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The College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow is one of the largest centres for research and professional training in the UK. Our purpose is to make world-changing impact on major challenges that we face within Scotland and globally. Our focused ambition is to deliver a strategy structured by four key themes, which will shape the social, cultural and economic prosperity of our city, the country and civilisation across the globe through inventions, interventions and innovations. Don’t wait for your future. Build it.

Why study at the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences?

A wide range of research projects are available to choose from with dedicated support and mentorship from world leading supervisors.

More than 30 research facilities driving world-changing discoveries.

Recognised for world-leading research by the Research Excellence Framework 2021, with one of the broadest research bases in the UK.

Top 5 in the Russell Group for research quality of outputs (REF 2021).

We offer a Graduate Skills Pathway with extra curriculum to provide you with training opportunities to develop your skills during your PhD.

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About the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences

The College is organised into eight Schools, each focused on key strategic research and teaching themes. Each School offers a selection of PhD opportunities. You can learn more about our research topics, supervisor-led research projects and funding opportunities by visiting our webpages.

Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine

Cancer Sciences

Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health

Health & Wellbeing

Infection & Immunity

Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing

Molecular Biosciences

Psychology & Neuroscience

We have a hugely diverse student population of 1,300 postgraduate research students travelling from over 170 countries to come and study at the University of Glasgow. We are widely recognised for our welcoming atmosphere and friendly community. One of Glasgow’s greatest strengths is that our international students say it feels like home.

You can watch our YouTube playlist of students discussing what it’s like to be a College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences PhD student.

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You can apply for your chosen PhD or research project via our webpage. If you need further information on how to apply, please visit here.

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In the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences we offer many positions throughout the year that offering funding. You can search for our funded projects on FindAPhD or view our College programmes here.

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AI-Driven Adaptive Multiscale Imaging for Next-Generation Smart Diagnostic Microscopes

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
Digital pathology is revolutionising cancer diagnosis, but it faces a massive data crisis. Current microscopes ‘blindly’ scan entire tissue slides at maximum resolution, creating gigantic files that cost hospitals millions to store and transmit. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K yuan, Prof J LeQuesne, Dr R Bowman
 4 June 2026  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Project
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Augmenting human decision-making and learning via physiologically-informed AI

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
Recent advances in machine learning, particularly the integration of deep learning and reinforcement learning into deep reinforcement learning (DRL), have created powerful AI systems capable of learning state–action policies in complex environments. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Philiastides, Dr F Deligianni, Dr C Daube
 4 June 2026  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Project
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Developing computational model of Theory of Mind by quantifying human social behaviours with VR

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
This PhD project investigates how humans understand and anticipate others’ intentions during social navigation, which is a fundamental function of social cognition and life itself. Read more
 Supervisors: Mr C Zhou, Prof A Vinciarelli
 4 June 2026  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Project
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Development and validation of novel MRI methods using preclinical models of disease.

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
At Glasgow’s Experimental MRI Centre we are interested in pushing the boundaries of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and its application to biomedical research. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr m Holmes, Dr A Vallatos
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Disentangling the effects of extreme heat and cold waves on health outcomes in people with multimorbidity

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
'To apply, please click institution website'. Project Description. Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme heat and cold waves, posing a major threat to population health. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Celis-Morales
 31 August 2026  Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Project
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From nerve to narrative: Understanding speech comprehension by grounding models of cortical responses in subcortical processing

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
This project aims to create a more biologically realistic computational model of how the brain responds to speech. Current models struggle to disentangle responses to low-level acoustics from higher-level language processing, largely because they lack constraints from the brain’s early auditory pathway. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Daube, Dr F Deligianni, Prof M Philiastides
 4 June 2026  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Project
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FULLY FUNDED MScR - Embedding TEchnology in Care Homes (ETECH)

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
To apply, please click institution website. Project Description. The Embedding TEchnology in Care Homes (ETECH) project is a 30-month, NIHR-funded study that will examine digital maturity in care homes across the UK to co-design practical tools to support safe, person-led digital development. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof B Johnston, Dr MD Drummond
 15 July 2026  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)  PhD Research Project
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FULLY FUNDED MScR - The impact of incarceration on the health of family members

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
To apply, please click institution webiste. Project overview. In Scotland, as in many countries, the prison population is rising. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CMcP McParland, Dr MD Drummond
 1 August 2026  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)  PhD Research Project
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FULLY FUNDED PhD - Coping mechanisms/strategies and health related quality of life in cardiac patients in Bangladesh

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
To apply, please click institution website. Applications are now open for a unique studentship opportunity based in Bangladesh. ACROSS (Affordable Cardiac Rehabilitation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Jani, Dr MF Faruque
 26 June 2026  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Project
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FULLY FUNDED PhD - Innovative Research in Rare Endocrine Conditions

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
To apply, please click institution website. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Faisal Ahmed
 15 June 2026  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)  PhD Research Project
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FULLY FUNDED PhD - The effect of preweaning milk replacer intake on growth, rumen development and long-term productivity of dairy calves, including economic and environmental cost benefit analysis.

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
'To apply, please click institution website'. Project Description. We are inviting applications for a fully funded cross-disciplinary industrial partnership project. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr KD Denholm, Dr RJ Jones, Dr JC Cooke
 27 July 2026  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)  PhD Research Project
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FULLY FUNNDED PhD - Development and Scale-Up of a Co-Designed Integrated Rehabilitation Framework for Addressing Multimorbidity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
To apply, please click institution website. Applications are now open for a unique studentship opportunity based in Bangladesh. ACROSS (Affordable Cardiac Rehabilitation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr GD Dibben-Santillan, Dr MF Faruque
 26 June 2026  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Project
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High-Fidelity 4D Facial Reconstruction from Video for Social Signal Understanding

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
Human faces convey a wealth of rich social and emotional information—for example, facial expressions often convey our internal emotion states, while the shape, colour, and texture of faces can betray our age, sex, and ethnicity. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof H Yu, Dr T Guha, Dr R Jack
 4 June 2026  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Project
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Informing schistosomiasis elimination approaches through epidemiological modelling and game-theory approaches

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic, neglected tropical disease that infects over 240 million people worldwide, 93% of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Lamberton, Dr J Enright
 4 June 2026  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Project
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Mapping NAD(P)H redox circuits with organellar resolution using chemical biology approaches

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
Cells rely on the reducing power of NADPH to protect against oxidative stress, power biosynthesis, and maintain protein homeostasis. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Hartley, Prof K Tokatlidis
 4 June 2026  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Project
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Mathematical modelling of environmental information processing in hybrid aspen

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
Understanding how plants will be affected by climate change will be crucial in forthcoming years. The complexity of this problem renders it beyond intuitive understanding, necessitating quantitative predictions using mathematical and computational modelling. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RA Antoniou-Kourounioti , Dr PS Stewart, Prof R Bhalerao
 4 June 2026  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Project
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Microbial cities: understanding how polymicrobial biofilms build and function.

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
Microbial communities play a key role in human health and disease by forming biofilms. structured, surface-attached assemblies that are highly resistant to treatment and mechanical removal. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Mancini, Prof N Gadegaard
 4 June 2026  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Project
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Modelling Morphology Evolution in Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Generative AI

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
Liver cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, with an abysmal 5 year median survival of. This PhD project aims to investigate how liver cancer morphology evolves under treatment, over time. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof RD DasGupta, Dr K yuan, Dr P Henderson
 4 June 2026  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Project
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Next-Generation Antimicrobial Strategies: Using Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) to reduce antibiotic use.

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest current global health challenges and there is an urgent need for new approaches to tackle the rise of resistant bacterial pathogens. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LFM Fernández-Martínez , Prof R Forgan
 4 June 2026  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Project
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Physical Regulation of Macromolecular Condensate Dynamics Through G3BP1-Mediated Nucleation and Staufen1-Mediated Dissolution

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
Stress granules are dynamic, non-membrane-bound RNA–protein assemblies that form when translation is perturbed and dissolve upon recovery. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Spagnolo, Prof MV Vassalli
 4 June 2026  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Project
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Understanding and Reducing Cybersickness with Brain Neurofeedback: A PhD project in realtime fMRI, VR/XR, and cognitive neuroscience

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
This interdisciplinary PhD project will investigate the neural mechanisms underlying cybersickness (virtual reality-induced motion sickness; VRMS) and explore how realtime fMRI neurofeedback can be used to reduce its effects. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof F Pollick, Prof S Brewster
 4 June 2026  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Project
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Viscoelastic regulation of stromal mechanotransduction in ageing lymph nodes: impact on immune function

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
As we age, the functionality of our immune system decreases, leading to increased vulnerability to infection, cancer, and poor vaccine responses. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Donnelly , Dr M Cantini
 4 June 2026  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Project
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