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

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U.S. Department of Energy
Just Landed
United States
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This internship/fellowship is based at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command - Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in the Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience , within the Integrated Systems Biology Branch . The project is centered on integrative biology approaches to military-relevant health, with a focus on understanding the etiology of health problems and developing solutions that support performance, resilience, and readiness. Participants will work under a men...
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Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Switzerland
3 days ago
Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, offers a six-month master’s thesis in microbial ecology at its Kastanienbaum site near Lucerne, Switzerland. The project investigates bacterial and archaeal diversity in Swiss lakes as part of the Swiss National Assessment of Lake Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (SNALBES). The successful student will use approximately 100 lake samples to study microbial community diversity and composition through 16S rRNA gene amplicon seq...
3 days ago
David Dallas
Oregon State University
United States
5 days ago
Oregon State University is seeking an enthusiastic master's student for a funded research project in dairy science, food science, nutrition, and gastrointestinal health. The project will investigate how dairy proteins and dairy side streams generate bioactive peptides during digestion and how these peptides influence gastrointestinal health. Research activities may include advanced peptidomics, LC-MS/MS, bioinformatics, and cell culture approaches to identify peptides that support gut barrier fu...
5 days ago
University of Padua
Italy
1 week ago
🇮🇹 The University of Padua is accepting applications for its English-taught Master’s programme in Evolutionary Biology for the 2027–2028 academic year. This is a 2-year (120 ECTS) programme with a strong focus on evolutionary biology , biodiversity conservation , genetics , bioinformatics , molecular biology , animal behaviour , and climate change . The degree begins on 1 October 2027 and is taught in English. Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree of at least three years, or an equivalent q...
1 week ago
University of Edinburgh
Top university
United Kingdom
1 week ago
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Genetics and Genomics PhD and MScR at the University of Edinburgh is a postgraduate research opportunity in animal science focused on genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, computational biology, quantitative genetics, and modelling of complex animal systems. The programme is based in the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies , within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine , with research activity centred at the Roslin Institute on the Easter Bush campus in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. R...
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Helmholtz Munich
Germany
2 weeks ago
Fully funded Master's position at Helmholtz Munich in single-cell multi-omics for chronic lung diseases . The project is hosted by the Luecken Lab and Lehmann Lab at the Institute for Computational Biology and Lung Health . It is a strong fit for students interested in bioinformatics , computational biology , single-cell analysis , and data-driven biomedical research. Eligibility: applicants should be Master's students in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related field, and should have...
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University at Buffalo
United States
2 weeks ago
T15 Fellowship in Biomedical Informatics at the University at Buffalo This posting announces a NIH/NLM T15 sponsored postdoctoral fellowship in Biomedical Informatics at the University at Buffalo . The fellowship is designed to prepare trainees for careers in academia or industry through mentored research and professional development in informatics. Research and training areas include Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning , Knowledge Representation , Natural Language Processing , Clinical I...
2 weeks ago
Iana Fedorova
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Germany
2 weeks ago
PhD and Master's student positions are available at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany, in the AIBA research group led by Iana Fedorova. The group works on bacteria-phage interactions in clinically relevant bacterial pathogens, with a strong focus on bacterial immunity, phage counter-defense, and engineering bacteriophages to kill bacterial hosts more effectively. This is a good fit for students interested in microbiology, phage therapy, and translational ...
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University of Melbourne
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Australia
3 weeks ago
Top university
MSc by Research opportunity at the University of Melbourne / Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. This project is titled “Validation of Methylation-Based qPCR Biomarkers for Chronic Kidney Disease in Type 1 Diabetes” . The research focuses on translating genome-wide biomarker discovery into practical clinical assays. The student will work on validating candidate DNA methylation biomarkers in Australian cohorts (including PREDICTION and A...
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Centre for Genomic Regulation
Spain
4 weeks ago
PhD opportunity at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, Spain through the CRG International PhD Programme 2027 . The project, supervised by Dr Eva Maria Novoa , sits at the intersection of RNA dynamics , RNA modifications (the epitranscriptome ), protein mistranslation , cell biology , genomics , molecular biology , genetics , and microbiology . The Novoa lab uses a combination of wet and dry approaches, with strong reliance on nanopore sequencing , to study how RNA changes affe...
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Texas A&M University
United States
1 month ago
Texas A&M University Health Science Center is advertising a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in the College of Pharmacy at College Station, Texas, United States . The role sits within the Pharmaceutical Sciences team and is focused on biomedical research in biology , molecular and cell biology , stem cell research, exosomes / extracellular vesicles , organoids , microRNA , lncRNA , epigenetics , bioinformatics , and related experimental methods. The post emphasizes research on metabolic ...
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Estimated costs in New Zealand.
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![]() Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | NZ$16.4k $9,600/yr |
![]() University Accommodation On-campus student housing per year | NZ$12.3k $7,200/yr |
![]() Visa & Immigration Fees Student visa and residence permit fees per year | NZ$641 $375/yr |
![]() University Tuition Average PhD tuition per year | NZ$37.6k $22,000/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Associate Professor
University of Canterbury
New Zealand
Tissue Engineering
Biochemical Engineering
Microfluidic
Microfabrication
Micromechanics
Senior Lecturer
University of Canterbury
New Zealand
Marine Biology
Conservation Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Ecology
Sexual Selection
Associate Professor
University of Otago
New Zealand
Systems Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Parkinson's Disease
Neuromodulation
Senior Lecturer
Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Bioinformatics
Human Papillomavirus
Protein Folding
University of Otago
New Zealand
Microbiology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics
Bacterial Genetics
University of Auckland
New Zealand
Biochemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Chemoinformatics
Predictive Modeling
Bioinformatics

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