PhD in Mental Health and Calcium Handling in Severe Mental Illness (CAL-SMI) University of Birmingham in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the University of St Andrews in the School of Psychology and Neuroscience: EASTBIO Cognitive flexibility in rats: a new approach to automation . This project sits at the intersection of neuroscience , psychology , biology , and translational research on cognitive flexibility and behavioural flexibility . The work focuses on attentional set-shifting in rats, developing a new automated sound-based task to improve throughput and objective behavioural measurement. The project also...

PhD opportunity at the University of Cambridge in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences on unravelling the metabolic basis of aberrant neuroimmune interactions in MS-associated cognitive decline . This project sits at the intersection of neuroscience , medical science , neuroimmunology , and metabolism . It focuses on multiple sclerosis (MS) , especially the mechanisms underlying cognitive impairment , microglial activation, neuronal vulnerability, and neuroimmune crosstalk in the CNS. Resear...

EASTBIO PhD studentship in Neuroscience at the University of St Andrews This PhD project, titled Shaping Motion: Astrocyte Specialization within Motor Control Networks , is offered by the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of St Andrews. The project is supervised by Prof Gareth Miles and Dr Matthew Broadhead and focuses on astrocytes, spinal cord microcircuits, motor control, and glial-neuronal interactions. The research asks whether different astrocyte types have specialize...

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...

Postdoctoral Research Associate opportunity in neuroscience at the University of Manchester , based in Manchester, England, within the School of Biological Sciences and the Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection, and Respiratory Medicine. The project explores how the immune system shapes hypothalamic circuits involved in sleep-wake cycle regulation during development and in response to inflammation. The successful candidate will join the Quintana Lab , working within the Lydia Becker Inst...