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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 Public Health and Sport Sciences · United Kingdom

Exercise and Bone Health PhD: Modelling How Different Activities Load the Skeleton

EPSRC DLA Ref. 6008: up to 3.5 years full-time, Home tuition and a total £5,000 RTSG. The £21,805 stipend is marked 2026/27 in detailed terms and 2027/28 in the summary; confirm the entry-year amount. Eligible international fee-difference awards are capped at 30% of the cohort. Visa, health surcharge and relocation costs are separate.

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EPSRC DLA Ref. 6008: up to 3.5 years full-time, Home tuition and a total £5,000 RTSG. The £21,805 stipend is marked 2026/27 in detailed terms and 2027/28 in the summary; confirm the entry-year amount. Eligible international fee-difference awards are capped at 30% of the cohort. Visa, health surcharge and relocation costs are separate.

• United Kingdom
• University of Exeter
• sports science

University of Exeter · Department of Public Health and Sport Sciences · United Kingdom

AI and Healthy Ageing PhD: What Can Everyday Movement Reveal About Mood and Fatigue?

EPSRC DLA: up to 3.5 years full-time with tuition, a £21,805 stipend currently marked as 2026/27 and a total £5,000 RTSG. The award summary labels £21,805 as 2027/28; confirm the entry-year amount. Eligible international awards are capped at 30% of the cohort. Visa, health surcharge and relocation costs are separate.

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EPSRC DLA: up to 3.5 years full-time with tuition, a £21,805 stipend currently marked as 2026/27 and a total £5,000 RTSG. The award summary labels £21,805 as 2027/28; confirm the entry-year amount. Eligible international awards are capped at 30% of the cohort. Visa, health surcharge and relocation costs are separate.

• United Kingdom
• University of Exeter
• Public Health

University of Exeter · Department of Public Health and Sport Sciences · United Kingdom

Health Technology PhD: Using Computer Vision to Study Everyday Movement and Fall Risk in Older Adults

EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award: up to 3.5 years full-time with tuition, stipend and a total £5,000 Research Training Support Grant. The £21,805 stipend is labelled both 2026/27 and 2027/28; confirm the entry-year rate. Eligible international awards may cover the fee difference, but are capped at 30% of the cohort. Visa, health surcharge and relocation costs are separate.

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EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award: up to 3.5 years full-time with tuition, stipend and a total £5,000 Research Training Support Grant. The £21,805 stipend is labelled both 2026/27 and 2027/28; confirm the entry-year rate. Eligible international awards may cover the fee difference, but are capped at 30% of the cohort. Visa, health surcharge and relocation costs are separate.

• United Kingdom
• University of Exeter
• Public Health and Sport Sciences