University of Leeds Biological Sciences PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 84 University of Leeds Biological Sciences PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Precision feeding strategies for finisher pigs

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2024/25. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A.T. Taylor

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

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Untangling the role of beta-1,3 glucan polymers in intercellular communication

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

Apply to join the Benitez-Alfonso team in their quest to dissect the mechanisms underpinning the function of beta-1,3 glucan polymers in plant growth and development. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Benitez-Alfonso

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Assessing demographic resilience of tropical and temperate reef organisms

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

Adapt, move, or die. These are the three options that reef organisms have as the environment around them changes, such as that happening under ongoing climate change. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Beger, Dr JF Firth, Dr R Salguero-Gómez

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

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Manipulation of neuroimmune responses and behaviour by infectious agents

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

This project is available exclusively to self-funded students who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2023/24. The project focuses on how infectious agents modify the individuals that they infect and how neuroimmune responses to infection moderate behaviour changes in warm-blooded animals and humans. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Mcconkey, Dr S Clapcote

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

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Spatio-temporal drivers of insect biodiversity and conservation

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2024/25. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Hassall, Dr R Neely, Assoc Prof E.J. Duncan, Prof W E Kunin

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

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Uncovering the links between the environmental sensor, AHR, and the development of breast cancer

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2024/25. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Gorrini, Dr A Zhuravleva

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

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How GABA neurones in the DVC control glucose metabolism

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The Dorsal Vagal Complex (DVC) of the brain is an important regulator of glucose metabolism and food intake. The Nucleus of the Solitary Tract (NTS) in the DVC senses insulin and triggers a neuronal relay to decrease hepatic glucose production (HPG) in rodents. Read more

Supervisors: Dr B.M. Filippi, Dr J. Johnston

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

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Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of intrinsic antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

Antibiotics make possible the treatment and cure of life-threatening bacterial infections and have added over a decade to the average human lifespan. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A O'Neill

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

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Optimising functional independence across the life and healthspan using neurostimulation

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

Neuroplasticity is integral to recovery and maintenance of functional independence as we age, and even more crucial in individuals with developmental disorders such as Cerebral Palsy and those with injuries to their brain and/or central nervous system (Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, MS). Read more

Supervisors: Dr S.L. Astill, Dr I Delis, Dr R M Ichiyama

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

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Muscle function during running

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The anatomy of the legs is complex with multiple muscles that are (anatomically) capable of flexing and extending the limb joints. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G N Askew, Dr J Usherwood

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

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Developing “intelligent” information technologies using neural markers of multisensory decision-making and learning

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of Biomedical Sciences invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2024/25. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Delis

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

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Ageing to Arrhythmias

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

Cardiac arrhythmias are a leading cause of sudden death and morbidity. This project aims to identify why they occur in the elderly and novel routes to therapies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M K Lancaster, Dr M.A. Colman

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

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Socio-ecological research to understand the potential impacts of alternative protein sources in the UK and Europe

University of Leeds School of Earth & Environment

We are looking for an academically excellent, impact-focused candidate for an interdisciplinary PhD project working at the science-policy interface. Read more

Supervisors: Dr DR Williams, Dr N M Lomax

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

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NIHR Leeds BRC: Utilising genetic and genomic predictors of vasculitis and disease/treatment complications for application in routine clinical practice

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

There is substantial interest in using genetic biomarkers to predict those most at risk of disease and treatment complications; this is one of the focuses of Our Future Health, a national study aiming to recruit 5M participants ( https://ourfuturehealth.org.uk/ ). Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Morgan, Dr MM Iles, Dr R Mujica-Mota

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

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NIHR Leeds BRC: Unravelling the pre-clinical immunology of the IL-23/1L-17 axis in axial inflammation in psoriatic arthritis towards optimal disease prevention

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are key disorders within the seronegative spondylarthropathy (SpA) that was first described in… Read more

Supervisors: Prof D McGonagle, Dr H Marzo-Ortego, Dr T Macleod

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

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We have 84 University of Leeds Biological Sciences PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

University of Leeds Biological Sciences PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 84 University of Leeds Biological Sciences PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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