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University of East Anglia - John Innes Centre
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £21,805
Closes 10 Dec
University of Oxford - Department of Psychiatry
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £22,460
Closes 27 Nov
University of East Anglia
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £21,805
Closes 24 Feb
University of East Anglia
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £21,805
Closes 24 Feb
Closes 24 Feb
University of East Anglia
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £21,805
Closes 24 Feb
University of East Anglia
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £21,805
Closes 24 Feb
University of Cambridge - Department of Pathology
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: From £23,805 p.a.
Closes 30 Nov
University of East Anglia
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £21,805
Closes 24 Feb
University of East Anglia
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £21,805
Closes 24 Feb
University of Cambridge - Department of Archaeology
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 01 Dec
University of Nottingham - Faculty of Engineering
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £24,000 per annum for 4 years
Closes 05 Jan
York St John University - York Business School
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £34,610 to £39,906 per annum
Closes 19 Nov
University of Cambridge - Department of Archaeology
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: The studentship will provide a stipend covering maintenance and fee costs at the current Home Rate, plus 6-12 months discretionary additional maintenance for finalising the dissertation.
Closes 06 Jan
University of Cambridge - Department of Archaeology
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: The studentship will provide a stipend covering maintenance and fee costs (home fees)
Closes 06 Jan
NIHR Inequalities Challenge
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: funding is for doctoral fellowships (see advert). Based on your current full time equivalent (fte) salary, up to a salary of £68,000 fte
Closes 11 Jan
Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 15 Dec
Bocconi University
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £23,484.49 gross per yer for all four years
Closes 08 Feb
Bocconi University
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £23,484.49 gross per year for each of the four years
Closes 08 Feb
Bocconi University
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £23,484.49 gross per year for four years
Closes 18 Jan
Bocconi University
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £23,484.49 gross per year for four years
Closes 18 Jan
Bocconi University
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £23,484.49 gross per year for three years
Closes 18 Jan
Bocconi University
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £23,484.49 gross per year for four years
Closes 18 Jan
Bocconi University
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £23,484.49 gross per year for four years
Closes 18 Jan
University of East Anglia - School of Computing Sciences
Placed on: 02/11/2026 Salary: £21,805
Closes 24 Feb
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