fully-funded Ph.D. positions in a wide range of research areas and welcome applicants with a MSc or equivalent degree in (bio)technical, (bio)informatic, AI/ML, (bio)physical, cellular and molecular biological, neurological, immunological, oncological, translational medicine or related fields. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Austria PhD Programme

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Mechanistic analysis of neurodevelopmental disorders caused by mutations in the gene RAC1

The University of Manchester

Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

RAC1 is a signalling protein that regulates many cellular processes and is essential during embryonic development. We recently discovered a novel genetic disease called RAC1-related neurodevelopmental disorder (RAC1-NDD) that results from mutations in the RAC1 gene. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Millard, Prof S Banka, Dr S Woolner

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

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Investigate the novel therapeutic potential for treating heart failure in diabetes.

The University of Manchester

Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Heart failure is the most common cause of mortality in diabetes patients, but current diabetes therapies have a limited impact on the incidence of heart failure in diabetic populations. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Liu, Prof M Rutter

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

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Molecular pathogenesis and treatment of obesity/diabetes-associated heart disease: The insight into mechanisms and therapeutic potentials

The University of Manchester

Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Both the number of cases and the prevalence of obesity/diabetes are increasing globally. Cardiovascular complications are the leading causes of diabetes mortality. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Liu, Prof M Rutter

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

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Investigating the radiobiology of protons and BNCT in head and neck tumour treatment

University of Birmingham

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Background. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the 6th most common cancer worldwide with an annual incidence of ~800,000 cases/year. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Parsons

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

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Therapeutic resolution of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) by natural products

University of Bradford

Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating cardiovascular disorder which, if left untreated, leads to heart failure and death. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Nasim, Prof C Wright

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

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Therapeutic resolution of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) by natural products

University of Bradford

Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a type of blood cancer where the patients do not have enough healthy blood cells. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Nasim, Dr M Najafzadeh

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

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Re-purposing established drugs for the resolution of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)

University of Bradford

Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating cardiovascular disorder which, if left untreated, leads to heart failure and death. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Nasim, Dr K Assi

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

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Investigating the role of non-thermal chemistry in medicine via the development of a novel translational spectrometer

Durham University

Department of Chemistry

A fully funded PhD studentship is available to a start in September 2025 within the new research group of Dr Jemma Gibbard (https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/jemma-gibbard/) at Durham University. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J A Gibbard

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Postgraduate Research Opportunities at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Queen Mary University of London

To deliver our research strategy of ‘Better Health for All' and our aspiration to train the research leaders of the future, the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (top 10% faculties of medicine in the world, QS2022) has opened opportunities for self-funded PhD students in multiple areas of biomedical and translational research across six internationally recognised Research Institutes. Read more

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Fully funded (and no tuition) PhD program in psychiatric, translational research and basic Neuroscience with the option for a residency track for medical doctors.

Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry

We welcome applications starting on August 15, 2024 for a start in fall 2025 (deadline October 31, 2024). The International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS-TP) is offering PhD positions in molecular, cellular, and systemic psychiatric research to outstanding students. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Germany PhD Programme

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StAR International PhD Programme

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

RCSI's Strategic Academic Recruitment (StAR) Programme is now recruiting for the prestigious fully funded PhD scholarships. This programme aims to attract high-achieving students to a four or five-year structured PhD training programme at RCSI and a partner University in the US. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Ireland PhD Programme

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Modelling competition inside the cell: understanding how exogeneous and endogenous mRNAs compete for translational resources

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M. C. Romano, Prof I Stansfield

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

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Targeting the sweet tooth to curb population-wide sugar intake

University of Nottingham

School of Medicine

Excess intake of dietary sugars are a major contributor to obesity, and type 2 diabetes and 82% of people state that taste is the major determinant of what they buy and eat. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Aldiss

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

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SCYPHeR: Rare Disease and Health Inequalities Theme: Improving diagnosis and treatment options for children in South Yorkshire with rare, undiagnosed diseases by mining genomics data and correlating with functional analyses.

University of Sheffield

School of Medicine and Population Health

Rare disorders affect around 1 in 17 people. These are mostly genetic in origin, predominantly affect children and are often extremely severe and life limiting. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Balasubramanian, Dr JL Lord, Dr M Spiller

30 March 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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We have 48 translational medicine PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

translational medicine PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 48 translational medicine PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Fully funded Ph.D. in Medical Research - across all sciences, AI/ML welcome

Mechanistic analysis of neurodevelopmental disorders caused by mutations in the gene RAC1

Investigate the novel therapeutic potential for treating heart failure in diabetes.

Molecular pathogenesis and treatment of obesity/diabetes-associated heart disease: The insight into mechanisms and therapeutic potentials

Investigating the radiobiology of protons and BNCT in head and neck tumour treatment

Therapeutic resolution of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) by natural products

Therapeutic resolution of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) by natural products

Re-purposing established drugs for the resolution of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)

Investigating the role of non-thermal chemistry in medicine via the development of a novel translational spectrometer

Postgraduate Research Opportunities at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Fully funded (and no tuition) PhD program in psychiatric, translational research and basic Neuroscience with the option for a residency track for medical doctors.

StAR International PhD Programme

Modelling competition inside the cell: understanding how exogeneous and endogenous mRNAs compete for translational resources

Targeting the sweet tooth to curb population-wide sugar intake

SCYPHeR: Rare Disease and Health Inequalities Theme: Improving diagnosis and treatment options for children in South Yorkshire with rare, undiagnosed diseases by mining genomics data and correlating with functional analyses.

We have 48 translational medicine PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

translational medicine PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 48 translational medicine PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Fully funded Ph.D. in Medical Research - across all sciences, AI/ML welcome

Mechanistic analysis of neurodevelopmental disorders caused by mutations in the gene RAC1

Investigate the novel therapeutic potential for treating heart failure in diabetes.

Molecular pathogenesis and treatment of obesity/diabetes-associated heart disease: The insight into mechanisms and therapeutic potentials

Investigating the radiobiology of protons and BNCT in head and neck tumour treatment

Therapeutic resolution of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) by natural products

Therapeutic resolution of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) by natural products

Re-purposing established drugs for the resolution of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)

Investigating the role of non-thermal chemistry in medicine via the development of a novel translational spectrometer

Postgraduate Research Opportunities at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Fully funded (and no tuition) PhD program in psychiatric, translational research and basic Neuroscience with the option for a residency track for medical doctors.

StAR International PhD Programme

Modelling competition inside the cell: understanding how exogeneous and endogenous mRNAs compete for translational resources

Targeting the sweet tooth to curb population-wide sugar intake

SCYPHeR: Rare Disease and Health Inequalities Theme: Improving diagnosis and treatment options for children in South Yorkshire with rare, undiagnosed diseases by mining genomics data and correlating with functional analyses.

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