PhD Opportunities in Microbiology in Ireland

Trinity College Dublin is advertising a 4-year PhD studentship for new entrants to the full-time PhD register, with entry in September each year. The opportunity is based in the School of Nursing & Midwifery at Trinity College Dublin and welcomes applications connected to national strategies and/or the School research agenda. Applicants may propose their own topic, and topics aligned with the following research centres are especially encouraged: Trinity Centre for Maternal Care Research (TCMCR) ...

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 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...

Funded PhD opportunity at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dublin, Ireland, focused on digital health , cerebral palsy , co-design , user-centred design , health data , and patient portal development. The project, based in the CP-Life Research Centre in the School of Physiotherapy, aims to explore how people with cerebral palsy and their families use, access, and share electronic health data, and to co-design, develop, and evaluate a digital portal linked to the Irish Cerebral ...

University College Dublin’s Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis (CVERA), School of Veterinary Medicine, is advertising 3 PhD positions that are closing shortly . The projects are: - boviSNP – SNP-based tracking of Mycobacterium bovis for improved bovine tuberculosis (bTB) control - CONNECT-TB – Measuring contact rates in Irish dairy herds - SENTINEL – Surveillance and early warning for emerging threats using AI These opportunities sit at the intersection of veterinary science , ...

PhD opportunity at the University of Limerick in the Department of Biological Sciences on Efficiency and Optimisation of Constructed Wetlands and Passive Treatment Systems for Wastewater Management . This project focuses on nature-based solutions (NbS) for sustainable wastewater treatment, with emphasis on the efficiency, optimisation, and practical application of constructed wetlands and other passive treatment systems . The research will examine how low-energy treatment technologies can be des...

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...