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PhD projects

The following list contains details of available PhD projects within the School. Please note that these projects are currently unfunded. Applicants are required to have obtained or intend to apply for external funding. See our fees and funding page for information on sources of funding for PhD studies. Applications from candidates intending to self-fund their PhD are also accepted – please visit our self-funding students page for relevant information. Our directly funded PhD opportunities are advertised on our postgraduate research studentships page.

Search our current PhD projects by keyword or supervisor, or filter by research department. Once you have found a PhD project you would like to apply for you should express your interest, usually via email, with the supervisor before you make a formal application. Please refer to our application process for further details.

Other projects may also be possible and should be discussed with a prospective supervisor. The research themes of the School can be found on our research pages and research interests of individual members of staff can be browsed on their personal pages.

 




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Adaptation to environmental change

Nichols, Prof. Richard Adaptation, Evolution, Environmental change, Genomics, Endangered species, Conservation, Mathematical modelling, Statistics  Biology Biology 
Comparative Cognition Versace, Dr Elisabetta Animal/Artificial intelligence, Evolution, Cognition, Comparative psychology Psychology Psychology
Comparative physiology and evolution of neuropeptide signalling Elphick, Prof. Maurice Neurobiology, Evolution, Echinoderms, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Transcriptomics, Peptidomics, Molecular histology Biology Biology
Contextual information in adaptation Mareschal, Prof. Isabelle Neuroscience Psychology Psychology
Dissecting the role of MCE proteins in Cyanobacteria Darbari, Dr Vidya Biochemistry, Structural biology, X-ray crystallography, Cryo-electron microscopy Biochemistry Biochemistry
Exploring the impact of plant genome size on community structure dependent on soils and underlying geology Leitch, Prof. Andrew Botany/Plant science, Cell biology/development, Ecology, Conservation, Genetics Biology Biology
How do human cells ensure the accurate segregation of chromosomes? Draviam, Prof. Viji Biochemistry, Cancer/Oncology, Cell biology/development, Genetics, Molecular biology Biochemistry Biochemistry
Improved computational methods for quantitative proteomics Bessant, Prof. Conrad Analytical chemistry, Biochemistry, Applied mathematics, Bioinformatics, Computer science, Data analysis, Software engineering Biochemistry Biochemistry
Integrating fossils and genomes to elucidate the evolutionary history of species through time Dos Reis Barros, Dr Mario Evolutionary biology, Genomics, Phylogenetics, Palaeontology, Molecular clock, Bayesian analysis, Fossil record Biology Biology
Loneliness and its effects on vision and decision making Mareschal, Prof. Isabelle Psychology, Mental health, Cognitive psychology Psychology Psychology
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