PhD Opportunities in Neuroscience in United Kingdom

University of Oxford DPhil in Structural Biology Christian Siebold’s group at STRUBI, the University of Oxford’s structural biology research environment, is seeking a DPhil student for the 2027 entry through the NDM Prize Studentships scheme. The project will investigate the structural and molecular mechanisms of Hedgehog signalling within the primary cilium. The student will examine how membrane proteins and signalling complexes function and organise in their cellular environment, addressing si...

University College London is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD project titled CO-PYLT: Collaborative Prediction of Your Long-Term Mobility Intentions for a Brain-Controlled Wheelchair . The research will investigate how a wheelchair can anticipate where its user wants to go by combining commands from an EEG-based brain–computer interface with information about the surrounding environment and the user’s previous journeys. The project addresses the challenge of making assistive mobility...

This PhD project sits within the FAroGels Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network at Nottingham Trent University . The work focuses on food-grade, bio-based and biodegradable aerogels for sustainable food systems, with a particular emphasis on building advanced magnetic-resonance tools to understand how these highly porous materials behave internally. The doctoral research will combine magnetic resonance imaging and time-domain nuclear magnetic resonance (TD-NMR) to characterise aerogel ...

Measuring What Matters is a funded PhD project at the University of Portsmouth focused on improving the clinical assessment of individuals with limb difference. The research will bridge the gap between what matters to patients and what is measured in rehabilitation. It will integrate patient-centred, functional and biomechanical outcomes to support more meaningful evaluation of rehabilitation interventions and patient experience. The doctoral researcher will work at the intersection of biomechan...

Professor Bart Hoogenboom’s lab at University College London is welcoming new team members for a postdoctoral vacancy and funded PhD positions. The research focuses on using advanced atomic force microscopy to investigate bacterial surfaces and industrial filtration membranes. This work brings together biophysics, microscopy, bacterial cell biology, and materials science to examine the structure and properties of complex biological and industrial membrane systems. Researchers joining the lab wil...

Dimitrios Koutsouras, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the University of Bath , is seeking highly motivated doctoral candidates interested in bioelectronic medicine and related technologies. Potential PhD research may focus on neuromodulation , biosensors , and organic bioelectronics . These areas bring together biomedical engineering, electronic devices, materials, and medical applications to investigate how bioelectronic systems can interact with and monitor biological processes. The opportun...

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...

Cranfield University is offering a full-time PhD examining cognitive intelligence in self-evolving multi-agent systems . The project aims to move beyond conventional embodied AI toward human-inspired cognitive reasoning, adaptive collective intelligence, and effective human–autonomy collaboration. The research will explore how autonomous agents can develop and evolve capabilities such as situational awareness, intention understanding, trust reasoning, and social intelligence. These capabilities ...

Dimitrios Koutsouras, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the University of Bath, is seeking talented students from China for a PhD funding opportunity supported through the CSC-University of Bath Doctoral Programme. Potential research directions include bioelectronic medicine , neuromodulation , biosensors and organic bioelectronics . These areas connect biomedical engineering, medical science and electrical engineering, with opportunities to explore technologies that interface with biological sy...