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Beyond species counts: Measuring response diversity in real-world ecosystems

  Research Group: Organisms and Environment
Project description. How do ecosystems remain resilient in the face of natural disasters, climate change and other anthropogenic disturbances? A key emerging area of research focuses on response diversity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Windsor, Dr SPRJR Ross
 10 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(MRC NW-DMS CASE) Investigating serum protein biomarkers of breast cancer risk associated with high mammographic density and high-risk mammographic patterns

Mammographic density is one of the strongest predictors of breast cancer risk, yet little is known about the biological mechanisms linking dense breast tissue to tumour development. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Simoes, Dr SH Howell, Prof R Clarke, Dr J Swift, Prof S Astley
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(MRC NW-DMS) Mechanistic and translational understanding of woodsmoke-induced lung epithelial injury using advanced in-vitro and in-vivo models

The lung is our first point of contact with air pollution. This mucosal barrier pairs an epithelium that must stay intact with a finely tuned immune-surveillance network, together mounting a balanced response to everything we inhale, harmful or harmless. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AV Voliotis, Dr J Konkel, Dr C Bussy
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(MRC NW-DMS) Lung cell surface glycocalyx regulation of the immune response to the exposome

  Research Group: Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection and Respiratory Medicine
The lung airspace is a key interface between the body and the outside world, optimised to facilitate oxygen transfer into the body whilst limiting damage from external factors. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Thornton, Prof DD Dyer, Dr M Menon
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(MRC NW-DMS) Harnessing Visible-Light Catalysis for RNA Drug Target Discovery

There is increasing evidence that small molecules regulate cellular processes by targeting nucleic acids far more extensively than appreciated, opening up largely untapped therapeutic target space. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Trowbridge, Dr JD Worboys
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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NWD DLA programme: Bioengineering microbiomes for sustainable agriculture: A Systems Biology approach to designing synthetic rhizosphere consortia

The rhizosphere microbiome acts as an adaptable "external organ" for plants, essential for nutrient acquisition and disease defence. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Del Carratore, Dr S Zytynska, Prof R Breitling, Prof E Takano
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Molecular Quantum Sensors for High-Resolution Immunomagnetic Mapping of Cancer Cells

How precisely can we map molecular markers on a cancer cell? This question is important because the behaviour of cancer cells depends not only on which biomarkers they express and at what levels, but also on where those molecules are located within the cells and how that changes their distribution within their local environment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Keerthi, Dr K Batta, Dr B Jones
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(MRC NW-DMS) Developing and testing personalised approaches to understand and reduce indoor environmental exposures during pregnancy

  Research Group: Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine
Air pollution is a major environmental threat to health, especially during pregnancy linking to millions of babies globally being born too small or too soon each year. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Higgins, Dr T Bannan, Dr MG Gittins, Dr S Omeara
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(MRC NW-DMS CASE) Transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation for anxiety in autism spectrum conditions

Are you interested in translating neuroscience discoveries into treatments that has the potential to change lives? This CASE PhD offers a unique opportunity to investigate a novel brain stimulation intervention for anxiety in autistic young people, combining academic research with a 3-month industrial placement with our partner company. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Garg, Dr A Kafkas, Dr C Lea-Carnall
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(MRC NW-DMS) Exploring the interplay between blood flow, cell shape and division orientation in endothelial cells

Proliferation of adult endothelial cells is known to be induced in vascular tissues in numerous disease states, including cardiovascular disease and cancer. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Lovegrove, Dr AM Miller, Dr T Finegan, Dr D Bergstralh, Dr S Herbert
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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NWD DLA programme: A 3Rs computational workflow to assess the welfare implications of domestication and selective breeding in mammals

How do breeding, domestication and human management shape the way animals eat and function? This PhD will tackle that question by combining anatomy, biomechanics and computer modelling to study jaw function across domesticated mammals. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Bates, Prof W Sellers, Dr G N Askew, Dr R Kissane, Dr P Watson
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Energy flexibility and social inequalities

This PhD opportunity at Cranfield University explores energy flexibility, energy policy and social inequalities in the energy transition. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Dr P Mirzania Mirzania
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(MRC NW-DMS CASE) Biomarkers in Human Osteochondral Donor and Recipients; Biomarkers Predictive of Disease Pathway and Clinical Outcome

Effective osteoarthritis treatment is one of the biggest unmet needs in society. This PhD directly translates into improvements in patient outcomes, with the aim to halt or delay progress of early osteoarthritis. Read more
 Supervisors: Ms L Biant, Dr G Orozco, Prof S Eyre, Prof MM McNicholas
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(MRC NW-DMS) Integrating single cell transcriptomics and computational modelling to discover genetic drivers of age-related macular degeneration

  Research Group: Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics
Why do some people develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD) while others remain unaffected? Can genetics and artificial intelligence help uncover the earliest biological changes that lead to vision loss?. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Ellingford, Prof A Morris, Dr PS Sergouniotis
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(MRC NW-DMS) Inflammation and immunity in post-stroke neurodegeneration and cognitive decline

  Research Group: Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
Stroke is the leading cause of disability worldwide and at least one third of people surviving a stroke develop dementia. There are currently no available treatments to prevent post-stroke dementia. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C J Smith, Dr J Grainger, Prof S Allan
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)