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Simultaneous measures of brain and blood oxygenation: Revealing the function behind ‘functional’ brain mapping signals

A technique called blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can determine levels of different activity in parts of the living human brain and how malfunctions can occur in disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Jones, Dr J Berwick
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Mathematical Modelling of Neurovascular function: Developing and refining brain tissue models to enable world leading research into neurovascular coupling in health and disease

Developing and refining brain tissue models to enable world leading research into neurovascular coupling in health and disease. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Berwick
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Identifying the neural processes underlying skilled anticipation in sport

A large body of evidence indicates that skilled sports players can anticipate the actions of their opponents more accurately than novices, for example in sports such as tennis. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Rowe, Prof E Milne
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Function Brain imaging in disease: what are the activation maps really telling us?

Functional brain imaging methods such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have already revolutionized how we can study the processes and functioning of the healthy human brain and are making an increasing impact on our understanding on what goes wrong in disease of the brain. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Martin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Efficient coding in touch: Exploring cortical feature tuning in the somatosensory system through the lens of efficient coding

Efficient coding models can successfully explain the emergence of different features detectors along the visual pathway, such as center-surround receptive fields, simple and complex cells, and even higher-level visual neurons. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Saal, Dr SP Wilson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Computational modelling of the emergence of somatosensory cortical maps

The aim of this project is to to build a computational model of the development of cortical somatotopy in humans, focusing specifically on the representation of the hand. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Saal, Dr SP Wilson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Body image treatment: The role of mirror exposure in reducing eating pathology

The most effective treatment for negative body image is mirror exposure, reducing avoidance and providing accurate feedback on appearance. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Waller
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Assessing the hemodynamic signal sources of fMRI based spontaneous connectivity maps and how neuronal plasticity such as increased spatial working memory can change these networks

Many psychiatric (e.g. schizophrenia) and neurological diseases are characterised by a disturbance of the connections between different parts of the brain that need to communicate with one another. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Berwick
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding the societal barriers experienced by autistic adults

Research demonstrates that the mental and physical health of autistic adults is significantly poorer. than for non-autistic adults (Bishop-Fitzpatrick & Rubenstein, 2019; Cage, 2018). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Freeth
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Biological role of neuropeptides and their receptors

Cell signalling is critical to the co-ordination and functioning of all cells. Cell signalling allows cells to co-ordinate activities within the intracellular environment as well as ensuring cells know how to correctly respond to other cells and to an ever-changing extracellular environment as well. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Lander
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Integrating information from vision and touch in virtual reality telepresence systems

Virtual reality systems are fundamentally altering how we study human sensory perception. Similarly, to build good virtual reality systems we need a clear understanding of how the brain integrates sensory information into a robust and useful percept. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Scarfe
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Functional Data Analysis in Finance

In Functional data analysis (FDA), the variable of interest can be naturally viewed as a smooth curve or function, rather than scalars in univariate analysis or vectors in multivariate analysis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr s Wang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Fully-funded PhD Positions in the Life Sciences/Molecular Biosciences

Are you a curious and motivated student looking to launch a successful scientific career? Look no further than the Vienna BioCenter PhD Program, one of the best PhD programs in Europe. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Austria PhD Programme
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Regulation of virulence and biofilm formation by quorum sensing and the "stress alarmone" ppGpp in gram-negative pathogenic bacteria.

We are investigating the complex interplay between cell-cell signalling (quorum sensing), microbial lifestyle (i.e., free-living planktonic cultures vs sessile biofilm communities), growth phase and virulence in gram-negative bacteria. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Welch
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Resilient dementia medication management in the home

Dementia medication management is a broad area. This project will focus specifically on medication management within people’s own homes, applying a Resilient Healthcare approach. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Lim
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Formulation of poorly-soluble drugs

Poorly water-soluble drugs is an important class of pharmaceutical compounds that are finding numerous applications for the therapy of different pathological conditions. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof V Khutoryanskiy
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Music and language processing in autism and amusia

Music and language are fundamental traits of human existence. They both rely on complex sound sequences to convey meaning. It has been hotly debated whether the two are processed through distinct cognitive modules or using shared mechanisms. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Liu
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Extracellular vesicles in health and disease

Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is associated with classical and emerging risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD), correlates with disease progression and is an independent predictor of the risk of future cardiovascular events. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Yaqoob, Dr D Tannetta
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Modulation of fortified foods for older adults

Protein requirements increase with age as protein can help minimise sarcopenia and improve immunity. However protein fortified foods are often poorly accepted by older adults and can lead to numerous negative sensory attributes. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof L Methven, Dr S Lignou
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Prebiotics and synbiotics for human health - converting biomass into functional food ingredients

Prof. Rastall is interested in research in the area of prebiotic oligosaccharides, synbiotic combinations with probiotics and the impact of structure on the gut fermentation of carbohydrates. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Rastall
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Structure-function relationships governing polyphenol bioactivity with respect to plasma membranes

This project aims to investigate polyphenol binding to lipid membrane surfaces with a view to understanding how polyphenol structure and aggregation within the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) affects the bioavailability of these nutraceuticals. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R A Frazier, Dr R Green
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International Max Planck Research Schools

The Max Planck Society conducts basic research in the natural sciences, life sciences, and humanities. Since its foundation in 1948, eighteen Nobel laureates have emerged from its ranks. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Max Planck Research Programme
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EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training - 4 Year PhD Studentships

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences, investing more than £800 million a year in a broad range of subjects - from mathematics to materials science, and from information technology to structural engineering. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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ProtAIomics: shaping the future of AI-powered proteomics

ProtAIomics is a European Innovative Doctoral Network funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), dedicated to training the next generation of computational proteomics researchers by combining advanced artificial intelligence (AI) with state-of-the-art proteomics, with 16 fully funded PhD positions available across leading European university, and research institutes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Spain PhD Programme
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Study a Higher Degree by Research at Charles Darwin University

 Charles Darwin University (CDU) is welcoming the world's top Higher Degree by Research (HDR) candidates to undertake their PhD in one of Australia's most unique and rewarding research environments. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Australia PhD Programme
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities Plus

The EPSRC CDT in ReNU+ is a unique and ambitious programme that will train the next-generation of doctoral carbon champions who are renowned for research excellence and interdisciplinary systemic thinking for Net Zero. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EDHEC Executive PhD in Business Management

The EDHEC Executive PhD in Business Management is a part-time executive doctoral programme designed for experienced professionals who seek to address complex business challenges through rigorous, practice-relevant research while continuing their careers. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  France PhD Programme  Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Programme
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ESSEC Business School

ESSEC Business School is consistently ranked as one of the best business schools in Europe, with several of its Master's programs are ranked in the Top 5 worldwide (at the time of this writing. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  France PhD Programme
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in the Mathematics for our Future Climate: Theory, Data and Simulation

Imperial College London, the University of Reading and the University of Southampton are thrilled to invite passionate and dedicated individuals to apply for our exciting new EPSRC CDT in the Mathematics for our Future Climate starting in October 2026. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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10+ fully funded PhD positions at the IMPRS for Molecular Organ Biology

Join the International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Organ Biology (IMPRS-MOB) and unlock a world of opportunities as a fully funded PhD candidate!. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Max Planck Research Programme