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Pipeline decommissioning: quantifying the risks to the commercial fishing industry

University of Aberdeen

School of Engineering

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Ivanovic, Prof R Neilson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Automated Hybrid AM–Lightweight Steel Framing (LSF) Systems for Zero-Waste Construction

University of Aberdeen

School of Engineering

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Bagheri Sabbagh, Dr V Vaziri

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Economics PhD studentships

University of East Anglia

Faculty of Social Sciences

Economics PhD studentships at a leading university. The School of Economics at UEA is one of the top-ranked economics departments in the UK, proudly combining an internationally-leading reputation for research with the highest standards in teaching and academic support for our students. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Business Research Programme

Fully Funded Social Work PhD Studentships

University of East Anglia

Faculty of Social Sciences

The School of Social Work at UEA ranks 4th in the UK for overall research, with 90% of its research ranked as ‘world-leading' or ‘internationally excellent' in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021). Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Social Sciences Research Programme

Business PhDs at a leading university

University of East Anglia

Faculty of Social Sciences

Norwich Business School is one of the top business schools in the UK, but what really makes us the ideal place to research and study for PhD?. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Business Research Programme

EPSRC: Spin-lattice dynamics in advanced magnetic materials

The University of Manchester

Department of Computer Science

Research Group: Advanced Materials

Advanced magnetic materials provide a versatile platform for exploring emergent spin phenomena and developing next-generation technologies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Strungaru, Prof T Thomson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Modelling and optimisation of sustainable saloplastics

University of Strathclyde

Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

Saloplastics are salt complexes of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes, that can be processed like thermoplastics, and used as membranes and coatings in a wide range of applications. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Mulheran, Dr K Johnston, Dr S T R V Velasquez

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Applications of Electrokinetic Stabilisation to Treat Subsidence in Low-rise Buildings

University of Birmingham

Department of Civil Engineering

Fine-grained soils pose significant challenges to the construction industry in the UK and globally. These soils are known for their problematic characteristics such as shrink-swell and compressibility behaviours, which can cause subsidence and excessive settlement to buildings’ foundations. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E N Ngezahayo, Prof I Jefferson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

MSc by Research: Cell migration in epithelial tissues

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

It is an important question to answer how cells move in a crowded environment. In this project, we’ll use the vertex model (a widely used computational framework for cell-based studies of epithelial tissue mechanics) to study motion of a small patch of motile cells in otherwise inert environment. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Sknepnek

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Deciphering the ubiquitin codes that regulate protein degradation

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Ubiquitin signalling, which involves the posttranslational modification (PTM) of proteins with ubiquitin, regulates almost every aspect of eukaryotic biology. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Y Kulathu

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Mechanisms of cell size regulation

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

The tremendous diversity of cell shapes and sizes found in living organisms is fascinating. For instance, cell size differs enormously in the human body with myocytes being about a million-fold larger than red blood cells. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Januschke, Dr D H Murray

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Heart failure and fatal epilepsy caused by unbranched glycogen

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

The accumulation and precipitation of unbranched glycogen in human tissues as toxic polyglucosan bodies (PB) is the cause of cardiomyopathy… Read more

Supervisors: Prof Sir Philip Cohen, Dr K Swatek

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Greasing plant cell signalling – the role of S-acylation in plant receptor cytoplasmic kinase signalling during immune responses

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Protein S-acylation is a reversible fatty acid-based post-translational modification of proteins. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Hemsley, Dr J Bos

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Reporting on destruction – developing plant-based assays for PROTAC degrader activity

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Protein Targeting Chimera (PROTAC) degraders are small molecules able to recruit a ubiquitin ligase to a protein of interest and promote degradation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Hemsley, Prof A Ciulli, Dr H Drost

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Trimming the fat - Identification of de-S-acylating enzymes from plants

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Protein S-acylation is a reversible fatty acid-based post-translational modification of proteins. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Hemsley, Dr J Bos

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Role and mechanism of the bacterial Type VI secretion system

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Many species of bacteria use a contractile nanomachine known as the Type VI secretion system (T6SS) to deliver a wide range of toxic proteins, known as ‘effectors’, directly into neighbouring cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Coulthurst

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Identifying microbiota responsible for longevity and health

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Gut microbiome is the community of microbes living together in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal. They provide specific functions to the animal host such as digestion of cellulose and protection from invading pathogens. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Singh

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Characterisation of human induced pluripotent stem cell derived kidney organoid system for use in drug discovery

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Only 5% of all drugs tested in animal models are approved for human applications. Most of these failures are due to unexpected toxicity or lack of efficacy. The poor translation from small mammal studies to humans often causes this challenge. Read more

Supervisor: Dr PD Davies

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Human heart organoids for drug discovery in heart failure

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Study of heart failure and heart attack is extremely difficult. Moreover, only 5% of all drugs tested in animal models are approved for human applications. Read more

Supervisor: Dr PD Davies

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Investigating Glycogen-Dependent Regulation of Microglia Inflammatory Responses

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Microglia are the resident immune cells of the central nervous system, responsible for responding to infection and damage in a protective manner. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Lloyd

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Exploring Bacillus biocontrol of Phytophthora raspberry root rot disease

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Domestic crop production, increasingly reliant on reduced fertiliser and agrochemical inputs whilst also achieving high yields, is necessary to maintain a high level of food security in the UK. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Holmes, Prof N Stanley-Wall

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Investigation of mitochondrial biology and neurodegeneration

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Phosphorylation and ubiquitylation are reversible signalling events and there is significant interest in in their interplay in the regulation… Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Muqit

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Targeting ‘Undruggable’ Oncoproteins via Induced Proximity

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Many well-established cancer drivers, such as K-Ras and β-catenin, have long been considered ‘undruggable’, as traditional drug development approaches have failed to effectively inhibit their activity. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Sapkota, Dr S Virdee

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Functional mechanisms and inhibition of biomedically important calcium channels

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Ion channels are key components in every cell, bridging cell and organellar membranes for the traversal of charged species. Calcium channels are of particular physiological importance because of the central role calcium plays in cell signalling and cell death. Read more

Supervisors: Prof U Zachariae, Dr R Sknepnek

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: DNA Replication Coupled Mechanisms that control cell fate transitions

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

DNA replication is required for successful cell fate transitions across diverse physiological, experimental, and pathological contexts… Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Alabert

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Optimizing plant cell wall glycan extraction to support plant health and biotechnology research

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Plant cell wall glycans are a major component of plant biomass, essential for plant physiology, development, and protection against environmental stress and disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Ndeh

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Exploring temperature sensing pathways in barley

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Mean global temperatures have risen by 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and could climb by another 4°C by 2100. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Balcerowicz

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Why are inhibitors of the protein kinase IRAK4 failing in Clinical Trials?

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Hyperactivation of the Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) signalling pathway is a major cause of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, suggesting that specific inhibitors of this pathway may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of diseases such as asthma, arthritis, colitis, lupus, psoriasis, and sepsis. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Sir Philip Cohen

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Conserved function of gut microbiome in mouse, fruit fly and Caenorhabditis elegans

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Gut microbiome is the community of microbes living together in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal. They provide specific functions to the animal host such as digestion of cellulose and protection from invading pathogens. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Singh, Dr J Januschke

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

MSc by Research: Systems-level approaches to understanding mechanisms of cellular senescence and aging

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Age-associated physiological decline is characterized by loss of resilience towards stress and injury. Understanding mechanisms of resilience is a global challenge due to the demographic shift towards aging populations. Cellular senescence is a clinically important phenotype that is both pro-aging and tumor suppressive. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Ly

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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