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We have 4,804 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

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EastBio: Evaluating the effects of food contaminants on the human neuroendocrine system

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Contaminants found in food can have a negative impact on human health. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Gonzalez Sanchez, Dr A Kolb
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: From Burden to Biology: Mercury, Selenium and Physiological Resilience in Marine Mammals

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Marine mammals accumulate some of the highest concentrations of mercury (Hg) recorded in wildlife. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Derous, Dr M Wenzel, Dr RVH von Hellfeld, Dr J Feldmann
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Optimising soils for enhanced carbon sequestration

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Soils are complicated because so many factors are interdependent. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G I Paton, Dr F Fraser
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: How the brain constructs false memories: A multi-method investigation

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Accurate memory is a key aspect of cognitive health and supports everyday decisions, including how we act on health advice. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Mathias, Dr A Konopka, Dr A Klimovich-Gray
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Uncovering the neural mechanisms of predictive processing in language

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. This project uses advanced analyses of electrical brain activity (EEG) to investigate the neural mechanisms of predictive processing in the human brain. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Rommers, Dr M Zhong, Prof P Bach
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: The Evolutionary and Ecological Role of Plasmids across different species

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Plasmids are major drivers of prokaryotic evolution and ecology, carrying traits ranging from antibiotic resistance to novel metabolic functions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Vogwill, Dr M Wenzel
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Developing theranostic antibodies that recognise fungal pathogens belonging to Fusarium species, important agents of fungal keratitis and fusariosis

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Munro, Dr B Mills
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Microbial and Molecular Drivers of Feedstock Co-Digestion for Resilient Biomethane Production

Can we unlock more renewable energy from organic waste by understanding the invisible microbial communities that power it?. Every day, enormous quantities of organic waste contain energy that could be recovered as renewable gas. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Quintela-Baluja
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EastBio: Ageing in a rapidly warming Arctic: why do Svalbard reindeer differ in rates of senescence?

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Individuals of the same chronological age can differ in how rapidly they senesce, the age-related decline in physiological function and fitness. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Król, Dr A Douglas, Prof S Albon, Prof D Nussey
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Mechanisms regulating expression of the multidrug transporter gene CDR1 in the pathogenic fungus Candidozyma auris

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Candida auris, recently renamed Candidozyma auris, is an emerging human fungal pathogen with a remarkable capacity to develop resistance to multiple antifungal drugs, including azoles. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Kubota, Dr A Lorenz
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Who’s there? Unbiased microbiome assessment during Atlantic salmon seawater transfer.

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector globally, but continued sustainable expansion in line with projected food security estimates is hampered by issues with fish health and disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Ritchie, Prof S Martin
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: The role of epitranscriptomic RNA modifications in eukaryotic evolution and capacity to respond to environmental change

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. How organisms evolve in ever-changing environments remains a critically important question in ecology and evolution. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Wenzel, Prof J Pettitt
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: From Neuro-vulnerability to Trust Calibration: Psychological, Behavioural and Neurophysiological Responses in Human-Automated Vehicles Interactions

year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. As automated vehicles (AV) become increasingly integrated into everyday environments, humans will interact with vehicles whose behaviour may differ subtly from human driving. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Mei, Dr S Bennett, Dr D Kourtis
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How do giant storms form, and how is heat redistributed across the atmospheres of fast-rotating planets?

Supervisor. Dr Joao Manuel Mendonca. What drives Jupiter’s powerful jets and giant storms? Use advanced three-dimensional climate simulations to explore how clouds and turbulence shape giant planets’ weather. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Mendonca
 31 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Tracing cloud formation pathways across Earth’s atmospheric history

Supervisor. Dr Joao Manuel Mendonca. How did Earth stay habitable under a fainter young Sun? Discover how clouds shaped our planet’s ancient climates and could trigger sudden climate shifts. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Mendonca
 31 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)