University of Exeter
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PhD Studentship: Cross-species modelling of rare coding variants associated with schizophrenia University of Exeter in United Kingdom
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Psychology
Funding
Available
Deadline
Oct 21, 2026
Country
United Kingdom
University
University of Exeter
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The University of Exeter is offering a PhD studentship titled Cross-species modelling of rare coding variants associated with schizophrenia through the GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme. This is a 4-year MRC-funded doctoral studentship with a start date of October 2027, and it forms part of a wider competition across the GW4 BioMed3 partnership for one of 18 available studentships.
The project is aimed at understanding the molecular causes of schizophrenia, a severe psychiatric disorder for which current medications are often insufficient. The research focuses on rare coding variants identified in people with schizophrenia. These are mutations that alter the proteins they encode, but the functional consequences of many remain unknown. The project will investigate these variants in zebrafish and compare the findings with mouse models carrying equivalent mutations, alongside analysis of human post-mortem brain tissue. The aim is to reveal how these variants affect biology across species and to support the development of future therapeutic approaches.
Funding is generous and includes UK tuition fees, a doctoral stipend matching the UK Research Council National Minimum (£21,805 per annum for 2026/27, updated annually), and additional research training and support funding of up to £5,000 per year. The opportunity is stated as being available to UK and International students, though the tuition component is specified as UK/Home fees.
This studentship will suit candidates with interests in psychiatric genetics, functional genomics, neurobiology, translational neuroscience, and cross-species model systems. The project combines animal models with human tissue to better understand disease mechanisms in a complex psychiatric condition. If you are interested in research at the interface of genetics, neuroscience, and disease modelling, this is a strong doctoral opportunity at a major UK research university.
The application deadline is 21 October 2026. Interested applicants should use the University of Exeter funding/application link provided in the posting and review the full project and programme information carefully before applying.
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Applicants should be suitable for PhD-level research in biomedical science or a closely related discipline. The studentship is available to UK and International students, although funding includes UK/Home tuition fees; applicants should be prepared to work with zebrafish, mouse models, and human post-mortem brain tissue in a cross-species translational neuroscience project.
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