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Epigenetics and Cancer: Determining how Mistakes in V(D)J Recombination Trigger Leukaemias and Lymphomas

University of Leeds
Faculty of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
V(D)J recombination is essential to produce antibody and T-cell receptor genes but since the reaction involves breaking and rejoining DNA, it is highly dangerous and errors have long been thought to lead to leukaemias and lymphomas. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Boyes
 31 May 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Precision Medicine DLA – Mechanistic interpretation of tissue foundation models: Patient-by-patient endotyping to uncover disease mechanisms in chronic disease and cancer

University of Glasgow
College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Cancer Sciences
Artificial intelligence foundation models are now trained on extensive tissue repositories measuring multiplexed proteins and spatial transcriptomics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K yuan, Prof J LeQuesne, Prof RD DasGupta, Dr X Fu
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Seismology for the Stone Age: Nodal Seismic Imaging of Archaeological Mounds

University of Leeds
School of Earth & Environment
Ancient mounds are common features in the British landscape, however their function – whether as burial sites, ritual monuments or territorial markers – is only ascertained from invasive excavation. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Booth, Dr A Nowacki, Dr J Leary, Prof J Hammond
 12 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Precision Medicine DLA - Decoding UBC9 SUMOylation to stratify Rhabdomyosarcoma and identify precision therapeutic vulnerabilities.

University of Edinburgh
College of Science and Engineering
Additional Supervisor. Professor Stefano Gastaldello [Karolinska Institutet]. Background. Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children, with most cases occurring before age 10. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E C Calder, Prof N Carragher
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Precision Medicine DLA – Metabolomic signatures of hypertension, diabetes and cardiometabolic multimorbidity in rural and urban Malawi: stratification, inequalities and prediction of incident disease

University of Glasgow
College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation
Hypertension and diabetes are rising rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa, frequently co-occur, and are often diagnosed late. Yet almost all evidence on the molecular biology of cardiometabolic disease and nearly all metabolomic risk tools come from high-income, European-ancestry populations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Maffia, Dr O Nkoka, Prof M Crampin, Dr P Pellicori
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Defining the role of Complement glycosylation during Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection

University of Liverpool
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
The Project. Understanding how N.gonorrhoeae exploits complement. Gonorrhoea, caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, is a major global health challenge, with more than 80 million infections occurring annually. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Lavender, Dr A Chetwynd
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Automated discovery of inhibitors targeting DNA gyrase to combat antimicrobial resistance

University of Liverpool
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Background and research gap. DNA gyrase is an essential bacterial enzyme that maintains homeostatic control of DNA supercoiling and the target of successful antibacterial compounds. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr HSA Saqib Ali, Prof P O'Neill, Dr G Nixon
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Precision Medicine DLA – Photon-Counting CT Biomarkers for Early Precision Stratification of Coronary Plaque

University of Glasgow
College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences
Coronary artery disease remains a leading cause of death, yet current CT angiography chiefly grades luminal stenosis rather than plaque composition, missing many patients with vulnerable but non-obstructive plaque who go on to have heart attacks. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Perelli, Dr R Bates, Prof MW Williams, Prof S Padmanabhan
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: A novel mechanism linking DNA damage response signalling to neuronal cytoskeletal dysfunction in neurodegeneration

University of Liverpool
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Neurons in the brain communicate through highly interconnected signalling networks that control how we think, move and respond to our environment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr DB Byrne, Dr N Sanchez-Soriano, Dr K McMillan
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Precision Medicine DLA – Virtual Multi-Omics: Decoding the Tumour Microenvironment from H&E Slides using Spatially-Aware AI

University of Glasgow
College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Cancer Sciences
Collaborative Project - MRC’s Collaborative awards provide students with experience of collaborative research with a non-academic partner, enabling the student to spend a period of time with the partner (usually no less than three months over the lifetime of the PhD). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J LeQuesne, Dr K yuan, Prof D Chang
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PROTAC-mediated phospholamban ablation as a therapeutic approach for heart failure

University of Glasgow
College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
In the cardiovascular system, one enzyme above all others controls a process that is fundamental to the working of the muscle of the heart. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof W Fuller, Dr D France
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Precision Medicine DLA – Precision Prevention and Management of Adult Dental Caries: Distributional Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Using Individual Participant Data from Randomised Clinical Trials

University of Glasgow
College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Dental caries remains one of the most prevalent chronic conditions worldwide and is responsible for substantial healthcare and societal (lost productivity) costs, dental pain, tooth loss and inequalities in oral health. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Goulao, Dr J Lewsey, Dr D Boyers
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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BHF Doctoral Training Programme: The vascular Niche in Health and Disease

University of Edinburgh
School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences (College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine)
We are seeking innovative and highly motivated scientists to become part of the new British Heart Foundation funded 4-year Doctoral Training Programme (DTP) collaborative cohort-based PhD, equally shared between the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow, both world-leading research-intensive institutions. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Bailey
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Towards Mitigating Severe Neurotoxicity in T-cell Immunotherapy

University of Liverpool
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Are you ready to tackle one of the most pressing safety challenges in immuno-oncology?. This NW-DMS CASE PhD studentship offers a translational project at the interface of neuroscience, immunology and drug safety. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Dickens, Prof M Pirmohamed, Prof A Dinkova-Kostova
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Precision Medicine DLA – Repairing the epithelial barrier in IBD to restore intestinal homeostasis

University of Glasgow
College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation
Crohn’s disease (CD) is a common form of inflammatory bowel disease. It occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks normal gut bacteria, damaging the intestine. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Milling, Dr M Pineda, Prof K Tokatlidis, Dr UZ Ijaz
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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