PhD opportunities
Funded or self-funded project opportunities across a broad range of research areas.
Anatomy and human identification
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Microstructure analysis of the developing skeleton
Biomedical engineering
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Advanced antibacterial surfaces for medical devices
Computer Science
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Argumentation Technology for Explainable Misinformation Identification
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Explainable AI Model for Skin Lesion Image Quality Assessment
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Lightweight AI Model for Medical Image Analysis
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Real-time Multimodal Argument Mining
Dentistry
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Shared Decision Making in Dentistry
Forensic science
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Microstructure analysis of the developing skeleton
Life sciences
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Advanced Tools to Uncover the Assembly and Regulation of Proteasome Variants
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AI-based approach to address drug-resistance in infectious disease
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Cellular landscapes of protein secretion
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Cryo electron microscopy of the exocyst complex on membranes
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Deciphering the role of UBE2Q1 and non-canonical ubiquitylation in tumorigenesis
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Decoding a New Signalling Axis in Parkinson’s Disease
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Decoding the Bystander Effect in Protein Complex Degradation
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Diet and intestinal immune regulation
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Effect of vaginal microbiota on human sperm function
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Exploring Non-Canonical Ubiquitination and Its Biological Roles
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How cells prevent errors in chromosome inheritance during cell division
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Identification of PSA-NCAM Modulators
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Identify new suppressors of disease-causing proteasome mutations
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IDP Glue — Capturing disordered protein complexes using sticky small molecules
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Intraspecies Interactions In the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis
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Investigating the role of intestinal T cells in the response to diet
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Mechanism of action of the tumour suppressor ARID1A
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Mechanisms directing how Bacillus subtilis interacts with members of its own species
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Mechanisms of Protein Phosphatase 1 regulation during oocyte meiosis
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Molecular basis of pioneer transcription factor function revealed by Cryo-EM
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Phospho-regulation of kinetochore function during mitosis
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Regulation of polarized trafficking amidst change
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Role and mechanism of the bacterial Type VI secretion system
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Structural Chemical Biology of Molecular Glue Degraders Mode of Action
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Targeted dephosphorylation of hyperphosphorylated TAU in Alzheimer’s disease
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The regulation of protein synthesis and turnover in the adaptive immune system
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The role of shape and form in function of biological systems
Mathematics
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Diffusion models for solving chaotic differential equations
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The topology of chaos of partial differential equations
Mechanical engineering and mechatronics
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A novel finite element approach to model mechanical failure of trabecular bone
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Advanced antibacterial surfaces for medical devices
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Failure mechanisms in adhesive bonds used in offshore wind turbine tower
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Patient specific additively manufactured insoles for diabetic foot ulcer prevention
Medicine
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Assessing the “when” and “why” of synapse loss in neurodegenerative disease.
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Cellular actions of neurosteroids: implications for post-traumatic stress disorder
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Developing new methods of assessing non-clinical topics in medical education
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Does impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia develop through habituation
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Enhancing ergonomics in flexible endoscopy for operator well-being and precision
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Evaluation of the therapeutic potential of cannabidiol in Alzheimer’s disease
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Examining the dysfunction of DNA damage repair in synucleinopathies
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Exploiting synthetic lethality for the treatment of glioma
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Exploring cardio-renal-metabolic interactions in patients with heart failure
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Fertility preservation of male childhood cancer patients
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Identifying secreted biomarkers in brain cancer
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Interdisciplinary investigation of a large effect of sulfasalazine on HbA1c
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Investigating Lysosomal Dysfunction in Ageing and Neurodegeneration
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Investigating the role of RNA dependent DNA repair in childhood cancer
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Investigation of short-term effects of colchicine on blood proteins using proteomics
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Learning and Memory in the response to recurrent hypoglycaemia in diabetes
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Lessening Health Inequalities in Type 2 Diabetes Through Innovative Drug Repurposing
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Machine learning for imaging analysis in large bowel diagnostics
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Metformin-associated B12 deficiency and cognitive function in Type 2 Diabetes
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Molecular characterisation of post-tuberculous bronchiectasis
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Quantitative Research Methods in Medical Education
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The impact of social media networking on early career researchers’ wellbeing
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The inflammatory response to recurrent hypoglycaemia in diabetes
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The role of senescence in cancer progression and treatment
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Tug-of-War: Dissecting the BACH1-NRF2 axis in lung cancer
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Using chemical-genetics to inhibit and characterise “undruggable” enzymes
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Utility of in silico prediction tools to aid variant interpretation
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Validation of novel combination treatments in lung cancer
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Vascularisation of tumour organoids for mechanistic and drug development
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Visualising the longitudinal themes in a medical degree
Nursing and health sciences
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Against the odds: Breastfeeding with a long-term condition
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Breastfeeding support for families with twins or higher order multiple births
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Critical Creative approaches to studying women’s health and reproduction
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Improving sexual and reproductive health for Gypsy/Travellers
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Midwifery as a profession
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Social context of birth and birth setting
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Trauma-informed healthcare and women's long-term mental health experiences
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Understanding and addressing loneliness in the context of perinatal loss
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Understanding and addressing loneliness in the perinatal period
Physics
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