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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

MSc by Research: Regulation of Kinetochore function by PLK1

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Accurate partition of the duplicated genome during cell division is crucial for cellular viability and organismal development. Chromosome mis-segregation is a major source of aneuploidy and it is a hallmark of cancer, while in oocytes represents the major source of miscarriages and genetic disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F G Pelisch

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

Faculty of Sports, Masaryk University

Masaryk University

The doctoral Sports Sciences programme aims to broaden your expertise in the field of kinanthropology, fostering the development of independent and innovative scientific activities within kinanthropological research. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Social Sciences Research Programme

Faculty of Education, Masaryk University

Masaryk University

Expand your knowledge with our comprehensive Ph.D. programmes in education studies. Whether you want to improve as a dedicated educational researcher, or a passionate advocate for inclusive education, we have a range of specializations to ignite your curiosity and empower you to make a difference. . Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Humanities Research Programme

Smart Switchable Sensors for On Demand Biosensing and Cell Therapy Monitoring

University of Birmingham

School of Chemical Engineering

Cell and gene therapies are transforming medicine by enabling personalised treatments for patients with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Mendes

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

Next Generation Glycan Sensing for Early Cancer Diagnosis

University of Birmingham

School of Chemical Engineering

Early diagnosis remains one of the greatest challenges in cancer treatment. Subtle molecular changes often occur long before clinical symptoms appear, yet existing diagnostic tools struggle to detect them with sufficient sensitivity and accuracy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Mendes

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

Identification of the molecular pathways that guide tissue regeneration.

University of Sheffield

School of Biosciences

Research Group: Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology

The study of regenerative biology aims to elucidate the innate ability of organisms to replace tissues or organs after they have been removed or damaged. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Roehl

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

Non-real estate corporations vs. non-financial corporations and systematic risk: Evidence from Chia

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

International Business School Suzhou

This research aims to develop a deep learning-based multi-factor stock selection framework to enhance stock return prediction. The model integrates self-attention mechanisms to dynamically assign factor weights and employs graph neural networks to capture stock correlations. Read more

Supervisor: Prof X He

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

The Strategic Logic of Nuclear Delivery System Diversification

University of Reading

Department of Politics and International Relations

Why do nuclear-armed states choose to diversify or narrow their arsenal of delivery systems? This question lies at the heart of nuclear strategy, yet remains surprisingly underexplored in the academic literature. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J O'Mahoney

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

Cardiac and skeletal muscle progenitor cells - driving regeneration ability by tryptophan metabolites

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of Biomedical Sciences invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2026/27. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A.J. Smith, Dr T.S. Bowen

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

Music Doctoral Scholarships

University of Birmingham

College of Arts and Law

Open to both Home and International students, these scholarships are of various values for students studying Music PhD. A number of Music scholarships of varying values are on offer to students on the Music PhD (specialising in Composition, Musicology or Performance). Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Arts Research Programme

Stanley Ray Scholarship

University of Birmingham

College of Arts and Law

The Stanley Ray scholarships were established thanks to the generosity of the late Stanley Ray. These awards are open to all Home and International applicants who are studying a full- or part-time research programme. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Arts Research Programme

Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships in the Humanities

University of Birmingham

College of Arts and Law

Since 2012, The Wolfson Foundation has committed some £13 million to support doctoral studies in the humanities through nine carefully selected universities (including the University of Birmingham). Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Humanities Research Programme

College of Arts and Law Doctoral Scholarships

University of Birmingham

College of Arts and Law

The College of Arts and Law is offering multiple awards to support doctoral study from the 2026/7 academic year. This includes full scholarships and fee-only scholarships. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Arts Research Programme

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Landscape Awards

University of Birmingham

College of Arts and Law

AHRC Landscape Awards will be available to support doctoral study at the University of Birmingham, commencing at the start of the 2026/7 academic year. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only) Arts Research Programme

Part-time PhD in Business at Nyenrode Business Universiteit in the Netherlands

Nyenrode Business University

PhD Opportunities

All our projects, as well as the PhD itself at Nyenrode, are self-funded. Conduct research that has significant societal impact. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Netherlands PhD Programme

Optical Quantum Memories in Atomic Ensembles

University of Birmingham

School of Physics and Astronomy

An optical quantum memory, a device which can store and retrieve an arbitrary quantum state at the single photon level, has been identified as a significant cornerstone of photonic quantum technologies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Hird

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

Cold Atoms as an Optical Quantum Memory

University of Birmingham

School of Physics and Astronomy

An optical quantum memory, a device which can store and retrieve an arbitrary quantum state at the single photon level, has been identified as a significant cornerstone of photonic quantum technologies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Hird

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

MSc by Research: Unravelling the molecular mechanism underpinning Ubiquitin-like fusion protein proteolysis

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

The Maniaci Lab tackles one of the big puzzles in cell biology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Maniaci

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

MSc by Research: Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation and environmental stress

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Biofilms have a significant impact in many environments including medical and agricultural sectors. Bacillus subtilis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that is widely used as a model organism to increase our understanding of biofilm formation. . Read more

Supervisors: Prof N Stanley-Wall, Dr S Coulthurst

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

MSc by Research: Discovering the Biological Role(s) and Proteomic Impact of Non-Canonical Ubiquitylation

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Ubiquitylation, the process by which the small protein ubiquitin is attached to target proteins, is a fundamental post-translational modification… Read more

Supervisor: Dr V De Cesare

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

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