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Scotland’s Heritage in Translation: Mapping Meaning-Making and Cultural Engagement in Inbound Visitor Experiences and Outbound Collaborations

Apply for this opportunity >>. Overview. This PhD investigates how translation shapes engagement with Scotland’s (in)tangible heritage. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S D-C Deane-Cox
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing chemical probes of TFEB/TFE3 to identify their distinct roles in lysosomal gene regulation and the consequences of their inhibition.

  Research Group: Neuroscience
Project description. The MiT/TFE transcription factors are master regulators of lysosomal biogenesis and autophagy. Under nutrient deprivation/cellular stress they relocalise to the nucleus, and bind CLEAR motifs to coordinate the lysosomal-autophagic gene network. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E Lloyd-Evans, Dr DM McPhail, Dr M Paradowski
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD – Investigating the causal relationship and molecular mechanisms that underpin sub-clinical cardiac injury, cognitive decline, and dementia

About the project. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are leading causes of mortality and disability worldwide. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Miners, Dr JB Blackman, Dr NG Goulding, Dr L Coulthard
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The hidden immune system of fungi: uncovering the roles of NLR genes

NLR genes play important roles as the sensors/receptors of non-self molecules and in activation of immune responses. The role of NLRs in immunity has been thoroughly described for plants and animals, but how they contribute to the fungal immune system is unknown. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Kettles
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Designing synthetic proteins for sustainable control of fungal plant diseases

Fungal pathogens are expert manipulators of their plant hosts, which they achieve through secreting effector proteins which disable host defences. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Kettles
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How Hematopoietic Transcription Factors and Epigenetic Coregulators Shape Gene Regulatory Networks in Immune Cell Development

This is a 4-year PhD studentship to join the group of Dr Tianyi Zhang in the Department of Cancer and Genomics Sciences at the University of Birmingham. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr TZ Zhang
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD – Decoding tumour-bacteria interactions to predict prostate cancer progression

About the project. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, and advanced disease remains difficult to treat. Although current treatments can be highly effective initially, many patients eventually develop treatment-resistant disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Koh, Dr M Laabei, Prof C Wuelfing, Dr KFM Man
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding regulation of small RNAs and DNA methylation in plant stem cells

  Research Group: Molecular Biosciences
Project description. Terrestrial life ultimately depends on plant meristems - small populations of undifferentiated stem cells that produce all major plant organs such as leaves and flowers that are critical for agriculture and food security. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Scofield, Dr T Lechon Gomez, Dr W Dewitte
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Lipid-based nanocarriers as a strategy to improve delivery and enhance the efficacy of anti-infective compounds

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) constitutes a major threat to public health worldwide. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S G Gordon, Prof T Overton
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD – Engineering prostate cancer bone metastasis models via an integrated 3D bioprinting-AI approach to predict and tackle treatment resistance

About the project. Prostate cancer is the commonest cancer in males and is more common in Black men. With increasing lifespan, the number of people getting diagnosed with prostate cancer has increased over the last ten years. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Pal, Dr RK Ke, Dr RMT Moreno Tortolero, Dr SC Cross, Dr P Haycock, Dr EV Vincent
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigating repeat expansion variation in Transcription Elongation Regulator 1 (TCERG1) and its impact on molecular function

  Research Group: Molecular Biosciences
Project description. Transcription elongation regulator 1 (TCERG1) is an important nuclear transcription regulator, coupling transcription elongation with splicing through its two protein domains. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SL Langley, Dr T Massey
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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In or out? How does the subcellular localisation of TLK2 regulate neuronal development?

The developing human brain coordinates the birth and migration of 100 billion neurons and the formation of their 1000 trillion synaptic connections. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Evans, Dr I Hahn, Dr V Jha
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Multiagent Market Design for Circular Industrial Symbiosis

Supervisory Team. Dr Vahid Yazdanpanah. This project uses game theory, agent-based modelling and mechanism design to support circular industrial symbiosis, where one company’s waste becomes another’s resource. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Yazdanpanah
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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SWBio DTP PhD Project: How do protein:protein interactions shape antibiotic susceptibility in Klebsiella pneumoniae?

This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CT Tooke
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering Plant Metal Transport Systems for Soil Remediation and Nickel Recovery

Industrial pollution, historic mining, and land contamination present critical environmental challenges worldwide, leaving vast areas of land degraded and toxic to local ecosystems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Rylott, Dr A Harper
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Exercise in a Pill- Investigating Selenium and Brain Stem Cells

  Research Group: Neuroscience
Project description. Background. The adult brain can generate new neurons throughout life, a process known as adult neurogenesis, which also occurs in the hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates appetite and energy balance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Petrik, Prof P Borri, Prof N Allen, Prof J Betts
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Imaging the ionic landscape of a living cell: how Chlamydomonas coordinates photosynthesis, carbon fixation and respiration

Are you fascinated by how life powers itself and grows at the nanoscale? This PhD offers an exceptional opportunity to investigate the 'ionic landscape'… Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Blaza, Prof M Johnson
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Automating Synthesis in the Defence Industry

Supervisors. Dr Gregory Perry gregory.perry@soton.ac.uk. Dr Matthew Partridge M.C.Partridge@soton.ac.uk. Dr Adrian Nightingale A.Nightingale@soton.ac.uk. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Perry
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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BBSRC North East England BBSRC Doctoral Landscape

North East England Doctoral Landscape (NEEDL) is a BBSRC-funded strategic Partnership in Biosciences doctoral training between four universities based in the North East of England, Durham University, Newcastle University, Northumbria University and Teesside University. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership
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BBSRC North East England BBSRC Doctoral Landscape

North East England Doctoral Landscape (NEEDL) is a BBSRC-funded strategic Partnership in Biosciences doctoral training between four universities based in the North East of England, Durham University, Newcastle University, Northumbria University and Teesside University. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership
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BBSRC North East England BBSRC Doctoral Landscape

North East England Doctoral Landscape (NEEDL) is a BBSRC-funded strategic Partnership in Biosciences doctoral training between four universities based in the North East of England, Durham University, Newcastle University, Northumbria University and Teesside University. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership
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BBSRC North East England BBSRC Doctoral Landscape

North East England Doctoral Landscape (NEEDL) is a BBSRC-funded strategic Partnership in Biosciences doctoral training between four universities based in the North East of England, Durham University, Newcastle University, Northumbria University and Teesside University. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership
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Funded PhD – Understanding the relationships between child health, Antimicrobial Resistance, and security in armed conflict

About the project. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical biothreat, associated with 4.95 million deaths in 2019 and directly attributable to 1.27 million. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Tasker, Dr S Bruns
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Does Fetal Sex Matter? Uncovering Sex-Specific Placental Responses to Maternal Nutrition

  Research Group: Biomedicine
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 Supervisors: Prof R John, Dr SL Langley, Prof A Isles
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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SWBio DTP PhD Project: Gene’s eye view of multidimensional evolution

This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Wolf
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Towards Targeted Warmth: An Evidence-Based Approach to Tackling Fuel Poverty and Health Inequalities Across Northern Ireland’s Housing Archetypes

  Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
As per the Northern Ireland House Condition Survey (NIHCS), 22% (160,000) of dwellings experienced fuel poverty in 2016 (NIHCS, 2018). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Shashwat, Prof J D Mondol
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD – Mapping immune-stromal and molecular hotspots in advanced mitral valve disease

About the project. Myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) is the most common cardiac disease in dogs and a major cause of mitral regurgitation, adverse cardiac remodelling and congestive heart failure both in dogs and humans. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr BVM Vidana Mateo, Prof MJ Hezzell, Prof MM Mirmehdi
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Towards Adaptive Thermal Comfort Design for a Changing Climate: Developing Evidence for Future Building Regulations and Design Practice

  Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events, including periods of overheating, while the transition to Net Zero is driving the electrification of heating systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Griffiths, Dr K Davison
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Adapting to change: cholinergic control of brain circuits during cognitive flexibility

  Research Group: Neuroscience
Project description. Adapting behaviour when circumstances change is fundamental for survival. This ability, termed cognitive flexibility, requires distributed brain regions todetect when established strategies are no longer effective, update behaviour and learn new associations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MA Assous, Prof J Mellor
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The role of bridge infrastructure in urban liveability: The case of Northern Ireland

  Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
Bridges are incredibly important, nonetheless their design, function, publics, locations, usefulness, and main users remain little understood in urban liveability studies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Balsas, Prof N J Hewitt
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)