Wellcome Sanger Institute 4-Year PhD Programme Studentships

[4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentship including tuition fees paid directly to the university, a stipend of £21,805 (2026/27 rate), and a Research Training Support Grant of £5,000 per year.] PhD Studentship at the University of East Anglia in partnership with the Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Programme (NRPDTP). This project asks a fundamental question in microbiology: how do fungi and bacteria communicate? The studentship wi...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at Newcastle University for Black students interested in cancer research , with a project focused on decoding ancestry-specific kinase signalling in prostate cancer and addressing disparities in Black men's health. The project sits within the CRUK Black Leaders in Cancer PhD Scholarship Programme and is designed for students interested in genomics , molecular biology , drug discovery , CRISPR gene editing , RNA sequencing , functional genomics , and bioinformatics . ...

Fully-funded PhD opportunity in Bat Virology and Metagenomics at the University of Essex , in collaboration with the Quadram Institute and the West Yorkshire Bat Group (WYBG) . The project, titled Virome Dynamics and Viral Discovery in Rehabilitated Bats Revealed by Longitudinal Metagenomics , will investigate how viral communities change in bats during rehabilitation. The research uses longitudinal sampling , shotgun metagenomics , and viral genome discovery , with strong links to virology , mi...

The University of Manchester is offering 12+ fully funded PhD scholarships for international students planning to begin doctoral study in the UK in 2027. The funding package covers full tuition fees, including international tuition fees, an annual living stipend at the UKRI rate, and an additional £1,000 annual stipend enhancement. Awards are expected to support approximately 3.5–4 years of doctoral study. Opportunities are available across two faculties, with additional scholarships in Science ...

[Fully funded studentship covering fees, maintenance stipend (£21,805 p.a. for 2026/27), and a research training and support grant (RTSG). Limited support is available for international applicants via waived home/international fee difference; relocation, visa, and health surcharge costs are not covered.] PhD Studentship at the University of East Anglia focusing on how bacterial hosts control domesticated viral machines to drive horizontal gene transfer in marine environments. This project explor...