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Fully funded 20 Oct 2026

Announcing 10 PhD Studentships within the Royal Holloway Social Purpose Centre for Doctoral Training

Royal Holloway, University of London · Doctoral School

  • Egham, United Kingdom
  • Doctoral School

As a research-intensive university, we’re of one of the UK’s top 30 universities for research quality according to The Complete University Guide . We encourage innovation and rising talent, enabling established and emerging research leaders to achieve excellence and respond to new opportunities. Royal Holloway, University of London leads and is in partnership with a number of Doctoral Training Partnerships and Doctoral Landscape Awards (AHRC DLA, AHRC Techne, ESRC SEDarc, BBSRC LIDo, NERC Aries, NERC TREES) as well as Centres for Doctoral Training (UKRI AI for Digital Media Inclusion, EPSRC Cy

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship: Understanding the Causes, and Best Treatment, of Type 2 Diabetes in People Who Are Not Overweight

University of Exeter · Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

  • Devon, United Kingdom
  • Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. Many people think of type 2 diabetes

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship: From X to Y: Decoding Sex Chromosome Effects in the Human Brain

University of Exeter

  • Devon, United Kingdom

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. Why do males and females show differ

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship: Disentangling Diabetes: A Novel Genetic Decomposition Approach

University of Exeter · Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

  • Devon, United Kingdom
  • Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. Diabetes is a highly heterogeneous c

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship: Data-Driven Precision Medicine in the Hospital: Advanced Blood Glucose Analytics to Improve Inpatient Diabetes Care

University of Exeter · Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

  • Devon, United Kingdom
  • Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. 20%-30% of NHS hospital beds are occ

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship - Understanding Muscle Metabolism Responses to Feeding in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

University of Exeter · Public Health and Sport Sciences

  • University of Exeter St Luke's Campus, United Kingdom
  • Public Health and Sport Sciences

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. Survivors of childhood acute lymphob

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship - Phage Power: Optimising Treatments for Bacterial Co-Infections

University of Exeter · Centre for Ecology and Conservation

  • Cornwall, United Kingdom
  • Centre for Ecology and Conservation

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a As antibiotic resistance threatens modern medicine, phage therapy is emerging as a powerful new weapon against bacterial infections. These naturally occurring viruses selectively destroy harmful bacteria, offering hope where antibiotics fail. Yet a major challenge remains: how do we use phage to treat infections caused by multiple bacterial species at once? Could eliminating one pathogen unintentionally allow another to flourish? This PhD will tackle this critical question, uncovering when such r

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship - Metabolic Adaptation to a Low Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet and its Effects on Exercise Fuel Use and Glucose Management in Physically Active People with Type 1 Diabetes

University of Exeter · Public Health and Sport Sciences

  • University of Exeter St Luke's Campus, United Kingdom
  • Public Health and Sport Sciences

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. Ketogenic diet (very low in carbohyd

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship - How Does Temperature Shape Selection for Resistance across Different Antibiotics, Strains, and Species

University of Exeter · Centre for Ecology and Conservation - Penryn Campus

  • Cornwall, United Kingdom
  • Centre for Ecology and Conservation - Penryn Campus

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. Climate warming is linked to rising

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship - Genetic and Therapeutic Determinants of Adverse Drug Reactions in Cardio-Renal Diseases

University of Exeter · Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

  • Exeter, United Kingdom
  • Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. Why do people with cardiometabolic d

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship - Developing Blood Tests for the Early Detection of Neurodegeneration Following Traumatic Brain Injury

University of Exeter · Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

  • University of Exeter St Luke's Campus, United Kingdom
  • Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. Antimicrobial resistance is a major

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship - Cracking the Ribosome Code of Brain Development

University of Exeter · Centre for Ecology and Conservation

  • Streatham, United Kingdom
  • Centre for Ecology and Conservation

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. What if ribosomes carried a code tha

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship - Communication Breakdown: Using Human 3D Bioprinted Models to Understand Disruption of Neuron-muscle Interactions in ALS

University of Exeter · Clinical and Biomedical Sciences - Living Systems Institute

  • Streatham, United Kingdom
  • Clinical and Biomedical Sciences - Living Systems Institute

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. ALS is a devastating neurological di

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship: Using sleep-based memory cues to support recovery from stressful memories

University of Exeter · Psychology

  • Devon, United Kingdom
  • Psychology

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. Many people who experience trauma go

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship: Unraveling Moral Injury in Eating Disorders in Young Adults

University of Exeter · University of Exeter – Psychology

  • Exeter, United Kingdom
  • University of Exeter – Psychology

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. This PhD investigates the role of mo

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship: Understanding how GLP-1 (Ozempic-type) medications may shape everyday social and economic decisions

University of Exeter · University of Exeter – Department of Economics, University of Exeter Business School

  • Exeter, United Kingdom
  • University of Exeter – Department of Economics, University of Exeter Business School

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. Ozempic and Mounjaro (semaglutide an

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship: Translational models to predict emotional susceptibility to chronic pain

University of Exeter · Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

  • Devon, United Kingdom
  • Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. This project aims to investigate how

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship: Severe mental illness, inflammation and cardiometabolic health

University of Exeter · Clinical and Biomedical Science

  • Devon, United Kingdom
  • Clinical and Biomedical Science

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. This exciting PhD combines big data

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship: Sequencing babies: understanding penetrance of childhood epilepsy to inform newborn screening

University of Exeter · University of Exeter – Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

  • Exeter, United Kingdom
  • University of Exeter – Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. Many countries are now planning to s

Fully funded 21 Oct 2026

PhD Studentship: Not Enough Money for Food and Struggling to Eat: Understanding the Connection Between Food Insecurity and Disordered Eating

University of Exeter · Psychology

  • Devon, United Kingdom
  • Psychology

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. These four-year studentships provide funding for fees and stipend at the rate set by the UKRI, as well as other research training and support costs, and are available to UK and International students. This project is in competition for place with the projects across the MRC GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Award studentships. There are a total of 18 studentships available across the partnership. ARFID is an eating disorder where pe

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