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

A PhD opportunity is available in Alper Akay’s group to study RNA modifications and splicing , with relevance to the regulation of gene expression. The project is offered in collaboration with James Smith and Wilfried Haerty at the University of East Anglia and Earlham Institute in the United Kingdom. The opportunity is open to students who qualify for home-fee status, including UK, settled, and Irish students who meet the relevant residency requirements. Funding details, eligibility criteria be...

[Home tuition fees plus a Doctoral Stipend for up to 4 years.] PhD Studentship at the University of Exeter in functional genomic approaches to convergent mechanisms in chromatinopathies . This project explores a major unmet medical need in rare genetic disease research: understanding whether several chromatinopathies share overlapping molecular mechanisms that could be targeted by the same drug treatment. Chromatinopathies are caused by variants in genes involved in chromatin remodelling and are...

The University of Exeter is recruiting a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate or Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the BBSRC-funded E-Prep II project, “Single and Combined Bacterial Infections Across Multiple Cropping Systems: Risks, Preparation and Mitigation.” The fixed-term appointment is based in Cornwall, United Kingdom, and runs from 4 January 2027 to 12 November 2030. The project examines the biology and risks posed by bacterial pathogens and planthopper vectors to UK food security. R...

[Funding of fees plus a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7.] This is a fully funded PhD studentship at the University of Exeter focused on decoding cellular diversity in the human brain and functionally annotating neuronal subtypes across development and disease. The project addresses a major challenge in neuroscience: while single-cell RNA sequencing has revealed many excitatory and inhibitory neuronal subtypes, the regulatory mechanisms that establish and maintain these identities are sti...

[Funded studentship providing fees plus a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7.] PhD studentship at the University of Exeter on the functional genomic characterisation of genetic risk for diabetic neuropathy using human stem cell models. This project addresses a major complication of diabetes that affects peripheral sensory nerves and currently has no treatment that halts or reverses disease progression. The research focuses on APOE, a genetic risk factor with links to neuropathy severity, an...

[Home tuition fees plus a Doctoral Stipend for up to 4 years.] PhD Studentship at the University of Exeter on rare variant functional genomics for better understanding, prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. This interdisciplinary studentship focuses on uncovering the genetic architecture and biological mechanisms underlying disabling musculoskeletal conditions such as osteoarthritis and Dupuytren’s contracture. The project combines large-scale human genomics, statistical analysi...

[4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentship; includes payment of tuition fees, a stipend for living expenses at the 2026/27 rate of £21,805, and a Research Training Support Grant of £5,000 per year.] PhD Studentship at the University of East Anglia focused on unlocking healthy ageing by harnessing proteostasis pathways to promote extracellular matrix (ECM) function. This project addresses a major challenge in ageing research: how age-related changes in...

[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 ...

[Fully funded 4-year 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 at the University of East Anglia on engineering gene drives for pest insect suppression, with a focus on the Mediterranean fruitfly (medfly), a globally important agricultural pest that causes major crop losses and is expected to expand its range under climate warming. This project sits within the Norw...