Projects
A number of potential projects within biology, medicine and health are available to prospective four year PhD programme with integrated teaching certificate students.
The list below is a selection of projects that have been identified as suitable for this programme.
Other projects available for this programme can be found using the Faculty's PhD project search (select ‘self-funded’ from the funding status list).
If you do not find an ideal project, don't be discouraged. We encourage outstanding candidates to contact us directly regarding potential applications. You can either contact the academic you are interested in working with directly, or email for advice: admissions.doctoralacademy@manchester.ac.uk
Once you’ve chosen your project, see How to apply for application instructions.
See projects in:
Biological sciences
Cell Matrix Biology
- Proteomic analyses of adhesion signalling in cancer
Prof Martin Humphries, Dr Claus Jorgensen - Understanding and minimizing radiation damage in breast tissues
Dr Michael Sherratt, Prof Sarah Cartmell
Evolution and Genomic Sciences
- The role of the spliceosome protein Prpf8 in embryonic development
Dr Kathy Hentges - Understanding regulation of gene expression during development via an integrated computational analysis of ‘omics data
Prof Simon Hubbard, Prof Sam Griffiths-Jones, Dr Martin Baron
Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine
- The respiratory metagenome during exacerbations of asthma
Prof Nikos Papadopoulos, Prof David Robertson, Dr Spyridon Megremis - Do altered host-microbial interactions promote oral inflammation during ageing?
Dr Joanne Konkel, Prof Andrew McBain
Molecular and Cellular Function
- Regulatory roles for ribosome-associated proteins in protein synthesis
Prof Graham Pavitt, Dr Martin Pool
Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences
- An investigation of psychological and clinical factors associated with the development of chronic or persistent pain in children and young people with inflammatory and non-inflammatory musculoskeletal conditions
Dr Lis Cordingley, Prof Wendy Thomson, Dr Rebecca Lee, Dr Janet McDonagh
Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology
- Tackling neurovascular dysfunction in dementia: a cell biology and biomaterials approach
Prof Nigel Hooper, Dr Marco Domingos, Dr Tao Wang - Face identity recognition: Exploring the role of observer motion and motion of viewed person
Dr Karen Lander, Dr Paul Warren
Medical sciences
Cancer Sciences
- Chemotherapy dose-capping due to obesity and its impact on survival
Prof Andrew Renehan, Dr Jorge Barriuso
Developmental Biology and Medicine
- Understanding the impact of placental aging on placental function
Dr Alexander Heazell, Dr Mark Dilworth, Dr Michelle Desforges
Health sciences
Human Communication, Development and Hearing
- The influence of agency and engagement with animals on conservation and welfare education in zoos
Dr Keith Jensen, Dr Susanne Shultz
Pharmacy and Optometry
- Development of a three dimensional in vitro model of the human cornea to dissect the inflammatory events associated with sight-threatening ocular pathogens
Dr Curtis Dobson, Dr Carole Maldonado-Codina, Prof Philip Morgan - In vitro assessment of drug sequestration into lysosomes and in silico prediction of implications for drug disposition and therapeutic efficacy
Dr Aleksandra Galetin, Dr David Halifax
Psychology and Mental Health
- Exploring therapeutic alliance for digital mental health
Dr Katherine Berry, Dr Sandra Bucci