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A-Z of Research Opportunities

Completing a postgraduate research degree at Queen's University offers you the opportunity to develop your research skills and prove yourself as a researcher. During your time here, you will carry out research that has an impact on people across the globe.

For guidance on how to complete your application for postgraduate research follow our Steps to Apply before you submit an application.

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Further information on our faculty hubs can be found here.

Project name	School	Funding	Subject	Status	Sort	Timestamp
CITI-GENS MSCA COFUND Doctoral Training Programme Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Pharmacy, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 10 July 2020	Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Pharmacy, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1594396800
Ageing back into the closet: Exploring the needs and understanding the lived experiences of the ageing LGBTQIA+ population in Northern Ireland. Funding Funded Application deadline 26 May 2025		Funded		Closed	1	1748214000
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Photonic Integration & Advanced Data Storage (PIADS) School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Mathematics and Physics Funding Funded Application deadline 31 March 2020	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded		Closed	1	1585666800
County Antrim Grand Jury Bursary School of Law Funding Funded Application deadline 18 July 2025	School of Law	Funded		Closed	1	1752850800
Improving depression in adults with specialist palliative care needs using Behavioural Activation School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 14 March 2025	School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1741910400
Developing a child-informed measure of child poverty School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 31 March 2025	School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1743375600
Deaf children and young people’s access to key supports and provisions across health and education: A rights-based approach. School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 31 March 2025	School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1743375600
Improving airport access for neurodiverse individuals using Applied Behaviour Analysis. School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 31 March 2025	School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1743375600
Improving Support for Care-Experienced Young Mothers in Northern Ireland School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 03 March 2025	School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1740960000
QUARTILES Doctoral Landscape Awards School of Natural and Built Environment Funding Funded Application deadline 19 February 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded		Closed	1	1739980800
Jetset Your Degree - Financial Awards for Skill Development - 2024 - 2025 Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 31 August 2025	Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1756680900
Queen’s University/China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarships Funding Funded Application deadline 21 January 2025		Funded		Closed	1	1737503100
Northern Bridge Consortium Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Natural and Built Environment Funding Funded Application deadline 07 January 2025	Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded		Closed	1	1736265600
NINE Northern Ireland and North East of England DTP Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2025	Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1737388800
Local Skills Development Award - Financial Awards for Skill Development - 2023 - 2024 Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 01 June 2024	Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1717282500
Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) Enterprise Fellowship School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Pharmacy Funding Funded Application deadline 29 August 2023	School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Pharmacy	Funded		Closed	1	1693293000
Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions (LINAS) Doctoral Training Programme School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 31 January 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1675184400
Faculty DfE International Scholarship School of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery Funding Funded Application deadline 14 March 2022	School of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery	Funded		Closed	1	1647302340
North South Postgraduate Scholarships Funding Funded Application deadline 13 May 2021		Funded		Closed	1	1620918000
Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund Funding Funded Application deadline 08 March 2020		Funded		Closed	1	1583711940
DAERA Postgraduate Studentships School of Biological Sciences Funding Funded Application deadline 25 February 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded		Closed	1	1582675140
Relativistic attosecond sources from intense multi-colour laser pulses School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD EXPERIMENTAL (primary) / COMPUTATIONAL (secondary) Dr Mark Yeung Supervisor Dr Mark Yeung Funding Funded CAST Studentship Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Mathematical models for cancer invasion School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Anna Zhigun Supervisor Dr Anna Zhigun Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
Synthesizing 3D Light Fields for Manipulating Chiral Matter School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Experimental Dr Jason Greenwood Supervisor Dr Jason Greenwood Funding Funded Royal Society International Exchange Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Graded rings and toric methods in algebra School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Thomas Huettemann Supervisor Dr Thomas Huettemann Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
The Coherent Harmonic Focus - High Harmonic Generation in the Multi-Petawatt Regime. School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Experimental Professor Brendan Dromey Supervisor Professor Brendan Dromey Funding Funded Awaiting funding Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Digital twin for real-time flow management in hospitals School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Laura Boyle Supervisor Dr Laura Boyle Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
High-quality positron and x-ray sources for EuPRAXIA School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Experimental, Computational Professor Gianluca Sarri Supervisor Professor Gianluca Sarri Funding Funded CAST Studentship Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Large language models for data mining in software repositories School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Zhiwei Lin Supervisor Dr Zhiwei Lin Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
Femtosecond radiobiology with very high energy electron beams School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Experimental Professor Gianluca Sarri Supervisor Professor Gianluca Sarri Funding Funded CAST Studentship Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Mathematics of infectious diseases School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Gabor Kiss Supervisor Dr Gabor Kiss Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
Carbon ion acceleration for radiotherapy applications School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Experimental Professor Marco Borghesi Supervisor Professor Marco Borghesi Funding Funded EPS DTP Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Statistical Advances in Health Economic Modelling School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Felicity Lamrock Supervisor Dr Felicity Lamrock Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
Spatio-temporal coupling in high intensity lasers School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD EXPERIMENTAL/COMPUTATIONAL Dr Matthew Streeter Supervisor Dr Matthew Streeter Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Template-Free MCMC Reconstruction of Single Molecule Imaging Data with Multiple Distinct Structures School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Hannah Mitchell Supervisor Dr Hannah Mitchell Funding Funded CAST Studentship with STFC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
Developing a Digital Twin of Paediatric Care in Northern Ireland for Forecasting and Informing Policy Decisions. School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Adele Marshall Supervisor Professor Adele Marshall Funding Funded CAST Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
Hierarchical Spatial-Temporal Modelling of Microglia Patterns: Towards Non-Invasive Diagnostics for Neonatal Hypoxia and Neurodegenerative Disorders School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Hannah Mitchell Supervisor Dr Hannah Mitchell Funding Funded CAST Studentship with STFC, UCL Application deadline 7 July 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1751842800
Data-Driven Decisions: Transforming Urgent Care Patient Outcomes and Resource Allocation for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Laura Boyle Supervisor Dr Laura Boyle Funding Funded CAST Studentship with NI Ambulance Service Application deadline 7 July 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1751842800
Time-varying Associations in Multivariate Mixed Models: Applications in Sports Analytics School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Lisa McFetridge Supervisor Dr Lisa McFetridge Funding Funded Funding awaited - TBC Application deadline 14 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1739491200
Radiation damage in the wide band gap semiconductor Ga2O3 School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD COMPUTATIONAL/THEORETICAL Dr Lorenzo Stella Supervisor Dr Lorenzo Stella Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Utilising Machine Learning in a Robust Joint Model Setting School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Karen Cairns Supervisor Dr Karen Cairns Funding Funded Funding awaited - tbc Application deadline 14 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1739491200
Probing dipole instabilities in the ultrafast ionization of molecules School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Theoretical/Computational Dr Dan Dundas Supervisor Dr Dan Dundas Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Mapping the transition from photo-ionisation to strong-field ionisation. School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD COMPUTATIONAL/THEORETICAL Dr Andrew Brown Supervisor Dr Andrew Brown Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Into the Rubinverse: Exploring the Solar System with the First Data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Megan Schwamb Supervisor Dr Megan Schwamb Funding Unfunded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Investigating exoplanet systems with the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Ernst de Mooij Supervisor Dr Ernst de Mooij Funding Unfunded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Observations of Solar Flares in Lyman-Alpha Emission School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Ryan Milligan Supervisor Dr Ryan Milligan Funding Unfunded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Modelling of neutron star mergers: Fundamental atomic structure, electron-impact excitation and recombination calculations in support of collisional-radiative modelling and radiative transport. School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Connor Ballance Supervisor Professor Connor Ballance Funding Funded ERC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
A Dirac R-matrix approach to the determination of opacities. School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Connor Ballance Supervisor Professor Connor Ballance Funding Unfunded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Rapid astrophysical explosions from neutron star and black hole interactions School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Matt Nicholl Supervisor Dr Matt Nicholl Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Supernovae: theoretical modelling of light curves and spectra School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Stuart Sim Supervisor Dr Stuart Sim Funding Unfunded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
2D Materials Enhanced Surface Plasmon Resonance School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Fumin Huang Supervisor Dr Fumin Huang Funding Unfunded Funding Awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Disrupting Magnons Using Ferroelectric Domains School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Marty Gregg Supervisor Professor Marty Gregg Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
“Hard” metals: Looking for alternative material for high temperature applications School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Lorenzo Stella Supervisor Dr Lorenzo Stella Funding Funded EPS DTP Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Combined First-Principles and Machine-Learning Approach to Real-Time Nonlinear Spectroscopies School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Myrta Gruening Supervisor Dr Myrta Gruening Funding Unfunded Funding Awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Rediscovering the Fundamental Science of the Archetypal Antiferroelectrics at small scales School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Amit Kumar Supervisor Dr Amit Kumar Funding Unfunded Funding Awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Exploring domain continuity in polycrystalline ferroics School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Miryam Arredondo Supervisor Dr Miryam Arredondo Funding Unfunded Funding Awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Simulating Linear and Nonlinear Spectroscopies of Aqueous Systems School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr David Wilkins Supervisor Dr David Wilkins Funding Unfunded Funding Awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Twistronics: electronic transport with a twist School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Marty Gregg Supervisor Professor Marty Gregg Funding Unfunded Funding Awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Micromagnetic simulations and direct visualisation of artificial spin ice School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Solveig Felton Supervisor Dr Solveig Felton Funding Funded EPS DTP Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Evaluating thermal stability of near-field transducer materials School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Miryam Arredondo Supervisor Dr Miryam Arredondo Funding Unfunded Funding Awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Longitudinal analysis of athlete development in youth team sports School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor David Jess Supervisor Professor David Jess Funding Unfunded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
PhD in Theoretical many-body physics and quantum chemistry: Many-body theory and computation of low-energy antimatter interactions with matter and light [within ERC-funded research group]. School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Dermot Green Supervisor Dr Dermot Green Funding Funded Funding awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Computational pump-probe spectroscopy involving X-ray laser fields School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Hugo Van Der Hart Supervisor Professor Hugo Van Der Hart Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Controlling heat transfer at the nanoscale with ferroic materials School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Ray McQuaid Supervisor Dr Ray McQuaid Funding Unfunded Funding Awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Line identifications for heavy elements of importance in kilonova modelling School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor David Riley Supervisor Professor David Riley Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Atomic Defects in Nanomaterials for Integrated Quantum Technologies School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Hamidreza Siampour Ashkavandi Supervisor Dr Hamidreza Siampour Ashkavandi Funding Unfunded Awaiting Funding Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Mathematical modelling for operational decision-support in the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Laura Boyle Supervisor Dr Laura Boyle Funding Funded DfE CAST Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1740700800
Are children’s intuitions about ownership impacted by concerns for human flourishing? School of Psychology \| PHD Ownership; development; children; human flourishing; ownership obligations Professor Aidan Feeney Supervisor Professor Aidan Feeney Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Lost in Thought: Exploring Children's Awareness of Mind Wandering School of Psychology \| PHD attention, mind wandering, metacognition, cognitive development, academic achievement Dr Agnieszka Graham Supervisor Dr Agnieszka Graham Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Words for Feelings: Exploring the Development of Emotional Granularity in Children and Adolescents School of Psychology \| PHD emotional granularity, child and adolescent development, child and adolescent mental health Dr Agnieszka Graham Supervisor Dr Agnieszka Graham Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Collective victimhood, imagined futures, and the constitutional status of Northern Ireland School of Psychology \| PHD Psychology ; Social psychology; Political psychology; qualitative Dr Andrew McNeill Supervisor Dr Andrew McNeill Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1738886400
Inclusivity in Higher Education: Exploring Contexts, Barriers, and Facilitators of Positive Student Experiences School of Psychology \| PHD Pedagogy; Student Experience; Curriculum Design; Diversity; Inclusivity; Neurodiversity; Accessible Dr Aideen McParland Supervisor Dr Aideen McParland Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2
Remembering the baby’s first year: Do new parents forget negative experiences more than positive ones? School of Psychology \| PHD Parenting, parents, caregivers, neuroscience, cognitive science, memory, forgetfulness, emotional va Dr Anna Truzzi Supervisor Dr Anna Truzzi Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Two halves make a whole: Exploring the role of the families in caring for police officers with occupational related psychological distress. School of Psychology \| PHD health, well-being, trauma Professor Cherie Armour Supervisor Professor Cherie Armour Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Identifying psychological mechanisms which promote resilience post-trauma. School of Psychology \| PHD trauma, PTSD, mental health, resilience Professor Cherie Armour Supervisor Professor Cherie Armour Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Nanocrystals-in-nanofibres as a promising strategy for the delivery of poorly soluble actives School of Pharmacy \| PHD Nanocrystals, nanotechnology, drug delivery, pharmaceutics Dr Alejandro J. Paredes (CAST) Supervisor Dr Alejandro J. Paredes (CAST) Funding Unfunded Application deadline 22 November 2024	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1732233600
Microneedle delivery of non-ribosomal antimicrobial peptides to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antibiotics; peptide synthesis; antimicrobial peptides; microneedles; organic synthesis Professor Ryan Donnelly. Supervisor Professor Ryan Donnelly. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Chemical Tools to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antibiotics; peptide synthesis; chemical probes; organic synthesis; chemical biology Professor Gerd Wagner. Supervisor Professor Gerd Wagner. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
ENERGY - Enhanced Nanoparticles Engineered fRom Gold for multi-modal therapY School of Pharmacy \| PHD Nanomedicine, Cancer, SERS, radiotherapy, photothermal therapy Professor Jonathan Coulter. Supervisor Professor Jonathan Coulter. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
High resolution solid state NMR as a tool for analysis of polymeric controlled release drug delivery systems School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, materials science, analytical chemistry, polymers, solid state NMR Professor Karl Malcolm. Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
The mediating role of trauma appraisals following potentially traumatic life events School of Psychology \| PHD Trauma Appraisal, Trauma, Resilience, Posttraumatic Growth Professor Donncha Hanna Supervisor Professor Donncha Hanna Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Developing Trauma Informed Care principles for Health Professionals School of Psychology \| PHD Trauma, Trauma Informed Care, Health Care Professionals Professor Donncha Hanna Supervisor Professor Donncha Hanna Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Individual Differences in Depersonalisation-Derealisation (DPDR) School of Psychology \| PHD Derealisation, depersonalisation, personality, mental health, ecological momentary assessment, quant Dr Emanuele Fino Supervisor Dr Emanuele Fino Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1738886400
Combining and optimising Brain Computer Interfaces and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation to aid motor rehabilitation. School of Psychology \| PHD ‘BCI’; ‘Brain Computer Interface’; ‘Motor Rehabilitation’; ‘Brain Stimulation’; ‘Stroke’; ‘Dystonia’ Dr Emmet McNickle Supervisor Dr Emmet McNickle Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1738886400
Novel Feature-Based Thermal Topology Optimisation School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Design thermal topology sustainable Professor Trevor Robinson Supervisor Professor Trevor Robinson Funding Funded QUB Application deadline 20 June 2025	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2	1750374000
Predictive Modelling of Energy Cost Savings using Smart Meter Data School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD data modelling energy Professor Adele Marshall Supervisor Professor Adele Marshall Funding Funded QUB Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
Topology optimisation for innovative geometric solutions with prescribed manufacturing technologies School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Topology optimisation, Finite-element analysis, aircraft, design, simulation Prof Adrian Murphy Supervisor Prof Adrian Murphy Funding Funded QUB Application deadline 20 June 2025	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2	1750374000
Topology optimisation for innovative geometric solutions with prescribed manufacturing technologies School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Topology optimisation, Finite-element analysis, aircraft, design, simulation Prof Adrian Murphy Supervisor Prof Adrian Murphy Funding Funded QUB Application deadline 20 June 2025	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2	1750374000
Novel Feature-Based Thermal Topology Optimisation School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Topology optimisation, Finite-element analysis, aircraft, design, simulation, thermal design. Prof Trevor Robinson Supervisor Prof Trevor Robinson Funding Funded QUB Application deadline 20 June 2025	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2	1750374000
Bridging Divides: Parental Socialization and Youth Attitudes in Northern Ireland’s Diverse Future School of Psychology \| PHD Northern Ireland; Post-Conflict Society; Community Relations; Ethnic-Racial Diversity; Parental Soci Dr Gülseli Baysu Supervisor Dr Gülseli Baysu Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
An Autonomy Supported Daily Mile to Improve Children’s Cognitive Function and Wellbeing School of Psychology \| PHD Wellbeing, exercise, quality of life, stigma. Dr Gavin Breslin Supervisor Dr Gavin Breslin Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
The Development of Psychologically Informed Mental Health Guidelines for Community Sport School of Psychology \| PHD Mental Health, wellbeing, exercise, quality of life, stigma. Dr Gavin Breslin Supervisor Dr Gavin Breslin Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
How human perceptual and motor abilities shape human-robot interactions School of Psychology \| PHD Human-robot interactions, Movement science, Perception, Virtual Reality Dr Joost Dessing Supervisor Dr Joost Dessing Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Reference frames used for coding target and body information for interception School of Psychology \| PHD Interception, reference frames, reaching, target motion, sensorimotor control. Dr Joost Dessing Supervisor Dr Joost Dessing Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Communicating Truth: Consumption and transmission of polarised information amongst young people in a divided society School of Psychology \| PHD adolescents, beliefs, polarisation, epistemic vigilance, identity, social cognition Dr Jocelyn Dautel Supervisor Dr Jocelyn Dautel Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Developing Belief Network: Cross-cultural research on the development and diversity of religious cognition, beliefs and identities School of Psychology \| PHD Children, beliefs, religion, identity, social cognition Dr Jocelyn Dautel Supervisor Dr Jocelyn Dautel Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2024	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1707264000
Leader Personality, Behavioural Inconsistency and Employee Presenteeism School of Psychology \| PHD Personality, Leadership, Mental Health, Work Performance. Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Supervisor Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738281600
Mobilising Death Literacy in Rural and Remote Communities on the Island of Ireland: The Role of Compassionate Communities School of Psychology \| PHD Health psychology; death literacy; compassionate communities; palliative care; end-of-life care Dr Lisa Graham-Wisener Supervisor Dr Lisa Graham-Wisener Funding Funded DfE CAST Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1738886400
Advanced Thermomechanical Modelling for Predictive Deformation Control in Composite Injection Overmoulding School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Composite injection overmoulding, thermomechanical modelling, finite element analysis, computational Dr Ali Aravand Supervisor Dr Ali Aravand Funding Funded Application deadline 20 June 2025	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2	1750374000
Advanced Thermomechanical Modelling for Predictive Deformation Control in Composite Injection Overmoulding School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Composite injection overmoulding, thermomechanical modelling, finite element analysis, computational Dr Ali Aravand Supervisor Dr Ali Aravand Funding Funded Application deadline 20 June 2025	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2	1750374000
Valorisation of Livestock Waste Streams - Scalability of Material Recovery and Bioavailability of Recovered Compounds School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD This project is funded via QUB’s Scarce Skills Doctoral Training Programme with industrial sponsorsh Dr Eoin Cunningham Supervisor Dr Eoin Cunningham Funding Funded Application deadline 20 June 2025	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2	1750374000
Valorisation of Livestock Waste Streams - Scalability of Material Recovery and Bioavailability of Recovered Compounds School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Waste Valorisation Compound Recovery Sustainability Materials Poultry Pork Dr Eoin Cunningham Supervisor Dr Eoin Cunningham Funding Funded Application deadline 20 June 2025	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2	1750374000
PhD Studentship in Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Gabor Kiss Supervisor Dr Gabor Kiss Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 15 November 2024	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1731628800
Psychological Outcomes Following Early Pregnancy Loss School of Psychology \| PHD Trauma, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Miscarriage Dr Martin Robinson Supervisor Dr Martin Robinson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1738886400
Individuality in Complex Skill Learning School of Psychology \| PHD Skill learning; individual differences; movement variability; training; rehabilitation Dr Matthew Rodger Supervisor Dr Matthew Rodger Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
NILAB: EVOLVE-AI: Evolutionary-Informed Deep Learning for Deciphering and Modifying Cell-Cell Communication During Infection, Inflammation, and Cancer School of Biological Sciences \| PHD artificial intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded BBSRC (NILAB) Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1744585200
NILAB: Development of an AI-Integrated electrochemical-plasmonic biosensor for detecting AMR metabolic signatures School of Biological Sciences \| PHD artificial intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded BBSRC (NILAB) Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1744585200
NILAB: Diets to Optimise Individual and Planetary Health – A Machine Learning Approach (DIPH-ML) School of Biological Sciences \| PHD artificial intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Tilman Kuhn Supervisor Dr Tilman Kuhn Funding Funded BBSRC (NILAB) Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1744585200
NILAB: Integrating AI and Taxonomy-Free Classification for Enhanced Microbiome Analysis of One Health Environments School of Biological Sciences \| PHD artificial intelligence, bioscience, health Professor Chris Creevey Supervisor Professor Chris Creevey Funding Funded BBSRC (NILAB) Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1744585200
Investigating the impact of electronic cigarette vapour on respiratory microbiota and inflammation. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Electronic cigarettes, smoking, vaping, microbiology, respiratory, infection Dr Deirdre Gilpin Supervisor Dr Deirdre Gilpin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Monitoring antimicrobial resistance in wastewater in Northern Ireland. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microbiology, infection, antimicrobial resistance Dr Deirdre Gilpin Supervisor Dr Deirdre Gilpin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
To investigate novel interacting drug combinations in the treatment of Ovarian Cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Ovarian Cancer, cell biology, cell signalling, pharmacology, drug action Dr Fiona Furlong Supervisor Dr Fiona Furlong Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Utilising data linkage to estimate antimicrobial resistance burden in paediatric populations School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmacoepidemiology, data linkage, antimicrobial resistance, children Dr Yingfen Hsia Supervisor Dr Yingfen Hsia Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections through microneedle delivery of antimicrobial peptides School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antibiotics, peptide synthesis, antimicrobial peptides, microneedles, organic synthesis Prof Ryan Donnelly Supervisor Prof Ryan Donnelly Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Production of super small nanocrystals for drug delivery to target tissues School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug nanocrystals, media milling, infectious diseases, nanoparticle, targeting Dr Alejandro J. Paredes Supervisor Dr Alejandro J. Paredes Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm Formation in Clinical Isolates of Enterococcus faecium – a WHO High Priority Pathogen School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microbiome, extremophile, enzymes, biocatalysis, biotechnology Professor Brendan Gilmore Supervisor Professor Brendan Gilmore Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Cold Plasmas for Enhancement of Intracellular Delivery of Macromolecules School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microbiome, extremophile, enzymes, biocatalysis, biotechnology Professor Brendan Gilmore Supervisor Professor Brendan Gilmore Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Measurement of outcomes for medicines management interventions for people living with dementia in primary care School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dementia, core outcome set, interventions, outcome measurement instruments, systematic review Professor Carmel Hughes Supervisor Professor Carmel Hughes Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Access to medicines by older people in low and middle-income countries: a mixed methods study School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmaceutical policy, access to medicines, older people, low and middle income countries Professor Carmel Hughes. Supervisor Professor Carmel Hughes. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Self-regulating, self-cleaning biomaterials School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, antimicrobial, AMR, polymer, materials science, surface modification, surface chemist Professor Colin McCoy Supervisor Professor Colin McCoy Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Smart, responsive biomaterials for infection-resistant medical devices School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, antimicrobial, AMR, polymer, materials science, surface modification, surface chemist Professor Colin McCoy Supervisor Professor Colin McCoy Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Pharmacist-led medicines optimisation case management services: evaluation and development of the Medicines Optimisation in Older People (MOOP) model School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dementia, pain, long-term care, nursing homes Dr Carole Parsons Supervisor Dr Carole Parsons Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Microfluidic technologies for the production of Nanomedicines School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug Delivery, Microfluidics, Nanomedicine, Biopharmaceutics Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Microfluidic Encapsulation of biologics into Nanomedicines School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microfluidics, Biopharmaceutics, Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, Additive Manufacturing Professor Dimitrios Lamprou. Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou. Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Open	2
3D & 4D printing in cancer management School of Pharmacy \| PHD 3D Printing, 4D printing, Bioprinting, Drug Delivery, Cancer treatment, Implants Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Innovative 3D-Printed Food-Based Systems for Immune Enhancement School of Pharmacy \| PHD QUB-Aston dual PhD programme Professor Dimitrios Lamprou (QUB) Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou (QUB) Funding Funded 3D-Printed, Application deadline 9 June 2025	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1749423600
Microfluidic technologies applied to respiratory diseases School of Pharmacy \| PHD 3D Printing, lab-on-a-chip, Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutical Technology Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Funded Chiesi Farmaceutici Ph.D. Studentship Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Novel strategies and innovative technologies to produce amorphous solid dispersion School of Pharmacy \| PHD Bioengineering, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Design and Evaluation of an eye-on-a-chip Microfluidic Device School of Pharmacy \| PHD Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
4D printed Biomaterials in cancer therapeutics School of Pharmacy \| PHD 3D Printing, 4D printing, Bioprinting, Drug Delivery, Cancer treatment, Implants Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Microfluidic Encapsulation of biologics into Nanomedicines School of Pharmacy \| PHD pharmaceutics, microfluidics, nanomedicines, drug delivery, biologics Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Bioactive, biodegradable coatings for urinary medical devices School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, medical device, biodegradable polymers, degradation Professor David Jones Supervisor Professor David Jones Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Sustained Release of Eutectic systems composed of Local Anaesthetics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents from biodegradable electrospun mats to Enhance Post-Surgical Recovery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, medical device, biodegradable polymers, degradation Professor David Jones Supervisor Professor David Jones Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Developing biodegradable long acting drug delivery systems for the treatment of chronic conditions School of Pharmacy \| PHD drug delivery / long-acting drug delivery / medical devices / 3D printing / implantable drug deliver Professor Eneko Larrañeta Supervisor Professor Eneko Larrañeta Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
3D-printing of implantable devices for sustained drug delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmaceutics, Bioengineering, Formulation Sciences Professor Eneko Larrañeta. Supervisor Professor Eneko Larrañeta. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Peptide-based nanoparticles for brain targeted gene delivery to treat neurodegenerative diseases. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cell Penetrating Peptides, Gene Delivery, Gene Therapy, Nanomedicine, Targeted Treatments Dr Emma McErlean. Supervisor Dr Emma McErlean. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Genetic Engineering of Immune Effector Cells for CAR therapies using a Peptide Technology School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cell Penetrating Peptides, Gene Delivery, Gene Therapy, Nanomedicine, Targeted Treatments, Ex vivo A Dr Emma McErlean. Supervisor Dr Emma McErlean. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Dissecting mechanism of drug responses to novel anti-cancer therapies School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Fiona Furlong Supervisor Dr Fiona Furlong Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Elucidating novel anti-cancer drug responses in advanced ovarian cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Keywords for search filters Ovarian Cancer; cell biology; cell signalling; pharmacology; drug act Dr Fiona Furlong Supervisor Dr Fiona Furlong Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of antifungal nanotherapeutics containing AmB+ drug combinations using an advanced continuous manufacturing technology School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antifungal, Pharmaceutical Technology, nanomedicine, liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of paediatric-centred anti-malaria nanotherapeutic formulations using an advanced continuous manufacturing technology School of Pharmacy \| PHD ACT, Malaria, Pharmaceutical Technology, nanomedicine, nanoparticles, continuous manufacturing Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of Innovative Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment Strategies using Photodynamic Therapy + Combination Delivery Systems School of Pharmacy \| PHD Diabetes, Diabetic Foot ulcer, Pharmaceutical Technology, Photodynamic therapy Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Developing magneto-electric nanoparticles for advanced drug delivery of therapeutic agents for the treatment of neurological tuberculosis and HIV School of Pharmacy \| PHD Nanomedicine, Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Central nervous system, Drug delivery Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of Solid-state Therapeutic Protein Formulations for Oral Delivery via Advanced and Continuous Manufacturing Technologies School of Pharmacy \| PHD Therapeutic proteins, solid-state protein formulations, oral protein delivery, hot melt extrusion Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of Variable Dose Combination Products Using FDM 3D Printing School of Pharmacy \| PHD Personalised medicine, precision medicine, stratified therapy, fixed dose combination Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
The Development of Innovative Indwelling Medical Devices containing Biosensor Technology School of Pharmacy \| PHD Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
The Development of a Robust Risk-Based Approach to the use of Hot Melt Extrusion for the Manufacture of Amorphous Solid Dispersions School of Pharmacy \| PHD Hot-Melt Extrusion (HME), Amorphous Solid Dispersions (ASDs), API–Polymer Phase Diagrams, Professor Gavin Andrews. Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
The Development of Implantable Anti-tumour Devices for Enhanced Efficacy of Repurposed Drugs Using Advanced Manufacturing School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutical Engineering Pharmaceutical Science Professor Gavin Andrews.. Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews.. Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Enzyme-responsive peptide hydrogel as in situ forming long-acting drug delivery implants School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug Delivery, Peptides; Hydrogels; Controlled Release Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Peptide-like hydrogels: A post-surgical sustained release drug delivery implant for the treatment of glioblastoma brain tumours School of Pharmacy \| PHD Hydrogel; drug delivery; formulation; long-acting implant; biomaterials; peptides; brain tumours, ca Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Peptide-like hydrogels as a long-acting multipurpose drug delivery platform for combined contraception and HIV prevention School of Pharmacy \| PHD Hydrogel; drug delivery; formulation; long-acting injectable; peptides; HIV Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Peptide-like hydrogels as long-acting injectable drug delivery platforms for the prevention of malaria School of Pharmacy \| PHD Hydrogel; drug delivery; formulation; long-acting injectable; peptides; malaria Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Peptide-like hydrogels as long-acting injectable drug delivery platforms for the prevention of tuberculosis School of Pharmacy \| PHD Hydrogel; drug delivery; formulation; long-acting injectable; peptides; tuberculosis Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Chemical glycoengineering of therapeutic antibodies School of Pharmacy \| PHD drug design, chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, antibodies Professor Gerd Wagner Supervisor Professor Gerd Wagner Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Novel P2Y receptor ligands for drug discovery School of Pharmacy \| PHD drug design, chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, nucleoside, nucleotide, GPCR Professor Gerd Wagner Supervisor Professor Gerd Wagner Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Covalent inhibitors of a bacterial enzyme as novel antimicrobial resistance breakers School of Pharmacy \| PHD Professor Gerd Wagner Supervisor Professor Gerd Wagner Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Breaking the resistance: alternative approaches to antibiotics discovery School of Pharmacy \| PHD antimicrobial resistance, chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, organic synthesis, dr Professor Gerd Wagner Supervisor Professor Gerd Wagner Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
The role of carers in medicines management for people living with dementia School of Pharmacy \| PHD Older people, dementia, carers, primary care, healthcare professionals, medicines management Dr Heather Barry Supervisor Dr Heather Barry Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
An exploration of non-prescription medication use amongst older adults School of Pharmacy \| PHD Older people, non-prescription medication use, prescribing, primary care, healthcare professionals, Dr Heather Barry Supervisor Dr Heather Barry Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
REalist EvaLuation of what works, for whom, and In what circumstances, to optimisE medication for people liVing alonE with dementia and pre-dementia (RELIEVE). School of Pharmacy \| PHD RELIEVE, medication optimisation, dementia Dr Heather Barry. Supervisor Dr Heather Barry. Funding Funded Application deadline 9 June 2025	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1749423600
Development of a Dual Nanogel for Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa School of Pharmacy \| PHD Nanoparticles, Hydrogel, Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa, mRNA Therapeutics, Nanomedicine Professor Helen McCarthy Supervisor Professor Helen McCarthy Funding Funded DEBRA UK Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1738281600
Structure-based design of allosteric modulators for G protein-coupled receptors using molecular modelling and pharmacology experiments School of Pharmacy \| PHD computational biology, protein-coupled receptors, molecular modelling Dr Irina Tikhonova Supervisor Dr Irina Tikhonova Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Computational and Functional Comprehensive Analysis of Natural Variants of GPCRs towards a personalized medicine approach School of Pharmacy \| PHD Molecular modelling, pharmacology, drug design, functional assays Dr Irina Tikhonova Supervisor Dr Irina Tikhonova Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Regulation of CaaX protein processing School of Pharmacy \| PHD Protease, ubiquitin, deubiquitinase, USP17 Dr James Burrows Supervisor Dr James Burrows Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Does one size fit all for antimicrobial delivery via nanoparticles School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antimicrobial, nanoparticles, bacteria, intracellular Dr James Burrows Supervisor Dr James Burrows Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Improving antimicrobial delivery via nanoparticles School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antimicrobial, nanoparticles, bacteria, intracellular Dr James Burrows & Professor Brendan Gilmore Supervisor Dr James Burrows & Professor Brendan Gilmore Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Exploring the regulation of cancer cell movement by USP17 School of Pharmacy \| PHD USP17, cancer, ubiquitin, protease, migration, metastases Dr James Burrows Supervisor Dr James Burrows Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Countering the proteinase-activated receptor 1 (PAR-1) pro-tumour phenotype using a novel nanotherapeutic approach School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cancer biology, Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, metastasis Professor Jonathan Coulter Supervisor Professor Jonathan Coulter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Developing and characterising novel targeted nanocomposites serving as adjuvants to existing standard-of-care cancer treatments School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cancer biology, Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, metastasis Professor Jonathan Coulter Supervisor Professor Jonathan Coulter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Digital design and advanced processing technologies for antimicrobial nanotherapeutics School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antifungal, antibacterial, nanomedicine, liposomes, Dr Justin Tian Supervisor Dr Justin Tian Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
High throughput exploration of the design space for antifungal nanocarrier development School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antifungal, antibacterial, liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles, rational design, Dr Justin Tian Supervisor Dr Justin Tian Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
A systematic screening tool for nanocarrier design and efficient drug delivery against biological barriers. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Micro/nanofibration, soft lithography, microrheology, microfluidics, systematic approach; molecular Dr Justin Tian Supervisor Dr Justin Tian Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Structural Exploration for Antifungal Nanocarriers Development School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antifungal, nanomedicine, fungal biofilm, advanced imaging techniques, high throughput screening Dr Justin Tian Supervisor Dr Justin Tian Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Dexamethasone-releasing cochlear implants for fibroblast growth inhibition School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery; pharmaceutics; medical devices Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline 15 November 2024	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1731628800
Development of a silicone elastomer vaginal ring for controlled release estrogen replacement therapy School of Pharmacy \| PHD silicone elastomer; reservoir-type vaginal ring; controlled release drug delivery; estrogen replacem Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Funded Millicent Pharma Application deadline 8 January 2025	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1736294400
Novel poly(acrylic acid) complexes for enantioselective drug delivery and chiral separation School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, materials science, analytical chemistry, polymers, solid state NMR Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
3D-printed drug-eluting auxetic meshes for preventing biofilm formation and capsular contracture associated with breast implants School of Pharmacy \| PHD Surgical meshes, capsular contracture, drug delivery, breast implants, 3D printing, auxetic material Professor Karl Malcolm.. Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm.. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Dip-coating as a strategy to modify drug release from silicone elastomer drug delivery devices School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, materials science, analytical chemistry, polymers, drug release kinetics Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Multipurpose gel formulations containing antiretroviral-loaded lactoferrin nanoparticles and antibiotics for combination HIV prevention and treatment of bacterial vaginosis School of Pharmacy \| PHD Lactoferrin; antiretroviral; HIV prevention; vaginal gel; multipurpose prevention technology (MPT); Professor Karl Malcolm... Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm... Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
A new combination drug delivery product for improved treatment of bacterial vaginosis School of Pharmacy \| PHD pharmaceutics; drug delivery; drug formulation; microbiology Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Combination drug strategies for treatment of aerobic vaginitis School of Pharmacy \| PHD women’s sexual & reproductive health; bacterial assays; drug delivery; drug formulation, gels ,rings Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of a silicone elastomer vaginal ring for controlled release estrogen replacement therapy School of Pharmacy \| PHD silicone elastomer; reservoir-type vaginal ring; controlled release drug delivery; estrogen replacem Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Funded Millicent Pharma Application deadline 12 March 2025	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1741737600
Development of silicone-based personal lubricant products containing antiretroviral drugs for prevention of sexual acquisition of HIV infection School of Pharmacy \| PHD HIV/AIDS; sexual and reproductive health; personal lubricants; silicone Prof Karl Malcolm Supervisor Prof Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
A proliposomal strategy for enhancing solubility and absorption of drugs delivered from controlled release vaginal ring devices School of Pharmacy \| PHD Prof Karl Malcolm. Supervisor Prof Karl Malcolm. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Multifunctional Biomaterials to Combat Infection and Modulate Inflammation School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biomaterials, Medical Device, Infection, Biofilm, Inflammation, Immunomodulatory, Implant, Regenerat Dr Louise Carson Supervisor Dr Louise Carson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Selective targeting of proteases for the treatment of chronic airways disease. School of Pharmacy \| PHD lung, respiratory, airways, COPD, proteases, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, electrop Professor Lorraine Martin Supervisor Professor Lorraine Martin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Investigation of novel protease-antiprotease imbalances associated with chronic airways disease. School of Pharmacy \| PHD lung, respiratory, airways, COPD, proteases, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, electrop Professor Lorraine Martin Supervisor Professor Lorraine Martin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Molecular Silencing of Epithelial Sodium Channel (ENaC) using a Peptide Technology to Deliver Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cystic Fibrosis, Gene Delivery, Gene Therapy, Cell Penetrating Peptides, Nanomedicine, Targeted Trea Professor Lorraine Martin. Supervisor Professor Lorraine Martin. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Selective targeting of furin for the treatment of fibrotic lung disease. School of Pharmacy \| PHD lung, respiratory, airways, COPD, proteases, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, electrop Professor Lorraine Martin Supervisor Professor Lorraine Martin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Characterising biofilms in endotracheal tubes to direct a new strategy for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill adults School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Laura Sherrard Supervisor Dr Laura Sherrard Funding Unfunded Microbiome, biofilm, infection, intensive care Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
PULSE-CF: Enhanced microbiological surveillance in people with Cystic Fibrosis (pwCF) School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, molecular microbiology, microbiome, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, respiratory medicine Professor Michael Tunney Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney Funding Funded Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Trust and LifeArc Application deadline 14 March 2025	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1741910400
Relationship between antibiotic therapy and development of antimicrobial resistance in patients with bronchiectasis and COPD School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, antimicrobial resistance, PCR, next-generation sequencing, metagenomics Professor Michael Tunney Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial susceptibility testing Raman spectroscopy Professor Michael Tunney Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of Nanomaterials for Targeting the Bacteria–Host Interface in Cystic Fibrosis Airways School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, antimicrobial resistance, cystic fibrosis, mucin glycoproteins, liposome, micelle Professor Michael Tunney Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development and evaluation of a lung-on-a chip device for screening novel antimicrobials School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, antimicrobial resistance, cystic fibrosis, microbiota, lab-on-a-chip, microfluidics Professor Michael Tunney Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
PULSE-CF: Airway microbiome composition and pulmonary exacerbations in people with Cystic Fibrosis (pwCF) School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, molecular microbiology, microbiome, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, respiratory medicine Professor Michael Tunney. Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney. Funding Funded Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Trust and LifeArc Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1738281600
PULSE-CF: Polymicrobial communities in the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) airways-role in infection and pulmonary exacerbations. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, molecular microbiology, microbiome, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, respiratory medicine Professor Michael Tunney. Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Biomaterial coatings with lubricious, slippery coatings for improved urinary catheter performance School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biomaterials, urinary catheters, ionic liquids, infection, device coatings Dr Matthew Wylie Supervisor Dr Matthew Wylie Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Infection-responsive coatings for the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biomaterials, urinary catheters, ionic liquids, infection, device coatings Dr Matthew Wylie Supervisor Dr Matthew Wylie Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of carbohydrate-functionalised materials for detection and prevention of medical device-associated infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Matthew Wylie Supervisor Dr Matthew Wylie Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Designing next-generation urinary catheter materials for clean intermittent self-catheterisation through control of the urinary microbiome School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Matthew Wylie Supervisor Dr Matthew Wylie Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Advanced manufacturing of paediatric formulations with poorly water soluble drugs School of Pharmacy \| PHD Advanced manufacturing; poorly water-soluble drugs; in situ amorphization; paediatric formulation Dr Min Zhao Supervisor Dr Min Zhao Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Microwave-induced in situ amorphization as a strategy for modulating drug release from silicone elastomer devices for controlled release drug delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Poorly water-soluble drugs; Drug delivery, materials science, analytical chemistry, polymers Dr Min Zhao and Prof Karl Malcolm Supervisor Dr Min Zhao and Prof Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Developing novel therapeutic strategies to better treat Triple Negative Breast Cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Breast Cancer, biomarkers, personalised medicine Dr Niamh Buckley Supervisor Dr Niamh Buckley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Investigating the clinical and molecular significance of the microbiome in breast cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Breast cancer, personalised medicine, microbiome, biomarkers, novel therapies Dr Niamh Buckley Supervisor Dr Niamh Buckley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
3D printing of drug delivery implants School of Pharmacy \| PHD Bone, biomaterials, hydroxyapatite, additive manufacturing, 3D printing Dr Peter Boyd Supervisor Dr Peter Boyd Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Assessing the molecular mechanisms by which Cathepsin V promotes breast cancer growth and metastasis. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cancer, Proteases, Cathepsins, Therapeutics, Personalised Medicine Dr Roberta Burden Supervisor Dr Roberta Burden Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Microneedle delivery systems for next-generation antibody therapeutics School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microneedles, antibodies, advanced therapeutics, drug delivery Professor Ryan Donnelly Supervisor Professor Ryan Donnelly Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Microneedle delivery systems for minimally-invasive patient diagnosis/monitoring School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microneedles, antibodies, advanced therapeutics, drug delivery Professor Ryan Donnelly Supervisor Professor Ryan Donnelly Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
LONG-ACTING MICRONEEDLE DELIVERY SYSTEMS School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microneedles, long-acting drug delivery Professor Ryan Donnelly Supervisor Professor Ryan Donnelly Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2	1738281600
MICRONEEDLE-MEDIATED CHEMICAL & ELECTROCHEMICAL RAPID INJECTION SYSTEMS School of Pharmacy \| PHD Professor Ryan Donnelly Supervisor Professor Ryan Donnelly Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2	1738281600
Development of long-acting injectable (LAI) drug delivery systems to treat ocular diseases School of Pharmacy \| PHD long-acting drug delivery, sustained release, polymer implants, glaucoma, ocular drug delivery Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Supervisor Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Innovative Drug Delivery Systems for Ocular Therapies: Micro- and Nano-Formulation Approaches School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, Microparticles, Nanocarriers, Nanoparticles, sustained release, Ocular drug delivery Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur. Supervisor Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Design and Assessment of Innovative Long-Acting Drug Delivery System School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, sustained release, controlled release, long-acting, implants, biologics, protein deli Prof Raghu Raj Singh Thakur. Supervisor Prof Raghu Raj Singh Thakur. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Self-Assembling Peptide Nanomaterials for Targeted Ocular Drug Delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, sustained release, controlled release, peptide-based materials, hydrogels, ocular dru Prof Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Supervisor Prof Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development and Evaluation of Microneedle Arrays for Ocular Drug Delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, sustained release, controlled release, nanomaterials, microparticles, hydrogels, ocul Prof Raghu Raj Singh Thakur.. Supervisor Prof Raghu Raj Singh Thakur.. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Polymer-engineering nanocages for protein delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Protein delivery, biotherapeutics, stimuli-responsive polymers, bioconjugation, nanocages, polymer Dr Sheiliza Carmali Supervisor Dr Sheiliza Carmali Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Enhancing Protein Thermal Stability for Melt Processing School of Pharmacy \| PHD Proteins, biotherapeutics, hot-melt extrusion, continuous manufacturing, bioconjugation Dr Sheiliza Carmali Supervisor Dr Sheiliza Carmali Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Synthetic Protein-Transporters for Enhanced Transduction Activity School of Pharmacy \| PHD Intracellular protein delivery, biotherapeutics, bioconjugation, thiol-mediated uptake Dr Sheiliza Carmali Supervisor Dr Sheiliza Carmali Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Catalytic nanocages for in situ drug delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biocatalysis; prodrugs; therapeutic nanoreactors; in situ chemotherapeutics Dr Sheiliza Carmali. Supervisor Dr Sheiliza Carmali. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Investigating the impact of the gut microbiome on the health of older people School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microbiome; bioinformatics; clinical; ageing; medicines; older people Dr Stephen Kelly Supervisor Dr Stephen Kelly Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Utilising large-scale microbiome analysis and machine learning to enhance early diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infection in post-kidney transplant patients School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Stephen Kelly. Supervisor Dr Stephen Kelly. Funding Funded Kidney Research UK Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1740700800
Mechanochemical synthesis of polymer-drug conjugates via reactive extrusion School of Pharmacy \| PHD Polymer-drug conjugates, solvent-less mechanochemical conjugation, mechanochemistry Dr Shu Li Supervisor Dr Shu Li Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of Multi-Drug Sutures using Deep Eutectic Reactive Technology for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Surgical site infection, surgical sutures, drug-eluting sutures, antimicrobial, reactive extrusion, Dr Shu Li. Supervisor Dr Shu Li. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of Multi-Drug Sutures using Deep Eutectic Reactive Technology for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Shu Li Supervisor Dr Shu Li Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Bio-inspired liquid-like coatings for medical devices to combat biofilms and associated infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biomaterials; Infection; Surface; Medical devices Dr Shuai Zhang Supervisor Dr Shuai Zhang Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Highly durable non-releasing antimicrobial coatings for catheters to combat catheter-associated urinary tract infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD infection; surface; coating; biofilm; polymer; hydrogel Dr Shuai Zhang Supervisor Dr Shuai Zhang Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of dual-functional antibacterial and antifungal polymers to prevent medical device-associated infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD infection; surface; coating; biofilm; polymer; hydrogel Dr Shuai Zhang Supervisor Dr Shuai Zhang Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Novel multifunctional hydrogel wound dressings for diabetic foot ulcer healing School of Pharmacy \| PHD infection; surface; coating; biofilm; polymer; hydrogel Dr Shuai Zhang Supervisor Dr Shuai Zhang Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of multifunctional biomaterials for urinary catheters to eradicate catheter-associated urinary tract infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biomaterials; Medical devices; Infections; Inflammation; Biofilm Dr Shuai Zhang. Supervisor Dr Shuai Zhang. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Safer, scalable, and modifiable polymer-based lipid nanocapsules for drug delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Lipid nanocapsules, drug delivery, nanotechnology, green chemistry, polymer science. Dr Taher Hatahet Supervisor Dr Taher Hatahet Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Development of antioxidants-based nanoparticles for topical application School of Pharmacy \| PHD Vaginal gels; drug delivery; bacterial vaginosis; formulation; Dr Taher Hatahet Supervisor Dr Taher Hatahet Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Development of next-generation nanoparticles loaded hydrogels containing multiple active agents for improved treatment of bacterial infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD hydrogels; drug delivery; bacterial infections; formulation; antimicrobial resistance Dr Taher Hatahet Supervisor Dr Taher Hatahet Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Development of anti-inflammatory-based nanoparticles for topical treatment of psoriasis School of Pharmacy \| PHD Vaginal gels; drug delivery; bacterial vaginosis; formulation; Dr Taher Hatahet Supervisor Dr Taher Hatahet Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Combinations of bacteriophages and cold plasma for biofilm biocontrol School of Pharmacy \| PHD Bacteriophage, phage, endolysin, cold plasma Dr Timofey Skvortsov Supervisor Dr Timofey Skvortsov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Improved delivery of bacteriophages and phage-derived antibacterial agents School of Pharmacy \| PHD Bacteriophage, endolysins, skin, biofilms, deep eutectic solvents, formulation Dr Timofey Skvortsov Supervisor Dr Timofey Skvortsov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Freeze-dried bacteriophage formulations against antibiotic-resistant bacteria School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr. Timofey Skvortsov Supervisor Dr. Timofey Skvortsov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Nanoparticle delivery of antibiotics for treatment of pulmonary infection School of Pharmacy \| PHD inhaled, nanoparticles, drug delivery, mucosal, pharmaceutical, bacteria Dr Vicky Kett Supervisor Dr Vicky Kett Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Vaccine-drying stabilisation strategies School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmaceutics, vaccine, pharmaceutical formulation, drug delivery, liposomes Dr Vicky Kett Supervisor Dr Vicky Kett Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Liposomal Antibiotic for Improved Treatment of Respiratory Infection School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Vicky Kett Supervisor Dr Vicky Kett Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Self-Navigating Nanocarriers for Intracellular Protein Delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biologics, protein delivery, nanomedicine, intracellular delivery Professor Wafa Al-Jamal Supervisor Professor Wafa Al-Jamal Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Investigating new excipients to improve ionizable lipid nanoparticles’ endosomal escape and enhance gene expression School of Pharmacy \| PHD Gene delivery, ionisable lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), microfluidics, nucleic acids Professor Wafa Al-Jamal Supervisor Professor Wafa Al-Jamal Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Non-thermal irreversible electroporation to treat advanced cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Professor Wafa Al-Jamal. Supervisor Professor Wafa Al-Jamal. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Antibiotic use and lower respiratory tract infections burden in children during Coronavirus (COVID-19) School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmaco-epidemiology, children, machine learning, infection disease, COVID-19 Dr Yingfen Hsia Supervisor Dr Yingfen Hsia Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
In-cell quantification of drug concentrations by using advanced nano-sensor School of Pharmacy \| PHD Nanomedicine, Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials, Sensing, Senor, Biosensor, Bioengineering Dr Yi Ge Supervisor Dr Yi Ge Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Developing cost-effective and eco-friendly antiviral nano-agents School of Pharmacy \| PHD Nanomedicine, Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials, Biomaterials, COVID-19, Antiviral agents, Virus Dr Yi Ge Supervisor Dr Yi Ge Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Staying Focused: How Mind Wandering Impacts Students' Ability to Delay Gratification and Achieve Academic Success School of Psychology \| PHD academic delay of gratification, mind wandering, academic success Dr Paddy O'Connor Supervisor Dr Paddy O'Connor Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Exploring the mental health needs of patients living with Barrett’s Oesophagus School of Psychology \| MPHIL Barrett’s Oesophagus; Psychological well-being; mixed methods research Professor Martin Dempster Supervisor Professor Martin Dempster Funding Funded Breakthrough Cancer Application deadline 4 October 2024	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1727996400
Stress, eustress and positive psychology School of Psychology \| PHD Stress, eustress, coping, positive psychology, wellbeing learning motivation Dr Chris Gibbons Supervisor Dr Chris Gibbons Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 June 2023	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2	1688079600
One funded project in the area of Intergroup conflicts and collective trauma; Justice processes in post-conflict societies or Political resistance in non-democratic contexts. School of Psychology \| PHD Conflict and violence, peace, reconciliation, transitional justice, resistance, repression Dr Mengyao Li Supervisor Dr Mengyao Li Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 March 2023	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1678924800
Integration in the Layers of Mathematical Skills School of Psychology \| PHD Mathematics; children; integration; interventions Dr Chang Xu Supervisor Dr Chang Xu Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 March 2023	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1678924800
Navigating Childfreedom: Identity Disclosure, Communication Strategies and Adjustment in Childfree Individuals School of Psychology \| PHD childfreedom, non-normative life choices, identity, communication, adjustment, multi-method Dr Tanja Gerlach Supervisor Dr Tanja Gerlach Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 March 2023	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1678924800
Walking in real-world environments for people living with Parkinson’s: Enhancing gait using movement analysis School of Psychology \| PHD Parkinson’s; gait; motion capture; rehabilitation; movement disorders Dr Matthew Rodger Supervisor Dr Matthew Rodger Funding Funded DfE CAST (Co-operative Awards in Science and Techn Application deadline 17 May 2024	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1715900400
Identifying as “Other”: Disidentification with Traditional Identities in a Divided Society School of Psychology \| PHD Identity and Intergroup Relations, Social Identity Approach, Identification, Disidentification, Post Dr Danielle Blaylock Supervisor Dr Danielle Blaylock Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Transgenerational Contact: Exploring how a Child’s Positive Intergroup Relationships Improves Parental Intergroup Attitudes and Behaviours School of Psychology \| PHD Identity and Intergroup Relations, Intergroup Contact, Extended Contact, Dyadic Relationships, Post- Dr Danielle Blaylock Supervisor Dr Danielle Blaylock Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Integrated education in post-Agreement Northern Ireland School of Psychology \| PHD Integration, education, children, intergroup contact, social attitudes Dr Danielle Blaylock Supervisor Dr Danielle Blaylock Funding Funded DfE (CAST) Application deadline 12 February 2024	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1707696000
The mediating role of trauma appraisals following potentially traumatic life events. School of Psychology \| PHD Trauma Appraisal, Trauma, Resilience, Posttraumatic Growth Professor Donncha Hanna Supervisor Professor Donncha Hanna Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Developing Trauma Informed Care principles for Health Professionals School of Psychology \| PHD Trauma, Trauma Informed Care, Health Care Professionals Professor Donncha Hanna Supervisor Professor Donncha Hanna Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Reducing ’flashbacks’ of paediatric trauma: Investigating the consolidation, reactivation, and reduction of intrusive traumatic memories in children School of Psychology \| PHD Trauma, children, paediatric populations, memory, clinical psychology Dr David McCormack Supervisor Dr David McCormack Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Diabetes Counselling and Empowerment Training: Developing a Programme Theory and Exploring the Benefits for People Living with Diabetes School of Psychology \| PHD Empowerment; Counselling; Diabetes; Healthcare professionals; wellbeing; emotional support Dr Emma Berry Supervisor Dr Emma Berry Funding Unfunded Application deadline 12 February 2024	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2	1707696000
Beyond School Gates: Children’s Contributions to Community Integration School of Psychology \| PHD Children, integration, diversity, friendships, social cognition Dr Jocelyn Dautel Supervisor Dr Jocelyn Dautel Funding Unfunded Application deadline 12 February 2024	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2	1707696000
Training goalkeepers to improve performance in stopping penalties School of Psychology \| PHD Penalties, Football, Goalkeeping, Virtual Reality, Sports Science, Decision Making Dr Joost Dessing Supervisor Dr Joost Dessing Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control: Understanding and Experiences in a Post-Bill Environment. School of Psychology \| PHD Domestic abuse, coercive control, family violence, post conflict society. Dr Katrina McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Katrina McLaughlin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Developing cost-effective and future-ready approaches to neurorehabilitation of stroke and functional neurological disorders School of Psychology \| PHD Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Stroke, Functional Neurological Disorder, Conversion disorder, motor Dr Kathy Ruddy Supervisor Dr Kathy Ruddy Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 12 February 2024	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1707696000
Measuring effects of ageing on cortical activity during sensory integration and posture-cognitive multitasking using functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). School of Psychology \| PHD Ageing, balance, posture, fnirs, multitasking. Dr Mihalis Doumas Supervisor Dr Mihalis Doumas Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Multisensory integration in adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Investigating general vs task specific sensory processing deficits. School of Psychology \| PHD Autism, sensory integration, multisensory, speech, balance, auditory, visual, proprioceptive. Dr Mihalis Doumas Supervisor Dr Mihalis Doumas Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Double disclosure? Investigating how disabled students in higher education navigate the university to employment pipeline School of Psychology \| PHD Psychology; Applied Social Psychology; Disability; Disabled People; Graduate employment; Students; H Dr Stephanie Burns Supervisor Dr Stephanie Burns Funding Funded Queen’s Collaborative Studentship (funded via Dep Application deadline 12 February 2024	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1707696000
Multisensory integration in adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Investigating general vs task specific sensory processing deficits. School of Psychology \| PHD Autism, sensory integration, multisensory, speech, balance, auditory, visual, proprioceptive. Dr Tim Fosker Supervisor Dr Tim Fosker Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Opting Out of Parenthood: Psychological Aspects of Childfreedom School of Psychology \| PHD Childfreedom, childfree, voluntary, childless, non-normative life choices, identity, communication Dr Tanja Gerlach Supervisor Dr Tanja Gerlach Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
The social costs and benefits of heeding and rejecting advice School of Psychology \| PHD Advice; Social Psychology; Judgment; Decision-Making; Open Science Dr Thomas Schultze-Gerlach Supervisor Dr Thomas Schultze-Gerlach Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Dark Personalities in Emergency Personnel School of Psychology \| PHD Personality traits; dark tetrad; childhood adversity; trauma; compassion fatigue; well-being; mental Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Supervisor Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Genetics of Spatial Ability School of Psychology \| PHD Genetics; Spatial Ability; Sex Differences; Cross-Cultural Differences Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Supervisor Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Driving business productivity in Northern Ireland Queen's Business School \| PHD Economics, Productivity, Northern Ireland David Jordan Supervisor David Jordan Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Application deadline 28 February 2025	Queen's Business School	Funded	Economics	Open	2	1740700800
Fully Funded PhD Studentship - Queen's Business School Queen's Business School \| PHD QBS Academic Staff Supervisor QBS Academic Staff Funding Funded Queen's Business School Application deadline 20 June 2025	Queen's Business School	Funded		Open	2	1750374000
Youth engagement in the Irish language Revival Movement in Belfast since 1998 School of Arts, English and Languages \| PHD Youth activism, language revival, post-conflict society, sociolinguistics, Irish language Prof. Greg Toner Supervisor Prof. Greg Toner Funding Funded Northern Bridge Consortium Collab. Doctoral Award Application deadline 23 January 2022	School of Arts, English and Languages	Funded	Irish & Celtic	Closed	2	1642896000
Following Charabanc Theatre Company: A Tradition of Women's Theatre-Making in Northern Ireland/the north of Ireland School of Arts, English and Languages \| PHD Northern Ireland/the north of Ireland theatre, Queer-feminist theatre historiography Dr Trish McTighe Supervisor Dr Trish McTighe Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 27 October 2023	School of Arts, English and Languages	Funded	Drama	Closed	2	1698361200
Periodicals in the Life of a Literary House: Dove Cottage, 1799-1818 School of Arts, English and Languages \| PHD Romanticism; Periodicals; Lake writers; Heritage Dr Daniel Roberts Supervisor Dr Daniel Roberts Funding Funded AHRC Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Arts, English and Languages	Funded	English	Open	2	1751238000
Better AIMS – developing new software tools and workflows for Ambient Ionisation Mass Spectrometry, Direct Infusion Mass Spectrometry and Ion-mobility Mass Spectrometry data. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD mass spectrometry, software development, computer processing, artificial intelligence, chemometrics, Dr Nick Birse Supervisor Dr Nick Birse Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
An investigation of the factors influencing canine welfare. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Canine welfare and behaviour Dr Gareth Arnott Supervisor Dr Gareth Arnott Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 December 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1703980800
Adaptive management of stochastic parasite challenge in animals under climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, climate change, parasitology, veterinary medicine Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Diet mediated metabolic-inflammation – mechanistic insights School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, food science, health sciences, immunology, molecular biology, public health Professor Helen Roche Supervisor Professor Helen Roche Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Emerging Infectious Diseases – Surveillance and Biosecurity School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, health sciences, microbiology, molecular biology, pathology, public health, veterinary Professor Nikki Marks Supervisor Professor Nikki Marks Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Enhancing young people’s cooking and food skills to investigate impact on food engagement, knowledge, skill confidence and diet quality School of Biological Sciences \| PHD data analysis, food science, health sciences, public health, statistics Professor Moira Dean Supervisor Professor Moira Dean Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Explore novel feeding strategies to reduce ammonia emissions from ruminants and improve their productivity School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, environmental science, food science, statistics, zoology, animal science Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Flavonoid metabolism and cardiometabolic health School of Biological Sciences \| PHD data analysis, food science, health sciences, medical, public health Professor Aedin Cassidy Supervisor Professor Aedin Cassidy Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 13 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1578873600
Food fraud risks in UK supply chain networks School of Biological Sciences \| PHD data analysis, food science, law Professor Saskia van Ruth Supervisor Professor Saskia van Ruth Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Gene mining useful biocatalysts from paleosols School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, genetics, geochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology Professor Chris Allen Supervisor Professor Chris Allen Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Genome scale evolution of biofilm contained Klebsiella pneumoniae in response to sub-lethal antibacterial stress exposure - development of novel biomarkers for near-patient testing School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, genetics, health sciences, medical science, microbiology, molecular, public health Professor Seamus Fanning Supervisor Professor Seamus Fanning Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
How does biodiversity contribute to multiple forms of stability in stressed marine invertebrate communities? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, data analysis, ecology, environmental science, microbiology, molecular, statistics Professor Mark Emmerson Supervisor Professor Mark Emmerson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Innovative Diagnostics for Helminth Parasite Infections School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural, molecular biology, parasitology, veterinary medicine Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Phosphonates: The Good, The Bad, and The Biodegradable School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Organophosphonate, herbicide, biogeochemical cycle, phosphorus Professor Geoff McMullan Supervisor Professor Geoff McMullan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 April 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1714258800
Influence of farm hygiene standards and management practices on Johne’s disease progression in selected NI dairy herds School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, data analysis, microbiology Professor Irene Grant Supervisor Professor Irene Grant Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
EVOZOOM - Evolution and Zoonotic Epidemiology of Bovine Tuberculosis School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Mycobacterium bovis, zoonotic Tuberculosis, bovine Tuberculosis, epidemiology, bioinformatics, phylo Professor Irene Grant Supervisor Professor Irene Grant Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1711324800
Low-cost and rapid paper-based microfluidics for the detection of irradiated foods School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food chemistry, food science, health sciences, molecular biology, public health Dr Cuong Cao Supervisor Dr Cuong Cao Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
MicroRNAs in the Pathogenesis Adverse Cardiomyocyte and Endothelial Cell Remodelling in Insulin Resistance School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food science, health sciences, medical science, molecular biology, pharmacy, public health Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Mosquito control using native predators and other novel environmentally friendly methodologies School of Biological Sciences \| PHD public health, zoology, animal science Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Optimising behaviour change initiatives for food waste prevention School of Biological Sciences \| PHD data analysis, ecology, economics, statistics Professor Alberto Longo Supervisor Professor Alberto Longo Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Quantifying the effects of environmental change using multi-level phylogenetically controlled meta-analyses School of Biological Sciences \| PHD data analysis, ecology, conservation, statistics, zoology Dr Hansjoerg Kunc Supervisor Dr Hansjoerg Kunc Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Rewiring of host cell protein complexes by pathogen effectors - mass spectrometry-based methods and applications in infection biology School of Biological Sciences \| PHD cell biology, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, pathology, pharmacology, toxicology Professor Ben Collins Supervisor Professor Ben Collins Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Sustainable Wildlife Management: Socio-Economics Drivers & Implications of Conservation School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, data analysis, ecology, economics, environmental science, statistics, animal science Dr Martina Bozzola Supervisor Dr Martina Bozzola Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Systems analysis of the impact of microplastics in the marine environment School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biotechnology, data analysis, pollution, food science, health sciences, molecular, statistics Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Targeting yeast epigenetics to combat anti-fungal resistance School of Biological Sciences \| PHD health sciences, microbiology, molecular biology, public health Dr Edel Hyland Supervisor Dr Edel Hyland Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
The extinction of the sexier? A global investigation of the role of sexual selection in modern amphibian declines School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, environmental science, evolution, zoology, animal science Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Supervisor Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 13 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1578873600
The marine phosphorus cycle and the methane paradox School of Biological Sciences \| PHD analytical chemistry, biochemistry, geochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
The rice paddy microbiome and its impact on plant mineral nutrition School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, bioinformatics, data analysis, food science, health sciences, public health, statistics Dr Caroline Meharg Supervisor Dr Caroline Meharg Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
The role of epigenetic mechanisms in the control of post-stress recovery of cancer cells School of Biological Sciences \| PHD cancer, cell biology, genetics, health sciences, medical science, public health Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Uncovering the Hidden Human Milk Microbiome School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, statistics Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Use of remote sensing data to develop behavioural profiles for global change scenarios School of Biological Sciences \| PHD climate change, data analysis, ecology, environmental science, statistics, zoology, animal science Dr Mike Scantlebury Supervisor Dr Mike Scantlebury Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
QUADRAT DTP CASE: The role of biodiversity in mitigating parasite impacts in farmed landscapes School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, climate change, ecology, environmental science, parasitology, zoology, animal science Professor Mark Emmerson Supervisor Professor Mark Emmerson Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1580256000
Understanding and predicting the success of alien freshwater fish School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, animal science, evolution, zoology, animal science Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
QUADRAT DTP: Can pollutant transfer through benthic elasmobranch food-chains be related to their feeding ecology? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, pollution, environmental chemistry, geochemistry, marine biology Professor Andy Meharg Supervisor Professor Andy Meharg Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1580256000
QUADRAT DTP: Energetics and survival of an apex predator - the African lion - in a rapidly changing environment School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, evolution, zoology, animal science Dr Mike Scantlebury Supervisor Dr Mike Scantlebury Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1580256000
QUADRAT DTP: Genomics approaches to explore the secrets of remarkable plants: Soil/root microbiome interaction and edaphic stress adaptation School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, botany, plant science, ecology, conservation, environmental science, evolution Dr Caroline Meharg Supervisor Dr Caroline Meharg Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1580256000
QUADRAT DTP: Global profiles of species declines and success in the era of climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD climatology, climate change, ecology, conservation, environmental science, evolution, animal science Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Supervisor Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1580256000
QUADRAT DTP: Greening cities: how do street trees contribute to urban biodiversity and ecosystem functions? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, environmental science Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1580256000
QUADRAT DTP: Unravelling the freshwater microbial phosphorus cycle School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, climate, ecology, environmental, geochemistry, hydrology, molecular Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1580256000
Valuing ecosystem services School of Biological Sciences \| PHD valuation, environmental economics, experimental economics, behavioural economics Professor Alberto Longo Supervisor Professor Alberto Longo Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The evolution of vertebrate parental care diversity School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parental care, life history theory, phylogeny, vertebrates, behaviour, evolution Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The evolution of placental diversity: between cooperation and conflict School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parental care, life history theory, phylogeny, vertebrates, behaviour, evolution Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
A human body map of bisphenol-A (BPA) exposure: Systems level analysis of genomic and epigenomic alterations in primary human cells School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bisphenol-A, systems level analysis, genomics, cells Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Genome-wide analysis of genetic alterations in prostate cells in response to soy chemicals School of Biological Sciences \| PHD genomics, genetics, cells, soy Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
A Novel Data Integration Framework for Modeling the Adverse Outcome Pathway School of Biological Sciences \| PHD endocrine disruptors, biostatistics, computational biiology, toxicology, systems biology Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Investigate the nutritional potential, for ruminants, of different by-products as an alternative feed supplement for incorporation into animal feed School of Biological Sciences \| PHD by-product, ruminant, tannin, methane, ammonia Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Making the most of product code pattern recognition for food fraud prevention School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food, fraud, integrity, criminal, criminology, machine learning, algorithms Professor Saskia van Ruth Supervisor Professor Saskia van Ruth Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Vibrio species in Irish waters School of Biological Sciences \| PHD molecular epidemiology, whole genome sequencing, human health risk factors Professor Seamus Fanning Supervisor Professor Seamus Fanning Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
A study of the emergence of Clostridium difficile from across the farm-to-fork continuum School of Biological Sciences \| PHD molecular epidemiology, whole genome sequencing, human health risk factors, toxin genes Professor Seamus Fanning Supervisor Professor Seamus Fanning Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Phenotypic & molecular characterization of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) markers; dissemination mechanisms of AMR in bacteria of food-animal origin; whole genome & plasmid sequencing; bioinformatics School of Biological Sciences \| PHD molecular epidemiology, whole genome sequencing, human health risk factors Professor Seamus Fanning Supervisor Professor Seamus Fanning Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
A study of the transcriptomic responses elicited by Salmonella to humectants used in food production - do bacteria have a memory? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD low-moisture conditions, RNA-seq, flow cytometry Professor Seamus Fanning Supervisor Professor Seamus Fanning Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The role of the histone lysine demethylase KDM4A in post-stress recovery and its utility as a target in breast and prostate cancer School of Biological Sciences \| PHD epigenetics, cancer, BCa, PCa, transcriptome, NGS, transcription Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Development of novel approaches to study changes in chromatin structure and investigation of the role of rDNA chromatin in malignant transformation School of Biological Sciences \| PHD epigenetics, cancer, histones, rDNA, chromatin, NGS, transcription Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Investigation of the mechanism of accrued resistance to Pol I inhibitors in blood cancers School of Biological Sciences \| PHD blood cancer, Pol I inhibitor, topoisomerase, transcription, drug resistance Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Evaluation of natural plant based botanicals as alternative to therapeutic antibiotics School of Biological Sciences \| PHD botanicals, antimicrobial resistance, antibiotics, medicinal plants, microbiology, biochemistry Dr Chen Situ Supervisor Dr Chen Situ Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Evolving waters: A comprehensive genetic study of brown Trout (Salmo trutta) in Lough Erne School of Biological Sciences \| PHD brown trout (Salmo trutta), population genetics, phylogeography, genetic analysis, conservation gene Professor Paulo Prodohl Supervisor Professor Paulo Prodohl Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Understanding the ecology and coevolution of aphids and parasitoids to improve natural biocontrol measures in field crops School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, parasitoids, agriculture, phylogeny, climate change Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
FOODBIOSYSTEMS - Willow (Salix spp): The potential of a tannin-rich tree fodder to reduce ammonia emissions and improve productivity of dairy cattle School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ammonia, dairy, agriculture, animal nutrition, microbiology, metagenomics, metabolomics Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded FoodBioSystems BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership Application deadline 6 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1583452800
FOODBIOSYSTEMS - Can many biomarkers make light work of liver fluke parasite diagnostics? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biomarkers, liver fluke, parasitology, omics, bioinformatics, molecular biology, biochemistry Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded FoodBioSystems BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership Application deadline 6 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1583452800
FOODBIOSYSTEMS - Integrating plant and animal responses to parasite infection under climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD climate change, parasitology, epidemiology, agriculture, plant science, food security Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded FoodBioSystems BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership Application deadline 6 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1583452800
Exploring the Application of REIMS to Bovine Health Monitoring and Milk Quality Analysis School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, veterinary, analytical chemistry Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1585609200
A proteomic map of host cell rewiring by pathogens School of Biological Sciences \| PHD analytical chemistry, biochemistry, bioinformatics, immunology, microbiology Professor Ben Collins Supervisor Professor Ben Collins Funding Funded DfE/Bruker Daltonics Application deadline 31 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1585609200
What are the lifetime beneficial effects of early life “programming” in the rumen microbiome? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural science, animal science, biology, microbiology, environmental science Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Funded DAFM/DAERA Application deadline 28 February 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1582848000
Develop Biological Control Methods for Devastating Panama Disease of Banana School of Biological Sciences \| PHD organic fungus control, banana fungus, biological control, chitinase, biochemistry, microbiology Dr Fuquan Liu Supervisor Dr Fuquan Liu Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1585609200
Dissecting functions of beneficial soil bacterium in protecting banana plants from fungal infection School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Microbiology; Gene regulation; Genome sequencing; Panama disease of bananas; Soil bacteria; Plant pr Dr Fuquan Liu Supervisor Dr Fuquan Liu Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 14 October 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1728860400
Investigation of the limits of niche specialisation and plasticity in the rumen microbiome School of Biological Sciences \| PHD rumen, microbiome, microbiology, omics Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 June 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1593471600
Modelling and optimising microbial nutrient cycling for the promotion of a circular bioeconomy School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biogeochemistry, waste, microbial physiology, biochemistry, molecular microbiology, machine learning Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 June 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1593471600
Understanding and combating blackhead disease in poultry School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, animal science, microbiology, veterinary medicine, bioinformatics, poultry Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 June 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1593471600
Understanding dairy cow behaviour to improve production and welfare in robotic milking systems School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, veterinary medicine, zoology, animal behaviour, animal welfare Dr Gareth Arnott Supervisor Dr Gareth Arnott Funding Funded DfE/AgriSearch Application deadline 30 April 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1588201200
The effects of gut microbiome metabolites in modulating enteroendocrine cell function and gut hormone secretion School of Biological Sciences \| PHD metabolites, hormones, microbiome, metabolism, enteroendocrine Professor Brian Green Supervisor Professor Brian Green Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Blending traditional and new animal health solutions to support agro-pastoral livelihoods under climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal health, climate change, agriculture, ecology, economics, environmental science, food science Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 May 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1590706800
Diet in the prevention of chronic diseases: Really so important or overrated? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD diet, nutrition, prevention, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, mortality, epidemiology, data science Dr Tilman Kuhn Supervisor Dr Tilman Kuhn Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
CITI-GENS DTP: Chemical Profiling of E-Cigarette Products to Address Safety and Potential Repositioning as Antibiotic Delivery Devices School of Biological Sciences \| PHD e-cigarettes, analytical chemistry, microbiology, mass spectrometry, respiratory health, antibiotics Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded Horizon 2020 (EU)/DfE Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1594335600
CITI-GENS DTP: Understanding the Protective Effect of Human Milk for Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC) Through Host-Pathogen Interactions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiome, human milk, breastfeeding, microbiology, metabolomics, proteomics Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded Horizon 2020 (EU)/DfE Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1594335600
CITI-GENS DTP: Automated early detection of health and welfare compromises in pigs using video-based automatic behavioural analysis School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal health and welfare, behavioural analysis, computer vision, video analytics, AI reasoning Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded Horizon 2020 (EU)/DfE Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1594335600
From plant and soil microflora to food quality using metagenomics and metabolomics platforms School of Biological Sciences \| PHD soil microbiome, food quality, metabolomics, food security Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Greening cities: biodiversity and ecosystem services associated with street trees, from ecology to planning School of Biological Sciences \| PHD botany, plant science, zoology, animal science, ecology, conservation, environmental science Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
QUADRAT DTP: Biological control of mosquitoes: optimising the efficacy of native macroinvertebrate predators School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, ecology, conservation, evolution, genetics, molecular biology Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1610928000
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Quantifying the resilience and functioning of lotic ecosystems across spatial and temporal gradients of environmental stress School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, ecology, conservation, evolution, zoology, animal science, climate change Professor Mark Emmerson Supervisor Professor Mark Emmerson Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1610928000
QUADRAT DTP CASE: The Irish Damselfly: identifying population genetic structure and optimising habitat management for an iconic Irish species School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, endocrinology, genetics, pharmacology, toxicology, animal science, zoology Dr Sarah Helyar Supervisor Dr Sarah Helyar Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1610928000
QUADRAT DTP: Authentication of Sustainable Oil Palm Production for Protection of Tropical Biodiversity School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, ecology, conservation, agronomy, environmental science Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1610928000
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Links between energetics and disease in mammals: use of biologging and remote sensing to assess behaviour and movement School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, parasitology, zoology, animal science Professor Nikki Marks Supervisor Professor Nikki Marks Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1610928000
Investigating the nature and implications of archaea-bacteria interactions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiology, molecular biology Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
QUADRAT DTP: Do nutrition-parasite interactions drive One Health under climate change? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, microbiology, parasitology, veterinary medicine, zoology, climate change Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1610928000
Increasing culture biodiversity and eco-evolutionary understanding of novel bacterial isolates using culturonmics and computational tools School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, biotechnology, evolution, microbiology, molecular biology Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Queen’s DTP: The genetic and/or epigenetic nature of antifungal drug tolerance in Candida glabrata School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, epidemiology Dr Edel Hyland Supervisor Dr Edel Hyland Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Queen’s DTP: Co-infection and co-selection for drug resistance in zoonotic pathogens of the ruminant gut under routine farm management School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, microbiology, parasitology, zoology, epidemiology, veterinary sciences Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Queen’s DTP: ABC: AI for Bee Conservation School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, ecology, genetics, molecular biology, parasitology, zoology, data analysis Professor Nikki Marks Supervisor Professor Nikki Marks Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Queen’s DTP: Pursuing schistosomiasis elimination through gene therapy and analytical modelling School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, parasitology, data analysis, epidemiology Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Akkermansia muciniphila inhibits gut pathobionts and regulates trimethylamine N-oxide metabolism in cardiovascular disease School of Biological Sciences \| PHD immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, epidemiology Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Queen’s DTP: Understanding the Importance of Early Life Exposure to Antimicrobial Resistance Genes, Organisms, and Residues on Development of the Infant Gut Microbiome School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, molecular biology, epidemiology Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Uncovering the Hidden Human Milk Microbiome School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiology, genetics, biochemistry, mass spectrometry Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Can the skin microbiome of amphibians fight the fungal pandemic disease that drives their extinctions worldwide? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, microbiology, zoology, animal science, environmental science, evolution Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Supervisor Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Dynamic interplay of protein interactions and modifications – dissection of NLRP3 inflammasome system School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, analytical chemistry, immunology, bioinformatics, molecular biology Professor Ben Collins Supervisor Professor Ben Collins Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Environmental and genetic factors controlling biofilm growth and development in the Domain Archaea School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Flavonoids, Plant-based diets and cardio-metabolic health School of Biological Sciences \| PHD public health, epidemiology, statistics, data analysis, bioinformatics, food science, nutrition Dr Tilman Kuhn Supervisor Dr Tilman Kuhn Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Filling priority data gaps to support the conservation of the critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Marine Biology, Conservation, Critically Endangered, Elasmobranch Dr Patrick Collins Supervisor Dr Patrick Collins Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Plant-based diets for human health School of Biological Sciences \| PHD public health, epidemiology, statistics, data analysis, bioinformatics, food science, nutrition Dr Tilman Kuhn Supervisor Dr Tilman Kuhn Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Implementation and evaluation of a behaviour change intervention to reduce antimicrobial use on farms School of Biological Sciences \| PHD psychology; behavioural science; social science; food science Professor Moira Dean Supervisor Professor Moira Dean Funding Funded Teagasc Application deadline 26 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1614297600
Animal Behaviour Informatics: Automated detection of health and welfare compromises in pigs School of Biological Sciences \| PHD machine learning, computer vision, video analytics, AI reasoning, animal health and welfare Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 November 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1637884800
The microbial ecology of ancient alpine soils School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Geo-microbiology, metagenomics, paleosols Professor Chris Allen Supervisor Professor Chris Allen Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The monetary value of environmental goods and services School of Biological Sciences \| PHD non-market valuation, experimental economics, applied microeconometrics, discrete choice experiments Professor Alberto Longo Supervisor Professor Alberto Longo Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Wastewater monitoring for SARS-CoV-2 and other microbial pathogens School of Biological Sciences \| PHD SARS-CoV2, pathogens, antimicrobial resistance, wastewater epidemiology Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Bridging the gap between bioinformatics and chemometrics to elevate food and drug analysis School of Biological Sciences \| PHD machine learning, genomic analysis, food and drug analysis, metabolomics, authenticity, AI Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Olive Oil: New Analytical Methods for Quality & Authenticity School of Biological Sciences \| PHD olive oil, quality, authenticity, analytical methods, fraud Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Cold plasma treatments to improve properties of biopolymer films from agricultural process by-products School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biofilm, biopolymer, agri-food, waste streams, cold plasma food safety, characterisation Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Seaweeds: A natural approach to improve ruminant productivity, quality of animal products and reduce environmental emissions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD seaweed, dairy, beef, tannins, methane, ammonia, microbes, meat, milk, in vitro Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 May 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1620342000
Parasite environmental DNA as a novel biomarker to improve agriculture School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parasite, helminth, agriculture, molecular, diagnostics Professor Geoff Gobert Supervisor Professor Geoff Gobert Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The extinction of the sexier? A global investigation of the role of sexual selection in modern amphibian declines School of Biological Sciences \| PHD extinctions, climate change, Anthropocene, conservation biology, ecology, macroecology Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Supervisor Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Development of novel binders for biosensor and nanoarrays for one health diagnostics School of Biological Sciences \| PHD antibody, phage peptides, aptamers, biosensors, nanoarrays, food safety, one health Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The biogeochemical cycling of arsenic in natural systems School of Biological Sciences \| PHD arsenic, arsines, biogeochemical cycling, microbiology Professor Andy Meharg Supervisor Professor Andy Meharg Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The influence of early life experience on the development and welfare of dairy cattle School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal welfare, animal behaviour, dairy, microbiome Dr Gareth Arnott Supervisor Dr Gareth Arnott Funding Funded European Union Horizon 2020 Application deadline 23 July 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1626994800
Multi-omics approach to predict economically important health and production traits in livestock School of Biological Sciences \| PHD analytical chemistry, bioinformatics, data analysis, genetics, food sciences, parasitology Professor Mark Mooney Supervisor Professor Mark Mooney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Coastal connections: Mapping the extent, health and connectivity of Northern Ireland's Blue Carbon ecosystems School of Biological Sciences \| PHD coast, ecosystems Dr Sarah Helyar Supervisor Dr Sarah Helyar Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Next generation biosensing for environmental management School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biosensing, environmental management Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Quantifying the resilience and functioning of freshwater ecosystems across spatial and temporal gradients of environmental stress School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecosystems, environmental Professor Mark Emmerson Supervisor Professor Mark Emmerson Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP CASE: The effect of changing soundscapes on trophic interactions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecosystems Dr Hansjoerg Kunc Supervisor Dr Hansjoerg Kunc Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP: Biological control of mosquitoes: optimising the efficacy of native macroinvertebrate predators School of Biological Sciences \| PHD mosquitoes, predators Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP: Climate change and the dynamics of gastropod-borne lungworm infections in complex multi-host systems School of Biological Sciences \| PHD climate change, lungworm, infections Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP: Determining Buffalo behaviour, movement, disease and energy costs to assist their management and conservation School of Biological Sciences \| PHD wildlife, buffalo, conservation Dr Mike Scantlebury Supervisor Dr Mike Scantlebury Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP: Profiling the global responses of archaea to diverse environmental influences School of Biological Sciences \| PHD archaea, environmental Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP: The evolution and extinction of biodiversity by day and by night School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biodiversity Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Supervisor Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP CASE: The wild grass Holcus lanatus as a model organism to study plant genetics/rhizosphere microbe/soil management interaction effects School of Biological Sciences \| PHD plant genetics, rhizosphere, microbes, soil Dr Caroline Meharg Supervisor Dr Caroline Meharg Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
Tracking the Intractable: biodiversity and agriculture implications of badger populations assessed non-invasively with thermal imaging technology School of Biological Sciences \| PHD badgers, biodiversity, agriculture, thermal imaging, bovine TB, ecology, behaviour, wildlife Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded DfE/Ulster Wildlife Application deadline 15 March 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1647302400
Defining the mechanistic links between nutrients, gut microbiome and host metabolic pathways in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food, gut bacteria, cardiovascular disease Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Determining C=C Bond Positions in Unsaturated Fatty Acids and Phospholipid Fatty Acyl Chains using Rapid Evaporative Ionisation Mass Spectrometry (REIMS) School of Biological Sciences \| PHD mass spectrometry, bioanalytical chemistry, analytical chemistry, food analysis, lipid analysis Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 27 May 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1653606000
Development of a food allergen bionanosensor - a citizen science approach School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food allergens, bionanosensor, citizen science Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Development of low-cost and rapid colorimetric device for the detection of irradiated foods School of Biological Sciences \| PHD nanomaterials, microfluidics, isothermal amplification Dr Cuong Cao Supervisor Dr Cuong Cao Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Exploiting Strongyloides parasites to understand nematode endocannabinoid biology School of Biological Sciences \| PHD functional genomics, CRISPR; RNAi, endocannabinoid, strongyloides, nematode, parasitology Dr Louise Atkinson Supervisor Dr Louise Atkinson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Functional exploration of a parasitic nematode non-coding RNA secretome School of Biological Sciences \| PHD genome editing, human disease, microRNA, parasitology, transcriptomics, veterinary disease. Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Insects: A Sustainable Novel Antimicrobial and Protein Source for Livestock School of Biological Sciences \| PHD insects, sustainability, circular economy, alternative protein, monogastric Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Investigating the next generation of novel prebiotics derived from terrestrial plants on the gut microbiome of livestock animals. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Prebiotics, Microbiome, livestock Professor Brian Green Supervisor Professor Brian Green Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Investigating the nature and implications of archaea-bacteria interactions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD archaea, bacteria, halophiles, extremophiles, microbiology Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Machine Learning approaches in fish authenticity using low-cost portable DNA barcoding School of Biological Sciences \| PHD fraud, DNA test, authenticity, rapid testing, fish Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Novel biocatalysts from ancient marine environments School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biocatalysis, metagenome mining Professor Chris Allen Supervisor Professor Chris Allen Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Plant food consumption, flavonoids and cardiometabolic health School of Biological Sciences \| PHD plant-based diets, flavonoids, polyphenols, epidemiology, cardiovascular diseases, statistics Professor Aedin Cassidy Supervisor Professor Aedin Cassidy Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Strategies to shift our population to a more plant-based diet: consumer considerations School of Biological Sciences \| PHD behaviour change, consumer food choice, plant-based diet, sustainable diet Dr Anne Nugent Supervisor Dr Anne Nugent Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Sustainable veterinary parasite control to protect One Health and grow innovation School of Biological Sciences \| PHD veterinary science, parasitology, zoonoses, one health, canine, feline, wildlife disease Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Targeting rumen fluke-microbiome interactions to reduce methane emissions in livestock School of Biological Sciences \| PHD rumen fluke; methane; livestock; microbiome; helminth Dr Mark Robinson Supervisor Dr Mark Robinson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
The genetic and/or epigenetic nature of antifungal drug tolerance in Candida glabrata School of Biological Sciences \| PHD antifungal resistance, antifungal tolerance, epigenetics, transcriptomics, candidiasis Dr Edel Hyland Supervisor Dr Edel Hyland Funding Unfunded DfE Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The role of stress-mediated post-translational modifications in the regulation of histone demethylase KDM4A School of Biological Sciences \| PHD epigenetics, mass-spectrometry, post-translational modifications Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Understanding microbiomes of the ruminant holobiont School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiome, microbiology, animal science Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 March 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1646956800
Use of remote sensing to assess welfare and disease in domestic and agricultural animals: effects of environmental and habitat enrichment School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal welfare, remote sensing, stress Professor Nikki Marks Supervisor Professor Nikki Marks Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Using multi-omics approaches to characterise the biological significance of nematode derived antimicrobial peptides School of Biological Sciences \| PHD nematode parasite; antimicrobial peptide; functional genomics; peptidomics; molecular biology Professor Angela Mousley Supervisor Professor Angela Mousley Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Why do some lineages survive mass extinctions? A global research program in the era of an emerging human-induced mass extinction School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation biology, biodiversity extinctions, defaunation, climate change Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Supervisor Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Woody vegetation management for sustainable livestock farming School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agroforestry, zero carbon, one health Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Integrated crop-ruminant livestock systems as a strategy to increase nutrient circularity and promote sustainability in the context of climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD methane, climate change, microbiome Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Funded INTEGRITY project Application deadline 1 July 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1656630000
Better capturing the scale of landscape effects School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology; biodiversity; scale; simulation; modelling Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Combining Selective Probe Surface Chemistry with the RADIAN-ASAP for Simple and Rapid Detection of Antimicrobial Agents in Feed, Animal Tissues, and Food School of Biological Sciences \| PHD antimicrobial resistance, mass spectrometry, bioanalytical chemistry, analytical chemistry Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 March 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1647561600
Enhancing uptake of new agrifood technologies and other innovations by Food Chain actors School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agrifood technologies, innovation uptake, innovation assessment matrix, barriers to implementation Professor Moira Dean Supervisor Professor Moira Dean Funding Funded DfE/DAERA Application deadline 31 March 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1648681200
Community empowerment through DIGItisation in East Africa School of Biological Sciences \| PHD development economics, food security, Self-Help Africa, ICT, digitalisation Dr Martina Bozzola Supervisor Dr Martina Bozzola Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 19 July 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1658185200
Polyphenol exposure and cardiometabolic outcomes among breast cancer survivors – a prospective biomarker study. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Polyphenols, Nutrition, Cancer, Epidemiology, Statistics Dr Tilman Kuhn Supervisor Dr Tilman Kuhn Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Drivers and Conservation implications of the global pet trade School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Conservation biology, biological invasions, pet trade, illegal wildlife trade, vertebrates Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
SFI Centre for Research Training in Genomic Data Science: Creating the infrastructure in the use of genomic tools for pathogen surveillance and control in crops School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, genomics, data science, one health, epidemiology Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 17 July 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1658012400
Innovative methods of identifying toxigenic fungi in Irish cereal grain, to protect human and animal food chains School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food safety, fungal, mycotoxin, agronomy, food chain, molecular biology Dr Caroline Meharg Supervisor Dr Caroline Meharg Funding Funded DAFM/DAERA Application deadline 31 July 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1659222000
Development of rapid tests for plant toxins School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Biosensor, point-of-care testing, plant toxins, citizen science Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Development of rapid tests for plant toxins School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Biosensor, point-of-care testing, plant toxins, citizen science Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
A selection index to identify clover varieties of enhanced agronomic value School of Biological Sciences \| PHD clover, Carbon Profit Index, agriculture, climate Dr Caroline Meharg Supervisor Dr Caroline Meharg Funding Funded Teagasc Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
How the interactome defines the biological activity of members of the KDM4A subfamily of histone demethylases. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD cancer, epigenetic, mass-spectrometry, PTM, signalling Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Role of vitamin D in the recurrence of bovine tuberculosis (MPhil) School of Biological Sciences \| PHD vitamin D, bovine TB, agriculture, livestock, molecular biology, immunology Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded HEA Application deadline 15 August 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1660518000
Alternative therapies for treating drug resistant fungal infections School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Improving nutrient utilisation, animal health, and food production efficiency via dietary directed modulation of the intestinal barrier School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Food science, nutrition, animal health, food security, biological science Professor Mark Mooney Supervisor Professor Mark Mooney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Post-weaning dispersal behaviour, growth and survival of male fallow deer fawns School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Dispersal behaviour, Social networks, Growth rate and mortality, Personality, Deer Dr Domhnall Jennings Supervisor Dr Domhnall Jennings Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Antibacterial activity and mode of action of phytochemicals against resistant bacteria of health and economic importance School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), antibiotic alternative, Phytochemicals, one health, food security Dr Chen Situ Supervisor Dr Chen Situ Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The effects of agri-environmental measures on pollinator diversity and resource availability School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pollinators, biodiversity, landscape diversity, landscape, management, agri-environment, ecology Dr Lorraine Scott Supervisor Dr Lorraine Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 3 February 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1675382400
Cardiovascular Metabolic Remodelling Induced by Odd-Chain Fatty Acids: Implication in the Therapeutic Strategy of Cardiovascular Disease(CVD) School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Cardiovascular Disease; Fatty Acids; RNA; Lipid Metabolism; Therapeutic Strategy Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Multispecies grasslands: Is this the solution to climate change and sustainable ruminant production systems? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD livestock, climate change, multispecies sward, grazing, in vitro, ammonia, methane, dairy Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded European Union Application deadline 27 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679871600
Assessment of restoration measures in delivering ecological conservation outcomes School of Biological Sciences \| PHD conservation, uplands, peatlands, water quality, habitats, species richness, carbon storage Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded EU Application deadline 24 November 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1669248000
Identification of Neuropeptide-gated Ion Channels in Nematode Parasites School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Bioinformatics; RNAseq; Phylogenetics; Muscle/Electrophysiology; Functional genomics Professor Angela Mousley Supervisor Professor Angela Mousley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Physiological responses to anthropogenic noise School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Conservation, Data analysis, Global Change Biology, Meta-analysis, Physiology Dr Hansjoerg Kunc Supervisor Dr Hansjoerg Kunc Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Northern Ireland Soil Carbon Initiative (NiSCI) – Towards Carbon Zero School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, environmental chemistry, geochemistry, environmental sciences, geology, soil Professor Nigel Scollan Supervisor Professor Nigel Scollan Funding Funded NERC (QUADRAT DTP) Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1670544000
QUADRAT DTP CASE: How multispecies grassland swards affect soil food web functioning and resilience in response to climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, climate science, ecology, evolution, geophysics, environmental science, soil Professor Mark Emmerson Supervisor Professor Mark Emmerson Funding Funded NERC (QUADRAT DTP) Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1670544000
Threats to One Health from global spread of cardiopulmonary nematodes under climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD One Health, epidemiology, climate change, angiostrongylosis, infectious disease ecology Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
QUADRAT DTP: Biological control of mosquitoes: optimising the efficacy of native macroinvertebrate predators School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, ecology, evolution, genetics, parasitology, zoology, climate Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded NERC (QUADRAT DTP) Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1670544000
QUADRAT DTP: Determining Buffalo behaviour, movement, disease and energy costs to assist their management and conservation School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, parasitology, zoology Dr Mike Scantlebury Supervisor Dr Mike Scantlebury Funding Funded NERC (QUADRAT DTP) Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1670544000
Applying molecular tools for the detection of zoonotic helminths in eastern Africa School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Parasitology, Diagnostics, zoonoses, Africa Professor Geoff Gobert Supervisor Professor Geoff Gobert Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1711324800
QUADRAT DTP: Multi-omics characterization of metabolic and signalling pathways involved in Harmful algal bloom toxin production - applicable for the development of diagnostic kits School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, biotechnology, cell biology, ecotoxicology, genetics, marine biology Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Funded NERC (QUADRAT DTP) Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1670544000
QUADRAT DTP: Trees for flood mitigation in managed environments School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, molecular biology, plant biology, environmental engineering, climate science Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Funded NERC (QUADRAT DTP) Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1670544000
QUADRAT DTP: Trophic interactions and the ecology of emerging lungworm infections under global warming School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, molecular biology, parasitology, zoology, climate science, epidemiology, veterinary science Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded NERC (QUADRAT DTP) Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1670544000
Application of machine learning to genomic selection of dairy cattle through improved feed efficiency complex prediction School of Biological Sciences \| PHD machine learning, genomics, agriculture Professor Mark Mooney Supervisor Professor Mark Mooney Funding Funded BBSRC FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 30 January 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1675036800
Insects for sustainable animal feed: Livestock farming in a climate change challenged world School of Biological Sciences \| PHD insects, agriculture, livestock, climate change Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded BBSRC FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 30 January 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1675036800
Maintaining food safety within sustainable agri-food systems: Risk evaluation and predictive strategies School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Chemical and microbiological threats within feed and food, and consideration of the impact on these Professor Mark Mooney Supervisor Professor Mark Mooney Funding Funded DAERA - Co-Centre Sustainable Food Systems Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2	1754002800
Helminth extracellular vesicles – the key to reducing methane emissions from farmed livestock? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD helminths, methane, livestock, agriculture Dr Mark Robinson Supervisor Dr Mark Robinson Funding Funded BBSRC FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 30 January 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1675036800
Developing next-generation portable rapid tests for food authenticity School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food science, food safety, food authenticity Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Funded BBSRC FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 30 January 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1675036800
Revolutionizing Tuberculosis Diagnostics: A Graphene Oxide-Based Biosensor for Enhanced Sensitivity and Selectivity in Cord Factor Detection School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Biosensor, disease diagnosis, bovine TB, user interface, systems integration Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1711324800
Understanding the Molecular Aetiology of Mastocytosis School of Biological Sciences \| PHD mastocytosis, proteomics, myeloproliferative disorders, biomarkers, cancer biology Professor Ciaren Graham Supervisor Professor Ciaren Graham Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 3 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1677801600
Understanding species-specific differences in mucosal immunity against emerging viral infections School of Biological Sciences \| PHD virus, interferon, antiviral, immunology, evolution, pathogen, molecular, genetics, emerging Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 3 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1677801600
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of myeloproliferative neoplasms School of Biological Sciences \| PHD myeloproliferative neoplasms, proteomics, mass spectrometry, drug discovery, disease models Professor Ciaren Graham Supervisor Professor Ciaren Graham Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Emerging Fraud Challenges against Alternative Proteins School of Biological Sciences \| PHD One Health, alternative proteins, food fraud, SERS, nanopore, CRISPR-CAS, sustainability, LC-MS Dr Di Wu Supervisor Dr Di Wu Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 3 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1677801600
Assessing the role of colostrum microbiome properties and early life nutrition management in the acquisition of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in dairy stock School of Biological Sciences \| PHD antimicrobial resistance, dairy cows, colostrum, nutrition, early life, gut health Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 3 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1677801600
Nature-inspired and SERS-based characterisations of micro- and nano-plastics School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microplastics, nanoplastics, Raman, SERS, hydrophobic surface Dr Cuong Cao Supervisor Dr Cuong Cao Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1680217200
Integrating biological, chemical and physical control of invasive plants: from ecological theory to practical solutions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biological invasions, ecology, management, plants, socio-economic impact Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Transitioning to a plant based diet: a risky business? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD plant based diet, food chemical, dietary exposure, food additive, mycotoxin, national food survey Dr Anne Nugent Supervisor Dr Anne Nugent Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Life on the edge School of Biological Sciences \| PHD proteomics, microbiology, extremophiles, astrobiology, mass spectrometry Professor Bobby Graham Supervisor Professor Bobby Graham Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Plant-derived phytotheraputics against resistant bacteria School of Biological Sciences \| PHD AMR, plant-based antimicrobial, health and disease Dr Chen Situ Supervisor Dr Chen Situ Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Investigating the effect of parent-offspring conflict on social organisation, growth and stress in free-ranging fallow deer fawns School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parent-offspring conflict, fallow deer, social networks, hormones, photogrammetry Dr Domhnall Jennings Supervisor Dr Domhnall Jennings Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Machine Learning Approaches to Investigate Niche Specialisation in Microbial Communities. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiome, machine learning, DNA sequencing, niche, bioinformatics, computational biology Professor Chris Creevey Supervisor Professor Chris Creevey Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Veterinary solutions to support planetary health in a warming wormy world School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parasite, veterinary, sustainability, environment, disease, climate change, grazing, cattle, sheep Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Nutritional Countermeasures for the negative (aging-related) effects of space travel School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Nutrition Space Aging Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Identifying sow traits for productivity, longevity and welfare School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pig production, nutrition, longevity, welfare, health, sustainability, environment, disease, pigs Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
The air microbiome as a tool for pathogen detection in the clinical setting School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, microbiome, clinical microbiology, epidemiology Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Wastewater monitoring for SARS-CoV-2 and other microbial pathogens School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, wastewater, epidemiology, clinical microbiology Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Investigating the universality of persister cells in the microbial world School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiology, archaea, stress, antimicrobials, extremophiles, yeast, candida Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
How the interactome defines the biological activity of members of the KDM4A subfamily of histone demethylases School of Biological Sciences \| PHD cancer, epigenetic, mass-spectrometry, PTM, signalling Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Role of KDM4A subfamily of histone demethylases in stress response and post-stress recovery School of Biological Sciences \| PHD epigenetics, cancer, stress response, transcriptomics, multiomics Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
How do parasites shape the rumen microbiome? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD rumen fluke, parasite, helminth, microbiome, immunity, livestock, microbiology, methane Dr Mark Robinson Supervisor Dr Mark Robinson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
The role of hormone disrupting chemical exposure in the global obesity pandemic. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Obesity, gut hormones, hormone disruptors, toxicology, mammalian cell culture, in vitro bioassays, Professor Lisa Connolly Supervisor Professor Lisa Connolly Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Toxicological innovation for the safer by design of new energy application materials School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Professor Lisa Connolly Supervisor Professor Lisa Connolly Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 21 March 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1710979200
Changing consumer behaviour via food labelling: nutrition and environment School of Biological Sciences \| PHD sustainability, nutrition, labelling, behaviour change, consumer, national food survey Professor Paul Brereton Supervisor Professor Paul Brereton Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Protective Effect of Dietary Fatty Acids and Gut Bacteria in Cardiovascular Metabolic Remodelling and their Therapeutic Potentials School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food composition, fatty acids, gut bacteria, Akkermansia muciniphila, microRNAs, extracellular Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Sustainable food ingredients from biopolymers of agricultural by-products: bioactivity and techno-functionality School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biopolymers, agri-food, waste streams, green technologies, sustainable, food structure Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Use of novel approaches of behavioural social network analysis to automatically quantify changes in pig behaviours as a means of detecting health and welfare compromises School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health, disease Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Milk proteins in bovine mastitis: biomarkers of disease and biological function School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health, disease Professor Bobby Graham Supervisor Professor Bobby Graham Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Drug discovery and exploration using Chemoprotoeomics School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Chemoproteomics, mass spectrometry, drug discovery, disease models Professor Bobby Graham Supervisor Professor Bobby Graham Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Animal movement for disease control in grazing ruminants under climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health, disease Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Mini-livers: Stem cell-derived ruminant liver organoids as a next generation drug metabolism platform School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health, disease Dr Mark Robinson Supervisor Dr Mark Robinson Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Hot and Hungry: changes in mobility, speciation, and availability of nutrients to plants under climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD plant health, resilience, yield, growth Dr Jason Chin Supervisor Dr Jason Chin Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
The host-parasite-microbiome axis: a new paradigm in animal health School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Microbiome, parasite, helminth, immunity, secretome Dr Mark Robinson Supervisor Dr Mark Robinson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Unexplored nutrients for sustaining ecosystems: novel microbial approaches to metabolising inorganic phosphorus School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Phosphorus, microbiology, biogeochemistry, biochemistry Dr Jason Chin Supervisor Dr Jason Chin Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Maternal-offspring conflict and cooperation during pregnancy in mammals School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parent-offspring conflict, pregnancy, mammals Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Regulation of Inflammasome Function by the Ubiquitin System’ School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioscience, discovery Professor Ben Collins Supervisor Professor Ben Collins Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Exploiting the tractability of Ascaris and Strongyloides to understand the role and importance of Lipid Binding Proteins in nematodes School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, molecules, phenotypes Dr Louise Atkinson Supervisor Dr Louise Atkinson Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
New Chemoproteomics Tools for Drug Discovery in Inflammation School of Biological Sciences \| PHD proteomics, chemoproteomics, inflammasome, inflammation, drug discovery Professor Ben Collins Supervisor Professor Ben Collins Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
The development of a Porcine Intestinal Organoid to understand Nematode-Host-Microbe interactions using Ascaris suum as a model School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, molecules, phenotypes Professor Angela Mousley Supervisor Professor Angela Mousley Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Advanced Mass Spectrometry to Expand the Chemical Proteomics Toolset School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Professor Ben Collins Supervisor Professor Ben Collins Funding Funded Application deadline 13 March 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1710288000
Advancing air microbiome research for the investigation of co-infections and for community use: a test case with SARS-CoV-2 and Aspergillus. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, molecules, phenotypes Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Defining the mechanistic link between Akkermansia muciniphila and gut microbiome metabolites in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, molecules, phenotypes Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Automated super-resolution 3D imaging techniques for assessing resistance development in tuberculous mycobacteria against host defence peptides using Mycobacterium smegmatis as a model School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, molecules, phenotypes Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
The Wonder of Algae: Effective solutions of algae extracts to reduce the environmental impact of ruminants and improve the animal performance and the quality of animal products School of Biological Sciences \| PHD algae, ruminants, microbiology, agriculture Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 April 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1682636400
An ecological approach to zoonotic parasite invasion into the UK through pet movement and climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, entomology, environmental biology, parasitology, zoology, climate science, meteorology Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 1 May 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1682895600
Linking buffalo behaviour and movement ecology with risks of zoonotic disease transfer between contiguous domestic animals and human populations School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bacteriology, behavioural biology, ecology, entomology, environmental biology, parasitology, zoology Dr Mike Scantlebury Supervisor Dr Mike Scantlebury Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 1 May 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1682895600
One-Flu: Wastewater-Guided Environmental Surveillance Platform to Understand the Ecology of Zoonotic Influenza A Virus (IAV) Threats School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, livestock farming, ecology, environmental biology, evolution, genetics Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 1 May 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1682895600
Environmental health and infectious disease: how chemical cocktails help drive emerging zoonoses in mammals School of Biological Sciences \| PHD virus, virology, zoonosis, emerging, disease, pathogen, immunity Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1711324800
Zoonotic Pathogen Growth Rate – A Marker for Environmental Mapping of Disease Virulence and Therapy Resistance School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, cancer biology, cell biology, ecology, genomics, molecular biology Professor Aaron Maule Supervisor Professor Aaron Maule Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 1 May 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1682895600
Across Time and Space - a New Understanding of Pathogenic and Protective Host Responses During Viral Infection. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD virus, immunity, proteomics, infection, inflammation Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Developing heartworm diagnostics towards improved understanding of infection risk and disease preparedness School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, ecology, genomics, molecular biology, parasitology Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 1 May 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1682895600
Disrupting autophagy for parasite control School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Parasite, infectious disease, growth, autophagy Professor Aaron Maule Supervisor Professor Aaron Maule Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Emerging Challenges of Novel Food: Solutions for a New Era School of Biological Sciences \| PHD emerging food, alternative proteins, food fraud, SERS, LC-MS, nanopore, analytical chemistry Dr Di Wu Supervisor Dr Di Wu Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Modelling Climate Change Impacts on Grassland School of Biological Sciences \| PHD climate change, grassland, computer science, agronomy Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded AgriSearch Application deadline 31 July 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1690758000
Modelling-4-Grass: Modelling climate change impacts on Grassland in N. Ireland School of Biological Sciences \| PHD data modelling, climate change, grasslands Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded AgriSearch Application deadline 3 June 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1717369200
Innovative feed additive supplements for modulating the rumen microbiome and udder health of dairy cows School of Biological Sciences \| PHD dairy, phytogenics, feed additive, rumen, microbiology, biofilms Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 2 June 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1685660400
ImaGen: Enhancing perennial ryegrass GHG credentials using genomics and 3D Imagery to study root responses to algal biostimulants School of Biological Sciences \| PHD rhizosphere, GHG, algal biostimulants Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded DAERA/DAFM Application deadline 3 June 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1717369200
QUADRAT DTP: Is nibbled, riddled and rotten good for health? Biodiverse stimulation of antiparasitic chemical production by plants and fungi School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural science, livestock farming, ecology, molecular biology, parasitology, plant biology Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded QUADRAT (NERC) Application deadline 14 June 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1686697200
RumiBase NI: Developing a unified database of life cycle carbon inventory to encompass all AgriSearch ruminant farm platforms, as a foundation for a unified database to encompass all NI ruminant farms School of Biological Sciences \| PHD carbon, ruminants, agriculture, data, computer science Professor Nigel Scollan Supervisor Professor Nigel Scollan Funding Funded AgriSearch Application deadline 31 May 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1717110000
Social change for health and prosperity through control of zoonotic disease in cities School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parasitology, epidemiology, veterinary, zoonoses, public health, analytical chemistry, psychology Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 July 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1690758000
Development of rapid, easy to use and cost-effective tests for tropane-alkaloids in food School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Dr Cuong Cao Supervisor Dr Cuong Cao Funding Funded UK Research and Innovation Application deadline 14 January 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1705190400
Environmental stress and zoonotic disease emergence in rangeland herbivores under climate warming School of Biological Sciences \| PHD disease, ungulates, mass mortality, climate change Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1711324800
Conservation biology of breeding Natterjack toads in Ireland School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Amphibian, acoustics, biodiversity, conservation, ecology, eDNA, disease, genetics, genomics, toad Dr Neil Reid Supervisor Dr Neil Reid Funding Funded Department of Housing, Local Government and Herita Application deadline 9 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1707436800
Distribution, expansion and impacts of non-native invasive small mammals School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Invasive species; Ecology; Interspecific competition; Trophic cascades; Conservation. Dr Neil Reid Supervisor Dr Neil Reid Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Population biology and conservation of the regionally endangered Natterjack toad in Ireland School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Amphibian, biodiversity, conservation, eDNA, microbiome, population biology, toad. Dr Neil Reid Supervisor Dr Neil Reid Funding Funded National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Application deadline 22 November 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1732233600
Phylogenomic history, systematic status and conservation assessment of the endemic Irish hare School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Adaptation, animal, biodiversity, conservation, genome, genomics, morphology, phylogeny, population, Dr Neil Reid Supervisor Dr Neil Reid Funding Funded DfE CAST Application deadline 31 March 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1743375600
Distribution, range and ecological impacts of non-native small mammals School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Animal, biodiversity, conservation, distribution, ecology, habitat, invasive species, non-native, po Dr Neil Reid Supervisor Dr Neil Reid Funding Funded DfE CAST Application deadline 31 March 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1743375600
Investigating the effects of parent-offspring conflict on social behaviour and organisation, growth and stress in a free-ranging neonate School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parent-offspring conflict, deer, aggression, social network, growth Dr Domhnall Jennings Supervisor Dr Domhnall Jennings Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
What chickens want: developing a better understanding of the needs of broilers in relation to environmental enrichment School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Poultry welfare, environmental enrichment, broiler chickens, dustbathing, foraging Professor Niamh O'Connell Supervisor Professor Niamh O'Connell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Rapid Evaluation of Quality Variations and Methane Emissions in Irish Beef Using Omics Technologies Across Diverse Production Systems School of Biological Sciences \| PHD meat science, food science, food technology, chemistry, mass spectrometry, multiomics, methane, sust Dr Nick Birse Supervisor Dr Nick Birse Funding Funded Teagasc Walsh Scholars Programme Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1751238000
Food webs of Amazonian amphibians in the genomic era: metabarcoding and ecological interactions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Metabarcoding; Food webs; Ecology; Amphibians; Arthropod biodiversity; Bioinformatics; Dr Karen Siu Ting Supervisor Dr Karen Siu Ting Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Supply Chain Resilience Assessments and Strategies for Improvement School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food security, supply chain resilience, supply chain mapping, artificial intelligence, industrial co Dr Nick Birse Supervisor Dr Nick Birse Funding Funded BBSRC via Samworth Brothers Application deadline 1 September 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2	1756681200
Vectors on heat islands: Assessing urbanisation and microclimatic effects on mosquito-borne disease risks School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Vector-borne disease, Land-use change, Mosquitoes Dr Ross Cuthbert Supervisor Dr Ross Cuthbert Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1711324800
Safeguarding drinking water from problem aquatic species: development and application of emerging technologies School of Biological Sciences \| PHD drinking water, environmental management, green chemistry, invasive species Dr Ross Cuthbert Supervisor Dr Ross Cuthbert Funding Funded DfE-CAST Application deadline 31 March 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1743375600
Early warning of lungworm infection in cattle for agricultural sustainability: don't leave them breathless School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health and disease, infection, agricultural sustainability Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Understanding management efficacy towards biological invasions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Conservation biology; Economic impact; Global change; Invasive species; Management; Dr Ross Cuthbert Supervisor Dr Ross Cuthbert Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Finding the balance: does methane mitigation come at a cost to cow welfare? (CASE Studentship) School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health and disease, methane, animal welfare Dr Gareth Arnott Supervisor Dr Gareth Arnott Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Mercury metal pollution in Amazonian amphibians: unravelling the genomic, physiological and toxic effect School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health and disease, pollution, amphibians Dr Karen Siu Ting Supervisor Dr Karen Siu Ting Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
The contribution and impact of dog fouling behaviour to zoonosis and antimicrobial resistance spread in urban green spaces School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Exploring the RNAome and RNA-protein interactome of parasite extracellular vesicles School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, RNA, parasitology Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Rhizosphere ionomics versus root architecture: regulating elemental uptake with alternate wetting and drying of rice (CASE Studentship) School of Biological Sciences \| PHD plant health, rhizosphere, rice Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Defining the mechanistic link between Akkermansia muciniphila and gut microbiome metabolites in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, gut microbiome, pathogenesis, cardiovascular disease Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Space invaders: genetic and metabolic factors underpinning successful pseudomonas invasion into microbial communities School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, pseudomonas, microbiology, genetics Dr Rachel Wheatley Supervisor Dr Rachel Wheatley Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
The development of a porcine intestinal organoid to understand nematode-host-microbe interactions using Ascaris suum as a model School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, microbiology, ascaris suum Professor Angela Mousley Supervisor Professor Angela Mousley Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Adapted indicators for targeted treatment of parasitic disease in livestock and plants under climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health and disease, parasitology, livestock, plants, climate change Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Behavioural social network analysis to automatically detect health and welfare compromises in pigs School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health and disease, social network analysis Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Marine habitat restoration for future resilience: biogenic reef restoration in sea loughs under a changing climate School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Marine restoration, native oysters, pacific oysters, seascape restoration, seagrass, habitat mapping Dr Annika Clements Supervisor Dr Annika Clements Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 14 October 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1728860400
Marine habitat as a Nature-Based Solution in Belfast Harbour: developing Native Oyster restoration in modified water bodies. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Marine restoration, native oysters, nature-based solutions, coastal restoration Dr Annika Clements Supervisor Dr Annika Clements Funding Funded The BRICONS Project Application deadline 18 April 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1744930800
Using AI to Promote Healthier and Sustainable Food Choices for Consumers and Farmers School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Environmental biology, artificial intelligence, food production, data analysis Dr Eileen Mitchell Supervisor Dr Eileen Mitchell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 14 October 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1728860400
SUSTAIN CDT: Flavour-centric Innovation for Cultivated Meat: Bridging the Sensory Gap in Cellular Agriculture School of Biological Sciences \| PHD cellular agriculture, mass spectrometry, multi-omics, molecular biology, cell culture, biotechnology Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1737676800
SUSTAIN CDT: Harnessing Explainable AI to Identify Key Microbial Drivers of Reduced Ruminant Greenhouse Gas Emissions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD AI, ruminants, microbial genomics, HPC, data science, bioinformatics, microbiology, environmental Professor Chris Creevey Supervisor Professor Chris Creevey Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 27 October 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1729983600
SUSTAIN CDT: Using Machine Learning and AI Approaches to Determine the Origins of PostWeaning Diarrhoea and Antimicrobial Resistance in Piglets School of Biological Sciences \| PHD machine learning, AI, antimicrobial resistance, statistical modelling, data analytics Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 27 October 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1729983600
Evaluation of cereals and protein crops for mono and intercropping and their impact on land School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Arable, cereals, oats, protein crops, soil health, microbiome, bioinformatics, resilient cropping sy Professor Chris Creevey Supervisor Professor Chris Creevey Funding Funded Co-Centre in Sustainable Food Systems Application deadline 11 April 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1744326000
SUSTAIN CDT: Combining Hazard Prediction and Animal and Plant Health Diagnostics for Enhanced One-Health Decision Support Under Climate Change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD one health, climate change, ruminants, machine learning, food security, animal health, epidemiology Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1737676800
Synthetic intestinal model for advancing organ tissue replication and peptide drug delivery School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Synthetic Biology, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, Organ-on-a-Chip, Peptides Dr Lucia Lombardi Supervisor Dr Lucia Lombardi Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
QUARTILES DLA: Anisakis: Presence, Impact and Potential as a Model Parasite School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, food hygiene, food production, immunology, marine biology Dr Louise Atkinson Supervisor Dr Louise Atkinson Funding Funded QUARTILES DLA (BBSRC) Application deadline 19 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1739923200
Plant-based dietary patterns and health – a whole food systems perspective School of Biological Sciences \| PHD plant based diets, ultra processed foods, toxins Dr Anne Nugent Supervisor Dr Anne Nugent Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Revealing new insights against the challenges of alternative protein sector under One Health approach with AI School of Biological Sciences \| PHD one health, amr, alternative protein, AI, food supply chain, mycotoxin Dr Di Wu Supervisor Dr Di Wu Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Electrosensory Dynamics of Crustaceans: Investigating Bioelectric Fields and Climate Change Impacts on Marine Interactions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioelectric fields, sensory ecology, climate change, predator-prey interactions, electrophysiology Dr Patrick Collins Supervisor Dr Patrick Collins Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Detecting adulteration using spectroscopy and artificial intelligence in turmeric School of Biological Sciences \| PHD adulteration, spectroscopy, turmeric, artificial intelligence Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Ecology of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus epidermidis: competition, selection, and transmission School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiology, antibiotic resistance, bacterial genetics, microbial ecology, microbiome Dr Rachel Wheatley Supervisor Dr Rachel Wheatley Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Understanding management efficacy towards biological invasions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD invasive species, management efficacy, policy Dr Ross Cuthbert Supervisor Dr Ross Cuthbert Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Developing ambient ionisation mass spectrometry imaging to improve the sensitivity of food testing methods School of Biological Sciences \| PHD mass spectrometry, food analysis, food testing Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Social and ecological drivers of parental care School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parental care, reproductive ecology, macroevolution Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Environmental function and biotechnological potential of proteases from extremely halophilic archaea School of Biological Sciences \| PHD proteases, archaea, extremophiles, halophiles Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Integrating Multiomics and Bayesian Approaches to Uncover the Architecture of Opioid Use Disorder School of Biological Sciences \| PHD opioid use disorder (OUD), multiomics integration, bayesian analysis, addiction Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Identification and Characterization of Infection Factors from Entomopathogenic Nematodes School of Biological Sciences \| PHD entomopathogenic nematode, parasite, insect, dropsophila, infection, innate immunity, symbiosis Professor Ioannis Eleftherianos Supervisor Professor Ioannis Eleftherianos Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 25 July 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2	1753398000
Development of rapid diagnostic tools for plant toxins analysis School of Biological Sciences \| PHD plant toxins, biosensors, environment and food analysis, exposome, one health Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
What chickens want: developing a better understanding of the needs of broilers in relation to environmental enrichment School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal welfare, poultry, chickens, behaviour, environmental enrichment Professor Niamh O'Connell Supervisor Professor Niamh O'Connell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Engaging the liver fluke elektrome School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parasite, liver fluke, single cell, ion channel, development, drug discovery Professor Aaron Maule Supervisor Professor Aaron Maule Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Targeting the undruggable proteome: the use of chemoproteomics tools for drug discovery in haematological disorders School of Biological Sciences \| PHD chemoproteomics, mass spectrometry, drug discovery, disease models, haematological disorders Professor Bobby Graham Supervisor Professor Bobby Graham Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
VIROWORM: Characterising the interplay between parasitic nematodes, viruses and their hosts School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parasitology, nematodes, viruses Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738540800
Validating circulating biomarkers for liver fluke diagnostics School of Biological Sciences \| PHD liver fluke, molecular biology, bioinformatics Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738540800
Biochar interventions to improve soil health under oil palm: ensuring agronomic and environmental sustainability of the fastest expanding Equatorial crop School of Biological Sciences \| PHD soil biogeochemistry, palm oil, agro-ecology, agroforestry, land use Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738540800
Mapping the farmscape of antibiotic resistance: metagenomes, antibiotic resistance genes, and mobile genetic elements School of Biological Sciences \| PHD antibiotic resistance, metagenomes, genetics Dr Rachel Wheatley Supervisor Dr Rachel Wheatley Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738540800
Climate-Friendly Beef: Long-Term Assessment of Methane Inhibitors School of Biological Sciences \| PHD livestock, methane, dairy science Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738540800
Exploring the North Ronaldsay Sheep Microbiome: Unlocking Enzymes for Sustainable Agriculture and Biotechnology School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiome, enzymes, sustainable agriculture, biotechnology Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738540800
Interrogating the importance of zoonotic transmission routes School of Biological Sciences \| PHD zoonotic pathogens, disease, public health Professor Nikki Marks Supervisor Professor Nikki Marks Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738281600
African mole-rats as potential reservoirs for zoonotic disease : variation with species, habitat and effects of climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD zoonotic disease, ecosystems, public health Dr Mike Scantlebury Supervisor Dr Mike Scantlebury Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738281600
Mapping the spread of zoonotic bacterial pathogens and their mobile genetic elements as drivers of infection School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiology, genetics, zoonotic pathogens, mobile genetic elements, bioinformatics Dr Rachel Wheatley Supervisor Dr Rachel Wheatley Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738281600
Implications of wetland creation for mosquito-borne disease risk School of Biological Sciences \| PHD mosquitoes, wetlands, vector-borne disease Dr Ross Cuthbert Supervisor Dr Ross Cuthbert Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738281600
Advancing zoonotic disease ecology through eDNA monitoring of infectious agents School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parasitology, microbiology, virology, ecology Professor Aaron Maule Supervisor Professor Aaron Maule Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738281600
Using comparative genomics of schistosome species to better understand the molecular basis of zoonoses School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Helminth Diseases, comparative genomics, zoonotic disease potential Professor Geoff Gobert Supervisor Professor Geoff Gobert Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738281600
QUARTILES DLA (CASE): Geo Profiling to identify wildlife breeding sites from individual sightings: application across species and landscapes School of Biological Sciences \| PHD applied mathematics, applied statistics, data analysis, ecology, anthropology, environmental science Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Funded QUARTILES DLA (NERC) Application deadline 19 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1739923200
QUARTILES DLA: Diversity and functional potential of microbial communities inhabiting the plastisphere School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bacteriology, biology, environmental biology, microbiology, molecular biology Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded QUARTILES DLA (BBSRC) Application deadline 19 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1739923200
QUARTILES DLA: Unraveling the Impact of Biodegradable Micro-Nanoplastics on Soil Ecosystems by Integrating Multi-Omics Approaches School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, behavioural biology, bioinformatics, ecotoxicology, environmental biology Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Funded QUARTILES DLA (NERC) Application deadline 19 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1739923200
Improving sustainable livestock production School of Biological Sciences \| PHD greenhouse gases, ruminants, food security Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Funded Co-Centre for Sustainable Food Systems Application deadline 21 March 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1742515200
SUSTAIN CDT: Harnessing AI Tools and DNA-based Monitoring to Enhance Arthropod Biodiversity Assessments School of Biological Sciences \| PHD AI, arthropods, biodiversity, ecology, molecular, data management Dr Karen Siu Ting Supervisor Dr Karen Siu Ting Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1737676800
CITI-GENS DTP: Machine-learning based design of light-driven biocatalysts for sustainable production of high-value industrial products School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Biocatalyst, Photoenzyme, Biomanufacture, Machine learning, Biosynthesis Dr Meilan Huang Supervisor Dr Meilan Huang Funding Funded Horizon 2020 (EU) and Department of the Economy Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1594335600
CITI-GENS DTP: Overcoming Enzyme Poisoning in Bioprocesses School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Biocatalysis, Pharmaceuticals, Bioprocesses, Enzymes, Materials, Solvents Dr Andrew Marr Supervisor Dr Andrew Marr Funding Funded Horizon 2020 (EU) and Department of the Economy Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1594335600
CITI-GENS DTP: New tools for new antibiotic targets – The development of novel probes for mechanistic studies on bacterial glycolipid-processing enzymes School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Antimicrobials, enzyme mechanisms, chemical probes, macromolecular X-ray crystallography, antibiotic Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Funded Horizon 2020 (EU) and Department of the Economy Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1594335600
CITI-GENS DTP: Seaweed bioactives for livestock nutrition and methane mitigation School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Dr Pamela Walsh Supervisor Dr Pamela Walsh Funding Funded Horizon 2020 (EU) and Department of the Ecomony Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1594335600
DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL MULTI-PURPOSE 3D PRINTED OPTICAL SENSORS School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Andrew Mills Supervisor Professor Andrew Mills Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 22 February 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1613952000
3D printed indicator strips for commercial wound dressings and other healthcare products School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Andrew Mills Supervisor Professor Andrew Mills Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 22 February 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1613952000
Sustainable Polymer Chemistry of High-Performance Materials by Mechanochemistry School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Stuart James Supervisor Professor Stuart James Funding Funded Industry Funded Application deadline 22 February 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1613952000
Decentralised reprocessing of organic waste as a source of protein for artificial meat production School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 22 February 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1613952000
Functional Fluids for Low-Cost Hydrogen Production School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Dr Jillian Thompson Supervisor Dr Jillian Thompson Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 22 February 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1613952000
Functional Fluids for Low-Cost Hydrogen Production School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Dr Jillian Thompson Supervisor Dr Jillian Thompson Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 22 February 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1613952000
IONIC LIQUIDS AND FRUSTRATED LEWIS PAIRS School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor John Holbrey Supervisor Professor John Holbrey Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 19 March 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1616112000
IONIC LIQUIDS AND FRUSTRATED LEWIS PAIRS School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 19 March 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1616112000
ACIDIC IONIC LIQUIDS AS CATALYSTS FOR THE VALORISATION OF WASTE PLASTIC RESOURCES School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor John Holbrey Supervisor Professor John Holbrey Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 22 February 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1613952000
ACIDIC IONIC LIQUIDS AS CATALYSTS FOR THE VALORISATION OF WASTE PLASTIC RESOURCES School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 22 February 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1613952000
DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL IN-SITU SPECTROSCOPIC AND ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS FOR DETECTION OF CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD sensors, electroanalytical, environment, spectroscopic, contamination Professor Peter Robertson Supervisor Professor Peter Robertson Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 29 March 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1616972400
Research in Mechanochemistry School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Mechanochemistry, twin screw extrusion, solvent-free synthesis, mechanisms Professor Stuart James Supervisor Professor Stuart James Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Research in Porous Liquids School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Porous liquids, MOFs, zeolites, hosts, gases Professor Stuart James Supervisor Professor Stuart James Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Synthesis of novel antimicrobials to kill multidrug-resistant bacteria School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD antimicrobials, resistance, synthetic organic chemistry, peptides Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Mechanistic Insights into Metal Catalysed Carbene Cross Coupling Reactions School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Homogeneous catalysis, mechanism, kinetics, computational chemistry Dr Paul Dingwall Supervisor Dr Paul Dingwall Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Modified vaccine adjuvants - synthesis and delivery School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Nucleic acids, vaccine adjuvants, mRNA cap analogues, RALA, Chemistry, Pharmacy Dr Joseph Vyle Supervisor Dr Joseph Vyle Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Synthesis of Enantiopure Cyclic Vinyl Sulfoximines School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Organic synthesis, sulfoximines, enantioselective, catalysis, heterocycles, medicinal chemistry Dr Peter Knipe Supervisor Dr Peter Knipe Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Closed	2
Integrating molecular memories with molecular logic School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Supramolecular chemistry, Molecular logic, Molecular computation, Fluorescent sensors Professor AP de Silva Supervisor Professor AP de Silva Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Closed	2
Levoglucosenone: a versatile and sustainable intermediate for asymmetric synthesis School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Levoglucosenone; biomass; cellulose; valorisation; asymmetric synthesis Dr Gary Sheldrake Supervisor Dr Gary Sheldrake Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Using Nanoparticles for Trace Detection in the Real World School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Raman, sensors, diagnostic, nanoparticles, nanoscience, SERS Professor Steven Bell Supervisor Professor Steven Bell Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Closed	2
Breaking BaD School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Ultracold hydrogen, laser cooling, quantum chemistry, molecular photochemistry, atomic physics Dr Ian Lane Supervisor Dr Ian Lane Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Selective capture of cancer cells in biological fluids School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Cancer, diagnostics, sensors, molecular imprinting Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Biopolymers recovered from organic waste as sorbents for mitigation of ammonia emissions School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Nutrients, environment, ammonia, emissions, sustainability Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Novel functional monomers for polymer-based receptors: a computational approach School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Supramolecular chemistry, molecular recognition, molecular imprinting, computational chemistry Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Rapid recovery and recycling of valuable homogeneous catalysts using molecularly imprinted polymers as affinity separation phases School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Supramolecular chemistry, molecular recognition, imprinting, organocatalysis, flow chemistry Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Environmentally friendly preparation of metallodrugs School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Coordination Chemistry, Mechanochemistry, Anticancer drugs Dr Cristina Lagunas Supervisor Dr Cristina Lagunas Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Computer-aided design of novel enzymes as biocatalysts School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Biocatalysis, pharmaceutical, enzyme, catalysts Dr Meilan Huang Supervisor Dr Meilan Huang Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Enhancing photocatalytic disinfection of water: the importance of bacterial factors and reactor design to enhance disinfection rates School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Photocatalyst, bacterial factors, reactor engineering, hydrodynamic cavitation Professor Peter Robertson Supervisor Professor Peter Robertson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemical Engineering	Open	2
Photocatalytic valorization of biomass School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Photocatalysis, cellulose, lignocellulose, biomass, digestate, photocatalyst, reactor design Professor Peter Robertson Supervisor Professor Peter Robertson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemical Engineering	Open	2
Novel 3D printed photocatalytic technologies for continuous flow synthesis School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Continuous flow processes, 3D printed reactors, Process Intensification, Photo-catalysis Dr Haresh Manyar Supervisor Dr Haresh Manyar Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemical Engineering	Open	2
Ionic Liquids as a Sustainable Platform for Cascade Engineered Reactions School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Cascade Engineered processes, Ionic liquids, Advanced nanofluids, Aldol Condensation, Hydrogenation Dr Haresh Manyar Supervisor Dr Haresh Manyar Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemical Engineering	Open	2
Hybrid Polymeric Materials for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Delivery School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Porous, Hybrid Polymeric, Carbon materials, Zeolite, Pickering Emulsion, Hybrid Nanoparticle Dr Bo Xiao Supervisor Dr Bo Xiao Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemical Engineering	Open	2
Characterisation and Modelling of Catalysts for Euro 7 Applications School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Catalysis, Reaction Engineering, Aftertreatment, Emissions, Sustainability Professor Alexandre Goguet Supervisor Professor Alexandre Goguet Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 15 July 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1657839600
Liquid Coordination Complexes for the Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanoparticles School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemistry, inorganic, materials, nanoparticle, sustainability, solar energy Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 25 February 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1645747200
Sustainable materials and processes for nutrient recovery and recycling School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemistry, biopolymer, sustainability, analytical Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 25 February 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1645747200
Development of new Indicator technologies for anaerobic microbes School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemistry, sensors, environmental monitoring Professor Andrew Mills Supervisor Professor Andrew Mills Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 8 April 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1649372400
Boron and Frustrated Lewis Pairs in Supported Ionic Liquid Phases: An Interdisciplinary Study of New Metal-Free Catalysts School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemistry, inorganic, physical, sustainability, catalysis Professor John Holbrey Supervisor Professor John Holbrey Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 25 February 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1645747200
Engineered Nanomaterials for Selective Targeting of Cancer-Associated Sialoglycans School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemistry, biology, cancer, therapeutics, diagnostics, glycans, nanoparticles, biopyshics Dr Seyed Tabaei Supervisor Dr Seyed Tabaei Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 22 April 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1650582000
Developing new palladium oxidation catalysts School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, oxidation, catalysts, synthetic, analytical, reaction engineering Professor Mark Muldoon Supervisor Professor Mark Muldoon Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 25 February 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1645747200
Axially Chiral Salts for Sensing and Catalysis School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemistry, synthesis, catalysis, chiral sensing Dr Peter Knipe Supervisor Dr Peter Knipe Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 25 February 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1645747200
SeAFEED: Seaweed Bioactives supplemented animal feeds. Green Chemistry Methods of Seaweed Extraction School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Green & Sustainable Chemistry, Synthesis, Natural Product Extraction, Ionic Liquids, Agriculture Dr Andrew Marr Supervisor Dr Andrew Marr Funding Funded DAERA Application deadline 31 July 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1659222000
Synthesis of novel liquid crystalline materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD synthetic Chemistry, organic chemistry, liquid crystals Dr Peter Knipe Supervisor Dr Peter Knipe Funding Funded DfE through the US-Ireland R&D partnership Application deadline 22 August 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1661122800
Catalytic Methods for Late-Stage Oxidation Reactions School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, oxidation, functionalisation Professor Mark Muldoon Supervisor Professor Mark Muldoon Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 24 February 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1677196800
Innovative technologies for sustainable production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, manufacturing, active pharmaceutical ingredients, sustainable, circular economy, Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 24 February 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1677196800
Mechanistic Investigations in Homogeneous Catalysis School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, homogeneous catalysis, sustainability Dr Paul Dingwall Supervisor Dr Paul Dingwall Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 February 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1677196800
New tools for new antibiotic targets – The development of novel probes for mechanistic studies on bacterial glycolipid-processing enzymes School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, synthesis, antibiotic, glycolipids Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 21 April 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1682031600
Parametric study of electrolyte flow in 3D-printed operando redox flow cells School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemistry, Engineering, Redox, Battery Cells. Inorganic, Materials, Analytical Professor Peter Nockemann Supervisor Professor Peter Nockemann Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 21 April 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1682031600
Design and Synthesis of Sustainable Electrolytes for Redox Flow Batteries Based on Abundant Metals School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, chemical engineering, batteries, sustainability, DFT, redox Professor Peter Nockemann Supervisor Professor Peter Nockemann Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
CO2 Capture from Commercial Flue Gas Process Streams School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, carbon capture, sustainability, ionic liquids Dr Leila Moura Supervisor Dr Leila Moura Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 24 February 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1677196800
Towards a net zero society: transforming carbon dioxide into fuels using electricity and light School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Dr Paul Kavanagh Supervisor Dr Paul Kavanagh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 February 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1677196800
Understanding mechanochemistry for applications in sustainable agrochemical and pharmaceutical synthesis School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, mechanochemistry, synthesis Professor Stuart James Supervisor Professor Stuart James Funding Funded Industry funded project Application deadline 24 February 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1677196800
Direct Synthesis of Electron-Deficient Olefins School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD cyanoacrylates; adhesives; continuous flow; organic synthesis; spectroscopy; superglue Dr Peter Knipe Supervisor Dr Peter Knipe Funding Funded Industry funded Application deadline 18 August 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1692313200
Boron and Frustrated Lewis Pairs in Supported Ionic Liquid Phases: An Interdisciplinary Study of New Metal-Free Catalysts School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemistry, inorganic, physical, sustainability, catalysis Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Funded DfE CAST Application deadline 21 April 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1682031600
Discovery of new antibiotics that bind to bacterial membrane targets School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Healthcare, Organic Chemistry, antibiotic, synthesis Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Funded Horizon Europe / Department for Economy NI Application deadline 21 April 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1713654000
Catalytic Approaches to Reactive Intermediates and Their Use in Organic Synthesis School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Organic, synthetic, organometallic, catalysis Dr Mark McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Mark McLaughlin Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Hydrogen’s future role in energy storage: implementing ionic liquids in fuel cells School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD sustainability, hydrogen, materials, chemistry, chemical engineering, ionic liquids Dr Josh Bailey Supervisor Dr Josh Bailey Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Synthesis and testing of new materials for energy applications School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Mark Muldoon Supervisor Professor Mark Muldoon Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE funded Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Rational Design of Kinase Inhibitors to Treat Pancreatic Cancer About the Project School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Dr Mark McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Mark McLaughlin Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE funded Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Decentralised reprocessing of organic waste as a source of protein for artificial meat production. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Funded Industry Partner - DfE funded Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Circular Economy of Critical Elements: Waste Valorisation in Magnet Recycling Process School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE funded Application deadline 21 June 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1718924400
Mechanistic Investigation of Cu-Catalysed C-N Coupling Using High Throughput Kinetic Experimentation School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Dr Paul Dingwall Supervisor Dr Paul Dingwall Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Innovative Spectroscopic Approaches to Detecting Microplastics in Water School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, sustainability, sensors, water quality, spectroscopy Professor Steven Bell Supervisor Professor Steven Bell Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Optical sensors for real-time monitoring of nitrogen pollution in fresh water School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Optical sensors, nitrogen, nutrient sustainability, molecular recognition, 3D printing Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Development of Novel 3D printed indicators for wound monitoring School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Sensors, wound-monitoring, colour, 3D printing Professor Andrew Mills Supervisor Professor Andrew Mills Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Engineering a Bespoke Environment for Biocatalysis Within Ionic Liquid Gels School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Enzymes, ionic liquids, entrapment, immobilization, gels Dr Andrew Marr Supervisor Dr Andrew Marr Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Mechanistic studies to enable the design of new sustainable oxidation catalysts School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Homogeneous catalysis / organometallic chemistry / mechanistic studies / oxidation Professor Mark Muldoon Supervisor Professor Mark Muldoon Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Combining Electrocatalysts and Gas-Capturing Liquids for Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Value-Added Chemicals School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Electrocatalysis; Ionic Liquids; Deep Eutectic Solvents; Carbon Dioxide Conversion; Dr Paul Kavanagh Supervisor Dr Paul Kavanagh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Gases as probes for metal coordination availability in metalate ionic liquids School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD metal containing ionic liquid; electrolytes for batteries, gas sensing, metal coordination Dr Leila Moura Supervisor Dr Leila Moura Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Sustainable materials for gas capture and storage School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD microporous polymers, carbon capture, hydrogen storage, sorbents for gas capture and storage Dr Leila Moura Supervisor Dr Leila Moura Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Plasmonic Sensor for Point of Care Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Raman spectroscopy, SERS, plasmonics, antimicrobial resistance Professor Steven Bell Supervisor Professor Steven Bell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Interfacial Assembly for production of Metal-Semiconductor Nanomaterials Showing Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD photocatalysis, hydrogen generation, nanocomposites, interfacial-assembly Professor Steven Bell Supervisor Professor Steven Bell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Stabilization and Imitation of β-Strands and Sheets School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD organic synthesis, spectroscopy, conformational analysis, foldamers, β-sheets, β-strands Dr Peter Knipe Supervisor Dr Peter Knipe Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Developing Ionic Liquid Additives for Improved NdFeB Magnet Recycling School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Metal Separation, Hydrometallurgy, Sustainable Recycling, Rare Earth Elements Professor Peter Nockemann Supervisor Professor Peter Nockemann Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Recycling of Samarium and Cobalt from End-of-Life Magnets School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Metal Separation, Hydrometallurgy, Sustainable Recycling, Rare Earth Elements Professor Peter Nockemann Supervisor Professor Peter Nockemann Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Development of nanomaterials that can prevent pathogen-host interactions in the Cystic Fibrosis airways School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Cystic fibrosis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mucin glycoproteins, Lipid-based nanoparticles, Dendrimers Dr Seyed Tabaei Supervisor Dr Seyed Tabaei Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Integrated Catalytic platform for production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD biomass conversion, sustainable aviation fuels Dr Haresh Manyar Supervisor Dr Haresh Manyar Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1706227200
Integrated Approach for Direct Capture & Conversion of CO2 to Dimethyl ether School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD CO2 capture and conversion, decarbonisation, net zero fuels Dr Haresh Manyar Supervisor Dr Haresh Manyar Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1706227200
Biocompatible Functionalised Cationic Polymeric Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Gene Therapy School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD environmentally-friendly polymer synthesis, polymer nanoparticle formulations, cancer therapy Dr Efrosyni Themistou Supervisor Dr Efrosyni Themistou Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1706227200
Development of novel functional multicharged zwitterionic coatings for biomedical application School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD protein adsorption, zwitterion, coating, antifouling, antimicrobial, self-assembly, synthesis Dr Marijana Blesic Supervisor Dr Marijana Blesic Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1706227200
Advancing Hydrogen Economy: Catalytic Decomposition of Ammonia Using Induction Heating on Magnetic Catalyst Nanoparticles School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD hydrogen economy, catalysis, induction heating, magnetic nanoparticles Dr Danai Poulidi Supervisor Dr Danai Poulidi Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1706227200
Sustainable polymer chemistry of high-performance materials by mechanochemistry with in situ spectroscopic monitoring School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD polymer, mechanochemistry, synthetic chemistry, spectroscopy Professor Stuart James Supervisor Professor Stuart James Funding Funded Industry Funded Application deadline 21 March 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1710979200
Circular Economy of Critical Elements: Ionic Liquid Additives for Improved NdFeB Magnet Recycling School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Peter Nockemann Supervisor Professor Peter Nockemann Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE funded Application deadline 21 June 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1718924400
Supramolecular materials for bacteria-responsive coatings School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Organic chemistry, Synthetic Chemistry, Biochemistry Dr Hannah Crory Supervisor Dr Hannah Crory Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1737676800
Elongasome: Synthesis of chemical probes to study bacterial cell wall formation School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Synthetic Organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, peptide synthesis Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1737676800
Chemical modification of mRNA for enhanced translation School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Organic chemistry, Synthetic chemistry, Biochemistry Dr Mark Berney Supervisor Dr Mark Berney Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1737676800
New advances in porous materials characterisation using low-field NMR School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemical Engineering, NMR, Analytical Chemistry Dr Neil Robinson Supervisor Dr Neil Robinson Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Application deadline 30 April 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Open	2	1745967600
Experimental Design with Differential Flow Kinetics School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Flow chemistry, organometallic chemistry, data science Dr Paul Dingwall Supervisor Dr Paul Dingwall Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1740700800
FAST cell for the study of type-zero porous liquids (FASTzero) School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD porous liquids, inorganic chemistry Dr Leila Moura Supervisor Dr Leila Moura Funding Funded Industry partner / DfE Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1737676800
Self-Sensing Substrates for High-Throughput Antibiotic Discovery School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, organic chemistry Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1737676800
Development of synthetic pathways to isotopically substituted compounds, supporting the study of liquid structure of electrolytes and other functional liquids by neutron scattering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Inorganic chemistry, synthetic chemistry, Ionic Liquids Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1737676800
Integrating CO2 capture and utilisation using dual functional materials and efficient induction heating School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemical Engineering, Carbon Capture Professor Chunfei Wu Supervisor Professor Chunfei Wu Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 30 April 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Open	2	1745967600
Cryogenic CO₂ Capture and Conversion from Biogas for Net Zero Fuels School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry Dr Abul Quddusi Supervisor Dr Abul Quddusi Funding Funded Northern Ireland Deparment for the Economy Application deadline 30 April 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Open	2	1745967600
Development of “beyond cysteine” chemical probes and focused screening libraries School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD organic chemistry Dr Mark McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Mark McLaughlin Funding Funded QUB EPS DTP Application deadline 14 March 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1741910400
Chemical recycling of polymers School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Unfunded Project is to be self-funded Application deadline 30 April 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2	1745967600
Using epigenetic modifiers in combination with 5-FU based chemotherapy to elicit tumour specific immune responses and immunogenic cell death in colorectal cancer. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cell-death, Colorectal Cancer, chemotherapy, Immunity, genomics Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Using epigenetic modifiers in combination with 5-FU based chemotherapy to elicit tumour specific immune responses and immunogenic cell death in colorectal cancer. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cell-death, Colorectal Cancer, chemotherapy, Immunity, genomics Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Tackling protease-mediated inflammation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Innate Immunity, Respiratory Disease, Proteases Professor Cliff Taggart Supervisor Professor Cliff Taggart Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Tackling protease-mediated inflammation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Innate Immunity, Respiratory Disease, Proteases Professor Cliff Taggart Supervisor Professor Cliff Taggart Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Macrophage-bacteria interactions in cystic fibrosis: the cellular microbiology of the novel opportunistic bacterium Achromobacter species School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD macrophage, cystic fibrosis, intracellular survival, inflammation, pyroptosis, virulence factors Professor Miguel Valvano Supervisor Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Macrophage-bacteria interactions in cystic fibrosis: the cellular microbiology of the novel opportunistic bacterium Achromobacter species School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD macrophage, cystic fibrosis, intracellular survival, inflammation, pyroptosis, virulence factors Professor Miguel Valvano Supervisor Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Bacterial lipocalins: Novel role in bacterial protection against antibiotic-induced membrane lipid peroxidation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD antibiotic resistance, lipid peroxidation, RNAseq, metabolomics, protein structure-function, Professor Miguel Valvano Supervisor Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Bacterial lipocalins: Novel role in bacterial protection against antibiotic-induced membrane lipid peroxidation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD antibiotic resistance, lipid peroxidation, RNAseq, metabolomics, protein structure-function, Professor Miguel Valvano Supervisor Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
How do cancer cells decide to release growth-promoting molecules? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer, cell signalling, biochemistry, cell biology, in vivo models, inflammation. EGFR, EGF ligands Dr Colin Adrain Supervisor Dr Colin Adrain Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
How do cancer cells decide to release growth-promoting molecules? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer, cell signalling, biochemistry, cell biology, in vivo models, inflammation. EGFR, EGF ligands Dr Colin Adrain Supervisor Dr Colin Adrain Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Development of in silico framework to support pre-clinical model selection School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Bioinformatics, biostatistics, machine learning, cancer, stratified medicine, data modelling, data Dr Jaine Blayney Supervisor Dr Jaine Blayney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Development of in silico framework to support pre-clinical model selection School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Bioinformatics, biostatistics, machine learning, cancer, stratified medicine, data modelling, data Dr Jaine Blayney Supervisor Dr Jaine Blayney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Investigating the functional consequences of HUWE1 mutations in Multiple Myeloma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Blood cancer, Multiple Myeloma, HUWE1, CRISPR Dr Lisa Crawford Supervisor Dr Lisa Crawford Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Investigating the functional consequences of HUWE1 mutations in Multiple Myeloma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Blood cancer, Multiple Myeloma, HUWE1, CRISPR Dr Lisa Crawford Supervisor Dr Lisa Crawford Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Unmasking the BRCA1 interactome to identify novel tumour suppressor pathways and treatment options for Breast and Ovarian Cancers. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD BRCA1, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, novel interactors, DNA damage repair, cell cycle Dr Paul Mullan Supervisor Dr Paul Mullan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Novel approaches to uncovering effects of anti-cancer agents targeting epigenetic modifiers. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Genomics, Epigenetics, Cancer, Assay development Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Novel approaches to uncovering effects of anti-cancer agents targeting epigenetic modifiers. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Genomics, Epigenetics, Cancer, Assay development Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Cancer in low-and-middle income countries School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer epidemiology Premalignant disease research including impact of receiving a pre-malignant d Dr Charlene McShane Supervisor Dr Charlene McShane Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Cancer in low-and-middle income countries School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer epidemiology Premalignant disease research including impact of receiving a pre-malignant d Dr Charlene McShane Supervisor Dr Charlene McShane Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Improving Oral Health in Care Homes School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oral Health; Aging; Nutrition; Care homes; Nursing homes Dr Gerry McKenna Supervisor Dr Gerry McKenna Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Improving oral health for older adults School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oral Health; Older Adults; Caries; Health Literacy Dr Gerry McKenna Supervisor Dr Gerry McKenna Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
A multi-level approach to better understand the association between physical activity and sedentary behaviour, and cancer risk School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer; prevention; physical activity; built environment; UK Biobank Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
A multi-level approach to better understand the association between physical activity and sedentary behaviour, and cancer risk School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer; prevention; physical activity; built environment; UK Biobank Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Designing and piloting a teacher incentive programme in Tanzania to improve school eye health programme implementation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Global health, school eye health, low/middle-income countries, vision science, ophthalmology and opt Dr Ving Fai Chan Supervisor Dr Ving Fai Chan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Establishing human blood vessel organoids as a model for drug screening for Diabetes and Vascular Complications using the Remarkable technology of induced pluripotent stem cells School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Induced pluripotent stem cells human blood vessel organoids Diabetes and Vascular Complications Professor Andriana Margariti Supervisor Professor Andriana Margariti Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Establishing human blood vessel organoids as a model for drug screening for Diabetes and Vascular Complications using the Remarkable technology of induced pluripotent stem cells School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Induced pluripotent stem cells human blood vessel organoids Diabetes and Vascular Complications Professor Andriana Margariti Supervisor Professor Andriana Margariti Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Exploration of the impact of aging and senescence on angiocrine functions of pulmonary endothelium and therapeutic potential of cell based therapies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Mesenchymal stromal cells, extracellular vesicles, ARDS, alveolar epithelium, regeneration, Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Supervisor Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Exploration of the impact of aging and senescence on angiocrine functions of pulmonary endothelium and therapeutic potential of cell based therapies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Mesenchymal stromal cells, extracellular vesicles, ARDS, alveolar epithelium, regeneration, Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Supervisor Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Characterisation of new mechanisms of host subversion by rhinovirus, the common cold virus School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Rhinovirus, host-pathogen interactions, virus, cell, molecular mechanisms, virology, microbiology Dr Aurelie Mousnier Supervisor Dr Aurelie Mousnier Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Characterisation of new mechanisms of host subversion by rhinovirus, the common cold virus School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Rhinovirus, host-pathogen interactions, virus, cell, molecular mechanisms, virology, microbiology Dr Aurelie Mousnier Supervisor Dr Aurelie Mousnier Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Modulating the A20-DREAM axis in inflammation by drug repurposing School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Inflammation, Pharmacological intervention, Drug repurposing, A20 (TNFAIP3), DREAM Dr Bettina Schock Supervisor Dr Bettina Schock Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Modulating the A20-DREAM axis in inflammation by drug repurposing School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Inflammation, Pharmacological intervention, Drug repurposing, A20 (TNFAIP3), DREAM Dr Bettina Schock Supervisor Dr Bettina Schock Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Epigenetics in heart failure: mechanism and therapeutic targeting School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac remodelling, Biomarkers, Epigenetics, Fibrosis Dr Chris Watson Supervisor Dr Chris Watson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Epigenetics in heart failure: mechanism and therapeutic targeting School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac remodelling, Biomarkers, Epigenetics, Fibrosis Dr Chris Watson Supervisor Dr Chris Watson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Protease-mediated inflammation in chronic lung disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Innate Immunity, Respiratory Disease, Proteases Professor Cliff Taggart Supervisor Professor Cliff Taggart Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Protease-mediated inflammation in chronic lung disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Innate Immunity, Respiratory Disease, Proteases Professor Cliff Taggart Supervisor Professor Cliff Taggart Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
CORONARY MICROVASCULAR SIGNALLING AS A CENTRAL DETERMINANT OF ADVERSE TISSUE REMODELLING AND DYSFUNCTION IN THE DIABETIC HEART School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Heart failure, diabetes, cardiovascular, physiology, molecular biology Professor David Grieve Supervisor Professor David Grieve Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
CORONARY MICROVASCULAR SIGNALLING AS A CENTRAL DETERMINANT OF ADVERSE TISSUE REMODELLING AND DYSFUNCTION IN THE DIABETIC HEART School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Heart failure, diabetes, cardiovascular, physiology, molecular biology Professor David Grieve Supervisor Professor David Grieve Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Dissection of protease signalling during bacterial infection for drug and biomarker discovery School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Host-pathogen interaction, bacteria, antimicrobials, cellular microbiology, proteomics, proteases Dr Gunnar Schroeder Supervisor Dr Gunnar Schroeder Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Dissection of protease signalling during bacterial infection for drug and biomarker discovery School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Host-pathogen interaction, bacteria, antimicrobials, cellular microbiology, proteomics, proteases Dr Gunnar Schroeder Supervisor Dr Gunnar Schroeder Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Association of oral Streptococci with vascular inflammation and cardiovascular disease risk School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oral bacteria, dental caries, apical periodontitis, oral heath, cardiovascular disease Dr Ikhlas El Karim Supervisor Dr Ikhlas El Karim Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Association of oral Streptococci with vascular inflammation and cardiovascular disease risk School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oral bacteria, dental caries, apical periodontitis, oral heath, cardiovascular disease Dr Ikhlas El Karim Supervisor Dr Ikhlas El Karim Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Role of cell death and necroinflammation in pulpal wound healing School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dental pulp stem cells, sterile inflammation, regenerative endodontics Dr Ikhlas El Karim Supervisor Dr Ikhlas El Karim Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Role of cell death and necroinflammation in pulpal wound healing School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dental pulp stem cells, sterile inflammation, regenerative endodontics Dr Ikhlas El Karim Supervisor Dr Ikhlas El Karim Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
The effect of fruit and vegetable intake on health outcomes: does an apple a day still keep the doctor away? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Nutrition; fruit and vegetables; dietary assessment; dietary modelling; qualitative methodologies Professor Jayne Woodside Supervisor Professor Jayne Woodside Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Exploiting the protein O-glycosylation pathway in opportunistic bacteria as a novel antimicrobial target School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Protein glycosylation, proteomics, transcriptomics, cystic fibrosis, Burkholderia, antimicrobial res Professor Miguel Valvano Supervisor Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Exploiting the protein O-glycosylation pathway in opportunistic bacteria as a novel antimicrobial target School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Protein glycosylation, proteomics, transcriptomics, cystic fibrosis, Burkholderia, antimicrobial res Professor Miguel Valvano Supervisor Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Organelle dynamics during endothelial senescence School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cellular senescence, cell ageing, vascular biology, endothelial senescence, mitochondria, endoplasmi Professor Reinhold Medina Supervisor Professor Reinhold Medina Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Three-dimensional structural mapping of the retinal neurovascular unit and the influence of diabetes School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetes, Ophthalmology, Neuroscience, Vascular Biology, Diabetic Retinopathy, Imaging, Image Analys Professor Tim Curtis Supervisor Professor Tim Curtis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Three-dimensional structural mapping of the retinal neurovascular unit and the influence of diabetes School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetes, Ophthalmology, Neuroscience, Vascular Biology, Diabetic Retinopathy, Imaging, Image Analys Professor Tim Curtis Supervisor Professor Tim Curtis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Can we repair brain damage using the immune system? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Tissue repair, inflammasomes, Multiple Sclerosis, MS, neuroimmunology, brain repair, regenerative in Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Supervisor Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Can we repair brain damage using the immune system? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Tissue repair, inflammasomes, Multiple Sclerosis, MS, neuroimmunology, brain repair, regenerative in Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Supervisor Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Identifying immune mechanisms in the CNS as targets for the treatment of paediatric Multiple Sclerosis (MS) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Multiple sclerosis, MS, neuroinflammation, inflammation, neuroscience, myelin, inflammasomes, regene Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Supervisor Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Identifying immune mechanisms in the CNS as targets for the treatment of paediatric Multiple Sclerosis (MS) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Multiple sclerosis, MS, neuroinflammation, inflammation, neuroscience, myelin, inflammasomes, regene Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Supervisor Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Mechanisms and models of Gremlin1 signalling in cancer and tissue fibrosis School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Grem1, tissue fibrosis, cancer, cell biology, molecular biology, organoids, pharmacology, drug disco Dr Derek Brazil Supervisor Dr Derek Brazil Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Mechanisms and models of Gremlin1 signalling in cancer and tissue fibrosis School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Grem1, tissue fibrosis, cancer, cell biology, molecular biology, organoids, pharmacology, drug disco Dr Derek Brazil Supervisor Dr Derek Brazil Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
The identification of host proteins essential for the packaging of Influenza A virus genomic RNAs School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Influenza RNA epitranscriptomics packaging Dr David Courtney Supervisor Dr David Courtney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
The identification of host proteins essential for the packaging of Influenza A virus genomic RNAs School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Influenza RNA epitranscriptomics packaging Dr David Courtney Supervisor Dr David Courtney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Can we protect the urinary bladder from radiation toxicity? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Radiation therapy; cancer; bladder; microvessels; endothelial cells; Professor Karen McCloskey Supervisor Professor Karen McCloskey Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Nuclear localisation and signalling by the formyl peptide receptor 2 as a new target for diabetic retinopathy. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD diabetic retinopathy, nucleus, FPR2, GPCR, signalling Dr Bianca Plouffe Supervisor Dr Bianca Plouffe Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Diabetic eye disease: minimising impact, maximising reach School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetic eye disease, screening options, treatment opportunities, visual loss, quality of life Professor Tunde Peto Supervisor Professor Tunde Peto Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Diabetic eye disease: minimising impact, maximising reach School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetic eye disease, screening options, treatment opportunities, visual loss, quality of life Professor Tunde Peto Supervisor Professor Tunde Peto Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Targeting the ‘Worst of the Worst’ – developing novel treatments for Poor Outcome Triple Negative Breast Cancers. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Poor Outcome, Metastases, Chemoresistance, Novel therapies Dr Paul Mullan Supervisor Dr Paul Mullan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Targeting the ‘Worst of the Worst’ – developing novel treatments for Poor Outcome Triple Negative Breast Cancers. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Poor Outcome, Metastases, Chemoresistance, Novel therapies Dr Paul Mullan Supervisor Dr Paul Mullan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Investigating the importance of where we live on dementia risk and brain health using novel geospatial, satellite and multi-omic data sources and technologies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Planetary health; climate action; public health; environmental health; equity Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Investigating the importance of where we live on dementia risk and brain health using novel geospatial, satellite and multi-omic data sources and technologies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Planetary health; climate action; public health; environmental health; equity Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Disarming antimicrobial responses: how Klebsiella pneumoniae controls inflammasome activation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Inflammasome, Klebsiella, ARM, NLRP3, AIM2 Professor Jose Bengoechea Supervisor Professor Jose Bengoechea Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Disarming antimicrobial responses: how Klebsiella pneumoniae controls inflammasome activation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Inflammasome, Klebsiella, ARM, NLRP3, AIM2 Professor Jose Bengoechea Supervisor Professor Jose Bengoechea Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Modulating endothelial cell crosstalk within tissues to delay and/or reverse ageing School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Ageing / Aging, Senescence, Endothelial cell, Vascular biology, Cell communication Professor Reinhold Medina Supervisor Professor Reinhold Medina Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Prognosis of second primary breast cancer in breast cancer patients School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Prognosis; breast cancer; second primary Dr Finian Bannon Supervisor Dr Finian Bannon Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Prognosis of second primary breast cancer in breast cancer patients School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Prognosis; breast cancer; second primary Dr Finian Bannon Supervisor Dr Finian Bannon Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Improving cancer patient survival estimates derived from small samples School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Survival statistics; small samples; cancer registry; population-based Dr Finian Bannon Supervisor Dr Finian Bannon Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Improving cancer patient survival estimates derived from small samples School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Survival statistics; small samples; cancer registry; population-based Dr Finian Bannon Supervisor Dr Finian Bannon Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Estimating cancer waiting time statistics with a time-to-event methodology School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer; waiting times; time-to-event; competing risks Dr Finian Bannon Supervisor Dr Finian Bannon Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Estimating cancer waiting time statistics with a time-to-event methodology School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer; waiting times; time-to-event; competing risks Dr Finian Bannon Supervisor Dr Finian Bannon Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
To investigate the role of histamine in the regulation of neutrophil phagocytosis School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Neutrophils, histamine, phagocytosis, inflammation, Immunology Dr Karim Dib Supervisor Dr Karim Dib Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Generating human diabetic blood vessel organoids as a powerful model to investigate and treat the diabetic vasculopathy. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetes; Induced pluripotent stem cells; Vascular Complications; Blood vessel organoids; Cell Repro Professor Andriana Margariti Supervisor Professor Andriana Margariti Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Generating human diabetic blood vessel organoids as a powerful model to investigate and treat the diabetic vasculopathy. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetes; Induced pluripotent stem cells; Vascular Complications; Blood vessel organoids; Cell Repro Professor Andriana Margariti Supervisor Professor Andriana Margariti Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
TARGETING DNA METHYLATION AS A NOVEL APPROACH TO RESTORE ENDOTHELIAL COLONY-FORMING CELL ANGIOGENIC DYSFUNCTION IN ISCHAEMIC DISEASE School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cardiovascular disease, endothelium, progenitor cells, epigenetics, DNA methylation Professor David Grieve Supervisor Professor David Grieve Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
TARGETING DNA METHYLATION AS A NOVEL APPROACH TO RESTORE ENDOTHELIAL COLONY-FORMING CELL ANGIOGENIC DYSFUNCTION IN ISCHAEMIC DISEASE School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cardiovascular disease, endothelium, progenitor cells, epigenetics, DNA methylation Professor David Grieve Supervisor Professor David Grieve Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Using computational biology and transcriptional data to identify signalling that contributes to cancer progression School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Translational bioinformatics, cancer research, computationa Dr Philip Dunne Supervisor Dr Philip Dunne Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Using computational biology and transcriptional data to identify signalling that contributes to cancer progression School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Translational bioinformatics, cancer research, computationa Dr Philip Dunne Supervisor Dr Philip Dunne Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Allosteric targeting of the prostaglandin receptor EP2 to promote neuroprotection against excitoxicity. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Excitotoxicity, neuroprotection, prostaglandin receptor, computational biology, biosensors Dr Bianca Plouffe Supervisor Dr Bianca Plouffe Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Allosteric targeting of the prostaglandin receptor EP2 to promote neuroprotection against excitoxicity. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Excitotoxicity, neuroprotection, prostaglandin receptor, computational biology, biosensors Dr Bianca Plouffe Supervisor Dr Bianca Plouffe Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Investigating the importance of where we live on dementia risk and brain health using novel geospatial, satellite and multi-omic data sources and technologies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD - Healthy ageing; - Dementia; - Urban environment; - Physical activity - Data science - Multi-omic Professor Bernadette McGuinness Supervisor Professor Bernadette McGuinness Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Investigating the importance of where we live on dementia risk and brain health using novel geospatial, satellite and multi-omic data sources and technologies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD - Healthy ageing; - Dementia; - Urban environment; - Physical activity - Data science - Multi-omic Professor Bernadette McGuinness Supervisor Professor Bernadette McGuinness Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Development of novel small molecule inhibitors of Gremlin1, a pathogenic driver of diabetic kidney disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Gremlin1 (GREM1), Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), Diabetic kidney disease, Drug discovery, Molec Dr Derek Brazil Supervisor Dr Derek Brazil Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Development of novel small molecule inhibitors of Gremlin1, a pathogenic driver of diabetic kidney disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Gremlin1 (GREM1), Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), Diabetic kidney disease, Drug discovery, Molec Dr Derek Brazil Supervisor Dr Derek Brazil Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Identifying medications associated with cancer risk School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Epidemiology, statistics, medication, data, cancer Prof Chris Cardwell Supervisor Prof Chris Cardwell Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Identifying medications associated with cancer risk School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Epidemiology, statistics, medication, data, cancer Prof Chris Cardwell Supervisor Prof Chris Cardwell Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Women Empowerment through Investing in Zanzibari Craftswomen’s Eyesight (WE-ZACE) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Presbyopia, low-and middle income countries, global eye health, vision impairment, refractive error Dr Ving Fai Chan Supervisor Dr Ving Fai Chan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Dissecting the molecular basis for malaria-linked blood vessel pathology in the brain and retina School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cerebral Malaria, Vascular Biology, Central Nervous System, Molecular cell biology Prof Alan Stitt Supervisor Prof Alan Stitt Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Dissecting the molecular basis for malaria-linked blood vessel pathology in the brain and retina School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cerebral Malaria, Vascular Biology, Central Nervous System, Molecular cell biology Prof Alan Stitt Supervisor Prof Alan Stitt Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
How does heterogeneity in HPV expression influence the tumour microenvironment of oropharyngeal cancers? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oropharyngeal Cancer, HPV, Tumour Microenvironment, Molecular Pathology, Digital Image Analysis, Coh Dr. Stephanie Craig Supervisor Dr. Stephanie Craig Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
How does heterogeneity in HPV expression influence the tumour microenvironment of oropharyngeal cancers? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oropharyngeal Cancer, HPV, Tumour Microenvironment, Molecular Pathology, Digital Image Analysis, Coh Dr. Stephanie Craig Supervisor Dr. Stephanie Craig Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Understanding factors associated with childhood vaccine coverage: a population-based data linkage study School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Epidemiology, vaccine hesitancy, data analyst, Public Health, vaccine uptake Dr Lynsey Patterson Supervisor Dr Lynsey Patterson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Investigation of the role of the Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 in diabetic retinopathy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetic retinopathy, FPR2, Müller glial cells Dr Bianca Plouffe Supervisor Dr Bianca Plouffe Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Regulation of antigen processing and presentation by cysteine proteases in cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cathepsin, adenocarcinoma, MHC Class I / II antigen processing and presentation, T-cells, lung Dr Donna Small Supervisor Dr Donna Small Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Remote assessment for clinical trials and healthcare: Exploring the usefulness of remote spirometry School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Remote spirometry, Clinical trials, Outcome assessment Professor Judy Bradley Supervisor Professor Judy Bradley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Remote assessment for clinical trials and healthcare: Exploring the usefulness of remote spirometry School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Remote spirometry, Clinical trials, Outcome assessment Professor Judy Bradley Supervisor Professor Judy Bradley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Establishing and validating a human 3D stem-cell derived brain culture system for neuro-immune research School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Neuro-immunology, brain repair, stem cells, neuroscience, methodology development Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Supervisor Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Exploitation of protein glycosylation by intracellular pathogens School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Microbiology, Bacteria-host interaction, Immunometabolism, Glycobiology, Antimicrobials Dr Gunnar Schroeder Supervisor Dr Gunnar Schroeder Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Investigation of the ability of Extracellular Vesicles derived from Mesenchymal Stromal Cells to promote alveolar epithelial regeneration in ARDS School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Lung organoids, vascularisation, lung regeneration, human tissue models Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Supervisor Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Exploration of therapeutic potential of MSC mitochondria transplantation in the pre-clinical models of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Lung organoids, vascularisation, lung regeneration, human tissue models Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Supervisor Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Development of an organoid model of human distal lung with perfusable vasculature to study lung regeneration School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Lung organoids, vascularisation, lung regeneration, human tissue models Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Supervisor Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Characterising and valuing of health impacts of the transition to zero emission technologies in the public transport sector School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Net zero; transport; health; engineering Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Funded Collaborative Studentship Award Application deadline 7 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754521200
Characterising and valuing of health impacts of the transition to zero emission technologies in the public transport sector School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Net zero; transport; health; engineering Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Funded Collaborative Studentship Award Application deadline 7 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754521200
Multiomic biomarkers associated with kidney disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Kidney; Biomarker; Molecular; Epidemiology; Epigenetic Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Multiomic biomarkers associated with kidney disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Kidney; Biomarker; Molecular; Epidemiology; Epigenetic Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Multiomic signatures associated with healthy ageing and age-related conditions School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Ageing, public health, healthy ageing, artificial intelligence, biomarker Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Multiomic signatures associated with healthy ageing and age-related conditions School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Ageing, public health, healthy ageing, artificial intelligence, biomarker Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Rare Diseases: improving molecular diagnosis, supporting people to live with rare diseases, and improving access to rare disease therapies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Rare Disease; Genetic; Artificial Intelligence; Registry; Epidemiology Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Rare Diseases: improving molecular diagnosis, supporting people to live with rare diseases, and improving access to rare disease therapies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Rare Disease; Genetic; Artificial Intelligence; Registry; Epidemiology Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Development of a novel screening platform for identification of drug targets in oesophageal cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Kienan Savage Supervisor Professor Kienan Savage Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Development of a novel screening platform for identification of drug targets in oesophageal cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Kienan Savage Supervisor Professor Kienan Savage Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Development of B-Cell Cloning for the Isolation of High-Affinity Antibodies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Development of B-Cell Cloning for the Isolation of High-Affinity Antibodies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Development of novel phage display platforms for the development to diagnostic and therapeutic antibodies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Development of novel phage display platforms for the development to diagnostic and therapeutic antibodies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Data Integration and Platform Strategy for Precision Medicine at the Future Medicines Institute (FMI) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Sarah Maguire Supervisor Dr Sarah Maguire Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Data Integration and Platform Strategy for Precision Medicine at the Future Medicines Institute (FMI) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Sarah Maguire Supervisor Dr Sarah Maguire Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Next generation ADCs with enhanced anti-tumour efficacy: Development and profiling of novel multimeric ADC formats for improved payload delivery to cancer cells. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Next generation ADCs with enhanced anti-tumour efficacy: Development and profiling of novel multimeric ADC formats for improved payload delivery to cancer cells. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Development of Novel ADC linkers for Next Generation Therapeutics School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Rich Williams Supervisor Dr Rich Williams Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Development of Novel ADC linkers for Next Generation Therapeutics School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Rich Williams Supervisor Dr Rich Williams Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Development of “beyond cysteine” covalent chemical probes and their application in next generation therapeutics School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Development of “beyond cysteine” covalent chemical probes and their application in next generation therapeutics School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
New methodologies for the effective synthesis of novel molecular glues (MGs) using flow chemistries School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
New methodologies for the effective synthesis of novel molecular glues (MGs) using flow chemistries School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Molecular Glue Modelling with AlphaFold3 School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Molecular Glue Modelling with AlphaFold3 School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Engineering Protein Fate Through Next Generation Covalency School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Engineering Protein Fate Through Next Generation Covalency School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Probing the signal transduction mechanisms involved in neuroinflammation induced by astrocytes in response to substance P School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Neuroinflammation, astrocytes, substance P, signal transduction, neurokinin 1 receptor Dr Bianca Plouffe Supervisor Dr Bianca Plouffe Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Estimating cancer treatment effects in patient audit data School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Audit, cancer, treatment, statistics, evidence-base Dr Finian Bannon Supervisor Dr Finian Bannon Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Behavioural Insights into Farm Investment Choices and Financing Barriers in a Shifting Policy Environment School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Farmer Behaviour; Investment Decisions; Access to Finance; Sustainable Agriculture Dr Adewale Adenuga Supervisor Dr Adewale Adenuga Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Shall I read you a story? Investigating the mechanisms underlying reading improvement from reading to dog interventions in primary school classrooms School of Psychology \| PHD Educational Psychology, Reading Interventions, Human-animal interaction Dr Tim Fosker Supervisor Dr Tim Fosker Funding Funded DfE Collaborative Studentship with ADNI Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1738886400
Adversity and Parenting: Exploring personality as a component of resilient functioning in families School of Psychology \| PHD Adversity, Parenting, Personality, Adolescence Dr Tayler Truhan Supervisor Dr Tayler Truhan Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1738886400