Biological Sciences (event) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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

How are mass extinctions shaping biodiversity?

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

Background. Understanding the effects of mass extinctions on life on Earth is of crucial importance in the context of the current biodiversity crisis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Guillerme, Dr G Thomas

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

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Using artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to improve diagnosis and predict outcomes in children with heart muscle disease.

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

Paediatric cardiomyopathies, or heart muscle diseases, are a group of rare and heterogeneous conditions with highly variable outcomes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JPK Kaski, Dr G Norrish

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

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Using supermarket loyalty cards data to study reproductive health

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Shopping history records collected by supermarkets contain population level health information which could be missing from traditional health research data such as medical records. Read more

Supervisors: Dr AS Skatova, Prof D Lawlor

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

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Role of RyR2 posttranslational modification in arrhythmias

University of Otago Department of Physiology

Cardiac arrhythmias remain the leading cause of death in patients with heart disease. An important trigger for arrhythmias is the inappropriate opening of the cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2). Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof P Jones

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

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Epigenetics of early human development: From molecular mechanisms to regenerative medicine

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

Ever wondered how nature maintains balance of gene expression between sex chromosomes? Well, the 46th chromosome of XX females, the second X, has to be switched off. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Markaki, Dr T Schalch

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

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Health and education outcomes of children with Sickle Cell Disease in England

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

SCD is a serious, life-long condition that can cause anaemia, increased infection risk, and pain.1 Around 300 babies are born with SCD annually in the UK. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Knowles, Prof P Hardelid

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

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Treatment and biomarker development for inherited manganese transporter defects using cell models of SLC30A10 deficiency

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust BRC Translational Research (Non-Clinical) PhD Studentships

Manganese is essential to human health and development. However, excess manganese is neurotoxic causing manganism, a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by dystonia-parkinsonism. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Tuschl, Dr P Mills, Dr WH Heywood

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

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Self-funded PhD- Emergent leadership by well-informed individuals in self-organising groups

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences

Emerging infectious diseases often originate from a host shift, where a pathogen is transferred from its original host to a new host species. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Stroeymeyt

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

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Self funded MSc by research or PhD in Biology: Investigating chromosome segregation in thermophilic Archaea

University of York Department of Biology

Lead supervisor: Prof D Barilla. Co-Supervisor: Prof G Thomas. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Barilla

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

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The role of eIF2Bα in the response to Integrated Stress Response (ISR) modulation in cancer

Sheffield Hallam University Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre

The Industry and Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri) draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Allen, Dr SC Campbell

10 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PI3K-Akt expression in dysplastic oral lesions and implications for recurrence and malignant transformation

University of Dundee Dental School

There are around 12,400 new head and neck cancer cases in the UK every year, that's 34 every day (2016-2018) with 4,143 deaths each year. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Macluskey, Dr I Ellis, Dr M Islam, Dr S. J. Jones

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

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An investigation on the association of high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types with colonic adenomata and adenocarcinomas: a UK population based study

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

This PhD studentship invites application for a study “investigating the association between high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types and colonic adenomata and adenocarcinomas in a UK population”. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an important public health problem worldwide occupying most frequent causes of cancer-related mortality. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Ashrafi

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

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What is the interrelationship between cell mitosis and cell polarity during apical-basal polarisation of epithelial organs?

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

My group strives to uncover how mechanics and biochemical signalling work together to shape epithelial organs during development. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C.B Buckley, Dr S Woolner

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

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Evaluating the role of circulating proteins in cancer risk and progression using genetic and observational approaches

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Circulating proteins play fundamental roles in biology and disease aetiology, including development of cancer, and are the direct targets of many drugs (1). Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Martin, Dr JY Yarmolinsky, Dr P Haycock

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

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Understanding extinction risk in the Anthropocene

University of Reading Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

We live in a humanized world in which even the most remote areas have been affected by the actions of our species. Human impacts have caused a widespread loss of biodiversity, to the point that we have likely entered the sixth mass extinction event on Earth, the first primarily caused by humans. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Gonzalez-Suarez

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

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

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