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.

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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.