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Palaeontology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 1,029 Palaeontology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Evaluating the UK Vaccine Programme Holistically

This PhD project is embedded in the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Vaccines & Immunisation, a collaboration between the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), University College London (UCL) and the University of Cambridge. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Trotter
 10 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding how host-fungal interactions drive gut fibrosis in Crohn’s disease

We are seeking a graduate with strong interest in inflammatory diseases, prior experience in a relevant field (Immunology / Microbiology / Bioengineering), and at least a 2:1 honours degree, to join the lab of Dr Neil McCarthy at The Blizard Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N McCarthy, Dr J Lindsay
 17 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing heat-inducible CRISPR-based genetic control tools for the Mexican fruit fly (Anastrepha ludens)

The Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens (Mexfly), is an important invasive agricultural pest and a priority target for the development of precise, species-specific and environmentally responsible control strategies in the United States. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof AM Meccariello, Mr EB Braswell, Prof OSA Akbari
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing an optimized pgSIT system to control important agricultural insect pests

This is a co-funded industry PhD studentship embedded in a collaborative partnership between Imperial College London and Agragene Inc., the company holding the pgSIT patent and leading its commercial development. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof AM Meccariello, Prof T Bozkurt, Dr SG Gamez
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Brain cell membrane-coated nanoparticles co-delivering nanozymes and inflammation modulators for the treatment of post-ischaemic stroke injury

  Research Group: Division of Pharmacy & Optometry
Ischaemic stroke remains a leading cause of mortality and long-term disability worldwide. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CT Tapeinos, Dr H A. Prag
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Great North Sleep research: a mixed methods study to explore the safe and effective use of medicines to improve sleep health

Sleep is a fundamental pillar of human health, underpinning physical wellbeing, cognitive performance, emotional regulation, and long-term disease prevention. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Rathbone
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Exploring Innovative Approaches in Chronic Pain: Focus on Neuropathic pain and Spinal Cord Stimulation

Pain can be a debilitating long-term and persistent symptom in many medical conditions, adversely affecting quality of life. Neuropathic pain originates from nervous system damage, resulting in deficits in neural transmission leading to sensory, autonomic, and motor impairment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Obara
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advancing therapeutic options in surgical site infections and wound care: Engineering multi-drug eluting medical devices

Background. Despite improvements in aseptic procedures and antimicrobial prophylaxis, surgical site infections (SSIs) continue to be a major cause of postoperative morbidity and mortality globally. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr GM Khalid
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing a non-coding RNA predictive biomarker in bladder cancer

Muscle invasive bladder cancer can be classified into gene expression subtypes that can help guide chemo- and immunotherapy choices. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Griffin, Dr D Bose, Dr I Sudbery
 17 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Full-time PhD studentship (Chain & Yong Group)

We are looking for a PhD student with strong computational skills interested in interdisciplinary research at the boundary between immunology, cancer and computer science. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof B Chain, Prof K Yong
 12 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The innate immune response to respiratory viral infection in diabetes: is glucose control the key?

Key words. Human monocytes, infectious disease, type 1 diabetes, innate immunity, viral infection, glucose control. Overview. We are looking for a doctoral student to investigate the innate immune response to common respiratory viruses in people living with type 1 diabetes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MDV Dominguez-Villar, Prof N Oliver
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Aquatic to agronomic: making progress towards mechanistic functional understanding of algal biostimulants for agriculture

With a growing human population, there is increasing demand for high-quality, high-volume food production, which has led to increasing environmental pressure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Ross
 10 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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“PhD opportunities on the conservation biology and genetics of threatened diadromous species in reconnected rivers”

Habitat, fragmentation is a major source of biodiversity loss in freshwaters, with rivers around the world fragmented by dams and weirs. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Britton
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the evolution of structural variation of the drug metabolising gene CYP2D6

  Research Group: Genetics
The way our bodies process medicines is not uniform across individuals, and a significant part of that variation is written into our DNA. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E Hollox, Dr FF Freund
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding the role of SNHG32 as a regulator of adaptive resistance in lymphoid cancers

This project tackles a major challenge in lymphoma treatment. adaptive drug resistance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Slupsky, Dr A Kanhere, Dr N Kalakonda, Dr M Glenn
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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