We have 155 The University of Manchester, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
The University of Manchester, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 155 The University of Manchester, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
(Bicentenary) Exploring the influence of proteogenomics in patients receiving biologic drugs for treatment of psoriatic arthritis
Background. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis, associated with the chronic skin condition psoriasis, which causes joint inflammation. Read more
(Bicentenary) Studies on the impacts of traffic-related air pollution on cardiovascular health of motorbike-taxi drivers in Indonesia
Air pollution is a major problem worldwide. Recent report suggested that around ~7 million deaths in 2019 were associated with air pollution, and almost 70% of them were due to cardiovascular diseases (World Heart Report, 2024). Read more
(Bicentenary) Enhancing Implementation of Digital Work Stress Assessments for Mentally Healthy Workplaces in the UK
Introduction. Are you passionate about improving worker health and addressing health inequalities? Join us in an exciting PhD project that investigates work-related stress in the UK, where approximately 900,000 employees face stress-related challenges annually, costing nearly £5 billion in productivity and healthcare. Read more
(Bicentenary) Integration of sensation and action in the somatosensory cortex of freely moving mice: Interdisciplinary investigation through computer vision, machine learning and electrophysiology
Despite the fact that the brain’s sensory systems evolved to solve computational challenges that animals face during free movement in their natural environments, almost all previous research on sensory function has come from experiments where animals are immobilized. Read more
(Bicentenary) Applying a multidisciplinary approach to uncover the mechanisms underpinning successful regeneration of the spinal cord after injury
This exciting interdisciplinary project aims at understanding how some organisms successfully achieve spinal cord (SC) regeneration, a long-standing question with profound implications for human health. Read more
(Bicentenary) Exploring inequalities in mental health service access, treatment and outcomes using survey and electronic healthcare data
This exciting PhD project offers an opportunity to investigate healthcare inequalities in mental health treatment and outcomes using advanced data analysis techniques and rich datasets. Read more
(Bicentenary) Ethnic, geographic, and sociodemographic inequalities in prostate cancer outcomes in the United Kingdom
Background. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men in the UK, with new cases expected to rise from 55,000 in 2020 to 80,000 annually by 2040. Read more
(Bicentenary) Dynamic cell decisions: Microfluidic approaches to understand how oscillations in transcription factors regulate nervous system development
During nervous system development, neural stem cells must balance decisions between proliferation to allow growth, and differentiation, to generate functional neurons. Read more
(Bicentenary) Health care equity in Indonesia: a longitudinal analysis exploiting national insurance records
Research Objectives. The student will use rich, longitudinal, person-level data from the BPJS (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial) dataset, which tracks healthcare utilization for 2.4 million individuals over nearly a decade. Read more
(Bicentenary) Investigate signaling dysregulation in diabetic heart and provide insight into precision diagnosis and treatment of HFpEF
Heart failure (HF) is a life-threatening syndrome leading to poor quality of life and high healthcare costs in >64 million people worldwide. Read more
(Bicentenary) Modelling Melanoma-Induced Immune Suppression in the Liver Microenvironment Using Mechanistic and Causal Reasoning
Melanoma is an aggressive type of skin cancer associated with an incidence of ≈17500 patients and 2300 deaths per year in the United Kingdom. Read more
(Bicentenary) Utilizing machine learning to decipher the mechanism of protein-DNA binding
The ability to coordinate the expression of genes within a cell is at the heart of life. When and how much of a specific gene is turned into a protein is essential for organisms to respond to their environment and to manage resources. Read more
(Bicentenary) Post-burn scar grading using AI
Major burns can have lasting effects on quality of life, causing scarring, pain, affecting thermoregulation, outward appearance, and mental health. Read more
(Bicentenary) Tracking horizontal gene transfer and the spread of antimicrobial resistance in pathogenic fungi
Background. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to human health, with a global rise in untreatable bacterial infections. Read more
(Bicentenary) Advancing Analytical Methods for Missing Not at Random (MNAR) Data in Clinical Research: Systematic Review, Simulation, and Tool Development
Background. Missing data presents a significant challenge in healthcare research, particularly in Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and randomized clinical trials (RCTs). Read more