Studentships

Browse our frequently updated list of funded studentships open for applications. You may also be eligible to apply for other funding opportunities offered by the Doctoral College.

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PhD studentship in morphological change

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All fees, stipend at UKRI rates p.a. (currently at £17,668), and a budget for conference travel.
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Human Inspired Video Recognition using top down and bottom-up features

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Full home or international tuition fee cover Stipend at UKRI rates p.a. (currently at £17,668) Budget for conference travel.
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Understanding B cell development in immunity: age-related changes

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Whilst the candidate is in the UK, the University of Surrey funding will include UKRI-aligned stipend (£17,668 pa for 2022-23) and approved fees. Whilst in Singapore, funding from A*STAR will consist of a stipend (inclusive of housing subsidy) of SGD 3300/month, a one-time airfare grant to Singapore of SGD 1,500, a one-time settling-in allowance in Singapore of SGD 1,000, a one-time IT allowance of SGD 800, medical insurance and a conference allowance.
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Novel AI methods for identifying cellular communities in spatial transcriptomics data of cancer tissues

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Whilst the candidate is in the UK, the University of Surrey funding will include UKRI-aligned stipend (£17,668 pa for 2022-23) and approved fees. Whilst in Singapore, funding from A*STAR will consist of a stipend (inclusive of housing subsidy) of SGD 3300/month, a one-time airfare grant to Singapore of SGD 1,500, a one-time settling-in allowance in Singapore of SGD 1,000, a one-time IT allowance of SGD 800, medical insurance and a conference allowance.
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Unravelling pathogenic processes at cellular levels in head and neck and thoracic cancer

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Whilst the candidate is in the UK, the University of Surrey funding will include UKRI-aligned stipend (£17,668 pa for 2022-23) and approved fees. Whilst in Singapore, funding from A*STAR will consist of a stipend (inclusive of housing subsidy) of SGD 3300/month, a one-time airfare grant to Singapore of SGD 1,500, a one-time settling-in allowance in Singapore of SGD 1,000, a one-time IT allowance of SGD 800, medical insurance and a conference allowance.
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Joint University of Surrey and A*STAR PhD studentships

Funding information:

Whilst the candidate is in the UK, the University of Surrey funding will include UKRI-aligned stipend (£17,668 pa for 2022-23) and approved fees. Whilst in Singapore, funding from A*STAR will consist of a stipend (inclusive of housing subsidy) of SGD 3300/month, a one-time airfare grant to Singapore of SGD 1,500, a one-time settling-in allowance in Singapore of SGD 1,000, a one-time IT allowance of SGD 800, medical insurance and a conference allowance.
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AI applications for surround camera imaging

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Funding provides a maintenance stipend of £19,000 p.a.. In addition tuition fees are covered at home rate. The studentship is offered for 3 years initially with an addition 6 months funding to write up the PhD.
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Bioinspired networks and molecular micromachine resembling cellular cytoskeleton

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UKRI stipend
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Modelling immuno-metabolic alterations to characterize disease pathogenesis and progression using single cell and spatial multi 'omic technologies

Funding information:

UKRI-aligned stipend (£17,668 pa for 2021-22) and approved University of Surrey fees.
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Smart flooring solutions for fall protection

Funding information:

The studentship will cover University fees and a stipend (£15,400) for 3 years in addition to £1,000 per annum to be spent on research and training for the student.
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Investigation of microstructure, micro-residual stress and strain evolution in novel bioinspired biocomposites using time-resolved 3D micro-X-ray diffraction tomography

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Home fee allowance (£4,500) with automatic increase to UKRI rate each year A stipend of £20,198 for 22/23, which will increase each year in line with the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) rate. Benefits of Diamond's jointly funded studentships:
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Lung-deposited surface area deposition of airborne nanoparticles in different environments

Funding information:

The studentship funding covers academic fees for UK/home students. Your home fee will be covered. You will also receive a standard EPSRC stipend amount of £20,688 per annum to cover your living expenses. Additional funding will be made available to present your work at a conference and for project-related costs. Any international candidate, who is not qualified as home/UK student, should have to cover the home and international fee difference of around £16,000 per year.
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