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University of Oxford PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 28 University of Oxford PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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On-therapy monitoring of oesophageal cancer and recurrence detection: the Blood-based LIquid Sequencing Study (BLISS)

Oesophageal cancer is undergoing a therapeutic revolution, with first-generation immunotherapy trial results reading out in the next 12 months, and second-generation bispecific agents beginning evaluation alongside new targeted agents for Claudin 18.2, Her2, and FGFR. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Owen , Dr B Schuster-Boeckler
 8 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mechanistic modelling of hydrogen-material interactions

Oxford’s Mechanics of Materials Lab is seeking a PhD (DPhil) student to develop a new generation of mechanistic models to understand the fatigue crack initiation behaviour of metals in hydrogen environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof EM Martinez-Paneda
 16 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the causes of somatic mosaicism

On the one hand, DNA is an incredibly stable way to store information. some genes are conserved between species that are millions of years apart in evolution. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Schuster-Boeckler
 8 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploring combinations of cancer vaccines with chemotherapy and checkpoint inhibitors

Cancer vaccines have the potential to increase the clinical efficacy of cancer immunotherapy based on checkpoint inhibitors, because they can turn cold tumors into hot tumors that are more responsive to checkpoint inhibitors. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof B Van den Eynde
 8 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Combating Cancer in a Challenging Environment – The Malignant Bone Marrow Niche

This PhD studentship is an excellent opportunity for a motivated PhD student to develop a range of wet lab and computational skills including developing complex human tissue cancer models, applying multi-omics to understand cancer biology and for target discovery. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof B Psalia, Dr A Mead, Dr Y Shen
 8 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Detecting epitranscriptomic signatures in circulating cell-free RNA for early cancer detection

Although recent advances in cancer research offer new ways to treat cancer, early detection still represents the best opportunity for curing cancer. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Song
 8 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Early detection of cancer from cell-free DNA

Earlier detection of cancer by minimally invasive diagnostic tests could substantially reduce cancer mortality. One analyte that holds enormous promise as a cancer biomarker is cell-free DNA (cfDNA). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Schuster-Boeckler
 8 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating Epigenetic and Epitranscriptomic regulation in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Epigenetic and epitranscriptomic changes constitute pivotal factors driving the development and progression of various human cancers, including leukemia. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof Y Shi, Prof S Constantinescu
 8 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Signaling cross talks between cancer cells and infiltrating tumour monocytes and T cells

Immunotherapy has emerged as the fifth pillar of cancer therapy in addition to surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and targeted therapy. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof X Lu, Prof J Knight
 8 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating the role of electrophysiological chemosensitivity in oncogenesis

Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF), a transcription factor that mounts gene expression changes to low oxygen, is commonly activated in cancer and its role in oncogenesis has attracted widespread interest. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Keeley, Prof T Bishop, Prof P Ratcliffe
 8 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Research Studentship in Radioactive Particle Transport in the Marine Environment

Research Studentship in Radioactive Particle Transport in the Marine Environment. 3.5-year D.Phil. studentship . Project. The Fate of Radioactive Particles in the Marine Environment. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof WM Mostert
 18 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Research Studentship in Mechanics at Extremes: Dynamic Tensile Failure

Research Studentship in Mechanics at Extremes. Dynamic Tensile Failure. 4 year DPhil studentship . Supervisors: Prof Daniel Eakins, Dr David Chapman. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Eakins
 11 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Research Studentship in the Shock Response of Hexagonal Crystals

Research Studentship in the Shock Response of Hexagonal Crystals. 4-year DPhil studentship . Supervisors: Prof Daniel Eakins, Dr David Chapman. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Eakins
 11 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute

Right now, our society faces huge, urgent challenges. From the imperative to achieve net-zero, to the need to build a resilient, circular economy in an uncertain world, to the drive for increased productivity as our fellow nations embrace the digital revolution. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Harnessing topological nano-whirls to enable brain-like computing

There is a Royal Society-funded DPhil scholarship available to support this project. Motivation. Today's computing ecosystem uses 10% of global electricity and contributes 2% of emissions (at par with aviation!). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Jani, Prof P Radaelli
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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