We have 115 Kingston University PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Modifying the brain’s metabolism as an intervention or for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease represents a novel strategy for targeting what is recognised as a multifactorial condition which lacks effective therapeutic options. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Stolinski

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Development of Sustainable Systems for the Removal of Antibiotics Traces from Biological and Environmental Media to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a grave threat to public health that humankind must urgently resolve. If no if no action is taken by 2050, AMR can cause millions of deaths. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Khoder

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Identifying Mechanisms of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Resistance in Breast/Cervical Cancer (with emphasis on FGFR)

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

FGF signalling is implicated in cancer (e.g., breast and cervical cancer) susceptibility and progression, suggesting that this powerful developmental pathway is co-opted by cancer cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Chioni

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Improving health literacy for people with intellectual disabilities

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Around 1.5 million people in the UK have a learning disability (internationally known as ‘intellectual disabilities’). They experience significantly worse mental and physical health outcomes compared to the general population and die on average 22 years earlier. Read more

Supervisor: Prof I. TW Tuffrey-Wijne

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Discovery and Development of Small Molecule Modulators of the Hippo Signalling Pathway for Enhanced Cancer Immunotherapy

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Candidates are invited to join the Kadri Lab, where our research focuses on developing innovative chemical approaches for discovering novel therapeutics to address unmet global health needs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Kadri

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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An investigation on the association of high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types with colonic adenomata and adenocarcinomas: a UK population based study

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

This PhD studentship invites application for a study “investigating the association between high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types and colonic adenomata and adenocarcinomas in a UK population”. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an important public health problem worldwide occupying most frequent causes of cancer-related mortality. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Ashrafi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Nanomedicines Prepared using Polymerization Induced Self-Assembly (PISA)

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Background. Recent advances in polymer particle design have largely relied on developments in controlled/living or reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP). Read more

Supervisor: Prof F Aldabbagh

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Transmucosal Insulin for Diabetes Therapy: Investigation and Development of Polymer Based Films/Patches for Buccal Delivery

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia. Subcutaneous delivery of insulin used in diabetes therapy possesses many limitations, such as pain and tissue damage. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Vangala

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Sport related values and value systems in cultural context

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Starting 2021, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) International Standard for Education (ISE) mandates the four must-have components for anti-doping education delivered to athletes, one of which is values-based education (WADA, 2021). Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Petroczi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Sustained Ocular Delivery of APIs for Management of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

1. Introduction: . Diabetic Retinopathy (DRP), a severe ocular complication of diabetes mellitus, is a leading cause of blindness globally. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Al-kinani

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Shell-doped quantum dots as smart “on-off” catalysts for thermally sensitive organic transformations

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Quantum dots (QDs) are photoluminescent nanoparticles which reside at the cutting edge of opto-electronic device development, with the 2023 Nobel prize in chemistry awarded to 3 of the most prominent scientists in the field. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Bear

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Harnessing Breast Cancer Therapy: Innovative Formulation Strategies for Repurposing Medicines to Overcome Resistance

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Background. Research in the Kadri group focuses on developing innovative chemical approaches for the discovery of novel therapeutics to address unmet global health needs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Kadri

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Glycerol valorisation by clay-supported ruthenium catalysts

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

The valorisation of glycerol has gained significant recent attention as it is considered as an industrial waste product from biodiesel production. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Heift

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Developing a novel drug screening platform for schistosomes using the free-living flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Schistosoma mansoni is one of three major schistosome species that infect over 240 million people across 70 developing countries, with an additional 0.6 billion at risk of infection. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Shakir

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Health inequalities and the post pandemic future

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Welcome PhD applications in the following areas . Group based conspiracy theories and its impact on public health . Misinformation, and health inequalities . Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Vandrevala

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We have 115 Kingston University PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Kingston University PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 115 Kingston University PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

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