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EPSRC InDustrial CDT in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE)

University of Strathclyde

Fully funded, industrially-driven, Engineering Doctorate in Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE); receive bespoke training; be immersed in the commercial activities of an industrial sponsor; be paid an enhanced, tax-free, stipend (£26,280) and be supported by four leading ORE Universities (Edinburgh, Strathclyde, Exeter and Swansea). Read more

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Feeling the heat: understanding the impact of high temperatures on future tree functioning under elevated CO2

University of Birmingham

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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)

Mechanism of transcription-coupled splicing

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Accurate gene expression in eukaryotic cells requires tight coordination between transcription and pre-mRNA splicing. During transcription by RNA polymerase II (Pol II), the spliceosome removes introns from nascent RNAs co-transcriptionally. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Zhang

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

DNA repair at stalled replication forks

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Large multiprotein complexes perform many essential functions in eukaryotic cells. My lab purifies, assays and determines structures of these macromolecular machines to understand their mechanisms. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Passmore

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Reconstitution of cell division

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Background. During cellular division, most bacteria and archaea assemble a ring structure that coordinates the separation of mother and daughter cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Lowe

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Structural and cellular approaches to understand microtubule motors

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Transport of organelles, RNAs and proteins is essential for the development, health and function of neurons.Defects in the microtubule motors that drive the transport is linked to neurodegenerative and developmental diseases and the transport process is frequently hijacked by viruses. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Carter

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Machine learning for finding macromolecules in cells

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

The aim of this PhD project is to develop computer software for in situ structural biology projects. Specifically, software tools for the identification of macromolecular complexes in cryo-EM/cryo-ET data sets collected on thinned human and budding yeast cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Barford

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

The macromolecular basis of nuclear remodelling in humans

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Our lab focuses on understanding the processes which lead to a reshaping of the nuclear compartment in health and disease. The nucleus is continuously reshaped by the cytoskeletal filaments that surround it. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Allegretti

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Structures and mechanisms of the human replisome

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Accurate genome duplication is essential for all forms of life. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Yeeles

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Closing the loops: Unleashing the poteintial mTORC2.

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

mTORC2 can integrate multiple activating influences to positively influence anabolism, survival and cytoskeletal remodelling. We have characterised a positive feedback loop between mTORC2 and AKT and have shown that mTORC2 has a great potential for activation that has been overlooked in previous work. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Williams

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Non-protein ubiquitylation in infection and physiology

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Ubiquitylation is essential for eukaryotic life. Until recently, proteins were the only substrates known to be modified with ubiquitin. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Randow

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

The life cycle of ecDNA

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

A major focus of the lab is understanding the links between replication and mutagenesis (1‑4). Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) circles are present in a substantial proportion of cancers and frequently harbour oncogenes that drive tumour proliferation (5). Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Sale

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

TRIM21 degradation of viruses and aggregates

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

TRIM21 is the cytosolic E3 ligase and antibody receptor responsible for intracellular antibody immunity. Unlike other ubiquitin ligases, TRIM21 doesn’t have a defined substrate but is directed towards its targets by antibodies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L James

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Replicating RNA with RNA

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

A critical event in the origin of life is thought to have been the emergence of an RNA molecule capable of self-replication as well as mutation, and hence evolution towards ever more efficient replication. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Holliger

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Circuit basis of learning and action-selection

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

The overall goal of our research is to discover the circuit implementation of learning and action selection. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Zlatic

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Transforming Thoughts into Actions

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

How does the brain transform what we perceive into what we do? Even a simple action, such as stopping at a red light and moving again when it turns green, requires the brain to select relevant sensory information, form an intention, prepare an appropriate movement and execute it at the right moment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Tripodi

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Neuropeptide networks in worms and octopus

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

In recent years, great efforts have been made to map the synaptic wiring diagrams of simple and complex nervous systems. However, chemical synapses, the connections used in most connectomics research, represent only one type of functionally important signalling between neurons. Read more

Supervisor: Dr W Schafer

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Pathological protein assembly in neurodegenerative diseases

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Neurodegenerative diseases are one of the greatest health challenges facing our society. This large group of diseases is characterised by the pathological assembly of specific proteins into amyloid filaments in the central nervous system. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Falcon

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Connectomics across sexes, species and states

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Neuroscience in the fly and beyond is being transformed by the availability of connectomes, synaptic resolution wiring diagrams. We have played leading roles in two large collaborations that have recently generated and analysed separate (female) brain and (male) nerve cord connectomes for the fly. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Jefferis

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Unitary quantum gravity and the fate of black holes

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Applied Mathematics

Black holes have now been observed in detail via astrophysical observations, detections of gravitational waves and pictures of the event horizon. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Gielen

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

Spin and superradiance in General Relativity

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Applied Mathematics

In General Relativity, bodies in freefall follow geodesics in spacetime. For example, the Earth follows a geodesic in the spacetime of the Sun, to a good approximation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Dolan

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

Spacetime emergence and cosmological dynamics in group field theory

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Applied Mathematics

Many theories of quantum gravity agree that the spacetime geometry of Einstein’s general relativity needs to be replaced by a different underlying structure. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Gielen

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

Silicon Sensor Particle Detectors for the Upgrade of the ATLAS Experiment and other Detectors at the CERN LHC

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics

A position is open for an enthusiastic particle physics PhD student to conduct research in developing silicon sensor technologies in use at the energy frontier at the ATLAS experiment. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Vickey, Dr K Lohwasser

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

Searching for Triple Higgs Boson Production with the ATLAS Experiment at the CERN LHC

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics

It's widely believed that the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics is an incomplete theory. The 125 GeV Higgs boson, discovered by the CERN ATLAS and CMS Experiments, is a crucial probe for physics Beyond the Standard Model (BSM) of particle physics. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Vickey, Dr C Anastopoulos

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

Searching for Sterile Neutrinos and other Beyond the Standard Model phenomena with SBND

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics

The SBND (Short-Baseline Near Detector) experiment is part of the multi-detector Short Baseline Neutrino (SBN) programme located along the Booster Neutrino Beamline at Fermilab, USA. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R S Jones, Prof E Daw

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

Backreaction of quantum fields on black hole space-times

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Applied Mathematics

In classical general relativity, Einstein’s equations involve the curvature of space-time on the left-hand-side, and the stress-energy tensor of matter on the right-hand-side. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Winstanley

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

Black hole perturbation theory for gravitational-wave astronomy

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Applied Mathematics

Pairs of black holes generate distinctive 'chirp' signals as they coalesce. These signals have been successfully detected at gravitational-wave observatories since 2015. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Dolan

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

Charged quantum fermion fields on charged black hole space-times

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Applied Mathematics

This project is concerned with quantum field theory in curved space-time, a semiclassical approach to the as-yet-elusive theory of quantum gravity. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Winstanley

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

Computational modelling of two-dimensional graphene-based materials

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Light Matter Interations

Graphene is a novel material with outstanding electronic and mechanical properties. Chemical modification of graphene gives rise to new materials, such as graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide, with properties very distinct from graphene and with possible applications in photocatalysis and batteries. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Martsinovich

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

Cosmic-Ray Muons in Different Applications

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics

Cosmic-ray muons are known to be useful in applications beyond particle astrophysics. They have helped with mapping structure of volcanoes and with finding voids in various geological structures. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R S Jones, Dr P Stowell

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

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