Neuroscience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Cambridge

We have 28 Neuroscience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Cambridge

Neurobiology of Consciousness

University of Cambridge Department of Clinical Neurosciences

A significant challenge of contemporary neuroscience is to understand how the neurobiology and function of the human brain give rise to conscious experience. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Stamatakis

Open Day(s) 3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Ultra-High Field (7T and 11.7T) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Development

University of Cambridge Department of Clinical Neurosciences

I lead the Ultra-High Field MRI Physics group in Cambridge. We create new methods to studying the human brain and body using Cambridge’s state-of-the-art Siemens Terra 7T MRI scanner and we are preparing new studies for the UK National 11.7T MRI system now being built nearby in Nottingham. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Rodgers

Open Day(s) 3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Comparative connectomics across sexes in Drosophila larvae

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

The neural circuit wiring diagram varies across sexes. In the adult fly, the gene fruitless has been associated with prominent changes across the nervous system between males and females. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Cardona

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Supra-molecular architecture of neurotransmitter receptor complexes

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Chemical synapses are cellular connectors that define the organization and function of neuronal circuits and, as a result, the fundamental ability of the brain to acquire, process and store information. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Aricescu

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Circuit basis of learning and action-selection in Drosophila

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

The overall goal of our research is to discover the circuit implementation of learning and action selection. Since these functions likely emerge from… Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Zlatic

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Pathological protein assembly in neurodegenerative diseases

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Neurodegenerative diseases are one of the greatest health challenges facing our society. This large group of diseases is characterised by the pathological assembly of specific proteins into filaments in the central nervous system. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Falcon

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Connectomic characterization of the zebra finch song system

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

How do animals store learned behaviours in their neuronal networks and retrieve them when performing those behaviours? It is widely believed that synapses, or connections between neurons, are the memory substrate for learned behaviours. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Kornfeld

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Investigating Novel Transcription of the X Chromosome and its Role in Developmental Disorders of the Human Brain

University of Cambridge Department of Clinical Neurosciences

We hypothesise that annotation of genes and transcripts on the X chromosome is incomplete particularly in the human brain. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Ryten

Open Day(s) 3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Structure and signalling of AMPA glutamate receptors in synaptic plasticity

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Information transfer in the brain occurs at synapses, where memories are stored as a result of synaptic plasticity processes. AMPA-type glutamate-receptors (AMPA-Rs) ion channels, are the main mediators of signal transmission, and centrally contribute to synaptic plasticity. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Greger

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Cryo-EM studies of amyloids in neurodegenerative diseases

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Abnormal filamentous inclusions of the proteins amyloid-beta, tau and alpha-synuclein characterise multiple human neurodegenerative diseases, which are called beta-amyloidoses, tauopathies and synucleinopathies, respectively. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Scheres, Dr M Goedert

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Boosting protein quality control systems to treat neurodegenerative diseases

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

The deposition of misfolded proteins is a defining feature of many age-dependent human diseases, including the increasingly prevalent neurodegenerative diseases. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Bertolotti

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Understanding the role of lysosomal TMEM106B in brain ageing and disease

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Our group studies mechanisms of brain health, ageing and disease focusing on the lysosomal protein transmembrane protein 106B (TMEM106B) which forms amyloids in the brain in an age-dependent manner. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Arseni

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Identification of Novel Mechanisms Supporting Axon Survival and Investigation of their Therapeutic Potential

University of Cambridge Department of Clinical Neurosciences

Programmed axon death is a widespread and completely preventable mechanism in injury and disease (Coleman and Hoke, Nat Rev Neurosci, 2020). Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Coleman

Open Day(s) 3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Understanding the biology of Foxp3+ CD8+ regulatory T cells and their potential role in multiple sclerosis

University of Cambridge Department of Clinical Neurosciences

CD4+Foxp3+ regulatory T-cells (Tregs) are the most well characterised suppressive cell type in the immune system, with potent roles in suppressing autoimmunity. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Jones

Open Day(s) 3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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IMAGE-D: Integrated Multimodal Analysis for Gaining Enhanced Understanding and Characterization of Dementia

University of Cambridge Department of Clinical Neurosciences

Dementia encompasses various subtypes such as Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and frontotemporal dementia, each affecting different aspect of brain structure and function. Read more

Supervisor: Dr KT Tsvetanov

Open Day(s) 3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 28 Neuroscience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Cambridge

Neuroscience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Cambridge

We have 28 Neuroscience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Cambridge

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