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We have 5,885 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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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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Using genomics & bioinformatics to decipher immunity

Group Leader. Professor Sarah Teichmann (Teichmann Group). Keywords. Spatial transcriptomics of the heart. Research Summary. The Teichmann lab strives to understand how humans are built from our most basic building blocks. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Teichmann
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Stem cells and limb regeneration

Group Leader. Dr Mekayla Storer (Storer Group). Research Summary. The life of a salamander is an enviable thing. If this animal loses a limb, it can just grow another one. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Storer
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cardiovascular diseases

Group Leader. Professor Sanjay Sinha (Sinha Group). Research Summary. Blood vessel diseases cause heart attacks, strokes and aortic aneurysms (a ballooning then tearing of the main artery in the body). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Sinha
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Human haematopoietic stem cells biology in health and disease

Group Leader. Professor Elisa Laurenti (Laurenti Group). Research Summary. Every day a trillion blood cells are produced in our body. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof E Laurenti
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Defining neuro-immune circuits in viral infection

The nervous system provides a wide range of signals to immune cells residing in peripheral tissues such as the lung, the salivary glands, the gut or the female reproductive tract. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Rodriguez
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Epithelial cell fate and tumour development

Group Leader. Professor Walid Khaled (Khaled Group). Keywords. Tumour initiation, Cancer Prevention, lineage tracing. Research Summary. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof W Khaled
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Neurotransmitter signalling to central nervous system progenitor cells

Group Leader. Professor Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir (Káradóttir Group). Keywords. CNS, myelin, Oligodendrocyte, neuroscience, stem cells, brain, Multiple Sclerosis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Karadottir
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Epigenetics, ageing, and stem cells

Group Leader. Dr Chiara Herzog (Herzog Group). Research Summary. Throughout life, our cells accumulate memories of their experiences, recorded on the “epigenome” - a layer of chemical tags on our DNA that switches genes on or off without changing the underlying genetic code itself. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Herzog
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cellular decision making in normal and leukaemic blood stem cells

Group Leader. Professor Bertie Göttgens (Göttgens Group). Research Summary. Blood stem cells maintain the lifelong production of all blood cell types. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof B Göttgens
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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In vitro production of platelets for transfusion

Group Leader. Professor Cédric Ghevaert (Ghevaert Group). Research Summary. Hospitals are currently entirely reliant on blood donors for the red cells and platelets transfusion administered to patients who are very anaemic or at high risk of bleeding. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Ghevaert
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Tribology of Tyre & Road Emissions

Project Overview. Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in the Tribology of Tyre and Road particle emissions within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Masen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Primate embryogenesis

  Research Group: Boroviak
Group Leader. Dr Thorsten Boroviak (Boroviak Group). Keywords. human embryo implantation, primate embryogenesis, implantation platforms, endometrium. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Boroviak
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How do the two meters of DNA in our genome fold inside a micron-sized nucleus?

How do the two meters of DNA in our genome fold inside a micron-sized nucleus? How does improper folding contribute to disease?. Who are we looking for?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Marti-Renom
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating how these transcriptomes are generated through microexon alternative splicing or fine transcriptional regulation

Our research is centered around cell type-specific transcriptomes. Using computational and experimental approaches, we investigate how these transcriptomes are generated (e.g. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Irimia
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploring how Genes, Social Partners and the Gut Microbiome Shape Complex Traits

Our lab investigates, at the scale of the population, how the genes of the individual, the genes of social partners and the genes of the gut microbiota influence complex traits and diseases. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Baud
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Epithelial Cell Fate and Plasticity

Group Leader. Dr Maria Alcolea (Alcolea Group). Keywords. Mutant clonal competition, Early tumorigenesis, Squamous epithelia, Epithelial stem cells, Cell fate. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M P. Alcolea
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Actuated microdevices for oral delivery of biologics

Most biological drugs cannot be given orally because of their poor oral bioavailability, necessitating delivery by injection instead. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Cummins
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bioresorbable intestinal devices with embedded resorbable sensors for gastrointestinal monitoring

Swallowable sensors are limited by how long they stay in place. A capsule passes through the gut within a day or two, so it can only take a snapshot when conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease need to be tracked over weeks without the risk of obstruction. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Cummins
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The vulnerability and sustainability approaches to assess and maintain the structural integrity of pipes buried in shrink-swell soils

Shrink-swell (expansive) soils are probably the most challenging soils globally. They pose several challenges to the infrastructure and built environment in general. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E N Ngezahayo
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Vulnerability assessment framework to optimise maintenance of rural unpaved roads in developing countries

Rural unpaved roads serve millions of communities around the world. These roads are estimated to represent more than 70% of the global road network and more than 90% in some regions and countries. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E N Ngezahayo
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Modelling Ephemeral and Terminal Gully Erosion on Cut-slopes and Embankments for Climate Resilient Linear Transport Infrastructure.

Roads and railways are the most important types of infrastructure in any country. The construction of roads and railways involve cutting and filling of slopes, hence reshaping of the natural ground. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E N Ngezahayo
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Studying how RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) control mRNA translation and impact cancer progression

The Gebauer lab studies how RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) control mRNA translation and impact cancer progression. We are interested in RBP regulatory networks, which mechanisms RBPs use to regulate translation, and how they can be harnessed for cancer treatment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Gebauer
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Causes of clonal expansions of blood stem cells

Causes of clonal expansions of blood stem cells. During ageing, blood stem cell clones expand, increasing the risk of blood cancer and cardiovascular disease, yet most expansions lack known driver mutations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Velten
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Single-cell lineage tracing at the scale of human populations

Single-cell lineage tracing at the scale of human populations. During ageing, some blood stem cell clones expand, increasing the risk of blood cancer and cardiovascular disease. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Velten
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Evolution of Cell Type Programs and Genome Regulation

We study the origin and evolution of cell type programs and associated genome regulation mechanisms. transcription factors, 3D chromatin architecture, histone modifications, and more. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Sebé-Pedrós
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Task-Oriented Communication Design for Next-Generation AI-Enabled Applications

Future telecommunication networks will go beyond traditional data transmission to directly support advanced, AI-enabled applications such as autonomous robotics, intelligent video analytics, and interactive AI chatbots. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Zhao
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Self-Funded PhD Opportunities: School of Law and Society

Applications are invited from individuals wishing to undertake a self-funded PhD at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London. This is an open and ongoing call, with PhD enrolments taking place every February and October. Read more
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Funded PhD studentship in AI-assisted materials discovery at the UK National Epitaxy Facility

  Research Group: EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility
The EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility has a funded PhD studentship available for research and development in AI-assisted discovery and development of semiconductor materials and devices. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Heffernan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Quantum Networking

Background / Introduction. Quantum networking aims to interconnect quantum devices through quantum channels, enabling ultra-secure communications, distributed quantum computing, and network-enhanced sensing. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Pirandola
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)