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Accelerating progress towards rabies elimination: understanding principles governing effective control strategies

Every year, thousands of people die and billions of dollars are lost due to rabies spread by domestic dogs. In 2018, quadripartite initiative (WHO, WOAH, FAO, GARC) issued a Global Strategic Plan towards elimination of human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr KR Rysava, Prof M Tildesley
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mapping bacterial respiration with electrodes

Respiration is a near-ubiquitous bioenergetic process which uses electron transport chains (ETCs) to generate ATP, which subsequently supplied energy for the majority of cellular processes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JL Lawrence, Prof J MacPherson
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating the co-translational assembly of protein complexes encoded by synthetic mRNAs

An mRNA contains instructions not only for what protein is made, but also how that protein assembles inside the cell. Understanding this regulatory information is critical for the safe and effective development of mRNA therapeutics for protein replacement therapies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Waldron, Dr E Griffin
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bath Engineering & Design Studentships: Sol-Gel Engineered Thermal Energy Storage Materials for Low-Carbon Buildings

This project is one of a number in competition for a studentship from the Faculty of Engineering and Design at the University of Bath. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Ferrandiz-Mas, Dr J Holley
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully funded PhD opportunities in Environmental Science with the Edinburgh Earth, Ecology, and Environment Engagement Partnership (E5 DTP)

The Edinburgh Earth, Ecology and Environment Engagement (E5) Doctoral Training Partnership, at the University of Edinburgh, offers fully funded PhD opportunities across a wide range of environmental research. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  NERC Doctoral Training Partnership
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Respiratory supercomplexes under the lens of single-molecule spectroscopy

Respiration provides energy for the majority of cellular biochemistry in the form of ATP. It does so through the electron transport chain (ETC) – a network of membrane-associated enzymes which couple electron transport to proton pumping. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Beckwith, Prof J MacPherson, Dr JL Lawrence
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating the essential functions of TMEM131 in development

The development of vertebrate animals from a single fertilised cell to the fully formed adult is an astonishingly well-choreographed sequence of events, which is made more remarkable by being so faithfully recapitulated on each attempt. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J James, Dr M Smutny
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio Partnership – Organic Synthesis & Evaluation of Antibiotic Derivatives for the Disruption of Ribosomal Translation

This project will focus on the organic synthesis and biological screening of novel natural antibiotic derivatives that disrupt mRNA translation by ribosomes in diverse model organisms. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S L Cockroft, Dr S Granneman
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Give and Take: Mechano-Immunity at the Plant Cell Wall

Because plants are sessile, they must rapidly perceive and respond to environmental signals. They achieve this via many receptors, co-receptors, transporters and channels for different stimuli, localised within their plasma membranes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J McKenna, Prof V Ntoukakis
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding how pathogenic RNA viruses replicate in the nucleus of infected cells

Negative-sense RNA viruses are a very large family that play an important role in human and animal health. Members include important human and animal pathogens such as rabies virus, measles virus, Ebola virus, and bornaviruses. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Keown, Dr CT Thompson
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Microbial community assembly and dynamics in endotracheal tube biofilms

Bacteria and some fungi predominantly grow as biofilms. multicellular aggregates encased in self-produced polymers that protect from immune and antibiotic attack. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Harrison, Dr SB Bakker
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Tissue Engineering with Topologically Complex Biomaterials

The mechanical bond is a linkage between molecular components that combines the robustness of the covalent bond with dynamics of supramolecular interactions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Schaufelberger, Prof S Perrier
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio Partnership – Using critical element (Co-Mn-Ni) containing compounds formed through biological processes as precursors for development of high-performance cathode materials for energy storage applications

Currently, Mn-Co-Ni containing oxides are used as cathode materials in commercial lithium ion batteries. Further research into the Co-Mn-Ni-O-H system is investigating phases that have potential in other energy storage applications such as supercapacitor materials or as electrode materials in Na-ion batteries. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof CK Kirk, Prof L Horsfall
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Experimental evolution and ecological assembly of beneficial plant microbiomes in controlled environment agriculture

How do plant microbiomes assemble and evolve in controlled-environment agriculture, and can they be harnessed to enhance ecosystem function in vertical farming systems?. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Devlin, Prof A Devoto, Mr G Stephens, Ms N O'Hare
 10 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(Epi)genetic gene prioritisation for cerebral small vessel disease

4-year PhD (subject to final funding confirmation). (Epi)genetic gene prioritisation for cerebral small vessel disease. Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London and the UK Dementia Research Institute. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Nott
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI-Guided Discovery of Immunotherapy Resistance Mechanisms

Supervisory team. Prof Sean H Lim and Prof Owen Rackham. This PhD will investigate strategies to improve immunotherapy efficacy in cancer, integrating single-cell RNA sequencing and machine learning with experimental immunology to understand T-cell exhaustion and the tumour micro-environment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Lim
 10 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Dynamic Lives of Galaxies and Their Black Holes

Supervisor. Dr. Sandra Raimundo. Galaxies preserve evidence of past interactions in the motions of their gas and stars. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Raimundo
 31 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Galactic Gas To Growing Black Holes

Supervisor. Dr. Sandra Raimundo. How do black holes grow? In this PhD project the student will use observations and physical models to investigate how gas is transported across the galaxy all the way to the black hole, to fuel its growth. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Raimundo
 31 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Digital Biomarkers for Mobility Decline and Falls in Dementia

Supervisory team. Prof Michael Hornberger (Applied Dementia Research, Clinical & Experimental Sciences) and Prof Liudi Jiang (Biomedical Engineering); Faculty of Engineering. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Hornberger
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Metasurfaces for Machine Vision and Compact Photonics

Supervisors. Prof Kevin MacDonald, Dr Xu Fang. This project will develop and demonstrate advanced bilayer metasurface optical elements addressing performance trade-offs and constraints (field of view vs. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K MacDonald
 31 August 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering fitness in disease-resistant crops (GRANDELLIS_E27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Carolina Grandellis. Engineering crop disease resistance to overcome the growth-defence trade-off. Developing crops that are both productive and resillient is one of the major challenges facing agriculture. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CG Grandellis
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How do fungi and bacteria communicate? Decoding the rules of cross-kingdom microbial interactions (BUSCAINO_Q27DTP)

Microorganisms rarely live alone. Instead, fungi and bacteria form complex communities where they constantly communicate, compete and cooperate. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof AB Buscaino
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Time Crystals: A New State of Matter for Next-Generation Data Processing

Supervisors. Prof Nikolay Zheludev, Prof Kevin MacDonald, Dr Eric Plum, Associate Prof Giorgio Adamo. Time crystals are an eagerly sought phase of matter with unique functionalities. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Zheludev
 31 August 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ratiometric ion sensors for Raman microscopy

Unlocking the chemistry that underpins cellular function at the molecular level represents a pivotal challenge to establishing a comprehensive understanding of biology. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Tomkinson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Role of non-canonical autophagy in liver lipid metabolism in response to unhealthy diets (BERAZA_Q27DTP)

Obesity has epidemic proportions in the UK as more than 60% of adults are overweight and 33% have fatty liver. Poor dietary habits (western diets) are the main contributors to obesity and liver steatosis, where lipid accumulation becomes toxic for hepatocytes leading to cell death and consequent inflammation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Beraza
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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ECLIPSE - Engineering Control of Electronegativity in Hydrogen Plasmas through Surface and Magnetic-Field Design

Applications are invited for a DPhil studentship in the area of Plasma Chemistry, available from October 2027, to work under the supervision of Professor Grant Ritchie in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Ritchie
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Rewilding the UK: Ecological drivers and captive breeding conditions for successful reintroduction of the Black-veined White butterfly

Rewilding aims to restore biodiversity and ecological processes by enabling ecosystems to become more self-sustaining and function naturally. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr FR Ratto, Dr M Lee
 10 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How do the connections between a cell and its neighbours control how a cell responds? (FAULKNER_J27DTP)

Plant cells are connected to their neighbours via ‘tubes’ called plasmodesmata, creating an interconnected cytoplasm that joins cells within and between tissues and organs. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Faulkner
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The role of plasma membrane organisation in tissue development

What is the role of plasma membrane organisation in tissue formation?. The plasma membrane is a dynamic structure that surrounds every cell and acts as both a physical boundary and a signalling hub. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Schneider
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering Basidiomycota fungi for the biosynthesis of high-value natural products

Background. Basidiomycota fungi are a rich reservoir of bioactive natural products, such as antibacterials, antifungals and biological control agents. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Alberti, Dr L Alkhalaf
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)