Development of guidelines and resources to encourage and support exercise in pregnant women with pre-existing Type 2 Diabetes. MRC GW4 BioMed DTP PhD studentship 2025/26 University of Exeter in United Kingdom

Fully funded PhD opportunity at Edge Hill University on improving physical activity and health during and after pregnancy . The project is being advertised by Professor Julie Abayomi together with Dr Mhairi MacDonald and Dr Asa Auta . This opportunity is aimed at applicants interested in public health , maternal health , nutrition , and physical activity . The post states that it is only open to UK applicants , so international students are not eligible. Funding is described as fully funded . No...

PhD opportunity in MATERNITY CONNECT : understanding how social connection , community , and maternity care shape mental health during pregnancy . This project is aimed at a healthcare professional with an interest in maternal health and mental health . The candidate will be based at the University of Nottingham and will be co-supervised with Sara Borrelli and Kerry Evans . The post is advertised as part of the 2027 Sara Borrelli - Midlands Mental Health and Neurosciences PhD Programme . If you ...

The University of Edinburgh is advertising postgraduate research study in Cardiovascular Science , offering both PhD and MScR routes through the Centre for Cardiovascular Science in the School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences. This programme is designed for highly motivated candidates with relevant research experience and a strong interest in cardiovascular physiology and disease. Research spans fundamental discovery science, translational work, and clinical studies, with major themes...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Birmingham on Exercise, Cognition and Appetite in the Ageing Brain . The project asks how appetite regulation, food-related decision-making, episodic memory, and the hippocampus may be linked in older adults, and whether exercise can help. The successful candidate will join a large UKRI-funded study running a year-long exercise intervention with older adults. Research activities include MRI, fitness testing, cognitive assessment, a test-meal para...

HARP Clinical PhD programme at Queen Mary University of London and City St George’s, University of London is inviting applications for clinical PhD fellowships and predoctoral 1-year fellowships for registered health professionals. The scheme is designed to build the next generation of clinical academic leaders in East and South-West London, with a strong emphasis on clinical research and tackling health inequality . Eligible applicants include nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, occupational th...