Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences studentships

The University of Surrey’s Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (FHMS) is delighted to announce its new PhD studentship programme for 2023. We are seeking outstanding PhD candidates to undertake fully funded (3.5 year) studentships in the area of One Health, One Medicine.

Start date

1 October 2023

Duration

3.5 years

Application deadline

06 January 2023

Funding source

University of Surrey

Funding information

UKRI-aligned stipend (£17,668 pa for 2022-23), approved University of Surrey fees and a research budget.

About

The University of Surrey provides a vibrant, interdisciplinary research environment, with access to state-of-the-art facilities. We see our postgraduate researchers as an integral part of our research community, collaborating and innovating together with academics at all levels.

We want the most talented researchers from diverse backgrounds to join us, bringing new ideas and perspectives. We will help you make the most of your potential, removing barriers where we can and supporting you with dedicated career guidance. We offer generous funding packages, sector-leading researcher development training and mentoring, and dedicated employability support.

Whatever your aspirations, Surrey is where research careers are launched and nurtured.

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is offering innovative research projects in topics spanning the full breadth of our research themes. Candidates can apply for up to two of the projects. The project preferences of the strongest applicants will determine which of these projects proceed.

Projects

Project reference	Project title
FHMS - FF - 01 BIO	Artificial intelligence to enable omics integration - delivering enhanced data utilisation for biomarker discovery
FHMS - FF - 02 BIO	Interferon-mediated restriction of zoonotic orthopoxviruses
FHMS - FF - 03 PSY	Understanding the mechanisms underpinning poor mental health outcomes in children with reading disorders
FHMS - FF - 04 PSY	Achieving independence: Exploration and wayfinding in virtual reality and real- world environments and its impact on spatial knowledge
FHMS - FF - 05 PSY	How does aphantasia hinder mathematics learning in children?
FHMS - FF - 06 VET	Implementing artificial intelligence (AI) approaches to improve disease detection and biosecurity in livestock farms
FHMS - FF - 07 BIO	The use of larval zebrafish as a model for longitudinal objective assessment of endogenous circadian rhythms
FHMS - FF - 08 HS
FHMS - FF - 08 HS	Patient stratification in anaemia: Leveraging machine learning to improve understanding of health outcomes in pregnant women and in their children
FHMS - FF - 09 PSY	Improving ageing markers in the gut microbiome for healthy ageing
FHMS - FF - 10 BIO	Re-Polarisation of macrophages in the tumour microenvironment of oesophageal adenocarcinoma for optimal therapeutic benefit
FHMS - FF - 11 VET	Investigating artificial intelligence (AI) tools for robust animal behaviour analysis
FHMS - FF - 12 BIO	Longitudinal profiling of microbiota rhythms in stool samples from shift worker and obese in vivo, in vitro and in silico
FHMS - FF - 13 BIO	Insects as a dietary protein source in nutrition and health: Feasibility of a sustainable alternative to aminal-based protein source
FHMS - FF - 14 BIO	Uncovering the rules that govern inhibition of the Sec61 translocon, a druggable target in cancer, infection and immunity
FHMS - FF - 15 PSY	Assessing the impact of neurostimulation in mild cognitive impairment
FHMS - FF - 16 PSY	Neurocognitive mechanisms of numerical knowledge acquisition in toddlerhood
FHMS - FF - 17 BIO	Exploring the antiviral PKR response pathway in herpes simplex virus infection using new clinical isolates
FHMS - FF - 18 BIO/VET	Understanding how the mitochondrial unfolded protein response and integrated stress response communicate to drive cellular adaptation to stress
FHMS - FF - 19 HS	Developing and enhancing a digital intervention model to reduce the harm caused by alcohol consumption before and during pregnancy
FHMS - FF - 20 BIO	Understanding the role of stress granules in tuberculosis as a route towards novel therapeutics
FHMS - FF - 21 VET	Assessing and predicting the impact of environmental factors on campylobacteriosis using mathematical modelling and artificial intelligence
FHMS - FF - 22 BIO	Diagnosis and quantification of subtype admixture in pancreatic cancer tumours with machine learning methods
FHMS - FF - 23 BIO	Modelling individual heterogeneity in response to treatment using Bayesian mixture models
FHMS - FF - 24 VET	Computational modelling and simulation of surgery in craniosynostosis associated cerebrospinal fluid disorders
FHMS - FF - 25 BIO	Impact of light on sleep, circadian rhythms and clinical symptoms in people living with dementia
FHMS - FF - 26 BIO	Development of a new tuberculosis vaccine by gene-editing and phospholipid profiling
FHMS - FF - 27 PSY	The impact of sleep disturbance on the relationship between developmental coordination disorder (DCD/Dyspraxia) and mental health
FHMS - FF - 28 BIO	Characterizing endothelial endotype in sepsis and post-surgical inflammation
FHMS - FF - 30 BIO	Personalised thalamic targeting for temporal interference brain stimulation during sleep
FHMS - FF - 31 BIO	Unravelling signalling– and metabolic–dependent molecular switches underlying network rewiring in the onset of cancer and autoimmune disorders
FHMS - FF - 32 BIO	Probiotic bacteria as a therapeutic and preventative strategy for RSV-disease
FHMS - FF - 33 BIO	Unravelling biological subtypes of neurodegenerative disease by multi-omics and machine learning
FHMS - FF - 34 BIO	Defining viral subversion of RNA turnover in human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection
FHMS - FF - 35 BIO/VET	Role of plasmids and other mobile elements in defining the Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli pathotype

Eligibility criteria

Open to any UK or international candidates. Up to 30% of the University of Surrey funded studentships may be awarded to international students. Find out more about eligibility.

How to apply

You may apply for one or two of these faculty-funded studentship. A single online application should be submitted via the application portal for the PhD programme specified in the individual project advertisements:

Please note: Select the October 2023 start date when applying.

When completing your application, in place of a research proposal, please provide a 1-page document containing:

Reference numbers(s)
Project title(s)
Supervisor name(s).

Of the project or two projects you have selected, together with an explanation of your motivations for wanting to study for a PhD and your reasons for selecting the project(s) you have chosen.

To complete a full application, you MUST also email a copy of your CV and 1-page motivational statement directly to the relevant project principal supervisor of each project you apply for.

Studentship FAQs

Read our studentship FAQs to find out more about applying and funding.

Application deadline

06 January 2023

Contact details

For informal enquiries, please follow the link to the project that interests you. You will then be able to contact the relevant project supervisor.

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