PhD Opportunities in Cancer Research in Ireland

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Dublin at University College Dublin (UCD) through the UCD China Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholarship Scheme. The Health Sensing and Microsystems group is seeking motivated PhD candidates to work on research in wearable and implantable bioelectronics , ultra-low-power analogue front-ends , neural data acquisition and signal processing , and low-cost printed sensors . This is a strong fit for students interested in electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, ma...

Brian Sheil is recruiting a fully funded PhD researcher in Physical AI for the Built World , jointly supervised at the University of Galway and the University of Cambridge through CIRI – Ward & Burke Centre for Infrastructure Research & Innovation . The project sits at the intersection of civil engineering , computer science , physics , mathematics , robotics , and machine learning . Research directions include subsurface 3D reconstruction using physics-supervised learning and multimodal sensing...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Residential Ventilation, Indoor Air Quality, and Healthy Buildings at Munster Technological University in Ireland. The position is hosted by the MeSSO Research Group in the Faculty of Engineering . The project sits at the intersection of mechanical engineering , building services engineering , energy engineering , and environmental engineering , with a strong focus on fluid mechanics , thermodynamics , ventilation performance, and indoor environmental quality. Eli...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in tissue engineering research at University College Dublin , based in the ECM² Lab at the UCD Charles Institute of Dermatology in Ireland. The project is a strong fit for candidates with interests in biomedical engineering , biomaterials , cell biology , cell culture , and molecular biology , with a research environment connected to dermatology and tissue engineering. Eligibility highlights: applicants should hold a first-class or 2:1 degree and a Master's degree in...

University College Dublin is advertising a fully funded 4-year PhD position in virology , focused on nanoscale tissue imaging of Hepatitis E virus . The opportunity is based in Prof Nicola Fletcher's Lab within the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine in Ireland . This project will suit applicants interested in virus-host interactions, tissue imaging, infectious disease research, and veterinary/biomedical science. Funding: The post is described as fully funded for four years. Eligibility: The flyer...

PhD scholarship opportunity in Building Engineering and Indoor Air Quality at the MeSSO Research Group , Faculty of Engineering, Munster Technological University (MTU) , Cork, Ireland. The project is part of the VENTURE project, funded by the SEAI RD&D Programme , and focuses on residential ventilation and healthy buildings . The successful candidate will work with Dr Paul O'Sullivan , Dr Adam O'Donovan , and Dr Theofanis Psomas to study the energy, carbon, health, and cost implications of venti...

PhD opportunity in Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials at University College Dublin , within the UCD Charles Institute of Dermatology in Ireland. The project is part of the ERC-funded DESIGN-ECM initiative and focuses on species- and sex-specific extracellular matrix , with an emphasis on how biomaterial design can reshape future human preclinical models. The student will join Associate Professor Seungkuk Ahn 's ECM² lab and work alongside a postdoc and another PhD student. Research activities i...

Maynooth University’s Department of Biology and Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research is advertising a fully funded PhD scholarship starting in January 2027 . The project is part of the ADDRESS collaborative research programme, funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine , and coordinated by Prof Walsh at Maynooth University with partners across University College Dublin , Teagasc , and the University of Galway . The research sits within One Health and investigat...

PhD studentship at Trinity College Dublin in the Naci Lab at the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, focused on advanced neuroimaging biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in mid-life, asymptomatic individuals. The project is part of the PREVENT study and examines how established and novel pre-clinical neuroimaging markers of AD perform in people at high- versus low-risk for late-life Alzheimer’s disease. The student will also study how changes in neuroimaging biomarkers interact with clinica...