PhD Opportunities in Physiology in United Kingdom

The University of Oxford is offering a DPhil opportunity in cardiovascular research on “Sarcomeric cAMP signalling in cardiometabolic heart failure: mechanisms, modelling and translational biomarkers.” The interdisciplinary project will examine how alterations in localised cAMP signalling contribute to cardiac dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Research will bring together cutting-edge imaging, molecular signalling, cardiovascular physiology, modelling, and tr...

PhD in Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences at the University of Edinburgh’s Moray House School of Education and Sport offers full-time study over three years or part-time study over six years, beginning in September 2027. A PhD by Distance option is available for suitably qualified applicants, although it is not a fully online programme. The programme supports independent research across physical education, sport management, sports science, the social and cultural significance of sport...

Fully Funded PhD in Systems Neuroscience at University College London (UCL), based at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour in the United Kingdom. The doctoral project explores neural circuits, behaviour, experimental neuroscience, computational neuroscience, imaging, physiology, and data analysis. Applicants should have a strong interest in neuroscience and hold a bachelor's degree in neuroscience, life sciences, physics, mathematics, or computer science. Funding is av...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at Ulster University and the Diabetes Research Centre in the area of diabetes, obesity, reproductive health , and endocrinology . The project, titled Harnessing the Gut-Gonadal Axis: Pre-clinical Validation of Novel Proglucagon-Derived and Hybrid Peptides for Obesity-Induced Subfertility , focuses on how obesity and Type 2 Diabetes affect fertility in men and women. The successful PhD student will investigate whether novel incretin-based and hybrid peptide therapies ...

[Fully funded studentship covering fees, a maintenance stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/27, and a research training and support grant (RTSG). Limited support for international applicants includes a waiver of the difference between home and international fees; relocation, visa, and health surcharge costs are not covered.] PhD Studentship at the University of East Anglia in Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance of Responses to Environmental Stress . This research project investigates how o...

[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.] PhD Studentship: Cerebellar Contributions to Respiratory Motor Learning at the University of Birmingham . This project investigates how plasticity in respiratory control helps maintain blood-gas homeostasis across the life...

[Fully funded studentship covering fees, maintenance stipend of £21,805 p.a. for 2026/27, and a research training and support grant (RTSG). Limited support for international applicants includes waiver of the difference between home and international fees; relocation, visa, and health surcharge costs are not covered.] PhD studentship at the University of East Anglia on how perceived heat stress may influence the germline and shape genetic inheritance across generations. This project asks whether ...

The University of Edinburgh is advertising postgraduate research study in Cardiovascular Science , offering both PhD and MScR routes through the Centre for Cardiovascular Science in the School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences. This programme is designed for highly motivated candidates with relevant research experience and a strong interest in cardiovascular physiology and disease. Research spans fundamental discovery science, translational work, and clinical studies, with major themes...

PhD opportunity at Harper Adams University in dairy cattle welfare , animal behaviour , and environmental enrichment . The project asks whether enriching the rearing environment of dairy heifers can improve welfare and whether those benefits continue into first lactation. The research will follow heifers from rearing through early lactation and will combine behavioural observations , precision livestock technologies , and measures of health and physiology . The aim is to generate practical recom...