
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
ApplyKite Editorial 3 Nov 2026
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Universities with open PhD positions in cell biology in the Netherlands include University of Amsterdam and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University.
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands
3 weeks ago
PhD position at the University of Amsterdam on the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving traumatic brain injury (TBI)-associated dementia . The project focuses on repetitive mild traumatic brain injury (rmTBI), long-term neuroinflammation, hippocampal dysfunction, memory decline, neurogenesis, astrogliogenesis, microglia activation, and conserved transcriptional programs in mouse and human hippocampus. The position is embedded in a collaboration between the Fitzsimons lab at the Swammerdam I...
3 weeks ago
University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
Netherlands
1 month ago
PhD opportunity at University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht), Netherlands This PhD project is titled Multidimensional analysis of (a)biotic particles and immune responses . The research focuses on small environmental particles such as pollen and microplastics that can trigger inflammatory diseases, and on developing a novel portable system for rapid, multidimensional characterization of inhaled particles using flow cytometry. The successful candidate will work on analytical and experimenta...
1 month ago
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Delft University of Technology
Top university
Netherlands
4 days ago
Top university
Delft University of Technology participates in the SynCell-nExUs European Synthetic Cell Initiative, a pan-European postdoctoral excellence programme coordinated by the Max Planck Society and managed with the European Synthetic Cell Initiative. The programme offers 20 fully funded, three-year postdoctoral fellowships in its first call, with hosting at one of more than 50 laboratories across 22 European research institutions. Fellows will develop an independent research project in synthetic-cell ...
4 days ago
Delft University of Technology
Top university
Netherlands
1 month ago
Top university
PhD opportunity at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in living sensors, microorganisms, machine learning, computer vision, biodesign, and interaction design . This PhD project explores how microorganisms can encode environmental history and how that biological record can be decoded from images. The research aims to support future battery-less, biodegradable sensing systems that could replace disposable electronic dataloggers. The candidate will cultivate living organisms, characterize th...
1 month ago
University of Maastricht
Netherlands
1 month ago
Maastricht University is offering the NL-High Potential Scholarship for highly talented international students from outside the EU/EEA who have been admitted to a participating master’s programme at UM. The scholarship is a full scholarship and includes a tuition fee waiver , monthly living expenses, health and liability insurance, visa application costs, pre-academic training costs, and support for the International Student Ambassador Programme. A mandatory room/accommodation is also allocated ...
1 month ago
Estimated costs in Netherlands.
MonthlyYearly | |
|---|---|
![]() 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 |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Associate professor
University of Maastricht
Netherlands
Clinical Nutrition
Microbiology
Cancer Biology
Pancreatic Cancer
Gut Microbiota
Leiden University Medical Center
Netherlands
Immunology
Biostatistics
T Cell Biology
Population Genetics
Immune Response
professor of immunobiology
Leiden University
Netherlands
Immunology
Cell Biology
Autophagy
Zebrafish Biology
Inflammatory Biology
Associate Professor | Director of the Proteomics Core Facility
Erasmus MC
Netherlands
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Transcriptional Biology
Cell Cycle Regulation
Proteostasis
Prof. Em. and guest scientist
Erasmus MC
Netherlands
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Stem Cell Biology
Transcriptional Regulation
Vascular Biology
Professor
Leiden University
Netherlands
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Protein Expression
Proteasome Biology
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