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University of Bristol Neuroscience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 17 University of Bristol Neuroscience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Self-funded MScR- Early executive function development

University of Bristol School of Psychological Science
Dr Holmboe’s research focuses on the development of executive functions during infancy and early childhood. Executive functions (EFs) are a set of cognitive abilities that allow us to guide our behaviour and make adaptive decisions in everyday life. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Holmboe
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Self- funded PhD- Early executive function development

University of Bristol School of Psychological Science
Dr Holmboe’s research focuses on the development of executive functions during infancy and early childhood. Executive functions (EFs) are a set of cognitive abilities that allow us to guide our behaviour and make adaptive decisions in everyday life. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Holmboe
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MScR - Advancing novel methods of assessing apathy-related behaviour in rodents

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
Apathy is a multidimensional syndrome consisting of behavioural, emotional and cognitive components that ultimately lead to a loss of motivation to engage with daily life. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E S J Robinson, Dr M Jackson
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Funded PhD - The mechanisms of cognition in bees and flies

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
This project will be part of the Bristol-Macquarie Cotutelle Programme, funded by EPSRC. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Hodge
 1 August 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD - Determining the genetic and circadian basis of bipolar disorder

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
This project will be part of the University of Bristol - University of Kent Cotutelle Programme. It will be jointly supervised by Prof James Hodge (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/phys-pharm-neuro/people-new/hodge/) and Dr Alice French at the University of Bristol, and by Prof Gurprit Lall at University of Kent. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Hodge, Dr AF French
 12 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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MScR: Probing the projections of different types of dopamine neurons

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
What makes one neuron different from another? How can we define different “types” of cells? Are cell types important?. In Parkinson’s disease some dopamine neurons seem to be more vulnerable to neurodegeneration. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Paul Dodson
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MScR: Involvement of astrocytes in neurological manifestations of Long COVID syndrome

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
A significant fraction of patients affected by Long COVID, long-term consequences following acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, suffer from mental fatigue and cognitive deficits (1-3). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Teschemacher
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Self-funded PhD - Investigation of hypervigilance to threat in the adult rat

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
There is a strong phylogenetic argument that the brain circuits and mechanisms underlying detection and reactions to threats to survival are well conserved between mammals. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Cahill, Prof E S J Robinson
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MScR - Determining the genetic and circadian basis of bipolar disorder using Drosophila

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
Circadian rhythms and sleep are evolutionarily conserved from fruit flies (Drosophila) and are fundamental as well as vital to biology and health (Jagannath et al., 2017; Menet and Rosbash, 2011). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Hodge
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MScR: Endosomal Trafficking Dysfunction in Astrocytes: A Roadmap to Alzheimer’s disease?

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
Previously thought of as only a support cell for neurons, astrocytes have now been shown to play an essential role in regulating synaptic activity and regulating transmitter uptake and release. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof KW Wilkinson, Dr K McMillan, Dr P Banks
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MScR - In vivo characterisation of novel risk genes for Alzheimers disease identified by Genome Wide Association Studies

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have identified a number of genes that are significantly associated with the disease (van der Kant et al., 2019). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Hodge
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Epilepsy and the ageing brain

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School
Our ability to remember ‘where I put my car keys today’ instead of ‘where I put them yesterday’ depends on a computational process called pattern separation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Atan
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How does parental education increase risk to ADHD in the offspring?

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School
Rationale. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a chronic neurodevelopmental condition, characterised by persistent difficulties in the areas of attention span/impulse control. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Stergiakouli, Dr L Howe, Dr AH Havdhal
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Investigating causal effects of neurodevelopmental and mental health problems in childhood on adult physical health

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School
Rationale. Neurodevelopmental and mental health problems in childhood have been linked to adverse physical health outcomes in both childhood and adult life. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Stergiakouli, Dr L Howe, Dr RB Blakey, Ms CD Dardani
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Prenatal and pre-conception effects on neurodevelopmental disorders.

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School
Rationale. There is growing concern that paternal exposures before conception have been greatly neglected. Studying how these impact on future generations’ health could open new avenues for prevention-prospective fathers are not generally advised to change their behaviour. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Zuccolo, Dr G Sharp, Dr D Caramaschi, Prof A Thapar
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