PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Developmental Biology in United Kingdom

The Gurdon Institute is advertising two four-year PhD studentships in Developmental Biology at the University of Cambridge. The studentships acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of Professor Sir John Gurdon (1933–2025). These opportunities are intended for doctoral researchers interested in developmental biology and related research areas. Further information about eligibility, funding, application requirements, research projects, and deadlines is available through the linked Cambridge we...

The University of Cambridge is advertising two four-year PhD studentships in developmental and regenerative biology , based at the Gurdon Institute. The awards honour Professor Sir John Gurdon’s pioneering contributions to cloning, stem cell research, nuclear transfer, cell differentiation and cellular reprogramming. Applicants should have a strong interest in developmental or regenerative biology, an aptitude for study or research, and at least a good UK Upper Second-class degree or overseas eq...

[Funded studentship providing full fees and a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7; funded by the EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.] PhD Studentship at the University of Exeter focused on the functional interpretation of human NF1 genetic variation using precision genome editing and in vivo phenotyping. This project addresses neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a multisystem genetic disorder caused by variants in the NF1 gene and associated with abnormal pigmentation, nerv...

New fully funded PhD opportunity through the EastBio DTP programme at the University of St Andrews, within a marine biology research group led by Carmel McDougall and co-supervised by Tim Bean. The project focuses on improving hatchery production of the native oyster Ostrea edulis . The first phase will involve experimental work in the Scottish Ocean Institute’s aquarium facility to investigate methods for manipulating oyster sex, with the longer-term aim of optimising broodstock sex ratios and ...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in cellular stress and neuronal development at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, United Kingdom, in partnership with Axol through the BioSCaPe doctoral training programme. The project is titled Cross-Species Determinants of Stress Susceptibility in PSC-Derived Neural Progenitors and Spinal Motor Neurons . It focuses on neuroscience , cellular stress , stem-cell biology , developmental biology , comparative proteomics , and disease modelling relevant to ALS and neu...

Functional Genetics and Development PhD, MScR at the University of Edinburgh is a postgraduate research opportunity in animal science focused on how gene expression controls growth, differentiation, development, and disease. The programme is based in the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies , within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine . Research themes include animal biotechnology , stem cells , tissue and organ development , and tissue damage and repair regulatory networks . St...

[4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentship with tuition fees paid directly to the university, a stipend of £21,805 for 2026/27, and a Research Training Support Grant of £5,000 per year.] PhD Studentship: Engineering Biology to Decode Gene Regulatory Networks in Lateral Root Initiation at the University of East Anglia , working with the Guiziou Group at the Earlham Institute . This project sits at the intersection of engineering biology , plant science...

[4-year funded PhD studentship with stipend at the UKRI rate (£21,805 for academic year 2026/27) plus a £2,000 annual uplift; covers tuition fees and bench fees. Visa and associated costs are not funded.] The Oxford Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Training Programme (ILESLA) is a 4-year full-time PhD studentship based at Oxford Brookes University and delivered within a wider Oxford partnership. It offers a place on a BBSRC/NERC-funded training programme spanning biological and e...

[4-year fully funded Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership studentship including payment of tuition fees, a stipend for living expenses (2026/27 rate: £21,805), 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, “The Cardiac Positioning System – How Do Heart Progenitors Find Their Way?” , investigates one ...