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The visual system as a time machine: Does glaucoma alter time perception for visual stimuli?

Ulster University - Coleraine Campus
Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. Glaucoma is characterised by the progressive loss and/or dysfunction of retinal ganglion cells, with corresponding changes in visual function. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Mullholland, Dr V Stapley
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The Hidden Workforce: Experiences, Preparedness and Support Needs of Carers Supporting Home Artificial Nutrition

Ulster University - Coleraine Campus
Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. This project will investigate the experiences of informal carers who support individuals receiving Home Artificial Nutrition (HAN), including enteral and parenteral nutrition, in community settings. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Logue, Dr AS Shepherd
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Education: ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS)

Swansea University
Department of Marketing
Key Information. Open to. UK and international applicants. Funding Providers. ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Jane Gatley Gatley
 6 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Studies on acoustically responsive microbubble formulations for application in oncology

Ulster University - Coleraine Campus
Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. Background. Microbubbles are routinely employed in the clinic as ultrasound contrast agents, and they function by stably oscillating in an ultrasonic field to delivery echogenic signals that enhance the ultrasound image. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof AMH McHale, Dr HN Nesbitt
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Seeing the Road Ahead: Understanding the Visual Factors that Influence Safe Driving in Later Life

Ulster University - Coleraine Campus
Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
Driving is one of the most visually demanding activities undertaken in everyday life, requiring the rapid detection and interpretation of hazards under constantly changing lighting conditions. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof JA Little, Dr P Mullholland, Prof R Bond
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reduction of antibiotic resistance transfer in non-typhoidal Salmonella through inhibition by bioactive molecules

Ulster University - Coleraine Campus
Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. The emergence of bacteria with resistance against many different antibiotics is recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a global crisis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Naughton, Prof I Banat, Dr V Naughton, Dr PPM Puyol McKenna
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Rational design and preclinical evaluation of unimolecular multi-agonist peptide therapeutics for obesity and related metabolic disease

Ulster University - Coleraine Campus
Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. The success of GLP-1-based medicines such as semaglutide, as well as related and multi-agonist drugs such as tirzepatide, has demonstrated the therapeutic potential of targeting multiple metabolic pathways to treat obesity and related disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof N Irwin, Prof P Flatt
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Fusarium graminearum navigation through restricted cell-space

University of Exeter
Biosciences
Multiple factors, including climatic, environmental, legislative and societal changes, have led to the evolution of problematic plant pathogens that are collectively responsible for annual losses of ~15% of total crop yield globally and are a serious threat to global food security. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Deeks
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Biofilm Battlegrounds: Investigating how viruses infiltrate archaeal biofilms from cell to molecule

University of Exeter
Biosciences
The human gut is home to a hidden third domain of life. archaea. Long overlooked, these ancient microbes are now known to support gut function, and have been linked to a longer, healthier life. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Daum
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Using biophotonics and machine learning to understand microbial defences in plants

University of Exeter
Biosciences
Over a fifth of the crops grown globally are taken by infectious disease, with the majority of the losses attributed to pathogenic microbes (doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0793-y). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Deeks
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Data-Driven Longitudinal Assessment of Recovery Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Ulster University - Belfast Campus
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R) is followed by a prolonged and highly individual period of rehabilitation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Matthews, Dr R Kennedy, Dr C McCabe
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Structural and functional characterisation of a type IV secretion system in algal–bacterial symbiosis

University of Exeter
Biosciences
Marine microbes form partnerships that shape the biology of our oceans. Among the most important of these are those between algae and bacteria (Fig. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Helliwell
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Tackling the threat of wheat disease in a changing climate

University of Exeter
Biosciences
Project description. Background and Significance. The UK is seeing the impacts of climate change in wetter winters and hotter, drier summers. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof DB Bebber
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Building the Evidence Base for Children's Learn-to-Swim Provision in Northern Ireland

Ulster University - Belfast Campus
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Can every child in Northern Ireland swim by the time they leave primary school? Nobody currently knows. Northern Ireland is the only UK nation without an evidence base describing children's swimming competence, provision and access, and there is no monitoring of its longstanding school-swimming requirement. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C McCabe, Prof D Hassan
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The effects of exercise training on pancreatic cancer outcomes

Ulster University - Belfast Campus
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is an aggressive cancer with poor survival outcomes. Incidence and mortality rates remain high, with PC projected to surpass breast cancer as the third leading cause of cancer death in Europe. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Brown, Dr C M McClean, Prof G W Davison
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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