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University of Leicester PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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CASE: Exploring the utility of AI-designed binders for the secretome and discovery proteomics

University of Leicester
Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership
Recent work has shown that AI can design small proteins, called mini-binders, that stick tightly to a chosen target. There is real excitement that these could transform research, diagnostics and therapeutics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Virk, Prof M Dyer
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP) Funded PhD Studentships

University of Leicester
The Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP) is currently recruiting for fully funded PhD studentships across our partner institutions of Aston University, the University of Birmingham, Coventry University, Harper Adams University, the University of Leicester and the University of Warwick. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme
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Molecular Dissection of the Secretion Nanomachines Driving the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Staphylococcus aureus

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Molecular & Cell Biology
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is projected to become a leading global cause of mortality by 2050 (1), with conjugation via Type IV secretion systems (T4SS) a major route of AMR dissemination. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AKV Koyamangalath Vadakkepat , Dr K Schilcher
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploring the utility of AI-designed binders for the secretome and discovery proteomics

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Respiratory Sciences
We invite applicants for a 4-year iCASE studentship to work in collaboration with our industrial partner YCharOS Inc. Toronto, Canada. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Virk, Prof M Dyer
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Stress Hormones and the Pneumococcus: Antibiotic Responsiveness, Microbial Interactions and Host Signalling

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Microbiology and Infection
Background. Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) remains a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. It colonises the nasopharynx as a commensal alongside a diverse microbiota, and co-colonisation with multiple pneumococcal serotypes occurs in up to 40% of carriers. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Yesilkaya, Dr LC Cuthbertson
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Digital Reading and the Neurocognitive Foundations of Deep Reading and Critical Thinking

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Psychology & Vision Sciences
Critical thinking enables people to analyse arguments, evaluate evidence, compare perspectives, synthesise information, and construct well-reasoned conclusions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Warrington, Dr VA Adedeji
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Hearing loss, biological ageing and socioeconomic inequality in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome in older adults in England

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Public Health & Epidemiology
Hearing loss affects more than nine million adults in England and is strongly socially patterned, with disadvantaged groups up to twice as likely to experience hearing decline in later life. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Tsimpida, Dr M Graham-Brown
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Decoding Retinal Specialisation: From Development to High-Acuity Vision

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Psychology & Vision Sciences
The ability to resolve fine spatial detail depends on extraordinary specialisation of the retina. In humans, this culminates in formation of the fovea, where cellular organisation, neuronal connectivity and tissue architecture are precisely arranged to support high-acuity vision. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Thomas, Dr WN Norton
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Deep learning of nascent transcription dynamics to predict mature mRNA production

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Molecular & Cell Biology
The production of mature messenger RNA (mRNA) from a human protein-coding gene is a highly regulated process involving transcription by RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) and co-transcriptional RNA processing, including splicing and cleavage/polyadenylation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MT Tellier, Dr MA Cavallaro
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Advancing our understanding of the EGFR-KRas-mediated activation of small G proteins RalA/B

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Molecular & Cell Biology
Growth factor signalling is fundamental to cell proliferation and differentiation. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) signalling exemplifies this process by activating the small GTPase KRas at the plasma membrane (PM), where KRas serves as a central signalling hub that activates multiple effectors, including BRAF and Rgl2. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Tanaka, Dr AKV Koyamangalath Vadakkepat
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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New generation metallo-antimicrobials

University of Leicester
Department of Chemistry
Second Supervisor. Dr Christian Jenul, Division of Microbiology and Infection. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health concern worldwide. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Suntharalingam
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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When the past shapes the future: How microbial interactions influence behaviour in Staphylococcus aureus

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Microbiology and Infection
Second Supervisor. Dr Jan-Ulrich Kreft, University of Birmingham, School of Biosciences. Staphylococcus aureus colonises humans and animals and is a major cause of disease worldwide. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Schilcher
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Does transcription speed decide if a gene gets silenced? Structural biology meets functional genomics

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Molecular & Cell Biology
How does a cell decide whether a gene stays switched on or is silenced into heterochromatin? This project tests whether the speed at which RNA polymerase II travels along DNA is not merely a consequence of gene activity, but an instructive signal that determines it. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Schalch, Dr MT Tellier
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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New synthetic antibodies for circadian research

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Genetics
Did you know that camels and llamas have a unique type of antibody that can be a powerful tool for science? These are nanobodies, tiny, highly stable, single-domain antibodies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Rosato, Prof C Kyriacou
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Genome control by cohesin ligands

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Molecular & Cell Biology
Second Supervisor. Professor Peijun Zhang, Nuffield Department of Medicine University of Oxford. The human genome is metres long but packed into cells only a few micrometres in diameter. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Panne
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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