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A-Z of Research Opportunities

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

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

If you require any further support, please contact our Faculty Hubs:

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences – askAHSS@qub.ac.uk
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences – askMHLS@qub.ac.uk

Further information on our faculty hubs can be found here.

Project name	School	Funding	Subject	Status	Sort	Timestamp
CITI-GENS MSCA COFUND Doctoral Training Programme Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Pharmacy, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 10 July 2020	Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Pharmacy, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1594396800
Ageing back into the closet: Exploring the needs and understanding the lived experiences of the ageing LGBTQIA+ population in Northern Ireland. Funding Funded Application deadline 26 May 2025		Funded		Closed	1	1748214000
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Photonic Integration & Advanced Data Storage (PIADS) School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Mathematics and Physics Funding Funded Application deadline 31 March 2020	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded		Closed	1	1585666800
County Antrim Grand Jury Bursary School of Law Funding Funded Application deadline 18 July 2025	School of Law	Funded		Open	1	1752850800
Improving depression in adults with specialist palliative care needs using Behavioural Activation School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 14 March 2025	School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1741910400
Developing a child-informed measure of child poverty School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 31 March 2025	School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1743375600
Deaf children and young people’s access to key supports and provisions across health and education: A rights-based approach. School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 31 March 2025	School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1743375600
Improving airport access for neurodiverse individuals using Applied Behaviour Analysis. School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 31 March 2025	School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1743375600
Improving Support for Care-Experienced Young Mothers in Northern Ireland School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 03 March 2025	School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1740960000
QUARTILES Doctoral Landscape Awards School of Natural and Built Environment Funding Funded Application deadline 19 February 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded		Closed	1	1739980800
Jetset Your Degree - Financial Awards for Skill Development - 2024 - 2025 Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 31 August 2025	Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Open	1	1756680900
Queen’s University/China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarships Funding Funded Application deadline 21 January 2025		Funded		Closed	1	1737503100
Northern Bridge Consortium Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Natural and Built Environment Funding Funded Application deadline 07 January 2025	Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded		Closed	1	1736265600
NINE Northern Ireland and North East of England DTP Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2025	Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1737388800
Local Skills Development Award - Financial Awards for Skill Development - 2023 - 2024 Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 01 June 2024	Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1717282500
Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) Enterprise Fellowship School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Pharmacy Funding Funded Application deadline 29 August 2023	School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Pharmacy	Funded		Closed	1	1693293000
Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions (LINAS) Doctoral Training Programme School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 31 January 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work	Funded		Closed	1	1675184400
Faculty DfE International Scholarship School of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery Funding Funded Application deadline 14 March 2022	School of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery	Funded		Closed	1	1647302340
North South Postgraduate Scholarships Funding Funded Application deadline 13 May 2021		Funded		Closed	1	1620918000
Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund Funding Funded Application deadline 08 March 2020		Funded		Closed	1	1583711940
DAERA Postgraduate Studentships School of Biological Sciences Funding Funded Application deadline 25 February 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded		Closed	1	1582675140
Relativistic attosecond sources from intense multi-colour laser pulses School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD EXPERIMENTAL (primary) / COMPUTATIONAL (secondary) Dr Mark Yeung Supervisor Dr Mark Yeung Funding Funded CAST Studentship Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Mathematical models for cancer invasion School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Anna Zhigun Supervisor Dr Anna Zhigun Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
Synthesizing 3D Light Fields for Manipulating Chiral Matter School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Experimental Dr Jason Greenwood Supervisor Dr Jason Greenwood Funding Funded Royal Society International Exchange Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Graded rings and toric methods in algebra School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Thomas Huettemann Supervisor Dr Thomas Huettemann Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
The Coherent Harmonic Focus - High Harmonic Generation in the Multi-Petawatt Regime. School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Experimental Professor Brendan Dromey Supervisor Professor Brendan Dromey Funding Funded Awaiting funding Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Digital twin for real-time flow management in hospitals School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Laura Boyle Supervisor Dr Laura Boyle Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
High-quality positron and x-ray sources for EuPRAXIA School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Experimental, Computational Professor Gianluca Sarri Supervisor Professor Gianluca Sarri Funding Funded CAST Studentship Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Large language models for data mining in software repositories School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Zhiwei Lin Supervisor Dr Zhiwei Lin Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
Femtosecond radiobiology with very high energy electron beams School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Experimental Professor Gianluca Sarri Supervisor Professor Gianluca Sarri Funding Funded CAST Studentship Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Mathematics of infectious diseases School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Gabor Kiss Supervisor Dr Gabor Kiss Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
Carbon ion acceleration for radiotherapy applications School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Experimental Professor Marco Borghesi Supervisor Professor Marco Borghesi Funding Funded EPS DTP Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Statistical Advances in Health Economic Modelling School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Felicity Lamrock Supervisor Dr Felicity Lamrock Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
Spatio-temporal coupling in high intensity lasers School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD EXPERIMENTAL/COMPUTATIONAL Dr Matthew Streeter Supervisor Dr Matthew Streeter Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Developing a Digital Twin of Paediatric Care in Northern Ireland for Forecasting and Informing Policy Decisions. School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Adele Marshall Supervisor Professor Adele Marshall Funding Funded CAST Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
Template-Free MCMC Reconstruction of Single Molecule Imaging Data with Multiple Distinct Structures School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Hannah Mitchell Supervisor Dr Hannah Mitchell Funding Funded CAST Studentship with STFC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
Hierarchical Spatial-Temporal Modelling of Microglia Patterns: Towards Non-Invasive Diagnostics for Neonatal Hypoxia and Neurodegenerative Disorders School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Hannah Mitchell Supervisor Dr Hannah Mitchell Funding Funded CAST Studentship with STFC, UCL Application deadline 7 July 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1751842800
Data-Driven Decisions: Transforming Urgent Care Patient Outcomes and Resource Allocation for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Laura Boyle Supervisor Dr Laura Boyle Funding Funded CAST Studentship with NI Ambulance Service Application deadline 7 July 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1751842800
Time-varying Associations in Multivariate Mixed Models: Applications in Sports Analytics School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Lisa McFetridge Supervisor Dr Lisa McFetridge Funding Funded Funding awaited - TBC Application deadline 14 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1739491200
Radiation damage in the wide band gap semiconductor Ga2O3 School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD COMPUTATIONAL/THEORETICAL Dr Lorenzo Stella Supervisor Dr Lorenzo Stella Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Utilising Machine Learning in a Robust Joint Model Setting School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Karen Cairns Supervisor Dr Karen Cairns Funding Funded Funding awaited - tbc Application deadline 14 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1739491200
Probing dipole instabilities in the ultrafast ionization of molecules School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Theoretical/Computational Dr Dan Dundas Supervisor Dr Dan Dundas Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Mapping the transition from photo-ionisation to strong-field ionisation. School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD COMPUTATIONAL/THEORETICAL Dr Andrew Brown Supervisor Dr Andrew Brown Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Into the Rubinverse: Exploring the Solar System with the First Data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Megan Schwamb Supervisor Dr Megan Schwamb Funding Unfunded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Investigating exoplanet systems with the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Ernst de Mooij Supervisor Dr Ernst de Mooij Funding Unfunded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Observations of Solar Flares in Lyman-Alpha Emission School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Ryan Milligan Supervisor Dr Ryan Milligan Funding Unfunded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Modelling of neutron star mergers: Fundamental atomic structure, electron-impact excitation and recombination calculations in support of collisional-radiative modelling and radiative transport. School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Connor Ballance Supervisor Professor Connor Ballance Funding Funded ERC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
A Dirac R-matrix approach to the determination of opacities. School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Connor Ballance Supervisor Professor Connor Ballance Funding Unfunded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Rapid astrophysical explosions from neutron star and black hole interactions School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Matt Nicholl Supervisor Dr Matt Nicholl Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Supernovae: theoretical modelling of light curves and spectra School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Stuart Sim Supervisor Dr Stuart Sim Funding Unfunded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
2D Materials Enhanced Surface Plasmon Resonance School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Fumin Huang Supervisor Dr Fumin Huang Funding Unfunded Funding Awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Disrupting Magnons Using Ferroelectric Domains School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Marty Gregg Supervisor Professor Marty Gregg Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
“Hard” metals: Looking for alternative material for high temperature applications School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Lorenzo Stella Supervisor Dr Lorenzo Stella Funding Funded EPS DTP Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Combined First-Principles and Machine-Learning Approach to Real-Time Nonlinear Spectroscopies School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Myrta Gruening Supervisor Dr Myrta Gruening Funding Unfunded Funding Awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Rediscovering the Fundamental Science of the Archetypal Antiferroelectrics at small scales School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Amit Kumar Supervisor Dr Amit Kumar Funding Unfunded Funding Awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Exploring domain continuity in polycrystalline ferroics School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Miryam Arredondo Supervisor Dr Miryam Arredondo Funding Unfunded Funding Awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Simulating Linear and Nonlinear Spectroscopies of Aqueous Systems School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr David Wilkins Supervisor Dr David Wilkins Funding Unfunded Funding Awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Twistronics: electronic transport with a twist School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Marty Gregg Supervisor Professor Marty Gregg Funding Unfunded Funding Awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Micromagnetic simulations and direct visualisation of artificial spin ice School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Solveig Felton Supervisor Dr Solveig Felton Funding Funded EPS DTP Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Evaluating thermal stability of near-field transducer materials School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Miryam Arredondo Supervisor Dr Miryam Arredondo Funding Unfunded Funding Awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Longitudinal analysis of athlete development in youth team sports School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor David Jess Supervisor Professor David Jess Funding Unfunded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
PhD in Theoretical many-body physics and quantum chemistry: Many-body theory and computation of low-energy antimatter interactions with matter and light [within ERC-funded research group]. School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Dermot Green Supervisor Dr Dermot Green Funding Funded Funding awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Computational pump-probe spectroscopy involving X-ray laser fields School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Hugo Van Der Hart Supervisor Professor Hugo Van Der Hart Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Controlling heat transfer at the nanoscale with ferroic materials School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Ray McQuaid Supervisor Dr Ray McQuaid Funding Unfunded Funding Awaited Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Line identifications for heavy elements of importance in kilonova modelling School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor David Riley Supervisor Professor David Riley Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Atomic Defects in Nanomaterials for Integrated Quantum Technologies School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Hamidreza Siampour Ashkavandi Supervisor Dr Hamidreza Siampour Ashkavandi Funding Unfunded Awaiting Funding Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1738886400
Mathematical modelling for operational decision-support in the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Laura Boyle Supervisor Dr Laura Boyle Funding Funded DfE CAST Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1740700800
Are children’s intuitions about ownership impacted by concerns for human flourishing? School of Psychology \| PHD Ownership; development; children; human flourishing; ownership obligations Professor Aidan Feeney Supervisor Professor Aidan Feeney Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Lost in Thought: Exploring Children's Awareness of Mind Wandering School of Psychology \| PHD attention, mind wandering, metacognition, cognitive development, academic achievement Dr Agnieszka Graham Supervisor Dr Agnieszka Graham Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Words for Feelings: Exploring the Development of Emotional Granularity in Children and Adolescents School of Psychology \| PHD emotional granularity, child and adolescent development, child and adolescent mental health Dr Agnieszka Graham Supervisor Dr Agnieszka Graham Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Collective victimhood, imagined futures, and the constitutional status of Northern Ireland School of Psychology \| PHD Psychology ; Social psychology; Political psychology; qualitative Dr Andrew McNeill Supervisor Dr Andrew McNeill Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1738886400
Inclusivity in Higher Education: Exploring Contexts, Barriers, and Facilitators of Positive Student Experiences School of Psychology \| PHD Pedagogy; Student Experience; Curriculum Design; Diversity; Inclusivity; Neurodiversity; Accessible Dr Aideen McParland Supervisor Dr Aideen McParland Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2
Remembering the baby’s first year: Do new parents forget negative experiences more than positive ones? School of Psychology \| PHD Parenting, parents, caregivers, neuroscience, cognitive science, memory, forgetfulness, emotional va Dr Anna Truzzi Supervisor Dr Anna Truzzi Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Two halves make a whole: Exploring the role of the families in caring for police officers with occupational related psychological distress. School of Psychology \| PHD health, well-being, trauma Professor Cherie Armour Supervisor Professor Cherie Armour Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Identifying psychological mechanisms which promote resilience post-trauma. School of Psychology \| PHD trauma, PTSD, mental health, resilience Professor Cherie Armour Supervisor Professor Cherie Armour Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Nanocrystals-in-nanofibres as a promising strategy for the delivery of poorly soluble actives School of Pharmacy \| PHD Nanocrystals, nanotechnology, drug delivery, pharmaceutics Dr Alejandro J. Paredes (CAST) Supervisor Dr Alejandro J. Paredes (CAST) Funding Unfunded Application deadline 22 November 2024	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1732233600
Microneedle delivery of non-ribosomal antimicrobial peptides to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antibiotics; peptide synthesis; antimicrobial peptides; microneedles; organic synthesis Professor Ryan Donnelly. Supervisor Professor Ryan Donnelly. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Chemical Tools to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antibiotics; peptide synthesis; chemical probes; organic synthesis; chemical biology Professor Gerd Wagner. Supervisor Professor Gerd Wagner. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
ENERGY - Enhanced Nanoparticles Engineered fRom Gold for multi-modal therapY School of Pharmacy \| PHD Nanomedicine, Cancer, SERS, radiotherapy, photothermal therapy Professor Jonathan Coulter. Supervisor Professor Jonathan Coulter. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
High resolution solid state NMR as a tool for analysis of polymeric controlled release drug delivery systems School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, materials science, analytical chemistry, polymers, solid state NMR Professor Karl Malcolm. Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Algorithmic Warfare and Civilian Harm School of Law \| PHD AI, warfare, armed conflict, civilian harm Professor Luke Moffett Supervisor Professor Luke Moffett Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 30 January 2025	School of Law	Funded	Law	Closed	2	1738195200
Finding “home” in a cultural landscape of migration and belonging School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PHD History, public history, migration, letters, popular history, diaspora Dr Sophie Cooper Supervisor Dr Sophie Cooper Funding Funded CAST Collaborative Studentship Application deadline 10 March 2025	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics	Funded	History	Closed	2	1741564800
Ulster-Americans: Ulster immigrant life in an American city tenement, 1840-1910 School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PHD Museum Studies, Migration, Material Culture, Irish Diaspora, Ulster, History Dr Sophie Cooper Supervisor Dr Sophie Cooper Funding Funded AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) Application deadline 21 May 2025	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics	Funded	History	Open	2	1747782000
Cohesive and Ecologically Coherent EU-UK fisheries management after Brexit School of Law \| PHD marine fisheries Brexit Professor Richard Collins Supervisor Professor Richard Collins Funding Funded Marine Institute Application deadline 14 June 2024	School of Law	Funded	Law	Closed	2	1718319600
The mediating role of trauma appraisals following potentially traumatic life events School of Psychology \| PHD Trauma Appraisal, Trauma, Resilience, Posttraumatic Growth Professor Donncha Hanna Supervisor Professor Donncha Hanna Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Developing Trauma Informed Care principles for Health Professionals School of Psychology \| PHD Trauma, Trauma Informed Care, Health Care Professionals Professor Donncha Hanna Supervisor Professor Donncha Hanna Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Retrodirective antenna technology for fast tracking of supersonic platforms School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Microwave antennas, Phased arrays, Projectiles, Microwave communication Dr Neil Buchanan Supervisor Dr Neil Buchanan Funding Funded EPSRC iCASE Application deadline None specified	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2
Deep Learning for Enhanced Neural Decoding in Real-Time Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Brain-computer interface, BCI, deep learning, machine learning, signal processing Dr Alain Desire Bigirimana Supervisor Dr Alain Desire Bigirimana Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Predicting User Performance for Enhanced Brain-Computer Interfaces School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Algorithm, Brain-Computer Interface, Data Analysis, Engineering, Machine Learning, Predictive Model Dr Alain Desire Bigirimana Supervisor Dr Alain Desire Bigirimana Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Virtual-Reality Enhanced BCI Neurofeedback for Stress Management School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Brain-computer interface, BCI, EEG, neurofeedback, stress, signal processing, virtual reality Dr Alain Desire Bigirimana Supervisor Dr Alain Desire Bigirimana Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Hybrid Energy Storage Systems for Wind Energy in Medium Voltage DC Applications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Hybrid Energy Storage, Wind Energy, Medium Voltage DC, Adaptive Control, Energy Management Dr Ahmad Elkhateb Supervisor Dr Ahmad Elkhateb Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Adaptive Modular Converter-Based Energy Storage for Grid-Optimal Virtual Synchronous Generators School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Modular multilevel converter, energy storage system, virtual synchronous generator, adaptive control Dr Ahmad Elkhateb Supervisor Dr Ahmad Elkhateb Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Addressing Challenges of Multi-Modal Data Analysis in Application to Precision Medicine School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD AI for precision medicine, multi-modal data analysis Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey Supervisor Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Advanced AI Methods for Analysing Nutritional Influences on Cognitive and Mental Health School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD AI for health, patterns detection, mental health Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey Supervisor Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Hardware assisted homomorphic encryption (HE) acceleration. School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD CKKS, Homomorphic Encryption, Hardware Accelerator, FPGA, ASIC, FHE, SHE, Privacy-Preserving Dr Ayesha Khalid Supervisor Dr Ayesha Khalid Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Fault tolerant post quantum cryptography systems for satellite communications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD ost quantum cryptography (PQC), Hardware security, IoT security, Space security, fault tolerance Dr Ayesha Khalid Supervisor Dr Ayesha Khalid Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Zero Trust Power Management for On-Chip Systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Zero trust, On-chip Power management, Controller design, Machine learning. Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas Supervisor Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Decentralized Trust Zone for Remote Health Monitoring School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Remote health monitoring, AI model, Blockchain, Trust zone. Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas Supervisor Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Enhancing Arithmetic Efficiency in Lattice-Based Post-Quantum Cryptography Hardware Accelerators School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Post-Quantum Cryptography, Computer Arithmetic, Hardware Accelerators, FPGA, PQC, RNS. Dr Amir Sabbagh Molahosseini Supervisor Dr Amir Sabbagh Molahosseini Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Software-Defined FHE: Rethinking Homomorphic Encryption Libraries via Software-Defined Arithmetic Optimizations School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Computing systems, Software-Defined Computer Arithmetic, Fully Homomorphic Encryption. Dr Amir Sabbagh Molahosseini Supervisor Dr Amir Sabbagh Molahosseini Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Side-channel analysis countermeasure of Quantum Safe implementations on hardware (aims to FPGA) School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Post Quantum Cryptographic, Quantum Safe crypto, Side-channel analysis, SCA, SCA countermeasure Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang Supervisor Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Effectiveness of micro shuffling to Side-channel analysis in Quantum Safe implementations on microcontroller for light-weighted crypto implementation School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Post Quantum Cryptographic, Quantum Safe crypto, Side-channel analysis, SCA, SCA countermeasure Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang Supervisor Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Side-channel analysis countermeasure of Quantum Safe implementations on microcontroller School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Post Quantum Cryptographic, Quantum Safe crypto, Side-channel analysis, SCA, SCA countermeasure Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang Supervisor Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Explainable machine learning (ML) models for side-channel analysis (SCA) School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Side-channel analysis, SCA, SCA countermeasure, Explainable machine learning, Post Quantum Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang Supervisor Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Dual-Functional Millimeter-Wave Antennas for Integrated Sensing and Communication in 6G Networks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD 6G, Millimeter-Wave Antennas, MIMO, Integrated Sensing and Communication, Radar, RIS, Beam-steering Dr Chao Gu Supervisor Dr Chao Gu Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Hardware Security for Approximate Computing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Hardware security, approximate computing, machine learning, fault injection Dr Chongyan Gu Supervisor Dr Chongyan Gu Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Sub-Terahertz Antennas for 3D Heterogeneous Integration School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Sub-Terahertz, 3D Heterogeneous Packaging, Phased Array, Antenna-in Package, III-V, Silicon RF Front Dr Chao Gu Supervisor Dr Chao Gu Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Anti-counterfeiting Techniques Design and Analysis for IoTs School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Hardware security, Physical unclonable function, machine learning, anti-counterfeiting Dr Chongyan Gu Supervisor Dr Chongyan Gu Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Sub-Millimeter Wave Antennas for High-Resolution Terahertz Imaging Systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Terahertz Imaging, Lens Antenna, Reflectarray Antenna, Metasurface, Waveguide, FMCW, Leaky Wave Dr Chao Gu Supervisor Dr Chao Gu Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Advancing Future Post-Quantum Digital Signatures School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Digital signatures, cryptography, hardware design, authentication Dr Ciara Rafferty Supervisor Dr Ciara Rafferty Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Secure computation with advanced cryptography School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Encryption, privacy, cryptography, hardware design, encrypted data analysis Dr Ciara Rafferty Supervisor Dr Ciara Rafferty Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Digital Twins for Empirical Elasticity between the Edge and Cloud School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Edge and Cloud computing, elasticity, Digital Twins, service deployment, Kubernetes and KubeEdge. Dr Dionysios Athanasopoulos Supervisor Dr Dionysios Athanasopoulos Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Chatbot for Dynamic Data-Oriented Serverless Edge Computing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Edge computing, nanoservices, chatbot, serverless computing. Dr Dionysios Athanasopoulos Supervisor Dr Dionysios Athanasopoulos Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Managing Technical Debt in Research Software School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Research Software Engineering; Technical debt; reproducible research; Software Quality Dr Domhnall Carlin Supervisor Dr Domhnall Carlin Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Secure Synchronised Measurements for Smart Grids School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Electrical Power, Power Systems, Cyber Security, Synchrophasors, Synchronised Measurements Dr David Laverty Supervisor Dr David Laverty Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Machine Learning for Secure 6G Cell-Free Massive MIMO School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD 6G, Beyond 5G, cell-free massive MIMO, machine learning, physical layer security, signal processing. Dr Hien Quoc Ngo Supervisor Dr Hien Quoc Ngo Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Machine Learning for Integrated Sensing and Communication School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD 6G, Beyond 5G, integrated sensing and communication, massive MIMO, machine learning, sensing, Dr Hien Quoc Ngo Supervisor Dr Hien Quoc Ngo Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Scalable Low Temperature Ultrafast Laser Materials Manufacturing of Glass School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Glass processing, Laser manufacturing, Mechanical Resonators Dr Hamza Shakeel Supervisor Dr Hamza Shakeel Funding Funded Department for the Economy Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1751238000
Enhancing the Parallel Scalability of Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Machine Learning-Based Prediction School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Molecular dynamics, parallel scalability, machine learning, LAMMPS Prof Hans Vandierendonck Supervisor Prof Hans Vandierendonck Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
High-Performance Graph Processing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD High-performance computing, graph analytics Prof Hans Vandierendonck Supervisor Prof Hans Vandierendonck Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Causal Network Analysis for Compliance Management School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Compliance management, Causal network analysis, Compliance explanation, Root cause analysis Prof Hui Wang Supervisor Prof Hui Wang Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Signature Learning for Object Detection Using Attention Mechanisms School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Object detection, signature learning, image segmentation, attention mechanism. Prof Hui Wang Supervisor Prof Hui Wang Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Exploring Security and Privacy Risks of Large Language Models School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Large Language Models, LLM, Security, Privacy, Jailbreaks, Safeguard Evasion, Data Privacy Attacks, Ihsen Alouani Supervisor Ihsen Alouani Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Exploring Generative AI for Offensive and Defensive Cybersecurity: Risks and Opportunities in Malware Detection and Exploitation Generation School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Large Language Models, LLM, Security, Malware, Responsible AI. Ihsen Alouani Supervisor Ihsen Alouani Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Precomputation Attack Resilient Password based Authentication System Design School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD private set intersection, mutable trapdoor PEKS, privacy preserving searching Dr Indranil Ghosh Ray Supervisor Dr Indranil Ghosh Ray Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Secure Record Linkage School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD private set intersection, mutable trapdoor PEKS, privacy preserving searching Dr Indranil Ghosh Ray Supervisor Dr Indranil Ghosh Ray Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Secure searching over sensitive data in a multi-client setting School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Indranil Ghosh Ray Supervisor Dr Indranil Ghosh Ray Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Self-supervised summarisation of hyperspectral image data School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Deep learning, machine learning, self-supervised learning, computer vision, hyperspectral imaging Prof Iain Styles Supervisor Prof Iain Styles Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Learning to engineer drugs School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD machine learning, drug discovery, GPCR, receptor, graph neural network Prof Iain Styles Supervisor Prof Iain Styles Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Retinomorphic Event-Driven Computer Vision School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Approximate computing, event-based processing, programmable hardware, digital design. Prof John McAllister Supervisor Prof John McAllister Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
TinyML for UAV Inference School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Artificial intelligence, machine learning programmable hardware, computer architecture Prof John McAllister Supervisor Prof John McAllister Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Edge Intelligence: Neuro-Optimisers on the Edge School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Edge and Cloud Computing, AI, ML, Algorithms, Resource Scheduling Prof Javid Taheri Supervisor Prof Javid Taheri Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Neuro Combinatory Optimisers (NCOs) for Cloud Computing Platforms School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Edge and Cloud Computing, AI, ML, Algorithms, Content Caching Prof Javid Taheri Supervisor Prof Javid Taheri Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
3D human activity recognition and understanding using mmWave radar School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Human activity recognition, mmWave radar, point cloud, deep learning Jie Zhang Supervisor Jie Zhang Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
AI-enhanced next-generation health sensing using mmWave radar School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD AI, mmWave radar, healthcare monitoring, wireless sensing Jie Zhang Supervisor Jie Zhang Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Contactless healthcare monitoring for multi-environment adaptability School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Machine/deep learning, commodity Wi-Fi, domain adaptation Jie Zhang Supervisor Jie Zhang Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Scalable Wi-Fi-based localization and trajectory tracking with AI School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Localization, tracking, Wi-Fi, AI Jie Zhang Supervisor Jie Zhang Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Creating Synthetic Data and Data Augmentation for Cyber Security Applications using AI School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cyber security, network security, critical infrastructure, generative AI, synthetic data Dr Kieran McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Kieran McLaughlin Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Autonomous Security for PLC Networks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cyber security, Programmable Logic Controllers, PLC, Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Dr Kieran McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Kieran McLaughlin Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Adaptive Virtual Reality School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Virtual Reality, Machine Learning, BCI, HCI, Adaptive Systems, Psychophysiology, Closed-loop Control Prof Karen Rafferty Supervisor Prof Karen Rafferty Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Enhancing Chronic Disease Prediction Through AI-Driven Clinical Information Extraction from Electronic Health Records School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Deep learning, electronic health records, natural language processing, artificial intelligence. Dr Lu Bai Supervisor Dr Lu Bai Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Utilising Vision-Language Models for Remote Sensing Analysis School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Deep learning, remote sensing, CLIP, vision-language models, artificial intelligence. Dr Lu Bai Supervisor Dr Lu Bai Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Advanced Reconfigurable Beamforming Hardware at Millimeter-waves School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Antenna, antenna array, B5G, beamformer, beamforming, multi-antenna, and mmWave. Dr Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi Supervisor Dr Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Active Polarisation Agile Spherical Retrodirective Antenna School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Antenna Array, Retrodirective Antenna, Antenna Measurement, Microprocessor Control Dr Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi Supervisor Dr Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
AI for Adaptation and Evaluation of Quantum Positioning Systems for Autonomous Vehicles School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Autonomous Vehicle Technology; Next generation AI; Quantum Positioning Technology Prof Mehrdad Dianati Supervisor Prof Mehrdad Dianati Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Citizen-Led Gen Ai Governance: Models, Tools and Practice School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Generative AI, Software Engineering, Digital Democracy, Values Studies; Computer Ethics Dr Maria Angela Ferrario Supervisor Dr Maria Angela Ferrario Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Transforming Healthcare: A Vision-Language Model for Medical Image Analysis and Report Generation School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Generative AI, Large language models, Medical image analysis Dr Muhammad Fahim Supervisor Dr Muhammad Fahim Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
A light-weight deep learning model for detecting heart abnormalities School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Deep Learning, Time-series analysis Dr Muhammad Fahim Supervisor Dr Muhammad Fahim Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Empowering Mothers: AI-Enhanced Personalized Management of Gestational Diabetes School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Learning, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), e-Health Dr Mohammed Hasanuzzaman Supervisor Dr Mohammed Hasanuzzaman Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Breaking Barriers: AI-Powered Sign Language Translation for Enhanced Healthcare Access for the Deaf School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Deep Learning, Computer Vision (CV) Dr Mohammed Hasanuzzaman Supervisor Dr Mohammed Hasanuzzaman Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Integrated Sensing and Communication for 6G Systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), artificial intelligent (AI) Mohammadali Mohammadi Supervisor Mohammadali Mohammadi Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Novel array designs for 6G communications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Prof Michalis Matthaiou Supervisor Prof Michalis Matthaiou Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Localization and sensing using holographic/XL-MIMO antennas School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), localization, near-field communication Mohammadali Mohammadi Supervisor Mohammadali Mohammadi Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Holographic MIMO beamforming School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Prof Michalis Matthaiou Supervisor Prof Michalis Matthaiou Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Space-Time Coded Arrays for THz Communications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Terahertz, Metasurface, Communication, Sensing, Beam steering, Time-modulated array Mohammad Neshat Supervisor Mohammad Neshat Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
True Time Delay Gradient Metasurfaces for Terahertz Pulse Waves School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Terahertz, Metasurface, Imaging, True time delay, Pulse wave, spatio-temporal manipulation Mohammad Neshat Supervisor Mohammad Neshat Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Retroreflecting metasurface mirrors for THz range School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Terahertz, Metasurface, Imaging, Retroreflector, THz Mirror Mohammad Neshat Supervisor Mohammad Neshat Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Learning-based Adaptation for Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles using Visual Foundation Models School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Autonomous Vehicles, Visual Foundation Models, Reinforcement Learning/Meta learning Dr Mien Van Supervisor Dr Mien Van Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Learning-based Resilient Risk-Aware Autonomy for Quadrupedal Robots School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Legged robot, Quarupedal robot, Robotics Control, Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Dr Mien Van Supervisor Dr Mien Van Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Non-Iterative Schemes for Simulation of Nonlinear Musical Instrument Dynamics School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD non-iterative schemes, musical instruments, Hamiltonian and Lagrangian methods Dr Maarten Van Walstijn Supervisor Dr Maarten Van Walstijn Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Impact Metrics and Resilient Control for Cyber-physical Control Systems under Attack School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD cybersecurity, control, cyber-physical systems, safety, resilience, reachability Dr Nikolaos Athanasopoulos Supervisor Dr Nikolaos Athanasopoulos Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Reachability-driven safe planning in robotics School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Robotics, planning, control, set-based methods, constraints, reachability, formal methods. Dr Nikolaos Athanasopoulos Supervisor Dr Nikolaos Athanasopoulos Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
A paradigm shift in RIS for 6G School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Antennas, Antenna Arrays, Ultra wideband antennas, 5G mobile communication, 6G mobile communication Dr Neil Buchanan Supervisor Dr Neil Buchanan Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Real time distributed wireless power transfer School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Antennas, Antenna Arrays, Wireless Power Transfer Dr Neil Buchanan Supervisor Dr Neil Buchanan Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Calibrated Machine Learning for Reliability in Advanced Wireless Systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD 6G, advanced wireless system, wireless communication reliability, machine learning, ML calibration. Dr Nidhi Simmons Supervisor Dr Nidhi Simmons Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Machine Learning Solutions for Optimising Advanced Wireless Systems Performance School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD 6G, advanced wireless systems, communication reliability, machine learning, wireless communications. Dr Nidhi Simmons Supervisor Dr Nidhi Simmons Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
New robotic sensing enabled by the electromagnetic spectrum School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Electromagnetic sensing, robotics, autonomy, localisation, e-skins, smart robots. Dr Oleksandr Malyuskin Supervisor Dr Oleksandr Malyuskin Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Connecting Privacy and Security Regulations with Software Engineering – Requirements, Specifications and Applications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Requirements Engineering; Legal Compliance; Natural Language Processing; Machine Learning Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya Supervisor Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Modelling Attack Scenarios for Proactive Defense in Space Cybersecurity School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Attack Prediction, Space Security, Threat Intelligence, Attack Path Analysis, Cyber Analytics Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya Supervisor Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Orbital Angular Momentum Antennas for Microwave Imaging School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Orbital angular momentum, microwave imaging, metasurface, antennas, lenses, 3D printing Dr Okan Yurduseven Supervisor Dr Okan Yurduseven Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Multifunctional Space-Time coded Holographic Metasurface Antennas School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Reconfigurable antennas, metamaterials, metasurfaces, imaging, communications, information encoding. Dr Okan Yurduseven Supervisor Dr Okan Yurduseven Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Estimation and exploration of wind fields with unmanned aerial vehicles School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Wind field estimation; Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Dr Pantelis Sopasakis Supervisor Dr Pantelis Sopasakis Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Development of a digital twin and model predictive control schemes for farms of floating wind turbines School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Farms of Floating Wind Turbines; Renewable Energy; Digital Twin; Model Predictive Control Dr Pantelis Sopasakis Supervisor Dr Pantelis Sopasakis Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Radio channel characterisation and modelling for Integrated Sensing and Communications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Channel sounding, radio channel, ISAC, channel modelling, multipath scattering Dr Peize Zhang Supervisor Dr Peize Zhang Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Data Driven Resilient Enhancement for Cyber Physical Active Distribution Network School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Resilience Enhancement, Cyber Physical System, Active Distribution System, 5G Network Qiuwei Wu Supervisor Qiuwei Wu Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Strategic Pathway Decisions for Green Hydrogen in Low Carbon Energy System School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Resilience Enhancement, Cyber Physical System, Active Distribution System, 5G Network Qiuwei Wu Supervisor Qiuwei Wu Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Data Driven Optimal Pricing and Operation of Low Carbon Integrated Energy Systems with Enhanced Privacy Preservation School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Resilience Enhancement, Cyber Physical System, Active Distribution System, 5G Network Qiuwei Wu Supervisor Qiuwei Wu Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Provision of Dynamic Distribution System Services from Battery Energy Storage School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Distribution System Operation, Power System Services, Battery Energy Storage Dr Robert Best Supervisor Dr Robert Best Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Synchronous Inertia Response from Inverter Connected Energy Sources School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Power System Inertia, Power System Stability, Battery Energy Storage Dr Robert Best Supervisor Dr Robert Best Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Developing true gigapixel analysis of whole slide histopathology images using deep learning School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Computer Vision, AI, Deep learning, HPC Dr Richard Gault Supervisor Dr Richard Gault Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
AI-Driven Identification of Tumour-Specific Enhancer Networks for Precision Oncology School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD AI, Machine Learning, Enhancers, Tumour-Specific, Cancer, Precision Oncology, Genomics Dr Reza Rafiee Supervisor Dr Reza Rafiee Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Leveraging Transformer Models for Tumour-Specific Enhancer Prediction and Analysis School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD AI, Machine Learning, Enhancers, Tumour-Specific, Cancer, Precision Oncology, Genomics Dr Reza Rafiee Supervisor Dr Reza Rafiee Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
AI-Driven Multimodal Framework for Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Reasoning School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Medical imaging, deep learning, AI Dr Shuyan Li Supervisor Dr Shuyan Li Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Multimodal Hashing for scalable video retrieval School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Hashing learning, multimodal, video retrieval Dr Shuyan Li Supervisor Dr Shuyan Li Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
AI-Aided Resilience for Agriculture Threatening by Climate Change in The Mekong River Delta School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Salinity intrusion, Climate Change, Drought, Mekong River Delta, Deep Learning, Machine Learning Dr Son Thai Mai Supervisor Dr Son Thai Mai Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Early warning systems for tropical diseases using Artificial Intelligence School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dengue Fever, Diarrhoea, Tropical diseases, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Time-series prediction Dr Son Thai Mai Supervisor Dr Son Thai Mai Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Generative AI for Digital Twinning in human-robot collaborative systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Human-robot interaction, Computer Vision, Generative AI, Deep Learning, Digital Twin Prof Sean McLoone Supervisor Prof Sean McLoone Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Generative AI to create human-like movements: penalty kicks in football School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Generative AI, Human Movement, Football, Penalty Kicks, Reinforcement Learning, Digital Twin Prof Sean McLoone Supervisor Prof Sean McLoone Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Exploring security protection for machine learning solutions in O-RAN School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Network security; O-RAN; Adversarial Attacks; Machine Learning Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward Supervisor Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Uncertainty Quantification in CPS with Quantum Threat Modelling School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cybersecurity, Cyber-Physical Security, Uncertainty, Risk Assessment, Quantum Computing, Dr Vishal Sharma Supervisor Dr Vishal Sharma Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) for disaggregated networks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cybersecurity, Zero Trust Architecture, Edge Computing, Resilience Dr Vishal Sharma Supervisor Dr Vishal Sharma Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Generative AI for Mission Planning and Decision Making in Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Collision Regulations, Autonomous Surface Vehicles, Marine Autonomy, Large Language Models Dr Wasif Naeem Supervisor Dr Wasif Naeem Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Simultaneously Transmitting and Reflecting Surfaces (STARS) for Multi-functional 6G School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD 6G; reconfigurable surface; integrated sensing, communication, and computing. Xidong Mu Supervisor Xidong Mu Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Near-field Communications and Sensing for 6G School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD 6G; near-field propagation; communication and sensing. Xidong Mu Supervisor Xidong Mu Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Next-Generation Wireless Transmission Technologies School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Supermassive MIMO; reconfigurable intelligent surfaces; continuous-aperture arrays (CAPA); 6G/7G Xidong Mu Supervisor Xidong Mu Funding Funded DFE or EPSRC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Evolutionary learning and its brain-inspired computing implementation School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Evolutionary Learning, brain-inspired computing, memristor Dr Xinming Shi Supervisor Dr Xinming Shi Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Trustworthy Brain-inspired Computing System Design School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Trustworthy AI, brain-inspired computing, memristor Dr Xinming Shi Supervisor Dr Xinming Shi Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Efficient brain-inspired LLM algorithm/hardware design School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Large language model (LLM), brain-inspired computing, memristor Dr Xinming Shi Supervisor Dr Xinming Shi Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Brain-inspired Hardware-algorithm Co-design Framework School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Brain-inspired computing, Hardware-algorithm co-design, SNN, memristor Dr Xinming Shi Supervisor Dr Xinming Shi Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Data-efficient deep generative models School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Deep generative models; Deep learning; Data efficiency Dr Yang Hua Supervisor Dr Yang Hua Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
AI-Assisted Accelerator Design for FPGA technologies School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, Eletrcotnic Design Automation, FPGA, Unum Posit Dr Yun Wu Supervisor Dr Yun Wu Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Efficient Accelerator for Autonomous Systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Autonomous Systems, Convex Optimization, Approximate Computing, FPGA Dr Yun Wu Supervisor Dr Yun Wu Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Resilient, Real-Time, Approximate ML&AI Accelerators Design School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Approximate Computing, FPGA Dr Yun Wu Supervisor Dr Yun Wu Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Software Engineering for Artificial Intelligence and/or Machine Learning (SE4AI/ML) School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Design Pattern Dr Zheng Li Supervisor Dr Zheng Li Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Intelligent Big Data Management School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Big data analytics, big data management, data gravity, data friction, data transformation Dr Zheng Li Supervisor Dr Zheng Li Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Sociopsychological Software Engineering (Explainable Software Engineering) School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Human aspects of software engineering, psychology, sociopsychology, empirical software engineering Dr Zheng Li Supervisor Dr Zheng Li Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
IoT-native Software Engineering School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Software Engineering, Internet of Things, “4+1” View Model Dr Zheng Li Supervisor Dr Zheng Li Funding Funded Funding TBC Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1740700800
Automated Modelling, Scheduling and Control for Manufacturing as a Service School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Control theory, modelling, scheduling, hybrid systems, data-driven methods, formal methods Dr Nikolaos Athanasopoulos Supervisor Dr Nikolaos Athanasopoulos Funding Funded Horizon Europe - Research and Innovation (EU) Application deadline 31 August 2024	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1725058800
Using Computer Vision to monitor water quality by analysing complex particulates School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence Dr Richard Gault Supervisor Dr Richard Gault Funding Funded EPSRC CASE Collaborative Studentship Application deadline 31 July 2024	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1722380400
Optimising Speed, Energy, and Quality of Machine Learning Models with Transprecise Computing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Transprecise computing, distributed machine learning model serving, resource-constrained machine lea Prof Hans Vandierendonck Supervisor Prof Hans Vandierendonck Funding Funded DfE through project SWEET (USI 226) Application deadline 31 August 2024	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1725058800
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Open SecuRe NeTworks (CDT-FORT) - Space/Terrestrial Comms and Security School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Prof Jesus Martinez del Rincon Supervisor Prof Jesus Martinez del Rincon Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1751238000
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Open SecuRe NeTworks (CDT-FORT) - Trustworthy AI for Secure Future Open Networks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Prof Jesus Martinez del Rincon Supervisor Prof Jesus Martinez del Rincon Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1751238000
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Open SecuRe NeTworks (CDT-FORT) - Secure and Trustworthy Hardware School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Prof Jesus Martinez del Rincon Supervisor Prof Jesus Martinez del Rincon Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1751238000
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Open SecuRe NeTworks (CDT-FORT) - AI-assisted Physical Layer Security School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Prof Jesus Martinez del Rincon Supervisor Prof Jesus Martinez del Rincon Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1751238000
Resilient Cell-Free Massive MIMO School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Wireless Communications; Signal Processing; Cell-free massive MIMO; Optimization Prof Michalis Matthaiou Supervisor Prof Michalis Matthaiou Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 30 November 2024	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1732924800
AI-driven Radio Frequency Semiconductor On-wafer Measurement System for Future Industrial Applications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Semiconductor, Radio-frequency, MMIC, On-wafer, Probe, Transistor, Millimetre-wave, Terahertz, CMOS Prof Simon Cotton Supervisor Prof Simon Cotton Funding Funded DFE CAST Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1754002800
Behind-the-Meter Generation Forecasting for Grid Visibility School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Behind the Meter; Distributed Energy Resources; Electric Vehicle; Photovoltaic System Dr Amy (Xueqin) Liu Supervisor Dr Amy (Xueqin) Liu Funding Funded EPSRC, NIE and SONI (CAST Award) Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1740700800
Advanced AI Methods for Analysing Nutritional Influences on Mental Health School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Artificial intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey Supervisor Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey Funding Funded BBSRC Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1744585200
Data and Knowledge Dual-Driven Artificial Intelligence in Remote Sensing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey Supervisor Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 17 January 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1737072000
Detection Learning for Detecting Virus Signatures School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Artificial intelligence, bioscience, health Prof Hui Wang Supervisor Prof Hui Wang Funding Funded BBSRC Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1744585200
Multi-Object Visual Tracking (MOT) of Animals in Agriculture School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Niall McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Niall McLaughlin Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 17 January 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1737072000
Vector-AI: Knowledge-driven AI supports for vector borne disease analyses under climate change School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Artificial intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Son Thai Mai Supervisor Dr Son Thai Mai Funding Funded BBSRC Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1744585200
Individual Differences in Depersonalisation-Derealisation (DPDR) School of Psychology \| PHD Derealisation, depersonalisation, personality, mental health, ecological momentary assessment, quant Dr Emanuele Fino Supervisor Dr Emanuele Fino Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1738886400
Combining and optimising Brain Computer Interfaces and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation to aid motor rehabilitation. School of Psychology \| PHD ‘BCI’; ‘Brain Computer Interface’; ‘Motor Rehabilitation’; ‘Brain Stimulation’; ‘Stroke’; ‘Dystonia’ Dr Emmet McNickle Supervisor Dr Emmet McNickle Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1738886400
Novel Feature-Based Thermal Topology Optimisation School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Design thermal topology sustainable Professor Trevor Robinson Supervisor Professor Trevor Robinson Funding Funded QUB Application deadline 20 June 2025	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2	1750374000
Predictive Modelling of Energy Cost Savings using Smart Meter Data School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD data modelling energy Professor Adele Marshall Supervisor Professor Adele Marshall Funding Funded QUB Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1738886400
Topology optimisation for innovative geometric solutions with prescribed manufacturing technologies School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Topology optimisation, Finite-element analysis, aircraft, design, simulation Prof Adrian Murphy Supervisor Prof Adrian Murphy Funding Funded QUB Application deadline 20 June 2025	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2	1750374000
Topology optimisation for innovative geometric solutions with prescribed manufacturing technologies School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Topology optimisation, Finite-element analysis, aircraft, design, simulation Prof Adrian Murphy Supervisor Prof Adrian Murphy Funding Funded QUB Application deadline 20 June 2025	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2	1750374000
Novel Feature-Based Thermal Topology Optimisation School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Topology optimisation, Finite-element analysis, aircraft, design, simulation, thermal design. Prof Trevor Robinson Supervisor Prof Trevor Robinson Funding Funded QUB Application deadline 20 June 2025	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2	1750374000
Bridging Divides: Parental Socialization and Youth Attitudes in Northern Ireland’s Diverse Future School of Psychology \| PHD Northern Ireland; Post-Conflict Society; Community Relations; Ethnic-Racial Diversity; Parental Soci Dr Gülseli Baysu Supervisor Dr Gülseli Baysu Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
An Autonomy Supported Daily Mile to Improve Children’s Cognitive Function and Wellbeing School of Psychology \| PHD Wellbeing, exercise, quality of life, stigma. Dr Gavin Breslin Supervisor Dr Gavin Breslin Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
The Development of Psychologically Informed Mental Health Guidelines for Community Sport School of Psychology \| PHD Mental Health, wellbeing, exercise, quality of life, stigma. Dr Gavin Breslin Supervisor Dr Gavin Breslin Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Democracy and Workplace Democracy School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PHD Work, democracy, workplace democracy, economic democracy, political theory, philosophy Dr Keith Breen Supervisor Dr Keith Breen Funding Unfunded unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics	Unfunded	Politics	Open	2
Work and Freedom: Ethical and Political Perspectives School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PHD Work, ethics, freedom, employment, political theory, philosophy. Dr Keith Breen Supervisor Dr Keith Breen Funding Unfunded unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics	Unfunded	Politics	Open	2
Kenmare Scholarship School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PHD Any topic and project in the disciplines of History, Anthropology, Politics, or Philosophy Dr Eric Morier-Genoud Supervisor Dr Eric Morier-Genoud Funding Funded QUB Foundation Application deadline 21 June 2024	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics	Funded	History	Closed	2	1718924400
How human perceptual and motor abilities shape human-robot interactions School of Psychology \| PHD Human-robot interactions, Movement science, Perception, Virtual Reality Dr Joost Dessing Supervisor Dr Joost Dessing Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Reference frames used for coding target and body information for interception School of Psychology \| PHD Interception, reference frames, reaching, target motion, sensorimotor control. Dr Joost Dessing Supervisor Dr Joost Dessing Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Communicating Truth: Consumption and transmission of polarised information amongst young people in a divided society School of Psychology \| PHD adolescents, beliefs, polarisation, epistemic vigilance, identity, social cognition Dr Jocelyn Dautel Supervisor Dr Jocelyn Dautel Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Developing Belief Network: Cross-cultural research on the development and diversity of religious cognition, beliefs and identities School of Psychology \| PHD Children, beliefs, religion, identity, social cognition Dr Jocelyn Dautel Supervisor Dr Jocelyn Dautel Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2024	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1707264000
Leader Personality, Behavioural Inconsistency and Employee Presenteeism School of Psychology \| PHD Personality, Leadership, Mental Health, Work Performance. Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Supervisor Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738281600
Mobilising Death Literacy in Rural and Remote Communities on the Island of Ireland: The Role of Compassionate Communities School of Psychology \| PHD Health psychology; death literacy; compassionate communities; palliative care; end-of-life care Dr Lisa Graham-Wisener Supervisor Dr Lisa Graham-Wisener Funding Funded DfE CAST Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1738886400
The Responsible Use of Generative AI When Working With Creative Stories of Lived Experience School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD AI and Humans: Reckoning and Judgement Prof Austen Rainer Supervisor Prof Austen Rainer Funding Funded LINAS DTP Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1738281600
Mental Models of Story Thinking and Computational Thinking School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD AI and Humans: Reckoning and Judgement Prof Austen Rainer Supervisor Prof Austen Rainer Funding Funded LINAS DTP Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1738281600
Can We Have It All? Exploring the Trade-Offs to Achieve Trustworthy AI in Future Networks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cyber Security, 6G Networks, Machine Learning Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward Supervisor Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward Funding Funded LINAS DTP Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1738281600
Advanced Thermomechanical Modelling for Predictive Deformation Control in Composite Injection Overmoulding School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Composite injection overmoulding, thermomechanical modelling, finite element analysis, computational Dr Ali Aravand Supervisor Dr Ali Aravand Funding Funded Application deadline 20 June 2025	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2	1750374000
Advanced Thermomechanical Modelling for Predictive Deformation Control in Composite Injection Overmoulding School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Composite injection overmoulding, thermomechanical modelling, finite element analysis, computational Dr Ali Aravand Supervisor Dr Ali Aravand Funding Funded Application deadline 20 June 2025	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2	1750374000
Valorisation of Livestock Waste Streams - Scalability of Material Recovery and Bioavailability of Recovered Compounds School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD This project is funded via QUB’s Scarce Skills Doctoral Training Programme with industrial sponsorsh Dr Eoin Cunningham Supervisor Dr Eoin Cunningham Funding Funded Application deadline 20 June 2025	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2	1750374000
Valorisation of Livestock Waste Streams - Scalability of Material Recovery and Bioavailability of Recovered Compounds School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Waste Valorisation Compound Recovery Sustainability Materials Poultry Pork Dr Eoin Cunningham Supervisor Dr Eoin Cunningham Funding Funded Application deadline 20 June 2025	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2	1750374000
PhD Studentship in Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Gabor Kiss Supervisor Dr Gabor Kiss Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 15 November 2024	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1731628800
Individuality in Complex Skill Learning School of Psychology \| PHD Skill learning; individual differences; movement variability; training; rehabilitation Dr Matthew Rodger Supervisor Dr Matthew Rodger Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Psychological Outcomes Following Early Pregnancy Loss School of Psychology \| PHD Trauma, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Miscarriage Dr Martin Robinson Supervisor Dr Martin Robinson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1738886400
The Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Needs of Women and Men Experiencing Recurrent Pregnancy Loss School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Pregnancy Loss, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Reproductive Health, Mixed-Methods Dr Áine Aventin Supervisor Dr Áine Aventin Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
Eating Together: Exploring the social eating experiences and family dynamics for patients living with a chronic illness School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Cancer; social eating; survivorship; quality-of-life; sociology of health Mark Dornan Supervisor Mark Dornan Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
What about the Children? The experiences and needs of children who live with parents with mental illness. School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Parental mental illness, young carer, needs and experiences. Dr Anne Grant Supervisor Dr Anne Grant Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 May 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1748646000
The Impact of Co-occurring Substance Misuse and Intimate Partner Violence in the Recovery of Mothers with Perinatal Mental ill Health School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Perinatal mental health Substance misuse Intimate partner violence Maternal recovery Trauma-informed Dr Aideen Gildea Supervisor Dr Aideen Gildea Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
What about the Children? The experiences and needs of children who live with parents with mental illness. School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Parental mental illness, young carer, needs and experiences. Anne Grant Supervisor Anne Grant Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
Supporting older people including those with cognitive impairment to live well in their communities. School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Cognitive impairment, older people, technologies, cognitive stimulation, brain health Professor Christine Brown Wilson Supervisor Professor Christine Brown Wilson Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 May 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1748646000
Exploring the role of digital health technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) in nurse education to support people living with chronic health conditions School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Digital health Artificial Intelligence (AI) Digital capabilities Nursing Education Nursing practic Professor Christine Brown-Wilson Supervisor Professor Christine Brown-Wilson Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
Medication use during pregnancy and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes for children. School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Pregnancy, medication, outcomes, neurodevelopment, cerebral palsy Dr Claire Kerr Supervisor Dr Claire Kerr Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
CARE: Developing a Patient-Centred Approach to Infection Prevention and Education in Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Health Renal Kidney Dialysis Patient Dr Clare McKeaveney Supervisor Dr Clare McKeaveney Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1751238000
Mindfulness as a psychosocial PALLiative care intervention for military VETerans with a life-limiting condition: the PALLVET Study. School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Palliative care, Mindfulness, Military Veterans Dr Clare Mc Veigh Supervisor Dr Clare Mc Veigh Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
Development of an educational intervention to engage NURSing and Paramedic students in Palliative Simulation: the NURSPALS study. School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Palliative care, Nursing, Paramedicine, Simulation DR CLARE MCVEIGH Supervisor DR CLARE MCVEIGH Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
A post-surgery hospital discharge intervention for caregivers of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Congenital heart disease; post-surgery intervention; hospital discharge, caregiver burden Professor David R Thompson Supervisor Professor David R Thompson Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 May 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1748646000
Co-designing a digital educational resource to support people living with Rheumatoid Arthritis to improve adherence with medication. School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Rheumatoid Arthritis, medication adherence, co-design, chronic illness Dr Gillian Carter Supervisor Dr Gillian Carter Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
Adapting and Evaluating a Restrictive Practice Reduction Intervention in Hospital Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Older People, Restrictive Practice, Intervention Adaption, Mixed Methods Dr Gary Mitchell Supervisor Dr Gary Mitchell Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
Virtual reality music for dialysis patients School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Virtual Reality Music Nephrology Technology Professor Helen Noble Supervisor Professor Helen Noble Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
Exploring the role of community-based support in palliative care School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Community-based support; palliative care; community nursing. Dr Julie Doherty Supervisor Dr Julie Doherty Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 May 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1748646000
DfE - Hearing women's voices in the design of services School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Midwifery, women’s voices, co-production, service design, maternity care Professor Kenda Crozier Supervisor Professor Kenda Crozier Funding Funded Department for the Economy Application deadline 3 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Funded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1735862400
Lived experiences of women and midwives in relation to maternal critical care: a qualitative study School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Maternity care Critical care Lived experience Qualitative DR LORNA LAWTHER Supervisor DR LORNA LAWTHER Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
Co-design of a midwifery specific patient/family-initiated escalation of care intervention with women, family members and healthcare professionals School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Maternity care Patient and family-initiated escalation of care Martha’s Rule Co-design Dr Lorna Lawthor Supervisor Dr Lorna Lawthor Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
Assessing Organisational Readiness for Implementation of Interventions in Complex Settings School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Implementation Science, Organisational Readiness, Intervention Delivery Professor Laurence Taggart Supervisor Professor Laurence Taggart Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1751238000
Embedding and sustaining healthy lifestyle interventions in community settings for people with intellectual disabilities: Exploring Implementation Strategies and Outcomes School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Implementation Research, Strategies, Outcomes, Intellectual Disability Prof Laurence Taggart Supervisor Prof Laurence Taggart Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1751238000
Eating Together: Exploring the social eating experiences and family dynamics for patients living with a chronic illness School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Cancer; social eating; survivorship; quality-of-life; sociology of health Dr Mark Dornan Supervisor Dr Mark Dornan Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 May 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1748646000
The influence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and mental health on young people’s involvement with the criminal justice system. School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Traumatic brain injury, mental health, criminal justice, adolescents, mixed methods. Professor Mark Linden Supervisor Professor Mark Linden Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
CAST DfE - Development of a relationships and sexuality measurement tool for children and young people with intellectual disability School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Questionnaire, development, intellectual disability, relationship and sexuality PROFESSOR MARK LINDEN Supervisor PROFESSOR MARK LINDEN Funding Funded CAST DfE Application deadline 10 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Funded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1736467200
CAST DfE - Development of a relationships and sexuality measurement tool for children and young people with intellectual disability School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Questionnaire, development, intellectual disability, relationship and sexuality Professor Mark Linden, Director of Research Supervisor Professor Mark Linden, Director of Research Funding Funded CAST DfE Application deadline 14 March 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Funded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1741910400
An Evaluation on the use of video and reflection to support simulated learning from both the learner and facilitator perspective School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Reflective practice; simulated learning; simulated Based Education (SBE); recording and video techno PROFESSOR MARIAN TRAYNOR Supervisor PROFESSOR MARIAN TRAYNOR Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 May 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1748646000
Early learning support interventions for caregivers of children with Cerebral Palsy: A feasibility study School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Cerebral Palsy; Child Disability; Development; Early Learning Support; Parenting. Dr Oliver Perra (1) Supervisor Dr Oliver Perra (1) Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 May 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1748646000
Early learning support interventions for caregivers of children with Cerebral Palsy: A feasibility study. School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Cerebral Palsy; Child Disability; Development; Early Learning Support; Parenting Dr Oliver Perra Supervisor Dr Oliver Perra Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
Supporting cognitive development of preterm infants through caregivers’ interventions. School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Preterm Birth; Infancy; Development; Early Learning Support; Parenting Dr Oliver Perra (2) Supervisor Dr Oliver Perra (2) Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 May 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1748646000
Supporting cognitive development of preterm infants through caregivers’ interventions. School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Preterm Birth; Infancy; Development; Early Learning Support; Parenting DR OLIVER PERRA Supervisor DR OLIVER PERRA Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
Codesigning a community education intervention to reduce cancer related stigma in Vietnam. School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Vietnam, cancer, stigma, interventions Dr Olinda Santin Supervisor Dr Olinda Santin Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
CAST DfE - Interventions supporting community healthcare staff in the provision of oral healthcare to patients in supported living School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Oral Health, Older People, Digital Education, Community Healthcare, Mixed Methods Research Dr Patrick Stark Supervisor Dr Patrick Stark Funding Funded CAST Department for the Economy Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Funded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1738281600
INTERNATIONAL DFE - What works to mobilise boys’ engagement in sex education and gender equality? A comparison of implementation in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Implementation science; qualitative research sustainable development goals gender equality Professor Maria Lohan Supervisor Professor Maria Lohan Funding Funded Department for the Economy (Int DfE) Application deadline 1 November 2024	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Funded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1730419200
Torture and its aftermaths in Northern Ireland School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD human geography, political geography social geography; historical geography; politics; criminology; Dr Merav Amir Supervisor Dr Merav Amir Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 March 2022	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1648681200
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 Supervisor Dr Alastair Ruffell Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 31 March 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1585609200
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 Supervisor Dr William Megarry Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 22 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1579651200
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 Prof Helen Roe Supervisor Prof Helen Roe Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 22 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1579651200
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 Supervisor Dr Mohammed Sonebi Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 22 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1579651200
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 Supervisor Dr Rory Doherty Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 22 January 2019	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1548115200
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 Supervisor Dr Raymond Flynn Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 22 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1579651200
Decision Support Framework for Reliable and Cost-effective Repowering of Bottom-fixed Offshore Wind Farms School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Marine, Mechanical, structural, offshore Dr Madjid Karimirad Supervisor Dr Madjid Karimirad Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 March 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1617145200
Transforming waste glass cullet to sodium silicate: a bulk chemical for the production of low-carbon concrete, surfactants and wood pulp School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Professor Marios Soutsos Supervisor Professor Marios Soutsos Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 June 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1625007600
Urban agroecology: Risks and Benefits School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Environmental Engineering, Pollution, Soil Science, Environmental Geography, Geochemistry Dr Rory Doherty Supervisor Dr Rory Doherty Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1625007600
QUADRAT DTP: Repurposing fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) composite waste for marine renewable energy School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Climatology & Climate Change, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Marine Biology Dr Madjid Karimirad Supervisor Dr Madjid Karimirad Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 16 June 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1623798000
QUADRAT DTP: Development of artificial reefs: design, scientific monitoring, environment impact and management in North/Irish Seas School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Scien Dr Mohammed Sonebi Supervisor Dr Mohammed Sonebi Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 16 June 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1623798000
Socio-economic, religious and spatial inequalities in healthy ageing and cognitive health School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Prof Gemma Catney Supervisor Prof Gemma Catney Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 9 August 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1628463600
Response of testate amoebae to peatland drain blocking: implications for biomonitoring of peatland restoration efforts School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Environmental Biology, Ecology, Microbiology, Hydrology, Soil Science, Environmental Geography Prof Graeme Swindles Supervisor Prof Graeme Swindles Funding Funded QUB DfE Application deadline 31 May 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1622415600
QUADRAT DTP: Glacial meltwater evolution during the deglaciation of Fennoscandian Ice Sheet School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Hydrology Dr Andrew Newton Supervisor Dr Andrew Newton Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT DTP Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1610928000
QUADRAT DTP: Resilience and adaptation of First Nations Communities in Canada to Disappearing Winter Road Infrastructure in a Changing Climate School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Climatology & Climate Change, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology Dr Donal Mullan Supervisor Dr Donal Mullan Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT DTP Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1610928000
Neighbourhood inter-ethnic/religious mixing in ‘post-conflict’ Northern Ireland School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Geography, Sociology Prof Gemma Catney Supervisor Prof Gemma Catney Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 March 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1617145200
QUADRAT DTP: Understanding the spatio-temporal dynamics of global peatland fire School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Botany/Plant Science, Climatology & Climate Change, Ecology & Conservation, Environmental Science, G Prof Graeme Swindles Supervisor Prof Graeme Swindles Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT DTP Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1610928000
QUADRAT DTP: Air Quality and Environmental Impact on Human Health School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Climatology & Climate Change, Environmental Science, Environmental Chemistry, Geography Professor Jennifer McKinley Supervisor Professor Jennifer McKinley Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT DTP Application deadline 16 June 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1623798000
QUADRAT DTP: Properties of Glacial Tills: Engineering, Environmental and Glaciological Applications School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geochemistry, Geography, Geology, Geophysics Dr David Hughes Supervisor Dr David Hughes Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT DTP Application deadline 16 June 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1623798000
SALine INtrusion in coastal Aquifers (SALINA): Hydrodynamic Assessment and Prediction of Dynamic Response School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Civil & Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geography, Geology Professor Gerard Hamill Supervisor Professor Gerard Hamill Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 May 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1619823600
Fluid Structure Interactions due to Scouring at Bridges School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Civil & Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Professor Gerard Hamill Supervisor Professor Gerard Hamill Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 May 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1619823600
Population based Structural health monitoring for bridges School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Civil engineering, mechanical and structural engineering, data science, machine learning, dynamics Dr David Hester Supervisor Dr David Hester Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 March 2022	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1648681200
QUADRAT DTP: Air Quality and Environmental Impact on Human Health School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD data science, pollution, soil science, environmental geography, GIS, physical geography, geochemistr Professor Jennifer McKinley Supervisor Professor Jennifer McKinley Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT DTP Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1638316800
Population based Structural health monitoring for bridges School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Civil engineering, electrical engineering Dr David Hester Supervisor Dr David Hester Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 March 2023	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1680217200
Diversity and Inequalities in Ethnicity and Religion in the UK, 2001-2022 School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD statistics, diversity, inequality, ethnicity Prof Gemma Catney Supervisor Prof Gemma Catney Funding Funded Queen's University and the ONS Application deadline 14 August 2023	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1691967600
Population based Structural health monitoring for bridges School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD data science, machine learning, mechanical engineering, structural mechanics, civil, electrical Dr David Hester Supervisor Dr David Hester Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 31 March 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1711843200
QUADRAT DTP: World cup in the Arctic? Sport adaptation to extreme heat in a warming world School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD environmental, geography, GIS, geoscience, data analysis, meteorology, biology Dr Donal Mullan Supervisor Dr Donal Mullan Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1705449600
QUADRAT DTP: Ecohydrological response of tropical peatlands to climate change and human impacts School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Biodiversity, ecology, climate science, hydrology, soil science, economic geography, environmental, Prof Graeme Swindles Supervisor Prof Graeme Swindles Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1705449600
QUADRAT DTP: Understanding the controls on cyanobacteria blooms in Northern Ireland lakes: a palaeolimnological perspective School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD environmental, ecology, climate science, pollution, geography, geochemistry, geoscience Prof Helen Roe Supervisor Prof Helen Roe Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1705449600
QUADRAT DTP: How does the local environment and pollutants synergistically affect our cognitive health? School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD climate science, pollution, soil science, environmental geography, GIS, Remote sensing, geochemistry Professor Jennifer McKinley Supervisor Professor Jennifer McKinley Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1705449600
QUADRAT DTP: Historical trends and future projections in lake and river ice phenology School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD ecology, environmental biology, data science, geoscience, climate, hydrology, geography, physics Dr Andrew Newton Supervisor Dr Andrew Newton Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1705449600
Application of ultra-high resolution geophysical data for deciphering the Middle to Late Pleistocene evolution of the North Sea and improving ground models for offshore wind developments School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD physical geography, geology, geophysics, geoscience, earth science Dr Andrew Newton Supervisor Dr Andrew Newton Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1719702000
Prediction of the Dynamic Response of a Saline Intrusion in a Tidally Influenced Coastal Aquifer School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD fluid mechanics, geotechnical engineering, civil engineering geophysics, hydrogeology Professor Gerard Hamill Supervisor Professor Gerard Hamill Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1719702000
The Re-Wind model: Developing a UK and Ireland geospatial framework for the repurposing of wind turbine blades into sustainable infrastructure, decoupling of renewable energy generation from the production of waste School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Civil engineering, environmental engineering, geography, GIS, physical geography Professor Jennifer McKinley Supervisor Professor Jennifer McKinley Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1719702000
QUADRAT DTP: Carbon dynamics in blanket peatlands School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Ecology, Environmental chemistry, engineering, climate science, geography, geochemistry, hydrogeolog Dr Raymond Flynn Supervisor Dr Raymond Flynn Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1705449600
Impact of Climate Change on Peat Slope Stability School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD civil, environmental, geotechnical engineering, data analysis, mathematical modelling, geology, geop Dr Raymond Flynn Supervisor Dr Raymond Flynn Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 31 March 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1711843200
Groundwater Residence Times for Peatland Restoration School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD earth science, environmental science, civil engineering, environmental engineering Dr Raymond Flynn Supervisor Dr Raymond Flynn Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1719702000
Shallow subsurface analyses of glaciated environments and implications for the energy transition School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Applied Geology, Environmental Engineering, Geophysics, Geoscience, Marine Geology Dr Andrew Newton Supervisor Dr Andrew Newton Funding Funded QUARTILES Application deadline 19 February 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1739923200
Place and the Dynamics of Social Deprivation in Belfast 1991-2021 School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD physical geography Prof Ian Shuttleworth Supervisor Prof Ian Shuttleworth Funding Funded DfE Collaborative PhD Studentship Application deadline 30 April 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1745967600
Migration, education, and development in the West of Northern Ireland School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD physical geography Dr Estelle Lowry Supervisor Dr Estelle Lowry Funding Funded DfE Collaborative PhD Studentship Application deadline 30 April 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1745967600
Floating cellular BFRP concrete for wave renewables School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Professor Su Taylor Supervisor Professor Su Taylor Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1749164400
Seismic Evaluation of the FlexiArch using Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD AI, Civil Engineering, structural mechanics, data analysis Professor Su Taylor Supervisor Professor Su Taylor Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1719702000
Crack-inducing thermal stresses in safety-critical concrete structures School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Thermal stresses, safety critical structures, cement hydration, supplementary cementitious materials Professor Marios Soutsos Supervisor Professor Marios Soutsos Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Open	2
Impact Resistance of Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC), impact and blast resistance, Professor Marios Soutsos Supervisor Professor Marios Soutsos Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2
Structural Behaviour of Concrete Block Pavements: Finite Element Modelling of the effect of construction pattern and unit interlock School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Structural behaviour, concrete block pavements, construction pattern, unit interlock Professor Marios Soutsos Supervisor Professor Marios Soutsos Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Open	2
Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete for Access Floor Tiles School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Professor Marios Soutsos Supervisor Professor Marios Soutsos Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Open	2
Cementless “Geopolymer” Concrete for Sustainable Construction School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Alkali-activated binders (AABs), geopolymer concrete, supplementary cementitious materials Professor Marios Soutsos Supervisor Professor Marios Soutsos Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Open	2
The use of decommissioned wind turbine blades as girders in bridges School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Fibre Reinforced Polymers (FRP), wind turbine blades, bridges, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Professor Marios Soutsos Supervisor Professor Marios Soutsos Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Open	2
Placing Astronomy: Landscape, Space and Science at Armagh Observatory, 1790-1916 School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Dr Oliver Dunnett Supervisor Dr Oliver Dunnett Funding Funded Northern Bridge Consortium Application deadline 13 January 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1578873600
Theatre of the Cosmos: Performance, Space and Science at Armagh Planetarium, 1968–2016 School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Dr Oliver Dunnett Supervisor Dr Oliver Dunnett Funding Funded AHRC Northern Bridge Consortium Application deadline 12 January 2022	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1641945600
NILAB: EVOLVE-AI: Evolutionary-Informed Deep Learning for Deciphering and Modifying Cell-Cell Communication During Infection, Inflammation, and Cancer School of Biological Sciences \| PHD artificial intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded BBSRC (NILAB) Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1744585200
NILAB: Development of an AI-Integrated electrochemical-plasmonic biosensor for detecting AMR metabolic signatures School of Biological Sciences \| PHD artificial intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded BBSRC (NILAB) Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1744585200
NILAB: Diets to Optimise Individual and Planetary Health – A Machine Learning Approach (DIPH-ML) School of Biological Sciences \| PHD artificial intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Tilman Kuhn Supervisor Dr Tilman Kuhn Funding Funded BBSRC (NILAB) Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1744585200
NILAB: Integrating AI and Taxonomy-Free Classification for Enhanced Microbiome Analysis of One Health Environments School of Biological Sciences \| PHD artificial intelligence, bioscience, health Professor Chris Creevey Supervisor Professor Chris Creevey Funding Funded BBSRC (NILAB) Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1744585200
Investigating the impact of electronic cigarette vapour on respiratory microbiota and inflammation. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Electronic cigarettes, smoking, vaping, microbiology, respiratory, infection Dr Deirdre Gilpin Supervisor Dr Deirdre Gilpin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Monitoring antimicrobial resistance in wastewater in Northern Ireland. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microbiology, infection, antimicrobial resistance Dr Deirdre Gilpin Supervisor Dr Deirdre Gilpin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
To investigate novel interacting drug combinations in the treatment of Ovarian Cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Ovarian Cancer, cell biology, cell signalling, pharmacology, drug action Dr Fiona Furlong Supervisor Dr Fiona Furlong Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Utilising data linkage to estimate antimicrobial resistance burden in paediatric populations School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmacoepidemiology, data linkage, antimicrobial resistance, children Dr Yingfen Hsia Supervisor Dr Yingfen Hsia Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections through microneedle delivery of antimicrobial peptides School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antibiotics, peptide synthesis, antimicrobial peptides, microneedles, organic synthesis Prof Ryan Donnelly Supervisor Prof Ryan Donnelly Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Production of super small nanocrystals for drug delivery to target tissues School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug nanocrystals, media milling, infectious diseases, nanoparticle, targeting Dr Alejandro J. Paredes Supervisor Dr Alejandro J. Paredes Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm Formation in Clinical Isolates of Enterococcus faecium – a WHO High Priority Pathogen School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microbiome, extremophile, enzymes, biocatalysis, biotechnology Professor Brendan Gilmore Supervisor Professor Brendan Gilmore Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Cold Plasmas for Enhancement of Intracellular Delivery of Macromolecules School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microbiome, extremophile, enzymes, biocatalysis, biotechnology Professor Brendan Gilmore Supervisor Professor Brendan Gilmore Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Measurement of outcomes for medicines management interventions for people living with dementia in primary care School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dementia, core outcome set, interventions, outcome measurement instruments, systematic review Professor Carmel Hughes Supervisor Professor Carmel Hughes Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Access to medicines by older people in low and middle-income countries: a mixed methods study School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmaceutical policy, access to medicines, older people, low and middle income countries Professor Carmel Hughes. Supervisor Professor Carmel Hughes. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Self-regulating, self-cleaning biomaterials School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, antimicrobial, AMR, polymer, materials science, surface modification, surface chemist Professor Colin McCoy Supervisor Professor Colin McCoy Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Smart, responsive biomaterials for infection-resistant medical devices School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, antimicrobial, AMR, polymer, materials science, surface modification, surface chemist Professor Colin McCoy Supervisor Professor Colin McCoy Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Pharmacist-led medicines optimisation case management services: evaluation and development of the Medicines Optimisation in Older People (MOOP) model School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dementia, pain, long-term care, nursing homes Dr Carole Parsons Supervisor Dr Carole Parsons Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Microfluidic technologies for the production of Nanomedicines School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug Delivery, Microfluidics, Nanomedicine, Biopharmaceutics Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
3D & 4D printing in cancer management School of Pharmacy \| PHD 3D Printing, 4D printing, Bioprinting, Drug Delivery, Cancer treatment, Implants Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Microfluidic Encapsulation of biologics into Nanomedicines School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microfluidics, Biopharmaceutics, Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, Additive Manufacturing Professor Dimitrios Lamprou. Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou. Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Microfluidic technologies applied to respiratory diseases School of Pharmacy \| PHD 3D Printing, lab-on-a-chip, Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutical Technology Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Funded Chiesi Farmaceutici Ph.D. Studentship Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Innovative 3D-Printed Food-Based Systems for Immune Enhancement School of Pharmacy \| PHD QUB-Aston dual PhD programme Professor Dimitrios Lamprou (QUB) Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou (QUB) Funding Funded 3D-Printed, Application deadline 9 June 2025	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1749423600
Novel strategies and innovative technologies to produce amorphous solid dispersion School of Pharmacy \| PHD Bioengineering, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Design and Evaluation of an eye-on-a-chip Microfluidic Device School of Pharmacy \| PHD Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
4D printed Biomaterials in cancer therapeutics School of Pharmacy \| PHD 3D Printing, 4D printing, Bioprinting, Drug Delivery, Cancer treatment, Implants Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Microfluidic Encapsulation of biologics into Nanomedicines School of Pharmacy \| PHD pharmaceutics, microfluidics, nanomedicines, drug delivery, biologics Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Bioactive, biodegradable coatings for urinary medical devices School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, medical device, biodegradable polymers, degradation Professor David Jones Supervisor Professor David Jones Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Sustained Release of Eutectic systems composed of Local Anaesthetics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents from biodegradable electrospun mats to Enhance Post-Surgical Recovery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, medical device, biodegradable polymers, degradation Professor David Jones Supervisor Professor David Jones Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Developing biodegradable long acting drug delivery systems for the treatment of chronic conditions School of Pharmacy \| PHD drug delivery / long-acting drug delivery / medical devices / 3D printing / implantable drug deliver Professor Eneko Larrañeta Supervisor Professor Eneko Larrañeta Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
3D-printing of implantable devices for sustained drug delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmaceutics, Bioengineering, Formulation Sciences Professor Eneko Larrañeta. Supervisor Professor Eneko Larrañeta. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Peptide-based nanoparticles for brain targeted gene delivery to treat neurodegenerative diseases. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cell Penetrating Peptides, Gene Delivery, Gene Therapy, Nanomedicine, Targeted Treatments Dr Emma McErlean. Supervisor Dr Emma McErlean. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Genetic Engineering of Immune Effector Cells for CAR therapies using a Peptide Technology School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cell Penetrating Peptides, Gene Delivery, Gene Therapy, Nanomedicine, Targeted Treatments, Ex vivo A Dr Emma McErlean. Supervisor Dr Emma McErlean. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Dissecting mechanism of drug responses to novel anti-cancer therapies School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Fiona Furlong Supervisor Dr Fiona Furlong Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Elucidating novel anti-cancer drug responses in advanced ovarian cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Keywords for search filters Ovarian Cancer; cell biology; cell signalling; pharmacology; drug act Dr Fiona Furlong Supervisor Dr Fiona Furlong Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of antifungal nanotherapeutics containing AmB+ drug combinations using an advanced continuous manufacturing technology School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antifungal, Pharmaceutical Technology, nanomedicine, liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of paediatric-centred anti-malaria nanotherapeutic formulations using an advanced continuous manufacturing technology School of Pharmacy \| PHD ACT, Malaria, Pharmaceutical Technology, nanomedicine, nanoparticles, continuous manufacturing Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of Innovative Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment Strategies using Photodynamic Therapy + Combination Delivery Systems School of Pharmacy \| PHD Diabetes, Diabetic Foot ulcer, Pharmaceutical Technology, Photodynamic therapy Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Developing magneto-electric nanoparticles for advanced drug delivery of therapeutic agents for the treatment of neurological tuberculosis and HIV School of Pharmacy \| PHD Nanomedicine, Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Central nervous system, Drug delivery Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of Solid-state Therapeutic Protein Formulations for Oral Delivery via Advanced and Continuous Manufacturing Technologies School of Pharmacy \| PHD Therapeutic proteins, solid-state protein formulations, oral protein delivery, hot melt extrusion Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of Variable Dose Combination Products Using FDM 3D Printing School of Pharmacy \| PHD Personalised medicine, precision medicine, stratified therapy, fixed dose combination Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
The Development of Innovative Indwelling Medical Devices containing Biosensor Technology School of Pharmacy \| PHD Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
The Development of a Robust Risk-Based Approach to the use of Hot Melt Extrusion for the Manufacture of Amorphous Solid Dispersions School of Pharmacy \| PHD Hot-Melt Extrusion (HME), Amorphous Solid Dispersions (ASDs), API–Polymer Phase Diagrams, Professor Gavin Andrews. Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
The Development of Implantable Anti-tumour Devices for Enhanced Efficacy of Repurposed Drugs Using Advanced Manufacturing School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutical Engineering Pharmaceutical Science Professor Gavin Andrews.. Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews.. Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Enzyme-responsive peptide hydrogel as in situ forming long-acting drug delivery implants School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug Delivery, Peptides; Hydrogels; Controlled Release Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Peptide-like hydrogels: A post-surgical sustained release drug delivery implant for the treatment of glioblastoma brain tumours School of Pharmacy \| PHD Hydrogel; drug delivery; formulation; long-acting implant; biomaterials; peptides; brain tumours, ca Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Peptide-like hydrogels as a long-acting multipurpose drug delivery platform for combined contraception and HIV prevention School of Pharmacy \| PHD Hydrogel; drug delivery; formulation; long-acting injectable; peptides; HIV Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Peptide-like hydrogels as long-acting injectable drug delivery platforms for the prevention of malaria School of Pharmacy \| PHD Hydrogel; drug delivery; formulation; long-acting injectable; peptides; malaria Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Peptide-like hydrogels as long-acting injectable drug delivery platforms for the prevention of tuberculosis School of Pharmacy \| PHD Hydrogel; drug delivery; formulation; long-acting injectable; peptides; tuberculosis Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Chemical glycoengineering of therapeutic antibodies School of Pharmacy \| PHD drug design, chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, antibodies Professor Gerd Wagner Supervisor Professor Gerd Wagner Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Novel P2Y receptor ligands for drug discovery School of Pharmacy \| PHD drug design, chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, nucleoside, nucleotide, GPCR Professor Gerd Wagner Supervisor Professor Gerd Wagner Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Covalent inhibitors of a bacterial enzyme as novel antimicrobial resistance breakers School of Pharmacy \| PHD Professor Gerd Wagner Supervisor Professor Gerd Wagner Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Breaking the resistance: alternative approaches to antibiotics discovery School of Pharmacy \| PHD antimicrobial resistance, chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, organic synthesis, dr Professor Gerd Wagner Supervisor Professor Gerd Wagner Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
The role of carers in medicines management for people living with dementia School of Pharmacy \| PHD Older people, dementia, carers, primary care, healthcare professionals, medicines management Dr Heather Barry Supervisor Dr Heather Barry Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
An exploration of non-prescription medication use amongst older adults School of Pharmacy \| PHD Older people, non-prescription medication use, prescribing, primary care, healthcare professionals, Dr Heather Barry Supervisor Dr Heather Barry Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
REalist EvaLuation of what works, for whom, and In what circumstances, to optimisE medication for people liVing alonE with dementia and pre-dementia (RELIEVE). School of Pharmacy \| PHD RELIEVE, medication optimisation, dementia Dr Heather Barry. Supervisor Dr Heather Barry. Funding Funded Application deadline 9 June 2025	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1749423600
Development of a Dual Nanogel for Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa School of Pharmacy \| PHD Nanoparticles, Hydrogel, Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa, mRNA Therapeutics, Nanomedicine Professor Helen McCarthy Supervisor Professor Helen McCarthy Funding Funded DEBRA UK Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1738281600
Structure-based design of allosteric modulators for G protein-coupled receptors using molecular modelling and pharmacology experiments School of Pharmacy \| PHD computational biology, protein-coupled receptors, molecular modelling Dr Irina Tikhonova Supervisor Dr Irina Tikhonova Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Computational and Functional Comprehensive Analysis of Natural Variants of GPCRs towards a personalized medicine approach School of Pharmacy \| PHD Molecular modelling, pharmacology, drug design, functional assays Dr Irina Tikhonova Supervisor Dr Irina Tikhonova Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Regulation of CaaX protein processing School of Pharmacy \| PHD Protease, ubiquitin, deubiquitinase, USP17 Dr James Burrows Supervisor Dr James Burrows Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Does one size fit all for antimicrobial delivery via nanoparticles School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antimicrobial, nanoparticles, bacteria, intracellular Dr James Burrows Supervisor Dr James Burrows Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Improving antimicrobial delivery via nanoparticles School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antimicrobial, nanoparticles, bacteria, intracellular Dr James Burrows & Professor Brendan Gilmore Supervisor Dr James Burrows & Professor Brendan Gilmore Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Exploring the regulation of cancer cell movement by USP17 School of Pharmacy \| PHD USP17, cancer, ubiquitin, protease, migration, metastases Dr James Burrows Supervisor Dr James Burrows Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Countering the proteinase-activated receptor 1 (PAR-1) pro-tumour phenotype using a novel nanotherapeutic approach School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cancer biology, Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, metastasis Professor Jonathan Coulter Supervisor Professor Jonathan Coulter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Developing and characterising novel targeted nanocomposites serving as adjuvants to existing standard-of-care cancer treatments School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cancer biology, Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, metastasis Professor Jonathan Coulter Supervisor Professor Jonathan Coulter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Digital design and advanced processing technologies for antimicrobial nanotherapeutics School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antifungal, antibacterial, nanomedicine, liposomes, Dr Justin Tian Supervisor Dr Justin Tian Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
High throughput exploration of the design space for antifungal nanocarrier development School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antifungal, antibacterial, liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles, rational design, Dr Justin Tian Supervisor Dr Justin Tian Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
A systematic screening tool for nanocarrier design and efficient drug delivery against biological barriers. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Micro/nanofibration, soft lithography, microrheology, microfluidics, systematic approach; molecular Dr Justin Tian Supervisor Dr Justin Tian Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Structural Exploration for Antifungal Nanocarriers Development School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antifungal, nanomedicine, fungal biofilm, advanced imaging techniques, high throughput screening Dr Justin Tian Supervisor Dr Justin Tian Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Dexamethasone-releasing cochlear implants for fibroblast growth inhibition School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery; pharmaceutics; medical devices Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline 15 November 2024	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1731628800
Development of a silicone elastomer vaginal ring for controlled release estrogen replacement therapy School of Pharmacy \| PHD silicone elastomer; reservoir-type vaginal ring; controlled release drug delivery; estrogen replacem Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Funded Millicent Pharma Application deadline 8 January 2025	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1736294400
Novel poly(acrylic acid) complexes for enantioselective drug delivery and chiral separation School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, materials science, analytical chemistry, polymers, solid state NMR Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
3D-printed drug-eluting auxetic meshes for preventing biofilm formation and capsular contracture associated with breast implants School of Pharmacy \| PHD Surgical meshes, capsular contracture, drug delivery, breast implants, 3D printing, auxetic material Professor Karl Malcolm.. Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm.. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Dip-coating as a strategy to modify drug release from silicone elastomer drug delivery devices School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, materials science, analytical chemistry, polymers, drug release kinetics Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Multipurpose gel formulations containing antiretroviral-loaded lactoferrin nanoparticles and antibiotics for combination HIV prevention and treatment of bacterial vaginosis School of Pharmacy \| PHD Lactoferrin; antiretroviral; HIV prevention; vaginal gel; multipurpose prevention technology (MPT); Professor Karl Malcolm... Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm... Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
A new combination drug delivery product for improved treatment of bacterial vaginosis School of Pharmacy \| PHD pharmaceutics; drug delivery; drug formulation; microbiology Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Combination drug strategies for treatment of aerobic vaginitis School of Pharmacy \| PHD women’s sexual & reproductive health; bacterial assays; drug delivery; drug formulation, gels ,rings Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of a silicone elastomer vaginal ring for controlled release estrogen replacement therapy School of Pharmacy \| PHD silicone elastomer; reservoir-type vaginal ring; controlled release drug delivery; estrogen replacem Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Funded Millicent Pharma Application deadline 12 March 2025	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1741737600
Development of silicone-based personal lubricant products containing antiretroviral drugs for prevention of sexual acquisition of HIV infection School of Pharmacy \| PHD HIV/AIDS; sexual and reproductive health; personal lubricants; silicone Prof Karl Malcolm Supervisor Prof Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
A proliposomal strategy for enhancing solubility and absorption of drugs delivered from controlled release vaginal ring devices School of Pharmacy \| PHD Prof Karl Malcolm. Supervisor Prof Karl Malcolm. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Multifunctional Biomaterials to Combat Infection and Modulate Inflammation School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biomaterials, Medical Device, Infection, Biofilm, Inflammation, Immunomodulatory, Implant, Regenerat Dr Louise Carson Supervisor Dr Louise Carson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Selective targeting of proteases for the treatment of chronic airways disease. School of Pharmacy \| PHD lung, respiratory, airways, COPD, proteases, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, electrop Professor Lorraine Martin Supervisor Professor Lorraine Martin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Investigation of novel protease-antiprotease imbalances associated with chronic airways disease. School of Pharmacy \| PHD lung, respiratory, airways, COPD, proteases, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, electrop Professor Lorraine Martin Supervisor Professor Lorraine Martin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Molecular Silencing of Epithelial Sodium Channel (ENaC) using a Peptide Technology to Deliver Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cystic Fibrosis, Gene Delivery, Gene Therapy, Cell Penetrating Peptides, Nanomedicine, Targeted Trea Professor Lorraine Martin. Supervisor Professor Lorraine Martin. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Selective targeting of furin for the treatment of fibrotic lung disease. School of Pharmacy \| PHD lung, respiratory, airways, COPD, proteases, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, electrop Professor Lorraine Martin Supervisor Professor Lorraine Martin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Characterising biofilms in endotracheal tubes to direct a new strategy for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill adults School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Laura Sherrard Supervisor Dr Laura Sherrard Funding Unfunded Microbiome, biofilm, infection, intensive care Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
PULSE-CF: Enhanced microbiological surveillance in people with Cystic Fibrosis (pwCF) School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, molecular microbiology, microbiome, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, respiratory medicine Professor Michael Tunney Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney Funding Funded Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Trust and LifeArc Application deadline 14 March 2025	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1741910400
Relationship between antibiotic therapy and development of antimicrobial resistance in patients with bronchiectasis and COPD School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, antimicrobial resistance, PCR, next-generation sequencing, metagenomics Professor Michael Tunney Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial susceptibility testing Raman spectroscopy Professor Michael Tunney Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of Nanomaterials for Targeting the Bacteria–Host Interface in Cystic Fibrosis Airways School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, antimicrobial resistance, cystic fibrosis, mucin glycoproteins, liposome, micelle Professor Michael Tunney Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development and evaluation of a lung-on-a chip device for screening novel antimicrobials School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, antimicrobial resistance, cystic fibrosis, microbiota, lab-on-a-chip, microfluidics Professor Michael Tunney Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
PULSE-CF: Airway microbiome composition and pulmonary exacerbations in people with Cystic Fibrosis (pwCF) School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, molecular microbiology, microbiome, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, respiratory medicine Professor Michael Tunney. Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney. Funding Funded Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Trust and LifeArc Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1738281600
PULSE-CF: Polymicrobial communities in the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) airways-role in infection and pulmonary exacerbations. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, molecular microbiology, microbiome, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, respiratory medicine Professor Michael Tunney. Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Biomaterial coatings with lubricious, slippery coatings for improved urinary catheter performance School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biomaterials, urinary catheters, ionic liquids, infection, device coatings Dr Matthew Wylie Supervisor Dr Matthew Wylie Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Infection-responsive coatings for the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biomaterials, urinary catheters, ionic liquids, infection, device coatings Dr Matthew Wylie Supervisor Dr Matthew Wylie Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of carbohydrate-functionalised materials for detection and prevention of medical device-associated infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Matthew Wylie Supervisor Dr Matthew Wylie Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Designing next-generation urinary catheter materials for clean intermittent self-catheterisation through control of the urinary microbiome School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Matthew Wylie Supervisor Dr Matthew Wylie Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Advanced manufacturing of paediatric formulations with poorly water soluble drugs School of Pharmacy \| PHD Advanced manufacturing; poorly water-soluble drugs; in situ amorphization; paediatric formulation Dr Min Zhao Supervisor Dr Min Zhao Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Microwave-induced in situ amorphization as a strategy for modulating drug release from silicone elastomer devices for controlled release drug delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Poorly water-soluble drugs; Drug delivery, materials science, analytical chemistry, polymers Dr Min Zhao and Prof Karl Malcolm Supervisor Dr Min Zhao and Prof Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Developing novel therapeutic strategies to better treat Triple Negative Breast Cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Breast Cancer, biomarkers, personalised medicine Dr Niamh Buckley Supervisor Dr Niamh Buckley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Investigating the clinical and molecular significance of the microbiome in breast cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Breast cancer, personalised medicine, microbiome, biomarkers, novel therapies Dr Niamh Buckley Supervisor Dr Niamh Buckley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
3D printing of drug delivery implants School of Pharmacy \| PHD Bone, biomaterials, hydroxyapatite, additive manufacturing, 3D printing Dr Peter Boyd Supervisor Dr Peter Boyd Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Assessing the molecular mechanisms by which Cathepsin V promotes breast cancer growth and metastasis. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cancer, Proteases, Cathepsins, Therapeutics, Personalised Medicine Dr Roberta Burden Supervisor Dr Roberta Burden Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Microneedle delivery systems for next-generation antibody therapeutics School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microneedles, antibodies, advanced therapeutics, drug delivery Professor Ryan Donnelly Supervisor Professor Ryan Donnelly Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Microneedle delivery systems for minimally-invasive patient diagnosis/monitoring School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microneedles, antibodies, advanced therapeutics, drug delivery Professor Ryan Donnelly Supervisor Professor Ryan Donnelly Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
LONG-ACTING MICRONEEDLE DELIVERY SYSTEMS School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microneedles, long-acting drug delivery Professor Ryan Donnelly Supervisor Professor Ryan Donnelly Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2	1738281600
MICRONEEDLE-MEDIATED CHEMICAL & ELECTROCHEMICAL RAPID INJECTION SYSTEMS School of Pharmacy \| PHD Professor Ryan Donnelly Supervisor Professor Ryan Donnelly Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2	1738281600
Development of long-acting injectable (LAI) drug delivery systems to treat ocular diseases School of Pharmacy \| PHD long-acting drug delivery, sustained release, polymer implants, glaucoma, ocular drug delivery Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Supervisor Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Innovative Drug Delivery Systems for Ocular Therapies: Micro- and Nano-Formulation Approaches School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, Microparticles, Nanocarriers, Nanoparticles, sustained release, Ocular drug delivery Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur. Supervisor Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Design and Assessment of Innovative Long-Acting Drug Delivery System School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, sustained release, controlled release, long-acting, implants, biologics, protein deli Prof Raghu Raj Singh Thakur. Supervisor Prof Raghu Raj Singh Thakur. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Self-Assembling Peptide Nanomaterials for Targeted Ocular Drug Delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, sustained release, controlled release, peptide-based materials, hydrogels, ocular dru Prof Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Supervisor Prof Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development and Evaluation of Microneedle Arrays for Ocular Drug Delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, sustained release, controlled release, nanomaterials, microparticles, hydrogels, ocul Prof Raghu Raj Singh Thakur.. Supervisor Prof Raghu Raj Singh Thakur.. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Polymer-engineering nanocages for protein delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Protein delivery, biotherapeutics, stimuli-responsive polymers, bioconjugation, nanocages, polymer Dr Sheiliza Carmali Supervisor Dr Sheiliza Carmali Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Enhancing Protein Thermal Stability for Melt Processing School of Pharmacy \| PHD Proteins, biotherapeutics, hot-melt extrusion, continuous manufacturing, bioconjugation Dr Sheiliza Carmali Supervisor Dr Sheiliza Carmali Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Synthetic Protein-Transporters for Enhanced Transduction Activity School of Pharmacy \| PHD Intracellular protein delivery, biotherapeutics, bioconjugation, thiol-mediated uptake Dr Sheiliza Carmali Supervisor Dr Sheiliza Carmali Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Catalytic nanocages for in situ drug delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biocatalysis; prodrugs; therapeutic nanoreactors; in situ chemotherapeutics Dr Sheiliza Carmali. Supervisor Dr Sheiliza Carmali. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Investigating the impact of the gut microbiome on the health of older people School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microbiome; bioinformatics; clinical; ageing; medicines; older people Dr Stephen Kelly Supervisor Dr Stephen Kelly Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Utilising large-scale microbiome analysis and machine learning to enhance early diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infection in post-kidney transplant patients School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Stephen Kelly. Supervisor Dr Stephen Kelly. Funding Funded Kidney Research UK Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Closed	2	1740700800
Mechanochemical synthesis of polymer-drug conjugates via reactive extrusion School of Pharmacy \| PHD Polymer-drug conjugates, solvent-less mechanochemical conjugation, mechanochemistry Dr Shu Li Supervisor Dr Shu Li Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of Multi-Drug Sutures using Deep Eutectic Reactive Technology for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Shu Li Supervisor Dr Shu Li Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of Multi-Drug Sutures using Deep Eutectic Reactive Technology for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Surgical site infection, surgical sutures, drug-eluting sutures, antimicrobial, reactive extrusion, Dr Shu Li. Supervisor Dr Shu Li. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Bio-inspired liquid-like coatings for medical devices to combat biofilms and associated infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biomaterials; Infection; Surface; Medical devices Dr Shuai Zhang Supervisor Dr Shuai Zhang Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Highly durable non-releasing antimicrobial coatings for catheters to combat catheter-associated urinary tract infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD infection; surface; coating; biofilm; polymer; hydrogel Dr Shuai Zhang Supervisor Dr Shuai Zhang Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of dual-functional antibacterial and antifungal polymers to prevent medical device-associated infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD infection; surface; coating; biofilm; polymer; hydrogel Dr Shuai Zhang Supervisor Dr Shuai Zhang Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Novel multifunctional hydrogel wound dressings for diabetic foot ulcer healing School of Pharmacy \| PHD infection; surface; coating; biofilm; polymer; hydrogel Dr Shuai Zhang Supervisor Dr Shuai Zhang Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of multifunctional biomaterials for urinary catheters to eradicate catheter-associated urinary tract infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biomaterials; Medical devices; Infections; Inflammation; Biofilm Dr Shuai Zhang. Supervisor Dr Shuai Zhang. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Safer, scalable, and modifiable polymer-based lipid nanocapsules for drug delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Lipid nanocapsules, drug delivery, nanotechnology, green chemistry, polymer science. Dr Taher Hatahet Supervisor Dr Taher Hatahet Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Development of antioxidants-based nanoparticles for topical application School of Pharmacy \| PHD Vaginal gels; drug delivery; bacterial vaginosis; formulation; Dr Taher Hatahet Supervisor Dr Taher Hatahet Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Development of next-generation nanoparticles loaded hydrogels containing multiple active agents for improved treatment of bacterial infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD hydrogels; drug delivery; bacterial infections; formulation; antimicrobial resistance Dr Taher Hatahet Supervisor Dr Taher Hatahet Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Development of anti-inflammatory-based nanoparticles for topical treatment of psoriasis School of Pharmacy \| PHD Vaginal gels; drug delivery; bacterial vaginosis; formulation; Dr Taher Hatahet Supervisor Dr Taher Hatahet Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Combinations of bacteriophages and cold plasma for biofilm biocontrol School of Pharmacy \| PHD Bacteriophage, phage, endolysin, cold plasma Dr Timofey Skvortsov Supervisor Dr Timofey Skvortsov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Improved delivery of bacteriophages and phage-derived antibacterial agents School of Pharmacy \| PHD Bacteriophage, endolysins, skin, biofilms, deep eutectic solvents, formulation Dr Timofey Skvortsov Supervisor Dr Timofey Skvortsov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Freeze-dried bacteriophage formulations against antibiotic-resistant bacteria School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr. Timofey Skvortsov Supervisor Dr. Timofey Skvortsov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Nanoparticle delivery of antibiotics for treatment of pulmonary infection School of Pharmacy \| PHD inhaled, nanoparticles, drug delivery, mucosal, pharmaceutical, bacteria Dr Vicky Kett Supervisor Dr Vicky Kett Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Vaccine-drying stabilisation strategies School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmaceutics, vaccine, pharmaceutical formulation, drug delivery, liposomes Dr Vicky Kett Supervisor Dr Vicky Kett Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Liposomal Antibiotic for Improved Treatment of Respiratory Infection School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Vicky Kett Supervisor Dr Vicky Kett Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Self-Navigating Nanocarriers for Intracellular Protein Delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biologics, protein delivery, nanomedicine, intracellular delivery Professor Wafa Al-Jamal Supervisor Professor Wafa Al-Jamal Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Investigating new excipients to improve ionizable lipid nanoparticles’ endosomal escape and enhance gene expression School of Pharmacy \| PHD Gene delivery, ionisable lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), microfluidics, nucleic acids Professor Wafa Al-Jamal Supervisor Professor Wafa Al-Jamal Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Non-thermal irreversible electroporation to treat advanced cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Professor Wafa Al-Jamal. Supervisor Professor Wafa Al-Jamal. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Antibiotic use and lower respiratory tract infections burden in children during Coronavirus (COVID-19) School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmaco-epidemiology, children, machine learning, infection disease, COVID-19 Dr Yingfen Hsia Supervisor Dr Yingfen Hsia Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
In-cell quantification of drug concentrations by using advanced nano-sensor School of Pharmacy \| PHD Nanomedicine, Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials, Sensing, Senor, Biosensor, Bioengineering Dr Yi Ge Supervisor Dr Yi Ge Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Developing cost-effective and eco-friendly antiviral nano-agents School of Pharmacy \| PHD Nanomedicine, Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials, Biomaterials, COVID-19, Antiviral agents, Virus Dr Yi Ge Supervisor Dr Yi Ge Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Staying Focused: How Mind Wandering Impacts Students' Ability to Delay Gratification and Achieve Academic Success School of Psychology \| PHD academic delay of gratification, mind wandering, academic success Dr Paddy O'Connor Supervisor Dr Paddy O'Connor Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Exploring the mental health needs of patients living with Barrett’s Oesophagus School of Psychology \| MPHIL Barrett’s Oesophagus; Psychological well-being; mixed methods research Professor Martin Dempster Supervisor Professor Martin Dempster Funding Funded Breakthrough Cancer Application deadline 4 October 2024	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1727996400
Stress, eustress and positive psychology School of Psychology \| PHD Stress, eustress, coping, positive psychology, wellbeing learning motivation Dr Chris Gibbons Supervisor Dr Chris Gibbons Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 June 2023	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2	1688079600
One funded project in the area of Intergroup conflicts and collective trauma; Justice processes in post-conflict societies or Political resistance in non-democratic contexts. School of Psychology \| PHD Conflict and violence, peace, reconciliation, transitional justice, resistance, repression Dr Mengyao Li Supervisor Dr Mengyao Li Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 March 2023	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1678924800
Integration in the Layers of Mathematical Skills School of Psychology \| PHD Mathematics; children; integration; interventions Dr Chang Xu Supervisor Dr Chang Xu Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 March 2023	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1678924800
Navigating Childfreedom: Identity Disclosure, Communication Strategies and Adjustment in Childfree Individuals School of Psychology \| PHD childfreedom, non-normative life choices, identity, communication, adjustment, multi-method Dr Tanja Gerlach Supervisor Dr Tanja Gerlach Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 March 2023	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1678924800
Walking in real-world environments for people living with Parkinson’s: Enhancing gait using movement analysis School of Psychology \| PHD Parkinson’s; gait; motion capture; rehabilitation; movement disorders Dr Matthew Rodger Supervisor Dr Matthew Rodger Funding Funded DfE CAST (Co-operative Awards in Science and Techn Application deadline 17 May 2024	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1715900400
Identifying as “Other”: Disidentification with Traditional Identities in a Divided Society School of Psychology \| PHD Identity and Intergroup Relations, Social Identity Approach, Identification, Disidentification, Post Dr Danielle Blaylock Supervisor Dr Danielle Blaylock Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Transgenerational Contact: Exploring how a Child’s Positive Intergroup Relationships Improves Parental Intergroup Attitudes and Behaviours School of Psychology \| PHD Identity and Intergroup Relations, Intergroup Contact, Extended Contact, Dyadic Relationships, Post- Dr Danielle Blaylock Supervisor Dr Danielle Blaylock Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Integrated education in post-Agreement Northern Ireland School of Psychology \| PHD Integration, education, children, intergroup contact, social attitudes Dr Danielle Blaylock Supervisor Dr Danielle Blaylock Funding Funded DfE (CAST) Application deadline 12 February 2024	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1707696000
The mediating role of trauma appraisals following potentially traumatic life events. School of Psychology \| PHD Trauma Appraisal, Trauma, Resilience, Posttraumatic Growth Professor Donncha Hanna Supervisor Professor Donncha Hanna Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Developing Trauma Informed Care principles for Health Professionals School of Psychology \| PHD Trauma, Trauma Informed Care, Health Care Professionals Professor Donncha Hanna Supervisor Professor Donncha Hanna Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Reducing ’flashbacks’ of paediatric trauma: Investigating the consolidation, reactivation, and reduction of intrusive traumatic memories in children School of Psychology \| PHD Trauma, children, paediatric populations, memory, clinical psychology Dr David McCormack Supervisor Dr David McCormack Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Diabetes Counselling and Empowerment Training: Developing a Programme Theory and Exploring the Benefits for People Living with Diabetes School of Psychology \| PHD Empowerment; Counselling; Diabetes; Healthcare professionals; wellbeing; emotional support Dr Emma Berry Supervisor Dr Emma Berry Funding Unfunded Application deadline 12 February 2024	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2	1707696000
Beyond School Gates: Children’s Contributions to Community Integration School of Psychology \| PHD Children, integration, diversity, friendships, social cognition Dr Jocelyn Dautel Supervisor Dr Jocelyn Dautel Funding Unfunded Application deadline 12 February 2024	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2	1707696000
Training goalkeepers to improve performance in stopping penalties School of Psychology \| PHD Penalties, Football, Goalkeeping, Virtual Reality, Sports Science, Decision Making Dr Joost Dessing Supervisor Dr Joost Dessing Funding Unfunded Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Open	2	1738886400
Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control: Understanding and Experiences in a Post-Bill Environment. School of Psychology \| PHD Domestic abuse, coercive control, family violence, post conflict society. Dr Katrina McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Katrina McLaughlin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Developing cost-effective and future-ready approaches to neurorehabilitation of stroke and functional neurological disorders School of Psychology \| PHD Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Stroke, Functional Neurological Disorder, Conversion disorder, motor Dr Kathy Ruddy Supervisor Dr Kathy Ruddy Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 12 February 2024	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1707696000
Measuring effects of ageing on cortical activity during sensory integration and posture-cognitive multitasking using functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). School of Psychology \| PHD Ageing, balance, posture, fnirs, multitasking. Dr Mihalis Doumas Supervisor Dr Mihalis Doumas Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Multisensory integration in adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Investigating general vs task specific sensory processing deficits. School of Psychology \| PHD Autism, sensory integration, multisensory, speech, balance, auditory, visual, proprioceptive. Dr Mihalis Doumas Supervisor Dr Mihalis Doumas Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Double disclosure? Investigating how disabled students in higher education navigate the university to employment pipeline School of Psychology \| PHD Psychology; Applied Social Psychology; Disability; Disabled People; Graduate employment; Students; H Dr Stephanie Burns Supervisor Dr Stephanie Burns Funding Funded Queen’s Collaborative Studentship (funded via Dep Application deadline 12 February 2024	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1707696000
Multisensory integration in adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Investigating general vs task specific sensory processing deficits. School of Psychology \| PHD Autism, sensory integration, multisensory, speech, balance, auditory, visual, proprioceptive. Dr Tim Fosker Supervisor Dr Tim Fosker Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Opting Out of Parenthood: Psychological Aspects of Childfreedom School of Psychology \| PHD Childfreedom, childfree, voluntary, childless, non-normative life choices, identity, communication Dr Tanja Gerlach Supervisor Dr Tanja Gerlach Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
The social costs and benefits of heeding and rejecting advice School of Psychology \| PHD Advice; Social Psychology; Judgment; Decision-Making; Open Science Dr Thomas Schultze-Gerlach Supervisor Dr Thomas Schultze-Gerlach Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Dark Personalities in Emergency Personnel School of Psychology \| PHD Personality traits; dark tetrad; childhood adversity; trauma; compassion fatigue; well-being; mental Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Supervisor Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Genetics of Spatial Ability School of Psychology \| PHD Genetics; Spatial Ability; Sex Differences; Cross-Cultural Differences Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Supervisor Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Psychology	Unfunded	Psychology	Closed	2
Driving business productivity in Northern Ireland Queen's Business School \| PHD Economics, Productivity, Northern Ireland David Jordan Supervisor David Jordan Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Application deadline 28 February 2025	Queen's Business School	Funded	Economics	Open	2	1740700800
Fully Funded PhD Studentship - Queen's Business School Queen's Business School \| PHD QBS Academic Staff Supervisor QBS Academic Staff Funding Funded Queen's Business School Application deadline 20 June 2025	Queen's Business School	Funded		Open	2	1750374000
Youth engagement in the Irish language Revival Movement in Belfast since 1998 School of Arts, English and Languages \| PHD Youth activism, language revival, post-conflict society, sociolinguistics, Irish language Prof. Greg Toner Supervisor Prof. Greg Toner Funding Funded Northern Bridge Consortium Collab. Doctoral Award Application deadline 23 January 2022	School of Arts, English and Languages	Funded	Irish & Celtic	Closed	2	1642896000
Following Charabanc Theatre Company: A Tradition of Women's Theatre-Making in Northern Ireland/the north of Ireland School of Arts, English and Languages \| PHD Northern Ireland/the north of Ireland theatre, Queer-feminist theatre historiography Dr Trish McTighe Supervisor Dr Trish McTighe Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 27 October 2023	School of Arts, English and Languages	Funded	Drama	Closed	2	1698361200
Periodicals in the Life of a Literary House: Dove Cottage, 1799-1818 School of Arts, English and Languages \| PHD Romanticism; Periodicals; Lake writers; Heritage Dr Daniel Roberts Supervisor Dr Daniel Roberts Funding Funded AHRC Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Arts, English and Languages	Funded	English	Open	2	1751238000
Immersive Applications to aid emotional regulation in Autistic Children School of Arts, English and Languages \| PHD Immersive, Games Technologies, Autism, Behavioural Analysis, Intervention, Emotional Regulation Darragh Lydon Supervisor Darragh Lydon Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 August 2025	School of Arts, English and Languages	Funded		Open	2	1756594800
Immersive Technologies for Climate Focused Bridge Monitoring School of Arts, English and Languages \| PHD Immersive, Games Technologies, Infrastructure Monitoring, Data Analysis, Citizen Science Darragh Lydon Supervisor Darragh Lydon Funding Funded Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Application deadline 31 August 2025	School of Arts, English and Languages	Funded		Open	2	1756594800
Better AIMS – developing new software tools and workflows for Ambient Ionisation Mass Spectrometry, Direct Infusion Mass Spectrometry and Ion-mobility Mass Spectrometry data. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD mass spectrometry, software development, computer processing, artificial intelligence, chemometrics, Dr Nick Birse Supervisor Dr Nick Birse Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
An investigation of the factors influencing canine welfare. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Canine welfare and behaviour Dr Gareth Arnott Supervisor Dr Gareth Arnott Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 December 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1703980800
Adaptive management of stochastic parasite challenge in animals under climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, climate change, parasitology, veterinary medicine Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Diet mediated metabolic-inflammation – mechanistic insights School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, food science, health sciences, immunology, molecular biology, public health Professor Helen Roche Supervisor Professor Helen Roche Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Emerging Infectious Diseases – Surveillance and Biosecurity School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, health sciences, microbiology, molecular biology, pathology, public health, veterinary Professor Nikki Marks Supervisor Professor Nikki Marks Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Enhancing young people’s cooking and food skills to investigate impact on food engagement, knowledge, skill confidence and diet quality School of Biological Sciences \| PHD data analysis, food science, health sciences, public health, statistics Professor Moira Dean Supervisor Professor Moira Dean Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Explore novel feeding strategies to reduce ammonia emissions from ruminants and improve their productivity School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, environmental science, food science, statistics, zoology, animal science Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Flavonoid metabolism and cardiometabolic health School of Biological Sciences \| PHD data analysis, food science, health sciences, medical, public health Professor Aedin Cassidy Supervisor Professor Aedin Cassidy Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 13 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1578873600
Food fraud risks in UK supply chain networks School of Biological Sciences \| PHD data analysis, food science, law Professor Saskia van Ruth Supervisor Professor Saskia van Ruth Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Gene mining useful biocatalysts from paleosols School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, genetics, geochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology Professor Chris Allen Supervisor Professor Chris Allen Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Genome scale evolution of biofilm contained Klebsiella pneumoniae in response to sub-lethal antibacterial stress exposure - development of novel biomarkers for near-patient testing School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, genetics, health sciences, medical science, microbiology, molecular, public health Professor Seamus Fanning Supervisor Professor Seamus Fanning Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
How does biodiversity contribute to multiple forms of stability in stressed marine invertebrate communities? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, data analysis, ecology, environmental science, microbiology, molecular, statistics Professor Mark Emmerson Supervisor Professor Mark Emmerson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Innovative Diagnostics for Helminth Parasite Infections School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural, molecular biology, parasitology, veterinary medicine Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Phosphonates: The Good, The Bad, and The Biodegradable School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Organophosphonate, herbicide, biogeochemical cycle, phosphorus Professor Geoff McMullan Supervisor Professor Geoff McMullan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 April 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1714258800
Influence of farm hygiene standards and management practices on Johne’s disease progression in selected NI dairy herds School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, data analysis, microbiology Professor Irene Grant Supervisor Professor Irene Grant Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
EVOZOOM - Evolution and Zoonotic Epidemiology of Bovine Tuberculosis School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Mycobacterium bovis, zoonotic Tuberculosis, bovine Tuberculosis, epidemiology, bioinformatics, phylo Professor Irene Grant Supervisor Professor Irene Grant Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1711324800
Low-cost and rapid paper-based microfluidics for the detection of irradiated foods School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food chemistry, food science, health sciences, molecular biology, public health Dr Cuong Cao Supervisor Dr Cuong Cao Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
MicroRNAs in the Pathogenesis Adverse Cardiomyocyte and Endothelial Cell Remodelling in Insulin Resistance School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food science, health sciences, medical science, molecular biology, pharmacy, public health Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Mosquito control using native predators and other novel environmentally friendly methodologies School of Biological Sciences \| PHD public health, zoology, animal science Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Optimising behaviour change initiatives for food waste prevention School of Biological Sciences \| PHD data analysis, ecology, economics, statistics Professor Alberto Longo Supervisor Professor Alberto Longo Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Quantifying the effects of environmental change using multi-level phylogenetically controlled meta-analyses School of Biological Sciences \| PHD data analysis, ecology, conservation, statistics, zoology Dr Hansjoerg Kunc Supervisor Dr Hansjoerg Kunc Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Rewiring of host cell protein complexes by pathogen effectors - mass spectrometry-based methods and applications in infection biology School of Biological Sciences \| PHD cell biology, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, pathology, pharmacology, toxicology Professor Ben Collins Supervisor Professor Ben Collins Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Sustainable Wildlife Management: Socio-Economics Drivers & Implications of Conservation School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, data analysis, ecology, economics, environmental science, statistics, animal science Dr Martina Bozzola Supervisor Dr Martina Bozzola Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Systems analysis of the impact of microplastics in the marine environment School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biotechnology, data analysis, pollution, food science, health sciences, molecular, statistics Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Targeting yeast epigenetics to combat anti-fungal resistance School of Biological Sciences \| PHD health sciences, microbiology, molecular biology, public health Dr Edel Hyland Supervisor Dr Edel Hyland Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
The extinction of the sexier? A global investigation of the role of sexual selection in modern amphibian declines School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, environmental science, evolution, zoology, animal science Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Supervisor Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 13 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1578873600
The marine phosphorus cycle and the methane paradox School of Biological Sciences \| PHD analytical chemistry, biochemistry, geochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
The rice paddy microbiome and its impact on plant mineral nutrition School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, bioinformatics, data analysis, food science, health sciences, public health, statistics Dr Caroline Meharg Supervisor Dr Caroline Meharg Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
The role of epigenetic mechanisms in the control of post-stress recovery of cancer cells School of Biological Sciences \| PHD cancer, cell biology, genetics, health sciences, medical science, public health Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Uncovering the Hidden Human Milk Microbiome School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, statistics Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
Use of remote sensing data to develop behavioural profiles for global change scenarios School of Biological Sciences \| PHD climate change, data analysis, ecology, environmental science, statistics, zoology, animal science Dr Mike Scantlebury Supervisor Dr Mike Scantlebury Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1576454400
QUADRAT DTP CASE: The role of biodiversity in mitigating parasite impacts in farmed landscapes School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, climate change, ecology, environmental science, parasitology, zoology, animal science Professor Mark Emmerson Supervisor Professor Mark Emmerson Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1580256000
Understanding and predicting the success of alien freshwater fish School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, animal science, evolution, zoology, animal science Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
QUADRAT DTP: Can pollutant transfer through benthic elasmobranch food-chains be related to their feeding ecology? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, pollution, environmental chemistry, geochemistry, marine biology Professor Andy Meharg Supervisor Professor Andy Meharg Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1580256000
QUADRAT DTP: Energetics and survival of an apex predator - the African lion - in a rapidly changing environment School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, evolution, zoology, animal science Dr Mike Scantlebury Supervisor Dr Mike Scantlebury Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1580256000
QUADRAT DTP: Genomics approaches to explore the secrets of remarkable plants: Soil/root microbiome interaction and edaphic stress adaptation School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, botany, plant science, ecology, conservation, environmental science, evolution Dr Caroline Meharg Supervisor Dr Caroline Meharg Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1580256000
QUADRAT DTP: Global profiles of species declines and success in the era of climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD climatology, climate change, ecology, conservation, environmental science, evolution, animal science Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Supervisor Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1580256000
QUADRAT DTP: Greening cities: how do street trees contribute to urban biodiversity and ecosystem functions? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, environmental science Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1580256000
QUADRAT DTP: Unravelling the freshwater microbial phosphorus cycle School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, climate, ecology, environmental, geochemistry, hydrology, molecular Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1580256000
Valuing ecosystem services School of Biological Sciences \| PHD valuation, environmental economics, experimental economics, behavioural economics Professor Alberto Longo Supervisor Professor Alberto Longo Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The evolution of vertebrate parental care diversity School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parental care, life history theory, phylogeny, vertebrates, behaviour, evolution Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The evolution of placental diversity: between cooperation and conflict School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parental care, life history theory, phylogeny, vertebrates, behaviour, evolution Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
A human body map of bisphenol-A (BPA) exposure: Systems level analysis of genomic and epigenomic alterations in primary human cells School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bisphenol-A, systems level analysis, genomics, cells Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Genome-wide analysis of genetic alterations in prostate cells in response to soy chemicals School of Biological Sciences \| PHD genomics, genetics, cells, soy Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
A Novel Data Integration Framework for Modeling the Adverse Outcome Pathway School of Biological Sciences \| PHD endocrine disruptors, biostatistics, computational biiology, toxicology, systems biology Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Investigate the nutritional potential, for ruminants, of different by-products as an alternative feed supplement for incorporation into animal feed School of Biological Sciences \| PHD by-product, ruminant, tannin, methane, ammonia Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Making the most of product code pattern recognition for food fraud prevention School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food, fraud, integrity, criminal, criminology, machine learning, algorithms Professor Saskia van Ruth Supervisor Professor Saskia van Ruth Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Vibrio species in Irish waters School of Biological Sciences \| PHD molecular epidemiology, whole genome sequencing, human health risk factors Professor Seamus Fanning Supervisor Professor Seamus Fanning Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
A study of the emergence of Clostridium difficile from across the farm-to-fork continuum School of Biological Sciences \| PHD molecular epidemiology, whole genome sequencing, human health risk factors, toxin genes Professor Seamus Fanning Supervisor Professor Seamus Fanning Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Phenotypic & molecular characterization of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) markers; dissemination mechanisms of AMR in bacteria of food-animal origin; whole genome & plasmid sequencing; bioinformatics School of Biological Sciences \| PHD molecular epidemiology, whole genome sequencing, human health risk factors Professor Seamus Fanning Supervisor Professor Seamus Fanning Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
A study of the transcriptomic responses elicited by Salmonella to humectants used in food production - do bacteria have a memory? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD low-moisture conditions, RNA-seq, flow cytometry Professor Seamus Fanning Supervisor Professor Seamus Fanning Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The role of the histone lysine demethylase KDM4A in post-stress recovery and its utility as a target in breast and prostate cancer School of Biological Sciences \| PHD epigenetics, cancer, BCa, PCa, transcriptome, NGS, transcription Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Development of novel approaches to study changes in chromatin structure and investigation of the role of rDNA chromatin in malignant transformation School of Biological Sciences \| PHD epigenetics, cancer, histones, rDNA, chromatin, NGS, transcription Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Investigation of the mechanism of accrued resistance to Pol I inhibitors in blood cancers School of Biological Sciences \| PHD blood cancer, Pol I inhibitor, topoisomerase, transcription, drug resistance Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Evaluation of natural plant based botanicals as alternative to therapeutic antibiotics School of Biological Sciences \| PHD botanicals, antimicrobial resistance, antibiotics, medicinal plants, microbiology, biochemistry Dr Chen Situ Supervisor Dr Chen Situ Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Understanding the ecology and coevolution of aphids and parasitoids to improve natural biocontrol measures in field crops School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, parasitoids, agriculture, phylogeny, climate change Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Evolving waters: A comprehensive genetic study of brown Trout (Salmo trutta) in Lough Erne School of Biological Sciences \| PHD brown trout (Salmo trutta), population genetics, phylogeography, genetic analysis, conservation gene Professor Paulo Prodohl Supervisor Professor Paulo Prodohl Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
FOODBIOSYSTEMS - Willow (Salix spp): The potential of a tannin-rich tree fodder to reduce ammonia emissions and improve productivity of dairy cattle School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ammonia, dairy, agriculture, animal nutrition, microbiology, metagenomics, metabolomics Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded FoodBioSystems BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership Application deadline 6 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1583452800
FOODBIOSYSTEMS - Can many biomarkers make light work of liver fluke parasite diagnostics? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biomarkers, liver fluke, parasitology, omics, bioinformatics, molecular biology, biochemistry Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded FoodBioSystems BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership Application deadline 6 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1583452800
FOODBIOSYSTEMS - Integrating plant and animal responses to parasite infection under climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD climate change, parasitology, epidemiology, agriculture, plant science, food security Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded FoodBioSystems BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership Application deadline 6 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1583452800
Exploring the Application of REIMS to Bovine Health Monitoring and Milk Quality Analysis School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agriculture, biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, veterinary, analytical chemistry Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1585609200
A proteomic map of host cell rewiring by pathogens School of Biological Sciences \| PHD analytical chemistry, biochemistry, bioinformatics, immunology, microbiology Professor Ben Collins Supervisor Professor Ben Collins Funding Funded DfE/Bruker Daltonics Application deadline 31 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1585609200
What are the lifetime beneficial effects of early life “programming” in the rumen microbiome? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural science, animal science, biology, microbiology, environmental science Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Funded DAFM/DAERA Application deadline 28 February 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1582848000
Develop Biological Control Methods for Devastating Panama Disease of Banana School of Biological Sciences \| PHD organic fungus control, banana fungus, biological control, chitinase, biochemistry, microbiology Dr Fuquan Liu Supervisor Dr Fuquan Liu Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 March 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1585609200
Dissecting functions of beneficial soil bacterium in protecting banana plants from fungal infection School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Microbiology; Gene regulation; Genome sequencing; Panama disease of bananas; Soil bacteria; Plant pr Dr Fuquan Liu Supervisor Dr Fuquan Liu Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 14 October 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1728860400
Investigation of the limits of niche specialisation and plasticity in the rumen microbiome School of Biological Sciences \| PHD rumen, microbiome, microbiology, omics Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 June 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1593471600
Modelling and optimising microbial nutrient cycling for the promotion of a circular bioeconomy School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biogeochemistry, waste, microbial physiology, biochemistry, molecular microbiology, machine learning Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 June 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1593471600
Understanding and combating blackhead disease in poultry School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, animal science, microbiology, veterinary medicine, bioinformatics, poultry Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 June 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1593471600
Understanding dairy cow behaviour to improve production and welfare in robotic milking systems School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, veterinary medicine, zoology, animal behaviour, animal welfare Dr Gareth Arnott Supervisor Dr Gareth Arnott Funding Funded DfE/AgriSearch Application deadline 30 April 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1588201200
The effects of gut microbiome metabolites in modulating enteroendocrine cell function and gut hormone secretion School of Biological Sciences \| PHD metabolites, hormones, microbiome, metabolism, enteroendocrine Professor Brian Green Supervisor Professor Brian Green Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Blending traditional and new animal health solutions to support agro-pastoral livelihoods under climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal health, climate change, agriculture, ecology, economics, environmental science, food science Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 May 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1590706800
Diet in the prevention of chronic diseases: Really so important or overrated? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD diet, nutrition, prevention, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, mortality, epidemiology, data science Dr Tilman Kuhn Supervisor Dr Tilman Kuhn Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
CITI-GENS DTP: Chemical Profiling of E-Cigarette Products to Address Safety and Potential Repositioning as Antibiotic Delivery Devices School of Biological Sciences \| PHD e-cigarettes, analytical chemistry, microbiology, mass spectrometry, respiratory health, antibiotics Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded Horizon 2020 (EU)/DfE Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1594335600
CITI-GENS DTP: Understanding the Protective Effect of Human Milk for Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC) Through Host-Pathogen Interactions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiome, human milk, breastfeeding, microbiology, metabolomics, proteomics Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded Horizon 2020 (EU)/DfE Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1594335600
CITI-GENS DTP: Automated early detection of health and welfare compromises in pigs using video-based automatic behavioural analysis School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal health and welfare, behavioural analysis, computer vision, video analytics, AI reasoning Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded Horizon 2020 (EU)/DfE Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1594335600
From plant and soil microflora to food quality using metagenomics and metabolomics platforms School of Biological Sciences \| PHD soil microbiome, food quality, metabolomics, food security Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Greening cities: biodiversity and ecosystem services associated with street trees, from ecology to planning School of Biological Sciences \| PHD botany, plant science, zoology, animal science, ecology, conservation, environmental science Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
QUADRAT DTP: Biological control of mosquitoes: optimising the efficacy of native macroinvertebrate predators School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, ecology, conservation, evolution, genetics, molecular biology Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1610928000
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Quantifying the resilience and functioning of lotic ecosystems across spatial and temporal gradients of environmental stress School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, ecology, conservation, evolution, zoology, animal science, climate change Professor Mark Emmerson Supervisor Professor Mark Emmerson Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1610928000
QUADRAT DTP CASE: The Irish Damselfly: identifying population genetic structure and optimising habitat management for an iconic Irish species School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, endocrinology, genetics, pharmacology, toxicology, animal science, zoology Dr Sarah Helyar Supervisor Dr Sarah Helyar Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1610928000
QUADRAT DTP: Authentication of Sustainable Oil Palm Production for Protection of Tropical Biodiversity School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, ecology, conservation, agronomy, environmental science Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1610928000
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Links between energetics and disease in mammals: use of biologging and remote sensing to assess behaviour and movement School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, parasitology, zoology, animal science Professor Nikki Marks Supervisor Professor Nikki Marks Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1610928000
Investigating the nature and implications of archaea-bacteria interactions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiology, molecular biology Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
QUADRAT DTP: Do nutrition-parasite interactions drive One Health under climate change? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, microbiology, parasitology, veterinary medicine, zoology, climate change Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1610928000
Increasing culture biodiversity and eco-evolutionary understanding of novel bacterial isolates using culturonmics and computational tools School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, biotechnology, evolution, microbiology, molecular biology Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Queen’s DTP: The genetic and/or epigenetic nature of antifungal drug tolerance in Candida glabrata School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, epidemiology Dr Edel Hyland Supervisor Dr Edel Hyland Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Queen’s DTP: Co-infection and co-selection for drug resistance in zoonotic pathogens of the ruminant gut under routine farm management School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, microbiology, parasitology, zoology, epidemiology, veterinary sciences Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Queen’s DTP: ABC: AI for Bee Conservation School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, ecology, genetics, molecular biology, parasitology, zoology, data analysis Professor Nikki Marks Supervisor Professor Nikki Marks Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Queen’s DTP: Pursuing schistosomiasis elimination through gene therapy and analytical modelling School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioinformatics, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, parasitology, data analysis, epidemiology Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Akkermansia muciniphila inhibits gut pathobionts and regulates trimethylamine N-oxide metabolism in cardiovascular disease School of Biological Sciences \| PHD immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, epidemiology Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Queen’s DTP: Understanding the Importance of Early Life Exposure to Antimicrobial Resistance Genes, Organisms, and Residues on Development of the Infant Gut Microbiome School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, molecular biology, epidemiology Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Uncovering the Hidden Human Milk Microbiome School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiology, genetics, biochemistry, mass spectrometry Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Can the skin microbiome of amphibians fight the fungal pandemic disease that drives their extinctions worldwide? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation, microbiology, zoology, animal science, environmental science, evolution Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Supervisor Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Dynamic interplay of protein interactions and modifications – dissection of NLRP3 inflammasome system School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, analytical chemistry, immunology, bioinformatics, molecular biology Professor Ben Collins Supervisor Professor Ben Collins Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Environmental and genetic factors controlling biofilm growth and development in the Domain Archaea School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Flavonoids, Plant-based diets and cardio-metabolic health School of Biological Sciences \| PHD public health, epidemiology, statistics, data analysis, bioinformatics, food science, nutrition Dr Tilman Kuhn Supervisor Dr Tilman Kuhn Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Filling priority data gaps to support the conservation of the critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Marine Biology, Conservation, Critically Endangered, Elasmobranch Dr Patrick Collins Supervisor Dr Patrick Collins Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Plant-based diets for human health School of Biological Sciences \| PHD public health, epidemiology, statistics, data analysis, bioinformatics, food science, nutrition Dr Tilman Kuhn Supervisor Dr Tilman Kuhn Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1613001600
Implementation and evaluation of a behaviour change intervention to reduce antimicrobial use on farms School of Biological Sciences \| PHD psychology; behavioural science; social science; food science Professor Moira Dean Supervisor Professor Moira Dean Funding Funded Teagasc Application deadline 26 February 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1614297600
Animal Behaviour Informatics: Automated detection of health and welfare compromises in pigs School of Biological Sciences \| PHD machine learning, computer vision, video analytics, AI reasoning, animal health and welfare Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 November 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1637884800
The microbial ecology of ancient alpine soils School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Geo-microbiology, metagenomics, paleosols Professor Chris Allen Supervisor Professor Chris Allen Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The monetary value of environmental goods and services School of Biological Sciences \| PHD non-market valuation, experimental economics, applied microeconometrics, discrete choice experiments Professor Alberto Longo Supervisor Professor Alberto Longo Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Wastewater monitoring for SARS-CoV-2 and other microbial pathogens School of Biological Sciences \| PHD SARS-CoV2, pathogens, antimicrobial resistance, wastewater epidemiology Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Bridging the gap between bioinformatics and chemometrics to elevate food and drug analysis School of Biological Sciences \| PHD machine learning, genomic analysis, food and drug analysis, metabolomics, authenticity, AI Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Olive Oil: New Analytical Methods for Quality & Authenticity School of Biological Sciences \| PHD olive oil, quality, authenticity, analytical methods, fraud Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Cold plasma treatments to improve properties of biopolymer films from agricultural process by-products School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biofilm, biopolymer, agri-food, waste streams, cold plasma food safety, characterisation Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Seaweeds: A natural approach to improve ruminant productivity, quality of animal products and reduce environmental emissions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD seaweed, dairy, beef, tannins, methane, ammonia, microbes, meat, milk, in vitro Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 May 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1620342000
Parasite environmental DNA as a novel biomarker to improve agriculture School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parasite, helminth, agriculture, molecular, diagnostics Professor Geoff Gobert Supervisor Professor Geoff Gobert Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The extinction of the sexier? A global investigation of the role of sexual selection in modern amphibian declines School of Biological Sciences \| PHD extinctions, climate change, Anthropocene, conservation biology, ecology, macroecology Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Supervisor Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Development of novel binders for biosensor and nanoarrays for one health diagnostics School of Biological Sciences \| PHD antibody, phage peptides, aptamers, biosensors, nanoarrays, food safety, one health Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The biogeochemical cycling of arsenic in natural systems School of Biological Sciences \| PHD arsenic, arsines, biogeochemical cycling, microbiology Professor Andy Meharg Supervisor Professor Andy Meharg Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The influence of early life experience on the development and welfare of dairy cattle School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal welfare, animal behaviour, dairy, microbiome Dr Gareth Arnott Supervisor Dr Gareth Arnott Funding Funded European Union Horizon 2020 Application deadline 23 July 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1626994800
Multi-omics approach to predict economically important health and production traits in livestock School of Biological Sciences \| PHD analytical chemistry, bioinformatics, data analysis, genetics, food sciences, parasitology Professor Mark Mooney Supervisor Professor Mark Mooney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Coastal connections: Mapping the extent, health and connectivity of Northern Ireland's Blue Carbon ecosystems School of Biological Sciences \| PHD coast, ecosystems Dr Sarah Helyar Supervisor Dr Sarah Helyar Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Next generation biosensing for environmental management School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biosensing, environmental management Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Quantifying the resilience and functioning of freshwater ecosystems across spatial and temporal gradients of environmental stress School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecosystems, environmental Professor Mark Emmerson Supervisor Professor Mark Emmerson Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP CASE: The effect of changing soundscapes on trophic interactions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecosystems Dr Hansjoerg Kunc Supervisor Dr Hansjoerg Kunc Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP: Biological control of mosquitoes: optimising the efficacy of native macroinvertebrate predators School of Biological Sciences \| PHD mosquitoes, predators Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP: Climate change and the dynamics of gastropod-borne lungworm infections in complex multi-host systems School of Biological Sciences \| PHD climate change, lungworm, infections Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP: Determining Buffalo behaviour, movement, disease and energy costs to assist their management and conservation School of Biological Sciences \| PHD wildlife, buffalo, conservation Dr Mike Scantlebury Supervisor Dr Mike Scantlebury Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP: Profiling the global responses of archaea to diverse environmental influences School of Biological Sciences \| PHD archaea, environmental Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP: The evolution and extinction of biodiversity by day and by night School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biodiversity Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Supervisor Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP CASE: The wild grass Holcus lanatus as a model organism to study plant genetics/rhizosphere microbe/soil management interaction effects School of Biological Sciences \| PHD plant genetics, rhizosphere, microbes, soil Dr Caroline Meharg Supervisor Dr Caroline Meharg Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1638316800
Tracking the Intractable: biodiversity and agriculture implications of badger populations assessed non-invasively with thermal imaging technology School of Biological Sciences \| PHD badgers, biodiversity, agriculture, thermal imaging, bovine TB, ecology, behaviour, wildlife Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded DfE/Ulster Wildlife Application deadline 15 March 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1647302400
Defining the mechanistic links between nutrients, gut microbiome and host metabolic pathways in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food, gut bacteria, cardiovascular disease Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Determining C=C Bond Positions in Unsaturated Fatty Acids and Phospholipid Fatty Acyl Chains using Rapid Evaporative Ionisation Mass Spectrometry (REIMS) School of Biological Sciences \| PHD mass spectrometry, bioanalytical chemistry, analytical chemistry, food analysis, lipid analysis Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 27 May 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1653606000
Development of a food allergen bionanosensor - a citizen science approach School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food allergens, bionanosensor, citizen science Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Development of low-cost and rapid colorimetric device for the detection of irradiated foods School of Biological Sciences \| PHD nanomaterials, microfluidics, isothermal amplification Dr Cuong Cao Supervisor Dr Cuong Cao Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Exploiting Strongyloides parasites to understand nematode endocannabinoid biology School of Biological Sciences \| PHD functional genomics, CRISPR; RNAi, endocannabinoid, strongyloides, nematode, parasitology Dr Louise Atkinson Supervisor Dr Louise Atkinson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Functional exploration of a parasitic nematode non-coding RNA secretome School of Biological Sciences \| PHD genome editing, human disease, microRNA, parasitology, transcriptomics, veterinary disease. Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Insects: A Sustainable Novel Antimicrobial and Protein Source for Livestock School of Biological Sciences \| PHD insects, sustainability, circular economy, alternative protein, monogastric Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Investigating the next generation of novel prebiotics derived from terrestrial plants on the gut microbiome of livestock animals. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Prebiotics, Microbiome, livestock Professor Brian Green Supervisor Professor Brian Green Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Investigating the nature and implications of archaea-bacteria interactions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD archaea, bacteria, halophiles, extremophiles, microbiology Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Machine Learning approaches in fish authenticity using low-cost portable DNA barcoding School of Biological Sciences \| PHD fraud, DNA test, authenticity, rapid testing, fish Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Novel biocatalysts from ancient marine environments School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biocatalysis, metagenome mining Professor Chris Allen Supervisor Professor Chris Allen Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Plant food consumption, flavonoids and cardiometabolic health School of Biological Sciences \| PHD plant-based diets, flavonoids, polyphenols, epidemiology, cardiovascular diseases, statistics Professor Aedin Cassidy Supervisor Professor Aedin Cassidy Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Strategies to shift our population to a more plant-based diet: consumer considerations School of Biological Sciences \| PHD behaviour change, consumer food choice, plant-based diet, sustainable diet Dr Anne Nugent Supervisor Dr Anne Nugent Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Sustainable veterinary parasite control to protect One Health and grow innovation School of Biological Sciences \| PHD veterinary science, parasitology, zoonoses, one health, canine, feline, wildlife disease Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Targeting rumen fluke-microbiome interactions to reduce methane emissions in livestock School of Biological Sciences \| PHD rumen fluke; methane; livestock; microbiome; helminth Dr Mark Robinson Supervisor Dr Mark Robinson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
The genetic and/or epigenetic nature of antifungal drug tolerance in Candida glabrata School of Biological Sciences \| PHD antifungal resistance, antifungal tolerance, epigenetics, transcriptomics, candidiasis Dr Edel Hyland Supervisor Dr Edel Hyland Funding Unfunded DfE Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The role of stress-mediated post-translational modifications in the regulation of histone demethylase KDM4A School of Biological Sciences \| PHD epigenetics, mass-spectrometry, post-translational modifications Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Understanding microbiomes of the ruminant holobiont School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiome, microbiology, animal science Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 March 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1646956800
Use of remote sensing to assess welfare and disease in domestic and agricultural animals: effects of environmental and habitat enrichment School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal welfare, remote sensing, stress Professor Nikki Marks Supervisor Professor Nikki Marks Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Using multi-omics approaches to characterise the biological significance of nematode derived antimicrobial peptides School of Biological Sciences \| PHD nematode parasite; antimicrobial peptide; functional genomics; peptidomics; molecular biology Professor Angela Mousley Supervisor Professor Angela Mousley Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Why do some lineages survive mass extinctions? A global research program in the era of an emerging human-induced mass extinction School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, conservation biology, biodiversity extinctions, defaunation, climate change Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Supervisor Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Woody vegetation management for sustainable livestock farming School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agroforestry, zero carbon, one health Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1645142400
Better capturing the scale of landscape effects School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology; biodiversity; scale; simulation; modelling Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Integrated crop-ruminant livestock systems as a strategy to increase nutrient circularity and promote sustainability in the context of climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD methane, climate change, microbiome Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Funded INTEGRITY project Application deadline 1 July 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1656630000
Combining Selective Probe Surface Chemistry with the RADIAN-ASAP for Simple and Rapid Detection of Antimicrobial Agents in Feed, Animal Tissues, and Food School of Biological Sciences \| PHD antimicrobial resistance, mass spectrometry, bioanalytical chemistry, analytical chemistry Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 March 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1647561600
Enhancing uptake of new agrifood technologies and other innovations by Food Chain actors School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agrifood technologies, innovation uptake, innovation assessment matrix, barriers to implementation Professor Moira Dean Supervisor Professor Moira Dean Funding Funded DfE/DAERA Application deadline 31 March 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1648681200
Community empowerment through DIGItisation in East Africa School of Biological Sciences \| PHD development economics, food security, Self-Help Africa, ICT, digitalisation Dr Martina Bozzola Supervisor Dr Martina Bozzola Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 19 July 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1658185200
Polyphenol exposure and cardiometabolic outcomes among breast cancer survivors – a prospective biomarker study. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Polyphenols, Nutrition, Cancer, Epidemiology, Statistics Dr Tilman Kuhn Supervisor Dr Tilman Kuhn Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Drivers and Conservation implications of the global pet trade School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Conservation biology, biological invasions, pet trade, illegal wildlife trade, vertebrates Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
SFI Centre for Research Training in Genomic Data Science: Creating the infrastructure in the use of genomic tools for pathogen surveillance and control in crops School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, genomics, data science, one health, epidemiology Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 17 July 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1658012400
Innovative methods of identifying toxigenic fungi in Irish cereal grain, to protect human and animal food chains School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food safety, fungal, mycotoxin, agronomy, food chain, molecular biology Dr Caroline Meharg Supervisor Dr Caroline Meharg Funding Funded DAFM/DAERA Application deadline 31 July 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1659222000
Development of rapid tests for plant toxins School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Biosensor, point-of-care testing, plant toxins, citizen science Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2
Development of rapid tests for plant toxins School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Biosensor, point-of-care testing, plant toxins, citizen science Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
A selection index to identify clover varieties of enhanced agronomic value School of Biological Sciences \| PHD clover, Carbon Profit Index, agriculture, climate Dr Caroline Meharg Supervisor Dr Caroline Meharg Funding Funded Teagasc Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
How the interactome defines the biological activity of members of the KDM4A subfamily of histone demethylases. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD cancer, epigenetic, mass-spectrometry, PTM, signalling Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Role of vitamin D in the recurrence of bovine tuberculosis (MPhil) School of Biological Sciences \| PHD vitamin D, bovine TB, agriculture, livestock, molecular biology, immunology Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded HEA Application deadline 15 August 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1660518000
Alternative therapies for treating drug resistant fungal infections School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Improving nutrient utilisation, animal health, and food production efficiency via dietary directed modulation of the intestinal barrier School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Food science, nutrition, animal health, food security, biological science Professor Mark Mooney Supervisor Professor Mark Mooney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Post-weaning dispersal behaviour, growth and survival of male fallow deer fawns School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Dispersal behaviour, Social networks, Growth rate and mortality, Personality, Deer Dr Domhnall Jennings Supervisor Dr Domhnall Jennings Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
The effects of agri-environmental measures on pollinator diversity and resource availability School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pollinators, biodiversity, landscape diversity, landscape, management, agri-environment, ecology Dr Lorraine Scott Supervisor Dr Lorraine Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 3 February 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1675382400
Antibacterial activity and mode of action of phytochemicals against resistant bacteria of health and economic importance School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), antibiotic alternative, Phytochemicals, one health, food security Dr Chen Situ Supervisor Dr Chen Situ Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Cardiovascular Metabolic Remodelling Induced by Odd-Chain Fatty Acids: Implication in the Therapeutic Strategy of Cardiovascular Disease(CVD) School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Cardiovascular Disease; Fatty Acids; RNA; Lipid Metabolism; Therapeutic Strategy Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Multispecies grasslands: Is this the solution to climate change and sustainable ruminant production systems? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD livestock, climate change, multispecies sward, grazing, in vitro, ammonia, methane, dairy Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded European Union Application deadline 27 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679871600
Assessment of restoration measures in delivering ecological conservation outcomes School of Biological Sciences \| PHD conservation, uplands, peatlands, water quality, habitats, species richness, carbon storage Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded EU Application deadline 24 November 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1669248000
Identification of Neuropeptide-gated Ion Channels in Nematode Parasites School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Bioinformatics; RNAseq; Phylogenetics; Muscle/Electrophysiology; Functional genomics Professor Angela Mousley Supervisor Professor Angela Mousley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Physiological responses to anthropogenic noise School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Conservation, Data analysis, Global Change Biology, Meta-analysis, Physiology Dr Hansjoerg Kunc Supervisor Dr Hansjoerg Kunc Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Northern Ireland Soil Carbon Initiative (NiSCI) – Towards Carbon Zero School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, environmental chemistry, geochemistry, environmental sciences, geology, soil Professor Nigel Scollan Supervisor Professor Nigel Scollan Funding Funded NERC (QUADRAT DTP) Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1670544000
Threats to One Health from global spread of cardiopulmonary nematodes under climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD One Health, epidemiology, climate change, angiostrongylosis, infectious disease ecology Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
QUADRAT DTP CASE: How multispecies grassland swards affect soil food web functioning and resilience in response to climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, climate science, ecology, evolution, geophysics, environmental science, soil Professor Mark Emmerson Supervisor Professor Mark Emmerson Funding Funded NERC (QUADRAT DTP) Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1670544000
QUADRAT DTP: Biological control of mosquitoes: optimising the efficacy of native macroinvertebrate predators School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, ecology, evolution, genetics, parasitology, zoology, climate Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded NERC (QUADRAT DTP) Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1670544000
QUADRAT DTP: Determining Buffalo behaviour, movement, disease and energy costs to assist their management and conservation School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, parasitology, zoology Dr Mike Scantlebury Supervisor Dr Mike Scantlebury Funding Funded NERC (QUADRAT DTP) Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1670544000
Applying molecular tools for the detection of zoonotic helminths in eastern Africa School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Parasitology, Diagnostics, zoonoses, Africa Professor Geoff Gobert Supervisor Professor Geoff Gobert Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1711324800
QUADRAT DTP: Multi-omics characterization of metabolic and signalling pathways involved in Harmful algal bloom toxin production - applicable for the development of diagnostic kits School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, biotechnology, cell biology, ecotoxicology, genetics, marine biology Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Funded NERC (QUADRAT DTP) Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1670544000
QUADRAT DTP: Trees for flood mitigation in managed environments School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, molecular biology, plant biology, environmental engineering, climate science Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Funded NERC (QUADRAT DTP) Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1670544000
QUADRAT DTP: Trophic interactions and the ecology of emerging lungworm infections under global warming School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, molecular biology, parasitology, zoology, climate science, epidemiology, veterinary science Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded NERC (QUADRAT DTP) Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1670544000
Application of machine learning to genomic selection of dairy cattle through improved feed efficiency complex prediction School of Biological Sciences \| PHD machine learning, genomics, agriculture Professor Mark Mooney Supervisor Professor Mark Mooney Funding Funded BBSRC FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 30 January 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1675036800
Insects for sustainable animal feed: Livestock farming in a climate change challenged world School of Biological Sciences \| PHD insects, agriculture, livestock, climate change Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded BBSRC FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 30 January 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1675036800
Maintaining food safety within sustainable agri-food systems: Risk evaluation and predictive strategies School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Chemical and microbiological threats within feed and food, and consideration of the impact on these Professor Mark Mooney Supervisor Professor Mark Mooney Funding Funded DAERA - Co-Centre Sustainable Food Systems Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2	1754002800
Helminth extracellular vesicles – the key to reducing methane emissions from farmed livestock? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD helminths, methane, livestock, agriculture Dr Mark Robinson Supervisor Dr Mark Robinson Funding Funded BBSRC FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 30 January 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1675036800
Developing next-generation portable rapid tests for food authenticity School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food science, food safety, food authenticity Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Funded BBSRC FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 30 January 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1675036800
Understanding the Molecular Aetiology of Mastocytosis School of Biological Sciences \| PHD mastocytosis, proteomics, myeloproliferative disorders, biomarkers, cancer biology Professor Ciaren Graham Supervisor Professor Ciaren Graham Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 3 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1677801600
Revolutionizing Tuberculosis Diagnostics: A Graphene Oxide-Based Biosensor for Enhanced Sensitivity and Selectivity in Cord Factor Detection School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Biosensor, disease diagnosis, bovine TB, user interface, systems integration Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1711324800
Understanding species-specific differences in mucosal immunity against emerging viral infections School of Biological Sciences \| PHD virus, interferon, antiviral, immunology, evolution, pathogen, molecular, genetics, emerging Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 3 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1677801600
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of myeloproliferative neoplasms School of Biological Sciences \| PHD myeloproliferative neoplasms, proteomics, mass spectrometry, drug discovery, disease models Professor Ciaren Graham Supervisor Professor Ciaren Graham Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Emerging Fraud Challenges against Alternative Proteins School of Biological Sciences \| PHD One Health, alternative proteins, food fraud, SERS, nanopore, CRISPR-CAS, sustainability, LC-MS Dr Di Wu Supervisor Dr Di Wu Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 3 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1677801600
Assessing the role of colostrum microbiome properties and early life nutrition management in the acquisition of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in dairy stock School of Biological Sciences \| PHD antimicrobial resistance, dairy cows, colostrum, nutrition, early life, gut health Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 3 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1677801600
Nature-inspired and SERS-based characterisations of micro- and nano-plastics School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microplastics, nanoplastics, Raman, SERS, hydrophobic surface Dr Cuong Cao Supervisor Dr Cuong Cao Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1680217200
Integrating biological, chemical and physical control of invasive plants: from ecological theory to practical solutions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biological invasions, ecology, management, plants, socio-economic impact Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Transitioning to a plant based diet: a risky business? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD plant based diet, food chemical, dietary exposure, food additive, mycotoxin, national food survey Dr Anne Nugent Supervisor Dr Anne Nugent Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Life on the edge School of Biological Sciences \| PHD proteomics, microbiology, extremophiles, astrobiology, mass spectrometry Professor Bobby Graham Supervisor Professor Bobby Graham Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Plant-derived phytotheraputics against resistant bacteria School of Biological Sciences \| PHD AMR, plant-based antimicrobial, health and disease Dr Chen Situ Supervisor Dr Chen Situ Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Investigating the effect of parent-offspring conflict on social organisation, growth and stress in free-ranging fallow deer fawns School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parent-offspring conflict, fallow deer, social networks, hormones, photogrammetry Dr Domhnall Jennings Supervisor Dr Domhnall Jennings Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Machine Learning Approaches to Investigate Niche Specialisation in Microbial Communities. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiome, machine learning, DNA sequencing, niche, bioinformatics, computational biology Professor Chris Creevey Supervisor Professor Chris Creevey Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Veterinary solutions to support planetary health in a warming wormy world School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parasite, veterinary, sustainability, environment, disease, climate change, grazing, cattle, sheep Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Nutritional Countermeasures for the negative (aging-related) effects of space travel School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Nutrition Space Aging Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Identifying sow traits for productivity, longevity and welfare School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pig production, nutrition, longevity, welfare, health, sustainability, environment, disease, pigs Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
The air microbiome as a tool for pathogen detection in the clinical setting School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, microbiome, clinical microbiology, epidemiology Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Wastewater monitoring for SARS-CoV-2 and other microbial pathogens School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, wastewater, epidemiology, clinical microbiology Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Investigating the universality of persister cells in the microbial world School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiology, archaea, stress, antimicrobials, extremophiles, yeast, candida Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
How the interactome defines the biological activity of members of the KDM4A subfamily of histone demethylases School of Biological Sciences \| PHD cancer, epigenetic, mass-spectrometry, PTM, signalling Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Role of KDM4A subfamily of histone demethylases in stress response and post-stress recovery School of Biological Sciences \| PHD epigenetics, cancer, stress response, transcriptomics, multiomics Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
How do parasites shape the rumen microbiome? School of Biological Sciences \| PHD rumen fluke, parasite, helminth, microbiome, immunity, livestock, microbiology, methane Dr Mark Robinson Supervisor Dr Mark Robinson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
The role of hormone disrupting chemical exposure in the global obesity pandemic. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Obesity, gut hormones, hormone disruptors, toxicology, mammalian cell culture, in vitro bioassays, Professor Lisa Connolly Supervisor Professor Lisa Connolly Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Toxicological innovation for the safer by design of new energy application materials School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Professor Lisa Connolly Supervisor Professor Lisa Connolly Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 21 March 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1710979200
Changing consumer behaviour via food labelling: nutrition and environment School of Biological Sciences \| PHD sustainability, nutrition, labelling, behaviour change, consumer, national food survey Professor Paul Brereton Supervisor Professor Paul Brereton Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Protective Effect of Dietary Fatty Acids and Gut Bacteria in Cardiovascular Metabolic Remodelling and their Therapeutic Potentials School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food composition, fatty acids, gut bacteria, Akkermansia muciniphila, microRNAs, extracellular Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Sustainable food ingredients from biopolymers of agricultural by-products: bioactivity and techno-functionality School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biopolymers, agri-food, waste streams, green technologies, sustainable, food structure Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679616000
Use of novel approaches of behavioural social network analysis to automatically quantify changes in pig behaviours as a means of detecting health and welfare compromises School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health, disease Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Milk proteins in bovine mastitis: biomarkers of disease and biological function School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health, disease Professor Bobby Graham Supervisor Professor Bobby Graham Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Animal movement for disease control in grazing ruminants under climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health, disease Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Drug discovery and exploration using Chemoprotoeomics School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Chemoproteomics, mass spectrometry, drug discovery, disease models Professor Bobby Graham Supervisor Professor Bobby Graham Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Mini-livers: Stem cell-derived ruminant liver organoids as a next generation drug metabolism platform School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health, disease Dr Mark Robinson Supervisor Dr Mark Robinson Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
The host-parasite-microbiome axis: a new paradigm in animal health School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Microbiome, parasite, helminth, immunity, secretome Dr Mark Robinson Supervisor Dr Mark Robinson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Hot and Hungry: changes in mobility, speciation, and availability of nutrients to plants under climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD plant health, resilience, yield, growth Dr Jason Chin Supervisor Dr Jason Chin Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Unexplored nutrients for sustaining ecosystems: novel microbial approaches to metabolising inorganic phosphorus School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Phosphorus, microbiology, biogeochemistry, biochemistry Dr Jason Chin Supervisor Dr Jason Chin Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Maternal-offspring conflict and cooperation during pregnancy in mammals School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parent-offspring conflict, pregnancy, mammals Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Regulation of Inflammasome Function by the Ubiquitin System’ School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioscience, discovery Professor Ben Collins Supervisor Professor Ben Collins Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Exploiting the tractability of Ascaris and Strongyloides to understand the role and importance of Lipid Binding Proteins in nematodes School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, molecules, phenotypes Dr Louise Atkinson Supervisor Dr Louise Atkinson Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
New Chemoproteomics Tools for Drug Discovery in Inflammation School of Biological Sciences \| PHD proteomics, chemoproteomics, inflammasome, inflammation, drug discovery Professor Ben Collins Supervisor Professor Ben Collins Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
The development of a Porcine Intestinal Organoid to understand Nematode-Host-Microbe interactions using Ascaris suum as a model School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, molecules, phenotypes Professor Angela Mousley Supervisor Professor Angela Mousley Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Advanced Mass Spectrometry to Expand the Chemical Proteomics Toolset School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Professor Ben Collins Supervisor Professor Ben Collins Funding Funded Application deadline 13 March 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1710288000
Advancing air microbiome research for the investigation of co-infections and for community use: a test case with SARS-CoV-2 and Aspergillus. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, molecules, phenotypes Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Defining the mechanistic link between Akkermansia muciniphila and gut microbiome metabolites in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, molecules, phenotypes Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
Automated super-resolution 3D imaging techniques for assessing resistance development in tuberculous mycobacteria against host defence peptides using Mycobacterium smegmatis as a model School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, molecules, phenotypes Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1679011200
The Wonder of Algae: Effective solutions of algae extracts to reduce the environmental impact of ruminants and improve the animal performance and the quality of animal products School of Biological Sciences \| PHD algae, ruminants, microbiology, agriculture Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 April 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1682636400
An ecological approach to zoonotic parasite invasion into the UK through pet movement and climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD ecology, entomology, environmental biology, parasitology, zoology, climate science, meteorology Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 1 May 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1682895600
Linking buffalo behaviour and movement ecology with risks of zoonotic disease transfer between contiguous domestic animals and human populations School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bacteriology, behavioural biology, ecology, entomology, environmental biology, parasitology, zoology Dr Mike Scantlebury Supervisor Dr Mike Scantlebury Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 1 May 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1682895600
One-Flu: Wastewater-Guided Environmental Surveillance Platform to Understand the Ecology of Zoonotic Influenza A Virus (IAV) Threats School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, livestock farming, ecology, environmental biology, evolution, genetics Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 1 May 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1682895600
Environmental health and infectious disease: how chemical cocktails help drive emerging zoonoses in mammals School of Biological Sciences \| PHD virus, virology, zoonosis, emerging, disease, pathogen, immunity Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1711324800
Zoonotic Pathogen Growth Rate – A Marker for Environmental Mapping of Disease Virulence and Therapy Resistance School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, cancer biology, cell biology, ecology, genomics, molecular biology Professor Aaron Maule Supervisor Professor Aaron Maule Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 1 May 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1682895600
Across Time and Space - a New Understanding of Pathogenic and Protective Host Responses During Viral Infection. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD virus, immunity, proteomics, infection, inflammation Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Developing heartworm diagnostics towards improved understanding of infection risk and disease preparedness School of Biological Sciences \| PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, ecology, genomics, molecular biology, parasitology Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 1 May 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1682895600
Disrupting autophagy for parasite control School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Parasite, infectious disease, growth, autophagy Professor Aaron Maule Supervisor Professor Aaron Maule Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Emerging Challenges of Novel Food: Solutions for a New Era School of Biological Sciences \| PHD emerging food, alternative proteins, food fraud, SERS, LC-MS, nanopore, analytical chemistry Dr Di Wu Supervisor Dr Di Wu Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Modelling Climate Change Impacts on Grassland School of Biological Sciences \| PHD climate change, grassland, computer science, agronomy Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded AgriSearch Application deadline 31 July 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1690758000
Modelling-4-Grass: Modelling climate change impacts on Grassland in N. Ireland School of Biological Sciences \| PHD data modelling, climate change, grasslands Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded AgriSearch Application deadline 3 June 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1717369200
Innovative feed additive supplements for modulating the rumen microbiome and udder health of dairy cows School of Biological Sciences \| PHD dairy, phytogenics, feed additive, rumen, microbiology, biofilms Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 2 June 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1685660400
ImaGen: Enhancing perennial ryegrass GHG credentials using genomics and 3D Imagery to study root responses to algal biostimulants School of Biological Sciences \| PHD rhizosphere, GHG, algal biostimulants Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded DAERA/DAFM Application deadline 3 June 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1717369200
QUADRAT DTP: Is nibbled, riddled and rotten good for health? Biodiverse stimulation of antiparasitic chemical production by plants and fungi School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural science, livestock farming, ecology, molecular biology, parasitology, plant biology Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded QUADRAT (NERC) Application deadline 14 June 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1686697200
RumiBase NI: Developing a unified database of life cycle carbon inventory to encompass all AgriSearch ruminant farm platforms, as a foundation for a unified database to encompass all NI ruminant farms School of Biological Sciences \| PHD carbon, ruminants, agriculture, data, computer science Professor Nigel Scollan Supervisor Professor Nigel Scollan Funding Funded AgriSearch Application deadline 31 May 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1717110000
Social change for health and prosperity through control of zoonotic disease in cities School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parasitology, epidemiology, veterinary, zoonoses, public health, analytical chemistry, psychology Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 July 2023	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1690758000
Development of rapid, easy to use and cost-effective tests for tropane-alkaloids in food School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Dr Cuong Cao Supervisor Dr Cuong Cao Funding Funded UK Research and Innovation Application deadline 14 January 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1705190400
Environmental stress and zoonotic disease emergence in rangeland herbivores under climate warming School of Biological Sciences \| PHD disease, ungulates, mass mortality, climate change Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1711324800
Conservation biology of breeding Natterjack toads in Ireland School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Amphibian, acoustics, biodiversity, conservation, ecology, eDNA, disease, genetics, genomics, toad Dr Neil Reid Supervisor Dr Neil Reid Funding Funded Department of Housing, Local Government and Herita Application deadline 9 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1707436800
Distribution, expansion and impacts of non-native invasive small mammals School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Invasive species; Ecology; Interspecific competition; Trophic cascades; Conservation. Dr Neil Reid Supervisor Dr Neil Reid Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Population biology and conservation of the regionally endangered Natterjack toad in Ireland School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Amphibian, biodiversity, conservation, eDNA, microbiome, population biology, toad. Dr Neil Reid Supervisor Dr Neil Reid Funding Funded National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Application deadline 22 November 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1732233600
Phylogenomic history, systematic status and conservation assessment of the endemic Irish hare School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Adaptation, animal, biodiversity, conservation, genome, genomics, morphology, phylogeny, population, Dr Neil Reid Supervisor Dr Neil Reid Funding Funded DfE CAST Application deadline 31 March 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1743375600
Distribution, range and ecological impacts of non-native small mammals School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Animal, biodiversity, conservation, distribution, ecology, habitat, invasive species, non-native, po Dr Neil Reid Supervisor Dr Neil Reid Funding Funded DfE CAST Application deadline 31 March 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1743375600
Investigating the effects of parent-offspring conflict on social behaviour and organisation, growth and stress in a free-ranging neonate School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parent-offspring conflict, deer, aggression, social network, growth Dr Domhnall Jennings Supervisor Dr Domhnall Jennings Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
What chickens want: developing a better understanding of the needs of broilers in relation to environmental enrichment School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Poultry welfare, environmental enrichment, broiler chickens, dustbathing, foraging Professor Niamh O'Connell Supervisor Professor Niamh O'Connell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Rapid Evaluation of Quality Variations and Methane Emissions in Irish Beef Using Omics Technologies Across Diverse Production Systems School of Biological Sciences \| PHD meat science, food science, food technology, chemistry, mass spectrometry, multiomics, methane, sust Dr Nick Birse Supervisor Dr Nick Birse Funding Funded Teagasc Walsh Scholars Programme Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1751238000
Food webs of Amazonian amphibians in the genomic era: metabarcoding and ecological interactions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Metabarcoding; Food webs; Ecology; Amphibians; Arthropod biodiversity; Bioinformatics; Dr Karen Siu Ting Supervisor Dr Karen Siu Ting Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1709164800
Supply Chain Resilience Assessments and Strategies for Improvement School of Biological Sciences \| PHD food security, supply chain resilience, supply chain mapping, artificial intelligence, industrial co Dr Nick Birse Supervisor Dr Nick Birse Funding Funded BBSRC via Samworth Brothers Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2	1754002800
Vectors on heat islands: Assessing urbanisation and microclimatic effects on mosquito-borne disease risks School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Vector-borne disease, Land-use change, Mosquitoes Dr Ross Cuthbert Supervisor Dr Ross Cuthbert Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1711324800
Safeguarding drinking water from problem aquatic species: development and application of emerging technologies School of Biological Sciences \| PHD drinking water, environmental management, green chemistry, invasive species Dr Ross Cuthbert Supervisor Dr Ross Cuthbert Funding Funded DfE-CAST Application deadline 31 March 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1743375600
Early warning of lungworm infection in cattle for agricultural sustainability: don't leave them breathless School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health and disease, infection, agricultural sustainability Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Understanding management efficacy towards biological invasions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Conservation biology; Economic impact; Global change; Invasive species; Management; Dr Ross Cuthbert Supervisor Dr Ross Cuthbert Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Finding the balance: does methane mitigation come at a cost to cow welfare? (CASE Studentship) School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health and disease, methane, animal welfare Dr Gareth Arnott Supervisor Dr Gareth Arnott Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Mercury metal pollution in Amazonian amphibians: unravelling the genomic, physiological and toxic effect School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health and disease, pollution, amphibians Dr Karen Siu Ting Supervisor Dr Karen Siu Ting Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
The contribution and impact of dog fouling behaviour to zoonosis and antimicrobial resistance spread in urban green spaces School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Exploring the RNAome and RNA-protein interactome of parasite extracellular vesicles School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, RNA, parasitology Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Rhizosphere ionomics versus root architecture: regulating elemental uptake with alternate wetting and drying of rice (CASE Studentship) School of Biological Sciences \| PHD plant health, rhizosphere, rice Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Defining the mechanistic link between Akkermansia muciniphila and gut microbiome metabolites in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, gut microbiome, pathogenesis, cardiovascular disease Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Space invaders: genetic and metabolic factors underpinning successful pseudomonas invasion into microbial communities School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, pseudomonas, microbiology, genetics Dr Rachel Wheatley Supervisor Dr Rachel Wheatley Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
The development of a porcine intestinal organoid to understand nematode-host-microbe interactions using Ascaris suum as a model School of Biological Sciences \| PHD pathogens, microbiology, ascaris suum Professor Angela Mousley Supervisor Professor Angela Mousley Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Adapted indicators for targeted treatment of parasitic disease in livestock and plants under climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health and disease, parasitology, livestock, plants, climate change Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Behavioural social network analysis to automatically detect health and welfare compromises in pigs School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal biology, health and disease, social network analysis Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1736121600
Marine habitat restoration for future resilience: biogenic reef restoration in sea loughs under a changing climate School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Marine restoration, native oysters, pacific oysters, seascape restoration, seagrass, habitat mapping Dr Annika Clements Supervisor Dr Annika Clements Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 14 October 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1728860400
Using AI to Promote Healthier and Sustainable Food Choices for Consumers and Farmers School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Environmental biology, artificial intelligence, food production, data analysis Dr Eileen Mitchell Supervisor Dr Eileen Mitchell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 14 October 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1728860400
Marine habitat as a Nature-Based Solution in Belfast Harbour: developing Native Oyster restoration in modified water bodies. School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Marine restoration, native oysters, nature-based solutions, coastal restoration Dr Annika Clements Supervisor Dr Annika Clements Funding Funded The BRICONS Project Application deadline 18 April 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1744930800
SUSTAIN CDT: Flavour-centric Innovation for Cultivated Meat: Bridging the Sensory Gap in Cellular Agriculture School of Biological Sciences \| PHD cellular agriculture, mass spectrometry, multi-omics, molecular biology, cell culture, biotechnology Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1737676800
SUSTAIN CDT: Harnessing Explainable AI to Identify Key Microbial Drivers of Reduced Ruminant Greenhouse Gas Emissions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD AI, ruminants, microbial genomics, HPC, data science, bioinformatics, microbiology, environmental Professor Chris Creevey Supervisor Professor Chris Creevey Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 27 October 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1729983600
SUSTAIN CDT: Using Machine Learning and AI Approaches to Determine the Origins of PostWeaning Diarrhoea and Antimicrobial Resistance in Piglets School of Biological Sciences \| PHD machine learning, AI, antimicrobial resistance, statistical modelling, data analytics Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 27 October 2024	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1729983600
Evaluation of cereals and protein crops for mono and intercropping and their impact on land School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Arable, cereals, oats, protein crops, soil health, microbiome, bioinformatics, resilient cropping sy Professor Chris Creevey Supervisor Professor Chris Creevey Funding Funded Co-Centre in Sustainable Food Systems Application deadline 11 April 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1744326000
SUSTAIN CDT: Combining Hazard Prediction and Animal and Plant Health Diagnostics for Enhanced One-Health Decision Support Under Climate Change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD one health, climate change, ruminants, machine learning, food security, animal health, epidemiology Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1737676800
Synthetic intestinal model for advancing organ tissue replication and peptide drug delivery School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Synthetic Biology, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, Organ-on-a-Chip, Peptides Dr Lucia Lombardi Supervisor Dr Lucia Lombardi Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
QUARTILES DLA: Anisakis: Presence, Impact and Potential as a Model Parasite School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, food hygiene, food production, immunology, marine biology Dr Louise Atkinson Supervisor Dr Louise Atkinson Funding Funded QUARTILES DLA (BBSRC) Application deadline 19 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1739923200
Plant-based dietary patterns and health – a whole food systems perspective School of Biological Sciences \| PHD plant based diets, ultra processed foods, toxins Dr Anne Nugent Supervisor Dr Anne Nugent Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Detecting adulteration using spectroscopy and artificial intelligence in turmeric School of Biological Sciences \| PHD adulteration, spectroscopy, turmeric, artificial intelligence Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Electrosensory Dynamics of Crustaceans: Investigating Bioelectric Fields and Climate Change Impacts on Marine Interactions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bioelectric fields, sensory ecology, climate change, predator-prey interactions, electrophysiology Dr Patrick Collins Supervisor Dr Patrick Collins Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Ecology of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus epidermidis: competition, selection, and transmission School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiology, antibiotic resistance, bacterial genetics, microbial ecology, microbiome Dr Rachel Wheatley Supervisor Dr Rachel Wheatley Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Revealing new insights against the challenges of alternative protein sector under One Health approach with AI School of Biological Sciences \| PHD one health, amr, alternative protein, AI, food supply chain, mycotoxin Dr Di Wu Supervisor Dr Di Wu Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Social and ecological drivers of parental care School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parental care, reproductive ecology, macroevolution Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Environmental function and biotechnological potential of proteases from extremely halophilic archaea School of Biological Sciences \| PHD proteases, archaea, extremophiles, halophiles Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Integrating Multiomics and Bayesian Approaches to Uncover the Architecture of Opioid Use Disorder School of Biological Sciences \| PHD opioid use disorder (OUD), multiomics integration, bayesian analysis, addiction Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Identification and Characterization of Infection Factors from Entomopathogenic Nematodes School of Biological Sciences \| PHD entomopathogenic nematode, parasite, insect, dropsophila, infection, innate immunity, symbiosis Professor Ioannis Eleftherianos Supervisor Professor Ioannis Eleftherianos Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 25 July 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Open	2	1753398000
Development of rapid diagnostic tools for plant toxins analysis School of Biological Sciences \| PHD plant toxins, biosensors, environment and food analysis, exposome, one health Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
What chickens want: developing a better understanding of the needs of broilers in relation to environmental enrichment School of Biological Sciences \| PHD animal welfare, poultry, chickens, behaviour, environmental enrichment Professor Niamh O'Connell Supervisor Professor Niamh O'Connell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Understanding management efficacy towards biological invasions School of Biological Sciences \| PHD invasive species, management efficacy, policy Dr Ross Cuthbert Supervisor Dr Ross Cuthbert Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Developing ambient ionisation mass spectrometry imaging to improve the sensitivity of food testing methods School of Biological Sciences \| PHD mass spectrometry, food analysis, food testing Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Engaging the liver fluke elektrome School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parasite, liver fluke, single cell, ion channel, development, drug discovery Professor Aaron Maule Supervisor Professor Aaron Maule Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Targeting the undruggable proteome: the use of chemoproteomics tools for drug discovery in haematological disorders School of Biological Sciences \| PHD chemoproteomics, mass spectrometry, drug discovery, disease models, haematological disorders Professor Bobby Graham Supervisor Professor Bobby Graham Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738886400
Exploring the North Ronaldsay Sheep Microbiome: Unlocking Enzymes for Sustainable Agriculture and Biotechnology School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiome, enzymes, sustainable agriculture, biotechnology Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738540800
Validating circulating biomarkers for liver fluke diagnostics School of Biological Sciences \| PHD liver fluke, molecular biology, bioinformatics Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738540800
Biochar interventions to improve soil health under oil palm: ensuring agronomic and environmental sustainability of the fastest expanding Equatorial crop School of Biological Sciences \| PHD soil biogeochemistry, palm oil, agro-ecology, agroforestry, land use Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738540800
VIROWORM: Characterising the interplay between parasitic nematodes, viruses and their hosts School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parasitology, nematodes, viruses Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738540800
Climate-Friendly Beef: Long-Term Assessment of Methane Inhibitors School of Biological Sciences \| PHD livestock, methane, dairy science Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738540800
Mapping the farmscape of antibiotic resistance: metagenomes, antibiotic resistance genes, and mobile genetic elements School of Biological Sciences \| PHD antibiotic resistance, metagenomes, genetics Dr Rachel Wheatley Supervisor Dr Rachel Wheatley Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738540800
African mole-rats as potential reservoirs for zoonotic disease : variation with species, habitat and effects of climate change School of Biological Sciences \| PHD zoonotic disease, ecosystems, public health Dr Mike Scantlebury Supervisor Dr Mike Scantlebury Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738281600
Using comparative genomics of schistosome species to better understand the molecular basis of zoonoses School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Helminth Diseases, comparative genomics, zoonotic disease potential Professor Geoff Gobert Supervisor Professor Geoff Gobert Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738281600
Advancing zoonotic disease ecology through eDNA monitoring of infectious agents School of Biological Sciences \| PHD parasitology, microbiology, virology, ecology Professor Aaron Maule Supervisor Professor Aaron Maule Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738281600
Mapping the spread of zoonotic bacterial pathogens and their mobile genetic elements as drivers of infection School of Biological Sciences \| PHD microbiology, genetics, zoonotic pathogens, mobile genetic elements, bioinformatics Dr Rachel Wheatley Supervisor Dr Rachel Wheatley Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738281600
Implications of wetland creation for mosquito-borne disease risk School of Biological Sciences \| PHD mosquitoes, wetlands, vector-borne disease Dr Ross Cuthbert Supervisor Dr Ross Cuthbert Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738281600
Interrogating the importance of zoonotic transmission routes School of Biological Sciences \| PHD zoonotic pathogens, disease, public health Professor Nikki Marks Supervisor Professor Nikki Marks Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 31 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1738281600
QUARTILES DLA (CASE): Geo Profiling to identify wildlife breeding sites from individual sightings: application across species and landscapes School of Biological Sciences \| PHD applied mathematics, applied statistics, data analysis, ecology, anthropology, environmental science Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Funded QUARTILES DLA (NERC) Application deadline 19 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1739923200
QUARTILES DLA: Diversity and functional potential of microbial communities inhabiting the plastisphere School of Biological Sciences \| PHD bacteriology, biology, environmental biology, microbiology, molecular biology Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded QUARTILES DLA (BBSRC) Application deadline 19 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1739923200
QUARTILES DLA: Unraveling the Impact of Biodegradable Micro-Nanoplastics on Soil Ecosystems by Integrating Multi-Omics Approaches School of Biological Sciences \| PHD agricultural sciences, behavioural biology, bioinformatics, ecotoxicology, environmental biology Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Funded QUARTILES DLA (NERC) Application deadline 19 February 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1739923200
Improving sustainable livestock production School of Biological Sciences \| PHD greenhouse gases, ruminants, food security Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Funded Co-Centre for Sustainable Food Systems Application deadline 21 March 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1742515200
SUSTAIN CDT: Harnessing AI Tools and DNA-based Monitoring to Enhance Arthropod Biodiversity Assessments School of Biological Sciences \| PHD AI, arthropods, biodiversity, ecology, molecular, data management Dr Karen Siu Ting Supervisor Dr Karen Siu Ting Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Biological Sciences	Funded	Biological Sciences	Closed	2	1737676800
CITI-GENS DTP: Machine-learning based design of light-driven biocatalysts for sustainable production of high-value industrial products School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Biocatalyst, Photoenzyme, Biomanufacture, Machine learning, Biosynthesis Dr Meilan Huang Supervisor Dr Meilan Huang Funding Funded Horizon 2020 (EU) and Department of the Economy Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1594335600
CITI-GENS DTP: Overcoming Enzyme Poisoning in Bioprocesses School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Biocatalysis, Pharmaceuticals, Bioprocesses, Enzymes, Materials, Solvents Dr Andrew Marr Supervisor Dr Andrew Marr Funding Funded Horizon 2020 (EU) and Department of the Economy Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1594335600
CITI-GENS DTP: New tools for new antibiotic targets – The development of novel probes for mechanistic studies on bacterial glycolipid-processing enzymes School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Antimicrobials, enzyme mechanisms, chemical probes, macromolecular X-ray crystallography, antibiotic Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Funded Horizon 2020 (EU) and Department of the Economy Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1594335600
CITI-GENS DTP: Seaweed bioactives for livestock nutrition and methane mitigation School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Dr Pamela Walsh Supervisor Dr Pamela Walsh Funding Funded Horizon 2020 (EU) and Department of the Ecomony Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1594335600
DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL MULTI-PURPOSE 3D PRINTED OPTICAL SENSORS School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Andrew Mills Supervisor Professor Andrew Mills Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 22 February 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1613952000
3D printed indicator strips for commercial wound dressings and other healthcare products School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Andrew Mills Supervisor Professor Andrew Mills Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 22 February 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1613952000
Sustainable Polymer Chemistry of High-Performance Materials by Mechanochemistry School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Stuart James Supervisor Professor Stuart James Funding Funded Industry Funded Application deadline 22 February 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1613952000
Decentralised reprocessing of organic waste as a source of protein for artificial meat production School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 22 February 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1613952000
Functional Fluids for Low-Cost Hydrogen Production School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Dr Jillian Thompson Supervisor Dr Jillian Thompson Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 22 February 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1613952000
Functional Fluids for Low-Cost Hydrogen Production School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Dr Jillian Thompson Supervisor Dr Jillian Thompson Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 22 February 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1613952000
IONIC LIQUIDS AND FRUSTRATED LEWIS PAIRS School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 19 March 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1616112000
IONIC LIQUIDS AND FRUSTRATED LEWIS PAIRS School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor John Holbrey Supervisor Professor John Holbrey Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 19 March 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1616112000
ACIDIC IONIC LIQUIDS AS CATALYSTS FOR THE VALORISATION OF WASTE PLASTIC RESOURCES School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 22 February 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1613952000
ACIDIC IONIC LIQUIDS AS CATALYSTS FOR THE VALORISATION OF WASTE PLASTIC RESOURCES School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor John Holbrey Supervisor Professor John Holbrey Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 22 February 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1613952000
DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL IN-SITU SPECTROSCOPIC AND ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS FOR DETECTION OF CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD sensors, electroanalytical, environment, spectroscopic, contamination Professor Peter Robertson Supervisor Professor Peter Robertson Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 29 March 2021	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1616972400
Research in Mechanochemistry School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Mechanochemistry, twin screw extrusion, solvent-free synthesis, mechanisms Professor Stuart James Supervisor Professor Stuart James Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Research in Porous Liquids School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Porous liquids, MOFs, zeolites, hosts, gases Professor Stuart James Supervisor Professor Stuart James Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Synthesis of novel antimicrobials to kill multidrug-resistant bacteria School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD antimicrobials, resistance, synthetic organic chemistry, peptides Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Mechanistic Insights into Metal Catalysed Carbene Cross Coupling Reactions School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Homogeneous catalysis, mechanism, kinetics, computational chemistry Dr Paul Dingwall Supervisor Dr Paul Dingwall Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Modified vaccine adjuvants - synthesis and delivery School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Nucleic acids, vaccine adjuvants, mRNA cap analogues, RALA, Chemistry, Pharmacy Dr Joseph Vyle Supervisor Dr Joseph Vyle Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Synthesis of Enantiopure Cyclic Vinyl Sulfoximines School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Organic synthesis, sulfoximines, enantioselective, catalysis, heterocycles, medicinal chemistry Dr Peter Knipe Supervisor Dr Peter Knipe Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Closed	2
Integrating molecular memories with molecular logic School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Supramolecular chemistry, Molecular logic, Molecular computation, Fluorescent sensors Professor AP de Silva Supervisor Professor AP de Silva Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Closed	2
Levoglucosenone: a versatile and sustainable intermediate for asymmetric synthesis School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Levoglucosenone; biomass; cellulose; valorisation; asymmetric synthesis Dr Gary Sheldrake Supervisor Dr Gary Sheldrake Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Using Nanoparticles for Trace Detection in the Real World School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Raman, sensors, diagnostic, nanoparticles, nanoscience, SERS Professor Steven Bell Supervisor Professor Steven Bell Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Closed	2
Breaking BaD School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Ultracold hydrogen, laser cooling, quantum chemistry, molecular photochemistry, atomic physics Dr Ian Lane Supervisor Dr Ian Lane Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Selective capture of cancer cells in biological fluids School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Cancer, diagnostics, sensors, molecular imprinting Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Biopolymers recovered from organic waste as sorbents for mitigation of ammonia emissions School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Nutrients, environment, ammonia, emissions, sustainability Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Novel functional monomers for polymer-based receptors: a computational approach School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Supramolecular chemistry, molecular recognition, molecular imprinting, computational chemistry Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Rapid recovery and recycling of valuable homogeneous catalysts using molecularly imprinted polymers as affinity separation phases School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Supramolecular chemistry, molecular recognition, imprinting, organocatalysis, flow chemistry Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Environmentally friendly preparation of metallodrugs School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Coordination Chemistry, Mechanochemistry, Anticancer drugs Dr Cristina Lagunas Supervisor Dr Cristina Lagunas Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Computer-aided design of novel enzymes as biocatalysts School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Biocatalysis, pharmaceutical, enzyme, catalysts Dr Meilan Huang Supervisor Dr Meilan Huang Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Enhancing photocatalytic disinfection of water: the importance of bacterial factors and reactor design to enhance disinfection rates School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Photocatalyst, bacterial factors, reactor engineering, hydrodynamic cavitation Professor Peter Robertson Supervisor Professor Peter Robertson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemical Engineering	Open	2
Photocatalytic valorization of biomass School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Photocatalysis, cellulose, lignocellulose, biomass, digestate, photocatalyst, reactor design Professor Peter Robertson Supervisor Professor Peter Robertson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemical Engineering	Open	2
Novel 3D printed photocatalytic technologies for continuous flow synthesis School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Continuous flow processes, 3D printed reactors, Process Intensification, Photo-catalysis Dr Haresh Manyar Supervisor Dr Haresh Manyar Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemical Engineering	Open	2
Ionic Liquids as a Sustainable Platform for Cascade Engineered Reactions School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Cascade Engineered processes, Ionic liquids, Advanced nanofluids, Aldol Condensation, Hydrogenation Dr Haresh Manyar Supervisor Dr Haresh Manyar Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemical Engineering	Open	2
Hybrid Polymeric Materials for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Delivery School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Porous, Hybrid Polymeric, Carbon materials, Zeolite, Pickering Emulsion, Hybrid Nanoparticle Dr Bo Xiao Supervisor Dr Bo Xiao Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemical Engineering	Open	2
Characterisation and Modelling of Catalysts for Euro 7 Applications School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Catalysis, Reaction Engineering, Aftertreatment, Emissions, Sustainability Professor Alexandre Goguet Supervisor Professor Alexandre Goguet Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 15 July 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1657839600
Liquid Coordination Complexes for the Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanoparticles School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemistry, inorganic, materials, nanoparticle, sustainability, solar energy Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 25 February 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1645747200
Sustainable materials and processes for nutrient recovery and recycling School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemistry, biopolymer, sustainability, analytical Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 25 February 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1645747200
Development of new Indicator technologies for anaerobic microbes School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemistry, sensors, environmental monitoring Professor Andrew Mills Supervisor Professor Andrew Mills Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 8 April 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1649372400
Boron and Frustrated Lewis Pairs in Supported Ionic Liquid Phases: An Interdisciplinary Study of New Metal-Free Catalysts School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemistry, inorganic, physical, sustainability, catalysis Professor John Holbrey Supervisor Professor John Holbrey Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 25 February 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1645747200
Engineered Nanomaterials for Selective Targeting of Cancer-Associated Sialoglycans School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemistry, biology, cancer, therapeutics, diagnostics, glycans, nanoparticles, biopyshics Dr Seyed Tabaei Supervisor Dr Seyed Tabaei Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 22 April 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1650582000
Developing new palladium oxidation catalysts School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, oxidation, catalysts, synthetic, analytical, reaction engineering Professor Mark Muldoon Supervisor Professor Mark Muldoon Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 25 February 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1645747200
Axially Chiral Salts for Sensing and Catalysis School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemistry, synthesis, catalysis, chiral sensing Dr Peter Knipe Supervisor Dr Peter Knipe Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 25 February 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1645747200
SeAFEED: Seaweed Bioactives supplemented animal feeds. Green Chemistry Methods of Seaweed Extraction School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Green & Sustainable Chemistry, Synthesis, Natural Product Extraction, Ionic Liquids, Agriculture Dr Andrew Marr Supervisor Dr Andrew Marr Funding Funded DAERA Application deadline 31 July 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1659222000
Synthesis of novel liquid crystalline materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD synthetic Chemistry, organic chemistry, liquid crystals Dr Peter Knipe Supervisor Dr Peter Knipe Funding Funded DfE through the US-Ireland R&D partnership Application deadline 22 August 2022	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1661122800
Catalytic Methods for Late-Stage Oxidation Reactions School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, oxidation, functionalisation Professor Mark Muldoon Supervisor Professor Mark Muldoon Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 24 February 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1677196800
Innovative technologies for sustainable production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, manufacturing, active pharmaceutical ingredients, sustainable, circular economy, Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 24 February 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1677196800
Mechanistic Investigations in Homogeneous Catalysis School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, homogeneous catalysis, sustainability Dr Paul Dingwall Supervisor Dr Paul Dingwall Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 February 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1677196800
New tools for new antibiotic targets – The development of novel probes for mechanistic studies on bacterial glycolipid-processing enzymes School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, synthesis, antibiotic, glycolipids Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 21 April 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1682031600
Parametric study of electrolyte flow in 3D-printed operando redox flow cells School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemistry, Engineering, Redox, Battery Cells. Inorganic, Materials, Analytical Professor Peter Nockemann Supervisor Professor Peter Nockemann Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 21 April 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1682031600
Design and Synthesis of Sustainable Electrolytes for Redox Flow Batteries Based on Abundant Metals School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, chemical engineering, batteries, sustainability, DFT, redox Professor Peter Nockemann Supervisor Professor Peter Nockemann Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
CO2 Capture from Commercial Flue Gas Process Streams School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, carbon capture, sustainability, ionic liquids Dr Leila Moura Supervisor Dr Leila Moura Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 24 February 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1677196800
Towards a net zero society: transforming carbon dioxide into fuels using electricity and light School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Dr Paul Kavanagh Supervisor Dr Paul Kavanagh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 February 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1677196800
Understanding mechanochemistry for applications in sustainable agrochemical and pharmaceutical synthesis School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, mechanochemistry, synthesis Professor Stuart James Supervisor Professor Stuart James Funding Funded Industry funded project Application deadline 24 February 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1677196800
Direct Synthesis of Electron-Deficient Olefins School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD cyanoacrylates; adhesives; continuous flow; organic synthesis; spectroscopy; superglue Dr Peter Knipe Supervisor Dr Peter Knipe Funding Funded Industry funded Application deadline 18 August 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1692313200
Boron and Frustrated Lewis Pairs in Supported Ionic Liquid Phases: An Interdisciplinary Study of New Metal-Free Catalysts School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemistry, inorganic, physical, sustainability, catalysis Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Funded DfE CAST Application deadline 21 April 2023	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1682031600
Discovery of new antibiotics that bind to bacterial membrane targets School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Healthcare, Organic Chemistry, antibiotic, synthesis Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Funded Horizon Europe / Department for Economy NI Application deadline 21 April 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1713654000
Catalytic Approaches to Reactive Intermediates and Their Use in Organic Synthesis School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Organic, synthetic, organometallic, catalysis Dr Mark McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Mark McLaughlin Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Hydrogen’s future role in energy storage: implementing ionic liquids in fuel cells School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD sustainability, hydrogen, materials, chemistry, chemical engineering, ionic liquids Dr Josh Bailey Supervisor Dr Josh Bailey Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Synthesis and testing of new materials for energy applications School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Mark Muldoon Supervisor Professor Mark Muldoon Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE funded Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Rational Design of Kinase Inhibitors to Treat Pancreatic Cancer About the Project School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Dr Mark McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Mark McLaughlin Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE funded Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Decentralised reprocessing of organic waste as a source of protein for artificial meat production. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Funded Industry Partner - DfE funded Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Circular Economy of Critical Elements: Waste Valorisation in Magnet Recycling Process School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE funded Application deadline 21 June 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1718924400
Mechanistic Investigation of Cu-Catalysed C-N Coupling Using High Throughput Kinetic Experimentation School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Dr Paul Dingwall Supervisor Dr Paul Dingwall Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Innovative Spectroscopic Approaches to Detecting Microplastics in Water School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD chemistry, sustainability, sensors, water quality, spectroscopy Professor Steven Bell Supervisor Professor Steven Bell Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Optical sensors for real-time monitoring of nitrogen pollution in fresh water School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Optical sensors, nitrogen, nutrient sustainability, molecular recognition, 3D printing Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Development of Novel 3D printed indicators for wound monitoring School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Sensors, wound-monitoring, colour, 3D printing Professor Andrew Mills Supervisor Professor Andrew Mills Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Engineering a Bespoke Environment for Biocatalysis Within Ionic Liquid Gels School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Enzymes, ionic liquids, entrapment, immobilization, gels Dr Andrew Marr Supervisor Dr Andrew Marr Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2
Mechanistic studies to enable the design of new sustainable oxidation catalysts School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Homogeneous catalysis / organometallic chemistry / mechanistic studies / oxidation Professor Mark Muldoon Supervisor Professor Mark Muldoon Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Combining Electrocatalysts and Gas-Capturing Liquids for Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Value-Added Chemicals School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Electrocatalysis; Ionic Liquids; Deep Eutectic Solvents; Carbon Dioxide Conversion; Dr Paul Kavanagh Supervisor Dr Paul Kavanagh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Gases as probes for metal coordination availability in metalate ionic liquids School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD metal containing ionic liquid; electrolytes for batteries, gas sensing, metal coordination Dr Leila Moura Supervisor Dr Leila Moura Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Sustainable materials for gas capture and storage School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD microporous polymers, carbon capture, hydrogen storage, sorbents for gas capture and storage Dr Leila Moura Supervisor Dr Leila Moura Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Plasmonic Sensor for Point of Care Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Raman spectroscopy, SERS, plasmonics, antimicrobial resistance Professor Steven Bell Supervisor Professor Steven Bell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Interfacial Assembly for production of Metal-Semiconductor Nanomaterials Showing Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD photocatalysis, hydrogen generation, nanocomposites, interfacial-assembly Professor Steven Bell Supervisor Professor Steven Bell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Stabilization and Imitation of β-Strands and Sheets School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD organic synthesis, spectroscopy, conformational analysis, foldamers, β-sheets, β-strands Dr Peter Knipe Supervisor Dr Peter Knipe Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Developing Ionic Liquid Additives for Improved NdFeB Magnet Recycling School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Metal Separation, Hydrometallurgy, Sustainable Recycling, Rare Earth Elements Professor Peter Nockemann Supervisor Professor Peter Nockemann Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Recycling of Samarium and Cobalt from End-of-Life Magnets School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Metal Separation, Hydrometallurgy, Sustainable Recycling, Rare Earth Elements Professor Peter Nockemann Supervisor Professor Peter Nockemann Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Development of nanomaterials that can prevent pathogen-host interactions in the Cystic Fibrosis airways School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Cystic fibrosis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mucin glycoproteins, Lipid-based nanoparticles, Dendrimers Dr Seyed Tabaei Supervisor Dr Seyed Tabaei Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1706227200
Integrated Catalytic platform for production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD biomass conversion, sustainable aviation fuels Dr Haresh Manyar Supervisor Dr Haresh Manyar Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1706227200
Integrated Approach for Direct Capture & Conversion of CO2 to Dimethyl ether School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD CO2 capture and conversion, decarbonisation, net zero fuels Dr Haresh Manyar Supervisor Dr Haresh Manyar Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1706227200
Biocompatible Functionalised Cationic Polymeric Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Gene Therapy School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD environmentally-friendly polymer synthesis, polymer nanoparticle formulations, cancer therapy Dr Efrosyni Themistou Supervisor Dr Efrosyni Themistou Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1706227200
Development of novel functional multicharged zwitterionic coatings for biomedical application School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD protein adsorption, zwitterion, coating, antifouling, antimicrobial, self-assembly, synthesis Dr Marijana Blesic Supervisor Dr Marijana Blesic Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1706227200
Advancing Hydrogen Economy: Catalytic Decomposition of Ammonia Using Induction Heating on Magnetic Catalyst Nanoparticles School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD hydrogen economy, catalysis, induction heating, magnetic nanoparticles Dr Danai Poulidi Supervisor Dr Danai Poulidi Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Closed	2	1706227200
Sustainable polymer chemistry of high-performance materials by mechanochemistry with in situ spectroscopic monitoring School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD polymer, mechanochemistry, synthetic chemistry, spectroscopy Professor Stuart James Supervisor Professor Stuart James Funding Funded Industry Funded Application deadline 21 March 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1710979200
Circular Economy of Critical Elements: Ionic Liquid Additives for Improved NdFeB Magnet Recycling School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Peter Nockemann Supervisor Professor Peter Nockemann Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE funded Application deadline 21 June 2024	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1718924400
Supramolecular materials for bacteria-responsive coatings School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Organic chemistry, Synthetic Chemistry, Biochemistry Dr Hannah Crory Supervisor Dr Hannah Crory Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1737676800
Elongasome: Synthesis of chemical probes to study bacterial cell wall formation School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Synthetic Organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, peptide synthesis Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1737676800
Chemical modification of mRNA for enhanced translation School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Organic chemistry, Synthetic chemistry, Biochemistry Dr Mark Berney Supervisor Dr Mark Berney Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1737676800
New advances in porous materials characterisation using low-field NMR School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemical Engineering, NMR, Analytical Chemistry Dr Neil Robinson Supervisor Dr Neil Robinson Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Application deadline 30 April 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Open	2	1745967600
Experimental Design with Differential Flow Kinetics School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Flow chemistry, organometallic chemistry, data science Dr Paul Dingwall Supervisor Dr Paul Dingwall Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 28 February 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1740700800
FAST cell for the study of type-zero porous liquids (FASTzero) School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD porous liquids, inorganic chemistry Dr Leila Moura Supervisor Dr Leila Moura Funding Funded Industry partner / DfE Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1737676800
Self-Sensing Substrates for High-Throughput Antibiotic Discovery School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, organic chemistry Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1737676800
Development of synthetic pathways to isotopically substituted compounds, supporting the study of liquid structure of electrolytes and other functional liquids by neutron scattering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Inorganic chemistry, synthetic chemistry, Ionic Liquids Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 24 January 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1737676800
Integrating CO2 capture and utilisation using dual functional materials and efficient induction heating School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemical Engineering, Carbon Capture Professor Chunfei Wu Supervisor Professor Chunfei Wu Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 30 April 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Open	2	1745967600
Cryogenic CO₂ Capture and Conversion from Biogas for Net Zero Fuels School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry Dr Abul Quddusi Supervisor Dr Abul Quddusi Funding Funded Northern Ireland Deparment for the Economy Application deadline 30 April 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemical Engineering	Open	2	1745967600
Development of “beyond cysteine” chemical probes and focused screening libraries School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD organic chemistry Dr Mark McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Mark McLaughlin Funding Funded QUB EPS DTP Application deadline 14 March 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Funded	Chemistry	Closed	2	1741910400
Chemical recycling of polymers School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PHD Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Unfunded Project is to be self-funded Application deadline 30 April 2025	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Unfunded	Chemistry	Open	2	1745967600
How does Case-Based-Learning Impact Medical Student Experience during Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Case Based Learning, Clinical, Patient Contact, Learning, Medicine Dr Andrew Spence Supervisor Dr Andrew Spence Funding Funded Department for the Economy Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1709164800
Ultrahigh dose rate radiotherapy - Beamline validation and biological characterisation of the FLASH-SARRP School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Radiobiology, radiotherapy, heart, FLASH, radiomics, preclinical. Dr Karl Butterworth Supervisor Dr Karl Butterworth Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1709164800
Using epigenetic modifiers in combination with 5-FU based chemotherapy to elicit tumour specific immune responses and immunogenic cell death in colorectal cancer. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cell-death, Colorectal Cancer, chemotherapy, Immunity, genomics Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Using epigenetic modifiers in combination with 5-FU based chemotherapy to elicit tumour specific immune responses and immunogenic cell death in colorectal cancer. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cell-death, Colorectal Cancer, chemotherapy, Immunity, genomics Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Tackling protease-mediated inflammation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Innate Immunity, Respiratory Disease, Proteases Professor Cliff Taggart Supervisor Professor Cliff Taggart Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Tackling protease-mediated inflammation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Innate Immunity, Respiratory Disease, Proteases Professor Cliff Taggart Supervisor Professor Cliff Taggart Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Macrophage-bacteria interactions in cystic fibrosis: the cellular microbiology of the novel opportunistic bacterium Achromobacter species School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD macrophage, cystic fibrosis, intracellular survival, inflammation, pyroptosis, virulence factors Professor Miguel Valvano Supervisor Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Macrophage-bacteria interactions in cystic fibrosis: the cellular microbiology of the novel opportunistic bacterium Achromobacter species School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD macrophage, cystic fibrosis, intracellular survival, inflammation, pyroptosis, virulence factors Professor Miguel Valvano Supervisor Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Bacterial lipocalins: Novel role in bacterial protection against antibiotic-induced membrane lipid peroxidation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD antibiotic resistance, lipid peroxidation, RNAseq, metabolomics, protein structure-function, Professor Miguel Valvano Supervisor Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Bacterial lipocalins: Novel role in bacterial protection against antibiotic-induced membrane lipid peroxidation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD antibiotic resistance, lipid peroxidation, RNAseq, metabolomics, protein structure-function, Professor Miguel Valvano Supervisor Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Unraveling chromatin regulation during development and disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Chromatin, epigenetics, transcription, development, cancer, histones, genomics, proteomics Dr Adone Mohd-Sarip Supervisor Dr Adone Mohd-Sarip Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Unraveling chromatin regulation during development and disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Chromatin, epigenetics, transcription, development, cancer, histones, genomics, proteomics Dr Adone Mohd-Sarip Supervisor Dr Adone Mohd-Sarip Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Closed	2
How do cancer cells decide to release growth-promoting molecules? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer, cell signalling, biochemistry, cell biology, in vivo models, inflammation. EGFR, EGF ligands Dr Colin Adrain Supervisor Dr Colin Adrain Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
How do cancer cells decide to release growth-promoting molecules? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer, cell signalling, biochemistry, cell biology, in vivo models, inflammation. EGFR, EGF ligands Dr Colin Adrain Supervisor Dr Colin Adrain Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Development of in silico framework to support pre-clinical model selection School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Bioinformatics, biostatistics, machine learning, cancer, stratified medicine, data modelling, data Dr Jaine Blayney Supervisor Dr Jaine Blayney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Development of in silico framework to support pre-clinical model selection School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Bioinformatics, biostatistics, machine learning, cancer, stratified medicine, data modelling, data Dr Jaine Blayney Supervisor Dr Jaine Blayney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Investigating the functional consequences of HUWE1 mutations in Multiple Myeloma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Blood cancer, Multiple Myeloma, HUWE1, CRISPR Dr Lisa Crawford Supervisor Dr Lisa Crawford Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Investigating the functional consequences of HUWE1 mutations in Multiple Myeloma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Blood cancer, Multiple Myeloma, HUWE1, CRISPR Dr Lisa Crawford Supervisor Dr Lisa Crawford Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Unmasking the BRCA1 interactome to identify novel tumour suppressor pathways and treatment options for Breast and Ovarian Cancers. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD BRCA1, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, novel interactors, DNA damage repair, cell cycle Dr Paul Mullan Supervisor Dr Paul Mullan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Unmasking the BRCA1 interactome to identify novel tumour suppressor pathways and treatment options for Breast and Ovarian Cancers. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD BRCA1, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, novel interactors, DNA damage repair, cell cycle Dr Paul Mullan Supervisor Dr Paul Mullan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Closed	2
Novel approaches to uncovering effects of anti-cancer agents targeting epigenetic modifiers. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Genomics, Epigenetics, Cancer, Assay development Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Novel approaches to uncovering effects of anti-cancer agents targeting epigenetic modifiers. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Genomics, Epigenetics, Cancer, Assay development Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Cancer in low-and-middle income countries School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer epidemiology Premalignant disease research including impact of receiving a pre-malignant d Dr Charlene McShane Supervisor Dr Charlene McShane Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Cancer in low-and-middle income countries School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer epidemiology Premalignant disease research including impact of receiving a pre-malignant d Dr Charlene McShane Supervisor Dr Charlene McShane Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
The health and healthcare impact of prenatal exposure to psychotropic medicines on neonates School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Psychotropic prescribing, birth outcomes, healthcare burden Professor Ciaran O'Neill Supervisor Professor Ciaran O'Neill Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Closed	2
The health and healthcare impact of prenatal exposure to psychotropic medicines on neonates School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Psychotropic prescribing, birth outcomes, healthcare burden Professor Ciaran O'Neill Supervisor Professor Ciaran O'Neill Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Closed	2
Improving Oral Health in Care Homes School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oral Health; Aging; Nutrition; Care homes; Nursing homes Dr Gerry McKenna Supervisor Dr Gerry McKenna Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Improving oral health for older adults School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oral Health; Older Adults; Caries; Health Literacy Dr Gerry McKenna Supervisor Dr Gerry McKenna Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Developing Evidence-Based Paediatric Palliative Care Guidelines for Africa School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Pediatric palliative care, Africa, LMICs, community-based research, mixed methods research Dr Lynne Lohfeld Supervisor Dr Lynne Lohfeld Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Developing Evidence-Based Paediatric Palliative Care Guidelines for Africa School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Pediatric palliative care, Africa, LMICs, community-based research, mixed methods research Dr Lynne Lohfeld Supervisor Dr Lynne Lohfeld Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Closed	2
A multi-level approach to better understand the association between physical activity and sedentary behaviour, and cancer risk School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer; prevention; physical activity; built environment; UK Biobank Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
A multi-level approach to better understand the association between physical activity and sedentary behaviour, and cancer risk School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer; prevention; physical activity; built environment; UK Biobank Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Designing and piloting a teacher incentive programme in Tanzania to improve school eye health programme implementation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Global health, school eye health, low/middle-income countries, vision science, ophthalmology and opt Dr Ving Fai Chan Supervisor Dr Ving Fai Chan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Designing and piloting a teacher incentive programme in Tanzania to improve school eye health programme implementation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Global health, school eye health, low/middle-income countries, vision science, ophthalmology and opt Dr Ving Fai Chan Supervisor Dr Ving Fai Chan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Closed	2
Establishing human blood vessel organoids as a model for drug screening for Diabetes and Vascular Complications using the Remarkable technology of induced pluripotent stem cells School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Induced pluripotent stem cells human blood vessel organoids Diabetes and Vascular Complications Professor Andriana Margariti Supervisor Professor Andriana Margariti Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Establishing human blood vessel organoids as a model for drug screening for Diabetes and Vascular Complications using the Remarkable technology of induced pluripotent stem cells School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Induced pluripotent stem cells human blood vessel organoids Diabetes and Vascular Complications Professor Andriana Margariti Supervisor Professor Andriana Margariti Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Exploration of the impact of aging and senescence on angiocrine functions of pulmonary endothelium and therapeutic potential of cell based therapies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Mesenchymal stromal cells, extracellular vesicles, ARDS, alveolar epithelium, regeneration, Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Supervisor Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Exploration of the impact of aging and senescence on angiocrine functions of pulmonary endothelium and therapeutic potential of cell based therapies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Mesenchymal stromal cells, extracellular vesicles, ARDS, alveolar epithelium, regeneration, Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Supervisor Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Characterisation of new mechanisms of host subversion by rhinovirus, the common cold virus School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Rhinovirus, host-pathogen interactions, virus, cell, molecular mechanisms, virology, microbiology Dr Aurelie Mousnier Supervisor Dr Aurelie Mousnier Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Characterisation of new mechanisms of host subversion by rhinovirus, the common cold virus School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Rhinovirus, host-pathogen interactions, virus, cell, molecular mechanisms, virology, microbiology Dr Aurelie Mousnier Supervisor Dr Aurelie Mousnier Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Modulating the A20-DREAM axis in inflammation by drug repurposing School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Inflammation, Pharmacological intervention, Drug repurposing, A20 (TNFAIP3), DREAM Dr Bettina Schock Supervisor Dr Bettina Schock Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Modulating the A20-DREAM axis in inflammation by drug repurposing School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Inflammation, Pharmacological intervention, Drug repurposing, A20 (TNFAIP3), DREAM Dr Bettina Schock Supervisor Dr Bettina Schock Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Delirium in critically ill children School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Critical care; Delirium; Paediatric Professor Bronagh Blackwood Supervisor Professor Bronagh Blackwood Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Delirium in critically ill children School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Critical care; Delirium; Paediatric Professor Bronagh Blackwood Supervisor Professor Bronagh Blackwood Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Closed	2
Epigenetics in heart failure: mechanism and therapeutic targeting School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac remodelling, Biomarkers, Epigenetics, Fibrosis Dr Chris Watson Supervisor Dr Chris Watson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Epigenetics in heart failure: mechanism and therapeutic targeting School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac remodelling, Biomarkers, Epigenetics, Fibrosis Dr Chris Watson Supervisor Dr Chris Watson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Protease-mediated inflammation in chronic lung disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Innate Immunity, Respiratory Disease, Proteases Professor Cliff Taggart Supervisor Professor Cliff Taggart Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Protease-mediated inflammation in chronic lung disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Innate Immunity, Respiratory Disease, Proteases Professor Cliff Taggart Supervisor Professor Cliff Taggart Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
CORONARY MICROVASCULAR SIGNALLING AS A CENTRAL DETERMINANT OF ADVERSE TISSUE REMODELLING AND DYSFUNCTION IN THE DIABETIC HEART School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Heart failure, diabetes, cardiovascular, physiology, molecular biology Professor David Grieve Supervisor Professor David Grieve Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
CORONARY MICROVASCULAR SIGNALLING AS A CENTRAL DETERMINANT OF ADVERSE TISSUE REMODELLING AND DYSFUNCTION IN THE DIABETIC HEART School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Heart failure, diabetes, cardiovascular, physiology, molecular biology Professor David Grieve Supervisor Professor David Grieve Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Stem cell exosomes – important communicators with therapeutic potential in the dental pulp School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Mesenchymal Stem cell, dental pulp stem cell, regenerative endodontics, Professor Fionnuala Lundy Supervisor Professor Fionnuala Lundy Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Stem cell exosomes – important communicators with therapeutic potential in the dental pulp School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Mesenchymal Stem cell, dental pulp stem cell, regenerative endodontics, Professor Fionnuala Lundy Supervisor Professor Fionnuala Lundy Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
PhD position in Vascular Biology School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Angiogenesis Vascular Development Endothelium Cell Migration RNA Translation Dr Guilherme Costa Supervisor Dr Guilherme Costa Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 6 August 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1691276400
Dissection of protease signalling during bacterial infection for drug and biomarker discovery School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Host-pathogen interaction, bacteria, antimicrobials, cellular microbiology, proteomics, proteases Dr Gunnar Schroeder Supervisor Dr Gunnar Schroeder Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Dissection of protease signalling during bacterial infection for drug and biomarker discovery School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Host-pathogen interaction, bacteria, antimicrobials, cellular microbiology, proteomics, proteases Dr Gunnar Schroeder Supervisor Dr Gunnar Schroeder Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Association of oral Streptococci with vascular inflammation and cardiovascular disease risk School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oral bacteria, dental caries, apical periodontitis, oral heath, cardiovascular disease Dr Ikhlas El Karim Supervisor Dr Ikhlas El Karim Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Association of oral Streptococci with vascular inflammation and cardiovascular disease risk School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oral bacteria, dental caries, apical periodontitis, oral heath, cardiovascular disease Dr Ikhlas El Karim Supervisor Dr Ikhlas El Karim Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Role of cell death and necroinflammation in pulpal wound healing School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dental pulp stem cells, sterile inflammation, regenerative endodontics Dr Ikhlas El Karim Supervisor Dr Ikhlas El Karim Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Role of cell death and necroinflammation in pulpal wound healing School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dental pulp stem cells, sterile inflammation, regenerative endodontics Dr Ikhlas El Karim Supervisor Dr Ikhlas El Karim Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
The effect of fruit and vegetable intake on health outcomes: does an apple a day still keep the doctor away? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Nutrition; fruit and vegetables; dietary assessment; dietary modelling; qualitative methodologies Professor Jayne Woodside Supervisor Professor Jayne Woodside Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
The effect of fruit and vegetable intake on health outcomes: does an apple a day still keep the doctor away? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Nutrition; fruit and vegetables; dietary assessment; dietary modelling; qualitative methodologies Professor Jayne Woodside Supervisor Professor Jayne Woodside Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	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 Protein glycosylation, proteomics, transcriptomics, cystic fibrosis, Burkholderia, antimicrobial res Professor Miguel Valvano Supervisor Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Exploiting the protein O-glycosylation pathway in opportunistic bacteria as a novel antimicrobial target School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Protein glycosylation, proteomics, transcriptomics, cystic fibrosis, Burkholderia, antimicrobial res Professor Miguel Valvano Supervisor Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Organelle dynamics during endothelial senescence School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cellular senescence, cell ageing, vascular biology, endothelial senescence, mitochondria, endoplasmi Professor Reinhold Medina Supervisor Professor Reinhold Medina Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Organelle dynamics during endothelial senescence School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cellular senescence, cell ageing, vascular biology, endothelial senescence, mitochondria, endoplasmi Professor Reinhold Medina Supervisor Professor Reinhold Medina Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Closed	2
Three-dimensional structural mapping of the retinal neurovascular unit and the influence of diabetes School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetes, Ophthalmology, Neuroscience, Vascular Biology, Diabetic Retinopathy, Imaging, Image Analys Professor Tim Curtis Supervisor Professor Tim Curtis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Three-dimensional structural mapping of the retinal neurovascular unit and the influence of diabetes School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetes, Ophthalmology, Neuroscience, Vascular Biology, Diabetic Retinopathy, Imaging, Image Analys Professor Tim Curtis Supervisor Professor Tim Curtis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Can we repair brain damage using the immune system? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Tissue repair, inflammasomes, Multiple Sclerosis, MS, neuroimmunology, brain repair, regenerative in Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Supervisor Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Can we repair brain damage using the immune system? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Tissue repair, inflammasomes, Multiple Sclerosis, MS, neuroimmunology, brain repair, regenerative in Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Supervisor Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Optimising stress to maximise learning in medical simulation environments School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Medical education, simulation based education, stress Professor Gerry Gormley Supervisor Professor Gerry Gormley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Optimising stress to maximise learning in medical simulation environments School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Medical education, simulation based education, stress Professor Gerry Gormley Supervisor Professor Gerry Gormley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Closed	2
Identifying immune mechanisms in the CNS as targets for the treatment of paediatric Multiple Sclerosis (MS) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Multiple sclerosis, MS, neuroinflammation, inflammation, neuroscience, myelin, inflammasomes, regene Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Supervisor Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Identifying immune mechanisms in the CNS as targets for the treatment of paediatric Multiple Sclerosis (MS) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Multiple sclerosis, MS, neuroinflammation, inflammation, neuroscience, myelin, inflammasomes, regene Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Supervisor Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Mechanisms and models of Gremlin1 signalling in cancer and tissue fibrosis School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Grem1, tissue fibrosis, cancer, cell biology, molecular biology, organoids, pharmacology, drug disco Dr Derek Brazil Supervisor Dr Derek Brazil Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Mechanisms and models of Gremlin1 signalling in cancer and tissue fibrosis School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Grem1, tissue fibrosis, cancer, cell biology, molecular biology, organoids, pharmacology, drug disco Dr Derek Brazil Supervisor Dr Derek Brazil Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
The identification of host proteins essential for the packaging of Influenza A virus genomic RNAs School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Influenza RNA epitranscriptomics packaging Dr David Courtney Supervisor Dr David Courtney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
The identification of host proteins essential for the packaging of Influenza A virus genomic RNAs School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Influenza RNA epitranscriptomics packaging Dr David Courtney Supervisor Dr David Courtney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Can we protect the urinary bladder from radiation toxicity? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Radiation therapy; cancer; bladder; microvessels; endothelial cells; Professor Karen McCloskey Supervisor Professor Karen McCloskey Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Can we protect the urinary bladder from radiation toxicity? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Radiation therapy; cancer; bladder; microvessels; endothelial cells; Professor Karen McCloskey Supervisor Professor Karen McCloskey Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Closed	2
Nuclear localisation and signalling by the formyl peptide receptor 2 as a new target for diabetic retinopathy. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD diabetic retinopathy, nucleus, FPR2, GPCR, signalling Dr Bianca Plouffe Supervisor Dr Bianca Plouffe Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Nuclear localisation and signalling by the formyl peptide receptor 2 as a new target for diabetic retinopathy. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD diabetic retinopathy, nucleus, FPR2, GPCR, signalling Dr Bianca Plouffe Supervisor Dr Bianca Plouffe Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Closed	2
Diabetic eye disease: minimising impact, maximising reach School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetic eye disease, screening options, treatment opportunities, visual loss, quality of life Professor Tunde Peto Supervisor Professor Tunde Peto Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Diabetic eye disease: minimising impact, maximising reach School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetic eye disease, screening options, treatment opportunities, visual loss, quality of life Professor Tunde Peto Supervisor Professor Tunde Peto Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Interventions to improve the school food system in the UK School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD School food environment; school-based intervention; dietary behaviour Professor Jayne Woodside Supervisor Professor Jayne Woodside Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Interventions to improve the school food system in the UK School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD School food environment; school-based intervention; dietary behaviour Professor Jayne Woodside Supervisor Professor Jayne Woodside Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Targeting the ‘Worst of the Worst’ – developing novel treatments for Poor Outcome Triple Negative Breast Cancers. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Poor Outcome, Metastases, Chemoresistance, Novel therapies Dr Paul Mullan Supervisor Dr Paul Mullan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Targeting the ‘Worst of the Worst’ – developing novel treatments for Poor Outcome Triple Negative Breast Cancers. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Poor Outcome, Metastases, Chemoresistance, Novel therapies Dr Paul Mullan Supervisor Dr Paul Mullan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Investigating the importance of where we live on dementia risk and brain health using novel geospatial, satellite and multi-omic data sources and technologies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Planetary health; climate action; public health; environmental health; equity Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Investigating the importance of where we live on dementia risk and brain health using novel geospatial, satellite and multi-omic data sources and technologies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Planetary health; climate action; public health; environmental health; equity Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Disarming antimicrobial responses: how Klebsiella pneumoniae controls inflammasome activation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Inflammasome, Klebsiella, ARM, NLRP3, AIM2 Professor Jose Bengoechea Supervisor Professor Jose Bengoechea Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Disarming antimicrobial responses: how Klebsiella pneumoniae controls inflammasome activation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Inflammasome, Klebsiella, ARM, NLRP3, AIM2 Professor Jose Bengoechea Supervisor Professor Jose Bengoechea Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Modulating endothelial cell crosstalk within tissues to delay and/or reverse ageing School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Ageing / Aging, Senescence, Endothelial cell, Vascular biology, Cell communication Professor Reinhold Medina Supervisor Professor Reinhold Medina Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Modulating endothelial cell crosstalk within tissues to delay and/or reverse ageing School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Ageing / Aging, Senescence, Endothelial cell, Vascular biology, Cell communication Professor Reinhold Medina Supervisor Professor Reinhold Medina Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Closed	2
Prognosis of second primary breast cancer in breast cancer patients School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Prognosis; breast cancer; second primary Dr Finian Bannon Supervisor Dr Finian Bannon Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Prognosis of second primary breast cancer in breast cancer patients School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Prognosis; breast cancer; second primary Dr Finian Bannon Supervisor Dr Finian Bannon Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Improving cancer patient survival estimates derived from small samples School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Survival statistics; small samples; cancer registry; population-based Dr Finian Bannon Supervisor Dr Finian Bannon Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Improving cancer patient survival estimates derived from small samples School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Survival statistics; small samples; cancer registry; population-based Dr Finian Bannon Supervisor Dr Finian Bannon Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Estimating cancer waiting time statistics with a time-to-event methodology School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer; waiting times; time-to-event; competing risks Dr Finian Bannon Supervisor Dr Finian Bannon Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Estimating cancer waiting time statistics with a time-to-event methodology School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer; waiting times; time-to-event; competing risks Dr Finian Bannon Supervisor Dr Finian Bannon Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
To investigate the role of histamine in the regulation of neutrophil phagocytosis School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Neutrophils, histamine, phagocytosis, inflammation, Immunology Dr Karim Dib Supervisor Dr Karim Dib Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
To investigate the role of histamine in the regulation of neutrophil phagocytosis School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Neutrophils, histamine, phagocytosis, inflammation, Immunology Dr Karim Dib Supervisor Dr Karim Dib Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Generating human diabetic blood vessel organoids as a powerful model to investigate and treat the diabetic vasculopathy. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetes; Induced pluripotent stem cells; Vascular Complications; Blood vessel organoids; Cell Repro Professor Andriana Margariti Supervisor Professor Andriana Margariti Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Generating human diabetic blood vessel organoids as a powerful model to investigate and treat the diabetic vasculopathy. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetes; Induced pluripotent stem cells; Vascular Complications; Blood vessel organoids; Cell Repro Professor Andriana Margariti Supervisor Professor Andriana Margariti Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
TARGETING DNA METHYLATION AS A NOVEL APPROACH TO RESTORE ENDOTHELIAL COLONY-FORMING CELL ANGIOGENIC DYSFUNCTION IN ISCHAEMIC DISEASE School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cardiovascular disease, endothelium, progenitor cells, epigenetics, DNA methylation Professor David Grieve Supervisor Professor David Grieve Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
TARGETING DNA METHYLATION AS A NOVEL APPROACH TO RESTORE ENDOTHELIAL COLONY-FORMING CELL ANGIOGENIC DYSFUNCTION IN ISCHAEMIC DISEASE School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cardiovascular disease, endothelium, progenitor cells, epigenetics, DNA methylation Professor David Grieve Supervisor Professor David Grieve Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Using computational biology and transcriptional data to identify signalling that contributes to cancer progression School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Translational bioinformatics, cancer research, computationa Dr Philip Dunne Supervisor Dr Philip Dunne Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Using computational biology and transcriptional data to identify signalling that contributes to cancer progression School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Translational bioinformatics, cancer research, computationa Dr Philip Dunne Supervisor Dr Philip Dunne Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Allosteric targeting of the prostaglandin receptor EP2 to promote neuroprotection against excitoxicity. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Excitotoxicity, neuroprotection, prostaglandin receptor, computational biology, biosensors Dr Bianca Plouffe Supervisor Dr Bianca Plouffe Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Allosteric targeting of the prostaglandin receptor EP2 to promote neuroprotection against excitoxicity. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Excitotoxicity, neuroprotection, prostaglandin receptor, computational biology, biosensors Dr Bianca Plouffe Supervisor Dr Bianca Plouffe Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Identification and characterisation of somatic non-coding mutations that influence cancer development and progression School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer, functional genomics, driver mutation, bioinformatics Dr Sarah Maguire Supervisor Dr Sarah Maguire Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644192000
Identification and characterisation of somatic non-coding mutations that influence cancer development and progression School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer, functional genomics, driver mutation, bioinformatics Dr Sarah Maguire Supervisor Dr Sarah Maguire Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644192000
Investigating the importance of where we live on dementia risk and brain health using novel geospatial, satellite and multi-omic data sources and technologies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD - Healthy ageing; - Dementia; - Urban environment; - Physical activity - Data science - Multi-omic Professor Bernadette McGuinness Supervisor Professor Bernadette McGuinness Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Investigating the importance of where we live on dementia risk and brain health using novel geospatial, satellite and multi-omic data sources and technologies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD - Healthy ageing; - Dementia; - Urban environment; - Physical activity - Data science - Multi-omic Professor Bernadette McGuinness Supervisor Professor Bernadette McGuinness Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Molecular profiling of urban environmental impacts: understanding the biology underlying environmental stress and identifying biomarkers of resilience to non-communicable diseases School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Molecular, methylation, DNA, urban environment, epigenetic, ageing Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 15 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644883200
Molecular profiling of urban environmental impacts: understanding the biology underlying environmental stress and identifying biomarkers of resilience to non-communicable diseases School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Molecular, methylation, DNA, urban environment, epigenetic, ageing Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 15 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644883200
Effectiveness of an automated text message intervention for weight management in postpartum women with overweight or obesity: the Supporting MumS Randomised Controlled Trial School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD RCT, BEHAVIOUR CHANGE, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, POSTPARTUM, WOMEN Professor Michelle McKinley Supervisor Professor Michelle McKinley Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 15 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644883200
Effectiveness of an automated text message intervention for weight management in postpartum women with overweight or obesity: the Supporting MumS Randomised Controlled Trial School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD RCT, BEHAVIOUR CHANGE, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, POSTPARTUM, WOMEN Professor Michelle McKinley Supervisor Professor Michelle McKinley Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 15 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644883200
Obtaining a genetic Diagnostic Yield via assessment of in-utero Scan findings prior to the introduction of SEquencing retrospectivelY (ODYSSEY) – a cohort study School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Rare disease; next generation sequencing; chromosome microarray; prenatal diagnosis; fetus Dr Fionnuala Mone Supervisor Dr Fionnuala Mone Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 15 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644883200
Obtaining a genetic Diagnostic Yield via assessment of in-utero Scan findings prior to the introduction of SEquencing retrospectivelY (ODYSSEY) – a cohort study School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Rare disease; next generation sequencing; chromosome microarray; prenatal diagnosis; fetus Dr Fionnuala Mone Supervisor Dr Fionnuala Mone Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 15 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644883200
Machine learning to predict progression of glaucoma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr David Wright Supervisor Dr David Wright Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644192000
Machine learning to predict progression of glaucoma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr David Wright Supervisor Dr David Wright Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644192000
Artificial intelligence in global health: evidence mapping to target unmet needs of people with vision impairment in low- and middle-income countries School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Artificial intelligence, natural language processing, vision impairment, systematic reviews, low and Professor Gianni Virgili Supervisor Professor Gianni Virgili Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 3 March 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1646265600
Artificial intelligence in global health: evidence mapping to target unmet needs of people with vision impairment in low- and middle-income countries School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Artificial intelligence, natural language processing, vision impairment, systematic reviews, low and Professor Gianni Virgili Supervisor Professor Gianni Virgili Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 3 March 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1646265600
Which symptoms matter most to people affected by dementia with Lewy bodies? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dementia, neurodegenerative disease Dr Joseph Kane Supervisor Dr Joseph Kane Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 15 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644883200
Which symptoms matter most to people affected by dementia with Lewy bodies? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dementia, neurodegenerative disease Dr Joseph Kane Supervisor Dr Joseph Kane Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 15 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644883200
BIOmarkers TO Predict Evolving paediatric infections (BIOTOPE3) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Paediatric, Pediatric, Sepsis, Mass-spectrometry, RNA Dr Thomas Waterfield Supervisor Dr Thomas Waterfield Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644192000
BIOmarkers TO Predict Evolving paediatric infections (BIOTOPE3) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Paediatric, Pediatric, Sepsis, Mass-spectrometry, RNA Dr Thomas Waterfield Supervisor Dr Thomas Waterfield Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644192000
The role of mRNA translation machinery in cancer cells response to chemotherapy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad Supervisor Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad Funding Funded BBSRC Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644192000
The role of mRNA translation machinery in cancer cells response to chemotherapy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad Supervisor Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad Funding Funded BBSRC Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644192000
Development and testing of a Proof of Concept Cathepsin S ProteaseTag Activity-Based Immunoassay School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Protease Inflammatory disease Cathepsin S Immunoassay Dr Rich Williams Supervisor Dr Rich Williams Funding Funded DfE and ProAxsis Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644192000
Development and testing of a Proof of Concept Cathepsin S ProteaseTag Activity-Based Immunoassay School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Protease Inflammatory disease Cathepsin S Immunoassay Dr Rich Williams Supervisor Dr Rich Williams Funding Funded DfE and ProAxsis Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644192000
The role of Angiotensin II receptor type 2 (AGTR2) in Cerebral Malaria School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Malaria, RNA-seq, Vascular Biology, Tight Junctions Prof Alan Stitt Supervisor Prof Alan Stitt Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644192000
The role of Angiotensin II receptor type 2 (AGTR2) in Cerebral Malaria School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Malaria, RNA-seq, Vascular Biology, Tight Junctions Prof Alan Stitt Supervisor Prof Alan Stitt Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644192000
Dissecting how antibiotic resistant pathogens rewire macrophages to overcome host immunity School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Jose Bengoechea Supervisor Professor Jose Bengoechea Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE). Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644192000
Dissecting how antibiotic resistant pathogens rewire macrophages to overcome host immunity School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Jose Bengoechea Supervisor Professor Jose Bengoechea Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE). Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644192000
Characterisation of the subversion of host stress and defence mechanisms by new virulence factors of the respiratory pathogen Legionella pneumophila School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Microbiology, Cell Biology, Bacteria, Infection, Host-pathogen interaction, Post-translational modif Dr Gunnar Schroeder Supervisor Dr Gunnar Schroeder Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644192000
Characterisation of the subversion of host stress and defence mechanisms by new virulence factors of the respiratory pathogen Legionella pneumophila School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Microbiology, Cell Biology, Bacteria, Infection, Host-pathogen interaction, Post-translational modif Dr Gunnar Schroeder Supervisor Dr Gunnar Schroeder Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644192000
Understanding the impact of cysteine cathepsin S in antigen processing and presentation in a model of lung adenocarcinoma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cathepsin, adenocarcinoma, antigens, MHC Class II, T-cells Dr Donna Small Supervisor Dr Donna Small Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644192000
Understanding the impact of cysteine cathepsin S in antigen processing and presentation in a model of lung adenocarcinoma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cathepsin, adenocarcinoma, antigens, MHC Class II, T-cells Dr Donna Small Supervisor Dr Donna Small Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644192000
Multi-Omic prediction of treatment induced vulnerabilties to develop more effective treatments for Colorectal Cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oncology Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644192000
Multi-Omic prediction of treatment induced vulnerabilties to develop more effective treatments for Colorectal Cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oncology Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644192000
Molecular subtyping to identify therapeutic options in colorectal cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer Dr Philip Dunne Supervisor Dr Philip Dunne Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644192000
Molecular subtyping to identify therapeutic options in colorectal cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer Dr Philip Dunne Supervisor Dr Philip Dunne Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644192000
Targeting the USP7-PRC1-H2AK119Ub axis in cancer stem cells, a new therapeutic approach in colorectal cancer. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer stem cells, USP7, colorectal cancer, epigenetics, chromatin Dr Yaser Atlasi Supervisor Dr Yaser Atlasi Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644192000
Targeting the USP7-PRC1-H2AK119Ub axis in cancer stem cells, a new therapeutic approach in colorectal cancer. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer stem cells, USP7, colorectal cancer, epigenetics, chromatin Dr Yaser Atlasi Supervisor Dr Yaser Atlasi Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644192000
Exploiting the cell death and immune-modulatory effects of epigenetic modifiers to enhance efficacy of ADT-radiotherapy in prostate cancers. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Prostate cancer, epigenetics, radiotherapy, genomics Dr Melissa Wilson Supervisor Dr Melissa Wilson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644192000
Exploiting the cell death and immune-modulatory effects of epigenetic modifiers to enhance efficacy of ADT-radiotherapy in prostate cancers. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Prostate cancer, epigenetics, radiotherapy, genomics Dr Melissa Wilson Supervisor Dr Melissa Wilson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644192000
Structural, functional and molecular changes at the human peripheral retina School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD ophthalmology Dr Imre Lengyel Supervisor Dr Imre Lengyel Funding Funded DfE and Optos Plc Application deadline 20 December 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1671494400
Structural, functional and molecular changes at the human peripheral retina School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD ophthalmology Dr Imre Lengyel Supervisor Dr Imre Lengyel Funding Funded DfE and Optos Plc Application deadline 20 December 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1671494400
Effective engagement with policy makers to bring about policy change to improve vision, eye health and well-being in low- and middle-income countries School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Traffic safety, cost-effectiveness, low-middle-income countries Professor Nathan Congdon Supervisor Professor Nathan Congdon Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 3 March 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1646265600
Effective engagement with policy makers to bring about policy change to improve vision, eye health and well-being in low- and middle-income countries School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Traffic safety, cost-effectiveness, low-middle-income countries Professor Nathan Congdon Supervisor Professor Nathan Congdon Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 3 March 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1646265600
Assessment of cardiovascular biomarkers in the maternal and fetal circulation in cardiac disease & pre-eclampsia – a cohort study School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD congenital heart disease; fetus; pre-eclampsia; cardiac; cardiovascular; biomarker Dr Fionnuala Mone Supervisor Dr Fionnuala Mone Funding Funded DfE and EPSRC Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644192000
Assessment of cardiovascular biomarkers in the maternal and fetal circulation in cardiac disease & pre-eclampsia – a cohort study School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD congenital heart disease; fetus; pre-eclampsia; cardiac; cardiovascular; biomarker Dr Fionnuala Mone Supervisor Dr Fionnuala Mone Funding Funded DfE and EPSRC Application deadline 7 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644192000
Integrative Data-intensive Analytics to Discover Novel Therapies and Companion Diagnostics for Precision Oncology School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer; deep learning; machine learning; drug discovery; bioinformatics; graph; network; biology; ub Dr Ian Overton Supervisor Dr Ian Overton Funding Funded DfE and Almac Application deadline 31 January 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1643587200
Integrative Data-intensive Analytics to Discover Novel Therapies and Companion Diagnostics for Precision Oncology School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer; deep learning; machine learning; drug discovery; bioinformatics; graph; network; biology; ub Dr Ian Overton Supervisor Dr Ian Overton Funding Funded DfE and Almac Application deadline 31 January 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1643587200
A novel role for neutrophil-derived proteases in neutrophil function School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Protease, respiratory disease, inflammation, lung damage Professor Cliff Taggart Supervisor Professor Cliff Taggart Funding Funded RECOVER Application deadline 14 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1644796800
A novel role for neutrophil-derived proteases in neutrophil function School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Protease, respiratory disease, inflammation, lung damage Professor Cliff Taggart Supervisor Professor Cliff Taggart Funding Funded RECOVER Application deadline 14 February 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1644796800
Development of novel small molecule inhibitors of Gremlin1, a pathogenic driver of diabetic kidney disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Gremlin1 (GREM1), Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), Diabetic kidney disease, Drug discovery, Molec Dr Derek Brazil Supervisor Dr Derek Brazil Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Development of novel small molecule inhibitors of Gremlin1, a pathogenic driver of diabetic kidney disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Gremlin1 (GREM1), Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), Diabetic kidney disease, Drug discovery, Molec Dr Derek Brazil Supervisor Dr Derek Brazil Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Identifying medications associated with cancer risk School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Epidemiology, statistics, medication, data, cancer Prof Chris Cardwell Supervisor Prof Chris Cardwell Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Identifying medications associated with cancer risk School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Epidemiology, statistics, medication, data, cancer Prof Chris Cardwell Supervisor Prof Chris Cardwell Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Women Empowerment through Investing in Zanzibari Craftswomen’s Eyesight (WE-ZACE) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Presbyopia, low-and middle income countries, global eye health, vision impairment, refractive error Dr Ving Fai Chan Supervisor Dr Ving Fai Chan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Women Empowerment through Investing in Zanzibari Craftswomen’s Eyesight (WE-ZACE) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Presbyopia, low-and middle income countries, global eye health, vision impairment, refractive error Dr Ving Fai Chan Supervisor Dr Ving Fai Chan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Closed	2
Dissecting the molecular basis for malaria-linked blood vessel pathology in the brain and retina School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cerebral Malaria, Vascular Biology, Central Nervous System, Molecular cell biology Prof Alan Stitt Supervisor Prof Alan Stitt Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Dissecting the molecular basis for malaria-linked blood vessel pathology in the brain and retina School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cerebral Malaria, Vascular Biology, Central Nervous System, Molecular cell biology Prof Alan Stitt Supervisor Prof Alan Stitt Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Exosome-mediated molecular mechanisms in the progression of multiple myeloma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Lisa Crawford Supervisor Dr Lisa Crawford Funding Funded Leukaemia and Lymphoma NI Application deadline 21 March 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1647820800
Exosome-mediated molecular mechanisms in the progression of multiple myeloma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Lisa Crawford Supervisor Dr Lisa Crawford Funding Funded Leukaemia and Lymphoma NI Application deadline 21 March 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1647820800
SFI Centre for Research Training in Genomic Data Science: Multi-Omic prediction of treatment induced vulnerabilities to develop more effective treatments for Colorectal Cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer genomics, Methods, frameworks and infrastructure development for genomics Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 17 July 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1658012400
SFI Centre for Research Training in Genomic Data Science: Multi-Omic prediction of treatment induced vulnerabilities to develop more effective treatments for Colorectal Cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer genomics, Methods, frameworks and infrastructure development for genomics Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 17 July 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1658012400
SFI Centre for Research Training in Genomic Data Science: Molecular characterisation of tumour-immune-stromal interactions to identify therapeutic options in colorectal cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer Genomics Dr Philip Dunne Supervisor Dr Philip Dunne Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 20 March 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1647734400
SFI Centre for Research Training in Genomic Data Science: Molecular characterisation of tumour-immune-stromal interactions to identify therapeutic options in colorectal cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer Genomics Dr Philip Dunne Supervisor Dr Philip Dunne Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 20 March 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1647734400
SFI Centre for Research Training in Genomic Data Science: Nutrigenomic evaluation of antioxidant status with cognitive outcomes in the Northern Ireland Cohort of Longitudinal Ageing School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Gareth McKay Supervisor Dr Gareth McKay Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 17 July 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1658012400
SFI Centre for Research Training in Genomic Data Science: Nutrigenomic evaluation of antioxidant status with cognitive outcomes in the Northern Ireland Cohort of Longitudinal Ageing School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Gareth McKay Supervisor Dr Gareth McKay Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 17 July 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1658012400
Mechanistic evaluation of the androgen receptor inhibition driven hypoxic prostate microenvironment School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Prostate cancer; Enzalutamide; Tumour microenvironment, androgen receptor, angiogenesis Dr Melissa Wilson Supervisor Dr Melissa Wilson Funding Funded Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Cou Application deadline 3 April 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1648940400
Mechanistic evaluation of the androgen receptor inhibition driven hypoxic prostate microenvironment School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Prostate cancer; Enzalutamide; Tumour microenvironment, androgen receptor, angiogenesis Dr Melissa Wilson Supervisor Dr Melissa Wilson Funding Funded Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Cou Application deadline 3 April 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1648940400
Understanding the role of ubiquitination on STING-mediated immune regulation following DNA damage School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Medicine Professor Kienan Savage Supervisor Professor Kienan Savage Funding Funded DfE Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Understanding the role of ubiquitination on STING-mediated immune regulation following DNA damage School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Medicine Professor Kienan Savage Supervisor Professor Kienan Savage Funding Funded DfE Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Assessing the impacts of targeting mRNA translation machinery on metabolic fitness of glioblastoma cancer cells School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Glioblastoma, mRNA translation, metabolism, cell survival, protein synthesis Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad Supervisor Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad Funding Funded Brainwave NI and Royal Society Application deadline 3 July 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1656802800
Assessing the impacts of targeting mRNA translation machinery on metabolic fitness of glioblastoma cancer cells School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Glioblastoma, mRNA translation, metabolism, cell survival, protein synthesis Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad Supervisor Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad Funding Funded Brainwave NI and Royal Society Application deadline 3 July 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1656802800
Use of tumour associated antigen nanoformulations to drive potent anti-tumour CD4 and CD8 T cell responses School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded All Ireland Cancer Research Institute Application deadline 24 July 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1658617200
Use of tumour associated antigen nanoformulations to drive potent anti-tumour CD4 and CD8 T cell responses School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded All Ireland Cancer Research Institute Application deadline 18 December 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1702857600
The development of Liquid Biopsy tests for the early detection and improved diagnosis of poor outcome cancers School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD cancer research, molecular biology, epigenetics Dr Paul Mullan Supervisor Dr Paul Mullan Funding Funded Higher Education Authority (HEA) Application deadline 24 July 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1658617200
The development of Liquid Biopsy tests for the early detection and improved diagnosis of poor outcome cancers School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD cancer research, molecular biology, epigenetics Dr Paul Mullan Supervisor Dr Paul Mullan Funding Funded Higher Education Authority (HEA) Application deadline 24 July 2022	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1658617200
Elucidating the interaction of influenza A virus mRNA with host trafficking and translation machinery during the viral replication cycle. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Influenza RNA trafficking virus translation IAV RBP Dr David Courtney Supervisor Dr David Courtney Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Elucidating the interaction of influenza A virus mRNA with host trafficking and translation machinery during the viral replication cycle. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Influenza RNA trafficking virus translation IAV RBP Dr David Courtney Supervisor Dr David Courtney Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Dissecting the regulation of localised protein synthesis during angiogenesis School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Angiogenesis, Vascular Development, Endothelium, Cell Migration, RNA, Translation Dr Guilherme Costa Supervisor Dr Guilherme Costa Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Dissecting the regulation of localised protein synthesis during angiogenesis School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Angiogenesis, Vascular Development, Endothelium, Cell Migration, RNA, Translation Dr Guilherme Costa Supervisor Dr Guilherme Costa Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
How does heterogeneity in HPV expression influence the tumour microenvironment of oropharyngeal cancers? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oropharyngeal Cancer, HPV, Tumour Microenvironment, Molecular Pathology, Digital Image Analysis, Coh Dr. Stephanie Craig Supervisor Dr. Stephanie Craig Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
How does heterogeneity in HPV expression influence the tumour microenvironment of oropharyngeal cancers? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oropharyngeal Cancer, HPV, Tumour Microenvironment, Molecular Pathology, Digital Image Analysis, Coh Dr. Stephanie Craig Supervisor Dr. Stephanie Craig Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
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 Cycling; injury and illness surveillance; professional women’s sport; injury and illness surveillanc Dr Neil Heron Supervisor Dr Neil Heron Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	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 Cycling; injury and illness surveillance; professional women’s sport; injury and illness surveillanc Dr Neil Heron Supervisor Dr Neil Heron Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Free School Meals, Diet Quality and Food Insecurity in Secondary School Pupils School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Secondary schools, school food, free school meal, adolescence, health, diet quality Professor Jayne Woodside Supervisor Professor Jayne Woodside Funding Funded Application deadline 13 February 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1676246400
Free School Meals, Diet Quality and Food Insecurity in Secondary School Pupils School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Secondary schools, school food, free school meal, adolescence, health, diet quality Professor Jayne Woodside Supervisor Professor Jayne Woodside Funding Funded Application deadline 13 February 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1676246400
Inclusive cities: Exploring effective design of safe and welcoming green spaces School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Green space; inclusion; safety; urban design; public health; community engagement; co-design Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Inclusive cities: Exploring effective design of safe and welcoming green spaces School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Green space; inclusion; safety; urban design; public health; community engagement; co-design Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Assessing uncertainty to enable the use of Value of Information analysis in early economic evaluations School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Prof Christopher McCabe Supervisor Prof Christopher McCabe Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Assessing uncertainty to enable the use of Value of Information analysis in early economic evaluations School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher McCabe Supervisor Professor Christopher McCabe Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Estimating the fraction of lung cancer caused by radon in the UK using spatial maps and biological samples School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Dan Middleton Supervisor Dr Dan Middleton Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Estimating the fraction of lung cancer caused by radon in the UK using spatial maps and biological samples School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Dan Middleton Supervisor Dr Dan Middleton Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Understanding factors associated with childhood vaccine coverage: a population-based data linkage study School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Epidemiology, vaccine hesitancy, data analyst, Public Health, vaccine uptake Dr Lynsey Patterson Supervisor Dr Lynsey Patterson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Understanding factors associated with childhood vaccine coverage: a population-based data linkage study School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Epidemiology, vaccine hesitancy, data analyst, Public Health, vaccine uptake Dr Lynsey Patterson Supervisor Dr Lynsey Patterson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Closed	2
Investigation of the role of the Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 in diabetic retinopathy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetic retinopathy, FPR2, Müller glial cells Dr Bianca Plouffe Supervisor Dr Bianca Plouffe Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Investigation of the role of the Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 in diabetic retinopathy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetic retinopathy, FPR2, Müller glial cells Dr Bianca Plouffe Supervisor Dr Bianca Plouffe Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Closed	2
An examination of birth outcomes and of the impact of prescribing of to mothers on birth outcomes over time in Northern Ireland School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD fetal origin hypothesis, disparities, birth outcomes Professor Ciaran O'Neill Supervisor Professor Ciaran O'Neill Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
An examination of birth outcomes and of the impact of prescribing of to mothers on birth outcomes over time in Northern Ireland School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD fetal origin hypothesis, disparities, birth outcomes Professor Ciaran O'Neill Supervisor Professor Ciaran O'Neill Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Lifestyle factors, medications and oesophageal cancer survival: a molecular pathology epidemiology cohort study School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oesophageal cancer; molecular pathology; epidemiology; Prof Helen Coleman Supervisor Prof Helen Coleman Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Lifestyle factors, medications and oesophageal cancer survival: a molecular pathology epidemiology cohort study School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oesophageal cancer; molecular pathology; epidemiology; Prof Helen Coleman Supervisor Prof Helen Coleman Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Investigating the utility of keystroke analysis, including ClickMaps, from computer-delivered Medical School assessments for student learning and assessment development. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Psecondary cancer, chemotherapy, triple negative breast cancer Dr Vikki O'Neill Supervisor Dr Vikki O'Neill Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Investigating the utility of keystroke analysis, including ClickMaps, from computer-delivered Medical School assessments for student learning and assessment development. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Psecondary cancer, chemotherapy, triple negative breast cancer Dr Vikki O'Neill Supervisor Dr Vikki O'Neill Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Co-development of the online Rare Disease Carer Support Tool in Northern Ireland (RD-CaST-NI) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Rare disease, unpaid carer, resilience, co-production, mixed methods research, think aloud interview Dr Lynne Lohfeld Supervisor Dr Lynne Lohfeld Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) - Competition Application deadline 3 May 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1683068400
Co-development of the online Rare Disease Carer Support Tool in Northern Ireland (RD-CaST-NI) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Rare disease, unpaid carer, resilience, co-production, mixed methods research, think aloud interview Dr Lynne Lohfeld Supervisor Dr Lynne Lohfeld Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) - Competition Application deadline 3 May 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1683068400
Nutrigenomic investigation of cognitive outcomes in the Northern Ireland Cohort of Longitudinal Ageing School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Gareth McKay Supervisor Dr Gareth McKay Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Nutrigenomic investigation of cognitive outcomes in the Northern Ireland Cohort of Longitudinal Ageing School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Gareth McKay Supervisor Dr Gareth McKay Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Cognitive Level Enhancement through Vision Exams and Refraction: a randomized controlled trial to assess impact of near and distance spectacles on reducing rates of cognitive decline with aging in community dwelling older people in India(CLEVER) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cost effectiveness, cognition and dementia, elderly, ICER Professor Nathan Congdon Supervisor Professor Nathan Congdon Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Cognitive Level Enhancement through Vision Exams and Refraction: a randomized controlled trial to assess impact of near and distance spectacles on reducing rates of cognitive decline with aging in community dwelling older people in India(CLEVER) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cost effectiveness, cognition and dementia, elderly, ICER Professor Nathan Congdon Supervisor Professor Nathan Congdon Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Effects of chemotherapy on secondary cancer risk and organotropism (International) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD secondary cancer, chemotherapy, triple negative breast cancer, microvascular endothelial cells Dr Christina Branco Supervisor Dr Christina Branco Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Effects of chemotherapy on secondary cancer risk and organotropism (International) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD secondary cancer, chemotherapy, triple negative breast cancer, microvascular endothelial cells Dr Christina Branco Supervisor Dr Christina Branco Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Machine Learning Automated Characterisation and Selection of Pre-Clinical Models for Experimental Design School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Biostatistics, bioinformatics, machine learning Dr Jaine Blayney Supervisor Dr Jaine Blayney Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) - Competition Application deadline 3 May 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1683068400
Machine Learning Automated Characterisation and Selection of Pre-Clinical Models for Experimental Design School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Biostatistics, bioinformatics, machine learning Dr Jaine Blayney Supervisor Dr Jaine Blayney Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) - Competition Application deadline 3 May 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1683068400
Discovering Druggable Achilles' Heels to Advance Multiple Myeloma Therapy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Lisa Crawford Supervisor Dr Lisa Crawford Funding Funded Myeloma UK Application deadline 31 January 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1675123200
Discovering Druggable Achilles' Heels to Advance Multiple Myeloma Therapy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Lisa Crawford Supervisor Dr Lisa Crawford Funding Funded Myeloma UK Application deadline 31 January 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1675123200
Investigating the effects of PCSK9 on inflammation in clinically relevant human models of ARDS School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, PCSK-9 inhibitors, lipopolysaccharide Dr Jon Silversides Supervisor Dr Jon Silversides Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Investigating the effects of PCSK9 on inflammation in clinically relevant human models of ARDS School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, PCSK-9 inhibitors, lipopolysaccharide Dr Jon Silversides Supervisor Dr Jon Silversides Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Post-translational regulation of host cell stress signalling in response to intracellular pathogens (International) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Microbiology, Cell Biology, Bacteria, Infection, Host-pathogen interaction, Dr Gunnar Schroeder Supervisor Dr Gunnar Schroeder Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Post-translational regulation of host cell stress signalling in response to intracellular pathogens (International) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Microbiology, Cell Biology, Bacteria, Infection, Host-pathogen interaction, Dr Gunnar Schroeder Supervisor Dr Gunnar Schroeder Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Dissecting how antibiotic resistant pathogens rewire macrophages to overcome host immunity School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Jose Bengoechea Supervisor Professor Jose Bengoechea Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Dissecting how antibiotic resistant pathogens rewire macrophages to overcome host immunity School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Jose Bengoechea Supervisor Professor Jose Bengoechea Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Pellino1 in B cell antigen trafficking and antibody responses School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Immunology, antibody, ubiquitin, CRISPR Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Pellino1 in B cell antigen trafficking and antibody responses School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Immunology, antibody, ubiquitin, CRISPR Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Regulation of antigen processing and presentation by cysteine proteases in cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cathepsin, adenocarcinoma, MHC Class I / II antigen processing and presentation, T-cells, lung Dr Donna Small Supervisor Dr Donna Small Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Regulation of antigen processing and presentation by cysteine proteases in cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cathepsin, adenocarcinoma, MHC Class I / II antigen processing and presentation, T-cells, lung Dr Donna Small Supervisor Dr Donna Small Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Examining the thermal biology of the innate immune response School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Innate immunity, TLR, CLR, inflammasome, inflammation, temperature Dr Rebecca Coll Supervisor Dr Rebecca Coll Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Examining the thermal biology of the innate immune response School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Innate immunity, TLR, CLR, inflammasome, inflammation, temperature Dr Rebecca Coll Supervisor Dr Rebecca Coll Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Exploration of the role of exosomes in RSV pathogenesis in airway epithelium. (International) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD RSV, airway epithelium, exosomes, innate immunity, RNA-seq Professor Ultan Power Supervisor Professor Ultan Power Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Exploration of the role of exosomes in RSV pathogenesis in airway epithelium. (International) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD RSV, airway epithelium, exosomes, innate immunity, RNA-seq Professor Ultan Power Supervisor Professor Ultan Power Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Does vaccination shape immunological memory differently from natural infection with bacterial pathogens? (International) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD T cell, B cell, immunological memory, bacterial infection Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) - International; Application deadline 31 January 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1675123200
Does vaccination shape immunological memory differently from natural infection with bacterial pathogens? (International) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD T cell, B cell, immunological memory, bacterial infection Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) - International; Application deadline 31 January 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1675123200
Remote assessment for clinical trials and healthcare: Exploring the usefulness of remote spirometry School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Remote spirometry, Clinical trials, Outcome assessment Professor Judy Bradley Supervisor Professor Judy Bradley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Remote assessment for clinical trials and healthcare: Exploring the usefulness of remote spirometry School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Remote spirometry, Clinical trials, Outcome assessment Professor Judy Bradley Supervisor Professor Judy Bradley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Targeting the USP7-PRC1-H2AK119Ub axis in cancer stem cells School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer stem cells, USP7, colorectal cancer, epigenetics, chromatin Dr Yaser Atlasi Supervisor Dr Yaser Atlasi Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1675123200
Targeting the USP7-PRC1-H2AK119Ub axis in cancer stem cells School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer stem cells, USP7, colorectal cancer, epigenetics, chromatin Dr Yaser Atlasi Supervisor Dr Yaser Atlasi Funding Unfunded Application deadline 31 January 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Closed	2	1675123200
Developing a vaccine against Staphylococcus aureus using a reverse vaccinology approach School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Immunology, memory, vaccine, bacteria, infection Dr Beckie Ingram Supervisor Dr Beckie Ingram Funding Funded HEA North-South Grant – AVACTA (awarded) Application deadline 23 February 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1677110400
Developing a vaccine against Staphylococcus aureus using a reverse vaccinology approach School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Immunology, memory, vaccine, bacteria, infection Dr Beckie Ingram Supervisor Dr Beckie Ingram Funding Funded HEA North-South Grant – AVACTA (awarded) Application deadline 23 February 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1677110400
Defining protective immunity against respiratory pathogens School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Immunology, memory, vaccine, bacteria, infection Dr Beckie Ingram Supervisor Dr Beckie Ingram Funding Funded HEA North-South Grant – AVACTA (awarded) Application deadline 20 March 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1679270400
Defining protective immunity against respiratory pathogens School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Immunology, memory, vaccine, bacteria, infection Dr Beckie Ingram Supervisor Dr Beckie Ingram Funding Funded HEA North-South Grant – AVACTA (awarded) Application deadline 20 March 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1679270400
Understanding primary chemotherapy resistance in childhood acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Colin Adrain Supervisor Dr Colin Adrain Funding Funded Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI (LLNI) Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2
Understanding primary chemotherapy resistance in childhood acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Colin Adrain Supervisor Dr Colin Adrain Funding Funded Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI (LLNI) Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2
Data-intensive discovery of resistance mechanisms and Achilles’ heels in AML, towards more effective therapy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Ian Overton Supervisor Dr Ian Overton Funding Funded Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI (LLNI) Application deadline 23 March 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1679529600
Data-intensive discovery of resistance mechanisms and Achilles’ heels in AML, towards more effective therapy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Ian Overton Supervisor Dr Ian Overton Funding Funded Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI (LLNI) Application deadline 23 March 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1679529600
Characterisation of novel small molecule inhibitors of HUWE1 for Multiple Myeloma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Lisa Crawford Supervisor Dr Lisa Crawford Funding Funded Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI (LLNI) Application deadline 23 March 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1679529600
Characterisation of novel small molecule inhibitors of HUWE1 for Multiple Myeloma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Lisa Crawford Supervisor Dr Lisa Crawford Funding Funded Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI (LLNI) Application deadline 23 March 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1679529600
The role of mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) in systemic lupus autoimmunity model School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Systemic lupus erythematosus, Autoimmunity, B cells, extracellular vesicles Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Funded CAST DfE/ GSK Application deadline 28 March 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1679958000
The role of mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) in systemic lupus autoimmunity model School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Systemic lupus erythematosus, Autoimmunity, B cells, extracellular vesicles Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Funded CAST DfE/ GSK Application deadline 28 March 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1679958000
Extracellular vesicle-mediated regulation of B cell responses in autoimmune diabetic model School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Type I diabetes, Autoimmunity, B cells, extracellular vesicles Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Funded iCASE – EPSRC/ GSK Application deadline 28 March 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1679958000
Extracellular vesicle-mediated regulation of B cell responses in autoimmune diabetic model School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Type I diabetes, Autoimmunity, B cells, extracellular vesicles Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Funded iCASE – EPSRC/ GSK Application deadline 28 March 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1679958000
Identification of novel clinically actionable molecular subtypes in non-functioning pituitary neuroendocrine tumours School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Pituitary neuroendocrine tumours, methylome, RNA-Seq Prof Jacqueline James Supervisor Prof Jacqueline James Funding Funded Collaborative studentship between Department fo Application deadline 2 July 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1688252400
Identification of novel clinically actionable molecular subtypes in non-functioning pituitary neuroendocrine tumours School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Pituitary neuroendocrine tumours, methylome, RNA-Seq Prof Jacqueline James Supervisor Prof Jacqueline James Funding Funded Collaborative studentship between Department fo Application deadline 2 July 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1688252400
Understanding the molecular biology underlying environmental exposure and identifying biomarkers of resilience to non-communicable diseases School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Molecular, methylation, DNA, urban environment, epigenetic, ageing Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Funded DfE leveraged for GroundsWell consortium Application deadline 9 May 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1683586800
Understanding the molecular biology underlying environmental exposure and identifying biomarkers of resilience to non-communicable diseases School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Molecular, methylation, DNA, urban environment, epigenetic, ageing Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Funded DfE leveraged for GroundsWell consortium Application deadline 9 May 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1683586800
Connecting All-Island Clinical and Molecular Data for Lymphoid Blood Cancers to Illuminate Immune Dysfunction and Drug Resistance School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Health Data, Bioinformatics, Health, Informatics, CLL, Myeloma, Cancer, Leukaemia, Medicine, Softwar Dr Ian Overton Supervisor Dr Ian Overton Funding Funded eHealth Hub for Cancer (North-South Funding) Application deadline 29 June 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1687993200
Predictors of cognition in In The PRIME-Cog Cohort Study School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Ageing; dementia; cognition; cognitive decline; resilience Dr Emma Cunningham Supervisor Dr Emma Cunningham Funding Funded Elizabeth Stewart Foundation Application deadline 28 May 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1685228400
Predictors of cognition in In The PRIME-Cog Cohort Study School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Ageing; dementia; cognition; cognitive decline; resilience Dr Emma Cunningham Supervisor Dr Emma Cunningham Funding Funded Elizabeth Stewart Foundation Application deadline 28 May 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1685228400
Ultrahigh dose rate radiotherapy - Beamline validation and biological characterisation of the FLASH-SARRP School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD FLASH, Radiation physics, radiation biology, radiotherapy, cancer Dr Karl Butterworth Supervisor Dr Karl Butterworth Funding Funded Department for Education, Xstrahl Application deadline 11 June 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1686438000
Ultrahigh dose rate radiotherapy - Beamline validation and biological characterisation of the FLASH-SARRP School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD FLASH, Radiation physics, radiation biology, radiotherapy, cancer Dr Karl Butterworth Supervisor Dr Karl Butterworth Funding Funded Department for Education, Xstrahl Application deadline 11 June 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1686438000
Exploring the correlates and benefits of specialist referral in asthma: an analysis of routine datasets School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Asthma, COPD, Respiratory, Disparities, Statistics Dr John Busby Supervisor Dr John Busby Funding Funded Health Data Research UK Application deadline 30 June 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1688079600
Exploiting NLRP3-inflammasome signalling in glioblastoma to combat radiotherapy resistance School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Glioblastoma; radiotherapy; molecular physiology; neuroinflammation; NLRP3 inflammasome Professor Karen McCloskey Supervisor Professor Karen McCloskey Funding Funded Brainwaves / DfE (Competition funding) Application deadline 22 June 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1687388400
Cutting through Brain Cancer: Unravelling Novel Mechanisms of Signalling in Glioblastoma by Proteolysis of Semaphorins School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Brain cancer, glioblastoma, chemotherapy, proteolysis, cell signalling, semaphorin, ADAM17, protease Dr Colin Adrain Supervisor Dr Colin Adrain Funding Funded Brainwaves / DfE (Competition funding) Application deadline 22 June 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1687388400
Investigating the impact of photon FLASH radiotherapy on therapeutic index in primary glioblastoma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD FLASH, radiotherapy, glioblastoma, radiation biology, cancer Dr Karl Butterworth Supervisor Dr Karl Butterworth Funding Funded Brainwaves / DfE (Competition funding) Application deadline 22 June 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1687388400
Investigating the impact of photon FLASH radiotherapy on therapeutic index in primary glioblastoma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD FLASH, radiotherapy, glioblastoma, radiation biology, cancer Dr Karl Butterworth Supervisor Dr Karl Butterworth Funding Funded Brainwaves / DfE (Competition funding) Application deadline 22 June 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1687388400
Defining the role of the ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex (KGDHc) in promoting chemotherapy resistance in glioblastoma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Glioblastoma; metabolic reprogramming; drug resistance; IDH wild-type Dr Emma Kerr Supervisor Dr Emma Kerr Funding Funded Brainwaves / DfE (Competition funding) Application deadline 22 June 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1687388400
Assessing the impacts of targeting mRNA translation machinery on metabolic fitness and treatment response of glioblastoma cancer cells School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Glioblastoma, mRNA translation, metabolism, cell survival, protein synthesis Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad Supervisor Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 22 June 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1687388400
Use of tumour associated antigen nanoformulations to drive potent anti-tumour CD4 and CD8 T cell responses School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded All Ireland Cancer Research Institute Application deadline 6 December 2023	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1701820800
Adipose tissue distribution and risk of aggressive and fatal prostate cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Obesity, aggressive prostate cancer, epidemiology, imaging, radiomics Dr Emma Allott Supervisor Dr Emma Allott Funding Funded World Cancer Research Fund Application deadline 23 January 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1705968000
Addressing oral health for older adults in care homes School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Gerry McKenna Supervisor Dr Gerry McKenna Funding Funded Dunhill Medical Trust Application deadline 2 August 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1722553200
Molecular investigation of influenza A virus and the role of host RNA-binding proteins. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Influenza RNA trafficking virus translation IAV virology transcription Dr David Courtney Supervisor Dr David Courtney Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 23 January 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1705968000
The association between commonly-used medications and risk and progression of Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophago-gastric cancer. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Oesophageal cancer; Barrett’s oesophagus; epidemiology; pharmacoepidemiology Prof Helen Coleman Supervisor Prof Helen Coleman Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 23 January 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1705968000
Using data science to understand childhood vaccine uptake and inform interventions in Northern Ireland School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Vaccine uptake, epidemiology, vaccine hesitancy, data science, public health, Dr Lynsey Patterson Supervisor Dr Lynsey Patterson Funding Funded DfE allocation Application deadline 23 January 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1705968000
Core Outcome Set Taskforce for Cystic Fibrosis (COST-CF): a patient-initiated core outcome set for CF. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cystic fibrosis. Core outcome sets. Clinical trials. Professor Alan Smyth Supervisor Professor Alan Smyth Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy. Application deadline 22 March 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1711065600
Dietary approaches to optimising glucose control in gestational diabetes mellitus School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Gestational diabetes, glucose control, metabolic health, primary care Dr Hannah O'Hara Supervisor Dr Hannah O'Hara Funding Funded Department for the Economy Application deadline 23 January 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1705968000
Identification of biological features in individuals with and without kidney disease using population cohort data from global studies. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Ageing, DNA, Diabetes Epigenetic, Kidney, Methylation, Molecular, environmental, multiomic, associat Dr Laura Smyth Supervisor Dr Laura Smyth Funding Funded DfE allocation Application deadline 14 February 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1707868800
Exploring the impact of biodiversity actions on human health in our cities School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Funded DfE PhD studentship Application deadline 8 February 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1707350400
CF-LID (Cystic Fibrosis - Lung infection Discovery) Study– ‘Lifting the LID’ on respiratory pathogens in patients with Cystic Fibrosis School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cystic Fibrosis; lung infection; clinical testing; cell-free DNA; genomics analysis Dr Helen Groves Supervisor Dr Helen Groves Funding Funded DfE This project will also be supported by fundi Application deadline 14 February 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1707868800
Molecular mechanisms of bacterial competition in the gut microbiome and their influence on chronic intestinal inflammation and colorectal cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Microbiome, CRISPR-Cas9, colorectal cancer, intestinal homeostasis Dr David A. Cisneros Supervisor Dr David A. Cisneros Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 23 January 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1705968000
Regulation of danger signal secretion during bacterial infection School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Bacterial infection, immune response, immune detection, mechanosensation, danger signals, extracellu Dr Andrea Puhar Supervisor Dr Andrea Puhar Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 23 January 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1705968000
Investigating the effect of antibiotic- induced gut-microbial dysbiosis and outcome to pneumonia School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Gut-lung axis; microbiome; pneumonia; dysbiosis; antibiotics Dr Aoife Rodgers Supervisor Dr Aoife Rodgers Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 23 January 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1705968000
Multiomic signatures associated with healthy ageing and age-related conditions School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Ageing, diabetes, kidney disease, genetic, methylation, epigenetic, RNA, DNA, environment, disease, Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Funding Funded DfE domestic Application deadline 23 January 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1705968000
Financial toxicity among cancer patients across different health systems: A comparative study between the United Kingdom and Vietnam School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Financial toxicity; cancer; health system; health financing Professor Ciaran O'Neill Supervisor Professor Ciaran O'Neill Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 23 January 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1705968000
Defining metabolic vulnerabilities of chemotherapy resistance in metastatic colorectal cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Metastatic colorectal cancer; mitochondrial metabolism; treatment resistance; innovative treatment Dr Emma Kerr Supervisor Dr Emma Kerr Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 23 January 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1705968000
Establishing and validating a human 3D stem-cell derived brain culture system for neuro-immune research School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Neuro-immunology, brain repair, stem cells, neuroscience, methodology development Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Supervisor Dr Yvonne Dombrowski Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Exploitation of protein glycosylation by intracellular pathogens School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Microbiology, Bacteria-host interaction, Immunometabolism, Glycobiology, Antimicrobials Dr Gunnar Schroeder Supervisor Dr Gunnar Schroeder Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Investigation of the ability of Extracellular Vesicles derived from Mesenchymal Stromal Cells to promote alveolar epithelial regeneration in ARDS School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Lung organoids, vascularisation, lung regeneration, human tissue models Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Supervisor Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Exploration of therapeutic potential of MSC mitochondria transplantation in the pre-clinical models of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Lung organoids, vascularisation, lung regeneration, human tissue models Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Supervisor Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Development of an organoid model of human distal lung with perfusable vasculature to study lung regeneration School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Lung organoids, vascularisation, lung regeneration, human tissue models Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Supervisor Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Tractable human distal lung organoid model as a new efficient tool to study mesenchymal-epithelial interactions in COPD School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Lung organoids, 3Rs, animal replacement, COPD, lung regeneration, lung MSCs Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Supervisor Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Funding Funded NC3Rs Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1709164800
Radiomics Assessment of Radiation Cardiotoxicity School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Radiobiology, radiotherapy, heart, FLASH, radiomics, preclinical. Dr Karl Butterworth Supervisor Dr Karl Butterworth Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 February 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1706745600
Novel regulatory pathways leading to Neutrophil Activation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Neutrophils, proteases, lung disease Professor Cliff Taggart Supervisor Professor Cliff Taggart Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 17 April 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1713308400
Probing the Dark Transcriptome: Leveraging Third-Generation RNA-Sequencing, Proteomics, and Deep Learning for the Discovery of Expressed Transcripts School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD novel tumour-specific antigens, dark transcriptome/translatome Dr Sarah Maguire Supervisor Dr Sarah Maguire Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 March 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1710720000
Evaluation of Handheld Optical Coherence Tomography to assess the presence of retinal disease in a longitudinal population-based study: NICOLA (Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Aging School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Optical Coherence Tomography, retinal Dr Ruth Hogg Supervisor Dr Ruth Hogg Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1709164800
Understanding individual radiation risks School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Radiotherapy, radiation protection, personalised medicine, medical physics, cancer, public health Dr Stephen McMahon Supervisor Dr Stephen McMahon Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1709164800
Innovative multi-omics approaches to improve detection, diagnosis and prognosis of medical conditions and complications arising from metabolic syndrome School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Ageing, diabetes, epigenetic, genetic, methylation, RNA, DNA, disease, multiomic, molecular, metabol Dr Laura Smyth Supervisor Dr Laura Smyth Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 March 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1710720000
Identifying Cancer Vaccine Targets in Azacitidine-Treated AML School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Sarah Maguire Supervisor Dr Sarah Maguire Funding Funded LLNI Application deadline 10 April 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1712703600
Novel strategies to promote the degradation of IRF4, the Achilles heel of multiple myeloma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Multiple myeloma, IRF4, Dr Colin Adrain Supervisor Dr Colin Adrain Funding Funded LLNI Application deadline 10 April 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1712703600
Targeting USP7 as a novel therapeutic approach in drug resistant Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Yaser Atlasi Supervisor Dr Yaser Atlasi Funding Funded LLNI Application deadline 10 April 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1712703600
Polypharmacy within the NICOLA cohort and impact on quality of life School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Ageing, polypharmacy, hyperpolypharmacy, NICOLA Professor Bernadette McGuinness Supervisor Professor Bernadette McGuinness Funding Funded Dunhill Medical Trust Application deadline 10 April 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1712703600
The role of melatonin in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis - a randomised, feasibility trial School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Ageing, knee osteoarthritis, treatment, management, melatonin. Dr Neil Heron Supervisor Dr Neil Heron Funding Funded Dunhill Medical Trust Application deadline 2 August 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1722553200
Evaluating DNA Uracilation as a Targeted Therapeutic Strategy in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Blood Cancers Uracil Misincorporation Methotrexate Cancer Trea Dr Melissa Wilson Supervisor Dr Melissa Wilson Funding Funded LLNI Application deadline 10 April 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1712703600
FLIP: A New Therapeutic Target for Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Daniel Longley Supervisor Professor Daniel Longley Funding Funded LLNI Application deadline 10 April 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1712703600
Examining the potential of using linked, administrative data to evaluate the impact of General Practice Pharmacists on the health and wellbeing of older people in NI School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Administrative data, pharmacy, General Practice Pharmacists, Practice Based Pharmacists Dr Aideen Maguire Supervisor Dr Aideen Maguire Funding Funded Dunhill Medical Trust Application deadline 2 August 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1722553200
Targeting IRF4 in Multiple Myeloma using Molecular Glues School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD IRF4 “molecular glue” “multiple myeloma” “drug discovery” Professor Richard Kennedy Supervisor Professor Richard Kennedy Funding Funded Almac Discovery Application deadline 1 May 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1714518000
Investigation of the role of STAMBP as a therapeutic target in oesophageal cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD STAMBP DUB E3 Ubiquitin CRISPR “Drug Discovery” “oesophageal cancer” Professor Richard Kennedy Supervisor Professor Richard Kennedy Funding Funded Almac Discovery Application deadline 1 May 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1714518000
Dissecting the interface between Klebsiella pneumoniae and lung immune cells in vivo and the effect of new therapeutics. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Klebsiella pneumoniae Professor Jose Bengoechea Supervisor Professor Jose Bengoechea Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 22 April 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1713740400
Generation and characterisation of vaccines against WHO R&D Blueprint priority viruses using a Sendai Virus vaccine vector platform. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Vaccines; virus vector; WHO’s R&D Blueprint for priority infectious diseases. Professor Ultan Power Supervisor Professor Ultan Power Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 5 August 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1722812400
Development of a vaccine that combats pathogenic Streptococcus with global medical and veterinary importance School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Vaccine, streptococcus, infection, one-health, veterinary, Dr Beckie Ingram Supervisor Dr Beckie Ingram Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 5 August 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1722812400
Optimising production of animal source foods for sustainable human and environmental health School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Transforming food systems, One Health, data analysis, modelling, statistics. Dr David Wright Supervisor Dr David Wright Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 5 August 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1722812400
Investigation of bladder mucosal microvasculature dysfunction after radiotherapy and its impact on bladder function School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Radiotherapy, urinary bladder, side-effects, pathophysiology, microvasculature Professor Karen McCloskey Supervisor Professor Karen McCloskey Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 5 August 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1722812400
Development and Testing of a Novel Protease Screening Platform for Hit Compound Generation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Synthetic chemistry, Compound library generation, Cysteine protease, biochemistry, activity based pr Dr Rich Williams Supervisor Dr Rich Williams Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 5 August 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1722812400
Understanding invasive species and risks to human health as the environment and climate changes School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD One Health; public health risks; biological invasions; planetary health Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 5 August 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1722812400
Targeting Transcriptional Drivers of Resistance in Colorectal Cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Colorectal, Cancer, Genomics, chemoproteomics Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 5 August 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1722812400
Investigating the role of novel and established plasma biomarkers in the evaluation of heart failure in children with heart disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Congenital heart disease, heart failure, biomarkers, paediatric Professor Frank Casey Supervisor Professor Frank Casey Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 October 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1730073600
Investigating the impact of commonly occurring blood cancer mutations on innate immune signalling School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD MDS, AML, immune biology, immune evasion, immunotherapies Dr Katrina Lappin Supervisor Dr Katrina Lappin Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 November 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1732752000
Investigating the impact of commonly occurring blood cancer mutations on innate immune signalling School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD MDS, AML, immune biology, immune evasion, immunotherapies Dr Katrina Lappin Supervisor Dr Katrina Lappin Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 November 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1732752000
Giving ‘Voice’ to Patients’ Voices in Simulation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Simulation, Lived Experience, Co-production, Health Profession Education Dr Linda Ní Chianáin Supervisor Dr Linda Ní Chianáin Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 October 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1730073600
FIND-BACT Study: Finding INnovative Diagnostics for BACTerial infections in children School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Bacteria; infection; children; biomarkers, new diagnostics Dr Helen Groves Supervisor Dr Helen Groves Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 October 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1730073600
The potential value of risk based pricing for promoting innovation in biopharmaceuticals. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Pharmaceutical pricing, innovation, risk attitude, cost effectiveness modelling, value of informatio Prof Christopher McCabe Supervisor Prof Christopher McCabe Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 November 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1732752000
The potential value of risk based pricing for promoting innovation in biopharmaceuticals. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Pharmaceutical pricing, innovation, risk attitude, cost effectiveness modelling, value of informatio Professor Christopher McCabe Supervisor Professor Christopher McCabe Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 November 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1732752000
Understanding how high plasma soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) predicts poor outcome in patients with ARDS. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Acute respiratory distress syndrome, precision medicine Dr Dermot Linden Supervisor Dr Dermot Linden Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1742774400
Understanding how high plasma soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) predicts poor outcome in patients with ARDS. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Acute respiratory distress syndrome, precision medicine Dr Dermot Linden Supervisor Dr Dermot Linden Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1742774400
Novel investigation of innate airways defence in Severe Asthma and elucidation of potential therapeutic targets School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Jane McDowell Supervisor Dr Jane McDowell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 October 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1730073600
Metagenomics to guide precision medicine in ARDS School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Acute respiratory distress syndrome, precision medicine Professor Cecilia O’Kane Supervisor Professor Cecilia O’Kane Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 25 February 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1740441600
Metagenomics to guide precision medicine in ARDS School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Acute respiratory distress syndrome, precision medicine Professor Cecilia O’Kane Supervisor Professor Cecilia O’Kane Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 25 February 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1740441600
Investigating molecular glues as new therapeutics in paediatric leukaemia with fusion oncogenes School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Childhood Cancer, Paediatric Leukaemia, Acute Leukaemia, Drug discovery Dr Graeme Greenfield Supervisor Dr Graeme Greenfield Funding Funded The Dr Dinah Kohner PhD Studentship in Paediatrics Application deadline 7 January 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1736208000
Investigating molecular glues as new therapeutics in paediatric leukaemia with fusion oncogenes School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Childhood Cancer, Paediatric Leukaemia, Acute Leukaemia, Drug discovery Dr Graeme Greenfield Supervisor Dr Graeme Greenfield Funding Funded The Dr Dinah Kohner PhD Studentship in Paediatrics Application deadline 7 January 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1736208000
Investigating DNA Damage Driven Immune Response in Ovarian cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Ovarian cancer Professor Kienan Savage Supervisor Professor Kienan Savage Funding Funded Freemasons of Ireland Medical Research Fund Application deadline 13 January 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1736726400
Investigating DNA Damage Driven Immune Response in Ovarian cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Ovarian Cancer Professor Kienan Savage Supervisor Professor Kienan Savage Funding Funded Freemasons of Ireland Medical Research Fund Application deadline 13 January 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1736726400
Understanding the Role of the Vascular Clock in Diabetic Retinopathy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Circadian clock, endothelial cells, retina, diabetic retinopathy, diabetes Dr Eleni Beli Supervisor Dr Eleni Beli Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 4 March 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1741046400
Understanding the Role of the Vascular Clock in Diabetic Retinopathy. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Circadian clock, endothelial cells, retina, diabetic retinopathy, diabetes Dr Eleni Beli Supervisor Dr Eleni Beli Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE Application deadline 4 March 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1741046400
Enhancing Clinical Trial Participation for Rare Blood Cancers School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Clinical trials; blood cancer; rare disease; addressing inequalities; public health Dr Charlene McShane Supervisor Dr Charlene McShane Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 20 January 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1737331200
Enhancing Clinical Trial Participation for Rare Blood Cancers School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Clinical trials; blood cancer; rare disease; addressing inequalities; public health Dr Charlene McShane Supervisor Dr Charlene McShane Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 20 January 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1737331200
Integrative Functional Genomics to Accelerate Precision Oncology in Childhood Cancers School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer, Genomics, CRISPR, bioinformatics, machine learning, data analytics Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Funded DfE Collaborative Application deadline 13 January 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1736726400
Integrative Functional Genomics to Accelerate Precision Oncology in Childhood Cancers School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Cancer, Genomics, CRISPR, bioinformatics, machine learning, data analytics Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Funded DfE Collaborative Application deadline 13 January 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1736726400
Deciphering the role of the ocular glymphatic system in diabetic retinopathy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, glymphatic, retina, ophthalmology Dr Karis Little Supervisor Dr Karis Little Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 25 February 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1740441600
Deciphering the role of the ocular glymphatic system in diabetic retinopathy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, glymphatic, retina, ophthalmology Dr Karis Little Supervisor Dr Karis Little Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 25 February 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1740441600
Implementing effective food policy change in Northern Ireland – the schools setting School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Schools; food; food policy; core outcome set; environment Professor Jayne Woodside Supervisor Professor Jayne Woodside Funding Funded CASE Studentship Application deadline 11 March 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1741651200
Implementing effective food policy change in Northern Ireland – the schools setting School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Schools; food; food policy; core outcome set; environment Professor Jayne Woodside Supervisor Professor Jayne Woodside Funding Funded CASE Studentship Application deadline 11 March 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1741651200
Establishing an optimal first trimester aneuploidy screening approach– an economic evaluation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD First trimester Screening; Combined screening test; Contingent approach; Non-Invasive Pre-Natal Tes Dr Fionnuala Mone Supervisor Dr Fionnuala Mone Funding Funded BHSCT Charitable Funds Application deadline 3 March 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1740960000
Establishing an optimal first trimester aneuploidy screening approach– an economic evaluation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD First trimester Screening; Combined screening test; Contingent approach; Non-Invasive Pre-Natal Test Dr Fionnuala Mone Supervisor Dr Fionnuala Mone Funding Funded BHSCT Charitable Funds Application deadline 3 March 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1740960000
Putting the substance into substantial: Using Value of Information to define substantial evidence for regulatory decision making for ATMPs for treating ultra-rare diseases. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD AMPTs, Regulatory Approval, Value of Information. Prof Christopher McCabe Supervisor Prof Christopher McCabe Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 25 February 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1740441600
Putting the substance into substantial: Using Value of Information to define substantial evidence for regulatory decision making for ATMPs for treating ultra-rare diseases. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD AMPTs, Regulatory Approval, Value of Information. Professor Christopher McCabe Supervisor Professor Christopher McCabe Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 25 February 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1740441600
The identification of tissue and blood-based DNA methylation biomarkers for risk stratification in prostate cancer. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Prostate cancer, liquid biopsy, epigenetic biomarkers, risk stratification Dr Laura Feeney Supervisor Dr Laura Feeney Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 25 February 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1740441600
The identification of tissue and blood-based DNA methylation biomarkers for risk stratification in prostate cancer. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Prostate cancer, liquid biopsy, epigenetic biomarkers, risk stratification Dr Laura Feeney Supervisor Dr Laura Feeney Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 25 February 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1740441600
HAPPI: Harnessing AI for personalised nutrition to promote healthy ageing in older adults School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Claire McEvoy Supervisor Dr Claire McEvoy Funding Funded UKRI BBSRC through the NILAB Programme Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1744585200
HAPPI: Harnessing AI for personalised nutrition to promote healthy ageing in older adults School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Claire McEvoy Supervisor Dr Claire McEvoy Funding Funded UKRI BBSRC through the NILAB Programme Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1744585200
AI-Driven Microbiome Profiling for Predicting Ocular Infection Severity School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, bioscience, health Dr David Simpson Supervisor Dr David Simpson Funding Funded UKRI BBSRC through the NILAB Programme Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1744585200
AI-Driven Microbiome Profiling for Predicting Ocular Infection Severity School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, bioscience, health Dr David Simpson Supervisor Dr David Simpson Funding Funded UKRI BBSRC through NILAB Programme Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1744585200
AI-Driven Discovery and Characterization of Bacterial Secretion Systems and Their Effectors for Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Guillermo Lopez Campos Supervisor Dr Guillermo Lopez Campos Funding Funded UKRI BBSRC through the NILAB Programme Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1744585200
AI-Driven Discovery and Characterization of Bacterial Secretion Systems and Their Effectors for Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Guillermo Lopez Campos Supervisor Dr Guillermo Lopez Campos Funding Funded UKRI BBSRC through the NILAB Programme Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1744585200
Using AI-driven computer vision and high-throughput multiplexed human cell infection assays to dissect intra- and intercellular signalling networks and discover new antimicrobials School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Gunnar Schroeder Supervisor Dr Gunnar Schroeder Funding Funded UKRI BBSRC through the NILAB Programme Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1744585200
Using AI-driven computer vision and high-throughput multiplexed human cell infection assays to dissect intra- and intercellular signalling networks and discover new antimicrobials School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Gunnar Schroeder Supervisor Dr Gunnar Schroeder Funding Funded UKRI BBSRC through the NILAB Programme Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1744585200
Deep Learning for Precision Oncology School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Ian Overton Supervisor Dr Ian Overton Funding Funded UKRI BBSRC through the NILAB Programme Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1744585200
Deep Learning for Precision Oncology School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Ian Overton Supervisor Dr Ian Overton Funding Funded UKRI BBSRC through the NILAB Programme Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1744585200
Decoding drug resistance mechanisms in acute myeloid leukaemia School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Sarah Maguire Supervisor Dr Sarah Maguire Funding Funded UKRI BBSRC through the NILAB Programme Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1744585200
Decoding drug resistance mechanisms in acute myeloid leukaemia School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Sarah Maguire Supervisor Dr Sarah Maguire Funding Funded UKRI BBSRC through the NILAB Programme Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1744585200
Targeting sortilin as a novel therapeutic pathway to prevent retinal neurovascular disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Prof Alan Stitt Supervisor Prof Alan Stitt Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) CAST Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1744585200
Targeting sortilin as a novel therapeutic pathway to prevent retinal neurovascular disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Prof Alan Stitt Supervisor Prof Alan Stitt Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) CAST Application deadline 14 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1744585200
Revolutionizing Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease Monitoring: The Role of Retinal Imaging in Understanding Disease Progression School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Imre Lengyel Supervisor Dr Imre Lengyel Funding Funded DfE Collaborative Studentship Application deadline 8 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1744066800
Revolutionizing Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease Monitoring: The Role of Retinal Imaging in Understanding Disease Progression School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Imre Lengyel Supervisor Dr Imre Lengyel Funding Funded DfE Collaborative Studentship Application deadline 8 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1744066800
Developing, implementing, and evaluating digital innovations that enable enhanced surveillance, earlier detection, and diagnosis of inherited conditions School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD RareDiseaseNI; Cancer; Rare Disease; Pharmacogenomic; Registry; OpenEHR; Digital; Big Data; Genomics Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Funding Funded Collaborative Studentship Application deadline 13 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1747090800
Developing, implementing, and evaluating digital innovations that enable enhanced surveillance, earlier detection, and diagnosis of inherited conditions School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD RareDiseaseNI; Cancer; Rare Disease; Pharmacogenomic; Registry; OpenEHR; Digital; Big Data; Genomics Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Funding Funded Collaborative Studentship Application deadline 13 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1747090800
LifeArc Rare Disease PhD Doctoral Training Programme: Data-driven discoveries to support diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD RareDiseaseNI; BigData; Cancer; Data Science; Rare Disease; FAIR; OpenEHR; Digital; Genomics Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Funding Funded Collaborative Studentship Application deadline 11 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1744326000
LifeArc Rare Disease PhD Doctoral Training Programme: Data-driven discoveries to support diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD RareDiseaseNI; BigData; Cancer; Data Science; Rare Disease; FAIR; OpenEHR; Digital; Genomics Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Funding Funded Collaborative Studentship Application deadline 11 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1744326000
LifeArc Rare Disease PhD Doctoral Training Programme: Innovative multiomic approaches to improve early detection and diagnosis of rare kidney conditions: a transdisciplinary approach. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD AI; RareDiseaseNI; BigData; Kidney; Data Science; Rare Disease; Digital; Genomics; Our Future Health Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Funding Funded Collaborative Studentship Application deadline 11 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1744326000
LifeArc Rare Disease PhD Doctoral Training Programme: Innovative multiomic approaches to improve early detection and diagnosis of rare kidney conditions: a transdisciplinary approach. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD AI; RareDiseaseNI; BigData; Kidney; Data Science; Rare Disease; Digital; Genomics; Our Future Health Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Funding Funded Collaborative Studentship Application deadline 11 April 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1744326000
Unlocking ferroptosis vulnerabilities in lethal paediatric Diffuse Midline Gliomas School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diffuse midline glioma, ferroptosis, radiation, epigenetics Dr Colin Adrain Supervisor Dr Colin Adrain Funding Funded Brainwaves N.I. Application deadline 6 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1746486000
Unlocking ferroptosis vulnerabilities in lethal paediatric Diffuse Midline Gliomas School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Diffuse midline glioma, ferroptosis, radiation, epigenetics Dr Colin Adrain Supervisor Dr Colin Adrain Funding Funded Brainwaves N.I. Application deadline 6 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1746486000
Targeting epigenetic vulnerability in glioblastoma cancer stem cells School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Epigenetics, Drug resistance, B-cell lymphoma, USP7 Dr Yaser Atlasi Supervisor Dr Yaser Atlasi Funding Funded Brainwaves N.I. Application deadline 6 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1746486000
Targeting epigenetic vulnerability in glioblastoma cancer stem cells School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Epigenetics, Drug resistance, B-cell lymphoma, USP7 Dr Yaser Atlasi Supervisor Dr Yaser Atlasi Funding Funded Brainwaves N.I. Application deadline 6 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1746486000
Metabolic opportunities to overcome treatment resistance in glioblastoma – a role for KGDHc School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Glioblastoma; metabolic reprogramming; drug resistance; IDH wild-type Dr Emma Kerr Supervisor Dr Emma Kerr Funding Funded Brainwaves N.I. Application deadline 6 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1746486000
Metabolic opportunities to overcome treatment resistance in glioblastoma – a role for KGDHc School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Glioblastoma; metabolic reprogramming; drug resistance; IDH wild-type Dr Emma Kerr Supervisor Dr Emma Kerr Funding Funded Brainwaves N.I. Application deadline 6 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1746486000
Turning Cold Tumours Hot: Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Paediatric Brain Cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Paediatric high grade glioma, immune signalling, immune checkpoint inhibitors, chronic side effects Dr Katrina Lappin Supervisor Dr Katrina Lappin Funding Funded Brainwaves N.I. Application deadline 6 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1746486000
Turning Cold Tumours Hot: Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Paediatric Brain Cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Paediatric high grade glioma, immune signalling, immune checkpoint inhibitors, chronic side effects Dr Katrina Lappin Supervisor Dr Katrina Lappin Funding Funded Brainwaves N.I. Application deadline 6 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1746486000
Unravelling the Genetic Architecture of Glioblastoma Susceptibility through Functional Post-GWAS Approaches School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Functional genomics, genome editing, brain cancer biology Professor Nick Orr Supervisor Professor Nick Orr Funding Funded Brainwaves N.I. Application deadline 6 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1746486000
Unravelling the Genetic Architecture of Glioblastoma Susceptibility through Functional Post-GWAS Approaches School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Functional genomics, genome editing, brain cancer biology Professor Nick Orr Supervisor Professor Nick Orr Funding Funded Brainwaves N.I. Application deadline 6 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1746486000
Data-intensive discovery of more effective therapies for Glioblastoma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Brain cancer, glioblastoma, drug discovery, bioinformatics, deep learning, network biology Dr Ian Overton Supervisor Dr Ian Overton Funding Funded Brainwaves N.I. Application deadline 6 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1746486000
Data-intensive discovery of more effective therapies for Glioblastoma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Brain cancer, glioblastoma, drug discovery, bioinformatics, deep learning, network biology Dr Ian Overton Supervisor Dr Ian Overton Funding Funded Brainwaves N.I. Application deadline 6 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1746486000
Exploring the DNA damage immune response in primary glioblastoma: opportunities for rationalised chemo-/immuno-therapy combinations. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Glioblastoma, DNA damage immune response, tumour microenvironment, Immunotherapy, Oncology Professor Kienan Savage Supervisor Professor Kienan Savage Funding Funded Brainwaves N.I. Application deadline 6 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1746486000
Exploring the DNA damage immune response in primary glioblastoma: opportunities for rationalised chemo-/immuno-therapy combinations. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Glioblastoma, DNA damage immune response, tumour microenvironment, Immunotherapy, Oncology Professor Kienan Savage Supervisor Professor Kienan Savage Funding Funded Brainwaves N.I. Application deadline 6 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1746486000
Characterising and valuing of health impacts of the transition to zero emission technologies in the public transport sector School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Net zero; transport; health; engineering Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Funded Collaborative Studentship Award Application deadline 7 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754521200
Characterising and valuing of health impacts of the transition to zero emission technologies in the public transport sector School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Net zero; transport; health; engineering Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Funded Collaborative Studentship Award Application deadline 7 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754521200
Enhancing therapeutic responses in DLBCL through advanced understanding of new metabolic regulators School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Funded LLNI Application deadline 22 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1747868400
Enhancing therapeutic responses in DLBCL through advanced understanding of new metabolic regulators School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Funded LLNI Application deadline 22 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1747868400
Understanding the mechanism of exosome-mediated drug resistance in Multiple Myeloma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Blood cancer, exosomes, Multiple Myeloma, drug resistance Dr Lisa Crawford Supervisor Dr Lisa Crawford Funding Funded LLNI Application deadline 22 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1747868400
Understanding the mechanism of exosome-mediated drug resistance in Multiple Myeloma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Blood cancer, exosomes, Multiple Myeloma, drug resistance Dr Lisa Crawford Supervisor Dr Lisa Crawford Funding Funded LLNI Application deadline 22 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1747868400
Improving AML treatment efficacy by targeting mRNA and protein quality control mechanisms School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Blood cancer, Cancer biology, Cancer treatment, mRNA translation, RNA-binding protein Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad Supervisor Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad Funding Funded LLNI Application deadline 22 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1747868400
Improving AML treatment efficacy by targeting mRNA and protein quality control mechanisms School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Blood cancer, Cancer biology, Cancer treatment, mRNA translation, RNA-binding protein Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad Supervisor Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad Funding Funded LLNI Application deadline 22 May 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1747868400
A conserved lipocalin/membrane cytochrome pair drives multiple antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Miguel Valvano Supervisor Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 2 June 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1748818800
A conserved lipocalin/membrane cytochrome pair drives multiple antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Miguel Valvano Supervisor Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 9 June 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1749423600
AGEWell: Exploring how plant-based diets influence inflammageing and functional health School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Claire McEvoy Supervisor Dr Claire McEvoy Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 2 June 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1748818800
AGEWell: Exploring how plant-based diets influence inflammageing and functional health School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Claire McEvoy Supervisor Dr Claire McEvoy Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 9 June 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1749423600
Generation and characterisation of vaccines against WHO R&D Blueprint priority viruses using a Sendai Virus vaccine vector platform. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Vaccines; virus vector; WHO’s R&D Blueprint for priority infectious diseases. Professor Ultan Power Supervisor Professor Ultan Power Funding Funded Department for the Economy Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1751238000
Generation and characterisation of vaccines against WHO R&D Blueprint priority viruses using a Sendai Virus vaccine vector platform. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Vaccines; virus vector; WHO’s R&D Blueprint for priority infectious diseases Professor Ultan Power Supervisor Professor Ultan Power Funding Funded Department for the Economy Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1751238000
Investigating the environmental aetiology of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in East Africa School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD cancer epidemiology; prevention; global health; oesophageal cancer Dr Dan Middleton Supervisor Dr Dan Middleton Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) and IARC Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Closed	2	1751238000
Investigating the environmental aetiology of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in East Africa School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD cancer epidemiology; prevention; global health; oesophageal cancer Dr Dan Middleton Supervisor Dr Dan Middleton Funding Funded Department for the Economy and IARC Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1751238000
Multiomic biomarkers associated with kidney disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Kidney; Biomarker; Molecular; Epidemiology; Epigenetic Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Multiomic biomarkers associated with kidney disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Kidney; Biomarker; Molecular; Epidemiology; Epigenetic Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Multiomic signatures associated with healthy ageing and age-related conditions School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Ageing, public health, healthy ageing, artificial intelligence, biomarker Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Multiomic signatures associated with healthy ageing and age-related conditions School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Ageing, public health, healthy ageing, artificial intelligence, biomarker Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Rare Diseases: improving molecular diagnosis, supporting people to live with rare diseases, and improving access to rare disease therapies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Rare Disease; Genetic; Artificial Intelligence; Registry; Epidemiology Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Dentistry	Open	2
Rare Diseases: improving molecular diagnosis, supporting people to live with rare diseases, and improving access to rare disease therapies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Rare Disease; Genetic; Artificial Intelligence; Registry; Epidemiology Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Development of a novel screening platform for identification of drug targets in oesophageal cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Kienan Savage Supervisor Professor Kienan Savage Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Development of a novel screening platform for identification of drug targets in oesophageal cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Kienan Savage Supervisor Professor Kienan Savage Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Development of B-Cell Cloning for the Isolation of High-Affinity Antibodies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Development of B-Cell Cloning for the Isolation of High-Affinity Antibodies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Development of novel phage display platforms for the development to diagnostic and therapeutic antibodies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Development of novel phage display platforms for the development to diagnostic and therapeutic antibodies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Data Integration and Platform Strategy for Precision Medicine at the Future Medicines Institute (FMI) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Sarah Maguire Supervisor Dr Sarah Maguire Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Data Integration and Platform Strategy for Precision Medicine at the Future Medicines Institute (FMI) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Sarah Maguire Supervisor Dr Sarah Maguire Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Next generation ADCs with enhanced anti-tumour efficacy: Development and profiling of novel multimeric ADC formats for improved payload delivery to cancer cells. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Next generation ADCs with enhanced anti-tumour efficacy: Development and profiling of novel multimeric ADC formats for improved payload delivery to cancer cells. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Development of Novel ADC linkers for Next Generation Therapeutics School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Rich Williams Supervisor Dr Rich Williams Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Development of Novel ADC linkers for Next Generation Therapeutics School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Dr Rich Williams Supervisor Dr Rich Williams Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Development of “beyond cysteine” covalent chemical probes and their application in next generation therapeutics School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Development of “beyond cysteine” covalent chemical probes and their application in next generation therapeutics School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
New methodologies for the effective synthesis of novel molecular glues (MGs) using flow chemistries School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
New methodologies for the effective synthesis of novel molecular glues (MGs) using flow chemistries School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Molecular Glue Modelling with AlphaFold3 School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Molecular Glue Modelling with AlphaFold3 School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Engineering Protein Fate Through Next Generation Covalency School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Dentistry	Open	2	1754002800
Engineering Protein Fate Through Next Generation Covalency School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Open	2	1754002800
Examining physical health, mental health and health behaviours to support weight management in the postpartum period School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD RCT, BEHAVIOUR CHANGE, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, POSTPARTUM, WOMEN Professor Michelle McKinley Supervisor Professor Michelle McKinley Funding Funded Department for the Economy(leveraged from NIHR awa Application deadline 23 January 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1705968000
RNA-binding proteins in blood vessel formation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Vascular; blood vessel; angiogenesis; mRNA; translation. Dr Guilherme Costa Supervisor Dr Guilherme Costa Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 23 January 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1705968000
Probing the signal transduction mechanisms involved in neuroinflammation induced by astrocytes in response to substance P School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Neuroinflammation, astrocytes, substance P, signal transduction, neurokinin 1 receptor Dr Bianca Plouffe Supervisor Dr Bianca Plouffe Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Estimating cancer treatment effects in patient audit data School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD Audit, cancer, treatment, statistics, evidence-base Dr Finian Bannon Supervisor Dr Finian Bannon Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Unfunded	Medicine	Open	2
Enhancing therapeutic responses in DLBCL through advanced understanding of new metabolic regulators School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PHD E3 ubiquitin ligase,B cell lymphoma, gene editing Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Funded LLNI Application deadline 10 April 2024	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences	Funded	Medicine	Closed	2	1712703600
CITI-GENS DTP: Dynamic characterization of tensile and bond behaviour of basalt textile reinforced mortars (BTRM) School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Composite materials, basalt, textile reinforced mortars, impact loading, bond behaviour Dr Giuseppina Amato Supervisor Dr Giuseppina Amato Funding Funded Cofunded by Horizon 2020 prog of the EU and DfE Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1594335600
Bio-based textile reinforced mortar (bio-TRM) composites for structural strengthening School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Textile reinforced mortars, bio-based materials, structural strengthening, masonry Dr Mohammed Sonebi Supervisor Dr Mohammed Sonebi Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Open	2
Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions in Planning Sustainable Communities School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD planning, environmental planning, sustainability Dr Neil Galway Supervisor Dr Neil Galway Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Planning	Open	2	1749164400
Learning lessons on water demand management from water-scarce countries School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD geography, environmental engineering, development studies Dr Stephen McIlwaine Supervisor Dr Stephen McIlwaine Funding Funded DfE Studentship Application deadline 29 May 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1590706800
Plastics Recycling School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geography Dr Stephen McIlwaine Supervisor Dr Stephen McIlwaine Funding Funded DfE Studentship Application deadline 29 May 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1590706800
Improving the environmental and social appraisal of infrastructure projects School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Development Studies, Environmental Engineering, Geography Dr Stephen McIlwaine Supervisor Dr Stephen McIlwaine Funding Funded DfE Studentship Application deadline 29 May 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1590706800
CITI-GENS DTP: Sensor based digital transformation of construction School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD BIM, Sensors, wireless Communication, data analytics, construction process, digitisation Dr Sree Nanukuttan Supervisor Dr Sree Nanukuttan Funding Funded Cofunded by Horizon 2020 prog of the EU and DfE Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1594335600
CITI-GENS DTP: The real-life performance of energy efficiency technologies unearthed through data science School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Data analytics, energy performance, climate change, occupant behaviour, training, thermal performanc Dr Sree Nanukuttan Supervisor Dr Sree Nanukuttan Funding Funded Cofunded by the Horizon 2020 prog of the EU & DfE Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1594335600
Geotechnical and geophysical testing of microbial induced precipitation in soils and construction wastes School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD civil and structural engineering, architecture Dr Vinayagamoothy Sivakumar Supervisor Dr Vinayagamoothy Sivakumar Funding Funded US Ireland Application deadline 11 September 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1599778800
Just Coastal Transitions: Exploring Community Vulnerabilities and Responses School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Geography, Sociology, Town and Country Planning Prof Wesley Flannery Supervisor Prof Wesley Flannery Funding Funded DfE Studentship Application deadline 11 September 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Planning	Closed	2	1599778800
CITI-GENS DTP: Microstructure and mechanical properties of an advanced metal matrix composite with ultrafine particle reinforcement for manufacturing aerospace components School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD metal matrix composite, aerospace Professor Wei Sha Supervisor Professor Wei Sha Funding Funded Cofunded by Horizon 2020 prog of the EU and DfE Application deadline 10 July 2020	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1594335600
Development of UAV for asset management in construction School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD UAV, photogrammetry, MATLAB, infrastructure management, structural engineering, civil engineering Dr Daniel McPolin Supervisor Dr Daniel McPolin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Open	2
Global Availability and Characteristics of a waste material with potential application in the construction industry School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Civil engineering Dr Daniel McPolin Supervisor Dr Daniel McPolin Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 3 December 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1638489600
Bio-based textile reinforced mortar (bio-TRM) composites for structural strengthening School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Bio-based materials, composites, waste materials, TRM, masonry, heritage buildings, strengthening, Dr Giuseppina Amato Supervisor Dr Giuseppina Amato Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Open	2
Mapping urban transformations and production of space in post-socialist cities School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Urban transformations, post-socialist city Dr Jasna Mariotti Supervisor Dr Jasna Mariotti Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Architecture	Open	2
Repurposing offshore wind turbine blades for marine renewable energy applications School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Offshore wind turbines, Offshore renewable energy (ORE), Marine structures, Repurpose Dr Madjid Karimirad Supervisor Dr Madjid Karimirad Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Open	2
Electrical resistivity-based characterisation of concrete: Affordable Technologies School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Durability, Concrete, Resistivity, Temperature, R&D Dr Sree Nanukuttan Supervisor Dr Sree Nanukuttan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Open	2
Corrosion of mild steel reinforcement in alkali activated binders School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Corrosion, mild steel, alkali activated materials, measurements Dr Sree Nanukuttan Supervisor Dr Sree Nanukuttan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Open	2
Retrofitted smart building monitoring systems School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD BIM Smart Buildings, Retrofitting Dr Tara Brooks Supervisor Dr Tara Brooks Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Architecture	Open	2
Augmented Urbanism and Place Based Data School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Urbanism, Augmented, Place, Aesthetics, Human Centric, Design, Interface, Physical space, Digital sp Professor Tom Jefferies Supervisor Professor Tom Jefferies Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Architecture	Open	2
Urban informality, transformation and housing in Global South School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD SDGs, Housing, Urban Transformation, Neo-liberalism, Global South Dr Urmi Sengupta Supervisor Dr Urmi Sengupta Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Planning	Open	2
Heritage and Placemaking School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Heritage, placemaking, Urban design, Politics, Social value Dr Urmi Sengupta Supervisor Dr Urmi Sengupta Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Planning	Open	2
Spaces of resilience School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Sacred spaces, Heritage, UNESCO, Disaster, Resilience Dr Urmi Sengupta Supervisor Dr Urmi Sengupta Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Planning	Open	2
Microstructure and mechanical properties of an advanced metal matrix composite with ultrafine particle reinforcement for manufacturing aerospace components School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Metal matrix composite; aerospace. Professor Wei Sha Supervisor Professor Wei Sha Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2
Community ownership of green and blue space (UGBS) to reduce health inequalities School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD built environment, urban planning, management political economics, economic geography, urban geograp Prof Brendan Murtagh Supervisor Prof Brendan Murtagh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 April 2022	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Planning	Closed	2	1651186800
Digital Twinning Lifetime Responses of Floating Solar Panels (SolarTwin) School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD aerospace engineering, civil engineering, dynamics, environmental, fluid mechanics, marine, mechanic Dr Madjid Karimirad Supervisor Dr Madjid Karimirad Funding Funded SFI (Science Foundation Ireland) Application deadline 31 March 2023	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1680217200
QUADRAT DTP: Potential human health risks from Ni and Cr in agricultural lands following repeated amendment with basalt dust for carbon sequestration School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD agronomy and soil science Dr Siobhan Cox Supervisor Dr Siobhan Cox Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT DTP Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1638316800
QUADRAT DTP: The impact of subsurface heterogeneity on the performance of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) systems School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Dr Ulrich Ofterdinger Supervisor Dr Ulrich Ofterdinger Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT DTP Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1638316800
Babbitt/aluminium composite material with enhanced tribological and mechanical characteristics School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Materials science, Materials engineering Professor Wei Sha Supervisor Professor Wei Sha Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2
Electroless high entropy alloy coatings for energy storage applications School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Surface engineering, Materials science, Materials engineering Professor Wei Sha Supervisor Professor Wei Sha Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Open	2
Assembly and Robotics Innovation in Steel Building Erection (ARISE) School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or computer science Dr Daniel McPolin Supervisor Dr Daniel McPolin Funding Funded US-Ireland Application deadline 1 March 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1709251200
Development of robotic printable long-life mortar system School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Civil, Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, structural engineering, robotics, computer vision Dr Daniel McPolin Supervisor Dr Daniel McPolin Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 July 2023	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1690758000
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Novel Assessment Tools for Wave Dampening by Marine and Coastal Vegetation School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD ecology, marine biology, plant, environmental engineering, fluid mechanics, marine, offshore, math Dr Pal Schmitt Supervisor Dr Pal Schmitt Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1670544000
QUADRAT DTP: Enhanced rock weathering – solution or problem? Potential human health risks from Ni and Cr accumulation in soils following repeated amendment with basalt dust School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD agricultural sciences, arable farming, ecotoxicology, environmental engineering, pollution, soil Dr Siobhan Cox Supervisor Dr Siobhan Cox Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1670544000
QUADRAT DTP: Advanced Turbulence Characterisation in High Flow Environments School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Geography Dr Carwyn Frost Supervisor Dr Carwyn Frost Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1705449600
Investigation of Basalt Reinforced Digital Printed (BRDP) structures School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD civil engineering, structural engineering, concrete technology Dr Giuseppina Amato Supervisor Dr Giuseppina Amato Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1719702000
Innovative Ways of Seeing Cities through Cinema: Spatial Mapping and Data Digitisation of Dublin Film Locations School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD architecture, design, art, film, media, cinematic architecture, new media Dr Gul Kacmaz Erk Supervisor Dr Gul Kacmaz Erk Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Architecture	Closed	2	1719702000
Agriculture, environmental protection and the Northern Ireland planning system School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD rural, urban planning, pollution, environmental geography, public policy, Prof Geraint Ellis Supervisor Prof Geraint Ellis Funding Funded QUB Collaborative studentship award Application deadline 1 May 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Planning	Closed	2	1714518000
Age-friendly accessibility strategies for community pharmacies School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD built environment, urban planning, environmental geography, GIS, pharmacy, health, public policy Prof Geraint Ellis Supervisor Prof Geraint Ellis Funding Funded Dunhill Medical Trust Application deadline 10 April 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Planning	Closed	2	1712703600
Benchmarking social value for infrastructure projects School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD built environment, construction management, urban planning, physical geography Dr Hector Martin Supervisor Dr Hector Martin Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 1 July 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1719788400
Building a digital twin framework for post-earthquake automated rapid evaluation School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD structural engineering, building information modelling (BIM), computer science Dr Hector Martin Supervisor Dr Hector Martin Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1719702000
The role of Maritime Spatial Planning in resolving demands for space on the island of Ireland: Competition, Conflict and Co-existence School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Planning Dr Heather Ritchie Supervisor Dr Heather Ritchie Funding Funded Marine Institute Application deadline 31 January 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Planning	Closed	2	1706659200
Enhancing community resilience and adaptive capacity through ocean literacy: an action research approach to community participation in marine planning School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD marine environment, human geography, physical geography, marine geography Dr Heather Ritchie Supervisor Dr Heather Ritchie Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 April 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Planning	Closed	2	1745967600
Climate resilience of geotechnical slope infrastructure School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD climate science, geoscience, geotechnology, geotechnical engineering Dr Jonathan Black Supervisor Dr Jonathan Black Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 May 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1716505200
QUADRAT DTP: Carbon footprint reduction by repurposing fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) composite waste for marine renewable energy School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD polymer chemistry, civil engineering, energy technologies, environmental, marine, climate science, Dr Madjid Karimirad Supervisor Dr Madjid Karimirad Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1705449600
AI-Based Design Optimization and Dynamics of Co-located Offshore Wind and Floating Solar Energy for Hydrogen Production at Green Ports School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Civil engineering, mechanical engineering, ocean, coastal and marine, offshore renewable energy Dr Madjid Karimirad Supervisor Dr Madjid Karimirad Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1719702000
QUADRAT DTP: Sensing extreme coastal waves School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD fluid mechanics, marine engineering, offshore, marine sciences, remote sensing, applied maths, data Dr Pal Schmitt Supervisor Dr Pal Schmitt Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1705449600
Pathways to Decarbonising Shipping School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD aerospace, civil, engineering, energy, fluid mechanics, marine engineering, mechanical, offshore Dr Pal Schmitt Supervisor Dr Pal Schmitt Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1709164800
Pitch control of a lift-based Wave Energy Converter School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Renewable energy, physical modelling, marine, ocean, hydrodynamics, cyclo-rotor, lift-based, Wave En Dr Pal Schmitt Supervisor Dr Pal Schmitt Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 29 February 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1709164800
Understanding the environmental impact of constructing the built environment School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Civil engineering Dr Siobhan Cox Supervisor Dr Siobhan Cox Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1719702000
QUADRAT DTP: AgriTherm - The role of geothermal energy in decarbonising the UK Agri-Food sector School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Geology Dr Ulrich Ofterdinger Supervisor Dr Ulrich Ofterdinger Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1705449600
Programmable 3D-printed granular matter with tunable properties School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics Dr Vasileios Angelidakis Supervisor Dr Vasileios Angelidakis Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1719702000
Safe public spaces for women and girls. A design study School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Dr Agustina Martire Supervisor Dr Agustina Martire Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Architecture	Closed	2	1749164400
Scientific Analysis of the Coarseware Pottery of Ulster and the Hebrides in the Early Medieval Period.  School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Geochemistry, Archaeology, Medieval History, Ceramics Dr Colm Donnelly Supervisor Dr Colm Donnelly Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Open	2	1749164400
Next generation macro-defect free cement composites School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Civil Engineering, Mechanics, Structural Engineering Dr Daniel McPolin Supervisor Dr Daniel McPolin Funding Funded DfE Studentship Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1749164400
Layer by Layer: Strengthening 3D Printed Concrete with Basalt Composites School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Dr Giuseppina Amato Supervisor Dr Giuseppina Amato Funding Funded DfE Studentship Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1749164400
Cloud Museum: Designing and Exploring the Virtual Museum as a New Architectural Typology in Digital Heritage, Social Sustainability, and Peace-building School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD architecture, digital media, videogames, computer graphics, art, design, heritage studies, politics Dr Gul Kacmaz Erk Supervisor Dr Gul Kacmaz Erk Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Architecture	Open	2
Deconstructing blanket peatlands in Northern Ireland towards an understanding of their genesis, hydrology and ability to store carbon School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Biodiversity, Ecology, Environmental Geography, Geoscience, Hydrology, Biological Sciences Professor Gill Plunkett Supervisor Professor Gill Plunkett Funding Funded QUARTILES Application deadline 19 February 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Closed	2	1739923200
A consilient approach to understanding the drivers of Medieval to Modern upland occupation School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Professor Gill Plunkett Supervisor Professor Gill Plunkett Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Open	2	1749164400
Climate Resilience of Geotechnical Infrastructure School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD civil engineering Dr Jonathan Black Supervisor Dr Jonathan Black Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1749164400
Forms of Spatial Centralities: A Comparative Analysis in World Cities School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Dr Jasna Mariotti Supervisor Dr Jasna Mariotti Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Architecture	Closed	2	1749164400
Remapping the origins of Irish urbanism: an analysis and reevaluation of spatial, historical and material evidence for tracing early urban life in medieval Ireland School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Historical Geography, Medieval History, British and Irish History, Celtic Studies, Geography Professor Keith Lilley Supervisor Professor Keith Lilley Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Open	2	1749164400
Bayesian estimates of birth ages from radiocarbon dating of human bones School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Archaeological Science, Construction Management, Forensic Science Professor Maarten Blaauw Supervisor Professor Maarten Blaauw Funding Funded QUARTILES Application deadline 19 February 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Closed	2	1739923200
AI-Based Design Optimisation and Dynamics of Co-located Offshore Wind and Floating Solar Energy for Hydrogen Production at Green Ports School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Dr Madjid Karimirad Supervisor Dr Madjid Karimirad Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1749164400
Place-Based Public Space Codesign for Climate Futures: Developing a toolkit by research-through-design in Belfast School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD architecture, public space, sustainability Dr Nuala Flood Supervisor Dr Nuala Flood Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Architecture	Closed	2	1749164400
Vegetation-wave interactions on mixing: transverse mixing of soluble pollutants around seagrass beds School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD environmental engineering, fluid mechanics, pollution Dr Nipuni Odara Merenchi Galappaththige Supervisor Dr Nipuni Odara Merenchi Galappaththige Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1751238000
Coastal Erosion Mitigation for Modern Fast Ferry Wash School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Marine Engineering, Mechanical Dr Pal Schmitt Supervisor Dr Pal Schmitt Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1749164400
Design of Net Zero Construction Materials using the Circular Economy School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Microbiology, Biochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Geochemistry Dr Rory Doherty Supervisor Dr Rory Doherty Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1749164400
Understanding the environmental impact of constructing the built environment School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Microbiology, Biochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Geo Chemistry Dr Siobhan Cox Supervisor Dr Siobhan Cox Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1749164400
Early reactivity focused selection of clay sources for developing next generation supplementary cementitious materials School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, Civil Engineering Dr Sree Nanukuttan Supervisor Dr Sree Nanukuttan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1749164400
Future Island-Island: Visualising, Designing and Materialising Green Transition Ecosystems in Northern Ireland’s Agricultural Landscapes School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD agricultural sciences, architecture, landscape architecture, graphic design,environmental geography Professor Tom Jefferies Supervisor Professor Tom Jefferies Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Architecture	Closed	2	1749164400
The Impact of Hetereogeneity on Geothermal Resources of the Sherwood Sandstone Formation School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Applied Geology, Geophysics, Geoscience Dr Ulrich Ofterdinger Supervisor Dr Ulrich Ofterdinger Funding Funded Quartiles Application deadline 19 February 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1739923200
Granular Metamaterials as a Ground Improvement Solution School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, SOIL SCIENCE, COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Dr Vasileios Angelidakis Supervisor Dr Vasileios Angelidakis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 April 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1744930800
Bio-inspired design of sustainable soil-stabilisation systems School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD built environment, civil engineering Dr Vasileios Angelidakis Supervisor Dr Vasileios Angelidakis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1749164400
Improving the shrinkage behaviour and efflorescence formation of low carbon geopolymer concrete School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering Professor Wei Sha Supervisor Professor Wei Sha Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1749164400
Exploring the sprawling suburbanisation of the countryside and changes in dispersed rural settlement patterns of Northern Ireland School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Built environment, landscape architecture, rural planning, urban planning, urban geography Dr Cristian Silva Supervisor Dr Cristian Silva Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 29 April 2022	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Planning	Closed	2	1651186800
The place of interstitial spaces in cities and the urbanisation process School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Architecture, built environment, landscape architecture, rural planning, urban planning, environment Dr Cristian Silva Supervisor Dr Cristian Silva Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 29 April 2022	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Planning	Closed	2	1651186800
QUADRAT DTP: Resilience and Adaptation of the Northern Ireland Water Sector to Climate Change School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD climate science Dr Donal Mullan Supervisor Dr Donal Mullan Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1670544000
Quadrat DTP: Arctic peatland response to climate change: carbon bomb or self-repair? School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Ecology, climate science, hydrology, environmental, soil, geography, remote sensing, geoscience Prof Graeme Swindles Supervisor Prof Graeme Swindles Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1670544000
QUADRAT DTP: Understanding the controls on cyanobacteria blooms in Northern Ireland lakes: a palaeolimnological perspective School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD environmental, geography, ecology, plant biology, climate science, pollution, geoscience Prof Helen Roe Supervisor Prof Helen Roe Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1670544000
QUADRAT DTP: Development of multi-disciplinary tools for the assessment of permafrost degradation on road transport infrastructure School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD GIS, geography, ecology, environmental engineering Prof Helen Roe Supervisor Prof Helen Roe Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 14 June 2023	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1686697200
Removal of Endocrine Disruptors (EDCs) from Water by Adsorbents School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Dr Debra H. Phillips Supervisor Dr Debra H. Phillips Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1749164400
IN-PEAT: Impact of Nitrogen deposition on PEATlands in Northern Ireland School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Biodiversity, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Geography, Geochemistry, Geoscience Prof Graeme Swindles Supervisor Prof Graeme Swindles Funding Funded QUARTILES Application deadline 19 February 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Geography	Closed	2	1739923200
Impact Resistance of Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Professor Marios Soutsos Supervisor Professor Marios Soutsos Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1749164400
Behavioural Insights into Farm Investment Choices and Financing Barriers in a Shifting Policy Environment School of Biological Sciences \| PHD Farmer Behaviour; Investment Decisions; Access to Finance; Sustainable Agriculture Dr Adewale Adenuga Supervisor Dr Adewale Adenuga Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Biological Sciences	Unfunded	Biological Sciences	Open	2
Shall I read you a story? Investigating the mechanisms underlying reading improvement from reading to dog interventions in primary school classrooms School of Psychology \| PHD Educational Psychology, Reading Interventions, Human-animal interaction Dr Tim Fosker Supervisor Dr Tim Fosker Funding Funded DfE Collaborative Studentship with ADNI Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1738886400
Adversity and Parenting: Exploring personality as a component of resilient functioning in families School of Psychology \| PHD Adversity, Parenting, Personality, Adolescence Dr Tayler Truhan Supervisor Dr Tayler Truhan Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 7 February 2025	School of Psychology	Funded	Psychology	Closed	2	1738886400