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PhD in Understanding Cellular Ageing of Protective Immunity to Inform Vaccine Design and T-Cell Therapies Cardiff University in United Kingdom

Degree Level

PhD

Field of study

Immunology

Funding

Funded PhD studentship through the GW4 BioMed3 MRC Doctoral Landscape Programme. Covers UK tuition fees and a Doctoral Stipend matching the UK Research Council National Minimum (£21,805 p.a. for 2026/27, updated annually). Additional research training and support funding of up to £5,000 per annum is available. Open to UK and international applicants.

Deadline

Oct 21, 2026

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United Kingdom

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Cardiff University

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Keywords

Immunology
Biology
Medical Science
Salud Pública
T Cell Biology
Immunosenescence
Bioinformatic
Transcriptomic

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About this position

PhD opportunity at Cardiff University in immune ageing, T-cells, protective immunity, vaccine design, and T-cell therapies.

This funded project asks why T-cell responses to infection become less effective with age and how that knowledge can inform future vaccines and immunotherapies. The work is based at Cardiff University, Cardiff School of Medicine, and will involve engineered protein technology, advanced imaging platforms (including a FACSDiscover S8 with CellViewTM), transcriptomics, telomere length assays, and bioinformatics.

Supervisory team: Dr Kristin Ladell, Prof L Wooldridge, Prof D Baird, and Prof D Price.

Eligibility: applicants should have, or expect to obtain, a first or upper second-class UK honours degree or an equivalent qualification. English language requirement is IELTS 6.5 overall with 5.5 in each subskill, or an acceptable alternative.

Funding: UK tuition fees plus a Doctoral Stipend matching the UK Research Council National Minimum (£21,805 p.a. for 2026/27, updated annually). Additional research training and support funding of up to £5,000 per year is also available.

Application: apply via the GW4 BioMed website. You may select up to two projects and submit one application per candidate. The programme is open to UK and international applicants.

Deadline: Wednesday, 21 October 2026.

Funding details

Funded PhD studentship through the GW4 BioMed3 MRC Doctoral Landscape Programme. Covers UK tuition fees and a Doctoral Stipend matching the UK Research Council National Minimum (£21,805 p.a. for 2026/27, updated annually). Additional research training and support funding of up to £5,000 per annum is available. Open to UK and international applicants.

What's required

Applicants must have obtained, or be about to obtain, a first or upper second-class UK honours degree or an equivalent qualification gained outside the UK. English language requirement: IELTS overall 6.5 with at least 5.5 in all subskills, or an acceptable alternative.

How to apply

Review the project list and application instructions on the GW4 BioMed website. Select up to two projects and submit one application per candidate. If shortlisted, you will later need to apply for an offer to study at the chosen institution.

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