Doctoral Training Partnership

PhD Studentship in Malaria Parasite Protein Degradation at the University of Cambridge This PhD studentship is based in the Department of Pathology at the University of Cambridge and focuses on malaria , Plasmodium falciparum , protein degradation , and the ubiquitin system . The project, titled Turning the Malaria Parasite's Protein Degradation Machinery Against It , is supervised by Professor Katerina Artavanis-Tsakonas and co-supervised by Laura Itzhaki (Department of Pharmacology). The resea...

The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is offering a full-time PhD scholarship in the Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Department of Chemistry. The project focuses on the development of new allosteric ligands that bind to membrane-bound proteins and channels, with the goal of evaluating their therapeutic potential. The doctoral research will involve the design and synthesis of bioactive, peptide-based ligands, including the preparation of customised amino acids where needed. The su...

Newcastle University is advertising a fully funded 4-year PhD opportunity in medicinal chemistry and cancer drug discovery through the CRUK Black Leaders in Cancer PhD Scholarship Programme , delivered with Black in Cancer and the Windsor Fellowship . The project is titled “Development of DNA-PK-targeting PROTACs as a new therapy for advanced prostate patients” and is supervised by Prof Céline Cano and Dr Luke Gaughan at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom . This opportunity focuses on pr...

PhD Studentship at the University of Exeter in bacterial pathogen evolution during antibiotic-phage combination treatment . This opportunity is part of the GW4 BioMed3 MRC Doctoral Landscape Programme , which is offering up to 18 MRC-funded studentships across biomedical disciplines. The project is based at the University of Exeter and involves work across Exeter, Bath and Bristol . The research focuses on antimicrobial resistance , bacteriophage therapy , and how antibiotics reshape phage-bacte...

[Four-year studentship with UK/Home tuition fees, a Doctoral Stipend matching the UK Research Council National Minimum (£21,805 per annum for 2026/27, updated each year), and up to £5,000 per annum in additional research training and support costs.] PhD Studentship in Bacterial Pathogen Evolution during Antibiotic-Phage Combination Treatment at the University of Exeter This project sits within the GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme, which is offering up to 18 MRC-funded studentships across...