PhD Programmes and opportunities for studying with us
The William Harvey Research Institute is one of the UK's leading research-focused higher education institutes. We offer world-class research training for our Postgraduate Research students encompassing discovery and translational research in the areas of cardiovascular pharmacology, immunology, endocrinology and genomics.
AI for Drug Discovery Doctoral Training Programme (UKRI-AIDD)
Realising the potential of AI in drug discovery requires interdisciplinary researchers who have both a deep knowledge of basic biological principles and an understanding of advanced AI methodologies. Recognising that such people are scarce, Exscientia, MSD, Heptares and Queen Mary University of London have joined forces to train the next generation of AI Drug Discovery researchers.
BBSRC LIDo Doctoral Training Partnership
Representing an exciting collaboration between eight of London's world-class universities and specialist institutions, the consortium provides students with a unique opportunity to pursue innovative interdisciplinary research projects in the heart of one of the world's most vibrant cities.
British Heart Foundation (BHF) DTP
Our BHF funded 4-year MRes/PhD programme offers students the opportunity to work on advancing our understanding of cardiovascular physiology, pathology in disease and identification novel therapeutics for prevention and treatment.
HARP doctoral training program for health professionals
HARP is an exciting new PhD Programme for all health professionals based in London’s vibrant East End. The programme is open to any health professional, regardless of personal background, who is enthusiastic and can show their ability to conduct world-class research that tackles health inequality.
Wellcome Trust PhD programme in Science
The Wellcome Trust PhD programme in Science applies human-centred data research to health and care data, and will introduce you to a wider context for your research, enabling you to draw on concepts, disciplines and methods underpinning algorithmic designs, sensing and data capture, human-interactions, qualitative and quantitative evaluation and decision-making, in real-world settings.
If you have already secured personal funding, and would like to apply for a PhD at the William Harvey Research Institute, please see the research areas where we are able to offer PhD projects or contact one of our academics to discuss further.