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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.

 

 

Closed: HPV- and genome instability-driven innate immune responses in head and neck cancer

Primary supervisor: Dr Ben O'Leary Primary site: Chelsea Funded by CRUK RadNet

Closed: HPV- and genome instability-driven innate immune responses in head and neck cancer

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Closed: Deciphering the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in radiotherapy resistance for HPV+ head and neck cancers

Primary supervisor: Dr Ben O'Leary Primary site: Sutton Funded by ICR

Closed: Deciphering the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in radiotherapy resistance for HPV+ head and neck cancers

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Closed: Determining the role of the adaptive immune system in controlling breast cancer metastasis and evolution

Primary supervisor: Dr Stephen-John Sammut Primary site: Chelsea Funded by Medical Research Council - Doctoral Training Partnership (MRC DTP)

Closed: Determining the role of the adaptive immune system in controlling breast cancer metastasis and evolution

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