PhD Opportunities in Electrophysiology in United Kingdom

This PhD opportunity focuses on developing multimodal foundation models and agentic artificial intelligence for heart rhythm disorders at Imperial College London. The project will combine electrocardiograms, electronic health records, clinical free text and medical imaging. The research will investigate foundation models, multimodal fusion, large language models and agentic AI, including AI co-scientist approaches that support multiple stages of the research process. The student will work within...

PhD opportunity in mental health , neuroscience , and medical science focused on understanding calcium handling in severe mental illness (CAL-SMI). This interdisciplinary project is a collaboration between the University of Birmingham and the University of Oxford , with supervision/input from Felix Chan , Prof Jeremy Hall , Dr Nicola Hall , and Dr Arne Mould . The research uses a genetic and translational approach to study Darier disease and the gene ATP2A2 to investigate biological mechanisms r...

Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Warwick in the Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership on Role of Glial Cells in the Memory Processes: From Support to Spotlight . This project sits at the intersection of neuroscience , cell biology , and molecular biology , focusing on how non-neuronal brain cells—especially astrocytes and microglia —influence memory formation, consolidation, and retrieval. The advert highlights the role of neuronal hyperactivity, including in neurologi...

Funded PhD project in sleep circuitry and neuroscience at the University of Warwick. This project explores why we sleep and how sleep supports brain health, with a particular interest in mechanisms that may protect against dementia. The work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, physiology, and biological sciences. The project will use advanced systems neuroscience approaches, including in vivo and in vitro electrophysiology and fluorescent imaging . It is designed for a curious student who ...

EASTBIO PhD studentship in Neuroscience at the University of St Andrews This PhD project, titled Shaping Motion: Astrocyte Specialization within Motor Control Networks , is offered by the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of St Andrews. The project is supervised by Prof Gareth Miles and Dr Matthew Broadhead and focuses on astrocytes, spinal cord microcircuits, motor control, and glial-neuronal interactions. The research asks whether different astrocyte types have specialize...

PhD opportunity at The Francis Crick Institute in circuit mechanisms underlying multisensory integration in the superior colliculus . This funded PhD project with Florencia Iacaruso focuses on neuroscience , multisensory integration , superior colliculus , calcium imaging , and connectomics . The project asks how visual, auditory, and somatosensory inputs converge onto distinct neuronal populations and how cortical and subcortical circuits shape multisensory computations. Methods include custom ...

Funded PhD opportunity at The Francis Crick Institute in London, United Kingdom. This 2027 Crick PhD project with Dr Jonny Kohl focuses on the function and flexibility of neural circuits for instinctive behaviours , with a strong emphasis on neuroscience , behavioural biology , and state-dependent brain plasticity. The project asks how physiological states such as reproductive, metabolic, and hormonal conditions shape information processing in the brain and alter instinctive behaviours including...

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences is advertising funded PhD studentships across several doctoral training routes. Opportunities include MIBTP (Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership), CENTA (Central England NERC Training Alliance), HetSys (EPSRC CDT in Modelling of Heterogeneous Systems), the MRC-funded Doctoral Training Partnership , and the CTP for Sustainable Agricultural Innovation . Research areas span life sciences, biosciences, environmental science, quantitativ...

PhD opportunity in Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Behavioural Biology at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology (Cambridge, United Kingdom). This project, supervised by Dr W Schafer, focuses on neuropeptide networks and how “wireless” neuronal communication shapes behaviour. The first part uses C. elegans to study neuropeptide signaling in feeding circuits, including how peptides and receptors related to human hypothalamic appetite pathways regulate feeding and starva...