Biological Sciences (anatomy) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

The comparative anatomy and evolution of the mammalian larynx

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Life Sciences

Research Group: Behavioural Ecology Research Group (BEEC)

Research Group. Behavioural Ecology Research Group (BEEC). Proposed supervisory team. Dr Jacob Dunn. Theme. Evolution, Anatomy, Geometric Morphometrics, Communication, Language. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Dunn

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

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Engineering human tissue in vitro: development, characterisation, and application

Durham University Department of Biosciences

Tissues in the human body have a defined structure in that their growth and differentiation have developed in specific ways to create a cellular architecture… Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Przyborski

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

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Morphology, motion, and mechanics of vertebral joints in fish

University of Liverpool Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

We depend on healthy joints to stay active, independent and productive. Disorders of the joints of our spine (intervertebral joints) are particularly disruptive, with back pain and disorders impacting millions of people. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Camp, Dr A Sharp

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

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Reaction of brain barriers to hemorrhagic stroke

Masaryk University Faculty of Medicine

Affiliation. Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine. Study program. PhD program Biomedical Sciences. Specialization. Cell and Tissue Morphology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr PS Solár

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

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The evolution of primate vocal signals: from call production to signal function

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Life Sciences

Research Group: Behavioural Ecology Research Group (BEEC)

Research Group. Behavioural Ecology Research Group (BEEC). Proposed supervisory team. Dr Jacob Dunn. Dr Claudia Wascher. Theme. Animal Communication. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Dunn, Dr C Wascher

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

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PhD in stem cell modelling for neuropsychiatric disorders

University of Melbourne Anatomy and Physiology

This project provides a unique opportunity to explore the developmental origins of schizophrenia—a severe mental health disorder—using cutting-edge patient-derived stem cell models. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Di Biase

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

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Understanding the role of pigmentation in retinal and vision development

University of Leicester School of Psychology and Vision Sciences

Establishing structure-function correlations in vision development . The aim of this project is to develop methods to study the relationship between pigmentation and vision development in humans and zebrafish. . Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Thomas, Dr W Norton, Dr J McDearmid

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

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Precision Diagnosis for Congenital Anomalies – using AI & leveraging multimodality data to help counsel parents appropriately in rare diseases.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust GOSH BRC Applied Child Health Informatics Theme (Non-Clinical) PhD Studentships

Skeletal dysplasias are a heterogenous group of congenital bone and cartilage disorders with genetic etiology. There are currently 461 recognised diseases that fall into this category. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Shelmerdine, Prof I Drobnjak, Prof O Arthurs

15 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK 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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Full scholarship at EPSRC CDT in Advanced Engineering for Personalised Surgery & Intervention

King’s College London Department of Surgical & Interventional Engineering

Surgery is recognised as an “indivisible, indispensable part of health care” but the NHS struggles to meet its rising demand. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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Hormonal control of stamen filament elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana

Université de Montréal Plant Science Research Institute

We are seeking highly motivated candidates to join our team to work on a project aiming to understand the hormonal control of stamen filament elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Kierzkowski

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Improving patient outcomes following mandibular reconstruction after oral cancer: novel finite element methods for better surgical design

University of Liverpool Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

Within Cheshire & Merseyside over 1,000 individuals a year are diagnosed with head and neck cancer, with some central city wards having 4 times the UK average. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Sharp, Prof AS Schache

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

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Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University

Masaryk University

The Biomedical Sciences doctoral degree programme has been created through the merging Medical Biology, Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, and Molecular Medicine, which has been designed in the CEITEC MU research centre to be a robust singular study programme consisting of three disciplines (Cell and Tissue Morphology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Molecular Medicine). Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Social Sciences Research Programme

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Evolution of Mammalian Locomotion

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

A PhD opportunity is available in the lab of Dr. Katrina Jones at the University of Manchester. The lab studies the evolution of mammalian locomotion drawing from methods in comparative anatomy, biomechanics, paleobiology, and evolutionary modelling. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Jones

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

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Plant adaptation to low oxygen conditions

University of Oxford Department of Biology

In plants, cells are exposed to varying oxygen (O. 2. ) concentrations due to changes in environmental availability, metabolic activity, and organ anatomy (Weits et al., 20201; Loreti and Perata, 20202). Read more

Supervisor: Prof F Licausi

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

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We have 16 Biological Sciences (anatomy) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Biological Sciences (anatomy) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 16 Biological Sciences (anatomy) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

The comparative anatomy and evolution of the mammalian larynx

Engineering human tissue in vitro: development, characterisation, and application

Morphology, motion, and mechanics of vertebral joints in fish

Reaction of brain barriers to hemorrhagic stroke

The evolution of primate vocal signals: from call production to signal function

PhD in stem cell modelling for neuropsychiatric disorders

Understanding the role of pigmentation in retinal and vision development

Precision Diagnosis for Congenital Anomalies – using AI & leveraging multimodality data to help counsel parents appropriately in rare diseases.

Muscle function during running

Full scholarship at EPSRC CDT in Advanced Engineering for Personalised Surgery & Intervention

Hormonal control of stamen filament elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana

Improving patient outcomes following mandibular reconstruction after oral cancer: novel finite element methods for better surgical design

Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University

Evolution of Mammalian Locomotion

Plant adaptation to low oxygen conditions

We have 16 Biological Sciences (anatomy) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Biological Sciences (anatomy) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 16 Biological Sciences (anatomy) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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