Natural and Built Environment

The Hugh Wisnom Scholarship

Queen's University Belfast

School of Natural and Built Environment

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
Funding: Funded
Application deadline: 15 May 2026

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

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

If you require any further support, please contact: Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences – askAHSS@qub.ac.uk Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences – askEPS@qub.ac.uk Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences – askMHLS@qub.ac.uk Queen's Business School – askQBS@qub.ac.uk Further information about faculties and schools can be found here.

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Further information about faculties and schools can be found here.

The Hugh Wisnom Scholarship School of Natural and Built Environment Funding Funded Application deadline | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Closed | 1

The Soulby Research Fund School of Natural and Built Environment Funding Funded Application deadline | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Closed | 1

NINE Northern Ireland and North East of England DTP Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 22 January 2021 | Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work | Funded | Closed | 1 | 1611331200

NINE Northern Ireland and North East of England DTP Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funding Funded Application deadline 20 January 2025 | Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work | Funded | Closed | 1 | 1737388800

Queen’s University/China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarships Funding Funded Application deadline 21 January 2025 | Funded | Closed | 1 | 1737503100

Data-Driven Decisions: Transforming Urgent Care Patient Outcomes and Resource Allocation for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Laura Boyle Supervisor Dr Laura Boyle Funding Funded CAST Studentship with NI Ambulance Service Application deadline 1 December 2026 | School of Mathematics and Physics | Funded | Mathematics | Open | 2 | 1796083200

Protecting the Final Optic: Experimental Approaches to Debris Characterization and control for Next-Generation Inertial Fusion Energy Reactors School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Inertial confinement fusion ; laser-plasma interactions ; high-power lasers Dr Charlotte Palmer Supervisor Dr Charlotte Palmer Funding Funded EPS DTP Application deadline 13 February 2026 | School of Mathematics and Physics | Funded | Physics | Closed | 2 | 1770940800

Automation of high repetition rate high-power lasers for industrial applications School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD High-power lasers, industrial applications, x-rays, positrons, gamma-rays, wakefield acceleration, m Professor Gianluca Sarri Supervisor Professor Gianluca Sarri Funding Funded EPS DTP Application deadline 13 February 2026 | School of Mathematics and Physics | Funded | Physics | Closed | 2 | 1770940800

Ultrafast interaction of ionising radiation in matter: tracking material damage and breakdown. School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Brendan Dromey Supervisor Professor Brendan Dromey Funding Funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Application deadline 13 February 2026 | School of Mathematics and Physics | Funded | Physics | Closed | 2 | 1770940800

PhD in Theoretical many-body physics and quantum chemistry: Many-body theory and computation of low-energy antimatter interactions with matter and light [within ERC-funded research group]. School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Dermot Green Supervisor Professor Dermot Green Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 2 February 2026 | School of Mathematics and Physics | Funded | Physics | Closed | 2 | 1769990400

Advanced Chemically Assisted Ion Beam Etching (CAIBE) for Wafer‑Scale Fabrication of Compound Semiconductor Lasers School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Robert Bowman Supervisor Professor Robert Bowman Funding Funded Seagate/AMIC Application deadline 12 June 2026 | School of Mathematics and Physics | Funded | Physics | Closed | 2 | 1781222400

Survivor Stories: Creative Writing to Reframe Violence Against Women and Girls School of Arts, English and Languages | PHD Violence Against Women and Girls; Survivor-centred narratives; Literary trauma studies Dr Stephanie Lehner Supervisor Dr Stephanie Lehner Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Arts, English and Languages | Funded | English | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Immersive Applications to aid Cognitive Development in Autistic Children School of Arts, English and Languages | PHD Immersive, Games Technologies, Autism, Behavioural Analysis, Intervention, Emotional Regulation Darragh Lydon Supervisor Darragh Lydon Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 January 2026 | School of Arts, English and Languages | Funded | Games Technologies | Closed | 2 | 1769731200

Re-Sounding Identities: VR Music-Making & Storytelling with Asylum-Seeking Communities School of Arts, English and Languages | PHD VR/XR, music, Asylum seeking communities, immersive storytelling, co-design, socially engaged practi Dr Anders Rykkja Supervisor Dr Anders Rykkja Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 January 2026 | School of Arts, English and Languages | Funded | Arts Management and Cultural Policy | Closed | 2 | 1769731200

Social Forgetting and Protestant Re-engagements with the Irish Language in Belfast School of Arts, English and Languages | PHD Gaeilge, Irish Language, Irish and Celtic Studies, TURAS, Irish Studies, Cultural Memory, Social For Dr Marcas Mac Coinnigh Supervisor Dr Marcas Mac Coinnigh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 January 2026 | School of Arts, English and Languages | Funded | Irish & Celtic | Closed | 2 | 1769731200

Are children’s intuitions about ownership impacted by concerns for human flourishing? School of Psychology | PHD Ownership; development; children; human flourishing; ownership obligations Professor Aidan Feeney Supervisor Professor Aidan Feeney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Lost in Thought: Exploring Children's Awareness of Mind Wandering School of Psychology | PHD attention, mind wandering, metacognition, cognitive development, academic achievement Dr Agnieszka Graham Supervisor Dr Agnieszka Graham Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Words for Feelings: Exploring the Development of Emotional Granularity in Children and Adolescents School of Psychology | PHD emotional granularity, child and adolescent development, child and adolescent mental health Dr Agnieszka Graham Supervisor Dr Agnieszka Graham Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Neural Signatures of Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease School of Psychology | PHD Parkinson’s Disease; Balance; Gait; Freezing of gait; Electroencephalography; Dr Andrew Monaghan Supervisor Dr Andrew Monaghan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Cognitive and Motor Set-Shifting in Aging School of Psychology | PHD Aging; Balance Control; Falls Risk; Cognitive-Motor Set-Shifting; Attentional Switching; Alpha React Dr Andrew Monaghan Supervisor Dr Andrew Monaghan Funding Funded potentially DfE/School funded Application deadline 27 February 2026 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1772150400

Coaching Identity and Mental Health Guidelines in Community Sport: A Social Identity Approach School of Psychology | PHD Mental health; Sport psychology; Coaching identity; Social identity; Community sport; GAA Dr Andrew Monaghan Supervisor Dr Andrew Monaghan Funding Funded Movember and QUB School of Psychology Application deadline 14 August 2026 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1786665600

Collective victimhood, imagined futures, and the constitutional status of Northern Ireland School of Psychology | PHD Psychology ; Social psychology; Political psychology; qualitative Dr Andrew McNeill Supervisor Dr Andrew McNeill Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1738886400

Inclusivity in Higher Education: Exploring Contexts, Barriers, and Facilitators of Positive Student Experiences School of Psychology | PHD Pedagogy; Student Experience; Curriculum Design; Diversity; Inclusivity; Neurodiversity; Accessible Dr Aideen McParland Supervisor Dr Aideen McParland Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Developing and Validating a Mobile Health Tool for Predicting Postpartum Depression Symptoms School of Psychology | PHD Post partum depression, PPD, app, technology Dr Anna Truzzi Supervisor Dr Anna Truzzi Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Application deadline 27 February 2026 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1772150400

Two halves make a whole: Exploring the role of the families in caring for police officers with occupational related psychological distress. School of Psychology | PHD health, well-being, trauma Professor Cherie Armour Supervisor Professor Cherie Armour Funding Unfunded Application deadline 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

A mixed-methods investigation of the mechanisms linking domestic violence and abuse (DVA) to obesity School of Psychology | PHD Eating Disorder; Obesity; Trauma; Domestic Violence; Childhood Abuse; PTSD; Shame; Body Image Professor Cherie Armour Supervisor Professor Cherie Armour Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Finding “home” in a cultural landscape of migration and belonging School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD History, public history, migration, letters, popular history, diaspora Dr Sophie Cooper Supervisor Dr Sophie Cooper Funding Funded CAST Collaborative Studentship Application deadline 10 March 2025 | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Funded | History | Closed | 2 | 1741564800

Ulster-Americans: Ulster immigrant life in an American city tenement, 1840-1910 School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Museum Studies, Migration, Material Culture, Irish Diaspora, Ulster, History Dr Sophie Cooper Supervisor Dr Sophie Cooper Funding Funded AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) Application deadline 21 May 2025 | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Funded | History | Closed | 2 | 1747785600

Belfast’s ‘bad girls’ and gender-based discrimination, c.1870-1920 School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Women; history; sexuality; gender; crime; deviance; Professor Elaine Farell Supervisor Professor Elaine Farell Funding Funded DfECollaborative Studentship Application deadline 13 January 2026 | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Funded | History | Closed | 2 | 1768262400

Observing the Heavens from the ‘Periphery’: Astronomy in Ireland 1640-1830 School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD History, Astronomy, Culture, Scientific Revolution, Dr Leonie Hannan Supervisor Dr Leonie Hannan Funding Funded DfE Collaborative Studentship Application deadline 13 January 2026 | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Funded | History | Closed | 2 | 1768262400

Our Place: Our Stories: History and Placemaking among Belfast's Underserved Communities School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD History, public history, participatory action research, engaged research, community history, contest Professor Olwen Purdue Supervisor Professor Olwen Purdue Funding Funded DfECollaborative Studentship Application deadline 13 January 2026 | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Funded | History | Closed | 2 | 1768262400

It all adds up – Supporting children’s arithmetic from the start School of Psychology | PHD Mathematical equivalence; early arithmetic; equals sign understanding; early intervention; numerical Dr Chang Xu Supervisor Dr Chang Xu 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

The Double-Edged Sword of Identity: Investigating Whether Single-Identity Work in Northern Ireland Reinforces Boundaries or Builds Bridges to Contact School of Psychology | PHD Social identity, divided societies, intergroup contact, Northern Ireland, social cohesion Dr Danielle Blaylock Supervisor Dr Danielle Blaylock Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Creative Practices and Processes for Building Safer Communities. School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Arts, music, theatre, conflict transformation, peacebuilding, socially engaged, inclusion, divided c Professor Fiona Magowan Supervisor Professor Fiona Magowan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 13 January 2026 | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Funded | Anthropological Studies | Closed | 2 | 1768262400

Migrants, Refugees and Housing School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Housing; migrants; refugees; wellbeing; integration; materiality Dr Evi Chatzipanagiotidou Supervisor Dr Evi Chatzipanagiotidou Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 13 January 2026 | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Funded | Anthropological Studies | Closed | 2 | 1768262400

Childcare provision in late twentieth-century Northern Ireland (1960s-1990s) School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD History of the child, childcare, gender and social history, history of the family Dr Niamh Cullen Supervisor Dr Niamh Cullen Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 13 January 2026 | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Funded | History | Closed | 2 | 1768262400

Is Misogynistic Speech Hate Speech? Misogyny, Power, and the Boundaries of Expression School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Hate speech; freedom of speech; political philosophy; political theory; misogyny; feminism Dr Rebecca Bamford Supervisor Dr Rebecca Bamford Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 13 January 2026 | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Funded | Philosophy | Closed | 2 | 1768262400

Art and enhancing community engagement with and support for net zero and climate action School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Arts, creativity, climate action, community climate action, climate literacy, net zero Professor John Barry Supervisor Professor John Barry Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 13 January 2026 | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Funded | Politics | Closed | 2 | 1768262400

Online Misogyny and radicalisation: Ending violence against women and girls School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Online Misogyny, Radicalisation, Technology, Violence, Politics Dr Mike Bourne Supervisor Dr Mike Bourne Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 13 January 2026 | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Funded | Politics | Closed | 2 | 1768262400

The Politics of Belonging in Housing for Asylum Seekers in Belfast & N Ireland School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Asylum Seekers; Migration; Housing; Belonging; Integration Dr Heather Johnson Supervisor Dr Heather Johnson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 13 January 2026 | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Funded | Politics | Closed | 2 | 1768262400

Global drivers of fossil fuel demand in the Net Zero transition School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Net Zero; fossil fuels; energy transition; global economy Dr Stefan Andreasson Supervisor Dr Stefan Andreasson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 13 January 2026 | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Funded | Politics | Closed | 2 | 1768262400

Public Consultation and Policy-Making School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Politics; Political science; Policy; Public consultation; Democracy; Government Dr Jamie Pow Supervisor Dr Jamie Pow Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 9 March 2026 | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Funded | Politics | Closed | 2 | 1773014400

The mediating role of trauma appraisals following potentially traumatic life events School of Psychology | PHD Trauma Appraisal, Trauma, Resilience, Posttraumatic Growth Professor Donncha Hanna Supervisor Professor Donncha Hanna Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Developing Trauma Informed Care principles for Health Professionals School of Psychology | PHD Trauma, Trauma Informed Care, Health Care Professionals Professor Donncha Hanna Supervisor Professor Donncha Hanna Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Mental Health Priorities of People Living with Parkinson’s: a PD-LIFE project. School of Psychology | PHD Parkinson’s, mental health, health, stigma, exercise and dance. Professor Donncha Hanna Supervisor Professor Donncha Hanna Funding Funded Higher Education Authority of Ireland, PD Life pro Application deadline 29 May 2026 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1780012800

Hybrid Co-packaging of a PIC with Miniature Free-Space Optical Elements School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Hybrid integration, Photonic Integrated Circuits, Glass manufacturing Dr Hamza Shakeel Supervisor Dr Hamza Shakeel Funding Funded DFE Application deadline 11 November 2026 | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Funded | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Open | 2 | 1794355200

Trustworthy federated learning enabled predictive analytics for sustainable nutrient and carbon management in intensive livestock systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Professor Sean McLoone Supervisor Professor Sean McLoone Funding Funded SUSTAIN Application deadline 16 October 2026 | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Funded | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1792108800

Individual Differences in Depersonalisation-Derealisation (DPDR) School of Psychology | PHD Derealisation, depersonalisation, personality, mental health, ecological momentary assessment, quant Dr Emanuele Fino Supervisor Dr Emanuele Fino Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1738886400

Combining and optimising Brain Computer Interfaces and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation to aid motor rehabilitation. School of Psychology | PHD ‘BCI’; ‘Brain Computer Interface’; ‘Motor Rehabilitation’; ‘Brain Stimulation’; ‘Stroke’; ‘Dystonia’ Dr Emmet McNickle Supervisor Dr Emmet McNickle Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1738886400

Mapping Grief and Designing Solutions: Understanding Student Bereavement and Developing Digital Support Innovations School of Psychology | PHD Grief, bereavement, mental health, inequalities, youth transitions, and digital innovation Dr Emma Nolan Supervisor Dr Emma Nolan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

A Gold-Standard Personality Disorder Outcome Measure for Regional Implementation School of Psychology | PHD Personality Disorders; Assessment; Measurement; Psychometrics; Co-Production. Dr Emanuele Fino Supervisor Dr Emanuele Fino Funding Funded CAST DfE Application deadline 27 February 2026 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1772150400

Bridging Divides: How Parental, Peer and Social Media Socialisation Shape Youth Attitudes, Racism, and Community Cohesion in Northern Ireland School of Psychology | PHD Northern Ireland; Post-Conflict Society; Community Relations; Ethnic-Racial Diversity; Parental Soci Dr Gülseli Baysu Supervisor Dr Gülseli Baysu Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

An Autonomy Supported Daily Mile to Improve Children’s Cognitive Function and Wellbeing School of Psychology | PHD Wellbeing, exercise, quality of life, stigma. Dr Gavin Breslin Supervisor Dr Gavin Breslin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

The Development of Psychologically Informed Mental Health Guidelines for Community Sport School of Psychology | PHD Mental Health, wellbeing, exercise, quality of life, stigma. Dr Gavin Breslin Supervisor Dr Gavin Breslin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Human Behaviour Change for sustainable dairy farming School of Psychology | PHD Psychology, human behaviour, dairy farms, agriculture, animal science, environmental science, sustai Dr Grace Carroll Supervisor Dr Grace Carroll Funding Funded BBSRC (FoodBioSystems DTP) Application deadline 26 January 2026 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1769385600

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 | Closed | 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 | Closed | 2

Kenmare Scholarship School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Any topic and project in the disciplines of History, Anthropology, Politics, or Philosophy Dr Eric Morier-Genoud Supervisor Dr Eric Morier-Genoud Funding Funded QUB Foundation Application deadline 21 June 2024 | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Funded | History | Closed | 2 | 1718928000

Cultural- and gender-related experiences of Parkinson’s across Ireland: a PD-LIFE project. School of Psychology | PHD Parkinson’s, culture, gender, motor symptoms, non-motor symptoms, health. Professor Ioana Latu Supervisor Professor Ioana Latu Funding Funded Higher Education Authority of Ireland, PD Life pro Application deadline 27 February 2026 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1772150400

How human perceptual and motor abilities shape human-robot interactions School of Psychology | PHD Human-robot interactions, Movement science, Perception, Virtual Reality Dr Joost Dessing Supervisor Dr Joost Dessing Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Sensory integration and motor control underlying manual interception School of Psychology | PHD Interception, reference frames, prediction, target motion, sensorimotor control. Dr Joost Dessing Supervisor Dr Joost Dessing Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Reading the kicker: how goalkeeper’s rely on opponent movements to improve performance for penalties and free kicks School of Psychology | PHD Football, Goalkeeping, Perception, Visuomotor control, Biological Motion Dr Joost Dessing Supervisor Dr Joost Dessing Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

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 None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Closed | 2

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 None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Understanding Child to Parent Violence: A Family Wide Perspective. School of Psychology | PHD Gender based violence, child to parent violence, domestic abuse, family violence. Dr Katrina McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Katrina McLaughlin Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Application deadline 27 February 2026 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1772150400

Leader Personality, Behavioural Inconsistency and Employee Presenteeism School of Psychology | PHD Personality, Leadership, Mental Health, Work Performance. Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Supervisor Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Closed | 2

Examining Individual Differences in Brain Activity, Personality and Cognitive Performance under Stress. School of Psychology | PHD Antagonistic personality traits, stress management, cognitive performance, brain activity, fNIRS Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Supervisor Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Closed | 2

Mobilising Death Literacy in Rural and Remote Communities on the Island of Ireland: The Role of Compassionate Communities School of Psychology | PHD Health psychology; death literacy; compassionate communities; palliative care; end-of-life care Dr Lisa Graham-Wisener Supervisor Dr Lisa Graham-Wisener Funding Funded DfE CAST Application deadline 7 February 2025 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1738886400

Frameworks & Governance for the Certification by Analysis of Complex Systems. School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Certification by Analysis, Modelling and Simulation, Uncertainty Quantification, Verification & Vali Dr Joe Butterfield Supervisor Dr Joe Butterfield Funding Funded Industrially Funded – MBDA Application deadline 30 November 2026 | School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Funded | Aerospace Engineering | Open | 2 | 1795996800

Frameworks & Governance for the Certification by Analysis of Complex Systems. School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Certification by Analysis, Modelling and Simulation, Uncertainty Quantification, Verification & Vali Dr Joe Butterfield Supervisor Dr Joe Butterfield Funding Funded Application deadline 30 November 2026 | School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Funded | Mechanical Engineering | Open | 2 | 1795996800

Dance Interventions for Parkinson’s Disease: Co-Design, Feasibility and Wellbeing Outcomes School of Psychology | PHD Parkinson’s, dance, exercise, art, health, wellbeing, motor control. Dr Mihalis Doumas Supervisor Dr Mihalis Doumas Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department of the Economy Application deadline 27 February 2026 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1772150400

One PhD project in political psychology addressing one of the following topics: • Truth and justice in post-conflict societies • Resistance and resilience in repressive or violent contexts. School of Psychology | PHD Conflict and violence, peace, reconciliation, transitional justice, resistance, repression Dr Mengyao Li Supervisor Dr Mengyao Li Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Automated Analysis of Challenging Clinical Interactions: An AI Approach to Routinely Collected Healthcare Data School of Psychology | PHD Social Interaction, Communication, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Machine Learning Dr Mary Lavelle Supervisor Dr Mary Lavelle Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Application deadline 27 February 2026 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1772150400

Understanding and Addressing Justice Needs in Post-conflict Northern Ireland School of Psychology | PHD Conflict and violence, transitional justice, peace, reconciliation Dr Mengyao Li Supervisor Dr Mengyao Li Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Embracing Individuality in Complex Skill Learning: Variability, Adaptability, and Embodiment School of Psychology | PHD Skill learning; individual differences; movement variability; training; rehabilitation Dr Matthew Rodger Supervisor Dr Matthew Rodger Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

The use of mindfulness-based interventions to support women experiencing recurrent pregnancy loss School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Pregnancy Loss, Maternal Health, Perinatal Mental Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Mixed-Meth Dr Aine Aventin Supervisor Dr Aine Aventin Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 December 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1796947200

From conflict to collaboration: exploring simulation as a tool for culture change in healthcare School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Simulation-based learning, workplace civility, organisational culture, healthcare teams, conflict ma Dr Billiejoan Rice Supervisor Dr Billiejoan Rice Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 December 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1796947200

Codesign and evaluation of a digital health intervention for student nurses to support precision healthy ageing School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Digital health, precision healthy ageing, co-design, mixed methods Professor Christine Brown Wilson Supervisor Professor Christine Brown Wilson Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 December 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1796947200

Delivering community-based palliative care School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Community-based palliative care community nursing health and social care integrated care. Dr Julie Doherty Supervisor Dr Julie Doherty Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 December 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1796947200

Physical activity for children and young people with disabilities School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Physical activity, children, young people, disability Dr Karen McConnell Supervisor Dr Karen McConnell Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 December 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1796947200

Designing, Developing and Evaluating an Interactive Virtual Clinic for Nursing Students’ Remote Assessment and Communication Skills School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Dr Mark Dornan Supervisor Dr Mark Dornan Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 December 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1796947200

Developing and Evaluating a Trauma-Informed Interprofessional Simulation-Based Educational Intervention for Healthcare Practitioners Supporting Women Experiencing Pregnancy Loss, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in Northern Ireland School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Dr Martina Galeotti Supervisor Dr Martina Galeotti Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 December 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1796947200

Evaluating Cerebral Palsy Assessment Tools Through Evidence Synthesis and Participatory Research School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Cerebral Palsy Consensus methods evidence synthesis diagnostic standards stakeholder engagement Oliver Perra Supervisor Oliver Perra Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 December 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1796947200

Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Parental Interventions for Caregivers of Children with ADHD School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Family-centred care; ADHD; stakeholder engagement; participatory research. Dr Oliver Perra Supervisor Dr Oliver Perra Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 December 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1796947200

Facilitating Engagement with Parenting Interventions for Families of Children Born Preterm School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Preterm birth; parenting; family-centred care; public and patient engagement. Dr Oliver Perra Supervisor Dr Oliver Perra Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 December 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1796947200

Preterm infants’ day-to-day interactions with caregivers: A data-driven approach to investigate the role of short-term processes in promoting social learning. School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Preterm birth; Data-driven approach; Longitudinal study; Parenting; Infancy. Dr Oliver Perra Supervisor Dr Oliver Perra Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 December 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1796947200

Prevention is better than cure- evidence based strategies to enhance physical activity among adolescent girls to optimise peak bone mass and prevent osteoporosis in later life. School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Physical activity, bone health, teenage girls Dr Susan Clarke Supervisor Dr Susan Clarke Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 December 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1796947200

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 | 1648684800

Population based Structural health monitoring for bridges School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil engineering, mechanical engineering electrical electronic engineering Prof David Hester Supervisor Prof David Hester Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 January 2026 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1769731200

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 | 1585612800

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 Prof Mohammed Sonebi Supervisor Prof Mohammed Sonebi Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 22 January 2020 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1579651200

QUADRAT DTP: Assessing the restoration of UK Carbon sinks using geophysics and microbiology School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Agronomy, Soil Science, Bioinformatics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Hydrology Dr Rory Doherty Supervisor Dr Rory Doherty Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 22 January 2019 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1548115200

QUADRAT: Multidisciplinary Quantification Ecosystem Services to Streams, Provided by Formerly Afforested Blanket Bog. School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Agricultural Sciences, Ecology, Conservation, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering Dr Raymond Flynn Supervisor Dr Raymond Flynn Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 22 January 2020 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1579651200

Decision Support Framework for Reliable and Cost-effective Repowering of Bottom-fixed Offshore Wind Farms School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Marine, Mechanical, structural, offshore Dr Madjid Karimirad Supervisor Dr Madjid Karimirad Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 March 2021 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1617148800

Transforming waste glass cullet to sodium silicate: a bulk chemical for the production of low-carbon concrete, surfactants and wood pulp School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Professor Marios Soutsos Supervisor Professor Marios Soutsos Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 June 2021 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1625011200

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 | 1625011200

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 | 1623801600

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 Prof Mohammed Sonebi Supervisor Prof Mohammed Sonebi Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 16 June 2021 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1623801600

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 | 1622419200

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

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 | 1623801600

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 | 1619827200

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 | 1619827200

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 Prof David Hester Supervisor Prof David Hester Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 March 2022 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1648684800

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

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 | 1691971200

Population based Structural health monitoring for bridges School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD data science, machine learning, mechanical engineering, structural mechanics, civil, electrical Prof David Hester Supervisor Prof David Hester Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 31 March 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1711843200

QUADRAT DTP: World cup in the Arctic? Sport adaptation to extreme heat in a warming world School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD environmental, geography, GIS, geoscience, data analysis, meteorology, biology Dr Donal Mullan Supervisor Dr Donal Mullan Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Geography | Closed | 2 | 1705449600

QUADRAT DTP: Ecohydrological response of tropical peatlands to climate change and human impacts School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Biodiversity, ecology, climate science, hydrology, soil science, economic geography, environmental, Prof Graeme Swindles Supervisor Prof Graeme Swindles Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Geography | Closed | 2 | 1705449600

QUADRAT DTP: Understanding the controls on cyanobacteria blooms in Northern Ireland lakes: a palaeolimnological perspective School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD environmental, ecology, climate science, pollution, geography, geochemistry, geoscience Prof Helen Roe Supervisor Prof Helen Roe Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Geography | Closed | 2 | 1705449600

QUADRAT DTP: How does the local environment and pollutants synergistically affect our cognitive health? School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD climate science, pollution, soil science, environmental geography, GIS, Remote sensing, geochemistry Professor Jennifer McKinley Supervisor Professor Jennifer McKinley Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Geography | Closed | 2 | 1705449600

QUADRAT DTP: Historical trends and future projections in lake and river ice phenology School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD ecology, environmental biology, data science, geoscience, climate, hydrology, geography, physics Dr Andrew Newton Supervisor Dr Andrew Newton Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Geography | Closed | 2 | 1705449600

Application of ultra-high resolution geophysical data for deciphering the Middle to Late Pleistocene evolution of the North Sea and improving ground models for offshore wind developments School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD physical geography, geology, geophysics, geoscience, earth science Dr Andrew Newton Supervisor Dr Andrew Newton Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Geography | Closed | 2 | 1719705600

Prediction of the Dynamic Response of a Saline Intrusion in a Tidally Influenced Coastal Aquifer School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD fluid mechanics, geotechnical engineering, civil engineering geophysics, hydrogeology Professor Gerard Hamill Supervisor Professor Gerard Hamill Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1719705600

The Re-Wind model: Developing a UK and Ireland geospatial framework for the repurposing of wind turbine blades into sustainable infrastructure, decoupling of renewable energy generation from the production of waste School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil engineering, environmental engineering, geography, GIS, physical geography Professor Jennifer McKinley Supervisor Professor Jennifer McKinley Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Geography | Closed | 2 | 1719705600

QUADRAT DTP: Carbon dynamics in blanket peatlands School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Ecology, Environmental chemistry, engineering, climate science, geography, geochemistry, hydrogeolog Dr Raymond Flynn Supervisor Dr Raymond Flynn Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1705449600

Impact of Climate Change on Peat Slope Stability School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD civil, environmental, geotechnical engineering, data analysis, mathematical modelling, geology, geop Dr Raymond Flynn Supervisor Dr Raymond Flynn Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 31 March 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1711843200

Groundwater Residence Times for Peatland Restoration School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD earth science, environmental science, civil engineering, environmental engineering Dr Raymond Flynn Supervisor Dr Raymond Flynn Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1719705600

Shallow subsurface analyses of glaciated environments and implications for the energy transition School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Applied Geology, Environmental Engineering, Geophysics, Geoscience, Marine Geology Dr Andrew Newton Supervisor Dr Andrew Newton Funding Funded QUARTILES Application deadline 19 February 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Geography | Closed | 2 | 1739923200

Place and the Dynamics of Social Deprivation in Belfast 1991-2021 School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD physical geography Prof Ian Shuttleworth Supervisor Prof Ian Shuttleworth Funding Funded DfE Collaborative PhD Studentship Application deadline 30 April 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Geography | Closed | 2 | 1745971200

Migration, education, and development in the West of Northern Ireland School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD physical geography Dr Estelle Lowry Supervisor Dr Estelle Lowry Funding Funded DfE Collaborative PhD Studentship Application deadline 30 April 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Geography | Closed | 2 | 1745971200

Health Inequalities, Intersectionality and Domains of Inequality School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Social Geography, geographical information systems, GIS, Human Geograpaphy Professor Christopher Lloyd Supervisor Professor Christopher Lloyd Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 June 2026 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Geography | Closed | 2 | 1782777600

Seismic Evaluation of the FlexiArch using Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD AI, Civil Engineering, structural mechanics, data analysis Professor Su Taylor Supervisor Professor Su Taylor Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1719705600

Crack-inducing thermal stresses in safety-critical concrete structures School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Thermal stresses, safety critical structures, cement hydration, supplementary cementitious materials Professor Marios Soutsos Supervisor Professor Marios Soutsos Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Civil Engineering | Open | 2

Impact Resistance of Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC), impact and blast resistance, Professor Marios Soutsos Supervisor Professor Marios Soutsos Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2

Structural Behaviour of Concrete Block Pavements: Finite Element Modelling of the effect of construction pattern and unit interlock School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Structural behaviour, concrete block pavements, construction pattern, unit interlock Professor Marios Soutsos Supervisor Professor Marios Soutsos Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Civil Engineering | Open | 2

Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete for Access Floor Tiles School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Professor Marios Soutsos Supervisor Professor Marios Soutsos Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Civil Engineering | Open | 2

Cementless “Geopolymer” Concrete for Sustainable Construction School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Alkali-activated binders (AABs), geopolymer concrete, supplementary cementitious materials Professor Marios Soutsos Supervisor Professor Marios Soutsos Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Civil Engineering | Open | 2

The use of decommissioned wind turbine blades as girders in bridges School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Fibre Reinforced Polymers (FRP), wind turbine blades, bridges, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Professor Marios Soutsos Supervisor Professor Marios Soutsos Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Civil Engineering | Open | 2

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

Renewables linked Energy Storage technologies to support CO2 utilisation and BECCS Systems School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD AI, CO2 Utilisation, BECCs Dr Chirangano Mangwandi Supervisor Dr Chirangano Mangwandi Funding Funded Net2Zero Centre for Doctoral Training Application deadline None specified | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemical Engineering | Closed | 2

Catalytic Decomposition of Methane for Hydrogen Production School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Hydrogen, Catalysis, Methane Decomposition Dr Liyuan Fan Supervisor Dr Liyuan Fan Funding Funded Net2Zero Centre for Doctoral Training Application deadline None specified | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemical Engineering | Closed | 2

AI enhanced Integrated Environmental and Condition Performance Monitoring Technology for CO2 utilisation and BECCS Systems School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD AI, CO2 Utilisation, BECCs Professor Steven Bell Supervisor Professor Steven Bell Funding Funded Net2Zero Centre for Doctoral Training Application deadline None specified | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemical Engineering | Closed | 2

NILAB: EVOLVE-AI: Evolutionary-Informed Deep Learning for Deciphering and Modifying Cell-Cell Communication During Infection, Inflammation, and Cancer School of Biological Sciences | PHD artificial intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded BBSRC (NILAB) Application deadline 14 April 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1744588800

NILAB: Diets to Optimise Individual and Planetary Health – A Machine Learning Approach (DIPH-ML) School of Biological Sciences | PHD artificial intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Tilman Kuhn Supervisor Dr Tilman Kuhn Funding Funded BBSRC (NILAB) Application deadline 14 April 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1744588800

NILAB: Development of an AI-Integrated electrochemical-plasmonic biosensor for detecting AMR metabolic signatures School of Biological Sciences | PHD artificial intelligence, bioscience, health Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded BBSRC (NILAB) Application deadline 14 April 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1744588800

NILAB: Integrating AI and Taxonomy-Free Classification for Enhanced Microbiome Analysis of One Health Environments School of Biological Sciences | PHD artificial intelligence, bioscience, health Professor Chris Creevey Supervisor Professor Chris Creevey Funding Funded BBSRC (NILAB) Application deadline 14 April 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1744588800

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 | Closed | 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 | Closed | 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 | Closed | 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 | Closed | 2

Breaking the resistance: alternative approaches to antibiotics discovery School of Pharmacy | PHD antimicrobial resistance, chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, organic synthesis, dr Professor Gerd Wagner Supervisor Professor Gerd Wagner Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 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 | Closed | 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 | Closed | 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 | Closed | 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 | Closed | 2

Self-Assembling Peptide Nanomaterials for Targeted Ocular Drug Delivery School of Pharmacy | PHD Drug delivery, sustained release, controlled release, peptide-based materials, hydrogels, ocular dru Prof Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Supervisor Prof Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2

Improved delivery of bacteriophages and phage-derived antibacterial agents School of Pharmacy | PHD Bacteriophage, endolysins, skin, biofilms, deep eutectic solvents, formulation Dr Timofey Skvortsov Supervisor Dr Timofey Skvortsov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2

Unlocking Cold Tumours Using Multifunctional Nanoparticles School of Pharmacy | PHD Cancer, Immunotherapy, Nanomedicine, Cold tumors, Tumour microenvironment Professor Wafa Al-Jamal Supervisor Professor Wafa Al-Jamal Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

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 Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

A novel top-down approach to produce super small drug nanocrystals to target intracellular organelles School of Pharmacy | PHD Nanocrystals, nanomedicine, drug delivery, cell targeting Dr Alejandro J. Paredes Supervisor Dr Alejandro J. Paredes Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Investigating Non-thermal ‘Cold’ Plasmas for Enhancing the Delivery and Efficacy of Antibiotics and Complex molecules to biofilms of clinically relevant bacteria School of Pharmacy | PHD Biofilm, Cold plasma, non-thermal plasma, plasma medicine, Drug Delivery, antimicrobial, antimicrobi Professor Brendan Gilmore Supervisor Professor Brendan Gilmore Funding Unfunded Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

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 Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Smart, responsive biomaterials for infection-resistant medical devices School of Pharmacy | PHD Drug delivery, antimicrobial, AMR, polymer, materials science, surface chemistry Professor Colin McCoy Supervisor Professor Colin McCoy Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Medicines optimisation in palliative and end of life care School of Pharmacy | PHD Medicines opimistation, palliative, end of life, hospice Dr Carole Parsons Supervisor Dr Carole Parsons Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Development of dose modifying biodegradable implants for infrequent administration School of Pharmacy | PHD Drug Delivery, Implants, 3D Printing, Obesity, Biomaterials, Pharmaceutics Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Funded Industrial Funded Application deadline 2 March 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Funded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1772409600

4D printed Biomaterials in cancer therapeutics School of Pharmacy | PHD 3D Printing, 4D printing, Bioprinting, Drug Delivery, Cancer treatment, Implants Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Microfluidic Encapsulation of biologics into Nanomedicines School of Pharmacy | PHD pharmaceutics, microfluidics, nanomedicines, drug delivery, biologics Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Next-Gen Drug Delivery: Microfluidic Encapsulation of Biologics into Smart Nanocarriers School of Pharmacy | PHD Nanomedicine, Microfluidics, Lipid Nanoparticles, Biotherapeutics, Cancer, Drug delivery Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Shaping the Future of Oncology: 4D Bioprinting of Smart Biomaterials for Targeted Cancer Therapy School of Pharmacy | PHD Bioprinting, Bioinks, Niomaterials, Cancer, Implants, Drug Delivery Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Innovative 3D-Printed Food-Based Systems for Immune Enhancement School of Pharmacy | PHD 3D printing, Antibacterial, Nutrients, Food, supplements, paediatric Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Integrating Organ-on-a-Chip Systems into Preclinical Drug Screening Pipelines School of Pharmacy | PHD Organ-on-a-Chip, lab-on-a-chip, Microfluidics, Drug Screening, Biomimetic Models, Toxicology Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Point-of-care diagnostic devices for chronic disease management School of Pharmacy | PHD Point-of-Care Diagnostics, Chronic Disease Management, Microfluidics, Biosensors, Personalised, Rapi Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Transforming Drug Delivery: AI and Machine Learning in Design, Optimization, and Personalization School of Pharmacy | PHD Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Drug Delivery Systems, Personalised Medicine, Pharmaceuti Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Bioactive, biodegradable coatings for urinary medical devices School of Pharmacy | PHD Infection, medical device, biodegradable polymers, degradation Professor David Jones Supervisor Professor David Jones Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Sustained Release of Eutectic systems composed of Local Anaesthetics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents from biodegradable electrospun mats to Enhance Post-Surgical Recovery School of Pharmacy | PHD Implant, post-operative, pain control, biodegradable, eutectic Professor David Jones Supervisor Professor David Jones Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Novel, rheologically-structured implants for the prevention/treatment of bovine mastitis School of Pharmacy | PHD Rheologically-structured implants, antimicrobial, mucoadhesion, mastitis Professor David Jones Supervisor Professor David Jones Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

3D-Printed Biodegradable Implants for Localised Anti-inflammatory Drug Delivery in Arthritis. School of Pharmacy | PHD 3D printing; Biodegradable implants; Arthritis; Anti-inflammatory; Drug delivery; Controlled release Professor Eneko Larrañeta Supervisor Professor Eneko Larrañeta Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Implants for Localised Combination Therapy in Cancer: Delivery of Anticancer Drugs and Radiosensitisers School of Pharmacy | PHD Implants, cancer, nanotechnology, drug delivery, radiosensitisers, localised drug delivery Professor Eneko Larrañeta Supervisor Professor Eneko Larrañeta Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Non-invasive intranasal delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics for retinal disease using a novel peptide carrier School of Pharmacy | PHD Retinal disease, Intranasal drug delivery, Cell-penetrating peptides, Nucleic acid therapeutics, Nan Dr Emma McErlean Supervisor Dr Emma McErlean Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Formulation of hybrid peptide-lipid nanoparticle formulations for targeted nucleic acid delivery School of Pharmacy | PHD Cell Penetrating Peptides, Gene delivery, Hybrid nanoparticles, Nanomedicine, Targeted Treatments Dr Emma McErlean Supervisor Dr Emma McErlean Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Intranasal delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases using a novel peptide carrier School of Pharmacy | PHD Neurodegenerative disease, Intranasal drug delivery, Cell-penetrating peptides, Nucleic acid therape Dr Emma McErlean Supervisor Dr Emma McErlean Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

In vivo CAR-T engineering using targeted peptide delivery systems School of Pharmacy | PHD Cell Penetrating Peptides, Genetic engineering, CAR-T therapy, Nanomedicine, Targeted Treatments Dr Emma McErlean Supervisor Dr Emma McErlean Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Elucidating novel anti-cancer drug responses in advanced ovarian cancer School of Pharmacy | PHD Ovarian Cancer; cell biology; cell signalling; pharmacology; drug act Dr Fiona Furlong Supervisor Dr Fiona Furlong Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Combination Drug Screening to Identify Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Rare Ovarian Cancers School of Pharmacy | PHD Drug screening, ovarian cancer, cancer pharmacology, drug repurposing Dr Fiona Furlong Supervisor Dr Fiona Furlong Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Investigation of Chemoresistance in high grade serous ovarian cancer School of Pharmacy | PHD ovarian cancer, pharmacology, chemoresistance, drug repurposing Dr Fiona Furlong Supervisor Dr Fiona Furlong Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Smart Implantable and Biomaterial Systems for Targeted Therapy School of Pharmacy | PHD Implantable drug delivery, oncology, urology, chronic pain, biomaterials, controlled release Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Peptide hydrogels as a long-acting multipurpose drug delivery platform for combined contraception and HIV prevention School of Pharmacy | PHD hydrogels; peptide; long-acting injectable: HIV prevention; multipurpose technology Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Peptide-like hydrogels: A post-surgical sustained release drug delivery implant for the treatment of glioblastoma brain tumours School of Pharmacy | PHD Hydrogel; drug delivery; long-acting implant; biomaterials; peptides; brain tumours, cancer, Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Peptide-like hydrogels as long-acting injectable drug delivery platforms for the prevention of malaria School of Pharmacy | PHD Hydrogel; drug delivery; formulation; long-acting injectable; peptides; malaria Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Peptide-like hydrogels as long-acting injectable drug delivery platforms for the prevention of tuberculosis School of Pharmacy | PHD Hydrogel; drug delivery; formulation; long-acting injectable; peptides; tuberculosis Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Peptide-like hydrogels as a long-acting injectable delivery technology for the treatment of ocular disease School of Pharmacy | PHD peptide; biologics; ocular drug delivery; age-related macular degneration Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

The role of general practice pharmacists in supporting medicines use by people living with dementia School of Pharmacy | PHD Dementia, medication use, primary care, healthcare professionals, medicines optimisation, pharmacist Dr Heather Barry Supervisor Dr Heather Barry Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

The Development of a fingerprint signature for musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries (MSTIs) School of Pharmacy | PHD Musculoskeletal, DNA Mutations, Diagnostics, Proteins, AI Professor Helen McCarthy Supervisor Professor Helen McCarthy Funding Funded Collaborative Studentship Award with Crescent Bone Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Funded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

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 Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Computational and Functional Comprehensive Analysis of Natural Variants of GPCRs towards a personalized medicine approach School of Pharmacy | PHD Molecular modelling, pharmacology, drug design, functional assays Dr Irina Tikhonova Supervisor Dr Irina Tikhonova Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Developing and characterising novel targeted nanocomposites serving as adjuvants to existing standard-of-care cancer treatments School of Pharmacy | PHD Cancer biology, Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, metastasis Professor Jonathan Coulter Supervisor Professor Jonathan Coulter Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

SPARTAN: Sequencing Prostate Androgen-Receptor Therapy with Nanoparticles School of Pharmacy | PHD Prostate Cancer, androgen signaling, nanotherapeutics, radiotherapy Professor Jonathan Coulter Supervisor Professor Jonathan Coulter Funding Funded Awarding body- ProEx - Prostate Cancer Centre of E Application deadline 30 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Funded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1769731200

Structure - response in liposomal design School of Pharmacy | PHD liposomes, microfluidic device, diffusion coefficient, aspergillus fumigatus, fungal infections Dr Justin Tian Supervisor Dr Justin Tian Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Development of silicone-based personal lubricant products containing antiretroviral drugs for prevention of sexual acquisition of HIV infection School of Pharmacy | PHD Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

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 Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Investigation of novel protease-antiprotease imbalances associated with chronic airways disease. School of Pharmacy | PHD lung, respiratory, airways, COPD, proteases, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, electrop Professor Lorraine Martin Supervisor Professor Lorraine Martin Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Smart supramolecular assembly for pathology-responsive and long-acting drug delivery applications School of Pharmacy | PHD Drug and biologics Delivery, Nanotechnology, Supramolecular assembly Computational Pharmaceutics, Dr. Lalitkumar Vora Supervisor Dr. Lalitkumar Vora Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

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 Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

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 Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Microbial Ecology of the Cystic Fibrosis Airway: Interactions, Infection, and Disease Progression School of Pharmacy | PHD Infection, microbiome, cystic fibrosis, lung-gut axis, antibiotic resistance, personalized medicine, Professor Michael Tunney Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney Funding Funded Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Trust and LifeArc Application deadline 31 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Funded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1769817600

PULSE-CF: Polymicrobial communities in the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) airways-role in infection and pulmonary exacerbations. School of Pharmacy | PHD Respiratory Medicine, Microbiology, Microbiome, Infection, Molecular Diagnostics, Antibiotic Resista Professor Michael Tunney Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 8 December 2025 | School of Pharmacy | Funded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1765152000

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 Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

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 Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Next-Generation High-level Disinfectants: Targeting Bacterial Persistence on Medical Surfaces School of Pharmacy | PHD high-level disinfectant; antimicrobial resistance; photodynamic; biofilm; disinfection Dr Matthew Wylie Supervisor Dr Matthew Wylie Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

VAPShield: Development of next-generation endotracheal tube materials for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia School of Pharmacy | PHD drug delivery; ventilator-associated pneumonia; medical device; antimicrobial resistance; coatings; Dr Matthew Wylie Supervisor Dr Matthew Wylie Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Developing novel therapeutic strategies to better treat Triple Negative Breast Cancer School of Pharmacy | PHD Cancer, biomarkers, targeted treatment, drug development, pharmacogenomics, pharmacology Dr Niamh Buckley Supervisor Dr Niamh Buckley Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Cutting to the Core: Mechanistic Dissection of Nuclear Protease Function in Tumour Biology School of Pharmacy | PHD Proteases, mechanisms, cell biology, cancer, nucleus, therapeutics Dr Roberta Burden Supervisor Dr Roberta Burden Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Microneedle-mediated Intradermal Delivery: Potential for Lymphatic Targeting of Therapeutic Agents School of Pharmacy | PHD Microneedles, intradermal, lymphatic, immunotherapy Professor Ryan Donnelly Supervisor Professor Ryan Donnelly Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Development of Nano-Liposome Based Drug Delivery Systems for Ocular Diseases School of Pharmacy | PHD Nano-liposomes, Ocular drug delivery, Sustained release, Corneal and retinal permeation, Biocompatib Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Supervisor Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Design and Assessment of Innovative Long-Acting Drug Delivery System School of Pharmacy | PHD long-acting drug delivery, Sustained release, Controlled drug release, Polymer science, drug delive Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Supervisor Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Development and Evaluation of Microneedle Arrays for Ocular Drug Delivery School of Pharmacy | PHD Ocular drug delivery, sustained release, microneedles, biologics, liposomes Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Supervisor Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Development of Peptide-Based Nanomicelle Eye Drops for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease School of Pharmacy | PHD nanomicelles, ocular drug delivery, topical delivery, dry eye syndrome, formulations Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Supervisor Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Molecular Switch Nanoparticles for Redox-Triggered Drug Delivery School of Pharmacy | PHD Redox-responsive nanoparticles; alpha-lipoic acid; drug delivery; oxidative stress; Dr Sheiliza Carmali Supervisor Dr Sheiliza Carmali Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Modulating the Gut Microbiome to Reduce Infection Risk School of Pharmacy | PHD Microbiome, gut, bacteriophage, antibiotics, infection, bioinformatics. Dr Stephen Kelly Supervisor Dr Stephen Kelly Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Mechanochemical Preparation of Multi-Component Pharmaceutical Materials via Reactive Extrusion Technology School of Pharmacy | PHD Reactive extrusion, mechanochemistry, multi-component pharmaceutical complexes, cocrystals, eutectic Dr Shu Li Supervisor Dr Shu Li Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Development of dual-functional antibacterial and antifungal polymers to prevent medical device-associated infections School of Pharmacy | PHD infection; surface; coating; biofilm; polymer; hydrogel Dr Shuai Zhang Supervisor Dr Shuai Zhang Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Novel multifunctional hydrogel wound dressings for diabetic foot ulcer healing School of Pharmacy | PHD infection; surface; coating; biofilm; polymer; hydrogel Dr Shuai Zhang Supervisor Dr Shuai Zhang Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Bacteriophage-derived antimicrobial proteins School of Pharmacy | PHD Bacteriophage, endolysin, depolymerase, AMR, biofilm, protein Dr Timofey Skvortsov Supervisor Dr Timofey Skvortsov Funding Unfunded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

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 Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

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 Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Unfunded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

In vivo CAR-T engineering using targeted peptide delivery systems for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) School of Pharmacy | PHD Cell Penetrating Peptides, Genetic engineering, CAR-T therapy, Nanomedicine, Targeted Treatments Dr Emma McErlean Supervisor Dr Emma McErlean Funding Funded CAST (Co-operative Awards in Science and Technolog Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Funded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Harnessing Regenerative Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease School of Pharmacy | PHD Cystic Fibrosis, Gene Therapy, Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) Regenerative Medicine Nanoparticles Infl Professor Lorraine Martin Supervisor Professor Lorraine Martin Funding Funded CAST (Co-operative Awards in Science and Technolog Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Pharmacy | Funded | Pharmacy | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Staying Focused: How Mind Wandering Impacts Students' Ability to Delay Gratification and Achieve Academic Success School of Psychology | PHD academic delay of gratification, mind wandering, academic success Dr Paddy O'Connor Supervisor Dr Paddy O'Connor Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Do gender stereotypes impact females’ learning and performance in statistics? School of Psychology | PHD Statistics anxiety, statistics education, stereotype threat, gender, achievement Dr Paddy O'Connor Supervisor Dr Paddy O'Connor Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Open | 2

Exploring the mental health needs of patients living with Barrett’s Oesophagus School of Psychology | MPHIL Barrett’s Oesophagus; Psychological well-being; mixed methods research Professor Martin Dempster Supervisor Professor Martin Dempster Funding Funded Breakthrough Cancer Application deadline 4 October 2024 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1728000000

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

Navigating Childfreedom: Identity Disclosure, Communication Strategies and Adjustment in Childfree Individuals School of Psychology | PHD childfreedom, non-normative life choices, identity, communication, adjustment, multi-method Dr Tanja Gerlach Supervisor Dr Tanja Gerlach Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 16 March 2023 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1678924800

Walking in real-world environments for people living with Parkinson’s: Enhancing gait using movement analysis School of Psychology | PHD Parkinson’s; gait; motion capture; rehabilitation; movement disorders Dr Matthew Rodger Supervisor Dr Matthew Rodger Funding Funded DfE CAST (Co-operative Awards in Science and Techn Application deadline 17 May 2024 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1715904000

The mediating role of trauma appraisals following potentially traumatic life events. School of Psychology | PHD Trauma Appraisal, Trauma, Resilience, Posttraumatic Growth Professor Donncha Hanna Supervisor Professor Donncha Hanna Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Closed | 2

Reducing ’flashbacks’ of paediatric trauma: Investigating the consolidation, reactivation, and reduction of intrusive traumatic memories in children School of Psychology | PHD Trauma, children, paediatric populations, memory, clinical psychology Dr David McCormack Supervisor Dr David McCormack Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Closed | 2

Diabetes Counselling and Empowerment Training: Developing a Programme Theory and Exploring the Benefits for People Living with Diabetes School of Psychology | PHD Empowerment; Counselling; Diabetes; Healthcare professionals; wellbeing; emotional support Dr Emma Berry Supervisor Dr Emma Berry Funding Unfunded Application deadline 12 February 2024 | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1707696000

Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control: Understanding and Experiences in a Post-Bill Environment. School of Psychology | PHD Domestic abuse, coercive control, family violence, post conflict society. Dr Katrina McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Katrina McLaughlin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Closed | 2

Developing cost-effective and future-ready approaches to neurorehabilitation of stroke and functional neurological disorders School of Psychology | PHD Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Stroke, Functional Neurological Disorder, Conversion disorder, motor Dr Kathy Ruddy Supervisor Dr Kathy Ruddy Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 12 February 2024 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1707696000

Measuring effects of ageing on cortical activity during sensory integration and posture-cognitive multitasking using functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). School of Psychology | PHD Ageing, balance, posture, fnirs, multitasking. Dr Mihalis Doumas Supervisor Dr Mihalis Doumas Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Closed | 2

Multisensory integration in adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Investigating general vs task specific sensory processing deficits. School of Psychology | PHD Autism, sensory integration, multisensory, speech, balance, auditory, visual, proprioceptive. Dr Mihalis Doumas Supervisor Dr Mihalis Doumas Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Closed | 2

Double disclosure? Investigating how disabled students in higher education navigate the university to employment pipeline School of Psychology | PHD Psychology; Applied Social Psychology; Disability; Disabled People; Graduate employment; Students; H Dr Stephanie Burns Supervisor Dr Stephanie Burns Funding Funded Queen’s Collaborative Studentship (funded via Dep Application deadline 12 February 2024 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1707696000

Multisensory integration in adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Investigating general vs task specific sensory processing deficits. School of Psychology | PHD Autism, sensory integration, multisensory, speech, balance, auditory, visual, proprioceptive. Dr Tim Fosker Supervisor Dr Tim Fosker Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Closed | 2

Opting Out of Parenthood: Psychological Aspects of Childfreedom School of Psychology | PHD Childfreedom, childfree, voluntary, childless, non-normative life choices, identity, communication Dr Tanja Gerlach Supervisor Dr Tanja Gerlach Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Closed | 2

The social costs and benefits of heeding and rejecting advice School of Psychology | PHD Advice; Social Psychology; Judgment; Decision-Making; Open Science Dr Thomas Schultze-Gerlach Supervisor Dr Thomas Schultze-Gerlach Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Closed | 2

Dark Personalities in Emergency Personnel School of Psychology | PHD Personality traits; dark tetrad; childhood adversity; trauma; compassion fatigue; well-being; mental Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Supervisor Dr Kostas Papageorgiou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Closed | 2

Propelling productivity in Northern Ireland: Understanding the contribution of capital to productivity growth Queen's Business School | PHD Productivity, Capital Stock, Perpetual Inventory Method, Econometrics, Northern Ireland Dr David Jordan Supervisor Dr David Jordan Funding Funded Department for the Economy Application deadline 20 January 2026 | Queen's Business School | Funded | Economics | Closed | 2 | 1768867200

Using the 2021 Earnings and Employees Study to Improve Our Understanding of the Northern Ireland Labour Market Queen's Business School | PHD Labour Market, Wage Gaps, Inequality, Job Mobility, Zero Hours Contracts, Northern Ireland Duncan McVicar Supervisor Duncan McVicar Funding Funded Department for the Economy Application deadline 20 January 2026 | Queen's Business School | Funded | Economics | Closed | 2 | 1768867200

Towards a Good Jobs Economy: Job Quality, Wellbeing, and Policy Futures in Ireland and Northern Ireland Queen's Business School | PHD Job Quality, Wellbeing, Employment Policy, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Comparative Research Dr Juliet Hassard Supervisor Dr Juliet Hassard Funding Funded Department for the Economy Application deadline 20 January 2026 | Queen's Business School | Funded | Closed | 2 | 1768867200

Competition or cooperation? Exploring the neurophysiology of interhemispheric communication when the brain is primed for action School of Psychology | PHD corpus callosum; cortex; brain stimulation; motor control; inter-hemispheric facilitation; inter-hem Professor Richard Carson Supervisor Professor Richard Carson Funding Unfunded Application deadline 27 February 2026 | School of Psychology | Unfunded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1772150400

Youth engagement in the Irish language Revival Movement in Belfast since 1998 School of Arts, English and Languages | PHD Youth activism, language revival, post-conflict society, sociolinguistics, Irish language Prof. Greg Toner Supervisor Prof. Greg Toner Funding Funded Northern Bridge Consortium Collab. Doctoral Award Application deadline 23 January 2022 | School of Arts, English and Languages | Funded | Irish & Celtic | Closed | 2 | 1642896000

Following Charabanc Theatre Company: A Tradition of Women's Theatre-Making in Northern Ireland/the north of Ireland School of Arts, English and Languages | PHD Northern Ireland/the north of Ireland theatre, Queer-feminist theatre historiography Dr Trish McTighe Supervisor Dr Trish McTighe Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 27 October 2023 | School of Arts, English and Languages | Funded | Drama | Closed | 2 | 1698364800

Immersive Technologies for Climate Focused Bridge Monitoring School of Arts, English and Languages | PHD Immersive, Games Technologies, Infrastructure Monitoring, Data Analysis, Citizen Science Darragh Lydon Supervisor Darragh Lydon Funding Funded Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Application deadline 31 August 2025 | School of Arts, English and Languages | Funded | Games Technologies | Closed | 2 | 1756598400

Better AIMS – developing new software tools and workflows for Ambient Ionisation Mass Spectrometry, Direct Infusion Mass Spectrometry and Ion-mobility Mass Spectrometry data. School of Biological Sciences | PHD mass spectrometry, software development, computer processing, artificial intelligence, chemometrics, Dr Nick Birse Supervisor Dr Nick Birse Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1709164800

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

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

Phosphonates: The Good, The Bad, and The Biodegradable School of Biological Sciences | PHD Organophosphonate, herbicide, biogeochemical cycle, phosphorus Professor Geoff McMullan Supervisor Professor Geoff McMullan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 April 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1714262400

Influence of farm hygiene standards and management practices on Johne’s disease progression in selected NI dairy herds School of Biological Sciences | PHD agriculture, data analysis, microbiology Professor Irene Grant Supervisor Professor Irene Grant Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1576454400

EVOZOOM - Evolution and Zoonotic Epidemiology of Bovine Tuberculosis School of Biological Sciences | PHD Mycobacterium bovis, zoonotic Tuberculosis, bovine Tuberculosis, epidemiology, bioinformatics, phylo Professor Irene Grant Supervisor Professor Irene Grant Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1711324800

Low-cost and rapid paper-based microfluidics for the detection of irradiated foods School of Biological Sciences | PHD food chemistry, food science, health sciences, molecular biology, public health Dr Cuong Cao Supervisor Dr Cuong Cao Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1576454400

MicroRNAs in the Pathogenesis Adverse Cardiomyocyte and Endothelial Cell Remodelling in Insulin Resistance School of Biological Sciences | PHD food science, health sciences, medical science, molecular biology, pharmacy, public health Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1576454400

Mosquito control using native predators and other novel environmentally friendly methodologies School of Biological Sciences | PHD public health, zoology, animal science Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1576454400

Optimising behaviour change initiatives for food waste prevention School of Biological Sciences | PHD data analysis, ecology, economics, statistics Professor Alberto Longo Supervisor Professor Alberto Longo Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Quantifying the effects of environmental change using multi-level phylogenetically controlled meta-analyses School of Biological Sciences | PHD data analysis, ecology, conservation, statistics, zoology Dr Hansjoerg Kunc Supervisor Dr Hansjoerg Kunc Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1576454400

Sustainable Wildlife Management: Socio-Economics Drivers & Implications of Conservation School of Biological Sciences | PHD bioinformatics, data analysis, ecology, economics, environmental science, statistics, animal science Dr Martina Bozzola Supervisor Dr Martina Bozzola Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1576454400

Systems analysis of the impact of microplastics in the marine environment School of Biological Sciences | PHD biotechnology, data analysis, pollution, food science, health sciences, molecular, statistics Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2

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 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

Use of remote sensing data to develop behavioural profiles for global change scenarios School of Biological Sciences | PHD climate change, data analysis, ecology, environmental science, statistics, zoology, animal science Dr Mike Scantlebury Supervisor Dr Mike Scantlebury Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 December 2019 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1576454400

QUADRAT DTP CASE: The role of biodiversity in mitigating parasite impacts in farmed landscapes School of Biological Sciences | PHD agriculture, climate change, ecology, environmental science, parasitology, zoology, animal science Professor Mark Emmerson Supervisor Professor Mark Emmerson Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1580256000

Understanding and predicting the success of alien freshwater fish School of Biological Sciences | PHD ecology, conservation, animal science, evolution, zoology, animal science Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

QUADRAT DTP: 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: Global profiles of species declines and success in the era of climate change School of Biological Sciences | PHD climatology, climate change, ecology, conservation, environmental science, evolution, animal science Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Supervisor Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1580256000

QUADRAT DTP: Greening cities: how do street trees contribute to urban biodiversity and ecosystem functions? School of Biological Sciences | PHD ecology, conservation, environmental science Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1580256000

QUADRAT DTP: Unravelling the freshwater microbial phosphorus cycle School of Biological Sciences | PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, climate, ecology, environmental, geochemistry, hydrology, molecular Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 29 January 2020 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1580256000

Valuing ecosystem services School of Biological Sciences | PHD valuation, environmental economics, experimental economics, behavioural economics Professor Alberto Longo Supervisor Professor Alberto Longo Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

The evolution of vertebrate parental care diversity School of Biological Sciences | PHD parental care, life history theory, phylogeny, vertebrates, behaviour, evolution Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

The evolution of placental diversity: between cooperation and conflict School of Biological Sciences | PHD parental care, life history theory, phylogeny, vertebrates, behaviour, evolution Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

A human body map of bisphenol-A (BPA) exposure: Systems level analysis of genomic and epigenomic alterations in primary human cells School of Biological Sciences | PHD bisphenol-A, systems level analysis, genomics, cells Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2

Genome-wide analysis of genetic alterations in prostate cells in response to soy chemicals School of Biological Sciences | PHD genomics, genetics, cells, soy Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2

A Novel Data Integration Framework for Modeling the Adverse Outcome Pathway School of Biological Sciences | PHD endocrine disruptors, biostatistics, computational biiology, toxicology, systems biology Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2

Investigate the nutritional potential, for ruminants, of different by-products as an alternative feed supplement for incorporation into animal feed School of Biological Sciences | PHD by-product, ruminant, tannin, methane, ammonia Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

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 | 1585612800

A proteomic map of host cell rewiring by pathogens School of Biological Sciences | PHD analytical chemistry, biochemistry, bioinformatics, immunology, microbiology Professor Ben Collins Supervisor Professor Ben Collins Funding Funded DfE/Bruker Daltonics Application deadline 31 March 2020 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1585612800

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 | 1585612800

Dissecting functions of beneficial soil bacterium in protecting banana plants from fungal infection School of Biological Sciences | PHD Microbiology; Gene regulation; Genome sequencing; Panama disease of bananas; Soil bacteria; Plant pr Dr Fuquan Liu Supervisor Dr Fuquan Liu Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 14 October 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1728864000

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 | 1593475200

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 | 1593475200

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 | 1593475200

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 Professor Gareth Arnott Supervisor Professor Gareth Arnott Funding Funded DfE/AgriSearch Application deadline 30 April 2020 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1588204800

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 | 1590710400

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 | 1594339200

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 | 1594339200

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 | 1594339200

From plant and soil microflora to food quality using metagenomics and metabolomics platforms School of Biological Sciences | PHD soil microbiome, food quality, metabolomics, food security Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2

Greening cities: biodiversity and ecosystem services associated with street trees, from ecology to planning School of Biological Sciences | PHD botany, plant science, zoology, animal science, ecology, conservation, environmental science Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

QUADRAT DTP: Biological control of mosquitoes: optimising the efficacy of native macroinvertebrate predators School of Biological Sciences | PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, ecology, conservation, evolution, genetics, molecular biology Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1610928000

QUADRAT DTP CASE: Quantifying the resilience and functioning of lotic ecosystems across spatial and temporal gradients of environmental stress School of Biological Sciences | PHD agricultural sciences, ecology, conservation, evolution, zoology, animal science, climate change Professor Mark Emmerson Supervisor Professor Mark Emmerson Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1610928000

QUADRAT DTP CASE: The Irish Damselfly: identifying population genetic structure and optimising habitat management for an iconic Irish species School of Biological Sciences | PHD ecology, conservation, endocrinology, genetics, pharmacology, toxicology, animal science, zoology Dr Sarah Helyar Supervisor Dr Sarah Helyar Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1610928000

QUADRAT DTP: Authentication of Sustainable Oil Palm Production for Protection of Tropical Biodiversity School of Biological Sciences | PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, ecology, conservation, agronomy, environmental science Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1610928000

QUADRAT DTP CASE: Links between energetics and disease in mammals: use of biologging and remote sensing to assess behaviour and movement School of Biological Sciences | PHD ecology, conservation, parasitology, zoology, animal science Professor Nikki Marks Supervisor Professor Nikki Marks Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1610928000

Investigating the nature and implications of archaea-bacteria interactions School of Biological Sciences | PHD microbiology, molecular biology Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

QUADRAT DTP: Do nutrition-parasite interactions drive One Health under climate change? School of Biological Sciences | PHD agricultural sciences, microbiology, parasitology, veterinary medicine, zoology, climate change Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 18 January 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1610928000

Increasing culture biodiversity and eco-evolutionary understanding of novel bacterial isolates using culturonmics and computational tools School of Biological Sciences | PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, biotechnology, evolution, microbiology, molecular biology Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Queen’s DTP: The genetic and/or epigenetic nature of antifungal drug tolerance in Candida glabrata School of Biological Sciences | PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, epidemiology Dr Edel Hyland Supervisor Dr Edel Hyland Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1613001600

Queen’s DTP: Co-infection and co-selection for drug resistance in zoonotic pathogens of the ruminant gut under routine farm management School of Biological Sciences | PHD agricultural sciences, microbiology, parasitology, zoology, epidemiology, veterinary sciences Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1613001600

Queen’s DTP: ABC: AI for Bee Conservation School of Biological Sciences | PHD agricultural sciences, ecology, genetics, molecular biology, parasitology, zoology, data analysis Professor Nikki Marks Supervisor Professor Nikki Marks Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1613001600

Queen’s DTP: Pursuing schistosomiasis elimination through gene therapy and analytical modelling School of Biological Sciences | PHD bioinformatics, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, parasitology, data analysis, epidemiology Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1613001600

Akkermansia muciniphila inhibits gut pathobionts and regulates trimethylamine N-oxide metabolism in cardiovascular disease School of Biological Sciences | PHD immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, epidemiology Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2

Queen’s DTP: Understanding the Importance of Early Life Exposure to Antimicrobial Resistance Genes, Organisms, and Residues on Development of the Infant Gut Microbiome School of Biological Sciences | PHD biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, molecular biology, epidemiology Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1613001600

Uncovering the Hidden Human Milk Microbiome School of Biological Sciences | PHD microbiology, genetics, biochemistry, mass spectrometry Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Can the skin microbiome of amphibians fight the fungal pandemic disease that drives their extinctions worldwide? School of Biological Sciences | PHD ecology, conservation, microbiology, zoology, animal science, environmental science, evolution Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Supervisor Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1613001600

Dynamic interplay of protein interactions and modifications – dissection of NLRP3 inflammasome system School of Biological Sciences | PHD biochemistry, analytical chemistry, immunology, bioinformatics, molecular biology Professor Ben Collins Supervisor Professor Ben Collins Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1613001600

Environmental and genetic factors controlling biofilm growth and development in the Domain Archaea School of Biological Sciences | PHD microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1613001600

Flavonoids, Plant-based diets and cardio-metabolic health School of Biological Sciences | PHD public health, epidemiology, statistics, data analysis, bioinformatics, food science, nutrition Dr Tilman Kuhn Supervisor Dr Tilman Kuhn Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1613001600

Filling priority data gaps to support the conservation of the critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) School of Biological Sciences | PHD Marine Biology, Conservation, Critically Endangered, Elasmobranch Dr Patrick Collins Supervisor Dr Patrick Collins Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1709164800

Plant-based diets for human health School of Biological Sciences | PHD public health, epidemiology, statistics, data analysis, bioinformatics, food science, nutrition Dr Tilman Kuhn Supervisor Dr Tilman Kuhn Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1613001600

Implementation and evaluation of a behaviour change intervention to reduce antimicrobial use on farms School of Biological Sciences | PHD psychology; behavioural science; social science; food science Professor Moira Dean Supervisor Professor Moira Dean Funding Funded Teagasc Application deadline 26 February 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1614297600

Animal Behaviour Informatics: Automated detection of health and welfare compromises in pigs School of Biological Sciences | PHD machine learning, computer vision, video analytics, AI reasoning, animal health and welfare Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 November 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1637884800

The microbial ecology of ancient alpine soils School of Biological Sciences | PHD Geo-microbiology, metagenomics, paleosols Professor Chris Allen Supervisor Professor Chris Allen Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

The monetary value of environmental goods and services School of Biological Sciences | PHD non-market valuation, experimental economics, applied microeconometrics, discrete choice experiments Professor Alberto Longo Supervisor Professor Alberto Longo Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Wastewater monitoring for SARS-CoV-2 and other microbial pathogens School of Biological Sciences | PHD SARS-CoV2, pathogens, antimicrobial resistance, wastewater epidemiology Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Bridging the gap between bioinformatics and chemometrics to elevate food and drug analysis School of Biological Sciences | PHD machine learning, genomic analysis, food and drug analysis, metabolomics, authenticity, AI Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Olive Oil: New Analytical Methods for Quality & Authenticity School of Biological Sciences | PHD olive oil, quality, authenticity, analytical methods, fraud Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 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 | Closed | 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 | 1620345600

Parasite environmental DNA as a novel biomarker to improve agriculture School of Biological Sciences | PHD parasite, helminth, agriculture, molecular, diagnostics Professor Geoff Gobert Supervisor Professor Geoff Gobert Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

The extinction of the sexier? A global investigation of the role of sexual selection in modern amphibian declines School of Biological Sciences | PHD extinctions, climate change, Anthropocene, conservation biology, ecology, macroecology Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Supervisor Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Development of novel binders for biosensor and nanoarrays for one health diagnostics School of Biological Sciences | PHD antibody, phage peptides, aptamers, biosensors, nanoarrays, food safety, one health Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

The influence of early life experience on the development and welfare of dairy cattle School of Biological Sciences | PHD animal welfare, animal behaviour, dairy, microbiome Professor Gareth Arnott Supervisor Professor Gareth Arnott Funding Funded European Union Horizon 2020 Application deadline 23 July 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1626998400

Multi-omics approach to predict economically important health and production traits in livestock School of Biological Sciences | PHD analytical chemistry, bioinformatics, data analysis, genetics, food sciences, parasitology Professor Mark Mooney Supervisor Professor Mark Mooney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

QUADRAT DTP CASE: Coastal connections: Mapping the extent, health and connectivity of Northern Ireland's Blue Carbon ecosystems School of Biological Sciences | PHD coast, ecosystems Dr Sarah Helyar Supervisor Dr Sarah Helyar Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1638316800

QUADRAT DTP CASE: Next generation biosensing for environmental management School of Biological Sciences | PHD biosensing, environmental management Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1638316800

QUADRAT DTP CASE: Quantifying the resilience and functioning of freshwater ecosystems across spatial and temporal gradients of environmental stress School of Biological Sciences | PHD ecosystems, environmental Professor Mark Emmerson Supervisor Professor Mark Emmerson Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1638316800

QUADRAT DTP: Biological control of mosquitoes: optimising the efficacy of native macroinvertebrate predators School of Biological Sciences | PHD mosquitoes, predators Professor Jaimie Dick Supervisor Professor Jaimie Dick Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1638316800

QUADRAT DTP: Climate change and the dynamics of gastropod-borne lungworm infections in complex multi-host systems School of Biological Sciences | PHD climate change, lungworm, infections Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1638316800

QUADRAT DTP: Determining Buffalo behaviour, movement, disease and energy costs to assist their management and conservation School of Biological Sciences | PHD wildlife, buffalo, conservation Dr Mike Scantlebury Supervisor Dr Mike Scantlebury Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1638316800

QUADRAT DTP: Profiling the global responses of archaea to diverse environmental influences School of Biological Sciences | PHD archaea, environmental Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded NERC/QUADRAT Application deadline 1 December 2021 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1638316800

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 | 1653609600

Development of a food allergen bionanosensor - a citizen science approach School of Biological Sciences | PHD food allergens, bionanosensor, citizen science Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Development of low-cost and rapid colorimetric device for the detection of irradiated foods School of Biological Sciences | PHD nanomaterials, microfluidics, isothermal amplification Dr Cuong Cao Supervisor Dr Cuong Cao Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1645142400

Exploiting Strongyloides parasites to understand nematode endocannabinoid biology School of Biological Sciences | PHD functional genomics, CRISPR; RNAi, endocannabinoid, strongyloides, nematode, parasitology Dr Louise Atkinson Supervisor Dr Louise Atkinson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1645142400

Functional exploration of a parasitic nematode non-coding RNA secretome School of Biological Sciences | PHD genome editing, human disease, microRNA, parasitology, transcriptomics, veterinary disease. Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1645142400

Insects: A Sustainable Novel Antimicrobial and Protein Source for Livestock School of Biological Sciences | PHD insects, sustainability, circular economy, alternative protein, monogastric Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1645142400

Investigating the next generation of novel prebiotics derived from terrestrial plants on the gut microbiome of livestock animals. School of Biological Sciences | PHD Prebiotics, Microbiome, livestock Professor Brian Green Supervisor Professor Brian Green Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1709164800

Investigating the nature and implications of archaea-bacteria interactions School of Biological Sciences | PHD archaea, bacteria, halophiles, extremophiles, microbiology Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1645142400

Machine Learning approaches in fish authenticity using low-cost portable DNA barcoding School of Biological Sciences | PHD fraud, DNA test, authenticity, rapid testing, fish Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 February 2022 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1645142400

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

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

Better capturing the scale of landscape effects School of Biological Sciences | PHD ecology; biodiversity; scale; simulation; modelling Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Integrated crop-ruminant livestock systems as a strategy to increase nutrient circularity and promote sustainability in the context of climate change School of Biological Sciences | PHD methane, climate change, microbiome Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Funded INTEGRITY project Application deadline 1 July 2022 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1656633600

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 | 1648684800

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 | 1658188800

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 | 1658016000

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

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 | 1660521600

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 | 1679875200

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

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

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: 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

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

Applying molecular tools for the detection of zoonotic helminths in eastern Africa School of Biological Sciences | PHD Parasitology, Diagnostics, zoonoses, Africa Professor Geoff Gobert Supervisor Professor Geoff Gobert Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1711324800

QUADRAT DTP: Trees for flood mitigation in managed environments School of Biological Sciences | PHD agricultural sciences, molecular biology, plant biology, environmental engineering, climate science Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Funded NERC (QUADRAT DTP) Application deadline 9 December 2022 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1670544000

QUADRAT DTP: Trophic interactions and the ecology of emerging lungworm infections under global warming School of Biological Sciences | PHD ecology, molecular biology, parasitology, zoology, climate science, epidemiology, veterinary science Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded NERC (QUADRAT DTP) Application deadline 9 December 2022 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1670544000

Application of machine learning to genomic selection of dairy cattle through improved feed efficiency complex prediction School of Biological Sciences | PHD machine learning, genomics, agriculture Professor Mark Mooney Supervisor Professor Mark Mooney Funding Funded BBSRC FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 30 January 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1675036800

Insects for sustainable animal feed: Livestock farming in a climate change challenged world School of Biological Sciences | PHD insects, agriculture, livestock, climate change Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded BBSRC FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 30 January 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1675036800

Maintaining food safety within sustainable agri-food systems: Risk evaluation and predictive strategies School of Biological Sciences | PHD Chemical and microbiological threats within feed and food, and consideration of the impact on these Professor Mark Mooney Supervisor Professor Mark Mooney Funding Funded DAERA - Co-Centre Sustainable Food Systems Application deadline 1 August 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1754006400

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

Revolutionizing Tuberculosis Diagnostics: A Graphene Oxide-Based Biosensor for Enhanced Sensitivity and Selectivity in Cord Factor Detection School of Biological Sciences | PHD Biosensor, disease diagnosis, bovine TB, user interface, systems integration Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1711324800

Understanding 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

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 | 1680220800

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

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

Identifying sow traits for productivity, longevity and welfare School of Biological Sciences | PHD pig production, nutrition, longevity, welfare, health, sustainability, environment, disease, pigs Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679616000

The air microbiome as a tool for pathogen detection in the clinical setting School of Biological Sciences | PHD pathogens, microbiome, clinical microbiology, epidemiology Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679616000

Wastewater monitoring for SARS-CoV-2 and other microbial pathogens School of Biological Sciences | PHD pathogens, wastewater, epidemiology, clinical microbiology Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679616000

Investigating the universality of persister cells in the microbial world School of Biological Sciences | PHD microbiology, archaea, stress, antimicrobials, extremophiles, yeast, candida Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679616000

How the interactome defines the biological activity of members of the KDM4A subfamily of histone demethylases School of Biological Sciences | PHD cancer, epigenetic, mass-spectrometry, PTM, signalling Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679616000

Role of KDM4A subfamily of histone demethylases in stress response and post-stress recovery School of Biological Sciences | PHD epigenetics, cancer, stress response, transcriptomics, multiomics Dr Konstantin Panov Supervisor Dr Konstantin Panov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

How do parasites shape the rumen microbiome? School of Biological Sciences | PHD rumen fluke, parasite, helminth, microbiome, immunity, livestock, microbiology, methane Dr Mark Robinson Supervisor Dr Mark Robinson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679616000

The role of hormone disrupting chemical exposure in the global obesity pandemic. School of Biological Sciences | PHD Obesity, gut hormones, hormone disruptors, toxicology, mammalian cell culture, in vitro bioassays, Professor Lisa Connolly Supervisor Professor Lisa Connolly Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1709164800

Changing consumer behaviour via food labelling: nutrition and environment School of Biological Sciences | PHD sustainability, nutrition, labelling, behaviour change, consumer, national food survey Professor Paul Brereton Supervisor Professor Paul Brereton Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679616000

Protective Effect of Dietary Fatty Acids and Gut Bacteria in Cardiovascular Metabolic Remodelling and their Therapeutic Potentials School of Biological Sciences | PHD food composition, fatty acids, gut bacteria, Akkermansia muciniphila, microRNAs, extracellular Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679616000

Sustainable food ingredients from biopolymers of agricultural by-products: bioactivity and techno-functionality School of Biological Sciences | PHD biopolymers, agri-food, waste streams, green technologies, sustainable, food structure Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679616000

Use of novel approaches of behavioural social network analysis to automatically quantify changes in pig behaviours as a means of detecting health and welfare compromises School of Biological Sciences | PHD animal biology, health, disease Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679011200

Milk proteins in bovine mastitis: biomarkers of disease and biological function School of Biological Sciences | PHD animal biology, health, disease Professor Bobby Graham Supervisor Professor Bobby Graham Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679011200

Animal movement for disease control in grazing ruminants under climate change School of Biological Sciences | PHD animal biology, health, disease Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679011200

Drug discovery and exploration using Chemoprotoeomics School of Biological Sciences | PHD Chemoproteomics, mass spectrometry, drug discovery, disease models Professor Bobby Graham Supervisor Professor Bobby Graham Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1709164800

Mini-livers: Stem cell-derived ruminant liver organoids as a next generation drug metabolism platform School of Biological Sciences | PHD animal biology, health, disease Dr Mark Robinson Supervisor Dr Mark Robinson Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679011200

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

The host-parasite-microbiome axis: a new paradigm in animal health School of Biological Sciences | PHD Microbiome, parasite, helminth, immunity, secretome Dr Mark Robinson Supervisor Dr Mark Robinson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Unexplored nutrients for sustaining ecosystems: novel microbial approaches to metabolising inorganic phosphorus School of Biological Sciences | PHD Phosphorus, microbiology, biogeochemistry, biochemistry Dr Jason Chin Supervisor Dr Jason Chin Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1709164800

Maternal-offspring conflict and cooperation during pregnancy in mammals School of Biological Sciences | PHD parent-offspring conflict, pregnancy, mammals Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1709164800

Exploiting the tractability of Ascaris and Strongyloides to understand the role and importance of Lipid Binding Proteins in nematodes School of Biological Sciences | PHD pathogens, molecules, phenotypes Dr Louise Atkinson Supervisor Dr Louise Atkinson Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679011200

New Chemoproteomics Tools for Drug Discovery in Inflammation School of Biological Sciences | PHD proteomics, chemoproteomics, inflammasome, inflammation, drug discovery Professor Ben Collins Supervisor Professor Ben Collins Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1709164800

The development of a Porcine Intestinal Organoid to understand Nematode-Host-Microbe interactions using Ascaris suum as a model School of Biological Sciences | PHD pathogens, molecules, phenotypes Professor Angela Mousley Supervisor Professor Angela Mousley Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679011200

Advancing air microbiome research for the investigation of co-infections and for community use: a test case with SARS-CoV-2 and Aspergillus. School of Biological Sciences | PHD pathogens, molecules, phenotypes Professor John McGrath Supervisor Professor John McGrath Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679011200

Defining the mechanistic link between Akkermansia muciniphila and gut microbiome metabolites in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease School of Biological Sciences | PHD pathogens, molecules, phenotypes Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679011200

Automated super-resolution 3D imaging techniques for assessing resistance development in tuberculous mycobacteria against host defence peptides using Mycobacterium smegmatis as a model School of Biological Sciences | PHD pathogens, molecules, phenotypes Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline 17 March 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1679011200

The Wonder of Algae: Effective solutions of algae extracts to reduce the environmental impact of ruminants and improve the animal performance and the quality of animal products School of Biological Sciences | PHD algae, ruminants, microbiology, agriculture Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 April 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1682640000

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 | 1682899200

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 | 1682899200

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 | 1682899200

Environmental health and infectious disease: how chemical cocktails help drive emerging zoonoses in mammals School of Biological Sciences | PHD virus, virology, zoonosis, emerging, disease, pathogen, immunity Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1711324800

Zoonotic Pathogen Growth Rate – A Marker for Environmental Mapping of Disease Virulence and Therapy Resistance School of Biological Sciences | PHD biochemistry, bioinformatics, cancer biology, cell biology, ecology, genomics, molecular biology Professor Aaron Maule Supervisor Professor Aaron Maule Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 1 May 2023 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1682899200

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 | 1682899200

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-4-Grass: Modelling climate change impacts on Grassland in N. Ireland School of Biological Sciences | PHD data modelling, climate change, grasslands Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded AgriSearch Application deadline 3 June 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1717372800

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 | 1685664000

ImaGen: Enhancing perennial ryegrass GHG credentials using genomics and 3D Imagery to study root responses to algal biostimulants School of Biological Sciences | PHD rhizosphere, GHG, algal biostimulants Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded DAERA/DAFM Application deadline 3 June 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1717372800

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 | 1686700800

RumiBase NI: Developing a unified database of life cycle carbon inventory to encompass all AgriSearch ruminant farm platforms, as a foundation for a unified database to encompass all NI ruminant farms School of Biological Sciences | PHD carbon, ruminants, agriculture, data, computer science Professor Nigel Scollan Supervisor Professor Nigel Scollan Funding Funded AgriSearch Application deadline 31 May 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1717113600

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 | 1690761600

Environmental stress and zoonotic disease emergence in rangeland herbivores under climate warming School of Biological Sciences | PHD disease, ungulates, mass mortality, climate change Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1711324800

Conservation biology of breeding Natterjack toads in Ireland School of Biological Sciences | PHD Amphibian, acoustics, biodiversity, conservation, ecology, eDNA, disease, genetics, genomics, toad Dr Neil Reid Supervisor Dr Neil Reid Funding Funded Department of Housing, Local Government and Herita Application deadline 9 February 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1707436800

Distribution, expansion and impacts of non-native invasive small mammals School of Biological Sciences | PHD Invasive species; Ecology; Interspecific competition; Trophic cascades; Conservation. Dr Neil Reid Supervisor Dr Neil Reid Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 February 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1709164800

Population biology and conservation of the regionally endangered Natterjack toad in Ireland School of Biological Sciences | PHD Amphibian, biodiversity, conservation, eDNA, microbiome, population biology, toad. Dr Neil Reid Supervisor Dr Neil Reid Funding Funded National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Application deadline 22 November 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1732233600

Phylogenomic history, systematic status and conservation assessment of the endemic Irish hare School of Biological Sciences | PHD Adaptation, animal, biodiversity, conservation, genome, genomics, morphology, phylogeny, population, Dr Neil Reid Supervisor Dr Neil Reid Funding Funded DfE CAST Application deadline 31 March 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1743379200

Distribution, range and ecological impacts of non-native small mammals School of Biological Sciences | PHD Animal, biodiversity, conservation, distribution, ecology, habitat, invasive species, non-native, po Dr Neil Reid Supervisor Dr Neil Reid Funding Funded DfE CAST Application deadline 31 March 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1743379200

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

Rapid Evaluation of Quality Variations and Methane Emissions in Irish Beef Using Omics Technologies Across Diverse Production Systems School of Biological Sciences | PHD meat science, food science, food technology, chemistry, mass spectrometry, multiomics, methane, sust Dr Nick Birse Supervisor Dr Nick Birse Funding Funded Teagasc Walsh Scholars Programme Application deadline 30 June 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1751241600

Vectors on heat islands: Assessing urbanisation and microclimatic effects on mosquito-borne disease risks School of Biological Sciences | PHD Vector-borne disease, Land-use change, Mosquitoes Dr Ross Cuthbert Supervisor Dr Ross Cuthbert Funding Funded Application deadline 25 March 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1711324800

AI Enabled Supply Chain Resilience in Food Manufacturing School of Biological Sciences | PHD food security, supply chain resilience, supply chain mapping, artificial intelligence, industrial co Dr Nick Birse Supervisor Dr Nick Birse Funding Funded BBSRC via Samworth Brothers Application deadline 31 August 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1788134400

Safeguarding drinking water from problem aquatic species: development and application of emerging technologies School of Biological Sciences | PHD drinking water, environmental management, green chemistry, invasive species Dr Ross Cuthbert Supervisor Dr Ross Cuthbert Funding Funded DfE-CAST Application deadline 31 March 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1743379200

Early warning of lungworm infection in cattle for agricultural sustainability: don't leave them breathless School of Biological Sciences | PHD animal biology, health and disease, infection, agricultural sustainability Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1736121600

Understanding management efficacy towards biological invasions School of Biological Sciences | PHD Conservation biology; Economic impact; Global change; Invasive species; Management; Dr Ross Cuthbert Supervisor Dr Ross Cuthbert Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Finding the balance: does methane mitigation come at a cost to cow welfare? (CASE Studentship) School of Biological Sciences | PHD animal biology, health and disease, methane, animal welfare Professor Gareth Arnott Supervisor Professor Gareth Arnott Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1736121600

Mercury metal pollution in Amazonian amphibians: unravelling the genomic, physiological and toxic effect School of Biological Sciences | PHD animal biology, health and disease, pollution, amphibians Dr Karen Siu Ting Supervisor Dr Karen Siu Ting Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1736121600

The contribution and impact of dog fouling behaviour to zoonosis and antimicrobial resistance spread in urban green spaces School of Biological Sciences | PHD pathogens, zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1736121600

Exploring the RNAome and RNA-protein interactome of parasite extracellular vesicles School of Biological Sciences | PHD pathogens, RNA, parasitology Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1736121600

Rhizosphere ionomics versus root architecture: regulating elemental uptake with alternate wetting and drying of rice (CASE Studentship) School of Biological Sciences | PHD plant health, rhizosphere, rice Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1736121600

Defining the mechanistic link between Akkermansia muciniphila and gut microbiome metabolites in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease School of Biological Sciences | PHD pathogens, gut microbiome, pathogenesis, cardiovascular disease Dr Qiaozhu Su Supervisor Dr Qiaozhu Su Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1736121600

Space invaders: genetic and metabolic factors underpinning successful pseudomonas invasion into microbial communities School of Biological Sciences | PHD pathogens, pseudomonas, microbiology, genetics Dr Rachel Wheatley Supervisor Dr Rachel Wheatley Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1736121600

The development of a porcine intestinal organoid to understand nematode-host-microbe interactions using Ascaris suum as a model School of Biological Sciences | PHD pathogens, microbiology, ascaris suum Professor Angela Mousley Supervisor Professor Angela Mousley Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1736121600

Adapted indicators for targeted treatment of parasitic disease in livestock and plants under climate change School of Biological Sciences | PHD animal biology, health and disease, parasitology, livestock, plants, climate change Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1736121600

Behavioural social network analysis to automatically detect health and welfare compromises in pigs School of Biological Sciences | PHD animal biology, health and disease, social network analysis Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP (BBSRC) Application deadline 6 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1736121600

Marine habitat restoration for future resilience: biogenic reef restoration in sea loughs under a changing climate School of Biological Sciences | PHD Marine restoration, native oysters, pacific oysters, seascape restoration, seagrass, habitat mapping Dr Annika Clements Supervisor Dr Annika Clements Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 14 October 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1728864000

Using AI to Promote Healthier and Sustainable Food Choices for Consumers and Farmers School of Biological Sciences | PHD Environmental biology, artificial intelligence, food production, data analysis Dr Eileen Mitchell Supervisor Dr Eileen Mitchell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 14 October 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1728864000

Marine habitat as a Nature-Based Solution in Belfast Harbour: developing Native Oyster restoration in modified water bodies. School of Biological Sciences | PHD Marine restoration, native oysters, nature-based solutions, coastal restoration Dr Annika Clements Supervisor Dr Annika Clements Funding Funded The BRICONS Project Application deadline 18 April 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1744934400

SUSTAIN CDT: Flavour-centric Innovation for Cultivated Meat: Bridging the Sensory Gap in Cellular Agriculture School of Biological Sciences | PHD cellular agriculture, mass spectrometry, multi-omics, molecular biology, cell culture, biotechnology Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 24 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1737676800

SUSTAIN CDT: Harnessing Explainable AI to Identify Key Microbial Drivers of Reduced Ruminant Greenhouse Gas Emissions School of Biological Sciences | PHD AI, ruminants, microbial genomics, HPC, data science, bioinformatics, microbiology, environmental Professor Chris Creevey Supervisor Professor Chris Creevey Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 27 October 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1729987200

SUSTAIN CDT: Using Machine Learning and AI Approaches to Determine the Origins of PostWeaning Diarrhoea and Antimicrobial Resistance in Piglets School of Biological Sciences | PHD machine learning, AI, antimicrobial resistance, statistical modelling, data analytics Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 27 October 2024 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1729987200

Evaluation of cereals and protein crops for mono and intercropping and their impact on land School of Biological Sciences | PHD Arable, cereals, oats, protein crops, soil health, microbiome, bioinformatics, resilient cropping sy Professor Chris Creevey Supervisor Professor Chris Creevey Funding Funded Co-Centre in Sustainable Food Systems Application deadline 11 April 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1744329600

SUSTAIN CDT: Combining Hazard Prediction and Animal and Plant Health Diagnostics for Enhanced One-Health Decision Support Under Climate Change School of Biological Sciences | PHD one health, climate change, ruminants, machine learning, food security, animal health, epidemiology Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 24 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1737676800

Synthetic intestinal model for advancing organ tissue replication and peptide drug delivery School of Biological Sciences | PHD Synthetic Biology, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, Organ-on-a-Chip, Peptides Dr Lucia Lombardi Supervisor Dr Lucia Lombardi Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Behavioural Insights into Farm Investment Choices and Financing Barriers in a Shifting Policy Environment School of Biological Sciences | PHD Farmer Behaviour; Investment Decisions; Access to Finance; Sustainable Agriculture Dr Adewale Adenuga Supervisor Dr Adewale Adenuga Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

QUARTILES DLA: Anisakis: Presence, Impact and Potential as a Model Parasite School of Biological Sciences | PHD agricultural sciences, bioinformatics, food hygiene, food production, immunology, marine biology Dr Louise Atkinson Supervisor Dr Louise Atkinson Funding Funded QUARTILES DLA (BBSRC) Application deadline 19 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1739923200

Leveraging AI to Predict Strain-Specific Susceptibility of Candida pathogenic yeast to Novel Antifungal "Resistance Breakers" School of Biological Sciences | PHD AI, candida, antifungal, genomics, one health Dr Edel Hyland Supervisor Dr Edel Hyland Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 17 October 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1760659200

Exploring Public Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence in Northern Ireland’s Agricultural Sector School of Biological Sciences | PHD AI, agriculture, agricultural technology Dr Eileen Mitchell Supervisor Dr Eileen Mitchell Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 17 October 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1760659200

Combining Hazard Prediction and Animal and Plant Health Diagnostics for Enhanced One-Health Decision Support Under Climate Change School of Biological Sciences | PHD animal health, plant health, one health, climate change Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 17 October 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1760659200

APPETITE - AI-powered Platforms for Predictive Evaluation of dieTary Intake, Trends, and biomarkErs School of Biological Sciences | PHD AI, dietary assessment, biomarkers, nutrition Professor Brian Green Supervisor Professor Brian Green Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 17 October 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1760659200

Novel integrated management strategies to mitigate vector-borne disease threats to agricultural industries School of Biological Sciences | PHD Agriculture, Entomology, Management, Vector-borne Disease Dr Ross Cuthbert Supervisor Dr Ross Cuthbert Funding Funded DfE-CAST Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Exploring the potential to breed for positive social behaviour to improve animal welfare and efficiency School of Biological Sciences | PHD Animal behaviour, animal welfare, genetics Professor Gareth Arnott Supervisor Professor Gareth Arnott Funding Funded DfE CAST Application deadline 19 June 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1781827200

Decoding Hive Health: Using Honey, eDNA and tracking to Predict Disease and Reproductive Failure in Honey Bees School of Biological Sciences | PHD RFID, eDNA, gut microbiome, pollinator sustainability Professor Nikki Marks Supervisor Professor Nikki Marks Funding Funded DAERA Tripartite Application deadline 30 September 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1790726400

Multiplexed AMR biosensor using antifouling nanostructured materials based on colloidal quantum dots and SERS School of Biological Sciences | PHD Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Funded BBSRC NWB Application deadline 4 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1767484800

Adaptive indicators for targeted treatment of parasitic disease in livestock and plants under climate change School of Biological Sciences | PHD Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded BBSRC NWB Application deadline 4 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1767484800

Resilience and metabolic adaptation in extremophilic archaea: insights into microbial function under abiotic stress relevant to environmental health and agricultural sustainability School of Biological Sciences | PHD Professor Bobby Graham Supervisor Professor Bobby Graham Funding Funded BBSRC NWB Application deadline 4 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1767484800

Capturing oligosaccharides from mammalian milk to determine their microbiological impact School of Biological Sciences | PHD oligosaccharides, mammalian milk, microbiology Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Evolution of the commensal microbiome under repeated pathogen exposure School of Biological Sciences | PHD microbiome, pathogens Dr Rachel Wheatley Supervisor Dr Rachel Wheatley Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Dissecting the molecular aetiology of myeloid neoplasia using targeted protein degradation and chemoproteomics School of Biological Sciences | PHD molecular aetiology, protein, chemoproteomics Professor Bobby Graham Supervisor Professor Bobby Graham Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Can bio-based additives enhance microbial recruitment and degradation of plastics without compromising performance? School of Biological Sciences | PHD microbiology, microorganisms, plastics Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Enzyme-responsive self-assembling antimicrobial peptides for the eradication of biofilm-associated persister cells in diabetic foot ulcer infection School of Biological Sciences | PHD antimicrobial peptides, antibiotics, infection Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Defining the impact of meat-derived nitrite metabolites on mammalian metabolic homeostasis and intestinal epithelial adaptation School of Biological Sciences | PHD nitrite metabolites, cellular homeostasis Professor Brian Green Supervisor Professor Brian Green Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Engineering bioactive peptides for vaginal microbiome restoration and sustained vaginal delivery School of Biological Sciences | PHD bioactive peptides, microbiome Dr Lucia Lombardi Supervisor Dr Lucia Lombardi Funding Funded NorthWestBio DTP Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Leveraging AI to predict strain-specific susceptibility of Candida pathogenic yeast to novel antifungal "resistance breakers" School of Biological Sciences | PHD AI, Candida, public health Dr Edel Hyland Supervisor Dr Edel Hyland Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 16 October 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1792108800

Towards a methodology for multi-criteria optimisation of sustainability assessment of livestock systems School of Biological Sciences | PHD sustainability, livestock, AI Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Supervisor Professor Ilias Kyriazakis Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 16 October 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1792108800

Combining hazard prediction and animal and plant health diagnostics for enhanced One-Health decision support under climate change School of Biological Sciences | PHD animal health, plant health, One Health, climate change Professor Eric Morgan Supervisor Professor Eric Morgan Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 16 October 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1792108800

Elucidating the Functional Role of Infection Factors from Entomopathogenic Nematodes School of Biological Sciences | PHD entomopathogenic nematodes, drosophila, infection, innate immunity, metabolism Dr Ioannis Eleftherianos Supervisor Dr Ioannis Eleftherianos Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Engineering Long-Lasting Broad-Spectrum Innate Immune Antivirals School of Biological Sciences | PHD virology, immunology, microbiology, bioengineering, computational Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Beyond antibiotics: the impact of non-antibiotic drugs on the selection of antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa School of Biological Sciences | PHD microbiology, evolution, antibiotic resistance, bacterial pathogens Dr Rachel Wheatley Supervisor Dr Rachel Wheatley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Weed Out the Worms – Exploiting Endocannabinoid Biology for Nematode Parasite Control School of Biological Sciences | PHD molecular biology, parasitology, functional genomics, nematode, bioinformatics, parasite Dr Louise Atkinson Supervisor Dr Louise Atkinson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

QUARTILES DLA: Coastal Defenders: How Shallow Subtidal and Intertidal Habitats Can Safeguard Our Shores from Climate Change School of Biological Sciences | PHD biology, marine ecology, biodiversity loss, sustainability Dr Annika Clements Supervisor Dr Annika Clements Funding Funded QUARTILES DLA (NERC) Application deadline 14 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1768348800

QUARTILES DLA: Understanding phage-host dynamics in cyanobacteria for sustainable biocontrol of harmful algal blooms School of Biological Sciences | PHD biology, ecology, microbiology, virology, genomics Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded QUARTILES DLA (BBSRC) Application deadline 14 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1768348800

QUARTILES DLA: Unravelling the pollination black-box: how does insect behaviour shape pollination? School of Biological Sciences | PHD biology, evolution, zoology, entomology Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Funded QUARTILES DLA (NERC) Application deadline 14 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1768348800

QUARTILES DLA: Veg, Flax and Flux: Diversifying Farms for Carbon and Biodiversity Gains School of Biological Sciences | PHD biology, biodiversity, environmental geography, food production, ecology Professor Mark Emmerson Supervisor Professor Mark Emmerson Funding Funded QUARTILES DLA (BBSRC) Application deadline 14 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1768348800

Integrated surveillance of influenza viruses at the human-animal interface School of Biological Sciences | PHD virus, viral, pandemic, influenza, zoonosis, diagnostics, genomic Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded DAERA Application deadline 20 May 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1779235200

Environmental function and biotechnological potential of proteases from extremely halophilic archaea School of Biological Sciences | PHD proteases, archaea, extremophiles, halophiles Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738886400

Revealing new insights against the challenges of alternative protein sector under One Health approach with AI School of Biological Sciences | PHD one health, amr, alternative protein, AI, food supply chain, mycotoxin Dr Di Wu Supervisor Dr Di Wu Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738886400

Developing ambient ionisation mass spectrometry imaging to improve the sensitivity of food testing methods School of Biological Sciences | PHD mass spectrometry, food analysis, food testing Dr Simon Cameron Supervisor Dr Simon Cameron Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738886400

Detecting adulteration using spectroscopy and artificial intelligence in turmeric School of Biological Sciences | PHD adulteration, spectroscopy, turmeric, artificial intelligence Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738886400

Ecology of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus epidermidis: competition, selection, and transmission School of Biological Sciences | PHD microbiology, antibiotic resistance, bacterial genetics, microbial ecology, microbiome Dr Rachel Wheatley Supervisor Dr Rachel Wheatley Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738886400

Electrosensory Dynamics of Crustaceans: Investigating Bioelectric Fields and Climate Change Impacts on Marine Interactions School of Biological Sciences | PHD bioelectric fields, sensory ecology, climate change, predator-prey interactions, electrophysiology Dr Patrick Collins Supervisor Dr Patrick Collins Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738886400

Development of rapid diagnostic tools for plant toxins analysis School of Biological Sciences | PHD plant toxins, biosensors, environment and food analysis, exposome, one health Professor Katrina Campbell Supervisor Professor Katrina Campbell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738886400

Integrating Multiomics and Bayesian Approaches to Uncover the Architecture of Opioid Use Disorder School of Biological Sciences | PHD opioid use disorder (OUD), multiomics integration, bayesian analysis, addiction Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738886400

Identification and Characterization of Infection Factors from Entomopathogenic Nematodes School of Biological Sciences | PHD entomopathogenic nematode, parasite, insect, dropsophila, infection, innate immunity, symbiosis Professor Ioannis Eleftherianos Supervisor Professor Ioannis Eleftherianos Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 25 July 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1753401600

Targeting the undruggable proteome: the use of chemoproteomics tools for drug discovery in haematological disorders School of Biological Sciences | PHD chemoproteomics, mass spectrometry, drug discovery, disease models, haematological disorders Professor Bobby Graham Supervisor Professor Bobby Graham Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738886400

What chickens want: developing a better understanding of the needs of broilers in relation to environmental enrichment School of Biological Sciences | PHD animal welfare, poultry, chickens, behaviour, environmental enrichment Professor Niamh O'Connell Supervisor Professor Niamh O'Connell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 7 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738886400

Development of Portable SERS-Based Analytical Methods for Detecting Micro- and Nanoplastics (MNPs) and Co-contaminants in Infant Feeding Systems School of Biological Sciences | PHD microplastics, nanoplastics, SERS, food safety Dr Cuong Cao Supervisor Dr Cuong Cao Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Reproductive and social behaviour in a juvenille polygynous ungulate School of Biological Sciences | PHD juveniles, life-history theory, reproductive investment, fallow deer Dr Domhnall Jennings Supervisor Dr Domhnall Jennings Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Communicating Risk, Valuing Health: Evidence-Based Strategies for Reducing Agricultural Emissions in Northern Ireland School of Biological Sciences | PHD environmental, health, agricultural, behavioural change, air pollution, public perception Dr Eileen Mitchell Supervisor Dr Eileen Mitchell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Sleep in the landscape of fear School of Biological Sciences | PHD sleep ecology, animal behaviour, animal ecology, predator-prey interactions, biologging Dr Isabella Capellini Supervisor Dr Isabella Capellini Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Behavioural Drivers, Social Spillovers, and Contract Design for Biodiversity-Friendly Farming in Northern Ireland School of Biological Sciences | PHD agri-environment policy, sustainable agriculture, social networks; biodiversity conservation Dr Adewale Adenuga Supervisor Dr Adewale Adenuga Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 23 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1769126400

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids as agents to reduce the severity of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and aid performance in elite female athletes School of Biological Sciences | PHD omega-3 fatty acids, female athletes, Ireland, menstrual health, athlete performance Dr Anne Nugent Supervisor Dr Anne Nugent Funding Funded DfE/Sport Ireland Institute Application deadline 27 February 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1772150400

Harmonisation of PAL in the UK: meeting business needs and food hypersensitive consumer demands for a safer tomorrow School of Biological Sciences | PHD food allergens, hypersensitive, consumers, catering, hospitality, legislation, regulations Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Detecting Adulteration using Spectroscopy and Artificial Intelligence in the Supply Chain of Spices School of Biological Sciences | PHD fraud, spices, human health risk Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Assessing the role of avian reservoirs in emerging mosquito-borne disease risks School of Biological Sciences | PHD avian ecology, entomology, mosquito-borne disease, vector biology Dr Ross Cuthbert Supervisor Dr Ross Cuthbert Funding Competitively Funded DfE Application deadline 31 October 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Competitively Funded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2 | 1793404800

Multimodal Electrosensory Ecology of Elasmobranchs School of Biological Sciences | PHD electrosensory physiology, elasmobranchs, sensory ecology, conservation Dr Patrick Collins Supervisor Dr Patrick Collins Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Small talk: Understanding how a parasite uses secreted vesicles and microRNAs to communicate with its host School of Biological Sciences | PHD extracellular vesicle, infection; liver fluke, microRNA, parasitology Dr Paul McVeigh Supervisor Dr Paul McVeigh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1768521600

Engineering endogenous peptides for brain-targeted therapeutics and drug delivery systems School of Biological Sciences | PHD peptide science, brain, BBB, drug delivery, artificial cells, AI Dr Lucia Lombardi Supervisor Dr Lucia Lombardi Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 23 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1769126400

Dietary polyphenols and new foods for management of inflammatory bowel diseases School of Biological Sciences | PHD diet, polyphenols, inflammation, health, gut, food processing Professor Gary Williamson Supervisor Professor Gary Williamson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 23 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1769126400

Geospatial modelling of neglected tropical diseases in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region School of Biological Sciences | PHD epidemiology, infectious diseases, global health, geospatial health, one health Professor Archie Clements Supervisor Professor Archie Clements Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 23 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1769126400

Climate-Friendly Beef: Long-Term Assessment of Methane Inhibitors School of Biological Sciences | PHD livestock, methane, dairy science Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738540800

VIROWORM: Characterising the interplay between parasitic nematodes, viruses and their hosts School of Biological Sciences | PHD parasitology, nematodes, viruses Dr Connor Bamford Supervisor Dr Connor Bamford Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738540800

Mapping the farmscape of antibiotic resistance: metagenomes, antibiotic resistance genes, and mobile genetic elements School of Biological Sciences | PHD antibiotic resistance, metagenomes, genetics Dr Rachel Wheatley Supervisor Dr Rachel Wheatley Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738540800

Biochar interventions to improve soil health under oil palm: ensuring agronomic and environmental sustainability of the fastest expanding Equatorial crop School of Biological Sciences | PHD soil biogeochemistry, palm oil, agro-ecology, agroforestry, land use Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738540800

Exploring the North Ronaldsay Sheep Microbiome: Unlocking Enzymes for Sustainable Agriculture and Biotechnology School of Biological Sciences | PHD microbiome, enzymes, sustainable agriculture, biotechnology Dr Linda Oyama Supervisor Dr Linda Oyama Funding Funded FoodBioSystems DTP Application deadline 3 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738540800

Plastic biodegradation by compost microorganisms: a sustainable strategy to mitigate microplastic contamination in food systems School of Biological Sciences | PHD plastics, microorganisms, food safety, molecular biology, bioinformatics Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded BBSRC (FoodBioSystems DTP) Application deadline 26 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1769385600

Sustainable Use of Regional Agricultural By products to Minimize Greenhouse Gas and Ammonia Emissions from Ruminants School of Biological Sciences | PHD agriculture, greenhouse gas, ammonia emissions, ruminants, animal science, food science Dr Katerina Theodoridou Supervisor Dr Katerina Theodoridou Funding Funded BBSRC (FoodBioSystems DTP) Application deadline 26 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1769385600

Rational Design of Cooked Pork Aroma In Cultivated Adipose Tissue Via Targeted Intracellular Precursor Delivery School of Biological Sciences | PHD food science, chemistry, pharmaceutical science Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Funded BBSRC (FoodBioSystems) Application deadline 26 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1769385600

From Genomic Context to Sensor Design: Computational Identification of AMR Biomarkers in Agriculture School of Biological Sciences | PHD antimicrobial resistance, agriculture, computational biology, bioinformatics, microbiology Professor Chris Creevey Supervisor Professor Chris Creevey Funding Funded BBSRC (FoodBioSystems DTP) Application deadline 26 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1769385600

Biochar Interventions to Improve Soil Health Under Oil Palm : Ensuring Agronomic and Environmental Sustainability of the Fastest Expanding Equatorial Crop School of Biological Sciences | PHD biochar, soil, oil palm, sustainability, agriculture, environmental science Dr Paul Williams Supervisor Dr Paul Williams Funding Funded BBSRC (FoodBioSystems DTP) Application deadline 26 January 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1769385600

Machine learning-assisted antibacterial drug discovery School of Biological Sciences | PHD AMR, natural drug discovery, phytochemicals, predictive modelling, AI, machine learning Dr Chen Situ Supervisor Dr Chen Situ Funding Funded NILab (BBSRC) Application deadline 16 February 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1771200000

AI-Driven Multi-Omics Biomarker Discovery and Early Detection of Mastitis in Dairy Cattle School of Biological Sciences | PHD interdisciplinary training in AI, bioinformatics, microbiology, genetics, livestock health Professor Mark Mooney Supervisor Professor Mark Mooney Funding Funded NILab (4 years) Application deadline 16 February 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1771200000

Novel biomarkers for human gut AMPK activation using AI-driven multi-omics analysis School of Biological Sciences | PHD biomarkers, nutrition, metabolic health, artificial intelligence Professor Gary Williamson Supervisor Professor Gary Williamson Funding Funded NILab (BBSRC) Application deadline 20 July 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1784505600

Mapping the spread of zoonotic bacterial pathogens and their mobile genetic elements as drivers of infection School of Biological Sciences | PHD microbiology, genetics, zoonotic pathogens, mobile genetic elements, bioinformatics Dr Rachel Wheatley Supervisor Dr Rachel Wheatley Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 31 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738281600

African mole-rats as potential reservoirs for zoonotic disease : variation with species, habitat and effects of climate change School of Biological Sciences | PHD zoonotic disease, ecosystems, public health Dr Mike Scantlebury Supervisor Dr Mike Scantlebury Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 31 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738281600

Using comparative genomics of schistosome species to better understand the molecular basis of zoonoses School of Biological Sciences | PHD Helminth Diseases, comparative genomics, zoonotic disease potential Professor Geoff Gobert Supervisor Professor Geoff Gobert Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 31 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738281600

Advancing zoonotic disease ecology through eDNA monitoring of infectious agents School of Biological Sciences | PHD parasitology, microbiology, virology, ecology Professor Aaron Maule Supervisor Professor Aaron Maule Funding Funded OneZoo CDT Application deadline 31 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1738281600

QUARTILES DLA: Diversity and functional potential of microbial communities inhabiting the plastisphere School of Biological Sciences | PHD bacteriology, biology, environmental biology, microbiology, molecular biology Dr Julianne Megaw Supervisor Dr Julianne Megaw Funding Funded QUARTILES DLA (BBSRC) Application deadline 19 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1739923200

QUARTILES DLA (CASE): Geo Profiling to identify wildlife breeding sites from individual sightings: application across species and landscapes School of Biological Sciences | PHD applied mathematics, applied statistics, data analysis, ecology, anthropology, environmental science Dr Paul Caplat Supervisor Dr Paul Caplat Funding Funded QUARTILES DLA (NERC) Application deadline 19 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1739923200

QUARTILES DLA: Unraveling the Impact of Biodegradable Micro-Nanoplastics on Soil Ecosystems by Integrating Multi-Omics Approaches School of Biological Sciences | PHD agricultural sciences, behavioural biology, bioinformatics, ecotoxicology, environmental biology Professor Gary Hardiman Supervisor Professor Gary Hardiman Funding Funded QUARTILES DLA (NERC) Application deadline 19 February 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1739923200

Improving sustainable livestock production School of Biological Sciences | PHD greenhouse gases, ruminants, food security Professor Sharon Huws Supervisor Professor Sharon Huws Funding Funded Co-Centre for Sustainable Food Systems Application deadline 21 March 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1742515200

SUSTAIN CDT: Harnessing AI Tools and DNA-based Monitoring to Enhance Arthropod Biodiversity Assessments School of Biological Sciences | PHD AI, arthropods, biodiversity, ecology, molecular, data management Dr Karen Siu Ting Supervisor Dr Karen Siu Ting Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 24 January 2025 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Closed | 2 | 1737676800

Cultivated Beef Fat: Nanotechnology-Enabled Flavour Precursor Delivery for Flavour Parity School of Biological Sciences | PHD Cultivated Meat, Lipid Nanoparticles, Flavour Precursors, Adipocytes, Volatilomics Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Tea Provenance: Integrated Soil Ionomics and Organic Metabolomics for Geographical Authentication School of Biological Sciences | PHD Food Authenticity, Terroir Chemistry, Elemental Ionomics, Untargeted Metabolomics, Data Fusion Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Natural Product Inhibitors of Histidine Decarboxylase: Mitigating Biogenic Amines in Fermented Foods School of Biological Sciences | PHD Biogenic Amines, Histidine Decarboxylase, Natural Inhibitors, Fermented Foods, Enzyme Kinetics Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Harmonization of Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL) in UK Hospitality & Catering School of Biological Sciences | PHD Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Unfunded Natasha's Law, Food Policy, Risk Communication Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

Vibrational Spectroscopy in Complex Foods: Deconvoluting Non-Linear Physical and Chemical Effects School of Biological Sciences | PHD Vibrational Spectroscopy, Chemometrics, Non-Linear Deconvolution, Light Scattering Dr Tassos Koidis Supervisor Dr Tassos Koidis Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Biological Sciences | Unfunded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2

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 | 1594339200

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 | 1594339200

CITI-GENS DTP: New tools for new antibiotic targets – The development of novel probes for mechanistic studies on bacterial glycolipid-processing enzymes School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Antimicrobials, enzyme mechanisms, chemical probes, macromolecular X-ray crystallography, antibiotic Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Funded Horizon 2020 (EU) and Department of the Economy Application deadline 10 July 2020 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1594339200

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 | 1594339200

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

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

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 | 1616976000

Research in Mechanochemistry School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Mechanochemistry, twin screw extrusion, solvent-free synthesis, mechanisms Professor Stuart James Supervisor Professor Stuart James Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Unfunded | Chemistry | Open | 2

Research in Porous Liquids School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Porous liquids, MOFs, zeolites, hosts, gases Professor Stuart James Supervisor Professor Stuart James Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Unfunded | Chemistry | Open | 2

Synthesis of novel antimicrobials to kill multidrug-resistant bacteria School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD antimicrobials, resistance, synthetic organic chemistry, peptides Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Unfunded | Chemistry | Open | 2

Mechanistic Insights into Metal Catalysed Carbene Cross Coupling Reactions School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Homogeneous catalysis, mechanism, kinetics, computational chemistry Dr Paul Dingwall Supervisor Dr Paul Dingwall Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Unfunded | Chemistry | Open | 2

Modified vaccine adjuvants - synthesis and delivery School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Nucleic acids, vaccine adjuvants, mRNA cap analogues, RALA, Chemistry, Pharmacy Dr Joseph Vyle Supervisor Dr Joseph Vyle Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Unfunded | Chemistry | Open | 2

Synthesis of Enantiopure Cyclic Vinyl Sulfoximines School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Organic synthesis, sulfoximines, enantioselective, catalysis, heterocycles, medicinal chemistry Dr Peter Knipe Supervisor Dr Peter Knipe Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Unfunded | Chemistry | Closed | 2

Integrating molecular memories with molecular logic School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Supramolecular chemistry, Molecular logic, Molecular computation, Fluorescent sensors Professor AP de Silva Supervisor Professor AP de Silva Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Unfunded | Chemistry | Closed | 2

Levoglucosenone: a versatile and sustainable intermediate for asymmetric synthesis School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Levoglucosenone; biomass; cellulose; valorisation; asymmetric synthesis Dr Gary Sheldrake Supervisor Dr Gary Sheldrake Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Unfunded | Chemistry | Closed | 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 | 1657843200

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 | 1649376000

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 | 1650585600

Developing new palladium oxidation catalysts School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD chemistry, oxidation, catalysts, synthetic, analytical, reaction engineering Professor Mark Muldoon Supervisor Professor Mark Muldoon Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 25 February 2022 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1645747200

Axially Chiral Salts for Sensing and Catalysis School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Chemistry, synthesis, catalysis, chiral sensing Dr Peter Knipe Supervisor Dr Peter Knipe Funding Funded Department for Economy Application deadline 25 February 2022 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1645747200

SeAFEED: Seaweed Bioactives supplemented animal feeds. Green Chemistry Methods of Seaweed Extraction School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Green & Sustainable Chemistry, Synthesis, Natural Product Extraction, Ionic Liquids, Agriculture Dr Andrew Marr Supervisor Dr Andrew Marr Funding Funded DAERA Application deadline 31 July 2022 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1659225600

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 | 1661126400

Catalytic Methods for Late-Stage Oxidation Reactions School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD chemistry, oxidation, functionalisation Professor Mark Muldoon Supervisor Professor Mark Muldoon Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 24 February 2023 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1677196800

Innovative technologies for sustainable production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD chemistry, manufacturing, active pharmaceutical ingredients, sustainable, circular economy, Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 24 February 2023 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1677196800

New tools for new antibiotic targets – The development of novel probes for mechanistic studies on bacterial glycolipid-processing enzymes School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD chemistry, synthesis, antibiotic, glycolipids Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 21 April 2023 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1682035200

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 | 1682035200

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

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 | 1692316800

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 | 1682035200

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

Rational Design of Kinase Inhibitors to Treat Pancreatic Cancer About the Project School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Dr Mark McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Mark McLaughlin Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE funded Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Decentralised reprocessing of organic waste as a source of protein for artificial meat production. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Funded Industry Partner - DfE funded Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Circular Economy of Critical Elements: Waste Valorisation in Magnet Recycling Process School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE funded Application deadline 21 June 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1718928000

Mechanistic Investigation of Cu-Catalysed C-N Coupling Using High Throughput Kinetic Experimentation School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Dr Paul Dingwall Supervisor Dr Paul Dingwall Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Innovative Spectroscopic Approaches to Detecting Microplastics in Water School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD chemistry, sustainability, sensors, water quality, spectroscopy Professor Steven Bell Supervisor Professor Steven Bell Funding Funded DfE CAST Award Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Optical sensors for real-time monitoring of nitrogen pollution in fresh water School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Optical sensors, nitrogen, nutrient sustainability, molecular recognition, 3D printing Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Supervisor Professor Panagiotis Manesiotis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Development of Novel 3D printed indicators for wound monitoring School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Sensors, wound-monitoring, colour, 3D printing Professor Andrew Mills Supervisor Professor Andrew Mills Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Engineering a Bespoke Environment for Biocatalysis Within Ionic Liquid Gels School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Enzymes, ionic liquids, entrapment, immobilization, gels Dr Andrew Marr Supervisor Dr Andrew Marr Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Unfunded | Chemistry | Open | 2

Mechanistic studies to enable the design of new sustainable oxidation catalysts School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Homogeneous catalysis / organometallic chemistry / mechanistic studies / oxidation Professor Mark Muldoon Supervisor Professor Mark Muldoon Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Combining Electrocatalysts and Gas-Capturing Liquids for Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Value-Added Chemicals School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Electrocatalysis; Ionic Liquids; Deep Eutectic Solvents; Carbon Dioxide Conversion; Dr Paul Kavanagh Supervisor Dr Paul Kavanagh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Gases as probes for metal coordination availability in metalate ionic liquids School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD metal containing ionic liquid; electrolytes for batteries, gas sensing, metal coordination Dr Leila Moura Supervisor Dr Leila Moura Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Sustainable materials for gas capture and storage School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD microporous polymers, carbon capture, hydrogen storage, sorbents for gas capture and storage Dr Leila Moura Supervisor Dr Leila Moura Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Plasmonic Sensor for Point of Care Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Raman spectroscopy, SERS, plasmonics, antimicrobial resistance Professor Steven Bell Supervisor Professor Steven Bell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Interfacial Assembly for production of Metal-Semiconductor Nanomaterials Showing Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD photocatalysis, hydrogen generation, nanocomposites, interfacial-assembly Professor Steven Bell Supervisor Professor Steven Bell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Stabilization and Imitation of β-Strands and Sheets School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD organic synthesis, spectroscopy, conformational analysis, foldamers, β-sheets, β-strands Dr Peter Knipe Supervisor Dr Peter Knipe Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Developing Ionic Liquid Additives for Improved NdFeB Magnet Recycling School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Metal Separation, Hydrometallurgy, Sustainable Recycling, Rare Earth Elements Professor Peter Nockemann Supervisor Professor Peter Nockemann Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Recycling of Samarium and Cobalt from End-of-Life Magnets School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Metal Separation, Hydrometallurgy, Sustainable Recycling, Rare Earth Elements Professor Peter Nockemann Supervisor Professor Peter Nockemann Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Development of nanomaterials that can prevent pathogen-host interactions in the Cystic Fibrosis airways School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Cystic fibrosis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mucin glycoproteins, Lipid-based nanoparticles, Dendrimers Dr Seyed Tabaei Supervisor Dr Seyed Tabaei Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Integrated Catalytic platform for production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD biomass conversion, sustainable aviation fuels Dr Haresh Manyar Supervisor Dr Haresh Manyar Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemical Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Integrated Approach for Direct Capture & Conversion of CO2 to Dimethyl ether School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD CO2 capture and conversion, decarbonisation, net zero fuels Dr Haresh Manyar Supervisor Dr Haresh Manyar Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemical Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Biocompatible Functionalised Cationic Polymeric Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Gene Therapy School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD environmentally-friendly polymer synthesis, polymer nanoparticle formulations, cancer therapy Dr Efrosyni Themistou Supervisor Dr Efrosyni Themistou Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemical Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Development of novel functional multicharged zwitterionic coatings for biomedical application School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD protein adsorption, zwitterion, coating, antifouling, antimicrobial, self-assembly, synthesis Dr Marijana Blesic Supervisor Dr Marijana Blesic Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemical Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Advancing Hydrogen Economy: Catalytic Decomposition of Ammonia Using Induction Heating on Magnetic Catalyst Nanoparticles School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD hydrogen economy, catalysis, induction heating, magnetic nanoparticles Dr Danai Poulidi Supervisor Dr Danai Poulidi Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 26 January 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemical Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1706227200

Sustainable polymer chemistry of high-performance materials by mechanochemistry with in situ spectroscopic monitoring School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD polymer, mechanochemistry, synthetic chemistry, spectroscopy Professor Stuart James Supervisor Professor Stuart James Funding Funded Industry Funded Application deadline 21 March 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1710979200

Circular Economy of Critical Elements: Ionic Liquid Additives for Improved NdFeB Magnet Recycling School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Professor Peter Nockemann Supervisor Professor Peter Nockemann Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE funded Application deadline 21 June 2024 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1718928000

Supramolecular materials for bacteria-responsive coatings School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Organic chemistry, Synthetic Chemistry, Biochemistry Dr Hannah Crory Supervisor Dr Hannah Crory Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Application deadline 24 January 2025 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1737676800

Elongasome: Synthesis of chemical probes to study bacterial cell wall formation School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Synthetic Organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, peptide synthesis Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 24 January 2025 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1737676800

Chemical modification of mRNA for enhanced translation School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Organic chemistry, Synthetic chemistry, Biochemistry Dr Mark Berney Supervisor Dr Mark Berney Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Application deadline 24 January 2025 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1737676800

Experimental Design with Differential Flow Kinetics School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Flow chemistry, organometallic chemistry, data science Dr Paul Dingwall Supervisor Dr Paul Dingwall Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 28 February 2025 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1740700800

FAST cell for the study of type-zero porous liquids (FASTzero) School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD porous liquids, inorganic chemistry Dr Leila Moura Supervisor Dr Leila Moura Funding Funded Industry partner / DfE Application deadline 24 January 2025 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1737676800

Self-Sensing Substrates for High-Throughput Antibiotic Discovery School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, organic chemistry Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 24 January 2025 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1737676800

Development of synthetic pathways to isotopically substituted compounds, supporting the study of liquid structure of electrolytes and other functional liquids by neutron scattering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Inorganic chemistry, synthetic chemistry, Ionic Liquids Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 24 January 2025 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1737676800

Integrating CO2 capture and utilisation using dual functional materials and efficient induction heating School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Chemical Engineering, Carbon Capture Professor Chunfei Wu Supervisor Professor Chunfei Wu Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 30 April 2025 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemical Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1745971200

Development of “beyond cysteine” chemical probes and focused screening libraries School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD organic chemistry Dr Mark McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Mark McLaughlin Funding Funded QUB EPS DTP Application deadline 14 March 2025 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1741910400

Chemical recycling of polymers School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Unfunded Project is to be self-funded Application deadline None specified | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Unfunded | Chemistry | Open | 2

Cryogenic CO₂ Capture and Conversion from Biogas for Net Zero Fuels School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry Dr Abul Quddusi Supervisor Dr Abul Quddusi Funding Funded Northern Ireland Deparment for the Economy Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemical Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1777507200

New advances in porous materials characterisation using low-field NMR School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Chemical Engineering, NMR, Analytical Chemistry Dr Neil Robinson Supervisor Dr Neil Robinson Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Application deadline 5 January 2026 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemical Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1767571200

Electrode development for fuel-assisted Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD hydrogen, electrode materials, fSOEC, carbon utilisation Dr Liyuan Fan Supervisor Dr Liyuan Fan Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemical Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1777507200

Miniaturised Biosensors for Water Safety and Toxicity Assessment School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Dr Agnes Purwidyantri Supervisor Dr Agnes Purwidyantri Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Application deadline 5 January 2026 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1767571200

Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of C-N Atropisomers School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD organic chemistry, catalysis, synthetic organic, analytical Dr Peter Knipe Supervisor Dr Peter Knipe Funding Funded EPSRC DTP Application deadline 5 January 2026 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1767571200

Discovery of new antibiotics that bind to bacterial membrane targets School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Healthcare, Organic Chemistry, antibiotic, synthesis Professor Stephen Cochrane Supervisor Professor Stephen Cochrane Funding Funded EPSRC DTP Application deadline 5 January 2026 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1767571200

Electrochemically Assisted Dissolution and Green Recovery Strategies for Precious Metals from Electronic Waste School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Professor Peter Nockemann Supervisor Professor Peter Nockemann Funding Funded EPSRC DTP Application deadline 5 January 2026 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1767571200

Selective Recovery of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) from Electronic Waste Using Bio-Inspired Ligands School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Professor Peter Nockemann Supervisor Professor Peter Nockemann Funding Funded EPSRC DTP Application deadline 5 January 2026 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1767571200

Continuous flow synthesis (for APIs) in collaboration with Pfizer – “Continuous flow systems to enable the application of photochemistry in organic synthesis” School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Dr Peter Knipe Supervisor Dr Peter Knipe Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 5 January 2026 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1767571200

Continuous flow synthesis (for APIs) in collaboration with Pfizer – “The development of continuous flow systems in aqueous media” School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Professor Mark Muldoon Supervisor Professor Mark Muldoon Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 5 January 2026 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1767571200

Fluorination of Lanthanides for the Recycling of Rare-Earth Permanent Magnets School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Supervisor Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny Funding Funded Industry / DfE funded Application deadline 5 January 2026 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1767571200

Catalytic Approaches to Reactive Intermediates and Their Use in Organic Synthesis School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Dr Mark McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Mark McLaughlin Funding Funded CCE Internal Studentship Application deadline 5 January 2026 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1767571200

A Multispectral Approach to Understanding the Link Between Fingernails and Bone Quality School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Professor Steven Bell Supervisor Professor Steven Bell Funding Funded Industry Partner / DfE Application deadline 27 February 2026 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Closed | 2 | 1772150400

AI-Driven Discovery and Engineering of Novel Enzymes for Biogas Mitigation and Utilisation School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Professor David Rooney Supervisor Professor David Rooney Funding Funded BioAID Doctoral Training Programme - UKRI Application deadline 16 March 2026 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemical Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1773619200

Investigation and prevention of the increasing burden of early-onset cancers School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Early-onset cancers; epidemiology; systematic review; qualitative research Dr Ashleigh Russell Supervisor Dr Ashleigh Russell Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 15 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1765756800

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Professor Paul Mullan Supervisor Professor 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Professor Chris Cardwell Supervisor Professor 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

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 Professor Alan Stitt Supervisor Professor Alan Stitt Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | 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 | 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

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 | 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

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

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

Implementing effective food policy change in Northern Ireland – the schools setting School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Schools; food; food policy; core outcome set; environment Professor Jayne Woodside Supervisor Professor Jayne Woodside Funding Funded CASE Studentship Application deadline 29 September 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1759104000

Characterising and valuing of health impacts of the transition to zero emission technologies in the public transport sector School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Net zero; transport; health; engineering Professor Ruth Hunter Supervisor Professor Ruth Hunter Funding Funded Collaborative Studentship Award Application deadline 22 September 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1758499200

Targeting USP7-PRC1 axis as a novel therapeutic approach in drug resistant Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Dr Yaser Atlasi Supervisor Dr Yaser Atlasi Funding Funded LLNI Application deadline 10 October 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1760054400

Investigating the specificity and primary predictive value of the clinical diagnostic criteria for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) (InSpecT-DLB) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD dementia, neurodegeneration, phenotyping, biomarkers, epidemiology, neuroscience Dr Joseph Kane Supervisor Dr Joseph Kane Funding Funded Lewy Body Society Application deadline 13 October 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1760313600

Investigating the environmental aetiology of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in East Africa School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD cancer epidemiology; prevention; global health; oesophageal cancer Dr Dan Middleton Supervisor Dr Dan Middleton Funding Funded DfE Collaborative Studentship Application deadline 6 October 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1759708800

Investigating the environmental aetiology of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in East Africa School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD cancer epidemiology; prevention; global health; oesophageal cancer Dr Dan Middleton Supervisor Dr Dan Middleton Funding Funded DfE Collaborative Studentship Application deadline 31 October 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1761868800

Multiomic biomarkers associated with kidney disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Kidney; Biomarker; Molecular; Epidemiology; Epigenetic Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Dentistry | Open | 2

Multiomic biomarkers associated with kidney disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Kidney; Biomarker; Molecular; Epidemiology; Epigenetic Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Multiomic signatures associated with healthy ageing and age-related conditions School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Ageing, public health, healthy ageing, artificial intelligence, biomarker Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Dentistry | Open | 2

Multiomic signatures associated with healthy ageing and age-related conditions School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Ageing, public health, healthy ageing, artificial intelligence, biomarker Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Rare Diseases: improving molecular diagnosis, supporting people to live with rare diseases, and improving access to rare disease therapies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Rare Disease; Genetic; Artificial Intelligence; Registry; Epidemiology Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Dentistry | Open | 2

Rare Diseases: improving molecular diagnosis, supporting people to live with rare diseases, and improving access to rare disease therapies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Rare Disease; Genetic; Artificial Intelligence; Registry; Epidemiology Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Supervisor Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Development of a novel screening platform for identification of drug targets in oesophageal cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Professor Kienan Savage Supervisor Professor Kienan Savage Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1754006400

Development of a novel screening platform for identification of drug targets in oesophageal cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Professor Kienan Savage Supervisor Professor Kienan Savage Funding Funded FMI Application deadline 10 April 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1775779200

Development of novel phage display platforms for the development to diagnostic and therapeutic antibodies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1754006400

Data Integration and Platform Strategy for Precision Medicine at the Future Medicines Institute (FMI) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Dr Sarah Maguire Supervisor Dr Sarah Maguire Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1754006400

Next generation ADCs with enhanced anti-tumour efficacy: Development and profiling of novel multimeric ADC formats for improved payload delivery to cancer cells. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1754006400

Next generation ADCs with enhanced anti-tumour efficacy: Development and profiling of novel multimeric ADC formats for improved payload delivery to cancer cells. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded FMI Application deadline 9 March 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1773014400

Development of “beyond cysteine” covalent chemical probes and their application in next generation therapeutics School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1754006400

New methodologies for the effective synthesis of novel molecular glues (MGs) using flow chemistries School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 August 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1754006400

Understanding antigen uptake and processing for improved immune responses School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Antibody response, Vaccines, Endocytosis, Leukaemia, CRISPR/Cas9 Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Human Bronchial Epithelium-Bacteria Interactions In Cystic Fibrosis Using A Novel Opportunistic Bacterium Achromobacter School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Bronchial epithelial cells, Cellular microbiology, Cystic fibrosis, Lung infections, Opportunistic Professor Miguel Valvano Supervisor Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Survival And Persistence Of Antimicrobial Resistant Enterobacter Species In Human Macrophages School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Antimicrobial resistance, Macrophages, Intracellular survival, Bacterial peristance, ClickMaps Professor Miguel Valvano Supervisor Professor Miguel Valvano Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 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 Psychometrics, Statistics, Assessment, Education, ClickMaps Dr Vikki O'Neill Supervisor Dr Vikki O'Neill Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Characterisation of a novel fungal signalling pathway School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Fungal, Aspergillus, Candida, PYHIN, IFN Dr Selinda Orr Supervisor Dr Selinda Orr Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

A forgotten cancer: investigating the aetiology of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the UK School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD cancer epidemiology; prevention; oesophageal cancer Dr Dan Middleton Supervisor Dr Dan Middleton Funding Funded Ochre Oesophageal Cancer Charity Application deadline 5 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1764892800

The development of 'liquid biopsy' blood tests for the improved early detection, diagnosis and monitoring of poor outcome cancers. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Liquid Biopsy, Cancer Diagnosis, Early Detection, DNA Methylation, Monitoring Professor Paul Mullan Supervisor Professor Paul Mullan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Understanding the biophysical basis of FLASH radiotherapy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Radiotherapy, FLASH, Radiobiology, Cancer Dr Stephen McMahon Supervisor Dr Stephen McMahon Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Targeting the mRNA translation machinery to improve the efficacy of the anti-cancer treatments School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Cancer biology,mRNA translation,Anti-cancer treatment,Chemotherapy, Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad Supervisor Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Enhancing Blood Vessel Stability to Reduce Vein Graft Disease in CABG Patients School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Cardiovascular disease, Vascular function, Vascular endothelial cells (EC), Oxidative stress, Corona Dr Denise McDonald Supervisor Dr Denise McDonald Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Oxidative Regulation of Protein Stability in Retinal Endothelial Cells: A Novel Approach to Early ROP Intervention School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), Oxidative stress, Deubiquitin specific proteases (USPs). Fbxw7 sta Dr Denise McDonald Supervisor Dr Denise McDonald Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Evaluation of Parasite-Derived Peptides as Host Directed Therapeutics School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Peptides, Host-directed, Infection, Respiratory disease Dr Cliff Taggart Supervisor Dr Cliff Taggart Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Understanding the machinery of collagen secretion in fibrotic disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Fibrosis, Inflammation, Cancer, Collagen secretion, ER-Phagy Dr Colin Adrain Supervisor Dr Colin Adrain Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Genomic Dissection of a Novel Midnolin-Mediated, Ubiquitin-Independent proteasomal degradation Pathway in the regulation of Gene expression. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Midnolin, Ubiquitin-independent proteasomal degradation, Gene expression, Chromatin regulation, Gen Dr Colin Adrain Supervisor Dr Colin Adrain Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Microcirculation and cancer survivorship School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Microvascular biology, Organ remodelling, Survivorship, Chemotoxicity Dr Christina Branco Supervisor Dr Christina Branco Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Microvascular cell contributions to metastatic organotropism School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Pre-metastatic, Pro-metastatic, Microvasculature, Microenvironment Dr Christina Branco Supervisor Dr Christina Branco Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Digitalovigilance – Discovery and management of adverse reactions in digital health interventions School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Digital health, Health informatics, Artificial intelligence, Adverse effects Dr Guillermo Lopez Campos Supervisor Dr Guillermo Lopez Campos Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Investigating the function of CARD-only proteins and PYD-only proteins in human inflammasome regulation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Inflammation, Inflammasomes, COPs, POPs, Inflammatory diseases Dr Rebecca Coll Supervisor Dr Rebecca Coll Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Understanding the evolution of health inequalities School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Inequality, Health, Evolution, Econometrics Professor Ciaran O'Neill Supervisor Professor Ciaran O'Neill 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 Bladder, Radiotherapy, Toxicity, Microvasculature, Physiology Karen McCloskey Supervisor Karen McCloskey Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

ImPACT Stroke: Improving psychological wellbeing among stroke survivors School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Stroke, Psychological wellbeing, Cognitive impairment Dr Noleen McCorry Supervisor Dr Noleen McCorry Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Competing Drivers of Visual Decline: A Longitudinal Analysis of Pathology Interaction using Real-World Data School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Multimorbidity, Eye disease, Statistics, Real world evidence Dr David Wright Supervisor Dr David Wright Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Investigation of multiomic signatures associated with healthy ageing School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Healthy ageing, Multiomics, Older adults Dr Gareth McKay Supervisor Dr Gareth McKay Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Understanding the physical and biological mechanism of response to photon FLASH radiotherapy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Radiotherapy, FLASH, Photons, Toxicities Dr Karl Butterworth Supervisor Dr Karl Butterworth Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Modifiable Dementia Risk Factors – Is Today’s Evidence Fit For Tomorrow’s Old People? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Dementia, Cognitive resilience, Risk factors, Protective factors, Generational differences Dr Emma Cunningham Supervisor Dr Emma Cunningham Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Stepping Beyond Blood Based Biomarker Diagnoses – Characterising Cognitive Impairment With Normal Biomarkers School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Dementia, Cognitive impairment, Biomarkers Dr Emma Cunningham Supervisor Dr Emma Cunningham Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Standardising outcome measurement in dementia with Lewy bodies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Dementia, Clinical trials, Measurement, Dementia with Lewy bodies, Consensus Dr Joseph Kane Supervisor Dr Joseph Kane Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Closed | 2

The identification and development of blood-based DNA methylation markers to differentiate endometriosis and endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Endometriosis, Endometrial-associated ovarian cancer, Early detection , Circulating biomarkers Dr Laura Feeney Supervisor Dr Laura Feeney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

How inflammation becomes fibrosis! investigations into the development of pulmonary fibrosis School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs),Pulmonary fibrosis, Fibroblasts, Diseases-specific microenvi Dr Bettina Schock Supervisor Dr Bettina Schock Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Aging and senescence in regulation of the angiocrine functions of pulmonary endothelium and therapeutic potential of cell based therapies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Aging, Senescence, Endothelium, Lung injury, Angiocrine function Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Supervisor Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Advanced Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes for Treating Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Exosomes, siRNA therapeutics, ARDS, Mesenchymal stromal cells Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Supervisor Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

PROTEC-1 School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Early onset neonatal sepsis, E-coli, Pregnancy, Intrapartum test, Colonisation Dr Fionnuala Mone Supervisor Dr Fionnuala Mone Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

The Impact of Ophthalmic and Systemic Multimorbidity on Patient Outcomes and Quality of Life: A Longitudinal Multimodal Approach School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Ophthalmology, Multi-morbidity, Machine, Patient outcomes learning Dr Ruth Hogg Supervisor Dr Ruth Hogg Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Anterior Segment Biometrics, Cataract Severity and Systemic Health: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Heidelberg ANTERION Data in the NICOLA Study School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Ophthalmology, Cataract, Epidemiology, Image analysis Dr Ruth Hogg Supervisor Dr Ruth Hogg Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Heart-Optimised Lung Radiotherapy Planning: An In Silico Analysis School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Radiotherapy Treatment planning Cardiotoxicity Heart-sparing Optimisation Dr Gerard Walls Supervisor Dr Gerard Walls Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Diabetic eye screening and treatment - real world evidence generation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Diabetic eye screening, Diabetic eye treatment, Prevalence and incidence, Epidemiology Professor Tunde Peto Supervisor Professor Tunde Peto Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Developing dental undergraduate students' insight skills and management of their mental health and wellbeing. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Dentistry, Education, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Pedagogy Dr Marc Edwards Supervisor Dr Marc Edwards Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Health Care worker readiness for integration of AI into health systems; comparison of high and low income settings School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD AI, LMIC, health systems, mixed methods, Health workers Professor Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi Supervisor Professor Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Deciphering the epitranscriptomic code: The role of RNA modifications School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Epitranscriptome, RNA, molecular genetics, Next generation Sequencing (NGS), microRNA Dr David Simpson Supervisor Dr David Simpson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Evidencing the impact of cancer trials: insights from REF 2021 School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Impact, Clinical Trials, Cancer Dr Catherine Hanna Supervisor Dr Catherine Hanna Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

A Role for Proteases in Streptococcus Pneumoniae infection, lung inflammation and injury School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Proteases, Innate immunity, Infection, Respiratory disease Dr Cliff Taggart Supervisor Dr Cliff Taggart Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Exploring the impact of Affordable food hubs on food security and mental wellbeing in Northern Ireland School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Food insecurity, mental wellbeing, diet quality,social interventions, social supermarkets Dr Claire McEvoy Supervisor Dr Claire McEvoy Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Multi-omic analysis of Barrett’s Oesophagus: Insights into the Early Detection of Oesophageal Cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Barrett's oesophagus, Oesophageal cancer, Early detection,Spatial Transcriptomics, RNAseq Professor Richard Turkington Supervisor Professor Richard Turkington Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Identification of biological features in individuals with kidney disease using population cohort data School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD kidney, multi-omic ,diabetes Dr Laura Smyth Supervisor Dr Laura Smyth Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Acknowledging Post-Trial Obligations: Establishing Standards in Dementia Research (APRES) School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Dementia clinical trials, Research governance, Delphi consensus, Post-trial access,Patient and publ Dr Joseph Kane Supervisor Dr Joseph Kane Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Striving for Equity in Ageing: Epigenetic Clocks in Kidney Disease Disparities School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Aging, kidney disease, molecular,epigenetic, Dr Claire Hill Supervisor Dr Claire Hill Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

High impact randomised trials: examples and predictive factors for impact School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Randomised trials, High impact, Evidence-based health care, Professor Mike Clarke Supervisor Professor Mike Clarke Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Development of a Small Molecule Cathepsin V Inhibitor for Study in Breast Cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Cathepsin V ,Inhibitor,Breast cancer, SAR Dr Rich Williams Supervisor Dr Rich Williams Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Functional characterisation of genetic susceptibility loci for breast cancer through post-GWAS enhancer mapping School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Breast cancer genetics, GWAS, Enhancer regulation, Functional genomics, Gene regulation Professor Nick Orr Supervisor Professor Nick Orr Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Uncovering Genetic Determinants of Radionuclide Therapy Response: Enhancing the Efficacy of lead-212 in Prostate Cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Prostate Cancer, Radionuclide therapies, lead-212 Dr Victoria Dunne Supervisor Dr Victoria Dunne Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Characterising the physical parameters and radiobiological mechanisms of responses to photon FLASH radiotherapy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Radiotherapy, Radiation Biology, FLASH Radiotherapy, Normal Tissue Radiobiology, Radiotherapy Toxic Dr Karl Butterworth Supervisor Dr Karl Butterworth Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

The identification of novel diagnostic markers and druggable targets for Poor Outcome Cancers using differential DNA methylation (DNAme) profiles. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD DNA methylation, Tumour suppressors, Oncogenes, Early Detection, Diagnosis Professor Paul Mullan Supervisor Professor Paul Mullan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Targeting apoptosis to overcome resistance to cancer therapy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Apoptosis, Cancer, Drug Response and Resistance, Colorectal cancer, Blood cancer Professor Daniel Longley Supervisor Professor Daniel Longley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Breaking Resistance: Immune-Driven Therapeutic Advances in Refractory Childhood AML School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Childhood acute myeloid leukaemia, immune activation, refractory AML, Immune checkpoint inhibitors Dr Katrina Lappin Supervisor Dr Katrina Lappin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Cutting through Brain Cancer: Understanding Semaphorin Proteolysis in Glioblastoma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Glioblastoma, Semaphorins, Proteolysis, Cancer Signalling, Tumour Microenvironment Dr Colin Adrain Supervisor Dr Colin Adrain Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

How Axon-Guidance Systems Are Redeployed to Regulate Cancer–Neuron Interactions School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Breast cancer, Neuron–cancer crosstalk, Semaphorin signalling, Axon-guidance pathways, Proteomics Dr Colin Adrain Supervisor Dr Colin Adrain Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

How does heterogeneity in HPV expression influence the tumour microenvironment of oropharyngeal cancers? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Head and Neck Cancer, HPV, Biomarkers, Digital Pathology, Spatial Biology Dr Stephanie Craig Supervisor Dr Stephanie Craig Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Abasic DNA Lesions as Targets to Improve Chemotherapy Response School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Base Excision Repair, DNA Damage Response,Thymidylate, Synthase Inhibition, Abasic (AP) sites Dr Melissa Wilson Supervisor Dr Melissa Wilson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

IL-8/CXCR1/2-Driven Tumour–Immune Interactions in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Prostate Cancer, Tumour Microenvironment, Neutrophil/MDSC Recruitment, CRPC, Immunotherapy Dr Melissa Wilson Supervisor Dr Melissa Wilson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Integrative Functional Genomics of Chemotherapy Response and Resistance in Colorectal Cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Colorectal cancer, 5FU, Genomics, CRISPR Bioinformatics Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Integrative Genomic Mapping of Cetuximab Resistance in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD HNSCC, Cetuximab, Genomics bioinformatics, CRISPR Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Integrative Genomic Analysis of Androgen Deprivation Therapy Resistance in Prostate Cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Prostate cancer, Radiotherapy, androgen deprivation therapy, genomics , CRISPR Dr Simon McDade Supervisor Dr Simon McDade Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Mutation Specific Cellular States as Vulnerabilities in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Dr Graeme Greenfield Supervisor Dr Graeme Greenfield Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence Applications for Precision Medicine School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Bioinformatics Digital twin, Systems medicine, Artificial intelligence, Cancer Dr Ian Overton Supervisor Dr Ian Overton Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Defining FERMT2 as a regulator of tumour cell state plasticity and metastatic stress adaptation in prostate cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD FERMT2, Prostate Cancer, Tumour cell plasticity, Hypoxia, Genomics Dr Sarah Maguire Supervisor Dr Sarah Maguire Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Investigation of mechanisms to prevent oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Gastro-intestinal cancers, Oxaliplatin, Neuropathy, Mechanism, Prevention Dr. Sandra Van Schaeybroeck Supervisor Dr. Sandra Van Schaeybroeck Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Can stromal-rich tumours rewire colon cancer metabolism to promote therapy resistance? School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD cancer metabolism, drug resistance, colorectal cancer Dr Emma Kerr Supervisor Dr Emma Kerr Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Protease-Immune Dysregulation in Multiple Myeloma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Protease, immunology, multiple myeloma Dr Donna Small Supervisor Dr Donna Small Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Investigating the epigenetic plasticity of chemotherapy resistance in colorectal cancer. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Epigenetics, Stem Cells, Therapy resistance, Colorectal cancer, Cell plasticity Dr Yaser Atlasi Supervisor Dr Yaser Atlasi Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Integrating multimodal data for risk stratification of prostate cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Prostate cancer, Gene expression, Immune, Risk stratification Dr Emma Allott Supervisor Dr Emma Allott Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Role Of The Microglia Circadian Clock In Neuroinflammation In Early Diabetic Retinopathy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD microglia, circadian clock, diabetic retinopathy, Bmal1, neuroinflammation Dr Eleni Beli Supervisor Dr Eleni Beli Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Dentistry | Open | 2

Discovering Novel Anti-Angiogenic Strategies With In Vitro Tumour Vessel Models School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Tumour angiogenesis, Antisense oligonucleotides, 3D neovascularisation models Dr Guilherme Costa Supervisor Dr Guilherme Costa Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Dentistry | Open | 2

Precision Approaches To Treatment Of Respiratory Viral Infections In Children School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Children's respiratory health, Oral corticosteroids, wheeze, biomarker discovery, multi-omics Dr Helen Groves Supervisor Dr Helen Groves Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Dentistry | Open | 2

Early Pathogenesis Of Retinal Ischaemic Diseases: Mechanisms And Therapeutic Targets School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Retina, Ischaemia, Vascular biology, Diabetic Retinopathy Dr Judith Lechner Supervisor Dr Judith Lechner Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Dentistry | Open | 2

Comparative Transcriptomic Profiling Of Glymphatic And Gliovascular Cell–Cell Communication In Health And Disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD retina, diabetic retinopathy Dr Karis Little Supervisor Dr Karis Little Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Dentistry | Open | 2

Molecular Mechanisms Of Bacterial Competition In The Gut Microbiome And Their Influence On Chronic Intestinal Inflammation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Microbiome, inflammation, synthetic biology, pathobionts Dr David Cisneros Supervisor Dr David Cisneros Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Dentistry | Open | 2

Phd Opportunity In Genetics: Tackling Antibiotic Resistance School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD antimicrobial resistance, genetics, Shigella, CRISPR-Cas Dr David Cisneros Supervisor Dr David Cisneros Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Dentistry | Open | 2

Understanding The Mechanism Of Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Drug Resistance In Multiple Myeloma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Multiple Myeloma, Extracellular vesicles, therapy resistance Dr Lisa Crawford Supervisor Dr Lisa Crawford Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Dentistry | Open | 2

The Role Of Secondary Bile Acids In Lung Infection And Inflammation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Bile acids, lung innate immunity, lung infection Dr Aoife Rodgers Supervisor Dr Aoife Rodgers Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Dentistry | Open | 2

Using Molecular Biomarkers of Aging to Decode Health Inequalities School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Biomarkers, aging, sex-inequalities, omics, age-related diseases, kidney disease Dr Claire Hill Supervisor Dr Claire Hill Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 8 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1765152000

Using Molecular Biomarkers of Aging to Decode Health Inequalities School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Biomarkers, aging, sex-inequalities, omics, age-related diseases, kidney disease Dr Claire Hill Supervisor Dr Claire Hill Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 15 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1765756800

Prospecting the way forward for systems thinking in Pubic Health School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Systems Thinking Dr Leandro Garcia Supervisor Dr Leandro Garcia Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Endothelial Control of Brain Tissue Homeostasis and Degeneration in Systemic Disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Endothelial dysfunction Dr Christina Branco Supervisor Dr Christina Branco Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Characterisation of mechanisms of response and resistance in lower gastrointestinal cancers School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Cancer Radiotherapy Response Immune Microbiome Dr Catherine Hanna Supervisor Dr Catherine Hanna Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 8 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1765152000

Characterisation of mechanisms of response and resistance in lower gastrointestinal cancers School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Cancer Radiotherapy Response Immune Microbiome Dr Catherine Hanna Supervisor Dr Catherine Hanna Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 15 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1765756800

Role of Mitochondria in cause-specific models of Acute Kidney Injury School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Professor Charuhas Thakar Supervisor Professor Charuhas Thakar Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 8 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1765152000

Role of Mitochondria in cause-specific models of Acute Kidney Injury School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Professor Charuhas Thakar Supervisor Professor Charuhas Thakar Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 15 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1765756800

Metagenomics to guide precision medicine in ARDS School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Acute respiratory distress syndrome, precision medicine Dr Dermot Linden Supervisor Dr Dermot Linden Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 8 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1765152000

Metagenomics to guide precision medicine in ARDS School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Acute respiratory distress syndrome, precision medicine Dr Dermot Linden Supervisor Dr Dermot Linden Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 15 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1765756800

Investigating rational combination therapies in myelproliferative neoplasms School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Combination treatments, Interferon alpha Dr Graeme Greenfield Supervisor Dr Graeme Greenfield Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 8 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1765152000

Investigating rational combination therapies in myelproliferative neoplasms School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Combination treatments, Interferon alpha Dr Graeme Greenfield Supervisor Dr Graeme Greenfield Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 15 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1765756800

X-ray irradiation plus neprilysin inhibition in cardiac cells School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Radiation, cardiotoxicity, sacubitrilat, natriuretic peptides, cardiomyocytes Dr Gerard Walls Supervisor Dr Gerard Walls Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 8 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1765152000

X-ray irradiation plus neprilysin inhibition in cardiac cells School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Radiation, cardiotoxicity, sacubitrilat, natriuretic peptides, cardiomyocytes Dr Gerard Walls Supervisor Dr Gerard Walls Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 15 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1765756800

Investigating the role of RUNX1 in mediating retinal fibrosis in proliferative diabetic retinopathy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Proliferative diabetic retinopathy, tractional retinal detachment, retinal fibrosis, RUNX1 Dr Michael O'Hare Supervisor Dr Michael O'Hare Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 8 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1765152000

Investigating the role of RUNX1 in mediating retinal fibrosis in proliferative diabetic retinopathy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Proliferative diabetic retinopathy, tractional retinal detachment, retinal fibrosis, RUNX1 Dr Michael O'Hare Supervisor Dr Michael O'Hare Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 15 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1765756800

Deep phenotyping and genotyping to enable classification of prenatally detected congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Fetus; congenital anomaly of kidney and urinary tract; renal; prenatal; genomics; phenotype; prenata Dr Fionnuala Mone Supervisor Dr Fionnuala Mone Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 17 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1765929600

Development and preclinical evaluation of novel targeted radiopharmaceutical therapies for advanced prostate cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Prostate cancer, Targeted alpha (α)-emitting therapies, radionuclides, lead-212, molecular targets Dr Victoria Dunne Supervisor Dr Victoria Dunne Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 8 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1765152000

Development and preclinical evaluation of novel targeted radiopharmaceutical therapies for advanced prostate cancer School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Prostate cancer, Targeted alpha (α)-emitting therapies, radionuclides, lead-212, molecular targets Dr Victoria Dunne Supervisor Dr Victoria Dunne Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 15 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1765756800

Transcriptomic phenotypes in critical illness: an integrative precision medicine bioinformatics approach School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Intensive care, critical care, precision medicine, bioinformatics Professor Danny McAuley Supervisor Professor Danny McAuley Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 8 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1765152000

Transcriptomic phenotypes in critical illness: an integrative precision medicine bioinformatics approach School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Intensive care, critical care, precision medicine, bioinformatics Professor Danny McAuley Supervisor Professor Danny McAuley Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 15 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1765756800

Utilising administrative data to explore prevalence, disparities and determinants of small vulnerable newborn births in NI School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Administrative data, routinely-collected health data, population data science, data linkage Dr Lisa Kent Supervisor Dr Lisa Kent Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 8 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Dentistry | Closed | 2 | 1765152000

Utilising administrative data to explore prevalence, disparities and determinants of small vulnerable newborn births in NI School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Administrative data, routinely-collected health data, population data science, data linkage Dr Lisa Kent Supervisor Dr Lisa Kent Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 15 December 2025 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1765756800

AI-enabled antigen discovery for vaccines targeting One-Health antimicrobial-resistant pathogens School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD AMR; machine learning; vaccine design; antigen discovery; immunology; One Health Dr Beckie Ingram Supervisor Dr Beckie Ingram Funding Funded BBSRC Application deadline 16 February 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1771200000

HAPPI: Harnessing AI for personalised nutrition to promote healthy ageing in older adults. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Healthy Ageing, Personalised Nutrition, AI, Mobile App Dr Claire McEvoy Supervisor Dr Claire McEvoy Funding Funded BBSRC Application deadline 16 February 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1771200000

Using AI-driven computer vision and high-throughput multiplexed human cell infection assays to dissect intra- and intercellular signalling networks and discover new antimicrobials School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD AI computer vision; microscopy; infection biology, cell signalling, antimicrobial drug discovery Dr Gunnar Schroeder Supervisor Dr Gunnar Schroeder Funding Funded BBSRC Application deadline 16 February 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1771200000

Harnessing AI to define extracellular vesicle-mediated immune regulation School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning; Extracellular vesicles; RNA sequencing; Immunomodulation Dr Dessi Malinova Supervisor Dr Dessi Malinova Funding Funded BBSRC Application deadline 16 February 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1771200000

Real World Data to determine improvements in patient outcomes and establish optimal treatment in Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Radiotherapy, Physics, Real World Evidence, RWE, Medical Physics. Dr Conor McGarry Supervisor Dr Conor McGarry Funding Funded Prostate Cancer Centre of Excellence Application deadline 20 February 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1771545600

Uncovering Novel Aetiological Pathways for Paediatric Brain Cancer: Integrating Prenatal Pharmaco-Epidemiology and Geospatial Environmental Modelling School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD paediatric brain cancer; prenatal exposures; pharmaco-epidemiology; environmental epidemiology; geos Dr Dan Middleton Supervisor Dr Dan Middleton Funding Funded The Dr Dinah Kohner PhD Studentship in Paediatrics Application deadline 20 February 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1771545600

Exploring how the interaction between age-related visual decline and cognitive decline impacts driving in older adults in Northern Ireland School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Ageing; cognition; cognitive impairment; vision; visual impairment; driving; policy Dr Emma Cunningham Supervisor Dr Emma Cunningham Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 31 March 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1774915200

Investigating prostate cancer treatment, outcomes and inequalities in Northern Ireland using routinely collected health records. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Epidemiology, statistics, prostate cancer, death Professor Chris Cardwell Supervisor Professor Chris Cardwell Funding Funded Prostate Cancer Centre of Excellence (ProEx) Application deadline 10 April 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1775779200

Investigating the therapeutic potential of targeting a novel bioactive peptide, T14, in Diabetic Retinal Disease School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Diabetes, Alzheimer’s Disease, Retina, Retinopathy Dr Karis Little Supervisor Dr Karis Little Funding Funded DfE and NeuroBio Application deadline 10 April 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1775779200

Retinal endothelial- pericyte circadian coupling in the context of diabetic retinopathy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD vascular biology, circadian biology, advanced disease models, circadian, cardiovascular, Diabetes, 3 Dr Eleni Beli Supervisor Dr Eleni Beli Funding Funded Fight for Sight Application deadline 25 July 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1784937600

The investigation of aberrant DNA Methylation (DNAme) events for the Early Detection and Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancers. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Pancreatic Cancer, Liquid Biopsy, Early Detection, Diagnosis, DNA Methylation Professor Paul Mullan Supervisor Professor Paul Mullan Funding Funded DfE and Breakthrough Cancer Research Ireland Application deadline 21 April 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1776729600

Immunopeptidomic guided discovery and validation of novel myeloma-specific targets for CAR-T therapy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Multiple myeloma, CAR-T therapy, immunopeptidomics Dr Lisa Crawford Supervisor Dr Lisa Crawford Funding Funded Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI (LLNI) Application deadline 26 May 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1779753600

Investigating the role of TMEM16A/ANO1 ion channels in treatment-resistance in glioblastoma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Glioblastoma; radiotherapy; chemotherapy; molecular physiology; cancer stem cells; Karen McCloskey Supervisor Karen McCloskey Funding Funded Brainwaves NI Application deadline 22 June 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1782086400

Regulation of macrophage-mediated antigen processing and immune suppression by Cathepsin S in glioblastoma School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Glioblastoma, Cathepsin, Macrophages, immunotherapy Dr Donna Small Supervisor Dr Donna Small Funding Funded Brainwaves NI Application deadline 22 June 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Closed | 2 | 1782086400

Linking DNA damage response signalling to innate immune activation in cancer therapy School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Cancer, DNA Professor Kienan Savage Supervisor Professor Kienan Savage Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Evaluating challenges in global biobank-enabled multi-omic studies School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Biobanking, Quality standards, Reproducibility, Multi-omic integration, Harmonisation Professor Jacqueline James Supervisor Professor Jacqueline James Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Pre-Clinical Model Verification: Integration of Information Theory and Machine Learning to Accelerate Experimental Design School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Machine learning, Information Theory, Pre-clinical model, Experimental design, Bioinformatics Dr Jaine Blayney Supervisor Dr Jaine Blayney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

Sailing injury and illness epidemiology - creating a consensus statement for injury and illness reporting in the sport School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Sailing sports, Injury, Illness, Epidemiology studies, Consensus statement Dr Neil Heron Supervisor Dr Neil Heron Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Unfunded | Medicine | Open | 2

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

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 | 1594339200

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 Prof Mohammed Sonebi Supervisor Prof 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 | 1590710400

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 | 1590710400

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 | 1594339200

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 | 1594339200

Just Coastal Transitions: Exploring Community Vulnerabilities and Responses School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Geography, Sociology, Town and Country Planning Prof Wesley Flannery Supervisor Prof Wesley Flannery Funding Funded DfE Studentship Application deadline 11 September 2020 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Planning | Closed | 2 | 1599782400

CITI-GENS DTP: Microstructure and mechanical properties of an advanced metal matrix composite with ultrafine particle reinforcement for manufacturing aerospace components School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD metal matrix composite, aerospace Professor Wei Sha Supervisor Professor Wei Sha Funding Funded Cofunded by Horizon 2020 prog of the EU and DfE Application deadline 10 July 2020 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1594339200

Development of UAV for asset management in construction School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD UAV, photogrammetry, MATLAB, infrastructure management, structural engineering, civil engineering Dr Daniel McPolin Supervisor Dr Daniel McPolin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Civil Engineering | Open | 2

Global Availability and Characteristics of a waste material with potential application in the construction industry School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil engineering Dr Daniel McPolin Supervisor Dr Daniel McPolin Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 3 December 2021 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1638489600

Bio-based textile reinforced mortar (bio-TRM) composites for structural strengthening School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Bio-based materials, composites, waste materials, TRM, masonry, heritage buildings, strengthening, Dr Giuseppina Amato Supervisor Dr Giuseppina Amato Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Civil Engineering | Open | 2

Mapping urban transformations and production of space in post-socialist cities School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Urban transformations, post-socialist city Dr Jasna Mariotti Supervisor Dr Jasna Mariotti Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Architecture | Open | 2

Repurposing offshore wind turbine blades for marine renewable energy applications School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Offshore wind turbines, Offshore renewable energy (ORE), Marine structures, Repurpose Dr Madjid Karimirad Supervisor Dr Madjid Karimirad Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Civil Engineering | Open | 2

Electrical resistivity-based characterisation of concrete: Affordable Technologies School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Durability, Concrete, Resistivity, Temperature, R&D Dr Sree Nanukuttan Supervisor Dr Sree Nanukuttan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Civil Engineering | Open | 2

Corrosion of mild steel reinforcement in alkali activated binders School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Corrosion, mild steel, alkali activated materials, measurements Dr Sree Nanukuttan Supervisor Dr Sree Nanukuttan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Civil Engineering | Open | 2

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

Microstructure and mechanical properties of an advanced metal matrix composite with ultrafine particle reinforcement for manufacturing aerospace components School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Metal matrix composite; aerospace. Professor Wei Sha Supervisor Professor Wei Sha Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2

Community ownership of green and blue space (UGBS) to reduce health inequalities School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD built environment, urban planning, management political economics, economic geography, urban geograp Prof Brendan Murtagh Supervisor Prof Brendan Murtagh Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 April 2022 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Planning | Closed | 2 | 1651190400

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 | 1680220800

QUADRAT DTP: Potential human health risks from Ni and Cr in agricultural lands following repeated amendment with basalt dust for carbon sequestration School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD agronomy and soil science Dr Siobhan Cox Supervisor Dr Siobhan Cox Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT DTP Application deadline 1 December 2021 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1638316800

QUADRAT DTP: The impact of subsurface heterogeneity on the performance of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) systems School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Dr Ulrich Ofterdinger Supervisor Dr Ulrich Ofterdinger Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT DTP Application deadline 1 December 2021 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1638316800

Babbitt/aluminium composite material with enhanced tribological and mechanical characteristics School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Materials science, Materials engineering Professor Wei Sha Supervisor Professor Wei Sha Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2

Electroless high entropy alloy coatings for energy storage applications School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Surface engineering, Materials science, Materials engineering Professor Wei Sha Supervisor Professor Wei Sha Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Civil Engineering | Open | 2

Assembly and Robotics Innovation in Steel Building Erection (ARISE) School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or computer science Dr Daniel McPolin Supervisor Dr Daniel McPolin Funding Funded US-Ireland Application deadline 1 March 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1709251200

Development of robotic printable long-life mortar system School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil, Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, structural engineering, robotics, computer vision Dr Daniel McPolin Supervisor Dr Daniel McPolin Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 July 2023 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1690761600

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

Investigation of Basalt Reinforced Digital Printed (BRDP) structures School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD civil engineering, structural engineering, concrete technology Dr Giuseppina Amato Supervisor Dr Giuseppina Amato Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1719705600

Innovative Ways of Seeing Cities through Cinema: Spatial Mapping and Data Digitisation of Dublin Film Locations School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD architecture, design, art, film, media, cinematic architecture, new media Dr Gul Kacmaz Erk Supervisor Dr Gul Kacmaz Erk Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Architecture | Closed | 2 | 1719705600

Agriculture, environmental protection and the Northern Ireland planning system School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD rural, urban planning, pollution, environmental geography, public policy, Prof Geraint Ellis Supervisor Prof Geraint Ellis Funding Funded QUB Collaborative studentship award Application deadline 1 May 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Planning | Closed | 2 | 1714521600

Age-friendly accessibility strategies for community pharmacies School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD built environment, urban planning, environmental geography, GIS, pharmacy, health, public policy Prof Geraint Ellis Supervisor Prof Geraint Ellis Funding Funded Dunhill Medical Trust Application deadline 10 April 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Planning | Closed | 2 | 1712707200

Benchmarking social value for infrastructure projects School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD built environment, construction management, urban planning, physical geography Dr Hector Martin Supervisor Dr Hector Martin Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 1 July 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1719792000

Building a digital twin framework for post-earthquake automated rapid evaluation School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD structural engineering, building information modelling (BIM), computer science Dr Hector Martin Supervisor Dr Hector Martin Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1719705600

The role of Maritime Spatial Planning in resolving demands for space on the island of Ireland: Competition, Conflict and Co-existence School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Planning Dr Heather Ritchie Supervisor Dr Heather Ritchie Funding Funded Marine Institute Application deadline 31 January 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Planning | Closed | 2 | 1706659200

Enhancing community resilience and adaptive capacity through ocean literacy: an action research approach to community participation in marine planning School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD marine environment, human geography, physical geography, marine geography Dr Heather Ritchie Supervisor Dr Heather Ritchie Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 April 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Planning | Closed | 2 | 1745971200

Climate resilience of geotechnical slope infrastructure School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD climate science, geoscience, geotechnology, geotechnical engineering Dr Jonathan Black Supervisor Dr Jonathan Black Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 24 May 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1716508800

QUADRAT DTP: Carbon footprint reduction by repurposing fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) composite waste for marine renewable energy School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD polymer chemistry, civil engineering, energy technologies, environmental, marine, climate science, Dr Madjid Karimirad Supervisor Dr Madjid Karimirad Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1705449600

AI-Based Design Optimization and Dynamics of Co-located Offshore Wind and Floating Solar Energy for Hydrogen Production at Green Ports School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil engineering, mechanical engineering, ocean, coastal and marine, offshore renewable energy Dr Madjid Karimirad Supervisor Dr Madjid Karimirad Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1719705600

QUADRAT DTP: Sensing extreme coastal waves School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD fluid mechanics, marine engineering, offshore, marine sciences, remote sensing, applied maths, data Dr Pal Schmitt Supervisor Dr Pal Schmitt Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1705449600

Pathways to Decarbonising Shipping School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD aerospace, civil, engineering, energy, fluid mechanics, marine engineering, mechanical, offshore Dr Pal Schmitt Supervisor Dr Pal Schmitt Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 29 February 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1709164800

Pitch control of a lift-based Wave Energy Converter School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Renewable energy, physical modelling, marine, ocean, hydrodynamics, cyclo-rotor, lift-based, Wave En Dr Pal Schmitt Supervisor Dr Pal Schmitt Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 29 February 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1709164800

QUADRAT DTP: AgriTherm - The role of geothermal energy in decarbonising the UK Agri-Food sector School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Geology Dr Ulrich Ofterdinger Supervisor Dr Ulrich Ofterdinger Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 17 January 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1705449600

Programmable 3D-printed granular matter with tunable properties School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics Dr Vasileios Angelidakis Supervisor Dr Vasileios Angelidakis Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 30 June 2024 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1719705600

Scientific Analysis of the Coarseware Pottery of Ulster and the Hebrides in the Early Medieval Period. School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Geochemistry, Archaeology, Medieval History, Ceramics Dr Colm Donnelly Supervisor Dr Colm Donnelly Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Archaeology & Palaeoecology | Closed | 2 | 1749168000

Next generation macro-defect free cement composites School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil Engineering, Mechanics, Structural Engineering Dr Daniel McPolin Supervisor Dr Daniel McPolin Funding Funded DfE Studentship Application deadline 6 June 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1749168000

Cloud Museum: Designing and Exploring the Virtual Museum as a New Architectural Typology in Digital Heritage, Social Sustainability, and Peace-building School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD architecture, digital media, videogames, computer graphics, art, design, heritage studies, politics Dr Gul Kacmaz Erk Supervisor Dr Gul Kacmaz Erk Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Architecture | Open | 2

Deconstructing blanket peatlands in Northern Ireland towards an understanding of their genesis, hydrology and ability to store carbon School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Biodiversity, Ecology, Environmental Geography, Geoscience, Hydrology, Biological Sciences Professor Gill Plunkett Supervisor Professor Gill Plunkett Funding Funded QUARTILES Application deadline 19 February 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Archaeology & Palaeoecology | Closed | 2 | 1739923200

A consilient approach to understanding the drivers of Medieval to Modern upland occupation School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Professor Gill Plunkett Supervisor Professor Gill Plunkett Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Archaeology & Palaeoecology | Closed | 2 | 1749168000

Remapping the origins of Irish urbanism: an analysis and reevaluation of spatial, historical and material evidence for tracing early urban life in medieval Ireland School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Historical Geography, Medieval History, British and Irish History, Celtic Studies, Geography Professor Keith Lilley Supervisor Professor Keith Lilley Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Geography | Closed | 2 | 1749168000

Bayesian estimates of birth ages from radiocarbon dating of human bones School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Archaeological Science, Construction Management, Forensic Science Professor Maarten Blaauw Supervisor Professor Maarten Blaauw Funding Funded QUARTILES Application deadline 19 February 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Archaeology & Palaeoecology | Closed | 2 | 1739923200

AI-Based Design Optimisation and Dynamics of Co-located Offshore Wind and Floating Solar Energy for Hydrogen Production at Green Ports School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Dr Madjid Karimirad Supervisor Dr Madjid Karimirad Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1749168000

Machine Learning & Monitoring for Fatigue Life Estimation of Floating Solar Farms School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical, Ocean, Coastal and Marine, offshore renewa Dr Madjid Karimirad Supervisor Dr Madjid Karimirad Funding Funded European Doctoral Networks: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Application deadline 30 January 2026 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1769731200

Place-Based Public Space Codesign for Climate Futures: Developing a toolkit by research-through-design in Belfast School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD architecture, public space, sustainability Dr Nuala Flood Supervisor Dr Nuala Flood Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Architecture | Closed | 2 | 1749168000

Vegetation-wave interactions on mixing: transverse mixing of soluble pollutants around seagrass beds School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD environmental engineering, fluid mechanics, pollution Dr Nipuni Odara Merenchi Galappaththige Supervisor Dr Nipuni Odara Merenchi Galappaththige Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 January 2026 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1769731200

Coastal Erosion Mitigation for Modern Fast Ferry Wash School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Marine Engineering, Mechanical Dr Pal Schmitt Supervisor Dr Pal Schmitt Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1749168000

Design of Net Zero Construction Materials using the Circular Economy School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Microbiology, Biochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Geochemistry Dr Rory Doherty Supervisor Dr Rory Doherty Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1749168000

Understanding the environmental impact of constructing the built environment School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Microbiology, Biochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Geo Chemistry Dr Siobhan Cox Supervisor Dr Siobhan Cox Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1749168000

Early reactivity focused selection of clay sources for developing next generation supplementary cementitious materials School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, Civil Engineering Dr Sree Nanukuttan Supervisor Dr Sree Nanukuttan Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1749168000

Future Island-Island: Visualising, Designing and Materialising Green Transition Ecosystems in Northern Ireland’s Agricultural Landscapes School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD agricultural sciences, architecture, landscape architecture, graphic design,environmental geography Professor Tom Jefferies Supervisor Professor Tom Jefferies Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Architecture | Closed | 2 | 1749168000

The Impact of Hetereogeneity on Geothermal Resources of the Sherwood Sandstone Formation School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Applied Geology, Geophysics, Geoscience Dr Ulrich Ofterdinger Supervisor Dr Ulrich Ofterdinger Funding Funded Quartiles Application deadline 19 February 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1739923200

Granular Metamaterials as a Ground Improvement Solution School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, SOIL SCIENCE, COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Dr Vasileios Angelidakis Supervisor Dr Vasileios Angelidakis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 18 April 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1744934400

Bio-inspired design of sustainable soil-stabilisation systems School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD built environment, civil engineering Dr Vasileios Angelidakis Supervisor Dr Vasileios Angelidakis Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 6 June 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1749168000

The role of metalwork and metalwork production in Irish Early and Middle Bronze Age society School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Archaeology Dr Dirk Brandherm Supervisor Dr Dirk Brandherm Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 January 2026 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Archaeology & Palaeoecology | Closed | 2 | 1769731200

Remapping medieval Irish urbanism: digitally integrating spatial, historical and material evidence of Ireland’s early urban evolution School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD geography, archaeology, history, GIS Professor Keith Lilley Supervisor Professor Keith Lilley Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 January 2026 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Geography | Closed | 2 | 1769731200

Taphonomy and scale resolution for sedimentary aDNA: understanding landscape change and catchment ecologies in multi-peirod landscapes School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD archaeology, bioinformatics, eDNA and palaeoecology Dr Patrick Gleeson Supervisor Dr Patrick Gleeson Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 January 2026 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Archaeology & Palaeoecology | Closed | 2 | 1769731200

Improving the shrinkage behaviour and efflorescence formation of low carbon geopolymer concrete School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD concrete, civil engineering, 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

High-Entropy Alloy-Infused Cementitious Composites: A Circular-Economy Approach to Corrosion Mitigation and Service-Life Extension (HEA-CIRC) School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD engineering, materials, physics, chemistry Professor Wei Sha Supervisor Professor Wei Sha Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified | School of Natural and Built Environment | Unfunded | Civil Engineering | Open | 2

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 | 1651190400

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 | 1651190400

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 | 1686700800

IN-PEAT: Impact of Nitrogen deposition on PEATlands in Northern Ireland School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Biodiversity, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Geography, Geochemistry, Geoscience Prof Graeme Swindles Supervisor Prof Graeme Swindles Funding Funded QUARTILES Application deadline 19 February 2025 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Geography | Closed | 2 | 1739923200

Selection of clay sources for developing next generation supplementary cementitious School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD civil engineering, construction materials Professor Marios Soutsos Supervisor Professor Marios Soutsos Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 January 2026 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | Civil Engineering | Closed | 2 | 1769731200

Shall I read you a story? Investigating the mechanisms underlying reading improvement from reading to dog interventions in primary school classrooms School of Psychology | PHD Educational Psychology, Reading Interventions, Human-animal interaction Dr Tim Fosker Supervisor Dr Tim Fosker Funding Funded DfE Collaborative Studentship with ADNI Application deadline 7 February 2025 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1738886400

Adversity and Parenting: Exploring personality as a component of resilient functioning in families School of Psychology | PHD Adversity, Parenting, Personality, Adolescence Dr Tayler Truhan Supervisor Dr Tayler Truhan Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 7 February 2025 | School of Psychology | Funded | Psychology | Closed | 2 | 1738886400

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