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We have 201 Biophysics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students
Biophysics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students
We have 201 Biophysics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students
Deep Learning and Innovative Optical Microscopy to Uncover Cancer Electrostatics
Location: University of Nottingham, Faculty of Engineering | Funding: Fully funded for UK students; partial competitive funding for international students | Start Date: April or October 2025. Read more
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Understanding β-lactam antibiotic action and resistance with developments in dynamic structural biology
This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the University of Bath URSA competition, for entry in September 2025. Read more
(BBSRC NWD) Developing biomaterials to engineer how cancer cells sense force to regulate gene expression
Overview . This project seeks to develop material engineering approaches to model and understand the mechanisms by which force is transmitted from the extracellular microenvironment into the nucleus to regulate gene expression. . Read more
(BBSRC NWD) Harnessing fluorescent labels for novel in-cell biological structural determination using magnetic resonance
Understanding the structure of proteins is key to understanding their functions. Many structural biology methods involve sample preparation that both lengthy and takes proteins far away from their native conditions. Read more
In vivo investigation of neuronal and circuit mechanisms underlying cognitive dysfunction in early dementia
Research Group:
Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences
Gan lab investigates real-time neurocircuit dynamics underlying network oscillations, cognition, and decision-making in vivo. With such knowledge, we sort to elaborate on what, where, when, and how such dynamism goes wrong in disease conditions, e.g. Read more
Forces in Focus: How do Actin Filament Networks Shape Cellular Mechanics? (S3.5-MPS-Peters)
Living cells maintain and change their shape, adhere to surfaces, spread and divide by harnessing a dynamic filamentous structure termed the cytoskeleton. Read more
Small-molecule Biosensors for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM)
Research Group:
School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Small molecule drugs, such as antibiotics, are instrumental in today’s healthcare and many treatments rely on drugs being correctly dosed. Read more
(BBSRC NWD) Discovery and high throughput characterisation of macrocyclic peptides against human protein phosphatase 1
Macrocyclic peptides have emerged as a promising drug modality due to high target selectivity and affinity. making them particularly attractive for ‘undruggable’ targets, such as those involving protein–protein interactions (PPIs). Read more
Engineering of dynamic Synthetic Cells
Do you want to design and construct synthetic life-like cells? Is it possible to build synthetic cells that mimic the essential functions of living systems? Could these synthetic cells, equipped with programmable functionalities, perform specialized tasks in biological environments and help uncover the mechanisms underlying cellular processes?. Read more
Nanopore profiling of specialised ribosomes
Research Group:
School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Recent evidence has shown that the composition of ribosomes is highly variable in terms of protein and rRNA. This altered composition can result in ‘specialised ribosomes’, which regulate the translation of specific pools of mRNAs. Read more
(BBSRC NWD) Protein engineering and assembly of mini-collagens
Collagen VI is a human connective tissue protein found at the interface of cells with the surrounding extracellular matrix with an essential role in maintaining tissue tensile strength. Read more
(BBSRC NWD) Biochemical Imaging for the Identification and Characterisation of Plastic Degrading Enzymes
Plastics are a broad range of solid polymeric materials that have found widespread application globally. However, there has been a steady accumulation of discarded plastics and there is now growing awareness that they present a significant hazard to the natural environment and human health. Read more
PhD studentship in single cell mass spectrometry: using accelerators and water cluster ion beams to fight cancer and infectious diseases
The aim of this exciting PhD project is to develop new mass spectrometry methodologies to image biomarkers within cells and tissues. Read more
Bespoke hydrogels for modelling cancer metastasis to the liver
This project is part of the international “Mac4Me” Doctoral Network, which aims to improve our limited understanding of how to treat metastatic cancer. Read more
(BBSRC NWD) Investigating the role of N-cadherin during hollowing neural tube morphogenesis
The neural tube is the precursor to the brain and spinal cord. Congenital neural tube defects are prevalent in humans (>1/1000 births). Read more