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New CCL5 prosthesis and photo-crosslinking approach for functional analysis of low density CCR5.

Background. Chemokines and their receptors represent a vital cell communication system getting dysregulated with many diseases, including cancer. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof N Signoret, Prof M A Fascione, Prof J Greenman
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Architects of Resistance: How Viruses and their Descendants Shape Bacterial Evolution

Bacterial evolution and the rapid spread of antibiotic resistance are pressing threats to global health. If left unchecked, annual deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are projected to rise dramatically. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Fogg, Dr S Meaden, Dr H Gao
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Obstacles to DNA replication: what happens when replisomes and proteins collide?

DNA replication is a crucial process for all forms of life. Organisms must copy all their genetic information before they can reproduce. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Hawkins, Dr P Mukherjee
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The evolution and development of animal neuroglia

Primary Supervisor. Chema Martin. Co-Supervisor. Roman Arguello. Studentship Funding. Awaiting CSC Funding Decision. Application Deadline. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr JM Martin
 27 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Do age-related changes in host glycans alter the gut microbiota in ways that impact human health?

Healthy ageing across the life course leads to a happier, healthier, and more economically vibrant society. As lifespans have extended, we are seeing an increase in age-related disease; the economic burden running in the hundreds of billions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Cartmell, Dr S Meaden
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The Missing Receptors: How the Leishmania Kinome Senses Environmental Cues

Leishmania parasites cause a collection of devastating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affecting millions of people worldwide, transmitted via a sand fly vector. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Baker, Dr J Faria, Prof M Wright
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Higgs boson production measurements using the LHC Run 3 dataset collected by the ATLAS experiment

The long-established RHUL ATLAS group is renowned for its expertise in physics (Higgs boson, top quark and exotic signatures involving electrons and muons), statistical methods as well as trigger and data acquisition systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Teixeira-Dias
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Polaritonic Influence on Gas-Phase Chemical Reactivity

Within an optical cavity, strong interactions between molecules and confined light can create hybrid quantum states called polaritons. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr AW Wright
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(PDS Award) Sensitising the Database: Stateless Heritage, Imperial Legacies and the Classificatory Challenge

Sensitising the Database. Stateless Heritage, Imperial Legacies and the Classificatory Challenge. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof ACC Carden-Coyne, Dr R Batista-Navarro
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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SWBio DTP PhD Project: Disrupting Polymicrobial Biofilm Communities to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

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 B V Jones
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(PDS Award) Sensing Political Worlds: AI, Situated Knowledge and the Reading of Political Graffiti

Graffiti and murals offer communities in conflict-affected societies a way of reading their surroundings. In Belfast, for instance, painted kerbstones or a crown on a wall signals whose area this is and for whom feels safe. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr BV Vogel, Dr T Mu
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(PDS Award) Weathering Palestine: Climate and Cultural Resilience

Weathering Palestine. Climate and Cultural Resilience. Netta Cohen’s 2024 work on climate science during the British Mandate examined how incoming Jewish communities sought to understand, manage, and exploit the warmer climate of Palestine. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Valassopoulos, Dr V Jankovic
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(PDS Award) Making sense of digital worlds: Adolescent girls’ experiences of navigating social media in everyday life before and during the UK social media restriction

The rise in mental health difficulties among young people, particularly girls, has sparked urgent debate about the role of social media. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MP Panayiotou, Dr OD Demkowicz, Dr L Munford
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(PDS Award) Safe and Multi-Fidelity Optimisation of Satellite Constellations for a Changing Planet

This four-year PhD project will explore how Earth-observation satellite constellations can adapt as environmental events unfold, new regions require attention and societal priorities evolve. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Lopez-Ibanez, Dr L Costi
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(PDS Award) Sensing Nature: Designing and Evaluating Interventions that Enhance Environmental Empathy and Nature Connectedness (SEEEN)

How do people sense and make sense of the natural world around them, and can we help them connect with it more deeply? This PhD will design and evaluate interventions that strengthen nature connectedness and environmental empathy, which attract growing interest as drivers of wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviour. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SM MacQuarrie, Dr IT Thornhill, Dr M Vigo
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)