13 PhD Scholarships Faculty of Science and Engineering at University of Hull, UK

To celebrate the University's research successes, the Faculty of Science and Engineering, is offering the following 13 UK/EU Scholarships or International Fees Bursaries.

Engineering/Medicine

Computer-assisted electrocardiogram for novice users

Green production of nano-carbonaceous materials for medical applications

Physics

Sun-quakes and star-quakes

Psychology

Psychological assessment/treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Healthy consequences of false memories and false beliefs

Cognition and Emotion: intertwined or distinct abilities? A psychophysical and eye-tracking study.

Sports, Health and Exercise Science

The effect of exercise training on the molecular fingerprint of ischaemicskeletal muscle in patients with peripheral arterial disease

Exercise-induced mitochondrial DNA modification and dietary interventions: Implications for muscle health

Nutritional supplementation to improve cognition, rapid visual information processing and maintain performance for occupational health and well-being in highly stressful environments.

Geography/Biology

SE Asian freshwater fish populations and networks: the impacts of climatic and environmental change on a vital resource

Producing the Geographies of Childhood in Colonial Africa: Children’s Lives in Twentieth-Century Nyasaland

Chemistry/Biology/Medicine

Personalised medicine: a lab-on-a-chip platform for analysis of patient tissues for testing cancer drugs and therapies – towards a “human-on-a-chip”

Bioimprinting Technology for Removal of Myeloblasts from Blood and Bone Marrow of Leukaemia Patients

Applications are sought from suitably-qualified people wishing to pursue research leading to PhD status under the supervision of leading researchers.

Closing date 3rd February 2014; Studentships will start in September 2014.

To apply for this post please click on the Apply button below to download application form:

                           

Applicants will be expected to hold a minimum of a UK upper second class Honours degree, or equivalent, in an appropriate discipline.

Each full-time UK/EU PhD Scholarship will include fees at the ‘home/EU' student rate and maintenance (£13,726 in 2014/15), subject to final confirmation) for three years, depending  on satisfactory progress.

The International PhD Fee bursaries will cover full tuition fees for full-time overseas students for three years, depending on satisfactory progress, but no living expenses.

PhD students at the University of Hull follow modules for research and transferable skills development and gain a Masters level Certificate, or Diploma, in Research Training, in addition to their research degree.

2 Faculty of Health and Social Care at University of Hull, UK

To celebrate the University's research successes, the Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Hull, is offering 2 UK/EU Scholarships or International Fees Bursaries in the following areas of research expertise.

Applications are welcomed from students who wish to study subjects allied to one of our Research Development Groups (RDG’s):

Wellbeing in Long Term Conditions

• Skin health and integrity
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Self-management in long term conditions
• Lifeworld led care and education
• Humanisation

Maternal Reproductive and Sexual Health

• Teenage sexual health/pregnancy
• Obesity and reproduction
• Psychological aspects of maternal/reproductive/sexual health

Health Technologies, Innovation and Intervention

Applications are sought from suitably-qualified people wishing to pursue research leading to PhD status under the supervision of leading researchers.

Closing date 3rd February 2014;

Studentships will start in September 2014. To apply for this post please click on the Apply button below to download application form:

                           

Applicants will be expected to hold a minimum of a UK upper second class Honours degree, or equivalent, in an appropriate discipline.

 Full-time UK/EU PhD Scholarship will include fees at the ‘home/EU' student rate and maintenance (£13726, in 2014/15), subject to final confirmation) for three years, depending  on satisfactory progress.

The International PhD Fee bursaries will cover full tuition fees for full-time overseas students for three years, depending on satisfactory progress, but no living expenses.

PhD students at the University of Hull follow modules for research and transferable skills development and gain a Masters level Certificate, or Diploma, in Research Training, in addition to their research degree.

6 University PhD Studentships in Hull York Medical School (HYMS)

To celebrate the University's research successes, the University of Hull is offering 6 UK/EU PhD Scholarships or International PhD Fee Bursaries in the following specific projects of the Hull York Medical School, open to candidates with, or expecting a 1st, 2(i), or equivalent:

An analysis of the physiological and biomedical adaptations to supervised aerobic exercise training in patients with symptomatic lower limb atherosclerosis.

Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Establishing an evidence base to improve end of life planning for people with dementia.

The Influence of Muscle Morphology on the Biomechanics of Feeding.

How blood platelets change their behaviour in response to signals: role of the cytoskeleton.

Defining the role of scavenger receptors in platelet hyperactivity and thrombosis.

Molecular aspect of diabetic vascular complications and potential therapeutics.

The nature of apathy in Huntington's disease.

Mechanism of viral cough.

Applications are sought from suitably-qualified people wishing to pursue research leading to PhD status under the supervision of leading researchers.

Closing date 3rd February 2014; Studentships will start in September 2014.  To apply for this post please click on the Apply:

                          

To make an application you should apply for a PhD through the HYMS online application system before the deadline. Further information on the application and selection process can be found on the HYMS Current Opportunities webpage.

 Full-time UK/EU PhD Scholarship will include fees at the ‘home/EU' student rate and maintenance (£13,726 in 2014/15), subject to final confirmation) for three years, depending on satisfactory progress.

Full-time International Fee PhD Studentships will include full fees at the International student rate for three years, dependent on satisfactory progress, but no living expenses.

PhD students at HYMS have access to PGTS modules at the Universities of Hull and York for research modules and transferable skills development and gain a Masters level Certificate, or Diploma, in Research Training, in addition to their research degree.

5 University PhD Studentships in Business, Management and Economics at University of Hull, UK

To celebrate the University's research successes, the University of Hull is offering 5 UK/EU PhD Scholarships or International PhD Fee Bursaries in the following academic areas of the Business School:

Accounting & Accountability

Complexity Science & Complex Project Management

Corporate Social Responsibility

Economics

Empirical Finance & Banking

Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Marketing & Business Strategy

Organisational Behaviour & Human Resource Management

Regional & International Business

Systems Thinking & Sustainability Engineering (with Melbourne University, Australia)

Systems Thinking, Systems Science, Cybernetics & Information Systems

Closing date Monday 3 February 2014; Studentships will start in September 2014.

Applications are sought from suitably-qualified people wishing to pursue research leading to a PhD under the supervision of leading researchers.

Applicants to the Business school will be expected to have a Masters degree in an appropriate discipline, but very exceptional candidates can be considered with a minimum of a UK upper second class Bachelors Honours degree, or equivalent.

Each full-time UK/EU PhD Scholarship will include fees at the ‘home/EU' student rate and maintenance (£13,726 in 2014/15), subject to final confirmation) for three years, depending  on satisfactory progress.

The International PhD Fee bursaries will cover full tuition fees for full-time overseas students for three years, depending on satisfactory progress, but no living expenses.

PhD students at the University of Hull follow modules for research and transferable skills development and gain a Masters level Certificate, or Diploma, in Research Training, in addition to their research degree.

 To apply for this post please click on the Apply button below to download application form: