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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
Applications are now open for two PhD studentships starting in October 2026. The projects are listed below. Should you wish to be notified about future PhD opportunities, please subscribe to our mailing list.
Stipends
The ICR's current student stipend is £26,505 per year. Studentships awarded by the Cancer Research UK Convergence Science Centre, which is a partnership of the ICR and Imperial College London, instead includes a stipend paid at the Cancer Research UK rate of £24,219 per year.
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Funding
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.
Available opportunities
Black Leaders in Cancer & Convergence PhD Studentships
We are currently inviting applications for two funded studentships offered through a joint recruitment call between the Black Leaders in Cancer Studentship and the Convergence PhD Programme. View available projects and find out how to apply.
CLOSED: Overcoming oncogenic androgen receptor signalling to transform the care of lethal prostate cancer
Primary supervisor: Dr Adam Sharp Primary site: Sutton Funded by Medical Research Council - Doctoral Training Partnership (MRC DTP)CLOSED: Overcoming oncogenic androgen receptor signalling to transform the care of lethal prostate cancer
See full project detailsCLOSED: Targeting AMPK as a metabolic vulnerability of metastatic cancer cells
Primary supervisor: Professor Joanna Loizou Primary site: Sutton Funded by ICRCLOSED: Targeting AMPK as a metabolic vulnerability of metastatic cancer cells
See full project detailsCLOSED: Combining AI and physics-based simulations for fragment-based cancer drug discovery
Primary supervisor: Dr Gary Newton Primary site: Sutton Funded by Medical Research Council - Doctoral Training Partnership (MRC DTP)CLOSED: Combining AI and physics-based simulations for fragment-based cancer drug discovery
See full project detailsCLOSED: Comprehensive multi-omics profiling of “islands of resistance” tumour cells to uncover aromatase inhibitor resistant subclones in oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer
Primary supervisor: Dr Maggie Cheang Primary site: Sutton Funded by MRC iCASE award (AstraZeneca)CLOSED: Comprehensive multi-omics profiling of “islands of resistance” tumour cells to uncover aromatase inhibitor resistant subclones in oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer
See full project detailsCLOSED: Exploiting lineage-specific dependencies in paediatric-type diffuse high-grade glioma.
Primary supervisor: Professor Chris Jones Primary site: Sutton Funded by Medical Research Council - Doctoral Training Partnership (MRC DTP)CLOSED: Exploiting lineage-specific dependencies in paediatric-type diffuse high-grade glioma.
See full project detailsCLOSED: Typos in the genome: Defining the molecular mechanism of replication slippage
Primary supervisor: Dr Gideon Coster Primary site: Chelsea Funded by Medical Research Council - Doctoral Training Partnership (MRC DTP)CLOSED: Typos in the genome: Defining the molecular mechanism of replication slippage
See full project detailsCLOSED: Elucidation of the molecular basis for the chaperoning of DEAH-box RNA helicases by the oncoprotein and cochaperone NudCD1
Primary supervisor: Dr Rob Van Montfort Primary site: Chelsea & Sutton Funded by ICRCLOSED: Elucidation of the molecular basis for the chaperoning of DEAH-box RNA helicases by the oncoprotein and cochaperone NudCD1
See full project detailsCLOSED: Deciphering cancer cell dependency on eIF4E
Primary supervisor: Dr Paul Clarke Primary site: Sutton Funded by Medical Research Council - Doctoral Training Partnership (MRC DTP)CLOSED: Deciphering cancer cell dependency on eIF4E
See full project detailsClosed: Late-effects of paediatric cancer treatment
Primary supervisor: Professor Amy Berrington Primary site: Sutton Funded by NIHRClosed: Late-effects of paediatric cancer treatment
See full project detailsClosed: Computational analysis of spatial dynamics in breast cancer
Primary supervisor: Dr Esther Arwert Primary site: Chelsea Funded by Breast Cancer NowClosed: Computational analysis of spatial dynamics in breast cancer
See full project detailsClosed: Immunopeptidome landscape of multiple myeloma
Primary supervisor: Professor Richard Houlston Primary site: Sutton Funded by ICRClosed: Immunopeptidome landscape of multiple myeloma
See full project detailsClosed: Targeting SRC in G4-Medulloblastoma
Primary supervisor: Dr Rob Van Montfort, Dr Gary Newton Primary site: Sutton Funded by Cancer Research UK-CBTCE (Paul Workman)Closed: Targeting SRC in G4-Medulloblastoma
See full project detailsClosed: Role of the non-coding genome in the evolution of myeloma
Primary supervisor: Primary site: Sutton Funded by ICRClosed: Role of the non-coding genome in the evolution of myeloma
See full project detailsClosed: Investigating how myeloid populations may modify radiotherapy/immunotherapy responses in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Primary supervisor: Dr Anna Wilkins Primary site: Sutton Funded by CRUK RadNetClosed: Investigating how myeloid populations may modify radiotherapy/immunotherapy responses in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
See full project detailsClosed: Advancing clinical elastography for early, non-invasive imaging assessment of normal tissue toxicity and tumour response
Primary supervisor: Dr Jessica Winfield Primary site: Sutton Funded by NIHR BRC at RMH/ICRClosed: Advancing clinical elastography for early, non-invasive imaging assessment of normal tissue toxicity and tumour response
See full project detailsClosed: Uncovering mutational processes associated to immune surveillance during breast cancer development and therapeutic interventions
Primary supervisor: Dr Luis Zapata Ortiz Primary site: Sutton Funded by ICRClosed: Uncovering mutational processes associated to immune surveillance during breast cancer development and therapeutic interventions
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