2027/28 PhD Projects in Precision Medicine, Neuroscience and Health Inequalities University of Edinburgh in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the University of Cambridge in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences on preventing multiple sclerosis using AI , machine learning , causal inference , and target-trial emulation . The project, supervised/led by Dr Will Brown and connected with the Cambridge Clinical MS Research Group , the Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine , and The University of Bristol (Jonathan Sterne), will use OpenSAFELY longitudinal primary care data from around 58 million people in England to ident...

PhD opportunity at the University of Oxford in Learning Prognostic World Models from Longitudinal Medical Data (Botnar-2026-07), based at the Botnar Research Centre within NDORMS / CSM. This project sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence , computer science , medical statistics , medical imaging , and clinical prediction . The research aims to build a multimodal, intervention-aware world model that learns patient-specific disease dynamics from serial imaging, reports, and structured ...

PhD studentship at Trinity College Dublin in the Naci Lab at the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, focused on advanced neuroimaging biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in mid-life, asymptomatic individuals. The project is part of the PREVENT study and examines how established and novel pre-clinical neuroimaging markers of AD perform in people at high- versus low-risk for late-life Alzheimer’s disease. The student will also study how changes in neuroimaging biomarkers interact with clinica...

Barts Charity Doctoral Training Programme at Queen Mary University of London is inviting applications for 2027 entry to a PhD studentship focused on improving the health of East London communities. This is a cohort-based doctoral training opportunity with an interdisciplinary research environment and training in Data Science , AI , and other cutting-edge research approaches. The programme also emphasizes professional development for careers in academia, industry, and beyond. Funding: tax-free st...

Expressions of interest are open for the 2027 Midlands+ Mental Health & Neuroscience PhD Programme, a fully funded doctoral opportunity for healthcare professionals interested in mental health research, brain health, and neuroscience. The programme offers up to five PhD studentships across partner universities: the University of Birmingham, University of Leicester, University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, and University of Warwick. Applicants can choose between two routes: a supervisor-le...