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A-Z of Research Opportunities

A research degree offers you the opportunity to develop your research skills and prove yourself as a researcher. Queen’s is committed to the enhancement of research training and teaching and offers postgraduate research opportunities across all fields of study.

This is not an exhaustive list of Postgraduate Research Opportunities. If you cannot find a project you are interested in, please use the Subjects Search tab or the Find A PhD Supervisor tab.

Project name	School	Funding	Subject	Status	Sort
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		Open	1
DAERA Postgraduate Studentships School of Biological Sciences Funding Funded Application deadline 25 February 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded		Open	1
Queen’s University/China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarships 2020 Funding Funded Application deadline 28 January 2020		Funded		Closed	1
County Antrim Grand Jury Bursary School of Law Funding Funded Application deadline	School of Law	Funded		Closed	1
NINE Northern Ireland and North East of England DTP Queen's Management 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 17 January 2020	Queen's Management 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
High Performance Graph Processing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Hans Vandierendonck Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Precision-Aware Deep Learning School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Hans Vandierendonck Funding Unfunded Application deadline 8 February 2019	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
High-Performance Computing, Edge Computing, Aceelerators, Low-power School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Carlos Reano Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
CLOSER – a Common Language Of Software Evolution in Repositories School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr David Cutting Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
A Random Matrix Inference Framework for Big-Data Analytics School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr David Morales Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Robust Signal Processing Methods for 6G wireless communications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr David Morales Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Post Quantum Anonymous Credential School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Jinguang Han Funding Funded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2
Functional Encryption and its Application School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Jinguang Han Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Model-based testing: Assessing and improving applicability and usefulness in practice School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Vahid Garousi Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Software Testing of AI-based systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Vahid Garousi Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Requirements to Microservices School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Des Greer Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Retrieving Credible online documents School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Austen Rainer Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Software Evolution Prediction from a Social Networks Perspective School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Des Greer Funding Unfunded Application deadline 8 February 2019	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Brain Inspired Computing for Autonomous Systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr John McAllister Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Attack-resistant intelligent network intrusion perviention systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Distributed, collaborative protection against LoT attacks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Semantic code analysis using program embedding School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Niall McLaughlin Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Unsupervised and Interpretable Learning for Electronic Healthcare Records School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Niall McLaughlin Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
GeneRank: A machine learning approach to detect and rank gene signatures from biological repositories with an application in lung cancer School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Reza Rafiee Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Quantum Computing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr John McAllister Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Adversarial deep learning for software and malware analysis: deception and countermeasures School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Jesus Martinez Del Rincon Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Deep Pose Estimation and activity recognition in social media videos School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Jesus Martinez Del Rincon Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Software Engineering for Trustworthy AI School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Youcheng Sun Funding Funded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2
Quality Assured and Certifiable Software Development for Smart Contracts School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Youcheng Sun Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Story telling from Sensors:From Activities to Stories School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Son T Mai Funding Funded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2
Interactive and Intelligent exploration of big complex data School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Son T Mai Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Adaptive Runtime Reconfiguration of Edge Applications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Blesson Varghese Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Energy Scalable Neural Networks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Georgios Karakonstantis Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Distributed Intelligence in Edge Computing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Blesson Varghese Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Energy-Efficient and Fault Tolerant Cyber-Physical Systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Georgios Karakonstantis Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Empirical Elasticity in the Hybrid Cloud School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Dionysios Athanasopoulos Funding Funded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2
Serverless Fog Computing: From Microservices to Nanoservices School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Dionysios Athanasopoulos Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Meaningful Object Processing in Mind and Machine School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Barry Devereux Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Naturalistic Natural Language Processing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Barry Devereux Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Predictive Analytics in an ICS by processing streams of physiological data in real-time School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Charles Gillan Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Researching the use of machine learning tools in marine engineering to enhance green energy generation School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Charles Gillan Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2
Self-steered antennas for wireless power transfer School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Neil Buchanan Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Design and Analysis of Dual Axis MEMS Micro-mirrors for LiDAR System School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Hamza Shakeel Funding Unfunded Application deadline 8 February 2019	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
A Self-Calibrating Internet of Things (IOT) based Pollution Monitoring Sensor Network School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Hamza Shakeel Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Deep learning for automated visual inspection of carpet defects School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Professor Sean McLoone Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Intelligent systems techniques for improving manufacturing competiveness School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Professor Sean McLoone Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Information Centric Networking: A New Approach to Securing Critical Infrastructure School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Kieran McLaughlin Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Making STRIDES in Cyber Physical System Security: Improving Threat Analysis School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Kieran McLaughlin Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Novel RF/Microwave Transceivers for RFID and Healthcare School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Neil Buchanan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Battery Energy Storage to Enhance Thermal Power Plant Flexibility School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Robert Best Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Provision of Distribution System Services from Battery Energy Storage School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Robert Best Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Secure Measurement and Control Information Systems for Smart Grids School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr David Laverty Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Cloud Based Electrical Utility Infrastructure Montitoring and Analysis School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr David Laverty Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Clouds' Effect on Solar Power Generation School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Xueqin Liu Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Investing Security Vulnerablilities of Approximate Computing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Chongyan Gu Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Secure IoT devices Using Digital Fingerprint School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Chongyan Gu Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Robotic Vision and Tactile Sensing for Wire-Terminal Insertion Tasks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Mien Van Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Impedance Control with Human Intent Estimation for Human-Robot Collaboration School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Mien Van Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Super-directive antenna arrays for future wireless systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Michalis Matthaiou Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Massive MIMO at THz communications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Michalis Matthaiou Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Ambient Backscatter and Energy Autonomous Wireless Sensing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Stylianos Assimonis Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Energy Harvesting and Wireless Power Transfer School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Stylianos Assimonis Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Multi-Element Resonant Converter for Enhanced Wireless Power Transfer for On-board EV Chargers School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Ahmad Elkateb Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Wireless Power Transfer System for Electric Vehicles Charging School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Ahmad Elkateb Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Nonlinear model predictive control for safe proactive collaborative robots School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Pantelis Sopasakis Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Risk-averse predictive control for autonomous vehicles School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Pantelis Sopasakis Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
User-Centric Cell-Free Massive MIMO for Ultra-Dense Networks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Hien Quoc Ngo Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Massive MIMO in Machine-Type Communications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Hien Quoc Ngo Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
A Random Matrix Inference Framework for Big-Data Analytics School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr David Morales Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Robust Signal Processing Methods for 6G wireless communications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr David Morales Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
UK Quantum Communications Hub PhD Students on Practical Post Quantum Cryptography School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Professor Maire O'Neill Funding Funded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Practical and Post-Quantum IoT Security School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Ciara Rafferty Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Practical Privacy-preserving homomorphic analytics School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Ciara Rafferty Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Faint signals from bright sources: identifying high-frequency waves in the Sun School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Solar Physics Dr David Jess Funding Funded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Closed	2
Quantum-data analysis for quantum technologies School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Quantum information processing, Quantum mechanics, Quantum machine learning Professor Mauro Paternostro Funding Funded Application deadline 21 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2
Universal resources for quantum information processing School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Quantum information processing, Quantum mechanics, Quantum optics Professor Mauro Paternostro Funding Funded Application deadline 21 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2
Positron binding and annihilation in molecules School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Quantum physics, Positronic physics, Quantum chemistry Professor Mauro Paternostro Funding Funded Application deadline 21 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2
Multi-Wavelength Observations of Solar Flares School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Solar flares, Solar Cycle, Dr Ryan Milligan Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Closed	2
From the Centaurs to the Inner Oort Cloud: Exploring the Kuiper belt Connection School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Solar System, Kuiper belt, astronomy, astrophysics, comets, telescopes Dr Megan Schwamb Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Closed	2
Radiative transfer in supernovae (theory) School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Supernovae, Computational Algorithms Dr Stuart Sim Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Closed	2
Investigating exoplanet systems with the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD transmission, exoplanets Dr Ernst de Mooij Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Closed	2
Terra Hunting - extreme precision mass-measurements of Earth-like worlds School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Doppler wobble Dr Chris Watson Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Closed	2
Ultrabright Sources of Attosecond Pulses School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Attosecond pulses, femtosecond laser interactions Dr Mark Yeung Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2
Diagnostics and targetry for laser-plasma interaction experiments at high-repetition rate School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD laser-plasma interaction Dr Daniele Margarone Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2
Laser-driven generation of muons for material inspection and radiography School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Gianluca Sarri Funding Funded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Closed	2
Proton radiography investigations of laser-plasma interaction dynamics in high-intensity regimes School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Marco Borghesi Funding Funded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Closed	2
Moveable Domain Wall Electronics in Single Crystal Ferroelectric Sheets School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Marty Gregg Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2
Machine-Learning for Aqueous Interfaces School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Aqueous interfaces Dr Gareth Tribello Funding Funded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Closed	2
2D materials based ultra-thin memory storage: efficient energy conversion and novel device platforms School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Elton Santos Funding Funded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Closed	2
Modelling energy deposition in biomolecules on ultrafast timescales School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Biomolecules Dr Daniel Dundas Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Closed	2
Quantum interactions in nanostructures School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Quantum interactions Dr Myrta Gruening Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Closed	2
Equivariant orthogonal calculus School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr David Barnes Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Closed	2
Delayed feedback mechanisms School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Gabor Kiss Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Closed	2
Deep Learning Approaches for Genetic Based Cancer Healthcare Modelling, for use in Cost-Effectiveness Analyses to Aid Decision Makers School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Felicity Lamrock Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Closed	2
Predicting Patient Response to New Drugs - Applications to Cost-Effectiveness Models School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Felicity Lamrock Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Closed	2
Statistical analysis of point patterns School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Hannah Mitchell Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Closed	2
Modelling Disease Misclassification using hidden Markov models. School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Hannah Mitchell Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Closed	2
Condition-based maintenance using hidden semi-Markov models School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Hannah Mitchell Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Closed	2
A framework for an effective traffic congestion management in road networks School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Salissou Moutari Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Closed	2
Analysis of time series data via topological data analysis School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Florian Pausinger Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Closed	2
Strongly damped systems School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Petr Siegl Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Closed	2
Mathematical models for cancer invasion School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Anna Zhigun Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Closed	2
Engineering and mapping entropy changes (local disorder) at the nanoscale in oxide materials School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD physics, materials, ferroelectrics, nanomaterials, scanning probe microscopy, electrocalorics Dr Raymond McQuaid Funding Funded Application deadline 7 February 2020	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Closed	2
How effective is behavioural activation in reducing depression in people with heart failure? School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Behavioural activation, depression, heart failure Professor David Thompson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
A mixed methods study to determine the key reasons for individuals with dementia attending the Emergency Department, and recommendations for a best practice approach School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Dementia; nursing home; care home; emergency department; GPs; Out of hours; dementia carers; inappro Dr Gillian Carter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
Experiences and needs of grandparents in families when parents have mental illness School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Parental mental illness, family focused practice, grandparents’ needs and experiences Dr Anne Grant Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
Suicide bereavement support School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Suicide Prevention Suicide Bereavement Mental Health Promotion Dr Karen Galway Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
A mindfulness mobile application to promote psychological health in patients receiving unit haemodialysis School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Mindfulness, kidney, feasibility. Dr Helen Noble Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
The development of a cancer action plan to respond to the health inequities faced by LGBT patients and their families: School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Supportive Cancer Care, Psychononcology , Families, LGBT Dr Olinda Santin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
Developing and validating eye-tracking based Executive Functions tests for children with Cerebral Palsy School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Cerebral Palsy; Executive functions; Neurodevelopmental disorder; Cognitive development; Motor impai Dr Oliver Perra Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
Relationships and sexuality Education (RSE) for young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Professor Michael Brown Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
Improving health outcomes in acute coronary syndrome via mindfulness School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Acute coronary syndrome, Depression, Mindfulness Dr Chantal Ski Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
QUADRAT DTP: Source-to-sink dynamics and palaeo-environment reconstruction from a dynamically evolving glacial foreland School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Climatology and Climate Change, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Environmental Science, Hydrology Dr Alastair Ruffell Funding Funded Application deadline 22 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP: PALLADIA: Paraíba do Sul Delta Sedimentary Dynamics School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Agricultural Sciences, Climatology, Climate Change, Environmental Engineering Dr Rory Flood Funding Funded Application deadline 22 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP: Landscapes of Production: Exploring the Palaeaoenvironmental Context of Stone Tool Quarrying, Manufacture, Use and Deposition on Neolithic Shetland School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Botany, Plant Science, Climatology, Climate Change, Ecology, Conservation, Environmental Science Dr William Megarry Funding Funded Application deadline 22 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP: Landscapes of Production: Exploring the Palaeaoenvironmental Context of Stone Tool Quarrying, Manufacture, Use and Deposition on Neolithic Shetland School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Botany, Plant Science, Climatology, Climate Change, Ecology, Conservation, Environmental Science Dr William Megarry Funding Funded Application deadline 22 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP: The impacts of climate change and extreme weather events on cyanobacteria blooms in lakes School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Climatology and Climate Change, Ecotoxicology and Pollution, Environmental Chemistry Dr Helen Roe Funding Funded Application deadline 22 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP: Investigation of the growth of molds (fungi and bacteria) in bio-based materials made from agro-waste food School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Agronomy, Soil Science, Bioinformatics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Hydrology Dr Mohammed Sonebi Funding Funded Application deadline 22 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP: Assessing the restoration of UK Carbon sinks using geophysics and microbiology School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Agronomy, Soil Science, Bioinformatics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Hydrology Dr Rory Doherty Funding Funded Application deadline 22 January 2019	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP: Dynamics of carbon capture in Scottish and Irish peatlands over the past centuries School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Botany, Plant Science, Climatology, Climate Change, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology Dr Maarten Blaauw Funding Funded Application deadline 22 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Geotechnical Properties of Glacial Tills: Engineering and Environmental Applications School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Environmental Engineering, Geography, Geology Dr David Hughes Funding Funded Application deadline 22 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP: Investigating the timing and causes of nitrogen cycle changes in Bronze Age Ireland School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Environmental Science, Palaeobiology, Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Chemistry. Dr Gill Plunkett Funding Funded Application deadline 22 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Closed	2
QUADRAT: Multidisciplinary Quantification Ecosystem Services to Streams, Provided by Formerly Afforested Blanket Bog. School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Agricultural Sciences, Ecology, Conservation, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering Dr Raymond Flynn Funding Funded Application deadline 22 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP: Medical Geology: The Impact of the Natural Environment on Health in Past Populations from Ireland and Scotland School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Forensic Science, Geology, Palaeobiology Professor Eileen Murphy Funding Funded Application deadline 22 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Closed	2
Feeding Medieval Carrickfergus- A Multi-proxy Study of Livestock Husbandry in a Frontier Town School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Professor Eileen Murphy Funding Funded Application deadline 13 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Closed	2
Enhancing intracellular delivery of antibiotics using cold atmospheric plasma School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Antibiotics, AMR, Plasma Medicine, Cold plasma, Intracellular infection Dr Padrig Flynn Funding Funded Application deadline 31 January 2020	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Enhancing Macrophage-Biofilm Interaction using Non-Thermal Plasma School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Biofilm Microbiology, Molecular Microbiology, Plasma Physics, Macrophag Professor Brendan Gilmore Funding Funded Application deadline 31 January 2020	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Long-Acting Microneedle Delivery Systems School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microneedles, long-acting drug delivery Professor Ryan Donnelly Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Relationship between antibiotic therapy and development of antimicrobial resistance in patients with bronchiectasis School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, antimicrobial resistance, PCR, next-generation sequencing, metagenomics, clinical pharmac Professor Michael Tunney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Long-acting drug delivery from intravaginal rings for treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia School of Pharmacy \| PHD vaginal drug delivery; vaginal ring technology; cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; pre-cancer Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Long-acting drug delivery from intravaginal rings for treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia School of Pharmacy \| PHD vaginal drug delivery; vaginal ring technology; cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; pre-cancer Dr Pete Boyd Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of next-generation vaginal gels containing multiple active agents for improved treatment of bacterial vaginosis School of Pharmacy \| PHD Vaginal gels; drug delivery; bacterial vaginosis; formulation; Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Novel sustained-release formulation strategies for vaginal administration of drug-loaded nanoparticles School of Pharmacy \| PHD Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Novel sustained-release formulation strategies for vaginal administration of drug-loaded nanoparticles School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmaceutics; drug delivery; vaginal rings; nanoparticles; formulation; HIV prevention; antiretrovi Dr Pete Boyd Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Nano-engineered Delivery Systems for the Targeted Delivery of Oncology Drugs for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Nanomedicine, Personalised Medicine, Industry Partnership, Drug Delivery Professor Helen McCarthy Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Self-triggered smart biomaterials School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, antimicrobial, AMR, polymer, materials science, surface modification, surface chemist Professor Colin McCoy Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
A randomised pilot study of a theory-based intervention to improve appropriate polypharmacy in older people in primary care (PolyPrime) School of Pharmacy \| PHD Polypharmacy, primary care, randomised controlled trial, older people, behaviour change Professor Carmel Hughes Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Design and realisation of nanomedicine using computer simulation and smart nanofracturing method School of Pharmacy \| PHD Computer simulation, molecular dynamics, metadynamics, thermodynamic modelling, continuous manufactu Dr Yiwei Tian Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
SMART Cancer Nanomedicines School of Pharmacy \| PHD Responsive nanoparticles, targeted drug delivery, cancer nanomedicine. Dr Wafa Al-Jamal Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Nanoparticle delivery of antibiotics for treatment of pulmonary infection School of Pharmacy \| PHD Liposomes; Cystic Fibrosis; infection; pulmonary delivery; inhalation; antibiotic; pharmaceutics Dr Vicky Kett Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Investigation of the role of microplastics-associated microorganisms in the spread of antimicrobial-resistant genes in aquatic environments School of Pharmacy \| PHD Bacteriophage, enzymes, molecular microbiology, genomics, genetic engineering, pathogenic bacteria, Dr Timofey Skvortsov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Computational prospecting of bacteriophage genomes and prophages for biotechnologically and pharmaceutically relevant enzymes School of Pharmacy \| PHD Bacteriophage, enzymes, molecular microbiology, genomics, genetic engineering, pathogenic bacteria, Dr Timofey Skvortsov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Investigation of horizontal gene transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes by bacteriophages in aquatic environments School of Pharmacy \| PHD Bacteriophage, enzymes, molecular microbiology, genomics, genetic engineering, pathogenic bacteria, Dr Laura Sherrard Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Investigation of horizontal gene transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes by bacteriophages in aquatic environments School of Pharmacy \| PHD Bacteriophage, enzymes, molecular microbiology, genomics, genetic engineering, pathogenic bacteria, Dr Timofey Skvortsov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Dissecting novel mechanisms of cysteine protease biology in tumourigenesis. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Protease, cathepsin, cancer, mechanism, microenvironment, epigenetics Dr Roberta Burden Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Microfabricated Engineered Systems for Sustained Ocular Drug Delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Ocular drug delivery, drug deliver, polymer implants, biologics, protein delivery Dr Raj Thakur Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
3D printing of drug delivery implants School of Pharmacy \| PHD 3D printing; fused deposition modelling; additive manufacturing; drug formulation; drug product deve Dr Pete Boyd Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Responsive hydrogel platforms towards the prevention of medical device-associated infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Polymers, hydrogels, infection, responsive, drug delivery, biomaterials, medical device-associated i Dr Nicola Irwin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Responsive hydrogel platforms towards the prevention of medical device-associated infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Polymers, hydrogels, infection, responsive, drug delivery, biomaterials, medical device-associated i Dr Nicola Irwin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Responsive hydrogel platforms towards the prevention of medical device-associated infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Polymers, hydrogels, infection, responsive, drug delivery, biomaterials, medical device-associated i Professor Colin McCoy Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Personalised Medicine for Breast and Ovarian Cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cancer, biomarkers, targeted treatment, drug development Professor Helen McCarthy Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Personalised Medicine for Breast and Ovarian Cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cancer, biomarkers, targeted treatment, drug development Dr Niamh Buckley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Surface Treatment for Improved Performance of Implantable Medical Devices School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biomaterials, Anti-infective, Biocompatibility, Materials Science, Engineering, Orthopaedic Implant, Dr Louise Carson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Surface-modified silicone elastomer for medical and drug delivery devices with reduced bacterial adherence and biofilm formation School of Pharmacy \| PHD drug delivery; medical device; drug formulation; silicone elastomer; biofilm formation Dr Louise Carson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Surface-modified silicone elastomer for medical and drug delivery devices with reduced bacterial adherence and biofilm formation School of Pharmacy \| PHD drug delivery; medical device; drug formulation; silicone elastomer; biofilm formation Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in people with bronchiectasis during chronic inhaled treatment School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antibiotics, infection, respiratory, lung diseases Professor Michael Tunney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in people with bronchiectasis during chronic inhaled treatment School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antibiotics, infection, respiratory, lung diseases Dr Laura Sherrard Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Peptide hydrogels as novel nanotherapeutic delivery agents enhancing the anti-tumour efficacy of radiotherapy. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cancer; Radiotherapy; Gold Nanoparticles; Drug Delivery; Peptides; HIV; Hydrogels; Controlled Releas Dr Jonathan Coulter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
USP17 as a cancer therapeutic target School of Pharmacy \| PHD Protease, ubiquitin, deubiquitinase, cancer, NSCLC, USP17 Dr James Burrows Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Computer Simulations of G protein-coupled Receptors School of Pharmacy \| PHD Chemistry, biochemistry, computational biology, medicinal computational chemistry, drug design Dr Irina Tikhonova Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Optimising pharmacological treatment of non-cognitive symptoms in people with dementia School of Pharmacy \| PHD Older people, dementia, primary care, healthcare professionals, medicines optimisation Dr Heather Barry Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Optimising pharmacological treatment of non-cognitive symptoms in people with dementia School of Pharmacy \| PHD Older people, dementia, primary care, healthcare professionals, medicines optimisation Professor Carmel Hughes Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Peptide hydrogels as a long-acting multipurpose drug delivery platform for combined contraception and HIV prevention School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug Delivery; Peptides; HIV; Hydrogels; Controlled Release Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
To investigate the pharmacological response of senolytics in ovarian cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cancer; cell biology; cell signalling; pharmacology; drug action Dr Fiona Furlong Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
To develop an allosteric inhibitor of HDAC6 inhibition in cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cancer; cell biology; cell signalling; pharmacology; drug action; Dr Fiona Furlong Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of 3D Printed drug-eluting mesh implants School of Pharmacy \| PHD 3D Printing, Drug Delivery, Meshes, Scaffolds Dr Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Microfluidic Synthesis of Nanomedicines for the Delivery of Biologic Drugs School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug Delivery, Microfluidics, Nanomedicine, Biopharmaceutics Dr Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Determining the microbiome of the homes of people with chronic respiratory diseases. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microbiology, respiratory disease, antibiotic resistance Dr Deirdre Gilpin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Investigating the impact of electronic cigarette vapour on respiratory microbiota and inflammation School of Pharmacy \| PHD Electronic cigarette, immune, next generation sequencing, respiratory, microbiome, transcriptome Dr Deirdre Gilpin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Antimicrobial prescribing in hospice and palliative care School of Pharmacy \| PHD Hospice, palliative care, prescribing, antimicrobial, antibiotic Dr Carole Parsons Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Enhancing intracellular delivery of antibiotics using cold atmospheric plasma School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cold plasma, Intracellular infections, AMR, Antibiotics Professor Brendan Gilmore Funding Funded Application deadline 31 January 2020	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
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 Professor Cherie Armour Funding Funded Application deadline 31 January 2020	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2
To Be Confirmed School of Psychology \| PHD Professor Emma Flynn Funding Funded Application deadline 31 January 2020	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2
Mind wandering in children and its impact on learning School of Psychology \| PHD Dr Agnieszka Jaroslawska Funding Funded Application deadline 31 January 2020	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2
Judgments of facial expressions of emotion School of Psychology \| PHD Dr Magda Rychlowska Funding Funded Application deadline 31 January 2020	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2
Chronic pain rehabilitation School of Psychology \| PHD Professor Kevin E. Vowles Funding Funded Application deadline 31 January 2020	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2
Improving attitudes towards gender equality initiatives: Designing game-based training resources School of Psychology \| PHD Dr Ioana Latu Funding Funded Application deadline 31 January 2020	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2
Measuring effects of ageing on cortical activity during sensory integration and posture-cognitive multitasking using functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). School of Psychology \| PHD Dr Mihalis Doumas Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2020	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Archaeal polyphosphate cycling: novel enzymes to drive new technologies School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, biochemistry, bioinformatics, environmental, geochemistry, microbiology, molecular Dr Jason Chin Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Diet mediated metabolic-inflammation – mechanistic insights School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, food science, health sciences, immunology, molecular biology, public health Professor Helen Roche Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Emerging Infectious Diseases – Surveillance and Biosecurity School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, health sciences, microbiology, molecular biology, pathology, public health, veterinary Dr Nikki Marks Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
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 Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Exposing drivers for parasite growth and virulence at the single cell level School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, health sciences, microbiology, parasitology, public health, virology Professor Aaron Maule Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Flavonoid metabolism and cardiometabolic health School of Biological Sciences \| PHD data analysis, food science, health sciences, medical, public health Professor Aedin Cassidy Funding Funded Application deadline 13 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Food fraud risks in UK supply chain networks School of Biological Sciences \| PHD data analysis, food science, law Professor Saskia van Ruth Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Gene mining useful biocatalysts from paleosols School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, genetics, geochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology 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 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 Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
How does Clostridium difficile control the gut microbiome? Molecular dissection of nutrient control strategies School of Biological Sciences \| PHD health sciences, microbiology, molecular biology, pathology, public health, virology Professor Geoff McMullan Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Innovative Diagnostics for Helminth Parasite Infections School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural, molecular biology, parasitology, veterinary medicine Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Investigating how the levels of queuine, a novel micronutrient, are associated with human ageing and brain health School of Biological Sciences \| PHD cell biology, food chemistry, food science, health sciences, medical science, public health Dr Brian Green Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Investigation and exploration of health and therapeutic benefits of plant-derived secondary metabolites School of Biological Sciences \| PHD analytical chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, health sciences, microbiology Dr Chen Situ Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Mast cell dysregulation? Understanding the development of mastocytosis School of Biological Sciences \| PHD health sciences, medical science, molecular biology, public health Dr Ciaren Graham Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Microbial interactions in unique chemosynthetic ecosystems –an integrated ‘Omic approach School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, ecology, environmental, evolution, geochemistry, microbiology, molecular Dr Deepak Kumaresan Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Mosquito control using native predators and other novel environmentally friendly methodologies School of Biological Sciences \| PHD public health, zoology, animal science Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Optimising behaviour change initiatives for food waste prevention School of Biological Sciences \| PHD data analysis, ecology, economics, statistics 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 Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
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 Dr Ben Collins Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
SAFENUT: Cold plasma as an Intervention technology to ensure a safe and nutritious groundnut supply School of Biological Sciences \| PHD analytical chemistry, food science, health sciences, microbiology, public health Professor Paula Bourke Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Schistosome blood flukes and bacteria: How pathogens interact with other pathogens, and the host School of Biological Sciences \| PHD health sciences, microbiology, molecular biology, parasitology, public health Dr Geoff Gobert Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Sleep in the wild: reproductive benefits and health costs of natural sleep deprivation in fallow deer School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, animal science, evolution, zoology, animal science Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	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 Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
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 Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Targeting yeast epigenetics to combat anti-fungal resistance School of Biological Sciences \| PHD health sciences, microbiology, molecular biology, public health Dr Edel Hyland Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Temperature regulation of non-coding RNA and crop - rhizosphere interactions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, biotechnology, botany, climate, microbiology, molecular, parasitology Dr Johnathan Dalzell Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
The effects of maternal stress on offspring survival in the fallow deer School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, endocrinology, evolution, zoology, animal science Dr Domhnall Jennings Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 13 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
The marine phosphorus cycle and the methane paradox School of Biological Sciences \| PHD analytical chemistry, biochemistry, geochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology Professor John McGrath Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
The relative importance of different species traits for predicting invasion success and impact - a sensitivity analysis approach School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, computer science, data analysis, ecology, environmental, mathematics Dr Keith Farnsworth Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Uncovering the Hidden Human Milk Microbiome School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, statistics Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Understanding Biofilm Formation in the Domain Archaea School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biotechnology, cell biology, microbiology Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Using data analytics to identify best practices across the food supply chain that drive nutrition quality School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, computer science, data analysis, food science, health sciences, public health Dr Danielle McCarthy Funding Funded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
What drives early-life “programming” in the rumen microbiome? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, computer science, data analysis, genetics, microbiology, zoology Professor Chris Creevey Funding Funded Application deadline 14 February 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP CASE: 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 Funding Funded Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	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 Funding Funded Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP: Identifying Environmental Factors for Soil Transmitted and Food Borne Helminth Diseases in Border Regions of Northern Thailand School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, agronomy, soil science, ecology, food science, microbiology, parasitology Dr Geoff Gobert Funding Funded Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP: Microbial social lives: A multi-scale systems approach to decode microbial metabolic networks School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, climate change, ecology, environmental science, geochemistry Dr Deepak Kumaresan Funding Funded Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP: Temperature regulation of crop - rhizosphere ecology School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, biotechnology, botany, climate, microbiology, molecular, parasitology Dr Johnathan Dalzell Funding Funded Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP: The effects of maternal stress on offspring survival in the fallow deer School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, endocrinology, evolution, zoology, animal science Dr Domhnall Jennings Funding Funded Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP: Tropical Marine Biodiversity: Solving the taxonomic bottlenecks to environmental impact assessments School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, evolution, marine biology, zoology, animal science Dr Julia Sigwart Funding Funded Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
QUADRAT DTP: Unravelling the freshwater microbial phosphorus cycle School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, climate, ecology, environmental, geochemistry, hydrology, molecular Professor John McGrath Funding Funded Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Valuing ecosystem services School of Biological Sciences \| PHD valuation, environmental economics, experimental economics, behavioural economics 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 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 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 Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	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 Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	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 Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Bovine TB: Reconstructing the molecular evolution of Mycobacterium bovis School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agicultural sciences, bioinformatics, data analysis, molecular biology, epidemiology, statistics Professor Paulo Prodohl Funding Funded Application deadline 21 February 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
FOODBIOSYSTEMS - 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 Funding Funded Application deadline 6 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	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 Funding Funded Application deadline 6 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 6 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
FOODBIOSYSTEMS - Nitrosamine formation and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in processed meats: investigating the role of nitrites, extraneous nitrates and possible nitrite replacers School of Biological Sciences \| PHD nitrites, cancer, processed meats, food science, nutrition, health Dr Brian Green Funding Funded Application deadline 6 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
FOODBIOSYSTEMS - Temperature regulation of microRNAs and crop - rhizosphere interactions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microRNAs, agriculture, rhizosphere, plant science, microbiology, biotechnology, bioinformatics Dr Johnathan Dalzell Funding Funded Application deadline 6 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 6 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
FOODBIOSYSTEMS - What are the mechanisms driving niche specialisation within rumen plant associated microbiomes? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD rumen, microbiome, microbiology, agriculture, computational science, biochemistry, bioinformatics Professor Chris Creevey Funding Funded Application deadline 6 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 31 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
A proteomic map of host cell rewiring by pathogens School of Biological Sciences \| PHD analytical chemistry, biochemistry, bioinformatics, immunology, microbiology Dr Ben Collins Funding Funded Application deadline 31 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 28 February 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
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 Funding Funded Application deadline 31 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Unlocking single cell datasets for biomarker discovery in human diseases School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Single Cell Genomics, Data Mining, Bioinformatics, Artificial Intelligence, Human Diseases Dr Vijay Tiwari Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Epigenomics of neurological disorders School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Epigenomics, Gene Regulation, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Brain Disorders Dr Vijay Tiwari Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Mechanism of actiones of mucoactive drugs in critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Critical Illness Dr Bronwen Connolly Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
The role of SORL1 in B cell antigen trafficking School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD B Cells, Endocytosis, SORL1, Immunology, CRISPR, Cell Biology, Immune Response Dr Dessi Malivona Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
RNA transport in angiogenesis: deciphering mechanisms of RNA localisation to understand blood vessel growth School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Endothelial biology Mr Guilherme Costa Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Circadian clocks in diabetes – implications for diabetic macular oedema School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Vision, Vascular Medicine, Diabetes, Circadian, Diabetic Retinopathy, Complications Dr Eleni Beli Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Exploiting the protein O-glycosylation pathway in opportunistic bacteria as a novel antimicrobial target School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Antimicrobial discovery, cystic fibrosis, vaccines, molecular genetics, bacterial physiology Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
The Role of Exosome-bound Proteases in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Innate Immunity, Respiratory Disease, Exosome, Protease Professor Cliff Taggart Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Subversion of small GTPases for host exploitation by intracellular bacterial pathogens School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Infection,microbiology,bacteria,host-pathogen interaction,proteomics,innate immunity,antimicrobials Dr. Gunnar N. Schroeder Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Airway epithelium and respiratory syncytial virus – effect of developmental age on responses to infection School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Ultan Power Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Drug Discovery for Targeting the RNA-Binding Protein QKI in Diabetes Using the Remarkable Technology of iPS Cells School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetes,Cardiovascular Disease,induced Pluripotent Stem cells (iPSCs),endothelial cell dysfunction Dr Andriana Margariti Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Mitochondrial dysfunction in ARDS and therapeutic mechanism of mesenchymal stromal cell derived extracelluar vesicles School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD respiratory diseases, ARDS, cell therapies, mitochondrial dysfunction, extracellular vesicles Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Dissecting how the human pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae rewires macrophages to promote infection School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Macrophage, Klebsiella, immunometabolism, AMR Professor Jose Bengoechea Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Role of protein quality control mechanisms in the regulation of metabolic homeostasis School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cell Biology, Metabolism, Cancer Dr Colin Adrain Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Development of LSD1 (KDM1a)/CoREST Targeting Strategies for the Treatment of Poor Prognosis Cancers School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Drug Development, Target Degradation, PROTAC, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Epigenetic Dr Richard Williams Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Role of RNA-translational machinery in anti-cancer effects of 5-Fluorouracil School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Colon Cancer, Chemotherapy, translational control, functional genomics, transcriptional control Dr Simon McDade Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Harnessing biomedical and bioinformatics methodologies to investigate the mechanisms linking bladder inflammation and development of urothelial cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Urothelial cancer, Bladder, Molecular biology,Cell biology, Physiology, Bioinformatics, Epidemiology Professor Karen McCloskey Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Targeting cellular metabolism to enhance radiotherapy response in KRAS mutant NSCLC School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Radiotherapy, Cancer metabolism, Lung cancer Dr Karl Butterworth Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Identifying mechanisms leading to improved prostate cancer outcomes in statin users School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Bioinformatics,endoplasmic reticulum stress,epidemiology,flow cytometry,immunocytochemistry,lipids Dr Emma Allott Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Understanding how public health policy can affect life expectancy inequalities in Northern Ireland through simulation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Public Health,Life Expectancy,Health Inequalities,Mortality,Modelling,Simulation,Systems,Policy Dr Declan Bradley Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Food-based biomarkers, diet quality, and cardiometabolic health School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Nutrition, food, biomarker, diet, health Professor Jayne Woodside Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
SWISH (See Well to Stay In ScHool: Randomised trial of spectacle distribution to secondary school children with myopia to increase academic high school attendance rate in rural communities) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Child eye care, ophthalmology, refractive error, public health, rural China, education attainment Dr Ving Fai Chan Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Investigating the costs and benefits of global health partnerships School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Global Public Health Professor Diarmuid O'Donovan Funding Funded Application deadline 20 February 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2
Developing an injury surveillance system in road cycling in order to design and implement injury prevention programmes School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Injury prevention, Cycling, Injury surveillance, Public health, Sports medicine Dr Neil Heron Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Simulating physical activity policies for population health School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Public Health, modelling, simulation, health inequalities, systems science, systems thinking Dr Leandro Garcia Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Identifying Subphenotypes of Delirium Using Existing Research Data School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Public Health, Delirium, clinical research, precision medicine Dr Emma Cunningham Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Mapping the contours of the turbulent landscape of Inclusion Health services in Northern Ireland School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Public health, Primary care Professor Diarmuid O'Donovan Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Mapping Homeless and Inclusion Health services in Northern Ireland School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Public health, Primary care Professor Diarmuid O'Donovan Funding Funded Application deadline 20 February 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2
Getting stuck in: how can medical students be enabled to get more involved in patient care? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Medical Education Professor Tim Dornan Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Medications used for the treatment of prostate enlargement and cancer risk School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Public Health, Epidemiology, Cancer, Pharmacoepidemiology, Data Analysis, Statistics Dr Blanaid Hicks Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Levofloxacin:reducing the risk of Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistance School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Microbiology, Cystic Fibrosis Dr Damian Downey Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	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 Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Development and evaluation of small Inhibitors of HUWE1 for the treatment of Multiple Myeloma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Blood cancer, Drug discover, Multiple myeloma, E3 Ligase, Ubiquitin proteasome system Dr Lisa Crawford Funding Funded Application deadline 24 February 2020	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2

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