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Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Developing brain-activity based non-invasive stimulation techniques for movement disorders

Parkinson’s disease and dystonia are neurological disorders that cause disabling movement impairments. The effectiveness of current treatments varies substantially between individuals, and approximately 20–35% of people with dystonia are dissatisfied with their treatment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Fischer, Prof M Jones
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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West Nilotic Morphosyntax

  Research Group: Surrey Morphology Group
The topic is the comparative morphosyntax of the West Nilotic languages, and forms part of the European Research Council-funded project ‘NILOMORPH. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MB Baerman, Dr OB Bond
 11 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - What drives the pain? Exploring the peripheral component in models of central sensitisation.

Chronic primary pain is pain for more than three months without an identified underlying injury or disease that explains its severity. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Dunham
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Molecular basis of CASK mutations and their role in neural development

CASK is a highly conserved, multi-domain scaffolding protein that plays essential roles in synaptic development, neuronal communication, and brain formation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RC Corey, Prof J Hodge, Dr A Knapp-Wilson
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Timing is Everything: Aligning Mealtime and Drug Treatment with the Body Clock to Fight Obesity

Life on Earth is subordinate to periodic alterations in the environment, with most notable changes seen from day to night. To adapt to these cyclic changes, living organisms evolved endogenous 24h timekeeping mechanisms named circadian clocks. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LC Chrobok, Prof HP Piggins
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mapping the Developing Brain: Linking Structure and Function through Imaging

This PhD project explores how young children’s brain develops during the first five years of life and how this shapes thinking, language, and self-control. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Cercignani, Dr M Palombo
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Chronic pain, sensory hypersensitivity and neurodiversity: why are they linked?

Chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, dysmenorrhea and back pain affect millions of people and severely disrupt daily life. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Sumner
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Pain as neurobiological surprise: Using human brain imaging and animal studies to advance new concepts in persistent pain.

We experience surprise when our best guess about the immediate future turns out to be wrong. This can be dangerous. it might mean tripping on an unexpectedly loose stone, or underestimating the temperature of a saucepan and burning your hand. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr GT Tackley, Dr J Davies
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Cerebellar orchestration of social behaviour

Background. The importance of the cerebellum to regulate social behaviours is increasingly becoming apparent. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Cahill, Dr P Anastasiades, Dr P Chadderton
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cardiac remodelling and microvascular dysfunction after hypertensive pregnancy: mechanisms and therapeutic targets in preclinical models

  Research Group: Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine
Women who develop high blood pressure in pregnancy (pre-eclampsia or gestational hypertension) have a much higher lifetime risk of hypertension, heart failure and stroke. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Ormesher, Dr D Oceandy, Dr E Cottrell, Dr Stephanie Worton
 15 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Uncovering interneuron dysfunction in a mouse model of schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a highly debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder impacting about 1% of the global population. While it is well established that schizophrenia is associated with altered function in key brain areas, such as the hippocampus, the precise cellular mechanisms are unknown. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Anastasiades
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition 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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Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Investigating mechanisms of cell competition in breast cancer susceptibility and early tumour initiation

IMPORTANCE. Interactions between cancer cells and their non-cancerous counterparts play pivotal roles in modulating tumour growth. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Lloyd-Lewis, Dr E Piddini, Dr R Richmond
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Alternative fates of PINK1 and its role in mitochondrial quality control, energy production and Parkinson’s Disease

BACKGROUND. Mitochondria are organelles of eukaryotic cells critical for energy production (ATP), metabolic regulation and biosynthesis. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof I Collinson, Dr RC Corey
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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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
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme