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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.

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Project name School Funding Subject Status Sort Timestamp
Diameter bounds for irreducible linear groups generated by long root elements
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Sean Eberhard
Supervisor
Dr Sean Eberhard
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
16 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Mathematics Open 2 1708041600
Topics in tensor-triangular geometry
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Scott Balchin
Supervisor
Dr Scott Balchin
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
16 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Mathematics Open 2 1708041600
Sheaf models for equivariant stable homotopy theory
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr David Barnes
Supervisor
Dr David Barnes
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
16 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1708041600
Supervisor
Dr Felicity Lamrock
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
19 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Mathematics Open 2 1708300800
Positive Extensions
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Ying-Fen Lin
Supervisor
Dr Ying-Fen Lin
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
16 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1708041600
Machine learning approaches to detecting software changes for bug localization
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Zhiwei Lin
Supervisor
Dr Zhiwei Lin
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
16 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1708041600
Supervisor
Dr Lisa McFetridge
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
16 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Mathematics Open 2 1708041600
Multi-Scale Modelling of Pollution Levels in Local Communities
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Arran Hodgkinson
Supervisor
Dr Arran Hodgkinson
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
16 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Mathematics Open 2 1708041600
Supervisor
Dr Scott Balchin
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
16 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1708041600
Robust Multivariate Joint Models: Creating an Early Warning System for ICU Patients
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Lisa McFetridge
Supervisor
Dr Lisa McFetridge
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
16 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1708041600
Supervisor
Dr Laura Boyle
Funding
Funded
CAST Studentship
Application deadline
16 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Mathematics Open 2 1708041600
Novel Higher-Dimensional Methods in Cancer Modelling
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Arran Hodgkinson
Supervisor
Dr Arran Hodgkinson
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
16 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1708041600
Mathematical models for cancer invasion
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Anna Zhigun
Supervisor
Dr Anna Zhigun
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
16 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1708041600
Efficient laser wakefield acceleration for high energy applications
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Matthew Streeter
Supervisor
Dr Matthew Streeter
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
The magnetic and thermodynamic properties of small-scale solar magnetic structures
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis
Supervisor
Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
9 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Physics Closed 2 1707436800
Solar Feature Recognition with Deep Learning
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Peter Keys
Supervisor
Dr Peter Keys
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
9 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Physics Closed 2 1707436800
Exploring the Solar System's Small Body Reservoirs with Rubin Observatory
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Megan Schwamb
Supervisor
Dr Megan Schwamb
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
9 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Physics Closed 2 1707436800
A Dirac-Rmatrix approach to the determination of opacities
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Connor Ballance
Supervisor
Professor Connor Ballance
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
9 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Physics Closed 2 1707436800
Instrumentation at the forefront of solar physics: sunspot dynamics at the highest resolutions
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor David Jess
Supervisor
Professor David Jess
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
9 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Physics Closed 2 1707436800
The Coherent Harmonic Focus - High Harmonic Generation in the Multi-Petawatt Regime
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Brendan Dromey
Supervisor
Professor Brendan Dromey
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Supervisor
Professor Brendan Dromey
Funding
Funded
Collaborative funding with XFEL Hub of STFC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Synthesizing Twisted Light Field for Manipulating Chiral Matter
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Jason Greenwood
Supervisor
Dr Jason Greenwood
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Transport and characterization of advanced, laser-driven ion beams
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Marco Borghesi
Supervisor
Professor Marco Borghesi
Funding
Funded
CAST/Central Laser Facility
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Laser-driven Compton sources for material detection and nuclear photonics
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Gianluca Sarri
Supervisor
Professor Gianluca Sarri
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
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
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
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
STFC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Supervisor
Dr Lorenzo Stella
Funding
Funded
Leverhulme Trust
Application deadline
8 March 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Open 2 1709856000
Automated exploration of off-Hugoniot states of matter at the EU XFEL
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Matthew Streeter
Supervisor
Dr Matthew Streeter
Funding
Funded
XFEL Physical Sciences Hub
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Hunting (new) Rabbitts
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Andrew Brown
Supervisor
Dr Andrew Brown
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Supervisor
Dr Mark Yeung
Funding
Funded
Collaborative funding with Helmholtz Institute
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Supervisor
Dr Amit Kumar
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Supervisor
Dr Amit Kumar
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Molecular Magnetism investigations assisted by Machine Learning
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Solveig Felton
Supervisor
Dr Solveig Felton
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Molecular Magnetism and Machine Learning
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr David Wilkins
Supervisor
Dr David Wilkins
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Twistronics and Novel Functional Interfaces in Ferroelectrics
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Marty Gregg
Supervisor
Professor Marty Gregg
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Microstructural control of thermal transport in oxide materials
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Ray McQuaid
Supervisor
Dr Ray McQuaid
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Electromagnetic Coupling Effects in Thin Film Ferroics
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Marty Gregg
Supervisor
Professor Marty Gregg
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Joule heating in atomic wires
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Tchavdar Todorov
Supervisor
Dr Tchavdar Todorov
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Novel Synthetic Magnetic Structures for All-Optical Magnetic Recording
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Robert Bowman
Supervisor
Professor Robert Bowman
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Supervisor
Dr Gareth Tribello
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Exploring surface-chemistry driven effects in ferroelectrics
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Miryam Arredondo
Supervisor
Dr Miryam Arredondo
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Exploring domain continuity in polycrystalline ferroics
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Miryam Arredondo
Supervisor
Dr Miryam Arredondo
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
“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
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Open 2 1707350400
Quantifying Energetic Resources in Quantum Machine Learning: A Comprehensive Analysis
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Gabriele De Chiara
Supervisor
Dr Gabriele De Chiara
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Simulating Linear and Nonlinear Spectroscopies of Aqueous Systems
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr David Wilkins
Supervisor
Dr David Wilkins
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Supervisor
Dr Dermot Green
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Supervisor
Dr Charlotte Palmer
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Quantum Chaos in Multicharged Positive Ions
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Gleb Gribakin
Supervisor
Dr Gleb Gribakin
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
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
Funded
Department of the Economy (DfE) CAST award
Application deadline
31 March 2024
School of Pharmacy Funded Pharmacy Open 2 1711843200
Functionalised silicone elastomers for controlled release drug delivery
School of Pharmacy | PHD drug delivery; silicone elastomers; drug-eluting implants; polydimethylsiloxane Professor Karl Malcolm (CAST)
Supervisor
Professor Karl Malcolm (CAST)
Funding
Funded
Department of the Economy (DfE) CAST award
Application deadline
31 March 2024
School of Pharmacy Funded Pharmacy Open 2 1711843200
Supervisor
Professor Michael Tunney
Funding
Funded
Department of the Economy (DfE) CAST award
Application deadline
31 March 2024
School of Pharmacy Funded Pharmacy Open 2 1711843200
Supervisor
Dr Matthew Wylie.
Funding
Funded
Department of the Economy (DfE) CAST award
Application deadline
31 March 2024
School of Pharmacy Funded Pharmacy Open 2 1711843200
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 Open 2
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
23 November 2023
School of Law Funded Law Closed 2 1700697600
Efficient RISC-V Chips with future-proof Security
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Post quantum cryptography, Hardware security, High speed applications. Dr Ayesha Khalid
Supervisor
Dr Ayesha Khalid
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
6 October 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1696546800
Sensor-Based Control of Bowed Virtual-Acoustic Instruments
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD bowed string instruments, virtual reality, sensor interface, physical modelling, physical computing Dr Maarten Van Walstijn
Supervisor
Dr Maarten Van Walstijn
Funding
Funded
DFE
Application deadline
6 October 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1696546800
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
DFE
Application deadline
6 October 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1696546800
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
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Leveraging Advanced Machine Learning Methods for Brain-Computer Interface-Based Upper Limb Neurorehabilitation.
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Brain-Computer Interface, Engineering, Machine Learning, Neurofeedback, Neurorehabilitation Dr Alain Desire Bigirimana
Supervisor
Dr Alain Desire Bigirimana
Funding
Funded
3 years
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Responsible and explainable AI for precision medicine
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Responsible AI, explainable AI, data science, machine learning, healthcare, precision medicine Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey
Supervisor
Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Advancing understanding of rare diseases via AI driven methods
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Artificial intelligence, data science, machine learning, healthcare, rare diseases Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey
Supervisor
Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Lightweight Post Quantum Cryptography on modern open-source RISC-V processors
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Post quantum cryptography, Hardware security, IoT security, Learning with errors, RISC-V, ISE Dr Ayesha Khalid
Supervisor
Dr Ayesha Khalid
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Fault tolerant post quantum cryptography systems for satellite communications
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Post quantum cryptography, Hardware security, IoT security, Learning with errors, Space security. Dr Ayesha Khalid
Supervisor
Dr Ayesha Khalid
Funding
Unfunded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Unfunded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Secure satellite constellation system
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Trusted Execution Environment, legacy embedded system, hardware-software co-design Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas
Supervisor
Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Remote Healthcare Security
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Computer architecture, security, hardware-software co-design, FPGA, network security Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas
Supervisor
Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Machine learning application development on a secure hardware platform
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Secure hardware platform, machine learning, hardware-software co-design Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas
Supervisor
Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
High performance processor design for artificial intelligence and machine learning
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Computer architecture, hardware-software co-design, FPGA Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas
Supervisor
Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Efficient Computing with Software-Defined Computer Arithmetic
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Computing systems, Computer Arithmetic, Software-Defined Computer Arithmetic. Dr Amir Sabbagh Molahosseini
Supervisor
Dr Amir Sabbagh Molahosseini
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Efficient Machine Learning on Encrypted Data via Low-Level Arithmetic Optimizations
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Homomorphic Encryption, Machine Learning, Computer Arithmetic. Dr Amir Sabbagh Molahosseini
Supervisor
Dr Amir Sabbagh Molahosseini
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Side-channel analysis and countermeasure on Lightweight Post Quantum Cryptographic
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Lightweight Post Quantum Cryptographic, Side-channel analysis, Machine learning, Hardware security Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang
Supervisor
Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Integrated Side-channel analysis in Physical Uncloneable Function
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Side-channel analysis, Integrated side-channel information measurement tools, Machine learning Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang
Supervisor
Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Advanced Beamforming Hardware at Millimeter-waves: Antenna Design Choice & Characterization
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
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Getting to know your GPT: Investigating the Representation and Retrieval of Semantic Knowledge in Foundation Models of Language
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Large language models, semantics, conceptual knowledge, interpretability, explainability, NLP Dr Barry Devereux
Supervisor
Dr Barry Devereux
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Using AI and High Performance Computing in Marine Engineering
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing, computational modelling, ocean waves, marine en Dr Charles Gillan
Supervisor
Dr Charles Gillan
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Explainable AI for Hardware Security
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Approximate computing, hardware security, machine learning Dr Chongyan Gu
Supervisor
Dr Chongyan Gu
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Hardware Security for Approximate Computing
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Approximate computing, hardware security, intrinsic, IoT Dr Chongyan Gu
Supervisor
Dr Chongyan Gu
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Homomorphic encryption: Approximating and Accelerating Privacy-Preserving computation
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
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Using Quantum-safe technologies to improve Cyber security
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cryptography, hardware design, digital signatures, advanced cryptography Dr Ciara Rafferty
Supervisor
Dr Ciara Rafferty
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
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
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
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
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Software-based approaches for IoT attack mitigation
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cybersecurity, InfoSec, Internet of Things (IoT), malware, AI, machine learning, assembly, opcode Dr Domhnall Carlin
Supervisor
Dr Domhnall Carlin
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
8 April 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1712530800
Tools and techniques for educating educators of developers
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Software Engineering, Software Evolution, Mining of Source Code Repositories, MSR Dr David Cutting
Supervisor
Dr David Cutting
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Understanding Software Evolution Data (USED)
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Software Engineering, Software Evolution, Mining of Source Code Repositories, MSR Dr David Cutting
Supervisor
Dr David Cutting
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Secure Synchronised Measurements for Smart Grids
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Electrical Power, Power Systems, Cyber Security, Synchrophasors, Synchronised Measurements, IEC 6185 Dr David Laverty
Supervisor
Dr David Laverty
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Fact-checking with a Conscience: Towards Responsible Fake News Detection
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Fake news detection, responsible AI, human-like AI, fairness, ethics Dr Deepak Padmanabhan
Supervisor
Dr Deepak Padmanabhan
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Reconfigurable Antennas for Computational Microwave Imaging
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Computational imaging; Compressive sensing; Coded-aperture, Metacavity Antenna. Dr Okan Yurduseven
Supervisor
Dr Okan Yurduseven
Funding
Funded
DSTL
Application deadline
30 April 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1714431600
Advanced manufacturing of mm-wave lens antennas for future wireless technologies
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Advanced manufacturing, wireless communications, future wireless Dr Dmitry Zelenchuk
Supervisor
Dr Dmitry Zelenchuk
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Intelligent AI electromagnetic environment for communication and sensing within 6G
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Reconfigurable RF hardware, wireless communications, 6G, AI, sensing, future wireless Dr Dmitry Zelenchuk
Supervisor
Dr Dmitry Zelenchuk
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Energy-Scalable Bio-Signal Analysis and Embedded AI for Smart Health Monitoring
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Heath monitoring, Energy-Efficient Systems, Embedded-Systems, Wearables, Artificial-Intelligence Dr Georgios Karakonstantis
Supervisor
Dr Georgios Karakonstantis
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Energy-Scalable AI Architectures for Resource-Constrained Edge Devices
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Energy-Efficiency, Artificial-Intelligence, Neural-Networks, Fault-Prediction, Accelerators Dr Georgios Karakonstantis
Supervisor
Dr Georgios Karakonstantis
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
3D manufacturing of glass microstructures using direct laser writing
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD 3D printing, fused silica, functional materials, Micro-nano manufacturing Dr Hamza Shakeel
Supervisor
Dr Hamza Shakeel
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Transprecise Analytics on Dynamic Graphs
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Graph analytics, transprecision, anytime algorithms Prof Hans Vandierendonck
Supervisor
Prof Hans Vandierendonck
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Online performance optimisation through algorithmic choice
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Prof Hans Vandierendonck
Supervisor
Prof Hans Vandierendonck
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Vitality Quest: Unravelling the Secrets of Super Agers
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Healthy ageing, super agers, machine learning, longitudinal studies, omics data analysis. Prof Hui Wang
Supervisor
Prof Hui Wang
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Multimodal Video Retrieval based on Deep Learning
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Multimodal video retrieval, multimodal representation, multimodal indexing, multimodal ranking Prof Hui Wang
Supervisor
Prof Hui Wang
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Multimodal Document Understanding
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Prof Hui Wang
Supervisor
Prof Hui Wang
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
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 Dr Ihsen Alouani
Supervisor
Dr Ihsen Alouani
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Bio-Artificial Vision: Building an Artificial Vision System Using Biological Retinal Ganglion Cell Spike Train
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Computer Vision, Bio-inspired Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Neuromorphic Architectures Dr Ihsen Alouani
Supervisor
Dr Ihsen Alouani
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
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
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
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
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Self supervised learning for information extraction and anomaly detection in scientific images
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Deep learning, machine learning, self-supervised learning, computer vision, imaging, Prof Iain Styles
Supervisor
Prof Iain Styles
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
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
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Event-Driven Computer Vision: Algorithms & Programmable Hardware
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Event-driven, computer vision, neuromorphic, embedded systems, programmable hardware. Prof John McAllister
Supervisor
Prof John McAllister
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Evolving Computer Hardware for Machine Learning
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Event-driven, computer vision, neuromorphic, embedded systems, programmable hardware. Prof John McAllister
Supervisor
Prof John McAllister
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Running Large Quantum Circuits on Small Quantum Computers
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Quantum computing Prof John McAllister
Supervisor
Prof John McAllister
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Edge Intelligence: AI/ML-based Resource Scheduling for Edge Computing Platforms
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
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
AI/ML-based Content Caching for Mobile Edge 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
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
A Secure Networking Platform for IoT Data Streams
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cyber security, networks, IoT Dr Kieran McLaughlin
Supervisor
Dr Kieran McLaughlin
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
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, healthcare, electronic health records, natural language processing, artificial intell Dr Lu Bai
Supervisor
Dr Lu Bai
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Data and knowledge dual-driven artificial intelligence in remote sensing
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Data driven algorithm, domain knowledge, artificial intelligence, remote sensing. Dr Lu Bai
Supervisor
Dr Lu Bai
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Trustworthy and Explainable AI for Autonomous Vehicles (AV)
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Autonomous Systems, Autonomous Vehicles, Trustworthy AI, Explainable AI Prof Mehrdad Dianati
Supervisor
Prof Mehrdad Dianati
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Effective Digital Twin and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Model for Autonomous Vehicle Technology 2.0
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Autonomous Systems, Autonomous Vehicles, Trustworthy AI, Explainable AI Prof Mehrdad Dianati
Supervisor
Prof Mehrdad Dianati
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Responsibility Debt and SE Practice (ResponSE)
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Software engineering, requirements engineering, SE methods and tools Dr Maria Angela Ferrario
Supervisor
Dr Maria Angela Ferrario
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Resilience and Burnout: A Game-Play, Solution-Focused Approach For Software Practitioners
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Software engineering, Human Computer Interaction, teamwork health, play, game-based design Dr Maria Angela Ferrario
Supervisor
Dr Maria Angela Ferrario
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Causal Representation Learning for Decision Support Systems: Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Management Empowerment via Interventions
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD AI for Social Good, Causal Machine Learning, NCDs Dr Mohammed Hasanuzzaman
Supervisor
Dr Mohammed Hasanuzzaman
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
End-To-End Sign Language Translation into spoken language
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Dr Mohammed Hasanuzzaman
Supervisor
Dr Mohammed Hasanuzzaman
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Beyond diagonal reconfigurable intelligent surfaces
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD RIS, wireless communications, communications signal processing, 6G Prof Michalis Matthaiou
Supervisor
Prof Michalis Matthaiou
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Integrated sensing and communications for massive MIMO
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Massive MIMO, wireless communications, communications signal processing, 6G. Prof Michalis Matthaiou
Supervisor
Prof Michalis Matthaiou
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Space-Time Coding Arrays for THz Communications
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Funding TBC Dr Mohammad Neshat
Supervisor
Dr Mohammad Neshat
Funding
Funded
Funded
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Digital Twins for Human-Robot Collaboration in Remanufacturing
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Digital twins, human-robot collaboration, safe interaction, control, reinforcement learning Dr Mien Van
Supervisor
Dr Mien Van
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Resilient Risk-Aware Autonomy for Legged Robots
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Legged robot, quadrupedal robot, robotics control, trustworthy autonomous systems, machine learning Dr Mien Van
Supervisor
Dr Mien Van
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Reachability-driven safe planning in robotics
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD mobile robots, robotic manipulators, planning, control, data-driven algorithms, set-based methods Dr Nikolaos Athanasopoulos
Supervisor
Dr Nikolaos Athanasopoulos
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Resilience and Safety for Cybersecure Industrial Control Systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cybersecurity, control, cyber-physical systems, safety, resilience, Dr Nikolaos Athanasopoulos
Supervisor
Dr Nikolaos Athanasopoulos
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Ultrawideband Antenna Arrays for 5G/6G applications
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
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Secure Satellite Retrodirective Communications using Post-quantum Cryptography
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Antenna arrays, Phased arrays, Satellite antennas, Steerable antennas, Communication system security Dr Neil Buchanan
Supervisor
Dr Neil Buchanan
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Vulnerability Prioritization & Contextualization
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Security, Vulnerability & Threat Management, Attack Graph, Business Process Dependency, ATT&CK, CVE Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya
Supervisor
Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Approximate Matching Algorithm for Digital Forensics and Threat Hunting
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Approximate matching, Similarity hashing, Fuzzy hashing, Similarity digest algorithm Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya
Supervisor
Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Drone Security Assurance
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Drone Security, UAV, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Analysis, Threat Modelling, AI, Drone Forens Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya
Supervisor
Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Understanding the Effect of Digital Evolution on Threat Design for Cross-Platform Malware Detection
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Malware, Operating System, Reverse Engineering, Cross-Platform, Ransomware, Deep Learning, CPU archi Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya
Supervisor
Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Antennas for Integrated Communications and Sensing
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Antennas, microwave, electromagnetics, imaging, communications, holography. Dr Okan Yurduseven
Supervisor
Dr Okan Yurduseven
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
4D Printed Electromagnetic Structures
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Antennas, microwave, electromagnetics, additive manufacturing, 4D printing, imaging, communications. Dr Okan Yurduseven
Supervisor
Dr Okan Yurduseven
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Understanding Over-Parameterized ML Models
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Computational Learning, Complexity, Large-Scale data. Dr Pourya Shamsolmoali
Supervisor
Dr Pourya Shamsolmoali
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Design of safe autonomous heavy equipment
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Autonomous Systems, Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), Collaborative Robotics, Control Dr Pantelis Sopasakis
Supervisor
Dr Pantelis Sopasakis
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Analysing physical security vulnerabilities in Hybrid systems with QKD and PQC (Post quantum Cryptography)
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Post quantum cryptography, Quantum Key Distribution, Hardware security, Quantum resistant cryptograp Dr Ayesha Khalid
Supervisor
Dr Ayesha Khalid
Funding
Funded
EPSRC (National Quantum Communications Hub)
Application deadline
10 November 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1699574400
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, Dynamic Power System S Dr Robert Best
Supervisor
Dr Robert Best
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
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
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
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
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Supervisor
Dr Reza Rafiee
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Millimeter wave superdirective antenna arrays printed on lightweight, flexible materials.
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Millimetre wave, superdirective antennas, satellite antenna systems, flexible antennas, inkjet print Dr Stylianos Asimonis
Supervisor
Dr Stylianos Asimonis
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Intelligent systems techniques for improving manufacturing competitiveness and sustainability
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Machine Learning, manufacturing informatics, process optimisation, Industry 4.0. Prof Sean McLoone
Supervisor
Prof Sean McLoone
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
AI enabled automated detection and assessment of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Deep learning, biomedical, image analysis, ROP, automated assessment. Prof Sean McLoone
Supervisor
Prof Sean McLoone
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1709164800
Drought patterns: Analysing drought situation in 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
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
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
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Space/Terrestrial Comms and Security - jointly with University of Surrey
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Dr Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Supervisor
Dr Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
31 March 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1711843200
Trustworthy AI for Secure Future Open Networks – jointly with University of Surrey
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Dr Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Supervisor
Dr Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
31 March 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1711843200
Secure and Trustworthy Hardware - jointly with University of Surrey
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Dr Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Supervisor
Dr Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
31 March 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1711843200
AI-assisted Physical Layer Security - jointly with University of Surrey
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Dr Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Supervisor
Dr Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
31 March 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1711843200
Security of 6G-enabled Unified Traffic Management (UTM) Systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Drone Security, Autonomous Systems, Unified Traffic Management, Authentication and Authorisation Dr Vishal Sharma
Supervisor
Dr Vishal Sharma
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Evaluating adversarial strengths of the AI algorithms
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD AI, Security, Adversarial agents, Intelligent systems, Network security Dr Vishal Sharma
Supervisor
Dr Vishal Sharma
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Quantifying uncertainty for risk assessment in cyber-physical systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cybersecurity, Cyber-Physical Security, Uncertainty, Risk Assessment Dr Vishal Sharma
Supervisor
Dr Vishal Sharma
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Quantum-enhanced auditing of financial services
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Quantum ML, Quantum Sampling, Quantum Verification, Financial Services, Auditing, Randomness Dr Vishal Sharma
Supervisor
Dr Vishal Sharma
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Energy Efficient Accelerator for Autonomous Systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Autonomous Systems, Convex Optimization, Approximate Computing, Hardware Accelerator Dr Yun Wu
Supervisor
Dr Yun Wu
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Energy Efficient and Trustworthy in Multi-modal Federated Learning
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Federated Learning, Approximate Computing, Neural Network Compression Dr Yun Wu
Supervisor
Dr Yun Wu
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Approximate Versatile Tensor Accelerator on Heterogeneous Systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Versatile Tensor Accelerator, Artificial Intelligence, Approximate Computing, Design Automation Dr Yun Wu
Supervisor
Dr Yun Wu
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Resilient, Real-Time, Approximate AI Accelerators Design
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Versatile Tensor Accelerator, Artificial Intelligence, Approximate Computing, Design Automation Dr Yun Wu
Supervisor
Dr Yun Wu
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
AI-Assisted Accelerator Design for FPGA technologies
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Artificial Intelligence, Electronic Design Automation, Approximate Computing, Unum Posit Dr Yun Wu
Supervisor
Dr Yun Wu
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
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
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
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
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
Big Data Gravity and Friction Management
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Big data analytics, big data management, data gravity, data friction, quantum computing Dr Zheng Li
Supervisor
Dr Zheng Li
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1709164800
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 March 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1711843200
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 March 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1711843200
Data and knowledge dual-driven artificial intelligence in remote sensing
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Data driven algorithm, domain knowledge, artificial intelligence, remote sensing Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey
Supervisor
Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey
Funding
Unfunded
UKRI (Sustain DTP)
Application deadline
25 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Unfunded Computer Science Closed 2 1708819200
Multi-Object Visual Tracking (MOT) of Animals in Agriculture
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Computer vision, multi-object tracking, smart agriculture Dr Niall McLaughlin
Supervisor
Dr Niall McLaughlin
Funding
Funded
UKRI (Sustain DTP)
Application deadline
25 February 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1708819200
Physical-Layer Security for 6G Cell-Free Massive MIMO
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD 6G, Cell-Free Massive MIMO, Physical-Layer Security, Signal Processing, Wireless Communications. Dr Hien Quoc Ngo
Supervisor
Dr Hien Quoc Ngo
Funding
Funded
DfE US-Ireland R&D Partnership
Application deadline
24 November 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1700784000
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
The responsible use of generative AI when working with creative stories of lived experience
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Prof Austen Rainer
Supervisor
Prof Austen Rainer
Funding
Funded
LINAS
Application deadline
31 January 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1706659200
Using stories to evaluate the limits of generative AI and large language models, and to promote the continued value of human-interference
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Prof Austen Rainer
Supervisor
Prof Austen Rainer
Funding
Funded
LINAS
Application deadline
31 January 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1706659200
Responsible Algorithms for Platform Cooperativism
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Dr Deepak Padmanabhan
Supervisor
Dr Deepak Padmanabhan
Funding
Funded
LINAS DTP
Application deadline
31 January 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1706659200
Designing Novel Facial Recognition to Empower and Support People Living with Dementia
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD AI, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Privacy Dr Richard Gault
Supervisor
Dr Richard Gault
Funding
Funded
LINAS
Application deadline
31 January 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1706659200
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 Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward
Supervisor
Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward
Funding
Funded
LINAS
Application deadline
31 January 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1706659200
Security, Privacy and Governance in AI-assisted Unmanned Aerial Surveillance
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Dr Vishal Sharma
Supervisor
Dr Vishal Sharma
Funding
Funded
LINAS
Application deadline
31 January 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1706659200
Development and Optimisation of the Demagnetisation Process of End-of-Life Permanent Magnets
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Demagnetisation Permanent magnets Recycling Multiphysics modelling Sustainable materials processing Dr Oana Istrate
Supervisor
Dr Oana Istrate
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1709510400
Mapping and Valorisation of Beef Production Co-Product & Waste Streams
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Beef industry Waste and Co-Product Valorisation Protein Recovery Dr Eoin Cunningham
Supervisor
Dr Eoin Cunningham
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1709510400
Novel After Treatment Heating Solutions for Vehicle Emissions Control
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Catalysis, Euro 7, Catalyst light-off, Engine emissions Dr Geoff McCullough
Supervisor
Dr Geoff McCullough
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1709510400
Multiscale diagnostics and modelling of novel high-power lithium-ion batteries
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD lithium-ion battery, niobium oxides, battery characterisation, multi-physics modelling Dr Jie Lin
Supervisor
Dr Jie Lin
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1709510400
Multi-physics diagnostics for battery degradation
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Lithium-ion batteries; diagnostics; multi-physics coupling; modelling; state estimation; degradation Dr Jie Lin
Supervisor
Dr Jie Lin
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1709510400
HIGH STRENGTH BEARING ALLOYS BY RECYCLING ZN ALLOYS
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Metal Casting, Materials properties, Alloys, Metallurgy, corrosion Dr Mohammed Asmael
Supervisor
Dr Mohammed Asmael
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1709510400
3D printed flexible strain sensors for healthcare and soft robotic applications
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Nanofillers, polymer nanocomposites, 3D printing, flexible strain sensors, soft robotics Dr Oana Istrate
Supervisor
Dr Oana Istrate
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1709510400
Electrifying Urban Transit: Business Models for Emerging Electrochemical Conversion Technologies in Bus Manufacturing
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Electrochemical Conversion Technologies; Sustainable Urban Transit; Energy Storage Systems; Business Dr Dimitrios Pappas
Supervisor
Dr Dimitrios Pappas
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1709510400
Development of Advanced Robotic Moulding for Sustainable Manufacturing of Next Generation Hydrogen Storage Tanks
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Robotic, moulding, hydrogen, sustainable, manufacturing, plastic, simulation Dr Peter Martin
Supervisor
Dr Peter Martin
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1709510400
Enhancing Zero Emission Bus Fleet Management with Data Analytics
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Sustainable transportation systems Zero emission bus Data analytics Predictive maintenance Dr Teresa McGrath
Supervisor
Dr Teresa McGrath
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Aerospace Engineering Open 2 1709510400
Development and Optimisation of the Demagnetisation Process of End-of-Life Permanent Magnets
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Demagnetisation Permanent magnets Recycling Multiphysics modelling Sustainable materials processing Dr Oana Istrate
Supervisor
Dr Oana Istrate
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1709510400
Electrifying Urban Transit: Business Models for Emerging Electrochemical Conversion Technologies in Bus Manufacturing
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Electrochemical Conversion Technologies; Sustainable Urban Transit; Energy Storage Systems; Business Dr Dimitrios Pappas
Supervisor
Dr Dimitrios Pappas
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1709510400
Mapping and Valorisation of Beef Production Co-Product & Waste Streams
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Beef industry Waste and Co-Product Valorisation Protein Recovery Dr Eoin Cunningham
Supervisor
Dr Eoin Cunningham
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1709510400
Novel After Treatment Heating Solutions for Vehicle Emissions Control
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Catalysis, Euro 7, Catalyst light-off, Engine emissions Dr Geoff McCullough
Supervisor
Dr Geoff McCullough
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1709510400
Multiscale diagnostics and modelling of novel high-power lithium-ion batteries
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD lithium-ion battery, niobium oxides, battery characterisation, multi-physics modelling Dr. Jie Lin
Supervisor
Dr. Jie Lin
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1709510400
Multi-physics diagnostics for battery degradation
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Lithium-ion batteries; diagnostics; multi-physics coupling; modelling; state estimation; degradation Dr. Jie Lin
Supervisor
Dr. Jie Lin
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1709510400
HIGH STRENGTH BEARING ALLOYS BY RECYCLING ZN ALLOYS
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Metal Casting, Materials properties, Alloys, Metallurgy, corrosion Dr Mohammed Asmael
Supervisor
Dr Mohammed Asmael
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1709510400
3D printed flexible strain sensors for healthcare and soft robotic applications
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Nanofillers, polymer nanocomposites, 3D printing, flexible strain sensors, soft robotics Dr Oana Istrate
Supervisor
Dr Oana Istrate
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1709510400
Development of Advanced Robotic Moulding for Sustainable Manufacturing of Next Generation Hydrogen Storage Tanks
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD obotic, moulding, hydrogen, sustainable, manufacturing, plastic, simulation Dr Peter Martin
Supervisor
Dr Peter Martin
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1709510400
Enhancing Zero Emission Bus Fleet Management with Data Analytics
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Sustainable transportation systems Zero emission bus Data analytics Predictive maintenance Dr Teresa McGrath
Supervisor
Dr Teresa McGrath
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
4 March 2024
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Funded Mechanical Engineering Open 2 1709510400
Real-time patient flow management in hospital emergency departments
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Laura Boyle
Supervisor
Dr Laura Boyle
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
16 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Mathematics Open 2 1708041600
Supervisor
Dr Hannah Mitchell
Funding
Funded
DfE CAST Studentship
Application deadline
16 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Mathematics Open 2 1708041600
Photon-Mediated Collective Effects in Quantum Optics
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Hamidreza Siampour Ashkavandi
Supervisor
Dr Hamidreza Siampour Ashkavandi
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1709164800
Statistical analysis of Biological point patterns
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Hannah Mitchell
Supervisor
Dr Hannah Mitchell
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
26 January 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Unfunded Mathematics Open 2 1706227200
Quantum Visualisation with Single Photon Emitters: Theory and Experimentation
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Hamidreza Siampour Ashkavandi
Supervisor
Dr Hamidreza Siampour Ashkavandi
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
30 June 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Open 2 1719702000
(DfE Competition) - Exploring the Lived Experiences of Nursing Home Residents with Parkinson's Disease: A Constructivist Grounded Theory
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Parkinson’s Disease, Care Homes, Older People, Grounded Theory G Mitchell MBE
Supervisor
G Mitchell MBE
Funding
Funded
DfE Competition
Application deadline
10 December 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1702166400
(DfE Competition) - SPIN: a Study of Pre-habilitation In Non-small cell lung cancer
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Exercise oncology, lung cancer, prehabilitation Dr Gillian Prue
Supervisor
Dr Gillian Prue
Funding
Funded
DfE Competition
Application deadline
10 December 2023
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1702166400
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 (TBI), Mental Health, Youth Justice, Forensic managed care Dr Mark Linden
Supervisor
Dr Mark Linden
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2
DfE Competition - Co-creation of a trauma-informed educational resource for teachers of relationships and sexuality education Northern Ireland
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Sexual and Reproductive Health, Relationships and Sexuality Education, Complex Developmental Trauma, Áine Aventin
Supervisor
Áine Aventin
Funding
Funded
DfE Competition
Application deadline
19 January 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1705622400
(International DfE competition) - Development of a trauma-informed sexual and reproductive health intervention for adolescents in Southern Africa
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Global Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Relationships and Sexuality Education, Trauma, Adoles Dr Áine Aventin
Supervisor
Dr Áine Aventin
Funding
Funded
International DfE - competition
Application deadline
2 February 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1706832000
(International DfE competition) - Experiences and needs of children who have a parent who has mental illness
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Parental mental illness, children’s experiences and needs, intervention, psycho education, peer supp Dr Anne Grant
Supervisor
Dr Anne Grant
Funding
Funded
International DfE - competition
Application deadline
2 February 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1706832000
(International DfE competition) - Supporting School Transitions and School Mental Health in the Early Years.
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD School Transitions, School Mental Health Parental Involvement Dr Aideen Gildea
Supervisor
Dr Aideen Gildea
Funding
Funded
International DfE - competition
Application deadline
2 February 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1706832000
(International DfE competition) - The cost-effectiveness of music therapy for children and young people with behavioural and emotional problems
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Children, health economics, cost, music therapy Dr Fiona Lynn
Supervisor
Dr Fiona Lynn
Funding
Funded
International DfE - competition
Application deadline
2 February 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1706832000
DfE Competition - Living Beyond Limits: A Grounded Theory Exploration of Living with Organ Failure in Nursing Homes.
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Gerontology, Nursing Homes, Person-Centred Care, Organ Failure & Grounded Theory Dr G Mitchell MBE
Supervisor
Dr G Mitchell MBE
Funding
Funded
DfE Competition
Application deadline
19 January 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1705622400
CAST DfE - Understanding Supportive Care Needs and Services for Families Affected by Pancreatic: A Mixed Methods Study
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Pancreatic Cancer, Cancer, Carers, Caregivers, Mixed Methods Research Dr Gary Mitchell MBE
Supervisor
Dr Gary Mitchell MBE
Funding
Funded
CAST DfE
Application deadline
19 January 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1705622400
(Internationl DfE competition) - Exercise as a radiosensitiser: improving efficacy and reducing toxicity of radiotherapy treatment in lung cancer
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Exercise, Oncology, Lung Cancer, Radiotherapy Gillian Prue
Supervisor
Gillian Prue
Funding
Funded
International DfE – competition
Application deadline
2 February 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1706832000
(International DfE competition) - Co-Design for online suicide bereavement support
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Postvention Suicide prevention Bereavement Co-production Digital mental wellbeing Dr Karen Galway
Supervisor
Dr Karen Galway
Funding
Funded
International DfE competition
Application deadline
2 February 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1706832000
DfE Competition - Co-designing dance for disabled children and young people
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Dance, Disability, Inclusion, Co-design, Children Dr Karen McConnell
Supervisor
Dr Karen McConnell
Funding
Funded
DfE Competition
Application deadline
19 January 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1705622400
DfE Competition - The lived experiences of healthy women with an uncomplicated pregnancy who have a late term (41 weeks) induction of labour in Northern Ireland.
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Late term, Induction of labour IOL Healthy women and birth people experiences Phenomenology Dr Maria Healy
Supervisor
Dr Maria Healy
Funding
Funded
DfE Competition
Application deadline
19 January 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1705622400
CAST DfE - Adaptation and testing of ‘Brain 101: What is a Concussion?’ for supporting students with concussion in the classroom.
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Concussion, Children, Education, Schools, Intervention Mark Linden
Supervisor
Mark Linden
Funding
Funded
CAST DfE
Application deadline
19 January 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1705622400
(International DfE competition) - Healthcare professionals understanding of paediatric acquired brain injury in low and middle income countries
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Brain Injury, Children, Low and Middle Income Countries Dr Mark Linden, Director of Research
Supervisor
Dr Mark Linden, Director of Research
Funding
Funded
International DfE competition
Application deadline
2 February 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1706832000
(International DfE competition) - 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
Funded
International DfE - competition
Application deadline
2 February 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1706832000
Supervisor
Dr Susan Clarke
Funding
Funded
DfE Competition
Application deadline
19 January 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1705622400
QUADRAT DTP: Bronze Age upland settlement dynamics in Ireland and northern Britain: environmental vs. non-environmental drivers
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD climate, archaeological science, GIS, archaeology Dr Dirk Brandherm
Supervisor
Dr Dirk Brandherm
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
1 December 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Closed 2 1638316800
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: Human-Animal-Environmental Interactions at Late Medieval Religious Foundations in Ulster
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD archaeological science, forensic and archaeological sciences, archaeology Prof Eileen Murphy
Supervisor
Prof Eileen Murphy
Funding
Funded
NERC Quadrat
Application deadline
9 December 2022
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Closed 2 1670544000
QUADRAT DTP: A Late Glacial and Holocene tephrostratigraphy for Antarctica
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD environmental sciences, geochemistry, geoscience, volcanology Dr Gill Plunkett
Supervisor
Dr Gill Plunkett
Funding
Funded
NERC Quadrat
Application deadline
9 December 2022
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Closed 2 1670544000
Quadrat DTP CASE: Soils as an effective carbon sink? Rates of carbon sequestration and long-term storage in soils across Northern Ireland
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD ecology, soil science, agricultural geography, physical geography Dr Maarten Blaauw
Supervisor
Dr Maarten Blaauw
Funding
Funded
NERC Quadrat
Application deadline
9 December 2022
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Closed 2 1670544000
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
Human-environment dynamics through the Holocene in the Mourne region, Northern Ireland
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Environmental Science, Environmental geography, geoscience, archaeology, cultural heritage Dr Gill Plunkett
Supervisor
Dr Gill Plunkett
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
30 April 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Closed 2 1619737200
QUADRAT DTP: Dynamics of carbon capture in Scottish and Irish peatlands over the past centuries
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Botany/Plant Science, Climatology & Climate Change, Ecology & Conservation, Environmental Science, G Dr Maarten Blaauw
Supervisor
Dr Maarten Blaauw
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
18 January 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Closed 2 1610928000
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
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 CASE: Modelling the fate of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Northwest European Shelf ecosystem with a suite of high-resolution numerical models
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Climatology & Climate Change, Ecotoxicology & Pollution, Environmental Chemistry Dr Kieran O'Driscoll
Supervisor
Dr Kieran O'Driscoll
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
18 January 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1610928000
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Quantifying kelp detrital pathways: what is potentially locked away as Blue Carbon?
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Biochemistry, Biophysics, Botany/Plant Science, Climatology & Climate Change, Ecology & Conservation Dr Louise Kregting
Supervisor
Dr Louise Kregting
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
16 June 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1623798000
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
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Multi-proxy investigation of the effects of a drying climate on peatlands and human activity
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD climate, environmental geography, geoscience Dr Gill Plunkett
Supervisor
Dr Gill Plunkett
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
1 December 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Closed 2 1638316800
Radiocarbon dating of single tree-rings – annual precision records of environmental change
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD climate science, environmental geography, physical geography, geoscience, archaeology Dr Maarten Blaauw
Supervisor
Dr Maarten Blaauw
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
29 April 2022
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Closed 2 1651186800
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
Younger Dryas Apocalypse and Archaeological Conspiracism
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Archaeology, climate Dr Maarten Blaauw
Supervisor
Dr Maarten Blaauw
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
31 July 2023
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Closed 2 1690758000
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
QUADRAT DTP: A Late Glacial and Holocene tephrostratigraphy for Antarctica
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD environmental chemistry, geography, geochemistry, geology Dr Gill Plunkett
Supervisor
Dr Gill Plunkett
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
17 January 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Closed 2 1705449600
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 Open 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
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
31 March 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Open 2 1711843200
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
31 March 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Open 2 1711843200
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 Open 2 1711843200
Seismic Evaluation of the FlexiArch using Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD AI, Civil Engineering, structural mechanics, data analysis Prof Su Taylor
Supervisor
Prof Su Taylor
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
31 March 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Open 2 1711843200
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 Open 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
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 Open 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 Open 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
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
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 Open 2
3D & 4D printing in cancer management
School of Pharmacy | PHD 3D Printing, 4D printing, Bioprinting, Drug Delivery, Cancer treatment, Implants Professor Dimitrios Lamprou
Supervisor
Professor Dimitrios Lamprou
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 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
Unfunded
Chiesi Farmaceutici Ph.D. Studentship
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Novel strategies and innovative technologies to produce amorphous solid dispersion
School of Pharmacy | PHD Bioengineering, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professor Dimitrios Lamprou
Supervisor
Professor Dimitrios Lamprou
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Funded Pharmacy 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 Dr Eneko Larrañeta
Supervisor
Dr Eneko Larrañeta
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Peptide-based nanoparticles for brain targeted gene delivery
School of Pharmacy | PHD Cell Penetrating Peptides, Gene Delivery, Gene Therapy, Nanomedicine, Targeted Treatments Dr Emma McElrean.
Supervisor
Dr Emma McElrean.
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 McElrean.
Supervisor
Dr Emma McElrean.
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
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
Supervisor
Professor Gavin Andrews
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded 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
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
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
DfE Funded - Deadline 31st Jan 2024
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 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
Funded
Dunhill Medical Trust
Application deadline
10 April 2024
School of Pharmacy Funded Pharmacy Open 2 1712703600
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 Open 2
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
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 Open 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
DfE Funding
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
Designing and evaluating novel nanotherapeutics to enhance the effectiveness of radiotherapy in the treatment of solid cancers.
School of Pharmacy | PHD Cancer biology, Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, metastasis Professor Jonathan Coulter
Supervisor
Professor Jonathan Coulter
Funding
Unfunded
DfE Funding
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 Open 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 Open 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
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
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 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
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 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
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
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
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
Funded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Funded Pharmacy Open 2
Supervisor
Dr Laura Sherrard
Funding
Unfunded
Microbiome, biofilm, infection, intensive care
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
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
Development of rapid assays for pathogen detection and antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
School of Pharmacy | PHD Infection, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, molecular microbiology Professor Michael Tunney.
Supervisor
Professor Michael Tunney.
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Pharmacy Funded Pharmacy Open 2 1709164800
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
Designing next-generation urinary catheter materials for clean intermittent self-catheterisation through control of the urinary microbiome
School of Pharmacy | PHD Biomaterials, urinary catheters, stimuli-responsive, 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 Materials science, glycochemistry, medical devices, antimicrobial coatings Dr Matthew Wylie
Supervisor
Dr Matthew Wylie
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
Self-funded project
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
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 Open 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
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
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
Investigating the role of the microbiome in infection and health outcomes following renal transplantation
School of Pharmacy | PHD Microbiome, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), infection, clinical, renal Dr Stephen Kelly
Supervisor
Dr Stephen Kelly
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
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
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 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 Open 2
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 Open 2
Supervisor
Dr. Timofey Skvortsov
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Nanoparticle delivery of antibiotics for treatment of pulmonary infection
School of Pharmacy | PHD 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 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 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 Open 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
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
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 2
Supervisor
Professor Cherie Armour
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 2
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
None specified
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 2
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
None specified
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 2
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
None specified
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 2
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 Dr Donncha Hanna
Supervisor
Dr Donncha Hanna
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 2
Developing Trauma Informed Care principles for Health Professionals
School of Psychology | PHD Trauma, Trauma Informed Care, Health Care Professionals Dr Donncha Hanna
Supervisor
Dr Donncha Hanna
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 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 Open 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
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
12 February 2024
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Closed 2 1707696000
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
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
None specified
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 2
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 Open 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
Supervisor
Dr Mihalis Doumas
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 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 Open 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 Open 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 Open 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 Open 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 Open 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 Open 2
Finance and AI Research Lab
Queen's Business School | PHD economics, finance, geography, politics, maths, computer science, data analytics, computer vision, Professor Declan French
Supervisor
Professor Declan French
Funding
Funded
DfE Co-operative Award in Science and Technology
Application deadline
29 March 2024
Queen's Business School Funded Finance Open 2 1711670400
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 Síobhra Aiken
Supervisor
Síobhra Aiken
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 Co-Supervisor: Dr Trish McTighe
Supervisor
Co-Supervisor: Dr Trish McTighe
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
27 October 2023
School of Arts, English and Languages Funded Drama Closed 2 1698361200
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 Co-Supervisor: Dr Shonagh Hill
Supervisor
Co-Supervisor: Dr Shonagh Hill
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 - Northern Bridge Consortium CDA
Application deadline
15 February 2024
School of Arts, English and Languages Funded English Open 2 1707955200
Diversifying Artificial Intelligence in Music Systems
School of Arts, English and Languages | PHD AI, Bias, Music, Ethics, Inclusion, Accessibility, Neural Networks, Datasets, Disability Studies Professor Franziska Schroeder (Co-Supervisor)
Supervisor
Professor Franziska Schroeder (Co-Supervisor)
Funding
Funded
CAST-Co-operative Award in Science and Technology
Application deadline
28 March 2024
School of Arts, English and Languages Funded Music Open 2 1711584000
Diversifying Artificial Intelligence in Music Systems
School of Arts, English and Languages | PHD AI, Bias, Music, Ethics, Inclusion, Accessibility, Neural Networks, Datasets, Disability Studies Professor Austen Rainer (Co-Supervisor)
Supervisor
Professor Austen Rainer (Co-Supervisor)
Funding
Funded
CAST-Co-operative Award in Science and Technology
Application deadline
28 March 2024
School of Arts, English and Languages Funded Music Open 2 1711584000
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, Nick Birse
Supervisor
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 Open 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
29 February 2024
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1709164800
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 Open 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
Microbial interactions in unique chemosynthetic ecosystems –an integrated ‘Omic approach
School of Biological Sciences | PHD bioinformatics, ecology, environmental, evolution, geochemistry, microbiology, molecular Dr Deepak Kumaresan
Supervisor
Dr Deepak Kumaresan
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 Dr Ben Collins
Supervisor
Dr 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 Open 2
Targeting yeast epigenetics to combat anti-fungal resistance
School of Biological Sciences | PHD health sciences, microbiology, molecular biology, public health Dr Edel Hyland
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 relative importance of different species traits for predicting invasion success and impact - a sensitivity analysis approach
School of Biological Sciences | PHD bioinformatics, computer science, data analysis, ecology, environmental, mathematics Dr Keith Farnsworth
Supervisor
Dr Keith Farnsworth
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Biological Sciences Unfunded Biological Sciences Open 2
The rice paddy microbiome and its impact on plant mineral nutrition
School of Biological Sciences | PHD agriculture, bioinformatics, data analysis, food science, health sciences, public health, statistics Dr Caroline Meharg
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
Using data analytics to identify best practices across the food supply chain that drive nutrition quality
School of Biological Sciences | PHD agriculture, computer science, data analysis, food science, health sciences, public health Dr Danielle McCarthy
Supervisor
Dr Danielle McCarthy
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
14 February 2020
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1581638400
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: Microbial social lives: A multi-scale systems approach to decode microbial metabolic networks
School of Biological Sciences | PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, climate change, ecology, environmental science, geochemistry Dr Deepak Kumaresan
Supervisor
Dr Deepak Kumaresan
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 Open 2
Genome-wide analysis of genetic alterations in prostate cells in response to soy chemicals
School of Biological Sciences | PHD genomics, genetics, cells, soy Professor Gary Hardiman
Supervisor
Professor Gary Hardiman
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Biological Sciences Unfunded Biological Sciences Open 2
A Novel Data Integration Framework for Modeling the Adverse Outcome Pathway
School of Biological Sciences | PHD endocrine disruptors, biostatistics, computational biiology, toxicology, systems biology Professor Gary Hardiman
Supervisor
Professor Gary Hardiman
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Biological Sciences Unfunded Biological Sciences Open 2
Investigate the nutritional potential, for ruminants, of different by-products as an alternative feed supplement for incorporation into animal feed
School of Biological Sciences | PHD by-product, ruminant, tannin, methane, ammonia Dr Katerina Theodoridou
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 Dr Ben Collins
Supervisor
Dr 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
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 Dr Ben Collins
Supervisor
Dr 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
Exploring better nutrition in children; the role of school and home food environments
School of Biological Sciences | PHD childhood nutrition, schools, nutrition security, food access, food environment Dr Danielle McCarthy
Supervisor
Dr Danielle McCarthy
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
Antigenic mimicry of ubiquitin by the human gut microbiota bacterium Bacteroides fragilis; a potential trigger of immune-mediated inflammatory disease
School of Biological Sciences | PHD microbiome, autoantibodies, autoimmune disease, ubiquitin, Bacteroides fragilis, mimotope Dr Linda Stewart
Supervisor
Dr Linda Stewart
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
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
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: How parasites stabilise ecological communities and why it matters
School of Biological Sciences | PHD parasites, ecology Dr Keith Farnsworth
Supervisor
Dr Keith Farnsworth
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
Exploring better nutrition in children; the role of school and home food environments
School of Biological Sciences | PHD childhood nutrition, schools, nutrition security, food access, food environment Dr Danielle McCarthy
Supervisor
Dr Danielle McCarthy
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
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
How The information structure of ecological communities quantitatively affects their ecological function.
School of Biological Sciences | PHD Biodiversity, Mathematics, Computation, Complexity, Theoretical Biology. Dr Keith Farnsworth
Supervisor
Dr Keith Farnsworth
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Biological Sciences Unfunded Biological Sciences Open 2
Community empowerment through DIGItisation in East Africa
School of Biological Sciences | PHD development economics, food security, Self-Help Africa, ICT, digitalisation Dr Martina Bozzola
Supervisor
Dr Martina Bozzola
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
19 July 2022
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1658185200
Polyphenol exposure and cardiometabolic outcomes among breast cancer survivors – a prospective biomarker study.
School of Biological Sciences | PHD Polyphenols, Nutrition, Cancer, Epidemiology, Statistics Dr Tilman Kuhn
Supervisor
Dr Tilman Kuhn
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Biological Sciences Unfunded Biological Sciences Open 2
Drivers and Conservation implications of the global pet trade
School of Biological Sciences | PHD Conservation biology, biological invasions, pet trade, illegal wildlife trade, vertebrates Dr Isabella Capellini
Supervisor
Dr Isabella Capellini
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Biological Sciences Unfunded Biological Sciences Open 2
SFI Centre for Research Training in Genomic Data Science: Creating the infrastructure in the use of genomic tools for pathogen surveillance and control in crops
School of Biological Sciences | PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, genomics, data science, one health, epidemiology Professor Katrina Campbell
Supervisor
Professor Katrina Campbell
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
17 July 2022
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1658012400
Innovative methods of identifying toxigenic fungi in Irish cereal grain, to protect human and animal food chains
School of Biological Sciences | PHD food safety, fungal, mycotoxin, agronomy, food chain, molecular biology Dr Caroline Meharg
Supervisor
Dr Caroline Meharg
Funding
Funded
DAFM/DAERA
Application deadline
31 July 2022
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1659222000
Development of rapid tests for plant toxins
School of Biological Sciences | PHD Biosensor, point-of-care testing, plant toxins, citizen science Dr Katerina Theodoridou
Supervisor
Dr Katerina Theodoridou
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2
Development of rapid tests for plant toxins
School of Biological Sciences | PHD Biosensor, point-of-care testing, plant toxins, citizen science Professor Katrina Campbell
Supervisor
Professor Katrina Campbell
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Biological Sciences Unfunded Biological Sciences Open 2
A selection index to identify clover varieties of enhanced agronomic value
School of Biological Sciences | PHD clover, Carbon Profit Index, agriculture, climate Dr Caroline Meharg
Supervisor
Dr Caroline Meharg
Funding
Funded
Teagasc
Application deadline
24 March 2023
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1679616000
How the interactome defines the biological activity of members of the KDM4A subfamily of histone demethylases.
School of Biological Sciences | PHD cancer, epigenetic, mass-spectrometry, PTM, signalling Dr Konstantin Panov
Supervisor
Dr Konstantin Panov
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Biological Sciences Unfunded Biological Sciences Open 2
Role of vitamin D in the recurrence of bovine tuberculosis (MPhil)
School of Biological Sciences | PHD vitamin D, bovine TB, agriculture, livestock, molecular biology, immunology Professor Ilias Kyriazakis
Supervisor
Professor Ilias Kyriazakis
Funding
Funded
HEA
Application deadline
15 August 2022
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1660518000
Alternative therapies for treating drug resistant fungal infections
School of Biological Sciences | PHD Dr Linda Oyama
Supervisor
Dr Linda Oyama
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Biological Sciences Unfunded Biological Sciences Open 2
Improving nutrient utilisation, animal health, and food production efficiency via dietary directed modulation of the intestinal barrier
School of Biological Sciences | PHD Food science, nutrition, animal health, food security, biological science Professor Mark Mooney
Supervisor
Professor Mark Mooney
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Biological Sciences Unfunded Biological Sciences Open 2
Post-weaning dispersal behaviour, growth and survival of male fallow deer fawns
School of Biological Sciences | PHD Dispersal behaviour, Social networks, Growth rate and mortality, Personality, Deer Dr Domhnall Jennings
Supervisor
Dr Domhnall Jennings
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Biological Sciences Unfunded Biological Sciences Open 2
Antibacterial activity and mode of action of phytochemicals against resistant bacteria of health and economic importance
School of Biological Sciences | PHD Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), antibiotic alternative, Phytochemicals, one health, food security Dr Chen Situ
Supervisor
Dr Chen Situ
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Biological Sciences Unfunded Biological Sciences Open 2
The effects of agri-environmental measures on pollinator diversity and resource availability
School of Biological Sciences | PHD pollinators, biodiversity, landscape diversity, landscape, management, agri-environment, ecology Dr Lorraine Scott
Supervisor
Dr Lorraine Scott
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
3 February 2023
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1675382400
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
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
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
Climate change & ecosystem health: Microbial interactions and its impact on methane flux in lake ecosystems
School of Biological Sciences | PHD Methane, climate change, molecular microbiology, ecosystem health, Sensors Dr Deepak Kumaresan
Supervisor
Dr Deepak Kumaresan
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Biological Sciences Unfunded Biological Sciences Open 2
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 Open 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
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 Open 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 Dr Bobby Graham
Supervisor
Dr 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
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
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
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
Functional Analysis of Bacteroides fragilis Ubiquitin
School of Biological Sciences | PHD microbiome, autoimmune disease, Bacteroides fragilis, ubiquitin, molecular mimicry Dr Linda Stewart
Supervisor
Dr Linda Stewart
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
24 March 2023
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1679616000
‘Bacteroides fragilis ubiquitin: Investigating the impact of this molecular mimic’
School of Biological Sciences | PHD molecular mimicry, microbiota, autoimmune disease Dr Linda Stewart
Supervisor
Dr Linda Stewart
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1709164800
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 Open 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
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 Dr Bobby Graham
Supervisor
Dr Bobby Graham
Funding
Funded
BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP
Application deadline
17 March 2023
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1679011200
Drug discovery and exploration using Chemoprotoeomics
School of Biological Sciences | PHD Chemoproteomics, mass spectrometry, drug discovery, disease models Dr Bobby Graham
Supervisor
Dr Bobby Graham
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1709164800
Animal movement for disease control in grazing ruminants under climate change
School of Biological Sciences | PHD animal biology, health, disease Professor Eric Morgan
Supervisor
Professor Eric Morgan
Funding
Funded
BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP
Application deadline
17 March 2023
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1679011200
Mini-livers: Stem cell-derived ruminant liver organoids as a next generation drug metabolism platform
School of Biological Sciences | PHD animal biology, health, disease Dr Mark Robinson
Supervisor
Dr Mark Robinson
Funding
Funded
BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP
Application deadline
17 March 2023
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1679011200
Hot and Hungry: changes in mobility, speciation, and availability of nutrients to plants under climate change
School of Biological Sciences | PHD plant health, resilience, yield, growth Dr Jason Chin
Supervisor
Dr Jason Chin
Funding
Funded
BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP
Application deadline
17 March 2023
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1679011200
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
Regulation of Inflammasome Function by the Ubiquitin System’
School of Biological Sciences | PHD bioscience, discovery Dr Ben Collins
Supervisor
Dr Ben Collins
Funding
Funded
BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP
Application deadline
17 March 2023
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1679011200
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
New Chemoproteomics Tools for Drug Discovery in Inflammation
School of Biological Sciences | PHD proteomics, chemoproteomics, inflammasome, inflammation, drug discovery Dr Ben Collins
Supervisor
Dr Ben Collins
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
29 February 2024
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Open 2 1709164800
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
Advanced Mass Spectrometry to Expand the Chemical Proteomics Toolset
School of Biological Sciences | PHD Dr Ben Collins
Supervisor
Dr Ben Collins
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
13 March 2024
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Open 2 1710288000
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
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
Supervisor
Dr Qiaozhu Su
Funding
Funded
BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP
Application deadline
17 March 2023
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1679011200
Supervisor
Dr Linda Oyama
Funding
Funded
BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP
Application deadline
17 March 2023
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Closed 2 1679011200
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 Open 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 Open 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 Open 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
Supervisor
Professor Nigel Scollan
Funding
Funded
AgriSearch
Application deadline
31 July 2023
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Open 2 1690758000
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
Supervisor
Dr Cuong Cao
Funding
Funded
UK Research and Innovation
Application deadline
14 January 2024
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Open 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 Open 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
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
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
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 Ross Cuthbert
Supervisor
Ross Cuthbert
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
25 March 2024
School of Biological Sciences Funded Biological Sciences Open 2 1711324800
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 Dr Stephen Cochrane
Supervisor
Dr 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 Dr Stephen Cochrane
Supervisor
Dr 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 Dr Mark Muldoon
Supervisor
Dr 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 Dr Mark Muldoon
Supervisor
Dr 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 Dr Stephen Cochrane
Supervisor
Dr 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 Dr Stephen Cochrane
Supervisor
Dr Stephen Cochrane
Funding
Funded
Horizon Europe / Department for Economy NI
Application deadline
26 January 2024
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Funded Chemistry Closed 2 1706227200
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 Dr Mark Muldoon
Supervisor
Dr 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
Waste Valorisation Chemistry for an Integrated 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
26 January 2024
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Funded Chemistry Closed 2 1706227200
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
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
26 January 2024
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Funded Chemistry Closed 2 1706227200
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 Dr Mark Muldoon
Supervisor
Dr 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 Open 2 1710979200
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, Dr Fionnuala Lundy
Supervisor
Dr 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, Dr Fionnuala Lundy
Supervisor
Dr 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
Nutritional strategies to reduce dental caries in children
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Nutrition, dental, children Dr Fionnuala Lundy
Supervisor
Dr Fionnuala Lundy
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Unfunded Dentistry Open 2
Nutritional strategies to reduce dental caries in children
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Nutrition, dental, children Dr Fionnuala Lundy
Supervisor
Dr Fionnuala Lundy
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Unfunded Medicine Closed 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
Supervisor
Dr Philip Dunne
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
20 March 2022
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Funded Dentistry Closed 2 1647734400
Supervisor
Dr Philip Dunne
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
20 March 2022
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Funded Medicine Closed 2 1647734400
Supervisor
Dr Gareth McKay
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
17 July 2022
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Funded Dentistry Closed 2 1658012400
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 Dr Kienan Savage
Supervisor
Dr 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 Dr Kienan Savage
Supervisor
Dr 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 Prof Christopher McCabe
Supervisor
Prof 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
Supervisor
Professor Nathan Congdon
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Funded Dentistry Closed 2
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
10 April 2024
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Funded Medicine Open 2 1712703600
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
29 February 2024
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Funded Medicine Closed 2 1709164800
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 regulation pathways of Neutrophil Serine Protease (NSP) 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
23 February 2024
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Funded Medicine Closed 2 1708646400
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 Open 2 1710720000
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 Open 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 Open 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 Open 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 Open 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 Open 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
10 April 2024
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Funded Medicine Open 2 1712703600
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 Open 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 Open 2 1712703600
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 Open 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
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 V Sivakumar
Supervisor
Dr V 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 Dr Wesley Flannery
Supervisor
Dr Wesley Flannery
Funding
Funded
DfE Studentship
Application deadline
11 September 2020
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Planning Closed 2 1599778800
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
Classification, material composition and function of Irish Middle Bronze Age flanged axes and palstaves
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Archaeology, Bronze Age, Ireland, Irish, metal analysis, metalwork, palstaves, axes, artefact studie Dr Dirk Brandherm
Supervisor
Dr Dirk Brandherm
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Natural and Built Environment Unfunded Archaeology & Palaeoecology Open 2
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
Do kelp forests lock away carbon to be forgotten
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Macroalgae, water motion, carbon, ecology Dr Louise Kregting
Supervisor
Dr Louise Kregting
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Natural and Built Environment Unfunded Civil Engineering Closed 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
Micro-climate modelling on the southern margin of the Red River Delta, Vietnam
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Micro-climate, topographic variation, climate modelling, human impact, palaeo-climate Dr Ryan Rabett
Supervisor
Dr Ryan Rabett
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Natural and Built Environment Unfunded Archaeology & Palaeoecology 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
Supervisor
Professor Wei Sha
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Natural and Built Environment Unfunded Civil Engineering Open 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
Establishing a Climate Resilient Adapted National Network (CRANN) of Bridges
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD civil engineering, climate science, transport geography, structural engineering, data analysis, stat Dr Myra Lydon
Supervisor
Dr Myra Lydon
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
31 March 2022
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1648681200
SHM informed scour risk monitoring to enhance the resilience of bridge networks
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil engineering, structural engineering, climate science, transport geography, data analysis, stat Dr Myra Lydon
Supervisor
Dr Myra Lydon
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
31 March 2022
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1648681200
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
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
Improving the shrinkage behaviour and efflorescence formation of low carbon geopolymer concrete
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Geopolymer Professor Wei Sha
Supervisor
Professor Wei Sha
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Natural and Built Environment Unfunded Civil Engineering Open 2
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 Open 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 Open 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
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 Open 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 Open 2 1712703600
Benchmarking social value for Landfills
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
29 February 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Open 2 1709164800
Supervisor
Dr Heather Ritchie
Funding
Funded
Marine Institute
Application deadline
31 January 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Planning Closed 2 1706659200
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
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 Open 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 Open 2 1709164800
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
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