Pharmacy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

We have 127 Pharmacy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

Carer and family involvement in decision making around medicines use within virtual ward settings

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

Shared decision making is a collaborative process that involves a person and their healthcare professional(s) working together to reach a joint decision about care. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Richardson, Dr L Lindsey

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

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Exploring Innovative Approaches in Chronic Pain: Focus on Neuropathic pain and Spinal Cord Stimulation

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

Pain can be a debilitating long-term and persistent symptom in many medical conditions, adversely affecting quality of life. Neuropathic pain originates from nervous system damage, resulting in deficits in neural transmission leading to sensory, autonomic, and motor impairment. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Obara, Dr Q C Vuong

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

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Microneedle biosensors for rapid and painless disease diagnosis

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

This project aims to develop rapid disease diagnostics based on transdermal microneedle biosensors. Disease diagnosis often relies on invasive tissue sampling techniques, such as blood sampling or skin biopsies, in order to extract biomarkers for analysis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Wooi Ng, Dr W Lau

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

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Ultra-long-acting microneedles for biologics delivery

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

This project aims to develop transdermal microneedle formulations for delivering biologic drugs over several weeks or months. Biologics (e.g. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Wooi Ng, Dr K Novakovic, Dr W Lau

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Mechanistic design of effective pharmaceutical cocrystal formulations

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

It is estimated that more than 70 percent of the compounds in the pharmaceutical pipeline can be poorly water-soluble. Since solid drug forms must dissolve before absorption can occur, strategies to improve drug solubility and dissolution are a continuous need. Read more

Supervisor: Ms T C M Machado

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

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Shared decision making and psychosis – whose voice counts in the conversations about stopping or reducing antipsychotic medication

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

Prescribing antipsychotics has increased steadily in England over the last decade. For serious mental health conditions like schizophrenia, they are prescribed with the view of keeping the patient on them indefinitely. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Lindsey

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

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Novel design and formulation strategies to enhance drug delivery

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

The main research activities of my research group concern the improvement of traditional drug formulation and development of novel drug and formulation strategies to enhance bioavailability and patient acceptability. Read more

Supervisors: Dr W Lau, Dr K Wooi Ng

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

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Crystal engineering new, more effective medicines.

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

RESEARCH PROJECT. To uncover pharmaceutical problems, our team collaborates with a wide range of disciplines, including pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, chemists and engineers at internationally renowned pharmacy departments and at multinational pharmaceutical companies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Kavanagh

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

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The development of new antiviral agents targeting HIV-1

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

Even before the current global COVID-19 pandemic, the threat posed to human health by viruses was extensive and although significant progress in targeting some viruses (e.g., HIV-1 and hepatitis C) has been made, challenges remain. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Ashton, Dr A Iannetti

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

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Predicting harm from prescribed drugs in people with polypharmacy, multimorbidity and frailty

University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

The Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC) is an interdisciplinary, £20M research centre at the University of Edinburgh. Read more

Supervisors: Prof B. Guthrie, Prof J Fleuriot

22 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Pharmacovigilance and Polypharmacology: Identification of differential side effects within drug classes and links to their unique modes of action

University of Birmingham School of Pharmacy

The aim of this study is to determine the differences and potential mechanistic rationale for observed adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in a series of related drug classes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Jones

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

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Discovering off-target side-effects and drug repurposing candidates using expression perturbation data

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

The MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol is the leading group for the development and application of causal analysis and evidence triangulation in health research to improve lives. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Gaunt

20 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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(MRC DTP CASE) Prediction of substrate binding geometry and strength in promiscuous enzymes: computational chemistry applicable to the design of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

We are often taught about the power of enzymes to select particular substrates from the biological milieu and of their ability to perform highly selective reactions on those substrates. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Leach, Dr S De Visser, Dr C Trujillo

13 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Small molecule cancer drug discovery targeting resistant disease.

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Despite continuous advances in targeted cancer therapy in recent years, there remains a major challenge to combat drug resistance and poor levels of efficacy in areas of unmet medical need, such as advanced colorectal and breast cancer. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Westwell

17 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Biotherapeutic delivery through personalised 3D printed microneedle patches

University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy

Join our dynamic research team and be at the forefront of ground-breaking drug delivery advancements. We are offering a fully-funded 36 month PhD studentship (to UK students only) to tackle skin variability challenges through the development of personalised microneedles using cutting-edge 3D printing technology. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Alvey, Dr R Owen, Dr D Scurr, Prof C Alexander

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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We have 127 Pharmacy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

Pharmacy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

We have 127 Pharmacy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

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