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University of Nottingham PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 38 University of Nottingham PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

University of Nottingham

Ranked among the UK’s top 20 universities and in the world’s top 100 (QS World University Rankings 2026), Nottingham offers a PhD experience that combines research excellence with real-world impact. You’ll be taught by academics who are experts in their field, at a university known for its pioneering research – from the birthplace of the MRI scanner to Nobel Prize-winning discoveries. <br><br> <p>For the fifth year running, more of our graduates are in highly skilled employment than any other UK university (HESA Graduate Outcomes 2021–2025). With careers support for life and strong employer links, we’ll help you build a future without limits.</p> <p>Nottingham is the third most targeted UK university by leading graduate employers (High Fliers 2024), with global connections to companies like JP Morgan, ASOS, Unilever, GSK, and Deloitte.</p> <p>Ranked in the top 10 for student life (UniCompare 2026), our award-winning campuses are home to students from over 150 countries. With an amazing range of sports clubs and societies, plus the vibrant city of Nottingham on your doorstep, you’ll find plenty of ways to connect and thrive.</p>

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Identifying Causal Genes in Respiratory Disease Using Drosophila melanogaster

University of Nottingham
School of Life Sciences
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma collectively affect more than 800 million people worldwide and represent a leading cause of global mortality and morbidity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Georgiou, Prof I Sayers
 14 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Nottingham BBSRC DLA Programme: Engineering modified mRNA for dynamic cells (Industry associated project)

University of Nottingham
School of Veterinary Medicine & Science
Thanks to £14m of funding awarded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the University of Nottingham working in partnership with Nottingham Trent University are offering fully funded innovative four-year cohort-based training in frontier science. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Archer
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Nottingham BBSRC DLA Programme: Strain improvement of the Quorn Fungus Fusarium venenatum (Industry associated project)

University of Nottingham
School of Life Sciences
Thanks to £14m of funding awarded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the University of Nottingham working in partnership with Nottingham Trent University are offering fully funded innovative four-year cohort-based training in frontier science. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Dyer
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Nottingham BBSRC DLA Programme: AI-designed protein binders as synthetic antibodies for newly emerging viruses (Industry associated project)

University of Nottingham
School of Biosciences
Thanks to £14m of funding awarded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the University of Nottingham working in partnership with Nottingham Trent University are offering fully funded innovative four-year cohort-based training in frontier science. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Campeotto
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Divergence, development and speciation in vertebrates.

University of Nottingham
School of Life Sciences
How do the environment and ecology interact with genetics and development to produce reproductive isolation between populations, ecotypes and species? Thanks to advances in gene sequencing and editing technologies, we are in a remarkable period of discovery about the genomic and developmental basis of adaptation and speciation and how this depends on the intricacies of ecology and environment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A MacColl
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Biology and genetics of reproduction in filamentous fungi

University of Nottingham
School of Life Sciences
Fungi have beneficial but also detrimental properties. They are used for the production of foodstuffs and valuable pharmaceuticals and enzymes. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Dyer, Dr M Brock
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Attentional processes and differences in psychobiological stress reactivity

University of Nottingham
School of Life Sciences
This interdisciplinary PhD project explores the attentional mechanisms underlying dysfunctional psychobiological responses to acute psychological stress. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LWW Warren-Westgate, Dr WT Tyne
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The effectiveness of behavioural interventions in reducing post-exercise compensatory behaviours

University of Nottingham
School of Life Sciences
Are you passionate about health psychology, exercise science, and behavioural interventions? This exciting interdisciplinary PhD project explores the psychological mechanisms that undermine weight loss following exercise, focusing on compensatory behaviours such as increased food intake and reduced non-exercise activity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LWW Warren-Westgate, Dr M Brook
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Epitranscriptomic mechanisms underlying human neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases

University of Nottingham
School of Life Sciences
Project Overview. This study aims to use high throughput sequencing technologies and molecular approaches to understand how RNA epitranscriptomic processes, i.e. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr HM Knight
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Cancer-related Cognitive Impairment: Investigating neuroimmune mechanisms linking peripheral tumours to dysfunctional synaptic plasticity in the brain

University of Nottingham
School of Life Sciences
To apply, please contact Dr Graham Sheridan at Graham.Sheridan@nottingham.ac.uk. Project overview. Cancer is increasingly recognised as a systemic disease that produces pathophysiological effects in organs distant from the primary tumour site. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Sheridan
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Mechanisms underlying shell colour pattern variation in turtles (Testudines)

University of Nottingham
School of Life Sciences
We are offering an exciting PhD research opportunity to join a collaborative project investigating the mechanisms that generate variation in shell coloration in tortoises, sea turtles, and terrapins. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr YC Chiari, Prof PM Moriarty
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Rab GTPases as therapeutic targets in paediatric brain tumours

University of Nottingham
School of Life Sciences
Background. Brain tumours are among the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in children. While surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy have increased survival rates these tumours still cause many deaths among patients. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AH Hume, Dr B Coyle
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Exosome biogenesis and organelle trafficking in neurodegeneration.

University of Nottingham
School of Life Sciences
Scientific summary. Intracellular transport pathways are fundamental for cell structure and function. Due to their longevity, complex morphology (long axonal and dendritic extensions) and requirement to maintain synaptic transmission, neurons are heavily dependent upon intracellular transport. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AH Hume, Dr DS Scott, Dr F Dajas-Bailador
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Conservation and Population Genomics of Sinistral Snails on São Tomé and Príncipe

University of Nottingham
School of Life Sciences
(scientific summary; context of wider project; lab environment; research consortium involvement; research centres; training opportunities; techniques). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Davison, Dr C M Wade
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Natural toxins and their synthetic analogues as tools to study ion channels and as potential drugs and pesticides

University of Nottingham
School of Life Sciences
The project will use a combination of electrophysiological techniques such as voltage-clamp and patch-clamp with molecular biology and protein expression to understand how natural neurotoxins and their synthetic analogues act on ion channels in the nervous system and other excitable tissues. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Mellor
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