Fully-funded PhD projects
Apply for our fully-funded PhD projects in subjects including chemistry, biology, computer science, and physics.
PhD opportunities for science graduates
Projects for the 2024/2025 PhD studentships, starting in October 2025, are below. You will also find a link to further information about our application process and our mailing list, should you wish to be notified about future PhD opportunities. You can also view the recording of the 2023 Application Workshop, where we heard from our Academic Lead for Recruitment, Head of Research Degree Programmes and Researcher Development Manager. We also had advice and guidance from the University of London Careers Service, and an insight from some of our current PhD students at the ICR.
Stipends
Available opportunities
You can view details of the 2024/2025 projects below.
Any future applications will be added here so please do check back regularly.
Funding for our PhD projects comes from a variety of different sources, including some funded programmes, such as the MRC Doctoral Training Partnership and the CRUK Science Centre at the ICR and Imperial.
Please note, the advertised funder may change prior to registration.
See all our PhD projects:
Closed: Enhancing immune responses to radiation with spatiotemporal dose modulation and drug combinations
Primary supervisor: Dr Magnus Dillon Primary site: Sutton Funded by CRUK RadNetClosed: Enhancing immune responses to radiation with spatiotemporal dose modulation and drug combinations
See full project detailsClosed: Molecular investigation on MuvB oncogenic complexes
Primary supervisor: Dr Claudio Alfieri Primary site: Chelsea Funded by ICRClosed: Molecular investigation on MuvB oncogenic complexes
See full project detailsClosed: Development of small molecules targeting the TRF1 subunit of the telomeric Shelterin complex
Primary supervisor: Professor Sebastian Guettler Primary site: Sutton Funded by MRC iCASE Award (Merck)Closed: Development of small molecules targeting the TRF1 subunit of the telomeric Shelterin complex
See full project detailsClosed: Development of automatic plan-of-the-day selection tools for radiation therapy of pelvic cancer
Primary supervisor: Professor Helen McNair Primary site: Sutton Funded by Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)Closed: Development of automatic plan-of-the-day selection tools for radiation therapy of pelvic cancer
See full project detailsClosed: Development of a microbeam-FLASH irradiator for pre-clinical radiation therapy research
Primary supervisor: Professor Uwe Oelfke Primary site: Sutton Funded by ICRClosed: Development of a microbeam-FLASH irradiator for pre-clinical radiation therapy research
See full project detailsClosed: Late-effects of hypofractionated radiotherapy for breast cancer
Primary supervisor: Professor Amy Berrington Primary site: Sutton Funded by ICRClosed: Late-effects of hypofractionated radiotherapy for breast cancer
See full project detailsOPEN: Immunopeptidome landscape of multiple myeloma
Primary supervisor: Professor Richard Houlston Primary site: Sutton Funded by ICRImmunopeptidome landscape of multiple myeloma
See full project detailsClosed: Targeting SRC in G4-Medulloblastoma
Primary supervisor: Dr Rob Van Montfort and Dr Gary Newton Primary site: Sutton Funded by Cancer Research UK-CBTCE (Paul Workman)Targeting SRC in G4-Medulloblastoma
See full project detailsClosed: Examining the mechanism of chromatin telomere replication
Primary supervisor: Dr Max Douglas Primary site: Sutton Funded by Medical Research Council - Doctoral Training Partnership (MRC DTP)Closed: Examining the mechanism of chromatin telomere replication
See full project detailsClosed: HPV- and genome instability-driven innate immune responses in head and neck cancer
Primary supervisor: Dr Ben O'Leary Primary site: Chelsea Funded by CRUK RadNetClosed: HPV- and genome instability-driven innate immune responses in head and neck cancer
See full project detailsClosed: Deciphering the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in radiotherapy resistance for HPV+ head and neck cancers
Primary supervisor: Dr Ben O'Leary Primary site: Sutton Funded by ICRClosed: Deciphering the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in radiotherapy resistance for HPV+ head and neck cancers
See full project detailsClosed: Determining the role of the adaptive immune system in controlling breast cancer metastasis and evolution
Primary supervisor: Dr Stephen-John Sammut Primary site: Chelsea Funded by Medical Research Council - Doctoral Training Partnership (MRC DTP)Closed: Determining the role of the adaptive immune system in controlling breast cancer metastasis and evolution
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