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Understanding Brain Resilience, Vascular Health and early Neurodegeneration

Summary. Why do some individuals remain cognitively healthy despite accumulating brain pathology and genetic risk, while others develop cognitive impairment and dementia?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KT Tsvetanov
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mitochondrial Genetic Determinants of Multiple Sclerosis

Summary. This project is focused on establishing the role of mitochondrial genetic variants in determining the outcome of MS. Project Aims. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Sawcer
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Preclinical human neural organoid and computational/AI model development

Summary. Human neural organoids grown from patient-specific iPSCs have emerged as a promising preclinical model that can reproduce important details of human CNS development, tissue architecture and pathology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Lakatos
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Neuroinflammatoy Mediators in the Pathophysiology of Traumatic Brain Injury

Summary. TBI is a complex disease with a number of underlying pathophysiological processes driven by mal-adaptive inflammation. Our group has related several pathological processes to specific inflammatory pathways, with a focus on identifying potential therapeutic targets. Read more
 Supervisor: Mr AH Helmy
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Probing the mechanism of Programmed Axon death using Protein Design

Summary. Programmed axon death is an intrinsic death programme in axons, executed by the NAD degrading enzyme SARM1 and regulated by the NAD synthesising enzyme NMNAT2. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Coleman
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MRes - Sports Officiating Training & Development (Project ID SAS0232)

The MRes at Edinburgh Napier University represents a unique opportunity for students to conduct a substantial research project in the area of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Mascarenhas, Dr I Cunningham, Prof R Martindale
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Molecular Simulations of Nanofluids for Cooling Applications

A PhD studentship is available in the molecular-simulation group of Professor Philip J. Camp, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh in collaboration with Castrol Limited. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Camp
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Catching Lithium Plating in the Act: Developing a non-destructive diagnostic tool for one of the most dangerous failure mechanisms in lithium-ion batteries

  Research Group: Battery Materials and Cells group
Lithium plating is among the most hazardous failure mechanisms affecting lithium-ion batteries under aggressive cycling conditions. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof LP Piper, Dr A.M Menon
 31 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Evolutionary Genetics of Sexual Behaviours in Primates

Same-sex sexual behaviour occurs across the animal kingdom, from insects to primates, yet it has long puzzled evolutionary biologists. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof V Savolainen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)