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Smart Nanomaterial Characterisation

This project is part of cohort 4 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Hondow, Prof A P Brown, Dr S Wilson
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Multiple Long-Term Conditions PhD Programme for Health Professionals Fellow

The Clinical PhD Research Fellowships are fixed term 3-year appointments offering training, mentoring and support to health professionals undertaking a PhD on the topic of multiple long-term conditions (MLTC), also known as multimorbidity. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  Clinical PhD Programme
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Developing a Finite Element Based Model for Pellet Relocation in Nuclear Reactor Fuel (HAYNEST_U26EMPAMENTUM)

Primary supervisor - Dr Thomas Anthony Haynes. Pellet-clad interaction (PCI) is a complicated phenomenon, relatively poorly captured in current commercial fuel performance codes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr TH Haynes
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Artificial Intelligence for Medical Imaging and Biomedical Data Analysis

This PhD project will develop artificial intelligence methods for analysing complex medical imaging and biomedical data. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr HZ Zhao
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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P22) New tools for bioconjugation using novel rearrangement reactions

Protein bioconjugation is a vital tool in modern biomedical and biotechnological research. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof W Unsworth, Dr C Spicer, Prof M A Fascione
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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P21) Sustainable diversification of therapeutic peptides via amino-carbonylation

In this project we will develop new strategies to chemically modify peptides via late-stage, transition metal catalysed reactions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Spicer, Prof I J S Fairlamb
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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P18) Sustainable Supramolecular Structured Liquids

Structured liquids play a vital role in a wide range of industrial applications, particularly in consumer and personal care products, where gel-like materials have an important role in providing products with appropriate physical performance. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D K Smith
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Deciphering mechanisms of immune dysfunction in immunodeficient patients with RNA Polymerase III/tRNA-related gene defects

Gene variants that impair the development or function of T cells cause combined immunodeficiency, leaving infants and young children vulnerable to life-threatening infection. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Hambleton, Dr K Engelhardt
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Estimating the family and wider societal health economic impacts of genomic therapeutics

A major hurdle to integrating genome-targeted therapies, such as antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) and CRISPR-based therapies, into routine care is the health technology assessment process and the need to demonstrate cost-effectiveness to agencies such as NICE. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Wordsworth, Prof C Rinaldi
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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P15) New Molecular Architectures for Targeting the Respiratory Chain of Mycobacteria

The Ineos Oxford Institute (IOI) spearheads sustainable drug discovery against devastating mycobacterial diseases, primarily tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Parkin, Prof J Blaza
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mapping and Editing Gene Regulatory Networks to Develop Therapies for Genetic Disorders.

Inherited diseases are often caused by mutations within genes, but an increasing number arise from variants in the regulatory elements that control when and where genes are switched on. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Davies, Prof R Chakraverty
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reprogramming Human Envelope Proteins for Neuronal Genome Editing

Targeted delivery remains the principal bottleneck for therapeutic genome editing, particularly in the central nervous system where efficient delivery to defined neuronal populations remains challenging. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JH Haldrup, Prof S Hyde, Prof C Rinaldi
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing a Precision RNA Editing Platform for Therapeutic Applications

RNA editing is a natural and widespread post-transcriptional modification in mammalian cells, primarily involving adenosine to inosine (A-to-I) conversions mediated by ADAR enzymes, and cytosine to uridine (C-to-U) conversions facilitated by APOBECs. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Rinaldi, Prof S Sanders
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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P14) Sustainable Synthesis for Medicinal Chemistry in 3-Dimensions: Bioisosteres, PROTAC Linkers, Scaffold Hopping and Unnatural Amino Acids

The O’Brien group has an ongoing interest in exploring sp3-rich scaffolds for use in medicinal chemistry. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P O'Brien
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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P10) Machine Learning Guided Sustainable Automated Synthesis and Target-based Screening of Metal-based Antibiotics

Antibiotics make modern medicine possible. From routine surgery to cancer treatment, many hospital interventions rely on effective antibiotics to prevent deadly infections. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Frei
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)