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 2022.
Duration
3.5 yearsApplication deadline
Funding information
UKRI-aligned stipend (£15,609 pa for 2021-22), approved University of Surrey fees and a research budget.
Funding source
The University of SurreyAbout
We are seeking outstanding PhD candidates to undertake fully funded (3.5 year) studentships in the area of One Health, One Medicine.
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.
FHMS is offering innovative research projects in topics spanning the full breadth of our research themes, including several cross-faculty studentships with the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Candidates can apply for up to two of the projects listed below. Please note that the project preferences of the strongest applicants will determine which of these projects proceed.
| AI for precision medicine: Subgroup discovery in survival analysis with high-dimensional data | Details |
| Ambulatory tracking of human biological rhythms through metabolic profiling | Details |
| An investigation of the role of energy balance modification on anti-tumour and health responses in older adults with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). | Details |
| Bridging the gap? The changes in cognition and brain functions due to a foundation year programme and their modulation using neurostimulation | Details |
| Characterising the transcriptional response that regulates the protective effects of the mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt) in the failing heart | Details |
| Defining the molecular drivers of cartilage regeneration | Details |
| Development of an ultra-flexible, wireless and battery free mesh-device for cardiac rhythm monitoring and stimulation. | Details |
| Development of spatially resolved single and sub-cellular omics | Details |
| ERK2- and PLK1-mediated phosphor-regulation of the scaffolding protein TIRAP during TLR4 signalling and inflammation. | Details |
| Evaluation and design of auto-regulatory feedback models for RNA-binding proteins | Details |
| Exploring barriers to cervical screening among women with learning disabilities: A mixed-methods studentship | Details |
| Exploring the macrophage response to mycobacteria | Details |
| Extracellular matrix-like bioelectronics induced human cardiac organoids for multifunctional physiological interrogation and disease modelling | Details |
| Global Analysis of Protein-RNA Interactions during Vaccinia Virus Infection and their Impact on Virus Differentiation and Spread | Details |
| Identification of the Molecular Determinants Underlying the Emergence of Androgen Receptor-Variants in Enzalutamide-resistant Prostate Cancer (ERPC) | Details |
| Impact of human and animal healthcare professionals and tap supply water on the bacterial and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gene content of handwashing sinks | Details |
| Impact of Motor Skills on Wellbeing: The Roles of Relationships and the Self | Details |
| Innate immune responses to HSV1 in human skin | Details |
| Insects as a dietary protein source in nutrition and health: Feasibility of a sustainable alternative to animal-based protein sources | Details |
| Investigating the evolution, zoonotic transmission and population structure of the intestinal worm Ascaris using genomics approaches | Details |
| Mental health benefits of biodiversity in nature | Details |
| Neurocognitive mechanisms of counting knowledge in early development | Details |
| New Precision Medicine Approaches for the Treatment of Pernicious Anaemia - A neglected autoimmune disease of Vitamin B12 Deficiency. | Details |
| Nutritional, economic, and environmental impacts on anaemia in Indian children from birth to age 18 years | Details |
| Optimising the delivery of virtual consultations (VCs) to support the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary and community care. | Details |
| Physiological basis linking sleep continuity and age-related cognitive deficits: in vivo manipulation and monitoring of activity of layer 5 neurons in the cortex of mice | Details |
| Rapid methods of assessing cellular immunity to SARS-CoV-2 | Details |
| Reducing mental health stigma in allied health professionals in training using Immersive VR. | Details |
| Reduction of adverse vascular remodelling by perivascular injection of nanofibre-based scaffold for progenitor cell delivery | Details |
| Role of the ColV-plasmids in defining the Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli pathotypes | Details |
| The neurological basis of health and fitness related compulsive behaviours: a comparison of brain activity related to exercise dependence and health-focused eating disorders with addiction and OCD | Details |
| The role of the gut microbiome in mental health and well-being in University students | Details |
| Understanding and addressing patient and clinician uncertainty in the appraisal of vague symptoms- improving earlier diagnosis of blood cancer. | Details |
| Understanding the cyclic AMP signalling pathway in Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a route to antiTBiotic drug discovery | Details |
| Understanding the mechanisms underpinning poor mental health outcomes in children with reading disorders | Details |
| Unravelling regulatory signalling interactions and metabolic changes underlying B-cell development in hematological disorders. | Details |
| Williams Syndrome as a model to understand the impact of impaired motor development on cognitive development in neurodevelopmental disorders | Details |
Please note with are also running another PhD studentship scheme, the Pathogens and Host Defences Doctoral Training Partnerships, in parallel with this one and are welcoming applications to that scheme as well.
Eligibility criteria
Applicants for PhDs in Biosciences and Medicine, Health Sciences or Veterinary Medicine and Science are expected to have a good honours degree (first or upper second) or a masters degree in an appropriate discipline. Applicants for PhDs in Psychology are expected to hold a minimum of an upper second-class honours degree (65 per cent or above) in psychology (or a related discipline) and a masters degree in a relevant subject with a pass of 65 per cent or above.
English language requirements: IELTS Academic: 6.5 or above (or equivalent) with 6 in each individual category.
How to apply
Please submit an application to only one of the schemes (Faculty-funded or Pathogens and Host Defences DTP). For either scheme, applicants can express interest in either one or two of the advertised projects.
Applications should be submitted via the online application portal for the PhD programme specified in the individual project adversitements:
- Biosciences and Medicine PhD programme
- Health Sciences PhD programme
- Psychology PhD programme
- Veterinary Medicine and Science PhD programme
N.B. Please select the October 2022 start date when applying.
When completing your application, in place of a research proposal, please provide a 1-page document containing the reference numbers(s), project title(s) and 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.
Application deadline
Contact details
For informal enquiries, please click on the link next to the project that interests you. You will then be able to contact the relevant project supervisor.
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