UK : 20 PhD Studentships at Institute of Cancer Research

20 PhD Studentships at Institute of Cancer Research, UK

Studentships

Applications are invited for PhD studentships in October 2010. 

The deadline for applications is Tuesday 1st December 2009. Available studentships are listed below. Any enquiries should be directed to registry@icr.ac.uk. To see projects suitable for applicants with backgrounds in the relevant subject areas click on the tiles below.

Biological Sciences 
Chemistry 
Maths, Statistics & Epidemiology 
Physics & Engineering 
Computer Sciences 

Funding 

Studentships funded by The Institute of Cancer Research will be supported for four years. The non-taxable stipend, for 2010/11 is £19,300 (inner London - Chester Beatty Laboratories, Fulham Road) or £18,000 (outer London - Sutton Campus). Higher stipends are available for students on the Wellcome Trust PhD Programme in Mechanism-based Drug Discovery.

Find below a complete list of Institute studentships: 

Intermediate phenotypes and mapping causal variants; IGFBP-2, IGFBP-5 and breast cancer risk 
Professor Alan Ashworth

The development of viral vectors for use in Gene-directed enzyme prodrug therapy (GDEPT) 
Professor Caroline Springer

Structural and chemical biology in the design of selective kinase inhibitors 
Professor Julian Blagg and Dr Richard Bayliss 

Identification and characterisation of novel therapeutic targets in breast cancer metastasis 
Professor Clare Isake

Prostate MR Spectroscopy in vivo 
Dr Geoffrey Payne and Professor Nandita DeSouza

Synthesis of targeted fragment libraries by iterative scaffold elaboration
Professor Julian Blagg

Development of specific RNase inhibitors for the treatment of haematological cancers 
Drs Faith Davies and Ian Collins

Ubiquitin-mediated signalling in apoptosis and cancer 
Professor Pascal Meier

Impact of p53 function on metabolic activation of environmental carcinogens 
Professor David Phillips

A systems genetics analysis of Rho-family GTPase signalling 
Dr Chris Bakal

A mechanism based classification of human prostate cancer 
Professor Colin Cooper

Quantification of pre-clinical PET and SPECT imaging 
Dr Glenn Flux

Inheritance and brain tumour risk 
Professor Richard Houlston

Inheritance and leukaemia risk 
Professor Richard Houlston

Pre-clinical evaluation of imaging biomarkers of neuroblastoma 
Drs Louis Chesler and Simon Robinson

Determining modifiers of cdk inhibitor sensitivity 
Professors Sibylle Mittnacht and Paul Workman

Exploring the mechanism of CCT using small molecule inhibitors 
Professors Keith Jones and Keith Willison

Non-invasive molecular profiling of breast cancer with optoacoustic imaging 
Dr Jeff Bamber, Professor Nandita deSouza and Dr Simon Robinson

Investigating the relationship between PI3K/AKT signalling and cell cycle checkpoints for cancer drug development 
Dr Michelle Garrett 

Identification and validation of target genes in cancer using the synthetic lethality approach 
Dr Spiros Linardopoulos

Information:
http://www.icr.ac.uk/education/phd_studentships/available_studentships/index.shtml

 

Please give the reference of CareerSetup in your application when applying for this opportunity!

UK: 7 PhD Studentships available

PhD Studentships - 7 Posts Available

Faculty of Health and Wellbeing

Sports Engineering, Biomechanics and the Modelling of Sport and Health                      

Bursary £13,290 Tuition fees
Full time for 3 years

 

The Sports Engineering Research Group within the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing employs approximately 20 staff comprising research engineers, designers, sports scientists and PhD students.  Clients include Adidas, Prince, Puma, UK Sport, British Swimming and the International Tennis Federation.

 

Following a very successful Research Assessment Exercise, the Sports Engineering Research Group in collaboration with the Health and Social Care Research Centre is seeking to recruit outstanding candidates to carry out multi-disciplinary PhD projects. 

 

The following projects are available immediately:

 

Biomechanics

The biomechanics of the golf swing;

The biomechanics of sports bras;

The dynamics of tennis shoe interactions with tennis courts.

 

Modelling

Pattern recognition in Olympic diving;

Optimal design of sports equipment using FE & CFD;

Modelling of cardio-vascular risk-reduction in discrete populations;

The effect of physical gaming interfaces on activity levels.

 

These projects will be suitable for applicants with a 1st or high 2i in a physical science such as Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Sports Science or a related discipline.  Ideal candidates should not be afraid of mathematics or programming and, in particular, we would like to hear from students with experience of MATLAB, image processing, computational fluid dynamics, finite elements analysis, biomechanics, and the support of elite athlete.

 

Candidates should have good analytical skills, tenacity and perseverance and be good in a team.  An interest and knowledge of sport is desirable but not essential, as is direct experience of work in the sports sector.

 

Opportunities
The Sports Engineering Research Group and Health and Social Care Research Centre represent a fantastic opportunity for those seeking to gain experience of a multidisciplinary research environment and wish to have a career in the engineering, sport or health sectors.  PhD students have the opportunity to travel overseas and support high profile consultancy projects within the groups. 

 

Closing date: 9 November 2009

 

Competition will be strong and candidates are encouraged to consider more than one project.  Interviewing will take place in November with a preferred start date by 1st January 2010.

In the first instance please submit a full CV to:
Amanda Brothwell
a.brothwell@shu.ac.uk

The Sports Engineering Research Group
Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences
Faculty of Health and Wellbeing
A129 Collegiate Hall
Collegiate Crescent Campus
Sheffield
S10 2BP

PhD Studentships @ LCN Research

Current PhD opportunities at LCN include:

• PhD Project - Development of quantum/classical simulation methods for electron or proton transport - UCL
  
• PhD Project - Modelling radiation damage in fusion materials - UCL
  
• PhD Project - Collagen: a nanoscale rope made of twisted bundles of fibres - UCL
  
  Deadline for applications: 26 June 2009
• PhD Project - Engineering Doctorate Centre in collaboration with UKAEA Culham - Modelling radiation damage in fusion materials - UCL
  
• PhD Studentship in Surface Forces and Ionic Liquids - structure and dynamic properties of ionic liquids at interfaces and confined to thin films - UCL. (Please note the closing date has been updated)
  
• PhD Opportunities - Neutron and X-ray Training (NEXT) Doctoral Training Centre - New Frontiers in Quantum Matter (starting Oct 2009)
  
• PhD Studentship - Low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy - UCL (Ref CFH/01/09)
  
  Deadline for applications: 1 July 2009
• PhD Eng Doc Studentship - Structure of light harvesting metal oxide interfaces with water - UCL (Ref GT/02/08)
  
• Four projects in coherent x-ray diffraction - UCL
  
• PhD Studentships in Nanomaterials (UK/EU) - Imperial College
  
  

Information about UCL's formal application process and details of entry requirements are available on the UCL information for prospective students page. Information about carrying out research at Imperial College London can be found in the
Imperial Postgraduate Prospectus.

ALWAYS quote reference (if present) when applying for a position.

Please note that we are always pleased to receive applications
from suitably qualified students.

For more information

http://www.london-nano.com/content/lcncareers#studentships

Studentships in High Performance and Parallel Data Mining in UK

Reference No RS/08/24

Applications are invited for a full-time studentship available in the School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences in the Faculty of Science and Technology. The studentship is tenable for up to 3 years for the MPhil/PhD (subject to satisfactory progress). The studentship will cover the cost of tuition fees at UK/EU rates plus a stipend (currently �12,940 for 2008/09) per annum. International applicants may apply but will be required to pay the difference between UK/EU and international fees. The successful applicant will start on 1st October 2009.

The project will work on "High Performance and Parallel Data Mining" in the School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences. Across many applications, there is increasing utilisation of data mining algorithms to extract previously unknown knowledge from large datasets. Underpinning aspects of these algorithms include that they involve search space traversal and are relatively small and repeated frequently. Thus they are ideal for implementation on high performance accelerators and massively parallel machines. The project will investigate the area of parallel search and its application within a number of data mining approaches and application spaces. High Performance Computing (HPC) architectures and the new HPC technologies (GPGPU, IBM Cell, etc.) will be utilised.

Prospective candidates will have a good honours (or equivalent) degree in Computer Science, Engineering Disciplines or other relevant numerate subjects. The successful applicant should have a good background in C/C++ programming.

Informal queries about the project may be directed to Dr Firat Tekiner.

Requests for an application pack (quoting the reference number RS/08/24) should be directed to the Graduate Research Office. Tel +44 (0)1772 895082 or e-mail researchdegrees@uclan.ac.uk .

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 13th July 2009

Closing Date for Applications to the Graduate Research Office:

Friday 26th June 2009

Location and The Institute

The PhD student will be part of Jeremiah Horrocks Institute(JHI) which is located on UCLan's Preston campus, just five minutes north of the city centre. The Institute plays a leadership role in steering and operating the University's High-Performance Computational Science Facility, the centrepiece of which is a 56-node SGI Altix 3700. Procurement for a new 500-1000 node cluster on campus has begun, with installation planned for 2009-Q3.

Preston has numerous theatres, cinemas, pubs, clubs, and shops, and was England's first wireless city. It is also one of the most cost-effective places to live in the country. In a recent survey of graduate satisfaction by the Royal Bank of Scotland, graduates gave Preston a 69% rating - fourth in the country and better than Liverpool, Edinburgh, Manchester or London! Just beyond the city lies the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and to the west are the seaside resorts of Blackpool, Lytham St Annes and Southport. Further afield the Lake District and Peak District National Parks are within an hour's drive, as are the other regional centres of Liverpool and Manchester.

Preston lies on the West Coast Main Line, and is only two hours from London by train.

For further information on the Institute see www.star.uclan.ac.uk/index.htm,

http://www.star.uclan.ac.uk/~ft/phd.html

For Preston information, see www.visitpreston.com

PhD Studentships, University of Manchester, UK

PhD Studentships, University of Manchester, UK

Studentships are available for highly qualified applicants for 4-year PhD projects in Integrative Systems Biology at the University of Manchester, UK. These studentships are available to the applicants from the UK and abroad.


Background
Systems Biology is the new science that aims at understanding how living organisms function in health and fail in disease. The new insight is that the important properties of life arise in interactions between individuals, from individual molecules, through individual cells, through organs. The new point in history is that experimental methodology is now available to look at virtually all molecules and other components of living cells. Using modern mathematics and bioinformatics to make computer models of what happens in and with living organisms, Systems Biology seeks to understand how molecules are guided to self-organise into complex processes such as the cell cycle, reproduction, adaptation to a variety of challenges, and the formation of complex structures (www.mcisb.org)Both academia and the biotechnological and pharmaceutical industry have realised that the vast amounts of information about individual molecules offered by genomics can only be put to use and lead to understanding through Systems Biology.

Following substantial investments in the new Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre (MIB, www.mib.ac.uk), the Manchester Centre of Integrative Systems Biology (MCISB, www.mcisb.org), and the AstraZeneca Chair of Systems Biology, the University of Manchester houses a doctoral training centre for Integrated Systems Biology. Inspired by the top scientists in Systems Biology, students with a physical science/engineering/mathematics background will be teamed up with students from biological and medical backgrounds. Candidates from both backgrounds are invited to apply. They will engage in extensive training, both experimental and theoretical, in Systems Biology within the MIB and in partner groups all over the world.

Eligibility for Funding

Applicants should have an undergraduate or masters degree in the biological, medical sciences or in the physical sciences, mathematics or engineering.

Studentships are available to applicants from the UK and abroad.


Further information and Application
For further information or to apply, email in the first instance Lynne Davies: DTC@manchester.ac.uk

with "DTCapp" on the subject line, including a CV, expected or actual degree class and the names of at least 2 academic referees with their email addresses. Short-listed candidates will be asked to submit a formal application to the University.

Further particulars of the training programme are available at www.mcisb.org/dtc

PhD Studentships, University of Bristol, UK

PhD Studentships, Department of Community Based Medicine, University of Bristol, UK

PhD studentships are available at the Department of Community Based Medicine at the University of Bristol UK. The studentships are also open to overseas students and therefore, Pakistani students are eligible to apply for these studentships.

Deadline : 13 February 2009

Department of Community Based Medicine

The Department of Community Based Medicine comprises the Academic Units of Primary Health Care, Psychiatry, Community Child & Adolescent Health, and Ethics in Medicine. http://bristol.ac.uk/cobm/

Studentships

The Department of Community Based Medicine is eligible to apply for studentships of three years duration from a variety of sources (MRC, University of Bristol, DHPA) for UK, EU and overseas candidates. The level of support offered depends on the type of studentship. Award of these studentships is made by Faculty or University Selection Panels. Applications are invited from graduates with good Honours or Masters degrees in relevant disciplines (epidemiology/ sociology/ psychology/ statistics/ economics/ neuroscience/ pharmacology/ clinical medicine applied to clinical/methodological issues in priority research areas) for nomination for PhD studentships tenable from October 2009.

Further details and Contact details

Further details of funding schemes, including eligibility can be found here:
http://www.bris.ac.uk/studentfunding/

Further information about the department and proposed projects, and how to apply, is available here: http://bristol.ac.uk/cobm/docs/cobm%202009%20phd.doc

Applications must be sent to:
Ms Jessica Blissett,
Department of Community Based Medicine,
University of Bristol,
25 Belgrave Road,
Bristol BS8 2AA. UK.
Telephone: 0117 331 3865,
Email: Jessica.Blissett@bristol.ac.ukThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Closing date for applications for all funding schemes: 5pm on Friday 13 February 2009

MPhil/PhD Studentships, University of Bath, UK

MPhil/PhD Studentships, School of Management, University of Bath, UK

Various studentships are available for MPhil/PhD degrees at the University of Bath UK. The studentships are open to overseas students and therefore, Pakistani students are eligible to apply for these studentships.

Deadline : 16 January 2009

Studentships

There are 3 types of studentships that are available to overseas students:-

• Overseas PhD Studentships: These studentships are open to overseas (non-UK and non-EU) students. These cover Fees plus Stipend for a maximum of 3 years.
• Excellent PhD Studentships: These studentships are open to all students (overseas, UK and EU students). These cover Home Fees plus Stipend for a maximum of 3 years.
• University Studentships: These studentships are open to all students (overseas, UK and EU students). These cover Home Fees plus Stipend for a maximum of 3 years

Further Details

Further details about the studentships are available from the university website:
http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/courses/mphil_phd/funding/index.html

Other details about the research areas and application procedure etc, are given on the university website:
http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/courses/mphil_phd/

Phd Studentships Loughborough , UK

PhD Research Studentships
Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering Department
University of Loughborough , UK




Applications are invited for PhD research studentships within the Loughborough University's Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering for the 2008-2009 academic year. Studentships will cover the overseas fees for highly qualified overseas graduates.



Deadline : 30 January 2009




Loughborough University's research has a strong industrial and commercial dimension that is at the forefront of many technological advances. Research studentships in the Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering are available in a number of key areas:

Acoustics and Vibration
Applied Aerodynamics
Combustion and Energy Conversion
Dynamics and Control
Structures and Materials


Detail of Research Areas

Further details of research areas for each group can be found in our Research Guide which can be downloaded from the department's website:

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/tt/research.html





Studentships

Studentships will be paid a tax-free stipend of at least £12,900 p.a. for 3 years, plus tuition fees at the UK/EU rate. For well-qualified overseas graduates studentships will cover the overseas fees. Applicants should be highly motivated and have (or expect to obtain) a minimum of an upper second-class honours degree or equivalent in the appropriate engineering discipline.



Eligibility

Candidates should hold, or expect to receive, a first or upper second degree in a relevant engineering or science subject. In addition applicants whose first language is not English English will require a language qualification, full details can be found at:

http://lboro.ac.uk/admin/ar/international/prospective/englishlang/pgr/index.htm



Application

Applicants should complete the standard PhD application form available from: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/prospectus/pg/apply/index.html



Further Information

Further information about the studentship can be obtained by contacting:
Jackie Green,
Research Administrator,
Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering,
Loughborough University,
E-mail: J.A.Green@lboro.ac.uk

For informal enquiries contact the relevant academic, details are available on the website: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/tt/dept_research.html

Closing Date for Applications: Friday, 30 January 2009

PhD Studentships, Institute of Cancer Research, London

PhD Studentships, Institute of Cancer Research, London
PhD studentships are available to prospective students to carry out research at the Institute of Cancer Research, London UK.

Deadline : 1st December 2008

Admissions Criteria
A first or upper second class honours degree in a relevant subject (either expected or obtained.)
Overseas qualification to the equivalent level.
Experience of laboratory or research work. One of your referees must be able to comment on your research experience.
A TOEFL score of 650 (paper based), 280 (computer based) or 109 (Internet based). OR an IELTS score of at least 7. Students without TOEFL or IETLS score should have either education experience in English (min 1 year) or work experience (min 18 months)

Application Guidelines
All applications must be made via the online form.
A completed application consists of:
An online application form, where you have uploaded a summary of a research project and your degree transcript if you are from overseas.
Two references (one of whom must be able to comment on your research abilities.)
Your referees will be contacted immediately. They will be emailed a link to a form which they complete. You will receive an email when they have done this. If you do not receive this email, you should contact your referees: it is your responsibility to ensure that we receive your references.
The deadline for applications is 1st December 2008. The deadline for receiving two references is 5th December 2008. (Please note that the deadline for applications is 1st December 2008. Successful applicants should be available for interview 2nd - 4th February 2009.)

Funding
Studentships funded by The Institute of Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK or MRC will be supported for four years. The non-taxable stipend, which for 2009/10 is £19,096 (inner London - Chester Beatty Laboratories, Fulham Road) or £17,770 (outer London - Sutton Campus), is increased annually in-line with the increase in cost-of-living.

Further Information and online Application
For detailed further information and to apply for these studentships, please follow the link below:http://www.icr.ac.uk/education/phd_studentships/available_studentships/index.shtml

Phd Studentship, University of Cambridge

PhD studentships in StatisticsDepartment of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics University of Cambridge, UK
Applications are invited for PhD studentships in Statistics, to be held in the Statistical Laboratory. The Studentships are associated with the Cambridge Statistics Initiative which is targeted at the development of novel statistical methodology, both generic and in specific application areas. International students are eligible to apply (see details below).

Deadline: 31 January 2009


Studentships
The studentships will provide funding to cover fees at the home/EU rate. Additional funding for fees for those paying the overseas arts rate could be available and will be assessed competitively. A stipend will be paid of at least the equivalent to the national minimum (13290 for the academic year 2009/10) for a minimum period of 3 years.
Research Supervision
Information about the Laboratory can be found at www.statslab.cam.ac.uk
Supervision, along with research training tailored to the needs of the student, will be provided by the Laboratory.
Research interests of academic staff can be found at www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/Dept/People.

Initial enquiries
Initial enquiries, which should include a curriculum vitae and an indication of possible research topics, should be directed to Professor A.P. Dawid, email: apd@statslab.cam.ac.uk

Applicants must qualify for admission to the PhD course at the University of Cambridge. They should normally hold (or expect to be awarded) a first class UK honours degree or equivalent and a postgraduate qualification in Mathematics or Statistics.
Reference for these studentships : LF04227 (to be used in your enquiries)