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Bacterial lipocalins: Novel role in bacterial protection against antibiotic-induced membrane lipid peroxidation
Queen’s University Belfast School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences
  Research Group: Centre for Experimental Medicine
We recently discovered that bacteria can resist antibiotics by mechanisms operating extracellularly in response to near-lethal antibiotic concentrations. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Valvano
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Property based design of resistance proofed anti-bacterial agents
Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School
Applications are invited from Graduates in Chemistry, Pharmacy and Medicinal Chemistry Master’s level programs to join our group within the Faculty of Medical Sciences looking at novel approaches to the design of the next generation of anti-bacterial therapeutic agents. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Obara, Dr J Harburn, Dr A K Brown
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Investigation of microbial community dynamics using in vitro biofilms and in vivo zebrafish infection models
UCL/Birkbeck College/ISMB Department of Biological Sciences
Project Description. The microbiomes found in animals are critical for the wellbeing of their hosts. These microbial communities ensure proper function of several biological processes, ranging from metabolism to immune system development and pathogen resistance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B. Ho, Prof S Mostowy
 1 March 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Structural analysis of the inter-membrane bacterial secretosome
University of Bristol School of Biochemistry
Protein secretion is essential for life. Bacteria secrete proteins for a wide range of membrane and extracellular activities, including envelope biogenesis, pathogenicity and degradation of antibiotics. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof I Collinson
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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New tools for the diagnosis of pathogenic bacterial infections
University of Sunderland School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences
Antibiotics are no longer as effective as they were at the start of this century. This is largely due to evolutionary changes within bacterial known as antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which is promoted by inappropriate use of antibiotics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Gray, Dr C Cooper, Dr S Myers
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Burgess project: Novel molecular targets to combat antimicrobial resistance: probing the assembly dynamics of a bacterial genome segregation machine
University of York Department of Biology
Bacterial antimicrobial resistance is a growing burden on human health worldwide. However, the latter half of the twentieth century has witnessed a gap in research and development of novel antimicrobial drugs together with the emergence and dissemination of multidrug-resistant bacteria. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Barilla, Prof M Leake
 4 April 2021 PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project is one of a number of projects at this institution. It is in competition for funding with one or more of these projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be awarded the funding. The funding is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Evolution Education Trust PhD project: The fitness effects of loss-of-function mutations in bacterial populations
University of Bath Department of Biology & Biochemistry
The University of Bath is inviting applications for this PhD opportunity commencing in October 2021. The successful student will be based at the. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof E J Feil
 28 February 2021 PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Bacterial iron uptake pathways as targets for the development of novel antimicrobials
University of Sheffield Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease
Antimicrobial resistance is an ever increasing problem. Presently it is estimated to be responsible for 700,000 deaths p.a. and it is predicted that this figure will rise to 10 million by 2050. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Thomas
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Phage therapy as a treatment of Equine Strangles, and causative bacterial pathogen Streptococcus equi (ref: SF20/APP/SMITH4)
Northumbria University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Streptococcus equi is an important equine bacterial pathogen causing the disease ‘strangles’, which affects both Thoroughbred and non-Thoroughbred horses around the world. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Smith
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Cracking down bacterial infection in bone by new photo-responsive nanoparticles
University of Hong Kong Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology
Bio-metals have been extensively used in orthopaedic implantations. However, bacterial infection and unsatisfactory integration at the bone-implant interface remain major post-operative complications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Yeung
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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Bacterial genome evolution
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
The University of Manchester’s KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology (https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/knhcentre/) is offering a unique self-funded PhD studentship in Bacterial genome evolution through the study of ancient omics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Drosou, Dr M Buckley
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Modelling cell-cell interactions in spatially structured microbial communities
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Summary. We need to understand microbial communities, whether it’s drug-sensitive and resistant pathogens growing in a human host or the soil organisms critical to global carbon cycling. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Krasovec, Dr C Knight, Dr I Chernyaysky
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Using and developing atomic force microscopy (AFM) and nano-IR to understand the physics of bacterial growth and antimicrobial resistance
University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing problem in medicine as it could lead to common. infections causing serious illness or even death. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J K Hobbs
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Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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Protease-resistant antimicrobial peptides to target bacterial and fungal pathogens
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Antimicrobial resistance is quickly becoming a serious global health problem. The emergence of multidrug-resistant microbial strains combined with the drying up of the antibiotic pipeline in the pharmaceutical industry has significantly worsened the situation in recent years. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Bella, Prof L Tabernero
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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3 year PhD Studentship in Enabling Next Generation Additive Manufacturing- Additive Manufacture of Bacterial Biofilm Resistant Surfaces using Novel High Performing Polymer “Inks” (ENG1328)
University of Nottingham Faculty of Engineering
Applications are invited for a Postgraduate Studentship to work on the project to develop novel polymeric inks to produces surfaces that are biofilm resistant via Additive Manufacturing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Centre for Additive Manufacture
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

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