PhD Studentship in Forensic Psychiatry, Neuropsychology and OPM-MEG/7T-MRS Wellcome Midlands-Oxford Doctoral Training Programme in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at Cardiff University in the Cardiff School of Medicine on shared genetic architecture of neuropsychiatric disorders and novel brain biomarkers . The project sits in the area of imaging genetics and aims to improve the biological specificity of brain phenotypes by implementing novel methods for diffusion weighted imaging in a very large cohort, including UK Biobank data, using the unique Connectome scanner at CUBRIC . The research will generate novel MRI metrics closer to brain b...

PhD opportunity at the University of Bristol in Neuroscience & Mental Health , focused on decoding early brain and movement signals to predict outcomes after birth asphyxia . This funded project is part of the MRC GW4 BioMed Doctoral Training Partnership and is supervised by Dr Ela Chakkarapani . The research will investigate two early indicators of infant brain health: (1) early brain activity in moderate-to-late preterm babies, and (2) video-based assessment of spontaneous movements at 3 month...

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...

PhD opportunity: Mental health through the menopause transition at the University of Bristol , within the MRC GW4 BioMed Doctoral Training Partnership . This funded PhD project sits in Neuroscience & Mental Health and explores how biopsychosocial factors influence changes in mental health during the menopause transition, with the aim of identifying protective factors that may reduce risk. The project is described as a dry lab project. Study area keywords: neuroscience, mental health, menopause t...

Funded PhD opportunity at Cardiff University in the Cardiff School of Medicine on finding the earliest signs of psychosis in young people at high genetic risk. This project focuses on the developmental origins of psychosis , using unique clinical and population-based datasets to identify early-life factors linked to psychotic symptoms. The research examines how genetic risk interacts with childhood experiences, behaviour, development, and environmental influences to shape mental health outcomes....