🧠 An exciting fully funded 4-year PhD between the Universities of Edinburgh and Manchester with Drs. Ingo Schiessl, Audrey Chagnot, and Axel Montagne (lead supervisor).
📅 Deadline: Jan 9!
📝 Details are here: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/vida-dtc-decoding-the-vascular-origins-of-alzheimer-s-disease-through-advanced-imaging-and-proteomic/?p192207
🧠 PhD Opportunity – Vascular Contributions to Dementia and Neurodegeneration
Applications are now open for a new 4-year PhD Programme funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) & UK UK DRI focused on the vascular mechanisms underlying dementia and neurodegeneration.
This collaborative programme brings together leading researchers across UCL, University of Oxford, University of Leicester, and the University of Edinburgh, led by Prof. David Attwell, with Prof. Sarah Pendlebury, Dr. Jatinder Minhas, and Dr. Axel Montagne as co-directors.
Students will complete 3 lab rotations in the first year across participating institutions before selecting a lab for the remainder of their PhD, providing a unique opportunity to train in cutting-edge vascular and neuroscience research environments.
We are looking for curious, motivated students who want to help advance our understanding of how vascular dysfunction contributes to brain disease.
📅 Application deadline: 14 April!
🎓 Start date: September 2026
👉 To apply: please send a CV, a statement (2 pages max) outlining your interest in the programme, and arrange for 2 referees to submit references to: neurophd@ucl.ac.uk.
📝 Details are here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/life-sciences/vascular-contributions-dementia-and-neurodegeneration; https://www.findaphd.com/phds/program/vascular-contributions-to-dementia-and-neurodegeneration/?i339p7072
No other position available at the moment but,
feel free to reach out to discuss possibilities
Edinburgh, one of the most beautiful European capitals…
Credit: Elodie Montagne