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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
We are now accepting applications for our 2025/2026 PhD studentships and the projects can be browsed 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.
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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Available opportunities
You can view details of the 2025/2026 projects below.
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.
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)Exploiting lineage-specific dependencies in paediatric-type diffuse high-grade glioma.
See full project detailsEnabling Oral Delivery of VHL-based PROTACs Through Formulation and Prodrug Design
Primary supervisor: Professor Swen Hoelder Primary site: Sutton Funded by MRC iCASE CRODA PharmaEnabling Oral Delivery of VHL-based PROTACs Through Formulation and Prodrug Design
See full project detailsTypos 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)Typos in the genome: Defining the molecular mechanism of replication slippage
See full project detailsElucidation 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 ICRElucidation of the molecular basis for the chaperoning of DEAH-box RNA helicases by the oncoprotein and cochaperone NudCD1
See full project detailsDeciphering cancer cell dependency on eIF4E
Primary supervisor: Dr Paul Clarke Primary site: Sutton Funded by Medical Research Council - Doctoral Training Partnership (MRC DTP)Deciphering cancer cell dependency on eIF4E
See full project detailsEnhancer-Gene Networks as Therapeutic Targets in Multiple Myeloma
Primary supervisor: Professor Martin Kaiser Primary site: Sutton Funded by ICREnhancer-Gene Networks as Therapeutic Targets in Multiple Myeloma
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
See full project detailsClosed: Investigating the cytoprotective role of the ectonucleotidase CD38 in immune responses to cancer
Primary supervisor: Dr Erik Wennerberg Primary site: Sutton Funded by ICRClosed: Investigating the cytoprotective role of the ectonucleotidase CD38 in immune responses to cancer
See full project detailsClosed: Triple Negative Breast cancer control of the immune tumour microenvironment in metastasis
Primary supervisor: Professor Victoria Sanz-Moreno Primary site: Chelsea Funded by UKRIClosed: Triple Negative Breast cancer control of the immune tumour microenvironment in metastasis
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