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University of Exeter · Living Systems Institute · United Kingdom

Rare Disease PhD: Using Gene Editing and Zebrafish Models to Study NF1 Variants

Four-year MRC FGx-DLA, full-time or part-time: Home tuition, UKRI minimum stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training. National guidance says Exeter awardees need not top up international fees; confirm personal terms in the written offer. UKRI excludes visa/IHS.

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Four-year MRC FGx-DLA, full-time or part-time: Home tuition, UKRI minimum stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training. National guidance says Exeter awardees need not top up international fees; confirm personal terms in the written offer. UKRI excludes visa/IHS.

• United Kingdom
• University of Exeter
• MRC FGx-DLA

University of Exeter · Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences · United Kingdom

Metabolic Genetics PhD: Investigating Fat Distribution with Population Data and Gene Editing

Four-year MRC FGx-DLA, full-time or part-time: Home tuition, UKRI stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training/support. National guidance says Exeter awardees need not top up international fees; confirm personal terms. UKRI excludes visa/IHS costs.

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Four-year MRC FGx-DLA, full-time or part-time: Home tuition, UKRI stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training/support. National guidance says Exeter awardees need not top up international fees; confirm personal terms. UKRI excludes visa/IHS costs.

• United Kingdom
• University of Exeter
• MRC FGx-DLA

University of Exeter · Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences · United Kingdom

Diabetic Neuropathy PhD: Using Human Stem-Cell Models to Study APOE and Nerve Damage

Four-year MRC FGx-DLA: Home tuition, UKRI stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training/support. National guidance says Exeter awardees need not top up international tuition; confirm personal terms and future rates in the offer.

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Four-year MRC FGx-DLA: Home tuition, UKRI stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training/support. National guidance says Exeter awardees need not top up international tuition; confirm personal terms and future rates in the offer.

• United Kingdom
• University of Exeter
• MRC FGx-DLA

University of Exeter · Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences · United Kingdom

Severe Mental Illness PhD: Using Genetic and Single-Cell Data to Explore Metabolic Risk

Four-year MRC FGx-DLA for 2027, full-time or part-time: Home tuition, UKRI stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training/support. International awards are capped at 30% of the cohort; national guidance says Exeter awardees do not top up fees, subject to personal offer terms.

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Four-year MRC FGx-DLA for 2027, full-time or part-time: Home tuition, UKRI stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training/support. International awards are capped at 30% of the cohort; national guidance says Exeter awardees do not top up fees, subject to personal offer terms.

• United Kingdom
• University of Exeter
• MRC FGx-DLA

University of Exeter · Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences · United Kingdom

Genetic Medicine PhD: How Do Multiple Missense Variants in One Protein Affect Its Function?

Four-year MRC FGx-DLA from September 2027, full-time or part-time: Home tuition, UKRI minimum stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training/support. National guidance says Exeter awardees do not need to top up international fees; confirm personal terms. UKRI does not cover visa/IHS.

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Four-year MRC FGx-DLA from September 2027, full-time or part-time: Home tuition, UKRI minimum stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training/support. National guidance says Exeter awardees do not need to top up international fees; confirm personal terms. UKRI does not cover visa/IHS.

• United Kingdom
• University of Exeter
• MRC FGx-DLA

University of Exeter · Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences · United Kingdom

Functional Genomics PhD: Testing How Combinations of Genes Shape Human Cell Behaviour

Four-year MRC FGx-DLA, full-time or part-time: UKRI stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training/support. The Exeter award page lists Home tuition; national guidance says Exeter awardees need not top up international fees. Confirm personal terms; 2027/28 stipend not yet announced.

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Four-year MRC FGx-DLA, full-time or part-time: UKRI stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training/support. The Exeter award page lists Home tuition; national guidance says Exeter awardees need not top up international fees. Confirm personal terms; 2027/28 stipend not yet announced.

• United Kingdom
• University of Exeter
• Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

University of Exeter · Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences · United Kingdom

Neuroscience PhD: Mapping Neuronal Types Across Brain Development and Disease

Four-year MRC FGx-DLA, full-time or part-time: Home tuition, UKRI stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training/support. National guidance says Exeter awardees need not top up international fees; confirm personal terms in the offer.

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Four-year MRC FGx-DLA, full-time or part-time: Home tuition, UKRI stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training/support. National guidance says Exeter awardees need not top up international fees; confirm personal terms in the offer.

• United Kingdom
• University of Exeter
• Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

University of Exeter · Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences · United Kingdom

Type 2 Diabetes Genomics PhD: Using Long-Read Sequencing to Map Risk-Gene Regulation in Human Islets

Four-year MRC FGx-DLA, full-time or part-time: Home tuition, UKRI minimum stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training/support. National guidance says Exeter students need not top up international fees, while the award page lists Home fees; confirm personal coverage in the offer.

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Four-year MRC FGx-DLA, full-time or part-time: Home tuition, UKRI minimum stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training/support. National guidance says Exeter students need not top up international fees, while the award page lists Home fees; confirm personal coverage in the offer.

• United Kingdom
• University of Exeter
• Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

University of Exeter · Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, Medical School · United Kingdom

Neuroscience PhD: Can Novel Brain RNA Isoforms Produce Functional Proteins?

Four-year, full-time MRC FGx-DLA: Home tuition, a UKRI stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training. UK/international applicants may apply; the project page lists UK fees while the national programme describes no Exeter fee top-up. Confirm personal international fee terms and the 2027/28 stipend in the award letter.

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Four-year, full-time MRC FGx-DLA: Home tuition, a UKRI stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training. UK/international applicants may apply; the project page lists UK fees while the national programme describes no Exeter fee top-up. Confirm personal international fee terms and the 2027/28 stipend in the award letter.

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• United Kingdom
• University of Exeter
• Medical School

University of Exeter · Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences. · United Kingdom

Parkinson's Disease PhD: Mapping Mitochondrial DNA Modifications and Their Disease Links

Four-year MRC FGx-DLA award with UK tuition, the 2026/27 stipend of £21,805 per year (updated annually), and up to £5,000 per year for research and training (not living costs). The national programme page states that Exeter international students do not need to top up the UKRI-to-international tuition difference; confirm annual rates and the specific 6025 offer terms.

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Four-year MRC FGx-DLA award with UK tuition, the 2026/27 stipend of £21,805 per year (updated annually), and up to £5,000 per year for research and training (not living costs). The national programme page states that Exeter international students do not need to top up the UKRI-to-international tuition difference; confirm annual rates and the specific 6025 offer terms.

• UK
• Exeter
• Parkinson's disease

University of Exeter · Department of Mathematics and Statistics · United Kingdom

AI and Cancer PhD: Predicting Pancreatic-Cancer Gene Interactions with Lab-in-the-Loop Validation

Four-year MRC FGx-DLA studentship for September 2027 entry, with UK tuition, the 2026/27 minimum stipend of £21,805 per year, and up to £5,000 per year for research and training (not living costs). The national programme page says Exeter international students do not need to top up the UKRI-to-international tuition difference; confirm 2027/28 fees and written offer terms.

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Four-year MRC FGx-DLA studentship for September 2027 entry, with UK tuition, the 2026/27 minimum stipend of £21,805 per year, and up to £5,000 per year for research and training (not living costs). The national programme page says Exeter international students do not need to top up the UKRI-to-international tuition difference; confirm 2027/28 fees and written offer terms.

• UK
• Exeter
• pancreatic cancer