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Before starting your application, we recommend contacting a potential supervisor.

A PhD supervisor can be someone you interacted with at Queen’s during postgraduate or undergraduate study, or someone who you may not know but can see their interests align with your own.

Your supervisor will be someone who you regularly work with and interact with throughout your time at Queen’s, so it’s important that you feel you both are a good match.

On each listing, you will find whether that supervisor is open to applications, what they’re interested in and links to their research profile where you can find out more about their active and/or past research projects.

The best way to contact a potential supervisor is by email. Academics are often very busy so be sure that your email is tailored, clear and concise. Be sure to:

  • Create a subject line summarising your intent
  • Give an overview of your professional and/or academic background
  • Include an outline of your research interest and how you feel it aligns with their expertise
  • Explain why you want to do this research
  • Whether you want to study full or part-time
  • State your funding plans
Supervisor Research Opportunities School
Dr Veronique Altglas
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Sociological and Anthropological approaches to religion , Identity formation in Northern Ireland and beyond , Racism ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Sociological and Anthropological approaches to religion

  • Identity formation in Northern Ireland and beyond

  • Racism and anti-Semitism

  • Social class

School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Dina Zoe Belluigi
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Critical University Studies, Academic inequalities in higher education, Academic development (or staff educa...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Critical University Studies
  • Academic inequalities in higher education
  • Academic development (or staff educational development) in post/conflict higher education
  • Higher Educations’ responses to the International Decade for People of African Descent
  • Higher Educations’ responses to the Sustainable Development Goals
  • Critical orientations to creative arts education in higher education
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Paul Best
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Mental Health Research (General), Social Work, Digital Mental Health, Interventions within Health and Social...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Mental Health Research (General)
  • Social Work
  • Digital Mental Health
  • Interventions within Health and Social Care
  • Dementia Care
  • School Based Interventions
  • Help-seeking
  • Coproduction/participatory research
  • Virtual reality and immersive technologies
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Ibrar Bhatt
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Literacy Studies, Language and New Media, Language Education and Applied Linguistics, ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Literacy Studies
  • Language and New Media
  • Language Education and Applied Linguistics
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Andy Biggart
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Youth Transitions, Inequalities in Educational Attainment, Post-compulsory education and training, Literacy ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Youth Transitions
  • Inequalities in Educational Attainment
  • Post-compulsory education and training
  • Literacy programme Evaluation
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Nichola Booth
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Autism and Mental Health Difficulties , Behaviour Analysis , Effective Education and Inclusion , The use of technolo...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Autism and Mental Health Difficulties

  • Behaviour Analysis

  • Effective Education and Inclusion

  • The use of technology for effective teaching

School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Lisa Bunting
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

I am interested in PhD applications in: Impact of childhood adversity, Child victims in criminal justice system, Child protection, ...

I am interested in PhD applications in:

  • Impact of childhood adversity
  • Child victims in criminal justice system
  • Child protection
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Michelle Butler
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in:  Imprisonment, Criminological Psychology, Penal Reform, Reducing Reoffending, Desistance, Social media related crim...

Open to PhD applications in: 

  • Imprisonment
  • Criminological Psychology
  • Penal Reform
  • Reducing Reoffending
  • Desistance
  • Social media related crimes
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Professor Bronagh Byrne
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Rights of children with disabilities under UNCRC/UNCRPD, The right to inclusive education, Implementation of the UN Conv...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Rights of children with disabilities under UNCRC/UNCRPD
  • The right to inclusive education
  • Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  • Critical Disability Studies

     

School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Anne Campbell
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Substance Use, Mental Health, ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Substance Use
  • Mental Health
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Ian Cantley
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Mathematics education, particularly at post-primary level, Aspects of educational assessment and evaluation,...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Mathematics education, particularly at post-primary level
  • Aspects of educational assessment and evaluation, particularly in relation to their theoretical foundations
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Gemma Carney
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of •Social policy and ageing•Social gerontology•Gender•Cultural gerontology...

Open to PhD applications in the field of


•Social policy and ageing
•Social gerontology
•Gender
•Cultural gerontology

School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Mary Louise Corr
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Youth offending; Youth justice; young people in conflict with the law , Offending Careers , Biographical Research , ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Youth offending; Youth justice; young people in conflict with the law

  • Offending Careers

  • Biographical Research

  • Domestic violence

  • Experiences of marginalised youth

  • Homelessness and housing careers

School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Professor Gavin Davidson
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Mental health, Health inequalities, Human rights, ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Mental health
  • Health inequalities
  • Human rights
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Teresa Degenhardt
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Security, Technology, Borders, War and Police Continuum: Police in war, and Military in civilian spaces or in Criminal ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Security, Technology, Borders
  • War and Police Continuum: Police in war, and Military in civilian spaces or in Criminal Justice

  • Crime and War, and War Crimes

  • New forms or expression of social control

School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Professor Karola Dillenburger
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of ABA-focussed PhD in any social important area (on-campus or distant learning options), Applicants have to be...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • ABA-focussed PhD in any social important area (on-campus or distant learning options)
  • Applicants have to be Board Certified Behaviour Analysts or at least hold a MScABA
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Caitlin Donnelly
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Schools and Conflict, Faith schools, Education policy, ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Schools and Conflict
  • Faith schools
  • Education policy
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Katerina Dounavi
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Applied behaviour analysis, Developmental disorders including autism, Applications of the analysis of verbal...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Applied behaviour analysis
  • Developmental disorders including autism
  • Applications of the analysis of verbal behaviour for teaching communication skills
  • Effective, values-driven professional training in behaviour analysis
  • Socially valid parent-mediated interventions and parental training
  • The use of telehealth in the provision of evidence-based interventions
  • Behaviour analytic interventions that address wider societal challenges
  • The use of high quality systematic reviews in informed decision making and policy changing
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Gavin Duffy
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: School collaboration and school networks, Educational leadership, Education in divided societies, Education in custodial...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • School collaboration and school networks
  • Educational leadership
  • Education in divided societies
  • Education in custodial settings
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Professor Joe Duffy
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Service user involvement and co-production , Social work and political conflict , Trauma perspectives, social work an...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Service user involvement and co-production

  • Social work and political conflict

  • Trauma perspectives, social work and political conflict

School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Laura Dunne
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Health and wellbeing in schools, Early childhood development, ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Health and wellbeing in schools
  • Early childhood development
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Professor Jannette Elwood
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Educational assessment, Gender and achievement, Inequalities in educational achievement, Assessment policy r...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Educational assessment
  • Gender and achievement
  • Inequalities in educational achievement
  • Assessment policy reform and implementation
  • Single-sex and mixed-sex schooling
  • Gender and education
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Ms Lesley Emerson
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Political education (including citizenship education and human rights education), Children’s participation rights ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Political education (including citizenship education and human rights education)
  • Children’s participation rights in school and in community
  • Socio-political perspectives on pedagogy
  • Curriculum and curriculum development
  • Participatory and transformative research
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Mel Engman
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Indigenous language revitalisation and reclamation, Minoritised and heritage language maintenance, Materials use in educ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Indigenous language revitalisation and reclamation
  • Minoritised and heritage language maintenance
  • Materials use in educational contexts
  • Language policy and planning
  • Critical discourse analysis
  • Sociomateriality and education
  • Multimodality and interaction
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Gladys Ganiel
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Religion, Conflict and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland, Religion, Conflict and Reconciliation in Sub-Saha...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Religion, Conflict and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland
  • Religion, Conflict and Reconciliation in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • The Emerging Church Movement
  • Catholicism on the island of Ireland
  • Evangelicalism
  • Secularisation and Religious ‘Nones’
  • Dealing with the past in Northern Ireland
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Professor Davy Hayes
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Child protection, Child welfare, Child maltreatment, Involving family members and children and young people ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Child protection
  • Child welfare
  • Child maltreatment
  • Involving family members and children and young people in child protection and welfare processes
  • Service user experiences of the child protection and criminal justice systems
  • Assessment and decision-making in work with children and families
  • Family group conferencing
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Professor Katy Hayward
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Peace and conflict processes, Political sociology, Political discourses, protest and violence, ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Peace and conflict processes
  • Political sociology
  • Political discourses, protest and violence
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Jonathan G. Heaney
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Sociology of Emotions – many areas, but especially in relation to the dynamics of emotions and power; ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Sociology of Emotions – many areas, but especially in relation to the dynamics of emotions and power; digital sociology of emotion
  • Political Sociology of Emotions – especially in relation to party politics, politicians, the state, post-conflict emotions, nationalism, war, Ireland
  • Social/Sociological Theory – especially in relation to power, emotion, affect, habitus; process ontologies; relational sociology; processual sociology; new materialism
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Kathryn Higgins
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Self-harm  - A proposed mixed methods study will appeal to candidates keen to work with a large da...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Self-harm  - A proposed mixed methods study will appeal to candidates keen to work with a large data set, it utilises data from the Belfast Youth Development Study (BYDS) to advance public health knowledge on self-harm among young people. The Belfast Youth Development Study (BYDS) is a longitudinal cohort study involving over 4000 young people in Northern Ireland – the study spanned ages 11 to 21 years (2001-2011) and included over 40 schools. Over time comprehensive data on substance use, mental health, self-harm, family, schools, neighbourhoods, offending behaviour was Methodology - Phase 1 (quantitative phase) multilevel logistic regression/multilevel models (qualitative phase), the results of the quantitative analysis will be used design an interview schedule which aims to shed light on the nature of the relationship between the predictors and self-harm behaviour.
  • Sexual-health  This project aims to focus on sexual activity indicators and how these are shaped by family context , peers , schools , other risky child behaviours and outcomes in late adolescence and early adulthood.  These aims will be achieved via secondary analysis of the Belfast Youth Development Study (BYDS), a longitudinal cohort study of over 4000 young people form Belfast, Ballymena and Downpatrick. BYDS collected seven sweeps of data over a ten year period (2001-2011) spanning ages 11-21 years
  • Secondary Trauma - The proposed study will use data from the 2018/19 Belfast Youth Development feasibility study (BYDS) which includes a comprehensive range of measures related to trauma and secondary trauma (n = 360). A subsample of these participants (aged 30 years), including those who previously reported a secondary trauma, will be followed up to allow in depth analysis of trauma transmission. 
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Professor Joanne Hughes
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Intergroup relations in divided societies, The role of schools in promoting intergroup relations in divided societies, ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Intergroup relations in divided societies
  • The role of schools in promoting intergroup relations in divided societies
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Sarah Jankowitz
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Peacebuilding and reconciliation, Civil society contributions in conflict and peacebuilding, Social construction and rep...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Peacebuilding and reconciliation
  • Civil society contributions in conflict and peacebuilding
  • Social construction and representation of victims, victims’ advocacy, victims policy
  • Group identities and intergroup processes in intractable conflict
  • Gender and social justice
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Professor Berni Kelly
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Disability studies, Transitions to Adult Life, Children and young people in care, Care leavers, ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Disability studies
  • Transitions to Adult Life
  • Children and young people in care
  • Care leavers
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Karen Kerr
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Outdoor learning, Education for Sustainable Development and/or relevant Sustainable Development Goals, Science/biology e...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Outdoor learning
  • Education for Sustainable Development and/or relevant Sustainable Development Goals
  • Science/biology education
  • Teacher Professional Development
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Katrina Lloyd
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Children’s health and Wellbeing, Surveys of children and young people, Working with children and young...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Children’s health and Wellbeing
  • Surveys of children and young people
  • Working with children and young people to develop surveys
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Professor Laura Lundy
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Children’s Rights and Education, Children’s Participation in decision-making, Implementation of the UNCR...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Children’s Rights and Education
  • Children’s Participation in decision-making
  • Implementation of the UNCRC
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Mandi MacDonald
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Adoption, kinship care, leaving care, Parenting capacity, ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Adoption, kinship care, leaving care
  • Parenting capacity
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Alison MacKenzie
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Epistemic injustice, Epistemologies of ignorance, The Capabilities Approach, Special Educational Needs and Inclusion, Fe...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Epistemic injustice
  • Epistemologies of ignorance
  • The Capabilities Approach
  • Special Educational Needs and Inclusion
  • Feminism and Gender
  • Irish Medium/Bilingual Education
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Siobhan McAlister
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Young people and political conflict/ conflict legacy, Children and young people in conflict with the law; youth justice,...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Young people and political conflict/ conflict legacy
  • Children and young people in conflict with the law; youth justice
  • Children, young people and violence
  • Participatory research
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Cathal McManus
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Conflict and Conflict transformation, Nationalism and identity politics, Political extremism, Adult educatio...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Conflict and Conflict transformation
  • Nationalism and identity politics
  • Political extremism
  • Adult education
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Cate McNamee
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Family formation, Family wellbeing, Intimate relationships (marriage; divorce; remarriage; cohabitation; nonresident par...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Family formation
  • Family wellbeing
  • Intimate relationships (marriage; divorce; remarriage; cohabitation; nonresident parenting; dating)
  • Fertility (contraception use; sexual behaviour; family size preferences; childlessness)
  • Emerging adulthood
  • Intergenerational relationships (grandparent; adult-children)
  • Race-ethnicity and socioeconomic inequality
  • Quantitative analysis including survival analysis and longitudinal methodology
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Sarah Miller
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Child development, Social emotional learning, Using experimental methodology, systematic review and meta-ana...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Child development
  • Social emotional learning
  • Using experimental methodology, systematic review and meta-analysis to generate and better understand evidence of what works
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Lorna Montgomery
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Adult safeguarding including the investigative processes, Working with diverse cultures, Bereavement, Cultur...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Adult safeguarding including the investigative processes
  • Working with diverse cultures
  • Bereavement
  • Culturally competent therapeutic interventions
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Suzanne Mooney
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Adverse childhood experiences , Trauma-informed care , Social work practice , Systemic family therapy , Domestic Vi...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Adverse childhood experiences

  • Trauma-informed care

  • Social work practice

  • Systemic family therapy

  • Domestic Violence

  • Trauma

School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr John Moriarty
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Workplace wellbeing, Mental health, Use of linked administrative data, ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Workplace wellbeing
  • Mental health
  • Use of linked administrative data
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Professor John Nagle
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Social movements, Conflict and peacebuilding, Nationalism; populism, LGBTQ activism, Memory, Political violence, Multicu...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Social movements
  • Conflict and peacebuilding
  • Nationalism; populism
  • LGBTQ activism
  • Memory
  • Political violence
  • Multiculturalism
  • Sectarianism
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr James Nelson
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Religion and education, Pedagogy and religious education, Inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue in edu...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Religion and education
  • Pedagogy and religious education
  • Inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue in educational environments
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Aisling O’Boyle
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of TESOL and English Language Learning (ESL, EFL, EAL), Academic Discourse and English for Specific Purposes, A...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • TESOL and English Language Learning (ESL, EFL, EAL)
  • Academic Discourse and English for Specific Purposes
  • Applied Corpus Studies
  • Speaking Skills
  • English Language Learning and Migration
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Liam O’Hare
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Design, implementation and evaluation of educational programmes and social interventions, Community based pa...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Design, implementation and evaluation of educational programmes and social interventions
  • Community based participatory research
  • Critical thinking
  • Educational attainment
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Maria Pentaraki
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Gender based violence/ domestic violence/ intimate partner violence, International social work, Impact of neoliberal cap...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Gender based violence/ domestic violence/ intimate partner violence
  • International social work
  • Impact of neoliberal capitalism on the social work profession
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Andrew Percy
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Adolescent development, Risk taking behaviours, Alcohol, drug use and crime, Adolescent trauma and mental he...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Adolescent development
  • Risk taking behaviours
  • Alcohol, drug use and crime
  • Adolescent trauma and mental health problems
  • Prevention and harm reduction interventions
  • Randomised and quasi-experimental trials
  • Advanced quantitative methods and longitudinal research
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Devon Ramey
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Applied behavior analysis, Autism and other developmental disabilities, Self-determination and quality of life issues, C...

applied behavior analysis, autism, quality of life, community-based participatory research, technology-based instruction

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Applied behavior analysis
  • Autism and other developmental disabilities
  • Self-determination and quality of life issues
  • Community-based participatory research
  • Technology-based instruction, including virtual reality and digital apps
  • Psychosexual development of autistic adolescents
  • Practical functional assessment
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Jennifer Roberts
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Improving outcomes for pupils, Issues related to primary education, Teacher training, International and private schools,...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Improving outcomes for pupils
  • Issues related to primary education
  • Teacher training
  • International and private schools
  • Literacy and reading
  • Randomised controlled trials
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Audrey Roulston
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: End of life care decision making Psychological impact of living with life-limiting illness Bereavement (experiences, nee...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • End of life care decision making Psychological impact of living with life-limiting illness Bereavement (experiences, needs assessment, interventions and policy)
  • Student social work experiences of placement (inc. failing placement)
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Dirk Schubotz
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Most areas of children’s and young people’s lives, Sexuality, gender and sexual health, Policy m...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Most areas of children’s and young people’s lives
  • Sexuality, gender and sexual health
  • Policy making processes, especially community relations in Northern Ireland
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Professor Lisa Smyth
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Social role analysis in relation to gendered family life , Studies of the emotional quality of social p...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Social role analysis in relation to gendered family life 
  • Studies of the emotional quality of social politics, including abortion, breastfeeding, and motherhood
  • Interactionist analyses of emotions, roles and social change.
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Sirin Sung
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Gender and Social Policy: comparative perspectivesGender, Work and FamilyQualitative research relating to th...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Gender and Social Policy: comparative perspectives
    Gender, Work and Family
    Qualitative research relating to the issue of gender
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Professor Allen Thurston
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Cooperative learning, Peer tutoring, Randomised controlled trials (both development and exploratory trials), ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Cooperative learning
  • Peer tutoring
  • Randomised controlled trials (both development and exploratory trials)
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr John Topping
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

I am open to accepting applications in relation to the following broad areas, but happy to consider most areas of policing as broadly conceived: Poli...

I am open to accepting applications in relation to the following broad areas, but happy to consider most areas of policing as broadly conceived:

  • Police practice and reform
  • Stop and search
  • Security governance
  • Policing and technology
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Sultan Turkan
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in: Bilingual/multilingual education, Culturally and linguistically responsive teaching and teacher education, Teaching scie...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Bilingual/multilingual education
  • Culturally and linguistically responsive teaching and teacher education
  • Teaching science and mathematics to bilingual/multilingual students
  • Differential performance of immigrant children on large scale assessments
  • Bilingual language policies in nation states
  • Literacy development of language minoritized and disadvantaged youth
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Ulrike M Vieten
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Gender and intersectionality, Gender, (institutional) violence and far right populism, Migration, minorities...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Gender and intersectionality
  • Gender, (institutional) violence and far right populism
  • Migration, minorities and citizenship
  • Loss, displacement and the spatial-social nexus
  • Cosmopolitanism and nationalism in Europe
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Karen Winter
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the field of Children and young people in care, Experiences of care (foster care, kinship care, residential child care, a...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Children and young people in care
  • Experiences of care (foster care, kinship care, residential child care, adoption)
  • Outcomes and state care (including education, health and placement types)
  • Children’s rights and social work
  • Relationship based practice
  • Early intervention/prevention regarding children on the edge of care
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Paul McCafferty
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Paul is open to PhD applications in the following areas; Child welfare generally, All aspects/areas related to risk, assessment, and decision-making ...

Child welfare. Child protection. Child Safeguarding. Risk. Decision-making. Knowledge acquisition. Knowledge utilisation. Children's Rights. Children's Participation. Social Work Education. Practice Learning. Social Work Training

Paul is open to PhD applications in the following areas;

  • Child welfare generally
  • All aspects/areas related to risk, assessment, and decision-making in social work
  • Evidence-based/informed practice
  • Knowledge acquisition and utilisation in social work
  • Children’s rights, with a particular focus on the participation rights of children in child welfare
  • Social work education, training and practice learning
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Patricia Carlisle
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

I have a broad interest in PhD applications in the fields of social work practice, mental health services, lived experience of receiving mental health...

spirituality, mental health, mental health services, social work practice, emotion, mindfulness

I have a broad interest in PhD applications in the fields of social work practice, mental health services, lived experience of receiving mental health care. I am also interested in supports for those accessing mental health services and their carers, with a developing interest in mindfulness. I am also interested in how emotions are managed in social work practice, particularly in adult services.

School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Daniel Muijs
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Education, see research focus...

school effectiveness, teacher effectiveness, educational effectiveness, school leadership, school-to-school collaboration

Education, see research focus

School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Emma Calvert
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the fields of… Employment, Education, Housing, Social inequalities, ...

employment, education, social inequality, housing

Open to PhD applications in the fields of…

  • Employment
  • Education
  • Housing
  • Social inequalities
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Danielle McIlroy
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the fields of… Disability, Mental Health, Mental Capacity, Human Rights, Social Inclusion, ...

disability, mental health, mental capacity, human rights, social Inclusion, decision-making

Open to PhD applications in the fields of…

  • Disability
  • Mental Health
  • Mental Capacity
  • Human Rights
  • Social Inclusion
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Kevin Hearty
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Open to PhD applications in the fields of… Victimology, Transitional justice, Criminology, Political violence, Memory studies, Criminal justic...

transitional justice, victimology, victims, critical criminology, political violence, memory studies

Open to PhD applications in the fields of…

  • Victimology
  • Transitional justice
  • Criminology
  • Political violence
  • Memory studies
  • Criminal justice
  • Victims
  • Human rights
  • Critical criminology
  • Narrative criminology
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dr Grace Carroll
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in: Farm animal welfare, The development of animal welfare assessment methods, Human behaviour change for improving animal w...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Farm animal welfare
  • The development of animal welfare assessment methods
  • Human behaviour change for improving animal welfare
  • The evolutionary psychology of pet keeping
  • Feline welfare e.g. indoor versus outdoor housing
  • The impact of infant features in animals on human behaviour and animal welfare
School of Psychology
Professor Aidan Feeney
School of Psychology

I welcome applications from students wishing to work on topics related to any of my research interests. I am currently focused on the psychology of re...

I welcome applications from students wishing to work on topics related to any of my research interests. I am currently focused on the psychology of relief, future thinking and debt, and cross-cultural differences in essentialist thinking.

School of Psychology
Dr Deborah Wells
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in: The human animal bond, Animal welfare, Laterality in animals, Pets and human health, ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • The human animal bond
  • Animal welfare
  • Laterality in animals
  • Pets and human health
School of Psychology
Dr Emma Berry
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in: Psychosocial adjustment in chronic conditions, Arts in health, Animals and health, Vaccination hesitancy, Eating behavio...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Psychosocial adjustment in chronic conditions
  • Arts in health
  • Animals and health
  • Vaccination hesitancy
  • Eating behavior
School of Psychology
Dr Tim Fosker
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in developmental psychology, educational psychology, psycholinguistics and developmental cognitive neuroscience with a specia...

Language Development, Literacy Development, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Classroom Communication

Open to PhD applications in developmental psychology, educational psychology, psycholinguistics and developmental cognitive neuroscience with a special interest in:

  • The measurement of auditory perception in young children
  • Early precursors to the development of language or literacy
  • Trajectories of neural development for speech and language processing in infancy and early childhood
  • Methods for investigating classroom communication
School of Psychology
Dr Lisa Graham-Wisener
School of Psychology

Open to discuss PhD applications in clinical health psychology. Areas of interest include; Psychosocial intervention development for post-treatment c...

Open to discuss PhD applications in clinical health psychology. Areas of interest include;

  • Psychosocial intervention development for post-treatment cancer survivors and carers
  • Improving quality of life in advanced illness
  • Public health approaches to palliative care
  • Psychosocial interventions in spinal deformity
School of Psychology
Dr Matthew Rodger
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in:  Auditory perception in relation to coordination / mobility (including in people with visual impairments or Parkins...

Open to PhD applications in: 

  • Auditory perception in relation to coordination / mobility (including in people with visual impairments or Parkinson’s disease)
  • Auditory augmented feedback in skill acquisition / rehabilitation
  • Skill acquisition in music, particularly in musical improvisation
School of Psychology
Dr Paul Toner
School of Psychology

I am open to PhD projects on addictive behaviours (with a particular focus on alcohol) and mental health research adopting psychosocial approaches to ...

alcohol, common mental health, psychometrics, mixed methods, psychosocial interventions

I am open to PhD projects on addictive behaviours (with a particular focus on alcohol) and mental health research adopting psychosocial approaches to prevention, assessment and intervention. These can utilise quantitative (for example, I have expertise in psychometrics for questionnaire development/validation) or mixed methods.

School of Psychology
Dr Gülseli Baysu
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in the field of cultural diversity, immigration and integration, identity politics, educational success and political partici...

Open to PhD applications in the field of cultural diversity, immigration and integration, identity politics, educational success and political participation of immigrants and minorities, using a wide range of methods from comparative, multi-level, longitudinal research designs and analyses to experimental and intervention studies.

School of Psychology
Dr Donncha Hanna
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in; Psychological trauma, PTSD, Complex PTSD and Posttraumatic Growth, The development of Psychosis, Constructing and assess...

Open to PhD applications in;

  • Psychological trauma
  • PTSD, Complex PTSD and Posttraumatic Growth
  • The development of Psychosis
  • Constructing and assessing mental health measures, test and questionnaires
  • Using digital phenotyping and apps in mental health • Systematic reviews, meta-analysis and evidence gap maps in mental health
  • Psychometric properties of Mental Health Measures
  • Modelling predictors of mental health including: self-conscious emotions (especially shame), physical health & exercise, socio-economic status, childhood adversity & abuse, measurement issues, trauma appraisals, coping styles, etc.
School of Psychology
Dr Mihalis Doumas
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in Investigating sensory integration for balance control in young and older adults using fNIRS, The 15 minute city: Speed an...

Balance, walking, ageing, autism, Parkinson's multitasking fNIRS

Open to PhD applications in

  • Investigating sensory integration for balance control in young and older adults using fNIRS
  • The 15 minute city: Speed and gait characteristics in city walking
  • Balance control and sensory integration in autism
  • Walking in the city in people living with Parkinson's
School of Psychology
Professor Rhiannon Turner
School of Psychology

Professor Turner is open to PhD applications on any aspect of intergroup contact or intergroup relations, but particularly on: Promoting confidence i...

Professor Turner is open to PhD applications on any aspect of intergroup contact or intergroup relations, but particularly on:

  • Promoting confidence in contact among school children
  • Developing interventions to promote positive intergroup behaviour
  • Nostalgia and intergroup relations
School of Psychology
Dr Danielle L Blaylock
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in the field of social, political, and/or peace psychology with special interest in, Design and evaluation of community inte...

Open to PhD applications in the field of social, political, and/or peace psychology with special interest in,

  • Design and evaluation of community interventions to promote social cohesion
  • Superordinate, cross-cutting, and alternative forms of identification in divided societies
  • Development and maintenance of cross-group friendships
School of Psychology
Professor Martin Dempster
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications that aim to; Modelling the psychological predictors of health-related quality of life via reviews of current literature and ...

Open to PhD applications that aim to;

  • Modelling the psychological predictors of health-related quality of life via reviews of current literature and primary research
  • Designing and evaluating interventions to enhance quality of life and modify illness and sick-role behaviours.
  • Developing and testing instruments to measure psychological constructs of importance in this area, eg. health-related quality of life

 

Also open to applications that aim to enhance student learning of statistics.

School of Psychology
Dr Will Curran
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in; Visual motion processing, Perceived duration of visual events, Identifying cortical loci of motion-induced illusions, Ro...

Open to PhD applications in;

  • Visual motion processing
  • Perceived duration of visual events
  • Identifying cortical loci of motion-induced illusions
  • Role of laughter in social interaction
School of Psychology
Dr Magdalena Rychlowska
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in: Facial expression of emotion, Sensorimotor simulation and facial mimicry, Culture and emotion, Development of emotional ...

emotion smile facial expression

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Facial expression of emotion
  • Sensorimotor simulation and facial mimicry
  • Culture and emotion
  • Development of emotional competence
School of Psychology
Dr Joost C. Dessing
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in: Behavioural neuroscience, The neural basis of manual interception Sports science, Interceptive actions by goalkeepers (u...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Behavioural neuroscience
  • The neural basis of manual interception Sports science
  • Interceptive actions by goalkeepers (using a virtual reality simulator)
School of Psychology
Professor Pauline Adair
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in: Clinical and Health Psychology, ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Clinical and Health Psychology
School of Psychology
Professor Kevin Vowles
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in the areas of; Chronic pain rehabilitation, ...

Open to PhD applications in the areas of;

  • Chronic pain rehabilitation
School of Psychology
Dr Agnieszka Graham
School of Psychology

I am particularly interested in supervising PhD projects that apply core principles of developmental and cognitive psychology to better understand cla...

cognitive development, working memory, mind wandering, decision making, delay of gratification, episodic future thinking

I am particularly interested in supervising PhD projects that apply core principles of developmental and cognitive psychology to better understand classroom learning and provide practitioners with research-based insights.

Potential research areas include, but are not limited to:

  • The nature of mind wandering in children and adolescents
  • Following instructions in applied settings
  • Children's understanding of attentional states
  • Children's comprehension of emotion words, and episodic future thinking

I am also open to exploring any aspect of children's cognition with direct application in classroom settings. Additionally, I have a strong interest in research co-created with teachers and educational psychologists, aiming to bridge the gap between theory and practice.

School of Psychology
Dr David Curran
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in: Addiction, Aetiological mechanisms, Treatment and recovery, Attentional Bias Psychological Trauma, PTSD and other co-exi...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Addiction
  • Aetiological mechanisms
  • Treatment and recovery
  • Attentional Bias Psychological Trauma
  • PTSD and other co-existing psychological difficulties
  • Neuropsychological presentations and neuropsychological and psychosocial outcomes
School of Psychology
Dr Kostas Papageorgiou
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in the area of; Individual differences, Personality, Developmental Psychology, ...

Dark Triad, Narcissism, Psychopathology, Educational Achievement

Open to PhD applications in the area of;

  • Individual differences
  • Personality
  • Developmental Psychology
School of Psychology
Dr Gary McKeown
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in the areas of; Emotion, Social interaction, Laughter, Affective computing, Virtual Reality interactions, Emotional and emp...

Open to PhD applications in the areas of;

  • Emotion
  • Social interaction
  • Laughter
  • Affective computing
  • Virtual Reality interactions
  • Emotional and empathic AI
School of Psychology
Dr Judith Wylie
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in the areas of; Mathematical cognition, Learning in a second language environment, Bilingualism, Development of readin...

Open to PhD applications in the areas of;

  • Mathematical cognition
  • Learning in a second language environment
  • Bilingualism
  • Development of reading skill in a digital environment
School of Psychology
Dr Teresa Rushe
School of Psychology

I am interested in hearing from students who have an interest in PhD study in areas related to childhood adversity research, and/ or the neurodevelopm...

I am interested in hearing from students who have an interest in PhD study in areas related to childhood adversity research, and/ or the neurodevelopmental factors in psychotic disorders.

School of Psychology
Professor Cherie Armour
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in: Trauma and Mental Health in Uniformed and Emergency Services, ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Trauma and Mental Health in Uniformed and Emergency Services
School of Psychology
Professor Teresa McCormack
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in: Developmental psychology, particularly aspects of cognitive development including temporal cognition, children's thought...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Developmental psychology, particularly aspects of cognitive development including temporal cognition, children's thought about the future, regret and decision making in children.
School of Psychology
Dr Ioana Latu
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in: Social Psychology, Computer Science, ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Social Psychology
  • Computer Science
School of Psychology
Dr Katrina McLaughlin
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in: Parenting, Childhood adversity, The evaluation of psychosocial interventions, ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Parenting
  • Childhood adversity
  • The evaluation of psychosocial interventions
School of Psychology
Dr Gillian W Shorter
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in the fields of alcohol and other drug use including methodological advances in the field....

alcohol use, alcohol policy, drug policy, drug consumption rooms, harm reduction

Open to PhD applications in the fields of alcohol and other drug use including methodological advances in the field.

School of Psychology
Dr Jocelyn Dautel
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in the fields of  Social cognition, intuitive thinking (e.g. essentialism), Moral cognition, Empathy and prosocial beha...

social cognition, development, empathy, prosocial behaviour, intergroup conflict

Open to PhD applications in the fields of 

  • Social cognition, intuitive thinking (e.g. essentialism)
  • Moral cognition
  • Empathy and prosocial behaviour in intergroup contexts
  • Development of religious acquisition and beliefs

I am also open to related proposals.

School of Psychology
Dr Mengyao Li
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications interested in exploring topics related to: Intergroup conflicts and collective trauma, Political resistance in non-democrati...

Conflicts, peace and violence, identity, transitional justice, resistance, collective action, repression

Open to PhD applications interested in exploring topics related to:

  • Intergroup conflicts and collective trauma
  • Political resistance in non-democratic contexts
  • Justice processes in post-conflict societies
School of Psychology
Dr Chang Xu
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in: Development of symbol-symbol associations: Like an onion, there are various layers of mathematical competence. We acquir...

Mathematics; numeracy; cognitive processes; child development; cross-cultural comparison

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Development of symbol-symbol associations: Like an onion, there are various layers of mathematical competence. We acquire mathematics knowledge layer by layer. The process begins at the inner layers (the core) and progresses to more complex outer layers. For this project, I am interested in examining how the inner layers of mathematical knowledge are developed and consolidated before moving toward the outer layers. This would allow for the development of targeted interventions to help children integrate prior knowledge with existing knowledge efficiently.
  • Development of fraction knowledge: Fraction knowledge is the “gatekeeper” for later, more advanced mathematics concepts. Unfortunately, many emergent fraction learners across the globe have difficulty learning fractions. For this project, I will use the developed assessments to pinpoint the types of misconceptions students hold when they are in the early stages of their fraction learning. By exploring the frequency and onset of different types of errors, educators and teachers can identify and refute misconceptions early so that students do not build their core knowledge of fractions on erroneous beliefs.
School of Psychology
Dr Mary Lavelle
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications within my research area....

communication, social interaction, teamwork, human Factors, healthcare, mental health

Open to PhD applications within my research area.

School of Psychology
Dr Emanuele Fino
School of Psychology

I welcome projects on the expression, measurement, and the interplay of personality, identity, and psychopathology across various contexts, using quan...

I welcome projects on the expression, measurement, and the interplay of personality, identity, and psychopathology across various contexts, using quantitative methods like psychometrics, latent variable modelling, network analysis.

Examples:

  • Personality and identity in the onset of and recovery from, e.g., depersonalisation-derealisation, eating disorders, addictive behaviours.
  • Cross-cultural examination of the generalisability and validity of 'Dark' and maladaptive personality models.
  • Personality and the 'social cure', i.e., how personality influences the way interpersonal relationships, support, and other social-identity related resources feed into health outcomes.
  • Interplay of individual differences and contextual factors in changes to residential mobility.
  • Research on personality, identity, and mattering/purpose in life in relation to well-being and performance across various contexts.
School of Psychology
Dr Tayler Truhan
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in the fields of… Developmental psychopathology, Parent-offspring interactions, Personality and parenting, Mental hea...

developmental psychology, parenting, personality, adversity, youth mental health

Open to PhD applications in the fields of…

  • Developmental psychopathology
  • Parent-offspring interactions
  • Personality and parenting
  • Mental health of young people
  • Adversity and resilience in families
School of Psychology
Anna Truzzi
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in developmental cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, and parenting with a special interest in: The development...

developmental cognitive neuroscience, parenting, infancy, toddlerhood, careviger-infant interactions, computational modelling

Open to PhD applications in developmental cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, and parenting with a special interest in:

  • The development of social cognition
  • Early neuromarkers of neurodiversity
  • Trajectories of neural development in different populations
  • Parents' and caregivers' mental health

I am also open to related proposals.

School of Psychology
Andrew McNeill
School of Psychology

Open to PhD applications in the fields of… Discursive psychology, Intergroup relations, Social psychology of peace and conflict, Collective vi...

social psychology, intergroup relations, qualitative methods, political psychology

Open to PhD applications in the fields of…

  • Discursive psychology
  • Intergroup relations
  • Social psychology of peace and conflict
  • Collective victimhood
School of Psychology
Prof Wafa Al-Jamal
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of: Biologics, Immunotherapy, Tumour microenvironment, Non-thermal electroporation, Targeted delivery/Theranost...

nanomedicine, cancer, immunotherapy, theranostics, biologics, targeted drug delivery, gene delivery, microfluidics

Open to PhD applications in the field of:

  • Biologics
  • Immunotherapy
  • Tumour microenvironment
  • Non-thermal electroporation
  • Targeted delivery/Theranostics
  • Smart and novel nanomaterials
  • Prostate and pancreatic cancer
School of Pharmacy
Professor Gavin Andrews
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of preclinical oral dose development including targeted Drug delivery, Amorphous solid dispersions, Hot-Melt Ex...

Open to PhD applications in the field of preclinical oral dose development including targeted

  • Drug delivery
  • Amorphous solid dispersions
  • Hot-Melt Extrusion
  • 3D printing
  • Continuous processing and PAT.
School of Pharmacy
Dr Heather Barry
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of health services research, primary care, prescribing, medicines optimisation, older people....

primary care, older people, prescribing, medicines optimisation, health services research

Open to PhD applications in the field of health services research, primary care, prescribing, medicines optimisation, older people.

School of Pharmacy
Dr Peter Boyd
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of pharmaceutical science and engineering....

Injection molding, additive manufacturing, thermoplastic, silicone elastomers, combination devices, vaginal rings, implants, patches, biomaterials.

Open to PhD applications in the field of pharmaceutical science and engineering.

School of Pharmacy
Dr Niamh Buckley
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of Cancer research, Personalised medicine, Biomarkers, Novel treatment options, ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cancer research
  • Personalised medicine
  • Biomarkers
  • Novel treatment options
School of Pharmacy
Dr Roberta Burden
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of Protease biology, Inhibitor development (small molecule and biological inhibitors), ...

Protease, Cathepsin, Cancer, Tumour, Microenvironment, Metastasis, Drug Discovery, Biomarker, Inflammation, Angiogenesis.

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Protease biology
  • Inhibitor development (small molecule and biological inhibitors)
School of Pharmacy
Dr James Burrows
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of the biology, characterisation and therapeutic targeting of mammalian and microbial proteases. USP17 as a the...

protease, ubiquitin, deubiquitinase, cancer, bacteria, trafficking

Open to PhD applications in the field of the biology, characterisation and therapeutic targeting of mammalian and microbial proteases.

  • USP17 as a therapeutic target in cancer
  • Targeting bacterial proteases as an antimicrobial strategy
  • Endocytosis and trafficking of nanoparticles
School of Pharmacy
Dr Sheiliza Carmali
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of Protein-drug delivery, Biocatalysis, Polymer-based protein engineering, Biomaterials, Stimuli-responsive or ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Protein-drug delivery
  • Biocatalysis
  • Polymer-based protein engineering
  • Biomaterials
  • Stimuli-responsive or smart materials
  • Bio-inspired and biomimetic systems for drug delivery
School of Pharmacy
Dr Louise Carson
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of Biomaterial design, synthesis and characterisation, Host-material inflammatory response (cell biology), Micr...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Biomaterial design, synthesis and characterisation
  • Host-material inflammatory response (cell biology)
  • Microbiological evaluation of biomaterials (bacterial biofilm formation)
School of Pharmacy
Professor Tianbao Chen
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of Peptide science, Antibiotic-resistance, Anti-cancer drug development, ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Peptide science
  • Antibiotic-resistance
  • Anti-cancer drug development
School of Pharmacy
Dr Caoimhe Clerkin
School of Pharmacy

Caoimhe’s scientific research is interdisciplinary and built around the key themes of medicinal chemistry and drug transportation. Her research util...

Nanotechnology Drug Delivery, Lipid Nanocapsules, Liposomes, smartCrystals, Skin, Antioxidants, Anti-Inflammatory Agents

Caoimhe’s scientific research is interdisciplinary and built around the key themes of medicinal chemistry and drug transportation. Her research utilises modern biotechnology to understand the expression and activity of key transporter proteins and their role in the pathology of various inflammatory diseases. 

Caoimhe is a member of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientist (AAPS), the American Physiological Society and COST Action. Caoimhe is also the proud recipient of Trinity College Post-graduate Scholarship which aims to merit students based on academic merit.

 

School of Pharmacy
Professor Jonathan Coulter
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of: Nanopharmaceuticals, High-Z radiosensitisers, Tumour metabolism, Tumour microenvironment, Targeted delivery...

nanomedicine, tumour biology, radiobiology, hypoxia, tumour metabolism

Open to PhD applications in the field of:

  • Nanopharmaceuticals
  • High-Z radiosensitisers
  • Tumour metabolism
  • Tumour microenvironment
  • Targeted delivery
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Radiobiology
  • Targeted Immunotherapy
School of Pharmacy
Professor Ryan Donnelly
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of Microneedles/microarray patches, Minimally-invasive patient monitoring/diagnosis, Transdermal drug delivery,...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Microneedles/microarray patches
  • Minimally-invasive patient monitoring/diagnosis
  • Transdermal drug delivery, including biomolecules, vaccine delivery, photodynamic therapy, nanomedicine delivery, HIV treatment and prevention
  • Delivery of therapeutics for tropical diseases and rare conditions.
School of Pharmacy
Dr Fiona Furlong
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of Cancer pharmacology, Breast and Ovarian cancer, Mechanism of drug action, Chemoresistance, Stratification bi...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cancer pharmacology
  • Breast and Ovarian cancer
  • Mechanism of drug action
  • Chemoresistance
  • Stratification biomarker development
  • Cell and molecular biology
School of Pharmacy
Dr Yi Ge
School of Pharmacy

Dr Yi Ge’s recent and current research interests and activities, with a focus on the interdisciplinary area at the interfaces of Pharmacy/Pharmaceut...

Dr Yi Ge’s recent and current research interests and activities, with a focus on the interdisciplinary area at the interfaces of Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Science, Biomedical Science, Chemistry and Nanotechnology, mainly include:

  • Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine
  • Molecular Imprinting and Smart Materaials
  • Biosensors and Advanced Sensing Technology
  • Theranostics and Drug Delivery

Open to PhD and MRes/MPhil applications in all of the above fields.

School of Pharmacy
Professor Brendan Gilmore
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of Biofilm microbiology, Antimicrobial discovery, Bacterial protease biochemistry, Host pathogen interactions, ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Biofilm microbiology
  • Antimicrobial discovery
  • Bacterial protease biochemistry
  • Host pathogen interactions
  • Microbial biocatalysis.
School of Pharmacy
Dr Deirdre Gilpin
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of Respiratory microbiology and molecular biology, Antimicrobial discovery and repurposing., ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Respiratory microbiology and molecular biology
  • Antimicrobial discovery and repurposing.
School of Pharmacy
Professor Lezley-Anne Hanna
School of Pharmacy

I am not currently accepting PhD students. ...

pharmacy education; preparedness for practice; undergraduate students; learning, teaching and assessment.
I am not currently accepting PhD students.
School of Pharmacy
Dr Taher Hatahet
School of Pharmacy

Research projects typically involve: Poorly water-soluble and BCS class 2 drug delivery using nanotechnology, Biopharmaceuticals, peptides, and large...

lipid nanocapsules, liposomes, Nanocrystals, skin, topical application

Research projects typically involve:

  • Poorly water-soluble and BCS class 2 drug delivery using nanotechnology
  • Biopharmaceuticals, peptides, and large molecules drug delivery using nanotechnology
  • Physicochemical characterization of formulations
  • In vitro cellular testing of drugs and formulations (safety, activity, and proof of concept)

With potential collaborations on in vivo conceptualization and synthesis of ligands for drug targeting.

 

School of Pharmacy
Dr Yingfen Hsia
School of Pharmacy

I am accepting PhD students who have strong computation or programming skills to work on Big Data to evaluate medication use in neonates and children....

Antimicrobial resistance, paediatric population, pharmacoepidemiology

I am accepting PhD students who have strong computation or programming skills to work on Big Data to evaluate medication use in neonates and children.

School of Pharmacy
Professor Carmel Hughes
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of primary care, prescribing, older people, medicines optimisation.  Most projects which students undertake...

Primary care; older people; long-term care; evidence-based health care; prescribing; intervention development; global health

Open to PhD applications in the field of primary care, prescribing, older people, medicines optimisation.  Most projects which students undertake are mixed methods in nature i.e using both qualitative and quantitative approaches, including trials.

School of Pharmacy
Professor David S. Jones FREng
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of Novel bioactive biomaterials as implants, Implantable (mucoadhesive) drug delivery systems for application t...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Novel bioactive biomaterials as implants
  • Implantable (mucoadhesive) drug delivery systems for application to the oral cavity, vagina and eye
  • Novel engineering strategies for improved medical device and dosage form performance
School of Pharmacy
Dr Mary-Carmel Kearney
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of Proprietary Dispensing, Responding to Symptoms., ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Proprietary Dispensing
  • Responding to Symptoms.
School of Pharmacy
Dr Stephen Kelly
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of microbiome science and its impact on human health. This includes the influence of microbiomes in different di...

microbiome, infection, antimicrobial resistance

Open to PhD applications in the field of microbiome science and its impact on human health. This includes the influence of microbiomes in different disease states, on various medications, and in the context of infection and AMR.

School of Pharmacy
Dr Vicky Kett
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of pharmaceutics, vaccine technology, mucosal and thermal analysis including amorphous and polymorphic systems. ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of pharmaceutics, vaccine technology, mucosal and thermal analysis including amorphous and polymorphic systems.

  • Novel mucosal delivery of biofilm penetrating antibiotics
  • Vaccine delivery via mucosal routes
  • Novel spray-dried powders for delivery to the lung
School of Pharmacy
Prof Dimitrios Lamprou
School of Pharmacy

If you are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in one of our research areas, and you have already secured your own funding (e.g., government source, charit...

Nanomedicines, lab-on-a-chip, microfluidic, Biosensors, Diagnostics, Medical implants, tissue engineering, sustainability, 4D Printing, Bioprinting, 3D Printing, Electrospinning, Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutics

If you are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in one of our research areas, and you have already secured your own funding (e.g., government source, charity, industry, research council) or you are Self-Funded, you are encouraged to contact the PI, with full CV and one-page letter of motivation.

School of Pharmacy
Dr Eneko Larraneta
School of Pharmacy

Dr. Larrañeta is interested in the development of medical devices for sustained drug delivery. These type of systems can be applied to treat a ...

Long-acting drug delivery / Implantable devices / Medical devices / 3D-printing
Dr. Larrañeta is interested in the development of medical devices for sustained drug delivery. These type of systems can be applied to treat a wide variety of diseases ranging from chronic conditions, such as schizophrenia or Parkinson’s disease to cardiovascular disease. If you are interested in the development of such systems please contact Dr. Larrañeta to discuss ideas and/or possible collaborations.
School of Pharmacy
Dr Garry Laverty
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of peptide-based hydrogel materials as long acting injectables, within drug delivery, biomaterials and as antimi...

Open to PhD applications in the field of peptide-based hydrogel materials as long acting injectables, within drug delivery, biomaterials and as antimicrobials.

School of Pharmacy
Dr Shu Li
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of  Multi-component pharmaceutical materials (including pharmaceutical cocrystals), Mechanochemical synthe...

Open to PhD applications in the field of 

  • Multi-component pharmaceutical materials (including pharmaceutical cocrystals)
  • Mechanochemical synthesis
  • Enabling formulation strategies and medical device preparation via hot-melt extrusion.
School of Pharmacy
Professor Karl Malcolm
School of Pharmacy

Karl is open to applications for postgraduate research from suitably qualified applicants who meet the University's English language requirements (htt...

• modified release drug delivery systems • sustained and controlled release • women’s sexual and reproductive health • vaginal drug delivery • vaginal ring technology • polymeric drug delivery devices • subdermal implants • injection molding and extrusion technologies • human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) • HIV microbicides • contraception • non-hormonal contraception • antiretrovirals for HIV prevention • multipurpose prevention technologies (MPTs) • mucosal vaccination • silicone elastomers

Karl is open to applications for postgraduate research from suitably qualified applicants who meet the University's English language requirements (https://www.qub.ac.uk/International/International-students/Applying/English-language-requirements/), who have secured a source of funding for their studies, and who wish to pursue a research project in a relevant research topic.

  • modified release drug delivery systems
  • sustained and controlled release
  • vaginal drug delivery
  • vaginal ring technology
  • polymeric drug delivery devices
  • injection molding and extrusion technologies
  • human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • HIV microbicides
  • antiretrovirals for HIV prevention
  • multipurpose prevention technologies (MPTs)
  • mucosal vaccination
  • silicone elastomers
  • polyurethanes
  • ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers
  • in vitro release testing of drug dosage forms
  • protein drug delivery
  • long-acting contraceptives
  • long-acting injectables
  • 3D-printing of drug delivery systems
  • bacterial vaginosis (BV)
  • estrogen replacement therapy
  • cervical ripening
  • induction of labour
School of Pharmacy
Dr Maryam Malekigorji
School of Pharmacy

Not currently accepting PhD students, ...

Nanomedicine, Metallic Nanoparticles, Photothermal Ablation, Thermoresponsive Drug Delivery, Cancer Therapy
  • Not currently accepting PhD students
School of Pharmacy
Professor Lorraine Martin
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of: Chronic airways diseases, to include cystic fibrosis, COPD, bronchiectasis & asthma, with a particular e...

Cystic fibrosis, COPD, proteases, ENaC, ion channels, infection, inflammation.

Open to PhD applications in the field of:

Chronic airways diseases, to include cystic fibrosis, COPD, bronchiectasis & asthma, with a particular emphasis on:

  • Proteases as potential biomarkers and therapeutics targets;
  • Ion channel modulation, airways hydration & mucociliary clearance;
  • Infection and inflammation.
School of Pharmacy
Professor Helen McCarthy
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of nano-drug delivery, biopharmaceutics, vaccine technology, repurposing of phosphate-based drugs, nucleic acid ...

Nanomedicine; Drug Delivery; Cancer; Non-Viral; Peptides; Nucleic Acids; Gene Therapy; Vaccines; Bone Regeneration; Wound Healing; Bioengineering; Biomaterials.

Open to PhD applications in the field of nano-drug delivery, biopharmaceutics, vaccine technology, repurposing of phosphate-based drugs, nucleic acid therapies and bone repair.

  • Development of nanomedicines for cancer
  • Design of non-viral delivery systems
  • Bioengineering for regenerative therapies
School of Pharmacy
Professor Colin McCoy
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of Drug delivery, Biomaterials, Sensor development, SMART materials and medical device enhancement., Polymer an...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Drug delivery
  • Biomaterials
  • Sensor development
  • SMART materials and medical device enhancement.
  • Polymer and small-molecule synthesis
  • Materials characterisation
  • Biological and microbiological performance
School of Pharmacy
Professor James McElnay
School of Pharmacy

Not recruiting new PhD students at present due to senior management role in University....

Not recruiting new PhD students at present due to senior management role in University.

School of Pharmacy
Dr Emma McErlean
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of nano-drug delivery, biopharmaceutics, nucleic acid therapies and ex vivo cellular therapies. Development of ...

Cell Penetrating Peptides Gene Delivery Gene Therapy Nanomedicine Targeted Treatments Ex vivo Adoptive Cell Therapies

Open to PhD applications in the field of nano-drug delivery, biopharmaceutics, nucleic acid therapies and ex vivo cellular therapies.

  • Development of nanomedicines for cancer and neurological diseases
  • Design of non-viral delivery systems
School of Pharmacy
Dr. Alejandro J. Paredes
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of: Drug nanosuspensions/Nanocrystals, Mucosal drug delivery, Bioadhesive materials for drug delivery and patie...

nanocrystals, drug delivery, nanosuspensions, media milling, microneedles, neglected diseases, nose-to-brain

Open to PhD applications in the field of:

  • Drug nanosuspensions/Nanocrystals
  • Mucosal drug delivery
  • Bioadhesive materials for drug delivery and patient monitoring
  • 3D-printed dosage forms
  • Nose-to-Brain drug delivery
  • Delivery of therapeutics for neglected diseases and HIV
School of Pharmacy
Dr Carole Parsons
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of Medicines use and optimisation in palliative, hospice and end of life care, ...

medicines optimisation, prescribing, palliative care, hospice care, advanced dementia, cancer

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Medicines use and optimisation in palliative, hospice and end of life care
School of Pharmacy
Dr Laura Sherrard
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of microbiology, molecular biology, and microbial genomics ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of microbiology, molecular biology, and microbial genomics
School of Pharmacy
Prof Thakur Raghu Raj Singh
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of drug delivery Controlled drug delivery systems for treating a range of chronic disorders, Small and Bio...

Ocular drug delivery Long-acting implants Microparticles drug delivery Nanoparticles drug delivery Biologics delivery Electrospinning Injectable implants

Open to PhD applications in the field of drug delivery

  • Controlled drug delivery systems for treating a range of chronic disorders
  • Small and Biologics delivery using novel platforms such as injectable implants, preformed implants, microparticles and nanoparticles for treating a range of ocular disorders
  • Synthesis and characterisation of block copolymers
  • Electrospinning based drug delivery systems for improved topical drug delivery
  • Thermoresponsive and in situ depot forming hydrogel-based systems 
  • Nanoparticles-based to provided improved drug loading and penetration properties across biological barriers  
  • Microneedles as minimally invasive delivery systems for transscleral and transcorneal delivery
  • Medical devices for ocular and transdermal applications
School of Pharmacy
Dr Timofey Skvortsov
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the following areas: Synthetic biology and genetic engineering of bacteriophages and their proteins, Structural biology o...

phage, bacteriophage, virus, endolysin, bioinformatics, biofilm

Open to PhD applications in the following areas:

  • Synthetic biology and genetic engineering of bacteriophages and their proteins
  • Structural biology of phage enzymes with antibacterial and antibiofilm properties, including endolysins and depolymerases
  • Phage therapy
  • Viromics and mobilomics
  • Microbiome analysis and manipulation
  • Microbial bioinformatics
School of Pharmacy
Dr Yiwei Tian
School of Pharmacy

We are looking for dedicated PhD candidates with computer science, materials, and engineering backgrounds who are passionate about improving global me...

Thermodynamic modelling, continuous manufacturing, liquid-liquid phase separation, digital innovation, non-classical nucleation, in vitro transcellular permeation, high throughput screening, nanocarriers, amorphous solids, invasive fungal infections.

We are looking for dedicated PhD candidates with computer science, materials, and engineering backgrounds who are passionate about improving global medicine access through digital design and advanced engineering technologies.

School of Pharmacy
Dr Irina Tikhonova
School of Pharmacy

We offer PhD study in cutting-edge computational approaches in computer simulations, data collection, mining, and analysis at the interface of chemist...

GPCRs, computational chemistry, molecular modelling, drug design, machine learning
We offer PhD study in cutting-edge computational approaches in computer simulations, data collection, mining, and analysis at the interface of chemistry and biology as well as state-of-the art functional assays, facilitating skills development in drug design research applicable in academia and industry.
School of Pharmacy
Professor Michael Tunney
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of Molecular and sensor based diagnostics for infection with a focus on chronic respiratory diseases, Role of t...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Molecular and sensor based diagnostics for infection with a focus on chronic respiratory diseases
  • Role of the airway microbiome in health and disease
  • Bacterial pathogenesis, antimicrobial resistance and assessment of novel antibiotics and delivery methods.
School of Pharmacy
Professor Gerd Wagner
School of Pharmacy

Research projects in the Wagner group are highly interdisciplinary: they typically involve Small molecule synthesis (e.g., carbohydrates, nucleotides...

medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, organic synthesis, carbohydrate chemistry, nucleotide chemistry, antimicrobial resistance, enzymology, bioassays, glycobiology, drug discovery

Research projects in the Wagner group are highly interdisciplinary: they typically involve

  • Small molecule synthesis (e.g., carbohydrates, nucleotides, heterocycles)
  • Protein biochemistry, enzymology and bioassays

We collaborate widely with research groups in academia, industry, and research institutes, and projects usually include placement opportunities.

School of Pharmacy
Dr Lei Wang
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of antimicrobial/anticancer discovery, biopharmaceutics, bioactive peptide design and optimization....

Open to PhD applications in the field of antimicrobial/anticancer discovery, biopharmaceutics, bioactive peptide design and optimization.

School of Pharmacy
Dr Matthew Wylie
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of: Design, synthesis and characterisation of biomaterials and device coatings, Bacterial-polymer surface inter...

Biomaterials; stimuli-responsive drug delivery; surface modification; infection control

Open to PhD applications in the field of:

  • Design, synthesis and characterisation of biomaterials and device coatings
  • Bacterial-polymer surface interactions
  • Polymer/metallic surface modification strategies for anti-fouling applications
  • Next-generation surface disinfectants
School of Pharmacy
Dr Shuai Zhang
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the fields of… Highly durable non-releasing antimicrobial coatings for catheters to combat catheter-associate...

infection, surface, coating, biofilm, polymer, hydrogel
Open to PhD applications in the fields of…
  1. Highly durable non-releasing antimicrobial coatings for catheters to combat catheter-associated urinary tract infections
  2. Novel multifunctional hydrogel wound dressings for diabetic foot ulcer healing
  3. Development of dual-functional antibacterial and antifungal polymers to prevent medical device-associated infections
School of Pharmacy
Dr Min Zhao
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the fields of Advanced polymeric dosage forms for oral administration, Amorphous solid dispersions and in-situ Amorphizat...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of

  • Advanced polymeric dosage forms for oral administration
  • Amorphous solid dispersions and in-situ Amorphization
  • Personalised medicines
  • Taste masking for paediatric medicines
  • Fixed dose combination for geriatric medicines and cancer therapy
School of Pharmacy
Dr Mei Zhou
School of Pharmacy

Open to PhD applications in the field of Natural bioactive peptide discovery, Peptide pharmacology, Therapeutic peptide design and development, ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Natural bioactive peptide discovery
  • Peptide pharmacology
  • Therapeutic peptide design and development
School of Pharmacy
Dr Áine Aventin
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Global Sexual and Reproductive Health, Relationships and Sexuality Education , Gender Inequalities in ...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Global Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Relationships and Sexuality Education 
  • Gender Inequalities in Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Mental Health (Adolescents, Maternal, Paternal)
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Breidge Boyle
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of All aspects of neonatal and children's health, ...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • All aspects of neonatal and children's health
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Kevin Brazil
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Palliative care, Chronic illness, Elder care, Health Services Research, ...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Palliative care
  • Chronic illness
  • Elder care
  • Health Services Research
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Michael Brown
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Intellectual and developmental disabilities, Gender, health and education, Health and social care systems a...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • Gender, health and education
  • Health and social care systems and access
  • Qualitative research designs and evaluation
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Gillian Carter
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of The needs of carers of individuals living with a chronic illness , The development of peer led inter...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • The needs of carers of individuals living with a chronic illness

  • The development of peer led interventions using Experience Based Co Design

School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Sonya Clarke
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of All aspects of children and young people health, orthopedics and nurse education, ...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • All aspects of children and young people health, orthopedics and nurse education
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Susan Clarke
School of Nursing and Midwifery

For biomedical, bioengineering, biotechnology, marine or equivalent science graduates, I am interested in supervising projects related to any area of ...

Bone, Osteogenic, Biomaterials, Tissue, Stem Cell, Joint, Orthopaedic, Polymer

For biomedical, bioengineering, biotechnology, marine or equivalent science graduates, I am interested in supervising projects related to any area of bone biomaterial development, bone tissue engineering and bone regenerative medicine. Some examples are, although not limited to just these areas:

  1. In vitro and in vivo responses to novel ceramic or polymer biomaterials for orthopaedic applications such as synthetic bone substitutes or fracture fixation devices
  2. Identifying novel bioactives with osteogenic activity, e.g. derived from natural products or marine organisms
  3. Addressing the challenges of applying stem cell therapies to bone repair e.g. patient variability in bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cell populations

 

For nursing and other clinically focussed students, I am interested in supervising any projects related to orthopaedics and metabolic bone conditions e.g.

  1. Outcomes for patients undergoing orthopaedic procedures, e.g. outcomes of joint replacement surgery for different patient groups
  2. Patient attitudes to novel therapies such as bioresorbable polymer fracture fixation devices or stem cell therapies
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Donna Fitzsimons
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Chronic disease self-management, Preventative cardiology, Palliative care in chronic illness, ...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Chronic disease self-management
  • Preventative cardiology
  • Palliative care in chronic illness
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Karen Galway
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD/MSc students in the fields of Suicide prevention and postvention; supporting people bereaved after suicide, Improving the evidence ba...

Supervising PhD/MSc students in the fields of

  • Suicide prevention and postvention; supporting people bereaved after suicide
  • Improving the evidence base for mental health services
  • Digital mental health, co-design and implementation science methodologies
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Kevin Gormley
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Professor Gormley’s research focuses on the provision of fundamental nursing care within a modern digital context. He has recently completed stu...

Professor Gormley’s research focuses on the provision of fundamental nursing care within a modern digital context. He has recently completed studies on i) Recording Care using the PACE Framework and ii) supporting Patients and Families in the management of Post Dialysis Fatigue (PhD study). He currently leads on an exploratory study to consider digital opportunities to improve the management of falls among frail older people: it is projected that this theme will extend to include dehydration, nutrition and pressure sore management.

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the following areas:

  • Growing Older: Managing Frailty and Vulnerability  
  • Health Care Policy and Planning
  • Services User and Carer Participation in Health Services
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Anne Grant
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Mental health nursing, Social work, Psychiatry, Psychology, ...

parental mental illness, family focused practice, service development, prevalence

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Mental health nursing
  • Social work
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Maria Healy
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Supporting physiological birth through midwifery-led care and leadership;, Enabling women to give birt...

Midwifery, Midwife, Birth, Leadership, Education

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Supporting physiological birth through midwifery-led care and leadership;
  • Enabling women to give birth in midwifery-led units;
  • Continuity of midwifery care;
  • Midwifery education
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Loreena Hill
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Management of patients with Chronic Heart Failure, Supportive and palliative care, with particular interest...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Management of patients with Chronic Heart Failure
  • Supportive and palliative care, with particular interest in heart failure
  • Decision-making regarding deactivation of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Claire Kerr
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Paediatric neurodisability, Rehabilitation.,  ,   All methodological approaches welcome....

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Paediatric neurodisability
  • Rehabilitation.
  •  

 

All methodological approaches welcome.

School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Kenda Crozier
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Midwifery ways of working, , Women’s voices in maternity design, , Mental health in pregnancy and ...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Midwifery ways of working,

  • Women’s voices in maternity design,

  • Mental health in pregnancy and early motherhood,

  • Supporting women after traumatic birth experiences.

School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Mark Linden
School of Nursing and Midwifery

All projects which relate to outcomes for children with neurodisabilities will be considered. Open to PhD applications in the field of Neurodisabilit...

All projects which relate to outcomes for children with neurodisabilities will be considered. Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Neurodisability and the criminal justice system
  • Educational outcomes
  • Concussion/Mild traumatic brain injury
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Maria Lohan
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Relationship and Sexuality Education from early years to early adults (projects might cover identification ...

Gender, Health, Men, Sexual Health, Reproduction, Parenting

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Relationship and Sexuality Education from early years to early adults (projects might cover identification of needs or programme co-design and evaluation and settings might include schools, or out of school settings such as secure care or prisons.
  • How can men and boys be part of the solution to global, sexual and reproductive health and rights?; Areas could reducing child marriage, unintended pregnancy or sexual violence;  infertility, family planning and abortion care.
  • Men's involvement in maternal and child health and parenting.
  • Men as partners and allies for change in promoting gender equality.
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Fiona Lynn
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Exploring the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions to improve outcomes in health and wellb...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Exploring the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions to improve outcomes in health and wellbeing for parents, children, families and communities.

 

All methodological approaches welcome.

School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Lynne Marsh
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities, Intellectual and development disabilities, ...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities
  • Intellectual and development disabilities
  • Fathers’ and families' experiences of children with intellectual disabilities
  • Qualitative research

All methodological approaches welcome.

School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Clare McKeaveney
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Kidney disease and organ transplantation Mixed methods research Communication in healthcare...

Kidney disease and organ transplantation

Mixed methods research

Communication in healthcare

School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Derek McLaughlin
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Mental Health, Mental Health Nursing, Qualitative approaches, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Mental Health
  • Mental Health Nursing
  • Qualitative approaches
  • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Thearpy (EMDR)
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Jennifer McNeill
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Maternal and child health and midwifery specifically in relation to practice, education or improving clinic...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Maternal and child health and midwifery specifically in relation to practice, education or improving clinical outcomes
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Mark Dornan
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Living well, with and beyond cancer, for patients and families., Understanding the impact of chronic health...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Living well, with and beyond cancer, for patients and families.
  • Understanding the impact of chronic health conditions on eating in social environments.
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Oonagh McSorley
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Coping with side-effects of cancer treatment, Psycho-social aspects of living with cancer, Quality of life,...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Coping with side-effects of cancer treatment
  • Psycho-social aspects of living with cancer
  • Quality of life
  • Living with cancer
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Clare Mc Veigh
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Open to PhD/MSc applications in the field of Palliative care, Mindfulness meditation, Digital educational interventions to deliver medical and nursin...

Open to PhD/MSc applications in the field of

  • Palliative care
  • Mindfulness meditation
  • Digital educational interventions to deliver medical and nursing education
  • Non-malignant life limiting diseases
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Gary Mitchell
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of The care of older people, Dementia care, Palliative care, Restrictive practice/restraint, ...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • The care of older people
  • Dementia care
  • Palliative care
  • Restrictive practice/restraint
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Peter O’Halloran
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Palliative care, Chronic illness, ...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Palliative care
  • Chronic illness
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Oliver Perra
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Charting, monitoring, and understanding the development of learning and behaviour of term and pre-term infa...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Charting, monitoring, and understanding the development of learning and behaviour of term and pre-term infants
  • Interventions to improve term and pre-term infants’ learning and social learning skills
  • Developmental outcomes of Cerebral Palsy children
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Gillian Prue
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Supportive and palliative care, with a particular interest in exercise, Exercise training in ovarian cancer...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Supportive and palliative care, with a particular interest in exercise
  • Exercise training in ovarian cancer
  • Pre-habilitation in lung cancer
  • Exercise to enhance the effectiveness of radiotherapy
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Barry Quinn
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Nursing, Health care, Spirituality, Leadership, Cancer, Haematology, Palliative care, Symptom management, ...

Spirituality, end of life, palliative care, cancer, nursing, health care leadership

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Nursing
  • Health care
  • Spirituality
  • Leadership
  • Cancer
  • Haematology
  • Palliative care
  • Symptom management
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Joanne Reid
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Cachexia in chronic illness;, Development of complex healthcare interventions., ...

Chronic, Palliative, Care, Healthcare, Interventions, Illness

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Cachexia in chronic illness;
  • Development of complex healthcare interventions.
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Katherine Rogers
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Bioscience education for healthcare professions, Cancer-related projects particularly those with a treatmen...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Bioscience education for healthcare professions
  • Cancer-related projects particularly those with a treatment/pharmacology or epidemiological focus
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Olinda Santin
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Psycho-oncology, Development of supportive and psychological supports for patients and carers, Understandin...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Psycho-oncology
  • Development of supportive and psychological supports for patients and carers
  • Understanding the health and social care needs of minority groups
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Janine Stockdale
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Education (Design, Simulation, Technologies etc);, Maternity Care., ...

Education, Simulation, Maternity, Care

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Education (Design, Simulation, Technologies etc);
  • Maternity Care.
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor David R Thompson
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Cardiovascular disease prevention, Rehabilitation, Psychosocial intervention, Health outcome measurement, ...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Cardiovascular disease prevention
  • Rehabilitation
  • Psychosocial intervention
  • Health outcome measurement


All methodological approaches welcome

School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Mark Tomlinson
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Child and adolescent development across the life course, Maternal mental health, Maternal and child health,...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Child and adolescent development across the life course
  • Maternal mental health
  • Maternal and child health
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Christine Brown-Wilson
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Open to PhD students in the fields of: older people, dementia , digital health, digital capability in nursing , ...

Open to PhD students in the fields of:

  • older people
  • dementia 
  • digital health
  • digital capability in nursing 
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Iseult Wilson
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Chronic musculoskeletal conditions, Developing qualitative methodology, ...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Chronic musculoskeletal conditions
  • Developing qualitative methodology
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Karen McConnell
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Dr McConnell is supervising PhD students in the fields of Paediatric and adult neurodisability, Paediatric rehabilitation, Evidence synthesis, Patien...

children, disability, physical activity, inclusion, exercise

Dr McConnell is supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Paediatric and adult neurodisability
  • Paediatric rehabilitation
  • Evidence synthesis
  • Patient and public involvement in education
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Mrs Clare Hughes
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Women’s experiences across the childbirth trajectory, Diabetes in pregnancy, Health promotion, Simula...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Women’s experiences across the childbirth trajectory
  • Diabetes in pregnancy
  • Health promotion
  • Simulation in education
  • Inter-professional education
  • Enquiry based learning
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Ms Catherine Monaghan
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Dementia Care, International students' experience of University study in the UK, ...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Dementia Care
  • International students' experience of University study in the UK
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Prof Helen Noble
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Kidney DiseaseNephrologyMindfulnessHealth and well being...

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

Kidney Disease
Nephrology
Mindfulness
Health and well being

School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Gemma Caughers
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD students in the fields of Cardiology nursing, Cardiology prevention, Educational interventions, Experience Based Co-Design, Nursing e...

cardiovascular nursing, experience based co-design, nurse education

Supervising PhD students in the fields of

  • Cardiology nursing
  • Cardiology prevention
  • Educational interventions
  • Experience Based Co-Design
  • Nursing ethics and spirituality
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Aideen Gildea
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervising PhD Students in the following areas;  Parenting and Child Development (Parental/Infant Mental Health) Children’s Social and Emo...

Supervising PhD Students in the following areas; 

Parenting and Child Development (Parental/Infant Mental Health)

Children’s Social and Emotional Development

Promoting school readiness and transition into school

Safeguarding – preventing impairment of children’s health and development.

School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Lorna Lawther
School of Nursing and Midwifery

My research interests are in public health in midwifery practice and research, simulation based learning and education and maternity care....

public health, maternity care, simulation based education

My research interests are in public health in midwifery practice and research, simulation based learning and education and maternity care.

School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Tracey McConnell
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Open to PhD applications in the fields of… Music therapy within palliative and end-of-life care, and into bereavement, Improving access to pal...

palliative care, end-of-life, music therapy, integrated care, loneliness, heart failure

Open to PhD applications in the fields of…

  • Music therapy within palliative and end-of-life care, and into bereavement
  • Improving access to palliative care for those with cancer and non-cancer life-limiting conditions
  • Alleviating loneliness among those impacted by life-limiting illness
  • Increasing understanding of palliative care among generalist health and social care professionals, and the public
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Maarten Blaauw
School of Natural and Built Environment

Chronology-building in palaeoecology and landscape archaeology, Developing age-modelling approaches and software, Palaeoecology of peatlands and lake...

  • Chronology-building in palaeoecology and landscape archaeology
  • Developing age-modelling approaches and software
  • Palaeoecology of peatlands and lakes
  • Numerical Palaeoecology
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Philip Boland
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications that cover the several areas of spatial planning: These include neoliberalism, City resilience, Place branding, Cultural pla...

Open to PhD applications that cover the several areas of spatial planning:

  • These include neoliberalism
  • City resilience
  • Place branding
  • Cultural planning
  • Drugs economics
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Gemma Catney
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Ethnic diversity, Ethnic residential segregation, Eethnic inequalities, particularly in the labour market,...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of:

  • Ethnic diversity
  • Ethnic residential segregation
  • Eethnic inequalities, particularly in the labour market
  • Spatial inequalities
  • Internal migration
  • Neighbourhood identity and belonging
  • Spatial data analysis
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Siobhan Cox
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in; The field of human health risk assessment (including using oral bioaccessibility testing), Differentiating between conta...

Open to PhD applications in;

  • The field of human health risk assessment (including using oral bioaccessibility testing)
  • Differentiating between contaminant sources
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Rory Doherty
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD opportunities in; Circular Economy, Sustainable Remediation of Pollution, Restoration of Peatlands, Source Apportionment of Pollutants, ...

Open to PhD opportunities in;

  • Circular Economy
  • Sustainable Remediation of Pollution
  • Restoration of Peatlands
  • Source Apportionment of Pollutants
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Welsey Flannery
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the field of; Coastal and marine governance, Power and planning, Environmental governance, UN Sustainable Development Goa...

Open to PhD applications in the field of;

  • Coastal and marine governance
  • Power and planning
  • Environmental governance
  • UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Human dimensions of climate change
School of Natural and Built Environment
Professor Greg Keeffe
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications from students in the areas of architecture, planning and urban design who would like to research and design the future city. ...

Open to PhD applications from students in the areas of architecture, planning and urban design who would like to research and design the future city.

  • Energy Futures
  • Food energy water nexus
  • New economies and the city
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr. M. Satish Kumar
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications across a multidisciplinary perspectives relating colonial and postcolonial studies. Cultural heritage in the context of clim...

Open to PhD applications across a multidisciplinary perspectives relating colonial and postcolonial studies.

  • Cultural heritage in the context of climate change, political conflict, economic development rapid urbanization and natural hazards.
  • Spatial ordering and the role of civic engagement in cities
  • Changing role of labour market in emerging economies
School of Natural and Built Environment
Professor Chris Lloyd
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the fields of population change, spatial data analysis, and historical GIS. Small area population change, Segregation and...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of population change, spatial data analysis, and historical GIS.

  • Small area population change
  • Segregation and spatial inequalities
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Jasna Mariotti
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the field of; Architecture and urban planning during socialism and after, Urban transformation of post-socialist cities, ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of;

  • Architecture and urban planning during socialism and after
  • Urban transformation of post-socialist cities
  • Historical and contemporary intersections of the port and the city, urban transformations of the port-city interface
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Agustina Martire
School of Natural and Built Environment

Mixed use streets as public spaces, Mixed use streets and class segregation, Streets and mobility, Street representation in architecture and urban de...

  • Mixed use streets as public spaces
  • Mixed use streets and class segregation
  • Streets and mobility
  • Street representation in architecture and urban design
  • Streets and urban activism
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Andrew Newton
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications investigating high latitude/altitude climate changes over long (millions of years) and short (decades) timescales. This may b...

Open to PhD applications investigating high latitude/altitude climate changes over long (millions of years) and short (decades) timescales. This may be in the form of geomorphology, GIS, remote sensing, climate variability, or from within the broad scope of physical geography.

School of Natural and Built Environment
Professor Marios Soutsos
School of Natural and Built Environment

Cementless “Geopolymer” Concrete for Sustainable Construction, Impact Resistance of Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete, Crack-induci...

Cementless “Geopolymer” Concrete for Sustainable Construction, Impact Resistance of Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete, Crack-inducing thermal stresses in safety-critical concrete structures, Structural Behaviour of Concrete Block Pavements, Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete for Bridge Structures

School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Oliver Dunnett
School of Natural and Built Environment

Geographies of outer space, Literary geographies and geographies of popular culture, Landscape and identity in Britain and Ireland, Historical geogra...

  • Geographies of outer space
  • Literary geographies and geographies of popular culture
  • Landscape and identity in Britain and Ireland
  • Historical geographies of science and technology

Funded PhD Project

Placing Astronomy: Landscape, Space and Science at Armagh Observatory, 1790-1916

The project aims to investigate the historical geographies of astronomy at Armagh Observatory, which is the oldest continuously-active astronomical research institution in the British Isles. The importance of place and landscape to the science conducted at the Observatory is evidenced by its position in the wider regional landscape, the situation of several historic astronomical instruments, and its ecclesiastical and civic connections to the City of Armagh. The student, based partly at the Observatory and partly at QUB Geography Department, will be in a unique position to re-appraise the Observatory’s scientific heritage at an important time in its contemporary development. Further details at the link below:

http://www.northernbridge.ac.uk/media/sites/teaching/northernbridge/Placing%20Astronomy.pdf

School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Giuseppina Amato
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the field of;   Structural strengthening with, Fibre reinforced composites (FRP and FRCM), Natural composites, Shape...

Structural strengthening, FRP composites, FRCM composites, bio-based composites, Shape Memory Alloys

Open to PhD applications in the field of;

 

  • Structural strengthening with
  • Fibre reinforced composites (FRP and FRCM)
  • Natural composites
  • Shape memory alloys (SMA) structures under dynamic loading (seismic and impact loading)
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Diarmid Finnegan
School of Natural and Built Environment

I am keen to supervise postgraduate research that falls under the following headings: history of geography and geographical ideas, historical geograp...

I am keen to supervise postgraduate research that falls under the following headings:

  • history of geography and geographical ideas
  • historical geographies of knowledge
  • history of science and religion
School of Natural and Built Environment
Professor Keith D Lilley
School of Natural and Built Environment

New research includes applications of GIS in the history of cartography, landscape archaeology and history, as well as research in historical geogra...

  • New research includes applications of GIS in the history of cartography, landscape archaeology and history, as well as research in historical geography on surveying and cartography as spatial practices that shaped past landscapes globally. 

School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Ryan Rabett
School of Natural and Built Environment

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of: Southeast Asian prehistory, Palaeolithic archaeology, Early human adaptation and dispersal, Zooarchaeo...

archaeology

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of: Southeast Asian prehistory, Palaeolithic archaeology, Early human adaptation and dispersal, Zooarchaeology, Palaeoecology, Conservation and prehistory, World Heritage, and Ecological refugia.

School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Ulrich Ofterdinger
School of Natural and Built Environment

As advertised from time to time, ...

  • As advertised from time to time
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Patrick Gleeson
School of Natural and Built Environment

Large scale geophysical and remote sensing survey, Later prehistoric and medieval landscapes, Archaeologies of rulership in Northern Europe, Cult Pra...

  • Large scale geophysical and remote sensing survey
  • Later prehistoric and medieval landscapes
  • Archaeologies of rulership in Northern Europe
  • Cult Practices and Cult Landscapes
  • Imaging and Imagining cult spaces
  • Funerary Archaeology and Ritual
  • Assembly Places and Practices
  • Material Culture and Economy in Medieval Society
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Madjid Karimirad
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the following areas: Offshore and Coastal Renewable Energy devices,, Offshore Wind Turbines, Floating Solar, Wave and T...

  • Open to PhD applications in the following areas:

    • Offshore and Coastal Renewable Energy devices,
    • Offshore Wind Turbines, Floating Solar, Wave and Tidal
    • Dynamics of Marine Structures, Floating Wind Platforms
    • Numerical Methods for Ocean Engineering, Hydrodynamics
School of Natural and Built Environment
Professor Gerard Hamill
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications from candidates in the field of Civil Engineering (hydraulics and maritime) and Geo-Environmental Science to join teams worki...

Open to PhD applications from candidates in the field of Civil Engineering (hydraulics and maritime) and Geo-Environmental Science to join teams working in the saline intrusion in coastal aquifers and fluid / structure interaction of scour at bridges under localized flooding.

School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Gill Plunkett
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD students in the fields of tephrochronology, palaeoecology, palynology, Irish prehistory or wetland archaeology....

Open to PhD students in the fields of tephrochronology, palaeoecology, palynology, Irish prehistory or wetland archaeology.

School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Danny McPolin
School of Natural and Built Environment

Creation of CLT and design modular construction, Development of a marine grade cementitious composite, Rapid asset management data capture and proces...

  • Creation of CLT and design modular construction
  • Development of a marine grade cementitious composite
  • Rapid asset management data capture and processing
School of Natural and Built Environment
Professor Mohammed Sonebi
School of Natural and Built Environment

KTP Associate with Tracey Concrete, PhD in 3D printing of concrete, bio-based building materials, self-compacting concrete, rheology, ...

  • KTP Associate with Tracey Concrete
  • PhD in 3D printing of concrete, bio-based building materials, self-compacting concrete, rheology
School of Natural and Built Environment
Professor Brendan Murtagh
School of Natural and Built Environment

Healthy Places: Understanding the impact of design of cities, public spaces, streets on health and well-being., Active Living: Studying characteristi...

  • Healthy Places: Understanding the impact of design of cities, public spaces, streets on health and well-being.
  • Active Living: Studying characteristics of walkable environments and influences on health behaviours (physical activity, recreation), travel decisions, commuting mode choices.
  • Sustainable Lifestyles: Promoting the proactive designing of environments that nudge people to make healthier selections while retaining freedom of choice.
  • Urban Transformations: Interventions to provide equitable access to urban infrastructure, amenities, services (e.g., affordable housing, clean water, food, improved sanitation).
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Stephen McIlwaine
School of Natural and Built Environment

Interested in taking interested PhD students with an interest in one of the below, particularly in application to a developing (non-OECD) country. En...

Interested in taking interested PhD students with an interest in one of the below, particularly in application to a developing (non-OECD) country.

  • Environmental and social assessment and risk management
  • Water demand management and policy in water-scarce and non water-scarce environments
  • Waste management - policy, incentives and drivers for behaviour change
  • Consultation and stakeholder engagement during planning, construction and project operation. Social license to operate
  • Sustainable finance, impact investing - how the increasing appetite for 'acceptable' investments can affect project planning and implementation
    Multi-cultural teams, improving teamwork on large international projects
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Gul Kacmaz Erk
School of Natural and Built Environment

Cinema and the City , Architecture and Film , Architecture and (Voluntary and/or Forced) Migration , Minorities in the City , Ref...

  • Cinema and the City 
  • Architecture and Film 
  • Architecture and (Voluntary and/or Forced) Migration 
  • Minorities in the City 
  • Refugees and Home 
  • Architectural Space/Public Space/Film space
  • Digital Mapping in the Humanities 
  • Architectural Media and Representation 
  • Architectural Design Education
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Dirk Brandherm
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Chalcolithic, Bronze and Iron Age archaeology of Europe and the Mediterranean, World Prehistory, Dating an...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of:

  • Chalcolithic, Bronze and Iron Age archaeology of Europe and the Mediterranean
  • World Prehistory
  • Dating and Chronology
  • Artefact Studies
  • Archaeometry of inorganic materials
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Will Megarry
School of Natural and Built Environment

Will is happy to discuss opportunities with any applicant with shared interests, particularly in relation to the archaeology of island cultures, how t...

archaeology

Will is happy to discuss opportunities with any applicant with shared interests, particularly in relation to the archaeology of island cultures, how the past can be utilized to address contemporary challenges, and the role of technology (GIS, remote sensing, spatial analysis)]in doing so. He would be particularly keen to hear from students looking to explore collaborative programs which include professional practice.

School of Natural and Built Environment
Professor Wei Sha
School of Natural and Built Environment

Sustainable Construction Materials and Structures, ...

  • Sustainable Construction Materials and Structures
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Merav Amir
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the field of; Political and cultural geography, Conflict, borders, territory, gender and sexual identities, Spaces of sec...

Political Geography; Cultural Geography; Conflict; Security; Territory; Borders; Sovereignty; Critical Political Thinking; Israel/Palestine; Gender and Sexuality; Feminist and Queer Theory

Open to PhD applications in the field of;

  • Political and cultural geography
  • Conflict, borders, territory, gender and sexual identities
  • Spaces of security and securitisation
  • The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
  • New critical political thinking
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Tristan Sturm
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the fields of; Critical public health geographies, Political geographies of religious movements, Apocalyptic thought rela...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of;

  • Critical public health geographies
  • Political geographies of religious movements
  • Apocalyptic thought related to climate change and nationalism
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Ian Shuttleworth
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the fields of; Migration, Segregation, Longitudinal analysis, ...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of;

  • Migration
  • Segregation
  • Longitudinal analysis
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Cristian Silva
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the fields of… Urban Sprawl, peri-urbanisation, (post)suburban growth and/or decline, Emerging models of suburban ...

interstitial spaces; urban sprawl; suburbanisation; peri-urbanisation; spatial planning; urban design
Open to PhD applications in the fields of…
  • Urban Sprawl, peri-urbanisation, (post)suburban growth and/or decline
  • Emerging models of suburban regeneration and retrofit
  • Suburban infrastructure and transformations of fringe/belt areas of city-regions
  • Interstitial spaces, vacant lands, white spaces, boundary spaces and (post)suburban politics and planning.
School of Natural and Built Environment
Clare Mulholland
School of Natural and Built Environment

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of Planning and architecture in divided cities, Inter-group contact of divided societies, Contested so...

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of
  • Planning and architecture in divided cities
  • Inter-group contact of divided societies
  • Contested societies
  • Spatial practices
  • Socio-spatial integration
  • Intergroup mixing
  • Community participation in the design
 
 
 
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Niek Turner
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the fields of architecture, technology and media, incorporating a range of topics including: Architecture and Cinema, Vis...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of architecture, technology and media, incorporating a range of topics including:

  • Architecture and Cinema
  • Visual Research Methods and Architecture
  • New Media, Technology and Space
School of Natural and Built Environment
Professor Graeme Swindles
School of Natural and Built Environment

Earth System Science, Geoscience, Environmental Change, Quaternary Science, Peatlands, Neo- and Palaeoecology, Microbial Ecology, Micropalaeontology,...

  • Earth System Science
  • Geoscience
  • Environmental Change
  • Quaternary Science
  • Peatlands
  • Neo- and Palaeoecology
  • Microbial Ecology
  • Micropalaeontology
  • Ecohydrology
  • Climate Change
  • Pollution
  • Volcanoes
  • Extreme Events
  • Anthropocene
  • Human-Environment relations
  • Human impacts
School of Natural and Built Environment
Professor Geraint Ellis
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the fields of; Energy Transition, Sustainability, Planning Governance, Equality and Health, The Built Environment, ...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of;

  • Energy Transition
  • Sustainability
  • Planning Governance
  • Equality and Health
  • The Built Environment
School of Natural and Built Environment
Keith McAllister
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the fields of;   Architecture and Autism, Architecture and Disability, Architecture and Inclusion, The Impact o...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of;
 
  • Architecture and Autism
  • Architecture and Disability
  • Architecture and Inclusion
  • The Impact of the Built Environment on People
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Sarah Lappin
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the fields of; Sound art and architecture, 20th century architectural history on the island of Ireland, ...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of;
  • Sound art and architecture
  • 20th century architectural history on the island of Ireland
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Sree Nanukuttan
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the fields of; Technology development for construction industry, Mass flow testing and modelling in materials, Material f...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of;

  • Technology development for construction industry
  • Mass flow testing and modelling in materials
  • Material forensics or energy efficiency measures

Refer to the list of current and past projects.

School of Natural and Built Environment
Professor Jennifer McKinley
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the fields of; Spatial analysis techniques (Geographical Information Science (GIS), Geostatistics, Compositional data ana...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of;

  • Spatial analysis techniques (Geographical Information Science (GIS)
  • Geostatistics
  • Compositional data analysis within the fields of environment and health
  • Ground and remote sensed earth processes
  • Criminal and environmental forensics
  • Earth resources and renewable energy
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Raymond Flynn
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the fields of; Quantification of Ecosystem Services to Streams, Provided by Formerly Afforested Blanket Bog. This resear...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of;

  • Quantification of Ecosystem Services to Streams

Provided by Formerly Afforested Blanket Bog. This research would suit candidates with a strong Environmental Science (, including Earth Science,) or Environmental Engineering Background. Alternatively, activities could suit candidates with a strong field-based Biological Sciences background interested in diversifying their skill set into the area of Ecosystem Restoration.

School of Natural and Built Environment
Professor Eileen Murphy
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the areas of; Bioarchaeology (especially of Irish and Eurasian populations), Burial practices (including atypical, minori...

Open to PhD applications in the areas of;

  • Bioarchaeology (especially of Irish and Eurasian populations)
  • Burial practices (including atypical, minority, deviant practices)
  • Children's burial grounds (cillíní)
  • Childhood in the past
  • Archaeology of the Irish diaspora
  • Community archaeology
  • Archaeology of Fermanagh
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Richard Waldron
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the fields of; Financialization and the City, Neoliberalization of housing and urban planning, Built Heritage, Policy and...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of;

  • Financialization and the City
  • Neoliberalization of housing and urban planning
  • Built Heritage
  • Policy and Practice
School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Colm Donnelly
School of Natural and Built Environment

The archaeology and architecture of Late Medieval Ireland, particularly tower house castles, The archaeology and architecture of Plantation Ulster, C...

  • The archaeology and architecture of Late Medieval Ireland, particularly tower house castles
  • The archaeology and architecture of Plantation Ulster
  • Community archaeology
  • The archaeology and architecture of Early Modern and 19th century Ulster
  • The Irish Diaspora in the USA
School of Natural and Built Environment
Tara Brooks
School of Natural and Built Environment

I’m interested in accepting PhD students in these areas: BIM and Digital Construction - the use and creation of digital twins, use of emerging digi...

I’m interested in accepting PhD students in these areas:

  • BIM and Digital Construction - the use and creation of digital twins, use of emerging digital technology, and the integration of technology to make buildings ‘smarter’
  • Construction Quality Management - the decoupling of Quality Management Systems from practice and tools for enhancing the application of Quality Management Systems
  • Procurement and Contract Administration – contract choice and application, tendering practice and bid decisions
School of Natural and Built Environment
Professor Tom Jefferies
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the field of; Digitally augmented space, Novel sustainable urbanism, Art and urbanism, Architectural typologies, Policy, ...

digitally augmented space, novel sustainable urbanism, art and urbanism, architectural typologies, policy, architecture and urbanism, landscape process and design, master planning and design codes, architectural theory, sustainability and heritage, inter-disciplinary practice, environmental colour, textiles and architecture

Open to PhD applications in the field of;

  • Digitally augmented space
  • Novel sustainable urbanism
  • Art and urbanism
  • Architectural typologies
  • Policy, architecture and urbanism
  • Landscape process and design
  • Master planning and design codes
  • architectural theory
  • Sustainability and heritage
  • Inter-disciplinary practice
  • Environmental colour
  • Textiles and architecture
School of Natural and Built Environment
Gary A. Boyd
School of Natural and Built Environment

Open to PhD applications in the field of; The design of housing, Prefabrication in architecture, Representations of architecture, Designed urbanity, ...

architecture, design, history, fossil fuels, representation, food production, supermarkets, ordnance, heritage, conservation, drawing, photography, war

Open to PhD applications in the field of;

  • The design of housing
  • Prefabrication in architecture
  • Representations of architecture
  • Designed urbanity
  • Building heritage and conservation
  • The architectures of industry and other forms of production
  • The architectural and spatial histories of energy
  • Architecture and the production of food
  • PhDs by architectural design and practice
School of Natural and Built Environment
Professor Alan M Jones
School of Natural and Built Environment

The shift from what architecture is to what architecture does, the rise in focus of performance within the built environment, visualising design think...

architects, profession, ai, professionalism, future, clients, users, impact, development, collaboration, education, behaviours, conduct

The shift from what architecture is to what architecture does, the rise in focus of performance within the built environment, visualising design thinking and strategies, optimising outcomes, professionalism and associated behaviours cross disciplines, initial and ongoing education of architects, education routes and career paths into and resulting from studying architecture.

School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Aidan Cole
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Radiobiology of targeted radionuclides (Radium-223), Clinical trials, Stereotactic Radiotherapy, Radiation B...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Radiobiology of targeted radionuclides (Radium-223)
  • Clinical trials
  • Stereotactic Radiotherapy
  • Radiation Biology
  • Prostate Cancer
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Cecilia O'Kane
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Professor O'Kane is open to wide-ranging PhD applications from candidates with a basic science or clinical background. Her interests include respi...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine ARDS, critical care, mycobacterial infection, NTM, epithelium, human models, clinical trials
Professor O'Kane is open to wide-ranging PhD applications from candidates with a basic science or clinical background.
Her interests include respiratory failure in the critically ill, particularly the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), mechanisms if tissue damage and repair in the lung, mycobacterial infection including particularly Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial infection, and novel therapies including biological and cellular therapies to treat infection and inflammation in the lung. Her group works in both wet lab and clinical research, and has a particular focus on human models of the lung environment. Previous research experience is desirable although not essential.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Aideen Maguire
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Administrative Data Linkage, Social Determinants, Mental Ill Health, Secondary Dat...

Centre for Public Health Epidemiology; Administrative Data; Mental Health; Secondary Data Analysis

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Psychiatric Epidemiology
  • Administrative Data Linkage
  • Social Determinants
  • Mental Ill Health
  • Secondary Data Analysis
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Amy Jayne McKnight
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Genetic-epigenetic-transcriptomic association studies for kidney disease, Multi-omic risk factors for rare d...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research Bioinformatics, Genetics, Epigenetics, Genomics, Transcriptomics, DNA Methylation, Kidney Disease, Rare Disease, Healthy Ageing, Chronic Diseases, Registries, Renal

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Genetic-epigenetic-transcriptomic association studies for kidney disease
  • Multi-omic risk factors for rare disease, and common diseases with a focus in aging populations
  • Information and communication provision for kidney disease and rare disease(s)
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Andriana Margariti
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Multi-disciplinary Centre and acquire training on cutting edge technologies in pluripotent stem cells, Molec...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Multi-disciplinary Centre and acquire training on cutting edge technologies in pluripotent stem cells
  • Molecular biology
  • Cell signaling
  • Coding and non-coding RNAs in the context of diabetes
  • Cardiovascular complications
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Investigation of the role of MSC exosomal miRNAs in epithelial and endothelial repair in ARDS, The role of M...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Investigation of the role of MSC exosomal miRNAs in epithelial and endothelial repair in ARDS
  • The role of MSC mitochondrial transfer in lung regeneration
  • The role of apoptosis in MSC therapeutic effects in ARDS
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Aurelie Mousnier
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Proteomics – to identify protein-protein interactions in rhinovirus-infected cells, Molecular cell biology...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Proteomics – to identify protein-protein interactions in rhinovirus-infected cells
  • Molecular cell biology/biochemistry – to understand the role of cellular proteins in rhinovirus replication
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Beckie Ingram
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Host-pathogen interactions, vaccinology, pharmacology, ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Host-pathogen interactions
  • vaccinology
  • pharmacology
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Bernadette McGuinness
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Dementia research including the role of nutrition and inflammation in neurodegeneration, The utility of EEG ...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Dementia research including the role of nutrition and inflammation in neurodegeneration
  • The utility of EEG and MEG in assisting diagnostics
  • Large data analytics projects
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Bettina Schock
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Epithelial biology and pathobiology in the development of lung fibrosis – to understand innate immune ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Epithelial biology and pathobiology in the development of lung fibrosis – to understand innate immune responses to diseases specific stimuli and to modify these by drug repurposing approaches.
  • Bioinformatics and computer learning – to model the complexity of gene expression involved in the development of inflammation and lung fibrosis.
  • Biomarkers and therapeutical targets of diseases.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Blánaid Hicks
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Pharmacoepidemiology, Cancer epidemiology, Health services research, Quantitative subject (e.g. statistics...

Centre for Public Health pharmacoepidemiology, cancer, drug safety, real world evidence

Open to PhD applications in the fields of:

  • Pharmacoepidemiology
  • Cancer epidemiology
  • Health services research
  • Quantitative subject (e.g. statistics)
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Chris Watson
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac remodelling, Diabetes, Hypertension, Ischaemia, Biomarkers, Epigeneti...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac remodelling
  • Diabetes, Hypertension, Ischaemia
  • Biomarkers, Epigenetics, Fibrosis
  • Global Health, mHealth
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Christopher Cardwell
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology., ...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Epidemiology
  • Pharmacoepidemiology.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Claire McEvoy
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Nutrition and ageing research, Particularly projects involving data analysis in cohort studies, Clinical/com...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Nutrition and ageing research
  • Particularly projects involving data analysis in cohort studies
  • Clinical/community-based dietary interventions.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Colin Adrain
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Adrain encourages PhD applications from candidates from a basic science or clinical background. Work in the Adrain lab combines cellular biochemis...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Dr. Adrain encourages PhD applications from candidates from a basic science or clinical background. Work in the Adrain lab combines cellular biochemistry, cell biology and in vivo models. Project interests include: Organismal and cellular metabolism; Organismal biology and pathophysiology; Inflammatory and Growth factor signaling and cancer; Proteolysis and cancer; Protein biogenesis/protein quality control and cancer; Protein trafficking in the secretory pathway.

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Cristina Branco
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Metastatic progression, Pre-metastatic organ microenvironment, Pathophysiology of cancer, Microvascular func...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Metastatic progression
  • Pre-metastatic organ microenvironment
  • Pathophysiology of cancer
  • Microvascular function and tissue regeneration and remodeling resulting from both disease and treatments.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Damian Downey
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Cystic fibrosis, Bronchiectasis, Pneumonia, ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Pneumonia
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr David Grieve
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to wide-ranging PhD applications in the field; Cardiovascular disease, heart failure, physiology and pharmacology from candidates with a basic s...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine Cardiovascular disease, vascular biology, heart failure, pharmacology, molecular biology, physiology, regenerative medicine, stem cells, diabetes

Open to wide-ranging PhD applications in the field;

  • Cardiovascular disease, heart failure, physiology and pharmacology from candidates with a basic science or clinical background. Previous research experience is desirable although not essential.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr David Simpson
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of MicroRNAs – their role in gene regulation and use as biomarkers , Transcriptomics – RNA-Seq, including...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • MicroRNAs – their role in gene regulation and use as biomarkers

  • Transcriptomics – RNA-Seq, including single cell analysis

  • Microbial DNA sequencing

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Denise McDonald
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Cardiovascular medicine, Ophthalmology or regenerative medicine., ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cardiovascular medicine
  • Ophthalmology or regenerative medicine.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Derek Brazil
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Signal transduction and molecular cell biology, Drug discovery targeting Gremlin1, Human iPSC-derived 3D kid...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine Gremlin1, BMPs, diabetic nephropathy, kidney, colorectal cancer, organoid, drug discovery

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Signal transduction and molecular cell biology
  • Drug discovery targeting Gremlin1
  • Human iPSC-derived 3D kidney organoids
  • Gremlin1 signalling in human disease
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Eileen Parkes
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of the  Role of the STING pathway across cancers, ...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of the

  •  Role of the STING pathway across cancers
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Emma Allott
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field that Integrate molecular and epidemiological data, ...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field that

  • Integrate molecular and epidemiological data
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Emma Evergren Mills
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Receptor signalling, Membrane trafficking, Inter-organelle interactions, Her lab uses cell biological assay...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Receptor signalling
  • Membrane trafficking
  • Inter-organelle interactions

Her lab uses cell biological assays, protein biochemistry, and imaging techniques to investigate mechanisms of receptor endocytosis, signalling and membrane trafficking.

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Emma Louise Cunningham
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the fields of; Delirium, in particular postoperative delirium, Early diagnosis of dementia, Perioperative brain health, ...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the fields of;

  • Delirium, in particular postoperative delirium
  • Early diagnosis of dementia
  • Perioperative brain health
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Finian Bannon
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Population-based cancer registry data, and imputation methods for missing data, Waiting-time and ‘rout...

Centre for Public Health Cancer Patient Survival; Population-based cancer statistics; Statistical Methods

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Population-based cancer registry data, and imputation methods for missing data
  • Waiting-time and ‘routes-to-diagnosis’ cancer statistics  
  • Emulating cancer treatment trials in audit data
  • Causal inference mediation analysis
  • Cancer patient survival variation and prognostic modelling 
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Fionnuala Lundy
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Infection, Pain and inflammation in the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract, ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Infection
  • Pain and inflammation in the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Gareth McKay
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Diabetic complications, Biomarker discovery, Stratified Medicine, ...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Diabetic complications
  • Biomarker discovery
  • Stratified Medicine
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Gerry McKenna
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Improving oral health for care home residents, Exploring links between oral health and nutritional well bein...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Improving oral health for care home residents
  • Exploring links between oral health and nutritional well being
  • Improving care for head and neck oncology patients
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Guilherme Costa
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic students to embark on a PhD project that addresses questions in the fields of messenger (m)RNA lo...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic students to embark on a PhD project that addresses questions in the fields of messenger (m)RNA localisation and local translation in the context of angiogenesis. Your work will help to answer how and why particular mRNAs are translated into proteins at the front of endothelial cells as they migrate to form new blood vessels. Your project will be carried out in an exciting and collaborative environment at the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, where you will work next to worldwide experts in the field of vascular research.

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Guillermo Lopez Campos
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Biomedical informatics (translational bioinformatics and exposome informatics), Integration of clinical and ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Biomedical informatics (translational bioinformatics and exposome informatics)
  • Integration of clinical and molecular data
  • Analysis and representation of exposome data
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Helen Coleman
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Data analysis, Epidemiology projects related to risk, prevention, early detection and survival of cancers of...

Centre for Public Health Cancer epidemiology

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Data analysis
  • Epidemiology projects related to risk, prevention, early detection and survival of cancers of the digestive tract, particularly oesophageal, pancreatic, liver or colorectal cancer, and associated pre-malignant conditions
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Ian Overton
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Systems medicine, Computational biology, Bioinformatics, Complexity science, Functional genomics, Systems mo...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research cancer, data integration, bioinformatics, transcriptomics, proteomics, genomics, polyomics, EMT, metastasis, drug resistance, network biology, network medicine, systems thinking, machine learning, biomedical science, cell plasticity, precision medicine, modelling, genetics, regulatory network, patient stratification, risk stratification, diagnostic, translational research, therapy, prognostic, predictive, mechanism, deep learning, statistics, mathematics, probability, precision medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Systems medicine
  • Computational biology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Complexity science
  • Functional genomics
  • Systems modelling
  • Health data research
  • Cancer research
  • Precision oncology
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Ikhlas El Karim
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Harnessing inflammation for repair and regeneration in dental tissues, neuronal-immune cells signalling in...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Harnessing inflammation for repair and regeneration in dental tissues
  • neuronal-immune cells signalling in inflammatory and neuropathic pain
  • Investigate potential links between oral bacteria, systemic inflammation and cardiovascular disease
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Imre Lengyel
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Applicants interested in exploring both phenotypic as well as molecule association between changes in the eye and in the brain are encourage to apply....

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine dementia, retina, calcification, zinc, macular-degeneration, age, molecular biology, cell biology, laser capture, omics, stem cell

Applicants interested in exploring both phenotypic as well as molecule association between changes in the eye and in the brain are encourage to apply.

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Jacqueline James
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Digital molecular pathology approaches to characterize the immune contexture of cancers using high quality b...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Digital molecular pathology approaches to characterize the immune contexture of cancers using high quality biosamples
  • Investigating the role of the oral microbiome in cancer risk and malignant transformation
  • Identifying and validating molecular biomarkers for stratification of patients with cancers
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Jaine Blayney
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Technology/platform-agnostic prior knowledge transfer, Compositional statistics, Pre-clinical model selectio...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Technology/platform-agnostic prior knowledge transfer
  • Compositional statistics
  • Pre-clinical model selection/chacterisation
  • Prognostic/predictive subtyping
  • Consensus/meta-clustering
  • Landmark analysis
  • Progression routes from pre-malignancy to cancer
  • Mixed signal deconvolution/convolution
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Jenny Johnston
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Currently accepting PhD students in health professions education, in areas such as: EDI, gendering and relationships of power; learning in the clinica...

Centre for Medical Education medical education, health professions education, qualitative research

Currently accepting PhD students in health professions education, in areas such as: EDI, gendering and relationships of power; learning in the clinical workplace; GP education and pedagogy; trauma-informed care.

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Karim Dib
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of To study the role of the histamine four receptor in the regulation of neutrophil phagocytosis, To study the ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • To study the role of the histamine four receptor in the regulation of neutrophil phagocytosis
  • To study the role of acidic pH in the regulation of anti-microbial functions of neutrophils
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Karl Butterworth
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Mechanisms of radioresistance, Drug radiotherapy combinations, In vivo models and small animal radiotherapy,...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Mechanisms of radioresistance
  • Drug radiotherapy combinations
  • In vivo models and small animal radiotherapy
  • Nanoparticle theranostics
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Kienan Savage
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Cellular DNA damage response system and its link with cancer development, ...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cellular DNA damage response system and its link with cancer development
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Laura McGowan
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Behaviour change interventions focusing on diet and/or obesity across a range of population groups, Obesity ...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Behaviour change interventions focusing on diet and/or obesity across a range of population groups
  • Obesity management
  • Preconception health for men and women - improving health status before pregnancy
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Leandro Garcia
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Development and application of systems thinking and complex systems science lens and methods to public healt...

Centre for Public Health Public Health; Population Health; Systems Thinking; Complex Systems Science; Complexity; Physical Activity.

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Development and application of systems thinking and complex systems science lens and methods to public health subjects, including but not limited to population patterns of health-related behaviours, determinants of non-communicable diseases, urban health, and health inequalities.
  • Physical activity and public health, particularly the determinants of population levels of and inequalities in physical activity and the consequent population health impacts.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Lynne Lohfield
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Design, conduct and evaluation of mixed-methods, qualitative research on cancer, blindness prevention and pe...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Design, conduct and evaluation of mixed-methods
  • qualitative research on cancer
  • blindness prevention and pediatric palliative care in LMICs. 
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Mark Tully
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Physical activity, Sedentary behaviour and exercise in schools, workplaces or with older adults, ...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Physical activity
  • Sedentary behaviour and exercise in schools, workplaces or with older adults
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Mei Chen
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Innate immunity, Cell and molecular biology, Retinal pathophysiology, ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Innate immunity
  • Cell and molecular biology
  • Retinal pathophysiology
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Melissa LaBonte Wilson
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Investigate key processes involved in the underlying biology driving epigenetic alterations, Nucleotide meta...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Investigate key processes involved in the underlying biology driving epigenetic alterations
  • Nucleotide metabolism in cancer development
  • Novel drug targeting of these processes through in vitro cell line-based models and in vivo cancer mouse models.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Michelle McKinley
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Weight management before, during and after pregnancy, Understanding diet and lifestyle behaviours of differe...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Weight management before, during and after pregnancy
  • Understanding diet and lifestyle behaviours of different groups
  • Developing and evaluating behaviour change interventions
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Neil Heron
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Sport and exercise medicine, Primary care, Musculoskeletal health, Cardiovascular prevention, Rehabilitation...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Sport and exercise medicine
  • Primary care
  • Musculoskeletal health
  • Cardiovascular prevention
  • Rehabilitation
  • Physical activity promotion
  • App development
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Nick Orr
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Cancer predisposition genetics, Molecular pathology, Functional genetics, ...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cancer predisposition genetics
  • Molecular pathology
  • Functional genetics
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Nigel Hart
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Medical education in the General Practice setting, Transformative learning, Safe care and quality improvemen...

Centre for Medical Education

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Medical education in the General Practice setting
  • Transformative learning
  • Safe care and quality improvement in healthcare
  • Novel platforms for medical education
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Noleen McCorry
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Implementation science, Development and implementation of psychosocial interventions, Promoting psychologi...

Centre for Public Health implementation science, psychological wellbeing, chronic illness, long term conditions, vision impairment, mixed methods, stroke

Open to PhD applications in the fields of:

  • Implementation science
  • Development and implementation of psychosocial interventions
  • Promoting psychological wellbeing and quality of life among people with long-term conditions including vision impairment and stroke
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Nuala McCabe
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Characterisation of a molecular group in solid cancers that represents an innate immune response to DNA dama...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Characterisation of a molecular group in solid cancers that represents an innate immune response to DNA damage through the STING pathway.
  • Development of a gene expression based biomarker panel that can identify pathways related to the hallmarks of cancer and guide patient therapy.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Paul Mullan
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Transcriptional control, Signal transduction, Chromatin remodeling and epigenetics, DNA damage signalling, C...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Transcriptional control
  • Signal transduction
  • Chromatin remodeling and epigenetics
  • DNA damage signalling
  • Cell Senescence
  • Molecular cell biology
  • Biochemistry
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Philip Dunne
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr Dunne is open to wide-ranging PhD applications from candidates with a basic science or clinical background. His fields of interest include; Cancer...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Dr Dunne is open to wide-ranging PhD applications from candidates with a basic science or clinical background.

His fields of interest include;

  • Cancer molecular biology
  • Digital pathology
  • Computational biology

Previous research experience is desirable although not essential.

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Rebecca Coll
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Inflammasomes, Inflammation, Innate Immunity, PRR signalling pathways, ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Inflammasomes
  • Inflammation
  • Innate Immunity
  • PRR signalling pathways
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Reinhold Medina
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Vascular stem cell biology, Diabetic retinopathy, Diabetic vascular complications, Cellular senescence, Angi...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Vascular stem cell biology
  • Diabetic retinopathy
  • Diabetic vascular complications
  • Cellular senescence
  • Angiogenesis
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Richard Turkington
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Laboratory based investigations of novel drugs and biomarkers, Discovery of resistance mechanisms to therapy...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Laboratory based investigations of novel drugs and biomarkers
  • Discovery of resistance mechanisms to therapy
  • Innovative biomarker development using clinical samples
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Richard Williams
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of MRes project: Development of Novel Cathepsin V inhibitors to Validate role in Breast Cancer, MRes project: T...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • MRes project: Development of Novel Cathepsin V inhibitors to Validate role in Breast Cancer
  • MRes project: Testing of Epigenetic Probes in Cancer Immune Cells
  • MRes project: Design, synthesis and SAR exploration of Novel LSD1 inhibitors
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Ronan McMullan
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Clinically-focused research, Relating to improving the diagnosis of serious infection in hospitalised patien...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Clinically-focused research, Relating to improving the diagnosis of serious infection in hospitalised patients, such as diagnostic accuracy studies.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Ruth Hogg
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Ophthalmic epidemiology, Optometry, Vision science, Psychophysics, Ophthalmology, ...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Ophthalmic epidemiology
  • Optometry
  • Vision science
  • Psychophysics
  • Ophthalmology
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Ruth Hunter
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of The role of social networks and network interventions for behavior change, Developing and investigating the ...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • The role of social networks and network interventions for behavior change
  • Developing and investigating the public health impact of population level built and social environment interventions

 

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Sandra Van Schaeybroeck
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Laboratory based investigations into molecular mechanisms including altered pro-survival signaling pathways ...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Laboratory based investigations into molecular mechanisms including altered pro-survival signaling pathways in RASMT and BRAFMT CRC
  • Discovery of novel resistance mechanisms to therapy mechanisms in RASMT and BRAFMT CRC
  • Innovative biomarker development using samples from RASMT and BRAFMT CRC patients
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Simon McDade
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Transcription dysfunction in disease, Functional genomics and integrative bioinformatics, Identification of ...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Transcription dysfunction in disease
  • Functional genomics and integrative bioinformatics
  • Identification of novel genomically informed treatment strategies
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Stephen McMahon
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Proton and ion relative biological effectiveness, Genetic determinants of intrinsic radiosensitivity, The im...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research Radiotherapy; Cancer; Mathematical Modelling; Individual Sensitivity; Personalised medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Proton and ion relative biological effectiveness
  • Genetic determinants of intrinsic radiosensitivity
  • The impacts of intercellular communication on radiation responses
  • Computational modelling of cancer responses
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Stuart McIntosh
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Improved understanding of tumour initiating events in BRCA mutation carriers, Investigation and management o...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Improved understanding of tumour initiating events in BRCA mutation carriers
  • Investigation and management of breast cancer risk
  • Development of treatment biomarkers in the pre-surgical setting
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Suneil Jain
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

We need biology, physics and clinical PhDs to work with our large team to analyse clinical trial information and samples with a view to identifying no...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

We need biology, physics and clinical PhDs to work with our large team to analyse clinical trial information and samples with a view to identifying novel predictive and prognostic biomarkers for radiotherapy treatment in prostate cancer.

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Ultan Power
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Respiratory syncytial virus biology, pathogenesis, and vaccines., Paramyxovirus vaccine vectors, in particul...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Respiratory syncytial virus biology, pathogenesis, and vaccines.
  • Paramyxovirus vaccine vectors, in particular Sendai virus.
  • Culture and exploitation of well-differentiated primary human airway epithelium cell cultures.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Vicky Coyle
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Cancer clinical trials, Basic scientific and translational investigation of mechanisms of treatment resistan...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cancer clinical trials
  • Basic scientific and translational investigation of mechanisms of treatment resistance
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Vikki O'Neill
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Discrete choice models, Data analysis, Longitudinal data, Quantitative Methods, Psychometrics, ...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Discrete choice models
  • Data analysis
  • Longitudinal data
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Psychometrics
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Yvonne Dombrowski
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Encompass training in highly skilled laboratory techniques as well as in transferable skills., ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Encompass training in highly skilled laboratory techniques as well as in transferable skills.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Bianca Plouffe
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of GPCR pharmacology and signalling, with an emphasis on: The spatial properties of GPCR signalling, The struct...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine G protein-coupled receptors, pharmacology, cell signalling, signal transduction

Open to PhD applications in the field of GPCR pharmacology and signalling, with an emphasis on:

  • The spatial properties of GPCR signalling
  • The structural determinants of allostery and biased GPCR signalling
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Gunnar N. Schroeder
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Cellular microbiology of bacterial respiratory pathogens, Functional genomics of bacterial virulence factors...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine microbiology, cell biology, biochemistry, infection, bacteria, host-pathogen interaction, virulence, innate immunity, antimicrobials, cellular microbiology, immunobiology, respiratory infection, opportunistic infection, healthy aging, immune modulation, macrophages, Legionella, Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria, chemical biology, proteases, glycobiology

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cellular microbiology of bacterial respiratory pathogens
  • Functional genomics of bacterial virulence factors
  • Subversion of innate immune cells by infection
  • Proteomics approaches to study signaling at the pathogen-host interface
  • Discovery of new antimicrobials
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Lisa Crawford
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Molecular mechanisms involved in dysregulation of the ubiquitin proteasome system in multiple myeloma, Ident...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Molecular mechanisms involved in dysregulation of the ubiquitin proteasome system in multiple myeloma
  • Identify opportunities for therapeutic intervention.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Ving Fai Chan
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Child eye health, Low vision, vision impairment and blindness, Eye health education, Uncorrected refractive ...

Centre for Public Health Child eye health, uncorrected refractive error, global eye health, optometry

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Child eye health
  • Low vision, vision impairment and blindness
  • Eye health education
  • Uncorrected refractive error
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Prof Paul Moynagh
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of molecular, cellular, genetic and disease models of inflammation and inflammatory diseases , ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • molecular, cellular, genetic and disease models of inflammation and inflammatory diseases 
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Alan Stitt
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Harnessing ECFCs to repair choriocapillaris during geographic atrophy, The role of the placental growth fact...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Harnessing ECFCs to repair choriocapillaris during geographic atrophy
  • The role of the placental growth factor pathway in age-related retinal disease
  • Metabolic plasticity of retinal cells in ischaemia and the potential to regulate physiological angiogenesis
  • Identifying key molecular mechanisms underpinning ECFC dysfunction in diabetic microvascular disease.
  • Development of vascular stem cell therapy for ischaemic retinopathy
  • Combinatorial cell therapy for reversing tissue ischaemia
  • The potential of iPS cell technology to understand mechanisms underpinning patient responsiveness to anti-VEGF agents for diabetic macular oedema
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Augusto Azuara-Blanco
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Primary and secondary research on visual disorders, ...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Primary and secondary research on visual disorders
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Bronagh Blackwood
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Critical care studies that include studies conducted within and after ICU, ICU survivorship, Trial methodolo...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Critical care studies that include studies conducted within and after ICU
  • ICU survivorship
  • Trial methodology studies
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Christopher Scott
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Nanomedicine, Antibody therapeutics, Proteases and pancreatic cancer, ...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Nanomedicine
  • Antibody therapeutics
  • Proteases and pancreatic cancer
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Ciaran O'Neill
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Health economics, ...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Health economics
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Cliff Taggart
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Tackling protease-mediated inflammation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Protease-mediated inflammation in chronic lung disease, The impact of...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine Innate Immunity, Viral and bacterial Infection, Respiratory Disease
  • Tackling protease-mediated inflammation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  • Protease-mediated inflammation in chronic lung disease
  • The impact of CFTR modulators on the virome and viral-induced inflammation in early Cystic Fibrosis (CF) lung disease
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Daniel Longley
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Cancer biology , Cell death , Drug resistance , ...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cancer biology

  • Cell death

  • Drug resistance

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor David Gonzalez de Castro
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Developing clinical biomarker strategies in cancer, Using comprehensive genomic approaches to detect DNA alt...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Developing clinical biomarker strategies in cancer
  • Using comprehensive genomic approaches to detect DNA alterations that can provide clinically meaningful diagnostic, prognostic or predictive information.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Denise Fitzgerald
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Immunology, Neuroscience, Stem/Progenitor cell biology, Tissue regeneration, Neuroinflammation, Demyelinatin...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Immunology
  • Neuroscience
  • Stem/Progenitor cell biology
  • Tissue regeneration
  • Neuroinflammation
  • Demyelinating diseases
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Frank Kee
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Life-course epidemiology and methods, Complex public health interventions, Decision sciences., ...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Life-course epidemiology and methods
  • Complex public health interventions
  • Decision sciences.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Gerry Gormley
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Simulation based education ,  Medical Education , OSCEs , ...

Centre for Medical Education

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Simulation based education

  •  Medical Education

  • OSCEs

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Heping Xu
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Immunology, Cell and molecular biology, Retinal pathophysiology, Pharmacology, ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Immunology
  • Cell and molecular biology
  • Retinal pathophysiology
  • Pharmacology
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Ian Mills
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Metabolic dysregulation/stress response signaling., ...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Metabolic dysregulation/stress response signaling.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Jayne Woodside
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Nutrition, Particularly dietary intervention studies, Projects involving innovative dietary assessment, Beha...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Nutrition
  • Particularly dietary intervention studies
  • Projects involving innovative dietary assessment
  • Behaviour change interventions.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Joe O'Sullivan
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Bone-seeking radionuclides in prostate cancer, New therapeutics in CRPC, Advanced radiotherapy in prostate c...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Bone-seeking radionuclides in prostate cancer
  • New therapeutics in CRPC
  • Advanced radiotherapy in prostate cancer
  • Genomic stratification in prostate cancer
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Judy Bradley
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Professor Bradley is open to wide-ranging PhD candidates from a clinical or allied health professional or other therapy background. Her fields of inte...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, airway clearance, exercise and rehabilitation, methods of optimizing clinical trials and outcome assessment

Professor Bradley is open to wide-ranging PhD candidates from a clinical or allied health professional or other therapy background.

Her fields of interest include:

  • Bronchiectasis
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Airway Clearance
  • Exercise and rehabilitation
  • Methods of optimizing clinical trials.
  • Outcome assessment

Previous research experience is desirable although not essential.

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Karen McCloskey
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Benign, Malignant urolog, Ion channels in health and disease, ...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Benign
  • Malignant urolog
  • Ion channels in health and disease
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Kevin M. Prise
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Optimization of bone-seeking radionuclides for targeted molecular radiotherapy, Defining stem-cell mediated ...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Optimization of bone-seeking radionuclides for targeted molecular radiotherapy
  • Defining stem-cell mediated radioresistance in recurrent brain tumours
  • Building a biological-based rationale for the use of particle-based radiotherapies
  • Understanding Radiation-induced bystander and abscopal responses
  • Defining Next generation laser-produced ion-beams for advanced radiotherapy
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Liam Heaney
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Non-adherence in asthma, Stratified Medicine / Personalised medicine, Health informatics / Health economics,...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Non-adherence in asthma
  • Stratified Medicine / Personalised medicine
  • Health informatics / Health economics
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Lorcan McGarvey
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Neuroinflammation and airways disease, Early life influences on adult respiratory health, Cohort studies in ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Neuroinflammation and airways disease
  • Early life influences on adult respiratory health
  • Cohort studies in Early COPD
  • Phase II/III Clinical trials in cough, asthma and COPD
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Manuel Salto Tellez
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Phenotype, Genotype, Cancer biomarker development from discovery to clinical adoption, ...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Phenotype
  • Genotype
  • Cancer biomarker development from discovery to clinical adoption
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Mary Frances McMullin
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Myeloproliferative neoplasms, Investigation the causes of congenital erythrocytosis, ...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Myeloproliferative neoplasms
  • Investigation the causes of congenital erythrocytosis
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Michael Donnelly
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Development and evaluation of health services and public health interventions, Implementation science and im...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Development and evaluation of health services and public health interventions
  • Implementation science and improvement science
  • Integrated health and social services
  • Service organization and delivery
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Miguel A. Valvano
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Molecular mechanisms of intrinsic multi-drug antibiotic resistance, Biogenesis of the Gram-negative bacteria...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Molecular mechanisms of intrinsic multi-drug antibiotic resistance
  • Biogenesis of the Gram-negative bacterial outer membrane, especially lipopolysaccharide and cell wall peptidoglycan
  • Cellular microbiology of opportunistic  Gram-negative bacterial pathogens in phagocytic cells.
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Mike Clarke
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Investigate improving the quality and usefulness of trials and reviews ,     Conduct health serv...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Investigate improving the quality and usefulness of trials and reviews

  •  

     

    Conduct health services research more generally

  •  

    Conduct research relevant to humanitarian emergencies.

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Nathan Congdon
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Strategies to correct and prevent myopia among children in low-resources areas of LMICs, Measuring early out...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Strategies to correct and prevent myopia among children in low-resources areas of LMICs
  • Measuring early outcomes in cataract surgery in underserved areas
  • Improved care for complex diseases such as glaucoma and diabetic eye disease in rural Asia
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Richard Kennedy
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Characterisation of a molecular group in solid cancers that represents an innate immune response to DNA dama...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Characterisation of a molecular group in solid cancers that represents an innate immune response to DNA damage through the STING pathway
  • Development of a gene expression based biomarker panel that can identify pathways related to the hallmarks of cancer and guide patient therapy
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Tim Curtis
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field o Microvascular biology and disease, Pharmacological, Gene therapy-based approaches, ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field o

  • Microvascular biology and disease
  • Pharmacological
  • Gene therapy-based approaches
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Tim Harrison
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

No current opportunities, ...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research
  • No current opportunities
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Tunde Peto
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Ophthalmic image analysis, Diabetic retinopathy screening, Epidemiology of eye diseases in different populat...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Ophthalmic image analysis
  • Diabetic retinopathy screening
  • Epidemiology of eye diseases in different populations around the world
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Charlene McShane
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr McShane is open to hearing from students and clinical trainees wishing to pursue PhD/MD/MPhil projects in: Cancer epidemiology, Premalignant disea...

Centre for Public Health

Dr McShane is open to hearing from students and clinical trainees wishing to pursue PhD/MD/MPhil projects in:

  • Cancer epidemiology
  • Premalignant disease research including impact of receiving a pre-malignant diagnosis
  • Early detection of cancer
  • Cancer education/awareness
  • Global health
  • Data analysis
  • Mixed-methods
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr John Busby
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Severe asthma epidemiology, Unwarranted geographic variation, Social determinants of disease, ...

Centre for Public Health

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Severe asthma epidemiology
  • Unwarranted geographic variation
  • Social determinants of disease
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Effie Kostareli
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Epigenetic mechanisms in Leukaemia and Lymphoma, BTK signalling and epigenetic regulation in autoimmune diso...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Epigenetic mechanisms in Leukaemia and Lymphoma
  • BTK signalling and epigenetic regulation in autoimmune disorders
  • Epigenetic and transcriptional dynamics in immune cells upon infection
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Bronwen Connolly
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the fields of; Acute respiratory physiotherapy, and airway clearance in acute respiratory failure, Rehabilitation in crit...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

Open to PhD applications in the fields of;

  • Acute respiratory physiotherapy, and airway clearance in acute respiratory failure
  • Rehabilitation in critical illness
  • Recovery, long-term outcomes, and survivorship after critical illness
  • Clinical trial methodology in complex rehabilitation interventions
  • Core outcome sets
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Helen Reid
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to co-supervisory opportunities involving General Practice, learning in healthcare contexts, across the range of health disciplines, ...

Centre for Medical Education

Open to co-supervisory opportunities involving

  • General Practice, learning in healthcare contexts, across the range of health disciplines
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Ciaran Mulholland
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the fields of mental health in general, and most specifically applications relevant to fields of psychological trauma, psy...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of mental health in general, and most specifically applications relevant to fields of psychological trauma, psychosis, "at risk mental states".

I also have experience of supervising studies in: Mental Health and Documentary Film; Medical Education Research: resilience training the impact of previous negative life experiences on mental well-being and resilience in medical and other students; Rural Mental Health; Social and Clinical History of Psychiatry.

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Grainne Kearney
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Critical qualitative methods, in particular Institutional Ethnography in Health Professions Education, ...

Centre for Medical Education

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Critical qualitative methods, in particular Institutional Ethnography in Health Professions Education
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Michael Williams
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Conversation analysis based studies on healthcare or education, Virtual reality in education, Retinal vein o...

Centre for Medical Education Interaction. Technology. Retinal vein occlusion.

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Conversation analysis based studies on healthcare or education
  • Virtual reality in education
  • Retinal vein occlusion
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr David Courtney
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Virology, RNA biology, Biochemistry, ...

Centre for Medical Education RNA influenza epitranscriptomics translation modifications virus

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Virology
  • RNA biology
  • Biochemistry
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Dessi Malinova
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Immunology, Immune cell biology, ...

Centre for Medical Education antibody response, B cells, dendritic cells, endocytosis, antigen presentation, CRISPR/Cas9

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Immunology
  • Immune cell biology
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Gianni Virgili
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

PhD project Avoiding research waste: addressing unit of analysis errors in trials and systematic reviews in Eyes and Vision - Clinicians and patients ...

Centre for Public Health vision, retinal disorders, systemateic reviews

PhD project Avoiding research waste: addressing unit of analysis errors in trials and systematic reviews in Eyes and Vision - Clinicians and patients need access to up-to-date high quality research to make evidence-informed decisions about health care. Systematic reviews are a rigorous approach to identifying, appraising and synthesising the results of individual studies. Systematic review authors cannot always use all the data available in individual studies because of the way that studies are reported, including unit of analysis issues, leading to avoidable research waste. The aim of this proposal is to explore the nature and extent of unit of analysis errors in trials and systematic reviews in Eyes and Vision, investigate the impact on the results of systematic reviews and develop solutions and guidance for trialists and systematic review authors. This will be an important contribution to the quality of evidence in this field. Despite the fact that unit of analysis issues are widely acknowledged, an assessment of how common these concerns are in Eyes and Vision systematic reviews is lacking and few studies have been conducted in general. Thus, investigating the extent and the impact of errors concerning UAIs in trials and reviews is important to quantify the impact of this type of bias and minimise research waste.

 

 

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Jon Silversides
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Critical Care Sepsis, Perioperative medicine, Anaesthesia, ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine critical care, sepsis, ARDS, acute kidney injury, perioperative medicine, post-operative pulmonary complications, anaesthesia

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Critical Care Sepsis
  • Perioperative medicine
  • Anaesthesia
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Selinda Orr
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Immunology, Host pathogen interactions, Fungal infections, ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine Host pathogen interactions, fungal infections, immunology

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Immunology
  • Host pathogen interactions
  • Fungal infections
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Thomas Waterfield
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Paediatric emergency medicine, Paediatric infection, Molecular diagnostics, Biomarker discovery, Clinical de...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine pediatrics, paediatrics, infection, biomarkers, proteomics

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Paediatric emergency medicine
  • Paediatric infection
  • Molecular diagnostics
  • Biomarker discovery
  • Clinical decision tool derivation and validation
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Danny McAuley
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Basic science or clinical background., Major interest is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), ...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine Acute Respiratory Distrees Syndrome (ARDS); intenstive care; clinical trials;

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Basic science or clinical background.
  • Major interest is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Christopher McCabe
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Early Health Technology Assessment, Measurement and Valuation of Health Related Quality of Life, Value of In...

Centre for Public Health Cost effectiveness, Value of Information, Health Technology Assessment, Measurement and Valuation of Health, One Society, Innovation

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Early Health Technology Assessment
  • Measurement and Valuation of Health Related Quality of Life
  • Value of Information and analysis of uncertainty
  • Design of innovative market access and reimbursement models for health technologies
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cancer Medicine, Biochemistry, Experimental Medicine, RNA Biology, ...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research mRNA translation, mRNA decay, Gene expression, Cancer Biology, micoRNA, RNA Biology

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Cancer Medicine
  • Biochemistry
  • Experimental Medicine
  • RNA Biology
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Stephanie Craig
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr Craig is interested to hear from students and clinical trainees who wish to pursue PhD/MD/MPhil projects using novel tissue hybridisation technolog...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research Molecular pathology, image analysis, interdisciplinary science

Dr Craig is interested to hear from students and clinical trainees who wish to pursue PhD/MD/MPhil projects using novel tissue hybridisation technologies and image analysis to support epidemiological research.

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Donna Small
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Cancer biology, Cancer immunology, ...

The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research tumour microenvironment, enzymes, lung, endothelial cells, macrophages

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cancer biology
  • Cancer immunology
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Lynsey Patterson
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the field of Analytical communicable disease epidemiology, including vaccine preventable disease (vaccine uptake): unders...

Centre for Public Health communicable disease epidemiology; data science; data linkage; administrative data; vaccine uptake; vaccine hesitancy; AMR; antibiotics

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Analytical communicable disease epidemiology, including vaccine preventable disease (vaccine uptake): understanding risk factors, inequalities and outcomes; qualitative approaches to understanding human behaviour and infectious disease
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
David A. Cisneros
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

About the project: Trillions of bacteria comprise the gut microbiome and contribute to human health by producing metabolites that travel to distant ti...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine microbiome, CRISPR-Cas, bacterial secretion, colorectal cancer

About the project:

Trillions of bacteria comprise the gut microbiome and contribute to human health by producing metabolites that travel to distant tissues such as the liver or brain. Therefore, the microbiome represents an innovative approach to develop new therapies. Our team studies how bacterial competition for nutrients and space shapes the biodiversity of the gut. This is important because gut biodiversity is a determinant of human health. Moreover, a few key species can affect biodiversity, by direct competition with other bacteria.

Like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, most microbiome bacteria contribute to homeostasis and contribute to reduce inflammation in the gut, but a few species have strains associated to colorectal cancer and chronic inflammation. In some cases, when in competition, the commensal (beneficial) strains can kill and eradicate the cancer-associated strains. We will study the genes participating in this process using state-of-the-art techniques such as microbiome sequencing and CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing. Ultimately, the results of this research should contribute to the design of strategies to better use the microbiome to reduce digestive tract cancer burden, which in the UK represents ~40,000 new cases per year with an economic cost of £17.1 billion.

The successful candidate will acquire training in cell biology, microbiology, genome editing and high-throughput sequencing. The project should provide experience to pursue industrial or academic R&D in the new field of microbiome therapeutic biologicals, synthetic biology or biotechnology.

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Alan Smyth
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Cystic fibrosis (respiratory infection and gastrointestinal problems), Evidence synthesis, Patient engagem...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine Cystic Fibrosis, Evidence Synthesis, Patient Engagement

Open to PhD applications in the fields of:

  • Cystic fibrosis (respiratory infection and gastrointestinal problems)
  • Evidence synthesis
  • Patient engagement to agree research priorities
  • Global health
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Jose Bengoechea
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Prof Bengoechea is keen to PhD applications from candidates with a basic or clinical background. We are particularly interested in dissecting the role...

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine AMR, Klebsiella, Acinetobacter, bacterial virulence, innate immunity

Prof Bengoechea is keen to PhD applications from candidates with a basic or clinical background.

We are particularly interested in dissecting the role of the type VI secretion system in Klebsiella pneumoniae infection biology including the interaction with the gut microbiome.

Other projects available refer to establishing the virrulence of different Klebsiella species including strains from sub Saharan Africa.

Previous research experience is desirable although not essential.

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Úna McMenamin
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to applications from students and clinical trainees in the areas of epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology, specifically related to risk, prevent...

Centre for Public Health cancer, epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, risk factors, survival, premalignant conditions, systematic reviews

Open to applications from students and clinical trainees in the areas of epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology, specifically related to risk, prevention, early detection and survival of hormonally-driven cancers - particularly endometrial, breast, ovarian and prostate cancer, and associated pre-malignant conditions.

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Laura Smyth
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Genetic-epigenetic-transcriptomic association studies for kidney disease, Multi-omic risk factors for com...

Centre for Public Health aging, diabetes, epigenetics, kidney, methylation

Open to PhD applications in the fields of:

  • Genetic-epigenetic-transcriptomic association studies for kidney disease
  • Multi-omic risk factors for common diseases with a focus in aging populations
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Joe Kane
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr Kane is receptive to PhD applications from candidates with a basic science, medical science or clinical background, particularly in the fields of ...

Centre for Public Health mental health, dementia, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's disease, cognitive disorders

Dr Kane is receptive to PhD applications from candidates with a basic science, medical science or clinical background, particularly in the fields of dementia and mental health.

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Ashleigh Hamilton
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Open to PhD applications in the fields of... Early onset cancers, Molecular epidemiology, Cancer survival, Systematic review and meta-analyses, Quali...

early-onset cancers, cancer epidemiology, cancer survival, systematic reviews, qualitative research

Open to PhD applications in the fields of...

  • Early onset cancers
  • Molecular epidemiology
  • Cancer survival
  • Systematic review and meta-analyses
  • Qualitative research
  • Global health
  • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer diagnoses
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr. M. Ali Aravand
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in: Fibre reinforced composites, Nano-enhanced polymers, Design and manufacture of composite parts, Injection overmoulding, ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Fibre reinforced composites
  • Nano-enhanced polymers
  • Design and manufacture of composite parts
  • Injection overmoulding
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Beatrice Smyth
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in: Sustainable energy and environmental systems, Microplastics in drinking water systems, The circular economy for energy a...

sustainable energy, bioenergy, bioplastics, microplastics, environmental impacts, circular economy

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Sustainable energy and environmental systems
  • Microplastics in drinking water systems
  • The circular economy for energy and materials
  • Biogas, biomass and biofuels
  • Energy, carbon and environmental life cycle assessment
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Declan Nolan
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in: Engineering design systems, Ssimulation intent, Composites simulation techniques, Structural analysis methodology, ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Engineering design systems
  • Ssimulation intent
  • Composites simulation techniques
  • Structural analysis methodology
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Trevor Robinson
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Professor Biqiong Chen
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in polymers and nanocomposites including: Sustainable polymers and polymer nanocomposites, Smart and multifunctional polymer...

Open to PhD applications in polymers and nanocomposites including:

  • Sustainable polymers and polymer nanocomposites
  • Smart and multifunctional polymer nanocomposites
  • Smart elastomer nanocomposites for energy and medical devices 
  • Biomimetic materials for soft tissue reconstruction
  • Biodegradable polymers or multifunctional nanomaterials for drug delivery
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Dan Sun
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in: Nanocomposites, Biomaterials, Aerospace materials manufacturing, ...

Nanocomposites, Biomaterials, aircraft composites

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Nanocomposites
  • Biomaterials
  • Aerospace materials manufacturing
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Alex Lennon
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in the fields of Biomechanics/biomaterials for surgical planning, Medical device design/evaluation, Fundamental mechanobiolo...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of

  • Biomechanics/biomaterials for surgical planning
  • Medical device design/evaluation
  • Fundamental mechanobiology of cells/tissues.

Individuals interested in working with Dr Lennon are welcome to contact him to discuss ideas and/or possible collaborations.

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Professor Adrian Murphy
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

I am open to experimental and simulation based PhD applications in the fields of Aerospace structural design and manufacturing, Process cost modell...

I am open to experimental and simulation based PhD applications in the fields of
  • Aerospace structural design and manufacturing
  • Process cost modelling
  • Multi-physics simulations, e.g. Lightning strike on composite materials

See example project outputs at http://go.qub.ac.uk/amurphy 

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Eoin Cunningham
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

PhDs available within Citi-Gens Doctoral Training Programme via H2020's Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) COFUND. Further information will be made ...

PhDs available within Citi-Gens Doctoral Training Programme via H2020's Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) COFUND. Further information will be made available soon. PhDs available include:

  • Moving to a Plastic Packaging Free Society – Feasibility, Consumer Psychology and Environmental Impact
  • The Valorisation of Poultry Industry Waste Streams
  • Compostable Agri-Waste
  • Derived Biopolymer Lidding Films
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Krishna Manda
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in the field of; Bone and cartilage tissue engineering, tissue regeneration due to mechanical stimulation and constitutive m...

Open to PhD applications in the field of;

  • Bone and cartilage tissue engineering, tissue regeneration due to mechanical stimulation and constitutive modelling of soft/hard tissue’s time-dependent behaviour, computational soft/hard tissue mechanics and fundamental mechanobiology of cells/tissues.
  • Bioresorbable scaffolds for the repair and regeneration of natural bone
  • 3D biofabrication of structurally graded scaffolds and tissue regeneration in vitro bioreactor system
  • Characterisation of nonlinear time-dependent behaviour of bone

Individuals interested in working with Dr Manda are welcome to contact him to discuss ideas and/or possible collaborations.

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Oana Istrate
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in: Polymer nanocomposite, ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Polymer nanocomposite
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Zafer Kazancı
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in: Composite structures, Mechanical metamaterials, Numerical modelling, Additive manufacturing, Blast/impact loading, Crash...

composite structures, additive manufacturing, mechanical metamaterials, blast, impact, crashworthiness

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Composite structures
  • Mechanical metamaterials
  • Numerical modelling
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Blast/impact loading
  • Crashworthiness
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Professor Mark Price
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in: Bio-inspired Design methods, Distributed manufacturing systems, Cloud based manufacturing, CAD and Geometry in Design me...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Bio-inspired Design methods
  • Distributed manufacturing systems
  • Cloud based manufacturing
  • CAD and Geometry in Design methods
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Damian Quinn
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in: Stress Analysis, Simulation for composite aero-structure material design allowables, Analysis for structural integrity (...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Stress Analysis
  • Simulation for composite aero-structure material design allowables
  • Analysis for structural integrity (metallic and composite methods) Structural Design
  • Static, fatigue & damage tolerance design tools
  • Structural optimisation (preliminary & detailed)
  • Integrated CAD & Stress sizing environment Design for Manufacture
  • Composite design for automated manufacture
  • Advanced structural joining methods (LFW, FSW, thermoplastic bonding & co-consolidation)
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Pamela Walsh
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in: Biomaterials, Bone tissue engineering, Marine extracts, Marine based animal feeds, ...

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Biomaterials
  • Bone tissue engineering
  • Marine extracts
  • Marine based animal feeds
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Joe Butterfield
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in: Digital Manufacturing, Automated Design Methods, Through Life Engineering, Rotational Moulding, Supply Chain Modelling, ...

Digital Manufacturing, Automated Design Methods, Through Life Engineering, Rotational Moulding, Supply Chain Modelling, Manufacturing Automation, Intelligent Autonomous Manufacturing Systems, Virtual Reality, Autonomous Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs)

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Digital Manufacturing
  • Automated Design Methods
  • Through Life Engineering
  • Rotational Moulding
  • Supply Chain Modelling
  • Manufacturing Automation
  • Intelligent Autonomous Manufacturing Systems
  • Virtual Reality
  • Autonomous Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs)
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Arfauz A Rahman
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in: Modelling and simulating processes in digital manufacturing, Cyber-physical execution of manufacturing automation, Syste...

Digital Manufacturing, Manufacturing Automation, System Design and Integration, Reconfigurable Manufacturing System, Quality System Management

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Modelling and simulating processes in digital manufacturing
  • Cyber-physical execution of manufacturing automation
  • System design, reconfiguration, integration and production of manufacturing system
  • Collaborative quality management of manufacturing system
  • Individuals interested in working with Dr Arfauz are welcome to contact him to discuss ideas and/or possible collaborations.
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Professor Yan Jin
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in: Design and development of robots for eye surgery, Quality modelling and control in robotised manufacturing, Energy orien...

Parallel Robot, Robot, Manipulator, Mechanism, Smart Manufacturing, Intelligent Manufacturing, Process Optimisation, Scheduling

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Design and development of robots for eye surgery
  • Quality modelling and control in robotised manufacturing
  • Energy oriented process optimisation in robotised machining
  • Future adaptable hybrid human-machine supply chain
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Jei Lin
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of Battery materials, Battery charactersiations, Battery diagnostics, Battery modelling, Battery cooling ...

Lithium-ion batteries; Battery characterisations; Battery diagnostics; Multiphysics modelling; Thermal management

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of

  • Battery materials
  • Battery charactersiations
  • Battery diagnostics
  • Battery modelling
  • Battery cooling and thermal management
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ben Thornber
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

I am open to applications for PhD projects in governing models and numerical methods for unsteady turbulent flows, the fundamentals of high speed turb...

fluid, turbulence, wind energy, helicopter, aerodynamics, wind turbine, uav, drone, automotive, scramjets, supersonic, hypersonic, compressible flow, mixing, aeroacoustics

I am open to applications for PhD projects in governing models and numerical methods for unsteady turbulent flows, the fundamentals of high speed turbulent flows relevant to high speed propulsion and explosions or implosion, and finally predicting challenging aerodynamic flows such as full wind farm calculations, helicopters and automotive aerodynamics. I would like to encourage in particular female candidates or candidates from any other underrepresented minorities.

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Dimitrios Pappas
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Sustainable Energy and Industry, The role of AI on the path to net zero, Industrial Relocation, ...

sustainability, circular economy, carbon emissions accounting, business models, energy and industry

Open to PhD applications in the fields of:

  • Sustainable Energy and Industry
  • The role of AI on the path to net zero
  • Industrial Relocation
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Zafer Kazanci
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Composite structures, Mechanical metamaterials, Numerical modelling, Additive manufacturing, Blast/impact ...

composites structures, crashwortiness, numerical modelling

Open to PhD applications in the fields of:

  • Composite structures
  • Mechanical metamaterials
  • Numerical modelling
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Blast/impact loading
  • Crashworthiness
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Jon McCullough
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Cardiovascular flows, Biomedical flows, Model development for the lattice Boltzmann method, Particle suspe...

computational fluid dynamics, lattice boltzmann method, cardiovascular flows, particle suspensions

Open to PhD applications in the fields of:

  • Cardiovascular flows
  • Biomedical flows
  • Model development for the lattice Boltzmann method
  • Particle suspensions
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Scott Millen
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

I am open to students wishing to undertake a PhD in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of lightweight composite materials including but not limited to: Lo...

composite materials, finite element analysis (FEA), lightning strike, thermomechanical, thermal runaway

I am open to students wishing to undertake a PhD in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of lightweight composite materials including but not limited to:

  • Low velocity impact (LVI) and compression after impact (CAI)
  • Lightning strike modelling
  • Fire modelling
  • Residual strength assessment
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr Miryam Arredondo-Arechavala
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Nanomaterials and electron microscopy research, Transmission electron microscopy In-situ studies of ferroele...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Nanomaterials and electron microscopy research
  • Transmission electron microscopy In-situ studies of ferroelectric domains
  • High-resolution quantitative techniques 
School of Mathematics and Physics
Dr Connor Ballance
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Atomic structure, Plasma diagnostics (astrophysics/magnetically confined fusion), Electron-impact excitation...

Electron-photon collisions, e2e , R-matrix, fusion diagnostics, stellar opacities , high performance computing

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Atomic structure
  • Plasma diagnostics (astrophysics/magnetically confined fusion)
  • Electron-impact excitation
  • Ionization
  • Recombination or photoionization experience
  • Stellar opacities
School of Mathematics and Physics
Dr David Barnes
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Algebraic topology, Homotopy functor calculus, Homotopical algebra, Equivariant homotopy theory, Stable Homo...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Algebraic topology
  • Homotopy functor calculus
  • Homotopical algebra
  • Equivariant homotopy theory
  • Stable Homotopy theory
  • Model categories and Bousfield localisations
School of Mathematics and Physics
Professor Marco Borghesi
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Advanced schemes for ion- acceleration using lasers, Particle radiography of ultrafast plasma phenomena, Gen...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Advanced schemes for ion- acceleration using lasers
  • Particle radiography of ultrafast plasma phenomena
  • Generation and propagation of collisionless shocks in tenuous plasmas
  • Radiobiology and dosimetry of laser-accelerated ions
School of Mathematics and Physics
Professor Robert Bowman
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the fields of Novel plasmonic materials for applications, Artificial and structured magnetic thin films and multilayers, ...

advanced materials, magnetics, plasmonics, photonics, data storage

Open to PhD applications in the fields of

  • Novel plasmonic materials for applications
  • Artificial and structured magnetic thin films and multilayers
School of Mathematics and Physics
Dr Andrew Brown
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in All aspects of laser-atom interaction, especially those with a focus on electron correlation effects, ...

ultrafast, Attosecond, physics, computational, atomic, molecular, optical, laser, high-performance computing, HPC, software

Open to PhD applications in

  • All aspects of laser-atom interaction, especially those with a focus on electron correlation effects
School of Mathematics and Physics
Dr Gabriele De Chiara
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Quantum thermodynamics, Quantum optimal control, Entanglement, ...

quantum information, quantum thermodynamics, entanglement

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Quantum thermodynamics
  • Quantum optimal control
  • Entanglement
School of Mathematics and Physics
Dr Daniel Dundas
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Theoretical laser-molecule interactions and the simulation of dynamical transport in nanostructures, ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Theoretical laser-molecule interactions and the simulation of dynamical transport in nanostructures
School of Mathematics and Physics
Dr Thomas Field
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Plasmas and electron attachment, Development of a new electron attachment spectrometer for environmental mon...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Plasmas and electron attachment
  • Development of a new electron attachment spectrometer for environmental monitoring
  • Plasmas in conducting and insulating liquids
  • Development of new atmospheric pressure plasma source for medical applications
School of Mathematics and Physics
Professor Alan Fitzsimmons
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Cometary and asteroid observational research, Spectroscopy of cometary bodies, Spectroscopy and photometry o...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cometary and asteroid observational research
  • Spectroscopy of cometary bodies
  • Spectroscopy and photometry of asteroidal objects
School of Mathematics and Physics
Professor Marty Gregg
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Ferroelectric and multiferroic domains and domain walls, ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Ferroelectric and multiferroic domains and domain walls
School of Mathematics and Physics
Dr Gleb Gribakin
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Positron interactions with atoms and molecules, Quantum chaos in many-electron atoms and multicharged ions, ...

Theoretical atomic physics, many-body theory, electrons, positrons, positronium, annihilation, antimatter, photodetachment, recombination, scattering, bound states

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Positron interactions with atoms and molecules
  • Quantum chaos in many-electron atoms and multicharged ions
School of Mathematics and Physics
Dr Myrta Gruning
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of The development and applications of first-principles approaches to electronic and optical properties of...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • The development and applications of first-principles approaches to electronic and optical properties of materials
School of Mathematics and Physics
Dr Fumin Huang
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Nanophotonics of two-dimensional materials, Superresolution optical focusing and imaging in the far field, ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Nanophotonics of two-dimensional materials
  • Superresolution optical focusing and imaging in the far field
School of Mathematics and Physics
Dr Thomas Huettemann
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of homological algebra, K-theory and graded algebra, Concrete projects are advertised regularly on the departme...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • homological algebra
  • K-theory and graded algebra
  • Concrete projects are advertised regularly on the departmental web pages:
School of Mathematics and Physics
Professor David Jess
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of ASTROPHYSICS:(1) Instrument development for high-resolution studies of the Sun, including the optical design ...

solar physics, spectral imaging, integral field units, astrophysical instrumentation, magnetohydrodynamics, photosphere, chromosphere, sports science, data analytics, sports analytics, soccer, football, rugby, GAA, golf

Open to PhD applications in the field of

ASTROPHYSICS:

(1) Instrument development for high-resolution studies of the Sun, including the optical design of integral field units (IFUs), the modelling and calibration of polarisation optics, and the design of novel gratings (including holographic filters) to improve the spectral resolution of the final instrument.

(2) Exploitation of high-resolution observations of the Sun's atmosphere to probe the dynamic wave activity found in the lower layers of its atmosphere. In particular, projects linked to highly magnetic structures (sunspots, pores, bright points, etc.) are available to enable the energies and dissipation mechanisms of wave activity to be investigated.

SPORTS SCIENCE:

(1) Large scale statistical benchmarking of cardiovascular signals from elite athletes that inform coaching staff of real-time fatigue levels and dangers of injury.

(2) Machine learning and the development of AI approaches to forward model match situations to help coaching staff gain tactical advantages over their opposition.

(3) Longitudinal modelling of season-long statistical signatures to help provide benefits to athlete endurance and identify warning signs of injury risks and chronic fatigue.

(4) Identification of the statistical pre-cursors of elite athletes by examining the development and growth of youth players and monitoring their metrics as they reach the elite standards of sport.

School of Mathematics and Physics
Dr Satyabrata Kar
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of High intensity laser driven ion and neutron sources,  ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • High intensity laser driven ion and neutron sources

 

School of Mathematics and Physics
Dr Peter Keys
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Solar physics research, Spectro-polarimetry and inversions of small-scale magnetic fields, Automated feature...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Solar physics research
  • Spectro-polarimetry and inversions of small-scale magnetic fields
  • Automated feature tracking algorithms in relation to small-scale magnetic elements and plasma flows on the Sun
School of Mathematics and Physics
Dr Felicity Lamrock
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Data analytics applied to health data, Decision modelling methodology, Pharmacoeconomics modelling, ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Data analytics applied to health data
  • Decision modelling methodology
  • Pharmacoeconomics modelling
School of Mathematics and Physics
Dr Ying-Fen Lin
School of Mathematics and Physics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Operator Algebras, Abstract Harmonic Analysis and Linear Preservers, Current available projects wo...

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Operator Algebras
  • Abstract Harmonic Analysis and Linear Preservers
  • Current available projects would be posted on <