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Molecular mechanisms and physiological consequences of bacterial virulence proteins.

University of Oxford

Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

Many intracellular bacterial pathogens deliver virulence (effector) proteins through dedicated secretion systems into mammalian host cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Thurston

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

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Regulation of genome stability and human disease

University of Oxford

Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) are the major family of enzymes that synthesize an abundant posttranslational protein modification called ADP-ribosylation. Read more

Supervisor: Prof I Ahel

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

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Mechanisms shaping and protecting the genome in eggs and sperm

University of Oxford

Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

Every human egg and sperm carries a unique genetic sequence. This diversity is essential for evolution, but it arises through DNA damage and repair processes that also threaten genome integrity. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A G Hinch

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

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The role of RNA binding protein TIRR in kidney cancer

University of Oxford

Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

Eukaryotic cells employ a carefully coordinated network of signalling and repair proteins to resolve DNA damage, known as the DNA damage response (DDR). Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Gullerova

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

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Understanding and exploiting antigen discrimination by T cells

University of Oxford

Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

T cells use their T-cell receptors (TCRs) to discriminate between lower-affinity self and higher affinity non-self pMHC antigens. Read more

Supervisors: Prof O Dushek, Prof P A van der Merwe

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

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Understanding and preventing the spread of antibiotic resistance within the gut microbiome

University of Oxford

Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

Antibiotics are a double-edged sword. they are crucial for treating ongoing infections, but they can also cause significant collateral damage to the microbiota (de Nies et al. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Stracy

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

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Understanding the Principles of Organelle Biogenesis

University of Oxford

Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

Eukaryotic cells are packed full of many different structurally complex organelles that perform a myriad of functions. Organelle number and size appear to be tightly regulated. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Raff

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

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Decoding RNA Selection Inside Viral Biomolecular Condensates

University of Oxford

Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

How do viruses accurately assemble their genomes from multiple RNA molecules inside an infected cell?. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Borodavka

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

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Dental Pulp Stem Cell–Advanced Biomaterial Constructs for Craniofacial Tissue Regeneration

The University of Manchester

Division of Dentistry

Research Group: Division of Dentistry

This laboratory-based project focuses on the regenerative potential of dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) for craniofacial tissue engineering. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Kushnerev, Prof J Yates, Prof J Gough

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

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Cell and Vector Engineering for Production of Next-generation Biopharmaceuticals

University of Sheffield

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Biopharmaceuticals offer the most promising pathway to treatments for diseases including cancer, Alzheimer’s and autoimmune disorders. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Brown

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

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Development of a Human Cholinergic Co-culture Model to Investigate α-Synuclein-Induced Neurodegeneration in Parkinson's Disease Dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies

University of Birmingham

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Neurodegenerative diseases represent one of the greatest biomedical challenges of the 21st century. Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD) and Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) affect millions worldwide and remain without disease-modifying therapies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Pienaar

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

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Metamaterial Component Design for Terahertz Instruments (Suitable for Physics or RF/microwave Engineering)

University of Birmingham

Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

A self-funded PhD position in Microwave to Submillimeter-wave (Terahertz) Component Design is available in the Birmingham Emerging Device Technology (EDT) Research Lab, one of the leading interdisciplinary research groups within the School of Engineering’s Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Bartlett

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Analysis of partial differential equations

University of Birmingham

School of Mathematics

This PhD project will investigate partial differential equations arising from kinetic models, with a particular focus on variational methods. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Duong

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Mathematical biology and population dynamics

University of Birmingham

School of Mathematics

This PhD project will develop mathematical models to investigate population dynamics in biological systems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Duong

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Professional Doctorate Opportunities at SIT Graduate Institute

SIT Graduate Institute

PhD Opportunities

School for International Training is a U.S.-accredited global institution with learning centers in more than 30 countries worldwide. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Professional Doctorate

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PhD Position: Machine Learning Discovery of Longevity Genes with Experimental Validation in Drosophila

Royal Holloway, University of London

Department of Biological Sciences

We invite applications for a PhD position for a project that combines state‑of‑the‑art machine learning with experimental genetics to uncover the molecular drivers of ageing. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Augustin

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

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Role of nutrition, and gut function in human health and diseases (sarcopenia, frailty, diabetes and cardiovascular diseas); using metabolomics and genomics

University of Liverpool

Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

Could what we eat reshape the crosstalk between our gut, muscles and heart as we age? This exciting PhD harnesses cutting-edge metabolomics to decode the nutrition-gut-muscle-heart axis, uncovering biomarkers of healthy ageing and novel targets to prevent age-related cardiovasucal and cardiometabolic disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Isanejad, Dr H Muhamad Ali, Dr U Alam, Dr VPV Pekovic-Vaughan

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Beyond compliance: Risk culture and decision making in the boardroom

Nyenrode Business University

PhD Opportunities

All our projects, as well as the PhD itself at Nyenrode, are self-funded. Organizations invest heavily in governance frameworks and risk dashboards, yet major failures often stem from human behavior rather than missing procedures. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M de Vries

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

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Corporate Due Diligence through Contractual Commitments

Nyenrode Business University

PhD Opportunities

All our projects, as well as the PhD itself at Nyenrode, are self-funded. Corporate due diligence is at the core of responsible business conduct due to an increasing complexity of global supply chains and a changing regulatory framework in Europe and across the globe. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Levashova

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

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Corporate Governance: Boards, CEOs, and Compensation

Nyenrode Business University

PhD Opportunities

All our projects, as well as the PhD itself at Nyenrode, are self-funded. Expressions of interest are invited for part-time PhD projects in corporate governance, with a primary emphasis on boards, CEOs, and executive compensation. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Erkens

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

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Entrepreneurial Finance and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Nyenrode Business University

PhD Opportunities

All our projects, as well as the PhD itself at Nyenrode, are self-funded. The PhD project explores the startup and scaleup potential in The Netherlands by improving the alignment of critical resources to generate societal and financial returns for stakeholders. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JA Andreoli

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

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Forward-Looking Betas and the CAPM

Nyenrode Business University

PhD Opportunities

All our projects, as well as the PhD itself at Nyenrode, are self-funded. Traditional models of asset pricing, such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), rely on historical data to estimate systematic risk (beta). Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Breugem

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

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From Supply Chains to Supply Ecosystems

Nyenrode Business University

PhD Opportunities

All our projects, as well as the PhD itself at Nyenrode, are self-funded. One of the key characteristics of an ecosystem is that each member must create value for itself, but not at the expense of the larger ecosystem. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D van Gorp

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

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Implementing Artificial Intelligence into Public Sector Organizations

Nyenrode Business University

PhD Opportunities

All our projects, as well as the PhD itself at Nyenrode, are self-funded. Public sector organizations worldwide struggle to move AI initiatives beyond pilot projects. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Solaimani

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

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Intelligent Auditing in Practice: Designing, Testing and Embedding AI-Enabled Methods for High-Quality, Trusted Assurance

Nyenrode Business University

PhD Opportunities

All our projects, as well as the PhD itself at Nyenrode, are self-funded. This PhD project pioneers next-generation audit methods that embed artificial intelligence and advanced analytics at the heart of the audit process, with the twin goals of raising audit quality and boosting efficiency. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J van Buuren

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

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Investigating Supply Chain Resilience to Support the Transition from Fragility to Flexibility

Nyenrode Business University

PhD Opportunities

All our projects, as well as the PhD itself at Nyenrode, are self-funded. Globalization has encouraged firms to offshore production, resulting in extensive supply networks that deliver notable economic advantages. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Ahmadi

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

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We have 5,885 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 5,885 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Molecular mechanisms of RNA virus replication

Mechanistic studies on axonemal dynein transport to motile cilia

Neural Cellular Automata for Top-Down Engineering of Self-Organising Systems

Mitotic kinases safeguarding genome stability during mammalian cell division

Molecular mechanisms and physiological consequences of bacterial virulence proteins.

Regulation of genome stability and human disease

Mechanisms shaping and protecting the genome in eggs and sperm

The role of RNA binding protein TIRR in kidney cancer

Understanding and exploiting antigen discrimination by T cells

Understanding and preventing the spread of antibiotic resistance within the gut microbiome

Understanding the Principles of Organelle Biogenesis

Decoding RNA Selection Inside Viral Biomolecular Condensates

Dental Pulp Stem Cell–Advanced Biomaterial Constructs for Craniofacial Tissue Regeneration

Cell and Vector Engineering for Production of Next-generation Biopharmaceuticals

Development of a Human Cholinergic Co-culture Model to Investigate α-Synuclein-Induced Neurodegeneration in Parkinson's Disease Dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies

Metamaterial Component Design for Terahertz Instruments (Suitable for Physics or RF/microwave Engineering)

Analysis of partial differential equations

Mathematical biology and population dynamics

Professional Doctorate Opportunities at SIT Graduate Institute

PhD Position: Machine Learning Discovery of Longevity Genes with Experimental Validation in Drosophila

Role of nutrition, and gut function in human health and diseases (sarcopenia, frailty, diabetes and cardiovascular diseas); using metabolomics and genomics

Beyond compliance: Risk culture and decision making in the boardroom

Corporate Due Diligence through Contractual Commitments

Corporate Governance: Boards, CEOs, and Compensation

Entrepreneurial Finance and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Forward-Looking Betas and the CAPM

From Supply Chains to Supply Ecosystems

Implementing Artificial Intelligence into Public Sector Organizations

Intelligent Auditing in Practice: Designing, Testing and Embedding AI-Enabled Methods for High-Quality, Trusted Assurance

Investigating Supply Chain Resilience to Support the Transition from Fragility to Flexibility

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