PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Physiology in United Kingdom

The University of Oxford is offering a DPhil opportunity in cardiovascular research on “Sarcomeric cAMP signalling in cardiometabolic heart failure: mechanisms, modelling and translational biomarkers.” The interdisciplinary project will examine how alterations in localised cAMP signalling contribute to cardiac dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Research will bring together cutting-edge imaging, molecular signalling, cardiovascular physiology, modelling, and tr...

PhD in Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences at the University of Edinburgh’s Moray House School of Education and Sport offers full-time study over three years or part-time study over six years, beginning in September 2027. A PhD by Distance option is available for suitably qualified applicants, although it is not a fully online programme. The programme supports independent research across physical education, sport management, sports science, the social and cultural significance of sport...

The University of Edinburgh is inviting applications for a full-time MSc by Research in Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences , based at the Moray House School of Education and Sport on the Holyrood Campus in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. This one-year postgraduate research degree begins in September 2027 and involves an independent, sustained research project culminating in either a 30,000-word dissertation or a portfolio of smaller projects. Students receive supervision while planning, co...

Fully Funded PhD in Systems Neuroscience at University College London (UCL), based at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour in the United Kingdom. The doctoral project explores neural circuits, behaviour, experimental neuroscience, computational neuroscience, imaging, physiology, and data analysis. Applicants should have a strong interest in neuroscience and hold a bachelor's degree in neuroscience, life sciences, physics, mathematics, or computer science. Funding is av...

The University of Birmingham is recruiting a full-time, fixed-term Research Fellow in the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. The appointment runs until January 2028 and offers a Grade 7 salary of £36,636, subject to the stated funding limit. Based in Professor Melanie Madhani’s research group, the post will investigate novel therapeutic approaches for hypertension. The successful researcher will work in a multidisciplinary cardiovascular resear...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at Ulster University and the Diabetes Research Centre in the area of diabetes, obesity, reproductive health , and endocrinology . The project, titled Harnessing the Gut-Gonadal Axis: Pre-clinical Validation of Novel Proglucagon-Derived and Hybrid Peptides for Obesity-Induced Subfertility , focuses on how obesity and Type 2 Diabetes affect fertility in men and women. The successful PhD student will investigate whether novel incretin-based and hybrid peptide therapies ...

[Fully funded studentship covering fees, a maintenance stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/27, and a research training and support grant (RTSG). Limited support for international applicants includes a waiver of the difference between home and international fees; relocation, visa, and health surcharge costs are not covered.] PhD Studentship at the University of East Anglia in Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance of Responses to Environmental Stress . This research project investigates how o...

[PhD studentship funded by BBSRC through the Midlands Integrated Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP), in partnership with the University of Warwick, University of Birmingham, Aston University, Harper Adams University, Coventry University, and the University of Leicester.] PhD Studentship: Cerebellar Contributions to Respiratory Motor Learning at the University of Birmingham . This project investigates how plasticity in respiratory control helps maintain blood-gas homeostasis across the life...

[Fully funded studentship covering fees, maintenance stipend of £21,805 p.a. for 2026/27, and a research training and support grant (RTSG). Limited support for international applicants includes waiver of the difference between home and international fees; relocation, visa, and health surcharge costs are not covered.] PhD studentship at the University of East Anglia on how perceived heat stress may influence the germline and shape genetic inheritance across generations. This project asks whether ...