PhD Opportunities in Biomaterials in United Kingdom

[Fees plus a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7.] This PhD studentship at the University of Exeter explores how living materials in nature can inspire new understanding of active matter , behaviour, and thermal regulation in bumblebee nests . The project examines how social insect colonies maintain efficient nest thermoregulation through self-organisation, social information exchange, space use, and interactions with nest materials and the surrounding climate. The research sits at the inter...

[PhD studentship funded by BBSRC through the Midlands Integrated Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP), in partnership with the University of Warwick, University of Birmingham, Aston University, Harper Adams University, Coventry University, and the University of Leicester.] This PhD studentship at the University of Birmingham explores how shock-induced tissue injury can be understood and prevented using dynamic nanofluidics. The project sits at the interface of mechanobiology, biomaterials, a...

[Studentship provides funding of fees plus a stipend per annum for 2026/7; funding amount listed as £21,805.] The University of Exeter is offering a PhD studentship in 3D Printing Mechanically Adaptive Regenerative Interfaces for Improved Bone Screw Fixation at the Penryn Campus. This project addresses an important clinical challenge in spinal surgery: screw loosening and pull-out, especially in patients with poor bone quality such as osteoporosis. These complications can undermine pedicle screw...

[Funded studentship providing fees plus a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7.] PhD Studentship at the University of Exeter focused on developing bioresorbable, regenerative scaffolds and additive manufacturing strategies for engineering the screw–bone interface. The project addresses a major clinical challenge in spinal surgery: screw loosening and pull-out, especially in patients with poor bone quality. Rather than relying only on conventional fixation devices, the research aims to create ...

Fully funded PhD/DPhil studentships are available in biomaterials for advanced therapeutics , biosensing , and soft robotics at the University of Oxford . The lab is described as a dynamic, multidisciplinary, and highly collaborative environment focused on high-impact research at the cutting edge of disease diagnostics , therapeutics, and soft robotics. These opportunities are aimed at exceptionally talented and motivated students with outstanding academic records and strong hands-on research ex...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Aberdeen in synthetic biology , peptide engineering , biotechnology , and molecular biology . The project is an EASTBIO/BBSRC PhD focused on developing artificial molecular muscles using engineered biosynthetic enzymes and peptide-based systems . It is a multidisciplinary research opportunity with training in synthetic biology , peptide synthesis , protein engineering , molecular modelling , and advanced biomaterials . This post is shared by Wael...

PhD opportunity at the University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering within the MIBTP Programme . The project, Dynamic extracellular matrix mimetics for transformative mechanobiological and metabolic discovery across soft tissues , focuses on developing a new class of extracellular matrix surrogates based on fluid-gel (FG) microstructures . These materials are designed to better mimic native soft tissues, which are viscoelastic, stress-responsive, and dynamic during injury and disease....

PhD opportunity at the University of Warwick through the Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP) programme. This interdisciplinary project is titled Engineering antimicrobial polymers for prosthetic joint infection and sits at the intersection of polymer chemistry , microbiology , biomaterials engineering , and medical science . The research asks whether bone cement can be engineered to resist bacterial attachment and biofilm formation , while still maintaining the mechanic...