
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
ApplyKite Editorial 3 Nov 2026

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University of Edinburgh
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United Kingdom
4 days ago
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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...
4 days ago
University of New Brunswick
Canada
1 week ago
New Master of Science in Forestry (MScF) opportunity at the University of New Brunswick in Canada . The project is titled High-throughput phenotyping black spruce stress resilience and is co-supervised by Dr. Funda Ogut (Canadian Forest Services) and Dr. Christopher Wong (ForEM). The research focuses on how climate change-driven drought and spruce budworm disturbances affect forest health and productivity, with an emphasis on improving resilience in black spruce populations. The successful candi...
1 week ago
University of Edinburgh
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United Kingdom
1 week ago
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The University of Edinburgh is advertising postgraduate research study in Cardiovascular Science , offering both PhD and MScR routes through the Centre for Cardiovascular Science in the School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences. This programme is designed for highly motivated candidates with relevant research experience and a strong interest in cardiovascular physiology and disease. Research spans fundamental discovery science, translational work, and clinical studies, with major themes...
1 week ago
University of Melbourne
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Australia
1 month ago
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Research Degree Opportunity at the University of Melbourne This project is titled Reptile macroecology & biodiversity and is offered by the School of BioSciences, Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne in Australia (Parkville campus). The project will investigate the global-scale biodiversity of reptiles, or potentially all land vertebrates, across multiple dimensions: taxonomic, phylogenetic, morphological, life history, physiological, and functional . This is a strong fit for studen...
1 month ago
University of Melbourne
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Australia
1 month ago
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Research Degree Opportunity at the University of Melbourne in modelling diabetic heart disease using human cardiac microtissues . This project investigates diabetic cardiomyopathy , a condition where diabetes increases the risk of heart failure through chronic metabolic stress. The research uses human iPSC-derived multicellular cardiac microtissues to study cellular and molecular pathways involved in cardiac dysfunction under diabetic-like conditions such as hyperglycaemia and lipotoxic stress. ...
1 month ago
Southern Illinois University
United States
3 months ago
Southern Illinois University’s Multidisciplinary Biomedical & Biological Sciences (MBBS) Graduate Program is accepting applications for research-based MS and PhD study, as well as the non-thesis MS in Biomedical Science . The program spans biomedical and biological sciences with concentration areas including Anatomy & Neurobiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Cell Biology, Immunology & Cancer Biology, and Pharmacology & Neuroscience. Applicants should ha...
3 months ago
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Delft University of Technology
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Netherlands
1 week ago
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PhD opportunity at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Cognitive Robotics Department and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering , working within the EU-funded OPERA consortium and the Reliable Robot Control Lab . The project focuses on safe planning and decision-making under uncertainty for long-horizon robot autonomy , with an emphasis on methods that let robots operate safely and reliably over long time horizons in human-centered environments. The research sits at the intersection ...
1 week ago
Delft University of Technology
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Netherlands
1 week ago
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PhD Position at Delft University of Technology in Energy Data Sharing for City-Level Policy Making Using Digital Twins . This doctoral project is part of the FEDERATE NWO project and focuses on how municipalities can use better energy data sharing to support city decarbonization and sustainability policy making. The research addresses fragmented and incomplete public data and investigates new data sharing architectures between citizens, local companies, and municipalities, aligned with the new D...
1 week ago
Delft University of Technology
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Netherlands
1 week ago
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TU Delft is advertising a PhD position in Bayesian modeling and counterfactual methods for nanoparticle transport in human tissue . The project is embedded in the European SYNERGIE consortium (Horizon Europe) and focuses on building a computational model that can follow how particles move between multiple human tissues, change as they travel, and influence exposure and safety decisions. The PhD researcher will join the group of Dr. Sepinoud Azimi at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft),...
1 week ago
Estimated costs in Netherlands.
MonthlyYearly | |
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![]() Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | €662 $720/yr |
![]() Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | €2.2k $2,400/yr |
![]() Dining Out & Social Restaurants, cafes, and social dining per year | €2.0k $2,160/yr |
![]() University Tuition Average PhD tuition per year | €13.8k $15,000/yr |
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UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Norway
Cell Biology
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Molecular Phylogeny
Genome Assembly
Professor
The University of British Columbia
Canada
Exercise Physiology
Cardiology
Physiology
Circulatory Physiology
Respiratory Therapy
Professor
Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
Belgium
Cardiology
Cell Biology
Endothelial Function
Cardiac Pathology
Vascular Biology
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands
Exercise Physiology
Cell Biology
Oxidative Stress
Physiology
Ischemic Physiology
Laboratory for Myology Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The Netherlands
Netherlands
Exercise Physiology
Sports Nutrition
Physiology
Exercise Psychology
Endurance Training
University of Twente
Netherlands
Exercise Physiology
Anesthesiology
Mechanical Ventilation
Physiological Monitoring
Respiratory Physiology

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The Radboud Scholarship Programme supports talented international students from outside the European Economic Area to study an English-taught master's degree at Radboud University in the Netherlands.

A prestigious TU Delft scholarship for outstanding international master's applicants, offering substantial financial support to study in the Netherlands.
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