PhD Research Degrees
We offer a wide range of full time PhD research projects in the fields of Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, Physiology & Pharmacology, Neuroscience, Models of Human Disease, Human Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. These studentships are spread across our diverse and multidisciplinary research portfolio.
Projects are offered as standard three or four year PhD programmes, or as a PhD with Integrated Studies. Applicants should hold a first or upper second class degree in Biomedical Science or a related subject. See our Entry and Application section for further information.
We are able to support UK and EU-based students with funding from the MRC, BBSRC and other charities. We also welcome applications from excellent students of any nationality who have independent funding or who wish to compete for scholarships that they have identified. For further information about funding your study, see our information on Fees and Funding.
If you have any queries relating to our research degree programme, please contact our Admissions team. Additionally, if you have identified a project, please feel free to contact the listed supervisor for further information.
PhD Studentship Opportunities
We usually advertise our PhD opportunities in October for the next academic year (i.e. October 2013 for 2014-15 entry). The deadline is normally around early February (i.e. February 2014 for 2014-15 entry).
All our funded positions for this year (2013-14) have been allocated. However, we welcome applications for the following projects from students of any nationality who have independent funding, or who wish to compete for scholarships that they have identified.
Projects available - please contact the supervisor listed for further information:
Project Title: Role of AMPA receptor trafficking in memory formation
Supervisor: Dr Anton Nikolaev. More on this project.
Project Title: Cilia, Cell Polarity & Their Defects in Human Disease
Supervisor: Dr Jarema Malicki. More on this project.
Project Title: The Role of Endocytosis in Virulence of Candida albicans
Supervisors: Professor Kathryn Ayscough and Professor Pete Sudbery. More on this project.
Project Title: Functional analysis of dystrophin in vivo
Supervisors: Professor Steve Winder and Dr Jamie Hobbs. More on this project.
Project Title: The interplay of endocytosis and signalling
Supervisor: Professor Elizabeth Smythe. More on this project.
Project title: Development of the semicircular canal system: a comparative study
Supervisor: Dr Tanya Whitfield. More on this project.
Project title: Control of intracellular trafficking and signalling in neurons by cell adhesion molecules of the L1/contactin family
Supervisor: Dr Andrew Furley. More on this project.
Project title: The Regulation of protein aggregate removal and cell signalling by autophagy
Supervisor: Dr Jason King. More on this project.