PhD studentships (4-year) in the
Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Studentship closed: we are no longer accepting new applications for this funding opportunity.
A list of supervisors and projects is available at:
https://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate/pdn-phd-studentships-projects
Applicants are invited for two 4-year PhD studentships in the Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience (PDN) from October 2025. These students will participate in training and cohort-building events of the Cambridge Biosciences Doctoral Training Programme and undertake a Professional Internship for PhD Students (PIPS) of 3 months.
We welcome and encourage applications from people from groups that are under-represented in postgraduate study, as well as students who may have faced an educational or socio-economic disadvantage. If you love your subject, have an aptitude for study or research, and have gained, or are on course for, a good Upper Second class degree (or overseas equivalent, see here), we would very much like to hear from you. Further details about the University’s commitment to widening participation in postgraduate study are available here.
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Wolfson College – PDN Michael Foster PhD Studentship: (4 years) Jointly funded by PDN and Wolfson College. The successful applicant will become a member of Wolfson College which offers a lively and welcoming home to a diverse and cosmopolitan community of postgraduate and older (21+) undergraduate students. Wolfson offers all of its PhD students at least two years' housing in reasonably priced student accommodation. First year accommodation is not guaranteed but is usually available to new students who meet all their offer conditions by 31 July (and often thereafter). Detailed information is available here. This studentship covers fees at the 'Home' rate, maintenance, research consumables and training costs. Information about University fees and standard maintenance costs for 2025/26 is available here and about fee status here. We are not able to consider applications from students who are classified as overseas for this studentship. To ensure that they are considered for this award, applicants should specify Wolfson College as their first choice. |
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Trinity-Cambridge Research PhD Studentship (4 years) This studentship covers fees at the ‘Home’ or ‘Overseas’ rate, maintenance, research consumables and training costs. Information about University fees and standard maintenance costs for 2025/26 is available here and about fee status here. For this award applicants can specify any College as their first choice. |
All eligible applicants for these studentships will also be considered for University of Cambridge Postgraduate Funding opportunities from multiple sources, providing they have applied for University admission by 23:59 UK time on Tuesday 7 January 2025 and selected 'yes - I wish to be considered for funding' option in the 'Funding your study' section of the portal application. Applicants should have gained, or be on course for, at least a good Upper Second-class degree from a UK university. If your degree is not from the UK, please check equivalence guidelines, which are available here. Minimum English requirements can be found here.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Step 1: Contact supervisor(s): A list of supervisors and projects is available at: https://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate/pdn-phd-studentships-projects Initial enquiries should be made as early as possible. Email supervisor(s) directly with your CV, including your academic record and contact details for two academic referees (one of whom should be familiar with your academic record).
Step 2: University Application: If the supervisor has confirmed that they would be interested to consider a formal application, they will ask you to apply to the University using the online application form (Applicant Portal) https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/applicant-portal-and-s... selecting the following course:
PhD in Physiology, Development & Neuroscience
https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/directory/blpdpdpdn
Please select ‘yes – I wish to be considered for funding’ option in the ‘Funding your study’ section of the portal application.
List the name of your prospective supervisor and project title (including the title is especially important where a supervisor has more than one project available) together with your research proposal (max. 12,000 characters including spaces) into the ‘Course Specific Questions’ section. Your prospective supervisor will help with the proposal.
Project-related questions should be addressed directly to the supervisor. Requests for general information or enquiries about procedures (including advice if you have already submitted an application to the University for a PhD in PDN) should be directed to Postgraduate Administrator (e-mail: postgradinfo@pdn.cam.ac.uk).
Studentship closed: we are no longer accepting new applications for this funding opportunity.
Interview dates to be confirmed.
