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

We have 129 University of Bristol PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

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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 - Computational modelling to investigate the role of membrane microdomains in cell signalling

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
The dynamic organization of the plasma membrane into specialized cholesterol-rich microdomains plays a crucial role in cellular signalling and the regulation of various biological processes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RC Corey
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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MScR - Astrocyte mechanisms in depression

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
Depression is the most common mental health illness affecting about 20% of the population at least once in their lifetime. Depression has been proposed to be a result of a decreased level of brain monoamines such as serotonin. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Mosienko
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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MScR - Early-life stress, susceptibility to mental health disorders and glia: central immune response in a rat model of pre-term birth

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
Depression and anxiety are the most prevalent mental health disorders affecting 1 in 4 people in the UK. Depression is the second most common cause of disability and together with other mental health disorders costs the UK economy an estimated £105 billion per year. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Mosienko
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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MScR: Cystic fibrosis: restoring ion transport with small molecules

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by dysfunction of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), a unique ATP-binding cassette transporter that functions as an ATP-gated anion channel, playing a pivotal role in salt and water movement across epithelial tissues (1). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D N Sheppard
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Younger, happier and more productive plants: using developmental genetics to improve herb yields and quality

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences
If you’ve ever grown coriander at home you’ll have noticed that once the plant flowers it no longer produces the leaves used for seasoning. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Fouracre
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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 - Preserving t-tubule function in adult cardiac myocytes in short-term culture

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
Invaginations of the sarcolemma of adult cardiac myocytes known as transverse (or t-) tubules account for up to 65% of the total sarcolemma surface and play a key role in excitation-contraction (EC) coupling and cell signalling (Hong & Shaw, 2017). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A James, Dr S Harmer
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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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Development of novel techniques to reduce aerodynamic noise

University of Bristol School of Civil, Aerospace, and Design Engineering
In this exciting project, we will develop and test a range of novel techniques to reduce noise from aerodynamic components. This will include the use of standard and functionally graded porous materials, perforated sheets with complex hole patterns, etc. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Azarpeyvand@bristol.ac.uk
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Machine Learning for 4D Egocentric Video Understanding

University of Bristol School of Computer Science
The project. Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentships in Computer Vision and Machine Learning on the topic of 4D Video Understanding for footage from Egocentric Cameras of unscripted daily activities. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Damen
 30 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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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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Probabilistic AI (ProbAI Hub)

University of Bristol School of Mathematics
The ProbAI Hub is a £8.5M research hub funded by EPSRC to develop better understanding of and new methods in AI. This will be achieved by research at the interface of AI and Mathematics. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Lee
 30 June 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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