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We have 3,359 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Effect of activity in neural circuit development

Neuronal activity is necessary for the establishment of correctly functioning neuronal circuits in development. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Cardona
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Trustworthy Generative AI in Healthcare

For more information and to apply, please visit the institution website. One fully funded PhD studentship, open to UK and international applicants, is available in trustworthy generative AI for healthcare. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Li, Dr DY Du
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Structure-function analysis of stress signaling

Our lab studies stress signaling and pioneers strategies that harness such pathways to enhance cellular resilience, a modality generically applicable to improve fitness in diverse diseases, including the age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Bertolotti
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Making Large Language Models Faster and Greener: Efficient Training and Inference through Sparsity, Pruning and Smart Decoding

Overview of the Research. Large language models are transforming how people interact with software, but they are expensive to train and run. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RB Babbar
 31 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Artificial intelligence to identify fungal susceptibility in the clinical diagnostic laboratory

Fungal infections have become a major and growing global health crisis, causing an estimated 3.8 million deaths each year—surpassing the toll of diseases like tuberculosis and malaria. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Dowsey
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Lysosomal TMEM106B in brain ageing and disease

Our group studies mechanisms of brain health, ageing and disease focusing on the lysosomal protein transmembrane protein 106B (TMEM106B) which forms amyloids in the brain in an age-dependent manner. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Arseni
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The molecular architecture of neurotransmission

Chemical synapses are cellular connections that define the organization and function of neuronal circuits and, as a result, the fundamental ability of the brain to acquire, process and store information. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Aricescu
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Where do cells go in the human embryo?

The first two weeks of human development transform a single-cell into a complex, bilaminar embryo. During this critical period, cells acquire distinct identies and organise into increasingly complex tissue architectures. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Shahbazi
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Co-Designing Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAIs) for Sustained Behavioural Change in Cardiac Rehabilitation

  Research Group: Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
Applications are now open for a unique studentship opportunity based in Pakistan. The NIHR funded ACROSS (Affordable Cardiac Rehabilitation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Blakemore, Prof N Husain, Dr H Hague
 15 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How the embryo gets its shape

The McDole lab seeks to understand how complex 3D structures in the embryo are sculpted from initially homogenous cell populations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K McDole
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Visualizing cellular proteostasis

Each cell relies on thousands of internal biochemical reactions, carried out by around ten thousand different types of proteins. These cellular proteins, collectively known as the proteome, must be synthesized in precise quantities, undergo correct folding, and be accurately localized within the cell. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Fedry
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Protein maturation, quality control, and disease

Cells are amazingly organized entities. Their resident proteins, nucleic acids, and small molecules are assembled into functional modules and segregated among numerous membrane-bound cellular compartments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Hegde
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How TB-infected macrophages are cleared

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects macrophages and can commandeer their machinery to survive intracellularly. Infected macrophages aggregate into granulomas, hallmark immunopathological structures of TB. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Levin Konigsberg, Prof L Ramakrishnan
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Drugging daily clocks in a dish

Many commonly used drugs would benefit from considering daily biological timing but mechanistic understanding of circadian medicine is limited (Cederroth et al). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J O'Neill
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Studying the design principles of biological self-organization

The Surrey lab studies the design principles of biological self-organization, focusing on the cytoskeleton. Their interdisciplinary research merges synthetic biology, biophysics, biochemistry, cell biology and mathematical modelling. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Surrey
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Golgi function in brain organoids

Membrane traffic between organelles is essential for secretion, uptake of nutrients, and the regulation of signal transduction. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Munro
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating how chromatin and epigenetic mechanisms control cell identity and how their dysregulation drives cancer

We investigate how chromatin and epigenetic mechanisms control cell identity and how their dysregulation drives cancer, particularly leukemia and pediatric brain tumors. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Di Croce
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating the fundamental mechanisms of cellular protein and RNA homeostasis

The “Dynamics of Protein Synthesis & RNA Decay” group, led by Markus Höpfler, investigates fundamental mechanisms of cellular protein and RNA homeostasis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Hopfler
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Phd Studentship in Computer Science: Empirical Security Assessment of AI Decision Engines in Cyber-Physical Systems

Artificial Intelligence(AI)-driven decision engines are increasingly embedded into cyber‑physical systems (CPS) such as autonomous vehicles, smart grids, industrial control systems, robotics, healthcare devices, and intelligent transport infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MA Ahmed
 15 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Hidden codes: Genetic Determinants of HIV-1 Fitness and Immune Recognition.

HIV-1 remains one of the world's most significant infectious diseases, with an estimated 38 million people living with the virus globally. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Mann
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Haematological Malignancies

Group Leader. Dr Adam Wilkinson (Wilkinson Group). Research Summary. Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are critical for human health and disease treatment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Wilkinson
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Leukaemic & preleukaemic haemopoietic stem cells

Group Leader. Professor George Vassiliou (Vassiliou Group). Keywords. Clonal haematopoiesis, telomeres, leukaemia prevention. Research Summary. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Vassiliou
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Stem cells, Cancer, Ageing, RNA modifications

Group Leader. Dr Konstantinos Tzelepis (Tzelepis Group). Keywords. RNA biology, Epitranscriptomics, stem cells. Research Summary. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Tzelepis
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Emergence of form and function during early heart development

Group Leader. Dr Richard Tyser (Tyser Group). Keywords. Heart Development, Physiology. Research Summary. The heart is the first organ to form and function during embryogenesis, essential in providing the developing embryo with sufficient oxygen and nutrients. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Tyser
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Using genomics & bioinformatics to decipher immunity

Group Leader. Professor Sarah Teichmann (Teichmann Group). Keywords. Spatial transcriptomics of the heart. Research Summary. The Teichmann lab strives to understand how humans are built from our most basic building blocks. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Teichmann
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Long-distance continuous variable quantum key distribution with amplifiers and memories

Overview. Entanglement distribution is a foundational capability for quantum networks, enabling diverse quantum technologies including—but not limited to—quantum key distribution (QKD). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MG Ghalaii
 15 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Stem cells and limb regeneration

Group Leader. Dr Mekayla Storer (Storer Group). Research Summary. The life of a salamander is an enviable thing. If this animal loses a limb, it can just grow another one. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Storer
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cardiovascular diseases

Group Leader. Professor Sanjay Sinha (Sinha Group). Research Summary. Blood vessel diseases cause heart attacks, strokes and aortic aneurysms (a ballooning then tearing of the main artery in the body). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Sinha
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Human haematopoietic stem cells biology in health and disease

Group Leader. Professor Elisa Laurenti (Laurenti Group). Research Summary. Every day a trillion blood cells are produced in our body. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof E Laurenti
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Defining neuro-immune circuits in viral infection

The nervous system provides a wide range of signals to immune cells residing in peripheral tissues such as the lung, the salivary glands, the gut or the female reproductive tract. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Rodriguez
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)