PhD Studentships at the University of Leicester: Funded Population Health, Genetics and Healthcare Research Opportunities 2027

The University of Leicester College of Life Sciences is offering four funded PhD studentships for 2027 entry in Population Health Sciences, Genetics, and Healthcare. Applicants select from four defined projects, each with its own supervision team and research focus, including topics in diabetes, genome architecture, nutrition and hearing health inequalities, and perinatal palliative care. The programmes are aimed at prospective doctoral researchers and begin in January 2027.

Fully funded doctoral studentships linked to four specific research projects

Prospective doctoral researchers who wish to pursue one of four defined PhD topics in Population Health Sciences, Genetics, or Healthcare; review the projects and identify the topic and supervisory team that matches their background and interests.

Review the four projects and select a research topic and supervisory team; follow the university’s standard doctoral application procedures