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virus PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 29 virus PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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African swine fever virus host-pathogen interactions at the interface between the innate and adaptive immune responses

Royal Veterinary College
Central
RVC Supervisor(s). Prof Dirk Werling. Project Ref. 2026/08. Anticipated Start Date. October 2026. Duration. 3.5 years full-time. Closing date to apply. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Werling
 29 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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African swine fever virus host-pathogen interactions at the interface between the innate and adaptive immune responses

The Pirbright Institute
Pirbright Laboratory, Surrey, Outer London
  Research Group: African Swine Fever Vaccinology
As obligate parasites, viruses have evolved multiple different strategies to evade the innate and adaptive immune responses in order successfully propagate within hosts. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Netherton, Prof D Werling, Dr PT Tng
 29 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Employing molecular virology to investigate hepatitis E virus replication

University of Leeds
Faculty of Biological Sciences
This project is available to self funded candidates only. The Herod lab has a broad interest in virus replication, with a particular interest in studying single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses important for human and animal health. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M.R. Herod, Prof M Harris
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Human tissue models of bladder cancer initiation to guide new prevention strategies

University of York
York Biomedical Research Institute
Lead supervisor: Dr Simon Baker. Co-supervisors.  Prof Will Brackenbury. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Baker, Prof W Brackenbury
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Fully funded PhD iCASE studentship: Exploring the impact of defective interfering particles on oncolytic virus efficacy

University of Warwick
Warwick Medical School for MRC-funded Doctoral Training Partnership (MRC DTP)
Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are a type of cancer immunotherapy that are genetically engineered to elicit an immune response specifically against the tumour cells, but not healthy cells. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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Fuel for Infection: How Sun Exposure Rewires Skin Cell Metabolism to Aid Zika Virus

University of York
York Biomedical Research Institute
Lead supervisor. Dr Clive McKimmie. Co-supervisors. Dr Kim Robinson and Dr Kave Shams (NHS). The student will be registered with the Department of HYMS. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CS McKimmie, Dr KSR Robinson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Control and inhibition of virus replication

University of Leeds
Faculty of Biological Sciences
The Tuplin group explores how RNA viruses regulate replication and translation of their genomes through dynamic interactions between structured viral RNA, host and viral proteins and host-cell non-coding RNAs (including siRNAs, lncRNAs, and circRNAs). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A.K Tuplin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development of novel host-centric antiviral agents suitable for multi-host species

University of Nottingham
School of Pharmacy
A few years ago, we made a groundbreaking discovery of a plant-derived antiviral molecule, thapsigargin (TG), that is highly effective against major human and animal respiratory viruses. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Gershkovich
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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EPSRC DLA: Nanodiamond for virus detection

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
At least 1 billion people lack access to safe water due to rapid population growth, urbanization, industrialisation and the climate emergency. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof O Williams, Dr B Hou
 3 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Uncovering the viral and cellular components that dictate the neurological outcome of tick-borne encephalitis virus infection

University of Leeds
Faculty of Biological Sciences
The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2025/26. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr NG Goonawardane
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The consequences of influenza a virus infection on macrophage host defence functions again bacterial infection

University of Sheffield
School of Medicine and Population Health
Uncovering How Influenza Turns Bacterial Infections Deadly. Why do influenza pandemics claim so many lives? The answer often isn’t the virus alone, but the lethal synergy between Influenza A Virus (IAV) and secondary bacterial pneumonia. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Marriott, Dr J Cole
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Spatial Immunophenotyping of the Chicken Respiratory Tract: A Spatial Multimodal Approach to Avian Respiratory Immunity to Influenza Virus Infection

University of Bristol
Bristol Veterinary School
This study integrates mIHC, AI-driven analysis, and spatial transcriptomics to map the innate immune response in the chicken respiratory tract following H5N1 HPAIV and H7N9 LPAIV infection. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Behboudi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Emerging viruses at the animal-human-environment interface

University of Liverpool
Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences
Live animal markets are key interfaces for zoonotic spillover, where viruses circulate between animals and humans. This PhD will investigate the prevalence, evolution, and transmission dynamics of emerging viruses, including avian influenza and coronaviruses, using integrated wet-lab and bioinformatic approaches. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Naguib, Prof JL Lindahl
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Studying the role of tryptophan imbalance in the oncoviral tumour microenvironment in the context of epigenetic reprogramming

University of Limerick
School of Medicine
The School of Medicine at the University of Limerick invites applications for a PhD candidate to investigate the role of tryptophan imbalance in shaping the oncoviral tumour microenvironment and driving epigenetic reprogramming in cancer. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JS Stanley, Prof PM Murray
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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CRISPR-Cas-based genetic biocontrol of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes for disease prevention

University of York
York Biomedical Research Institute
Lead supervisor. Dr Joshua Ang. Co-supervisors. Dr Clive McKimmie and Dr Daniella Lefteri. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Ang, Dr CS McKimmie, Dr D Lefteri
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