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Universities with open postdoc positions in computational biology in the United Kingdom include Wellcome Trust, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, University of Warwick and University of Cambridge.
Wellcome Trust, European Molecular Biology Laboratory
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The EBI–Sanger Postdoctoral (ESPOD) Programme is a collaborative fellowship scheme linking EMBL-EBI and the Wellcome Sanger Institute on the Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton near Cambridge. It supports postdoctoral researchers working across both institutes in projects that deliberately combine experimental wet-lab research with computational dry-lab analysis . Fellows can propose their own research ideas, building a project around one group at each institute, or select from a list of projects ...
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University of Warwick
United Kingdom
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The University of Warwick is recruiting a full-time Research Fellow for a three-year fixed-term position based in Coventry, United Kingdom. The role is formally located in the Warwick Mathematics Institute and the School of Life Sciences, with research based in the Zeeman (SBIDER) Institute. The successful researcher will join a pan-European project focused on the containment and control of important plant pathogens and invasive pests. Research will involve developing mechanistic mathematical an...
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University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
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Postdoctoral opening in computational single-cell immunology at the University of Cambridge , Department of Pathology, in Professor Christina Zielinski’s lab. The project, ORGANise-T , is ERC-funded and focuses on how human T cells adapt to life in different tissues. The lab already has large multimodal datasets available, including scRNA-seq , TCR-seq , CITE-seq , spatial transcriptomics , and high-dimensional spectral flow cytometry. The role is ideal for candidates with a strong background in...
2 weeks ago
Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
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United Kingdom
4 weeks ago
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Postdoctoral Researcher opportunity in AI for Precision Medicine and Therapeutics at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) . The role focuses on developing artificial intelligence and network data science methods for mining molecular multi-omics and medical data to advance precision medicine and discover new precision therapeutics. The successful candidate will work with an interdisciplinary team and contribute to flagship datasets including the Human Phenotype Project...
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MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences
United Kingdom
3 weeks ago
Funded PhD project at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) in London, United Kingdom on reading tissue history and exposures using spatial single-cell genomics . The project is based in the newly established Tissue Biology Group and focuses on building and applying technologies that can read cellular history while preserving spatial context in intact human tissue. Research themes include spatial lineage tracing , single-cell and spatial genomics , DNA methylation , somatic mutations , ex...
3 weeks ago
The Francis Crick Institute
United Kingdom
1 month ago
PhD opportunity at The Francis Crick Institute in London, United Kingdom on computational modelling of cell morphology in the spatial organisation of cancer . This funded PhD project with Dr Josh Bull focuses on cancer biology , cell biology , biophysics , mathematics , and computer science . The project aims to develop and extend agent-based models for tumour microenvironment research, with particular interest in how cell morphology influences immune infiltration , tumour invasion , and tissue-...
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University College London
United Kingdom
1 month ago
The London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium (LIDo) is advertising fully funded PhD studentships for September 2027, with opportunities across its DTP and iCASE routes. The programme focuses on bioscience and biotechnology , with strong interdisciplinary training in computer science , artificial intelligence , machine learning , data science , mathematical modelling , statistics , and related quantitative methods. Projects span biological, physical, chemical, engineering, and computationa...
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Estimated costs in United Kingdom.
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![]() University Accommodation On-campus student housing per year | £5.1k $6,500/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | £948 $1,200/yr |
![]() Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | £474 $600/yr |
![]() Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | £758 $960/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
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University of Plymouth
United Kingdom
Environmental Health
Analytical Chemistry
Fatty Liver
Hepatology
Biology
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University of Essex
United Kingdom
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Microfabrication
Intestinal Biology
Molecular Electronics
Senior Lecturer
Bangor University
United Kingdom
Zoology
Entomology
Genomic
Bioinformatics
Next-generation Sequencing
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Biochemistry
Immunology
Computational Biology
Antibodies
Protein Chemistry
Lecturer
University Of Strathclyde
United Kingdom
Biochemistry
Immunology
Computational Biology
Molecular Docking
Protein Chemistry
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Birkbeck University of London
United Kingdom
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Protein Chemistry
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics

UKRI funds research training and fellowships across the United Kingdom, mainly for PhD and postdoctoral study. Support often includes tuition fees, a stipend at the UKRI rate, and research costs.

The Leverhulme Trust funds a wide range of research scholarships, studentships and fellowships, mainly in the United Kingdom, across disciplines from humanities to sciences.

ESRC supports social science research training in the United Kingdom, mainly through funded PhD studentships and some postdoctoral fellowships delivered via doctoral training partnerships.
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