We have 47 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in New Zealand

Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease and affects 1% of people over the age of 60 years in industrialised countries (1). Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof F Lithander

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Fully funded PhD position on using genomics to inform climate smart resilience breeding in the marine finfish snapper (tāmure/Chrysophrys auratus)

New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited Seafood Genomics

Project description. Climate change is increasingly impacting food production systems and industry needs to better prepare for future climate challenges. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Wellenreuther, Dr A Santure

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD Scholarship in Materials Science or Chemical Engineering for the Development of Novel Controlled-Release Fertilisers and Manufacturing Processes

Victoria University of Wellington School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

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Supervisor: Prof J Johnston

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Determine the efficacy of growth hormone receptor antagonism in hepatocellular carcinoma spheroid culture models

University of Auckland Liggins Institute

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive and difficult to treat cancer with poor survival rates and limited systemic treatment options for advanced-stage disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Wang, Dr J Perry

28 February 2025 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Use of a novel conjugation approach to generate a long-acting growth hormone receptor antagonist

University of Auckland Liggins Institute

Targeting the growth hormone (GH) signalling pathway could be an effective therapeutic approach for certain types of cancer. However, a lack of access to therapeutics that target GH or the GH receptor has hindered preclinical studies in this field. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Wang, Dr J Perry

30 August 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Neonatal hypoglycaemia guidelines

University of Auckland Liggins Institute

Neonatal hypoglycaemia is the most common metabolic disturbance in newborns and a preventable cause of irreversible brain injury. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Lin

4 July 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Predicting Early Development in Moderate to Late Preterm Babies

University of Auckland Liggins Institute

Over 80% of preterm babies are born between 32 and 36 weeks gestation. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Harding

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Low Glucose Levels in Babies

University of Auckland Liggins Institute

We know that low glucose levels in newborn babies can lead to brain injury, but we do not know how low these levels need to be for how long in which babies, and whether other factors also influence whether brain injury occurs. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Harding

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Superconductors that survive ultra-high magnetic fields: Revealing the role of symmetry

University of Otago Department of Physics

The University of Otago is pleased to offer one PhD studentship funded by the Royal Society of New Zealand to study the theory of unconventional superconductivity in the Department of Physics on a full-time basis. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Brydon

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Cancer Epigenetics project

University of Otago Department of Pathology

Broad Project Summary: Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Epigenetic changes are now recognised as a hallmark feature of cancer, but our understanding of factors that are responsible for tumour spread still remains limited. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof A Chatterjee

Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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PhD Research Scholarship Opportunity in NMR analysis of illicit drugs

University of Canterbury Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

We’re looking for a highly-motivated PhD applicant to join our multi-disciplinary team, to work on developing a field-invariant NMR spectroscopy database for the analysis of illicit drugs. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Holland

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Minimal mathematical models for dynamical systems with abrupt events

Massey University School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Tipping points and other critical changes are often explored by first reducing a mathematical model to a simpler form. However, for dynamical systems with abrupt events such forms often miss important features. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Simpson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Charting new neuronal survival pathways in Parkinson’s disease

University of Otago Department of Biochemistry

The Neurodegenerative and Lysosomal Disease Laboratory is interested in uncovering the unknown molecular and cellular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly in the development of Parkinson’s disease and Batten disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Hughes, Dr IB Basik

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Mathematical modelling of pertussis dynamics and impact in Aotearoa New Zealand

University of Auckland Department of Engineering Science

Overview. Pertussis (also known as whooping cough) is a highly infectious disease that can be particularly severe in infants and young children. Read more

Supervisors: Dr O Maclaren, Dr M Plank

29 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The effects of climate change on nutrient and trace element dynamics in freshwater environments

Lincoln University (New Zealand) Department of Soil & Physical Sciences

Rapidly increasing temperatures and atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO. 2. ) levels are adding substantial pressure to global freshwater systems, especially those that are already suffering degradation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N. Lehto

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 47 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in New Zealand

PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in New Zealand

We have 47 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in New Zealand

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