PhD projects
The following list contains details of available PhD projects within the School. Please note that these projects are currently unfunded. Applicants are required to have obtained or intend to apply for external funding. See our fees and funding page for information on sources of funding for PhD studies. Applications from candidates intending to self-fund their PhD are also accepted – please visit our self-funding students page for relevant information. Our directly funded PhD opportunities are advertised on our postgraduate research studentships page.
Search our current PhD projects by keyword or supervisor, or filter by research department. Once you have found a PhD project you would like to apply for you should express your interest, usually via email, with the supervisor before you make a formal application. Please refer to our application process for further details.
Other projects may also be possible and should be discussed with a prospective supervisor. The research themes of the School can be found on our research pages and research interests of individual members of staff can be browsed on their personal pages.
Project | Supervisor | Keywords | hide Departments | Departments |
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Comparative physiology and evolution of neuropeptide signalling | Elphick, Prof. Maurice | Neurobiology, Evolution, Echinoderms, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Transcriptomics, Peptidomics, Molecular histology | Biology | Biology |
Contextual information in adaptation | Mareschal, Prof. Isabelle | Neuroscience | Psychology | Psychology |
Evolutionary genomics in ants | Wurm, Dr Yannick | Genetics, Social evolution, Next generation sequencing, Bioinformatics | Biology | Biology |
How do human cells ensure the accurate segregation of chromosomes? | Draviam, Prof. Viji | Biochemistry, Cancer/Oncology, Cell biology/development, Genetics, Molecular biology | Biochemistry | Biochemistry |
Improved computational methods for quantitative proteomics | Bessant, Prof. Conrad | Analytical chemistry, Biochemistry, Applied mathematics, Bioinformatics, Computer science, Data analysis, Software engineering | Biochemistry | Biochemistry |
Mechanisms that drive aneuploidy in cancers | Draviam, Prof. Viji | Biochemistry, Cancer/Oncology, Cell Biology/Development, Data Analysis | Biochemistry | Biochemistry |
Molecular genetics of psychiatric disease | Brennan, Prof. Caroline | Bioinformatics, genes, psychiatric disease, Zebrafish | Psychology | Psychology |
New tools for conservation: dissecting the relative contribution of genetic and epigenetic changes to adaptive evolution | Eizaguirre, Prof. Christophe | Ecology and conservation, Evolution, Genetics | Biology | Biology |
Protein Misfolding and Assembly of Amyloid-beta and lipid membrane interactions in Alzheimer’s Disease | Viles, Dr John | Biochemistry, Neurodegeneration, Protein mis-folding | Biochemistry | Biochemistry |
Social Groups, Resilience, Health and Well-being | Jones, Dr Janelle | Social groups, Identity, Mental health, Stress, Resilience, Well-being, Psychophysics, Psychoneuroendocrinology | Psychology | Psychology |