Research Opportunities
Explore the range of postgraduate cancer research
training opportunities available in Manchester
Each year, we offers a wide range of funded PhD projects, including clinical, non-clinical and MB-PhD opportunities. Explore our current opportunities below.
In-depth omics profiling of the apical fallopian tube surface towards early ovarian cancer targeting
Investigating the influence of the aged microbiome on the immune response to cancer
Investigation of the role of the small GTPase RAC1 in invasion and metastasis of Small Cell Lung Cancer
Identifying regulators of cytotoxic T-cell infiltration and activity in ER+ breast cancer
Investigating the role of the glycocalyx in immune cell recruitment to the ovarian cancer metastatic tumour microenvironment
Investigating new hypoxia biomarkers and therapeutic targets for prostate cancer
Do chromatin remodellers control awakening of hibernating cancer cells?
Mapping CD8+ T cell infiltration and activity in the glioblastoma tumour microenvironment
Precision mapping of surface microdomains specific to early ovarian cancer lesions inside the fallopian tube
Dissecting different T cell death signatures in oesophagogastric adenocarcinoma to discover new cancer immune-evasion strategies
The role of phosphatases in melanoma metastasis and therapy resistance
PREDICT-EC: A risk prediction tool to streamline diagnostic pathways for suspected endometrial cancer
Microenvironment sensing and mechano-regulation of gene expression in non-small cell lung cancer
Reducing the risk of blood cancer treatment: delivering personalised transplant medicine