electron microscopy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Geochemical Controls on Radionuclide Transport and Fate in Sedimentary Rock – A combined experimental and modelling study

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Context. The UK has been generating electricity from nuclear power for over sixty years. Consequently, the safe disposal of the UK’s existing ~750,000 m3 of radioactive waste is a clear priority. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Shaw, Prof K Morris, Dr LL Abrahamsen-Mills

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Topological Metamaterials for Optical Wave Control

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dongyang Wang, Nikolay Zheludev . Project Description. The Project. Topological photonics is a rising field of research that implements topological ideas with optical materials. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Wang

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Molecular dissection of horizontal gene transfer mechanisms in mycobacteria

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

A fully funded PhD position is available within the lab of Dr Abhinav KV at Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology (LISCB), University of Leicester, UK to carry out structural studies on large macromolecular machines that undertake horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in mycobacteria. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Koyamangalath Vadakkepat , Prof J Schwabe

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Microfluidic technologies applied to respiratory diseases

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

Subject area. 3D Printing, lab-on-a-chip, Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutical Technology. In Preclinical studies, a large number of molecules and biomolecules, in a very short time, have to be evaluated in terms of efficacy and toxicity. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Lamprou, Prof M Tunney

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Visualising the effects of pollution nanoparticles on respiratory epithelial cells at air-liquid interface

Imperial College London Institute of Chemical Biology

Pollution nanoparticles, termed particulate matter (PM), carry enormous population health burden, through direct and indirect effects that are thought to involve oxidation and inflammation. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Kuimova, Prof A Porter, Prof F Chung, Prof I Adcock

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Microfluidic Encapsulation of biologics into Nanomedicines

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

Progress in drug design has led to the development of new peptides, proteins, and drug molecules. However, the limited ability to deliver selectively these molecules at well-defined dosing regimens and without invoking drug-resistance remains a significant challenge. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Lamprou

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Super-optical resolution imaging using a phonon probe microscope - (ENG 1758)

University of Nottingham Faculty of Engineering

This exciting opportunity is based within the Optics and Photonics Research Group at the Faculty of Engineering (FoE), University of Nottingham which conducts cutting-edge research into the development of imaging technology for biomedical applications. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Perez-Cota

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Spin-based quantum sensing beyond magnetic fields

University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering

Quantum sensing with optically addressable electronic spins in the solid state holds great potential to push the limits of conventional sensing methods. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Bayliss

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Metamaterials and Nano-Machines Driven with Light

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Eric Plum, Nikolay Zheludev. Project description. The balance among elastic, electromagnetic and quantum forces changes dramatically at the nanometre scale. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Plum

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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New Optics Beyond Hertzian Waves: Anapoles and Flying Donuts

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Nikitas Papasimakis, Nikolay Zheludev. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Papasimakis

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Photonic time crystals

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Kevin MacDonald, Nikolay Zheludev. Project description. Time crystals are an eagerly sought phase of matter in which time-translation symmetry is broken. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K MacDonald

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Picophotonics: The Science of Light-Matter Interactions at Sub-atomic Scale

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Kevin MacDonald, Nikolay Zheludev. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K MacDonald

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Model Based Deep Learning for Low-light Computational Imaging: Application to Robust Multimodal 3D Imaging

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

This project aims to design new computational algorithms at the interface of statistical modelling, optimization and deep learning to solve multimodal inverse problems for 3D imaging. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Halimi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Exosome biogenesis and organelle trafficking in neurodegeneration.

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

Scientific summary. Intracellular transport pathways are fundamental for cell structure and function. Due to their longevity, complex morphology (long axonal and dendritic extensions) and requirement to maintain synaptic transmission, neurons are heavily dependent upon intracellular transport. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Hume, Dr DS Scott, Dr F Dajas-Bailador

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Developing novel formulations and materials for transmucosal drug delivery

University of Reading School of Pharmacy

Mucosal routes of drug administration offer numerous advantages including ease of application, non-invasive nature and sometimes possibility of targeting particular organs. Read more

Supervisor: Prof V Khutoryanskiy

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 150 electron microscopy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

electron microscopy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 150 electron microscopy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Geochemical Controls on Radionuclide Transport and Fate in Sedimentary Rock – A combined experimental and modelling study

Topological Metamaterials for Optical Wave Control

Molecular dissection of horizontal gene transfer mechanisms in mycobacteria

Microfluidic technologies applied to respiratory diseases

Visualising the effects of pollution nanoparticles on respiratory epithelial cells at air-liquid interface

Microfluidic Encapsulation of biologics into Nanomedicines

Super-optical resolution imaging using a phonon probe microscope - (ENG 1758)

Spin-based quantum sensing beyond magnetic fields

Metamaterials and Nano-Machines Driven with Light

New Optics Beyond Hertzian Waves: Anapoles and Flying Donuts

Photonic time crystals

Picophotonics: The Science of Light-Matter Interactions at Sub-atomic Scale

Model Based Deep Learning for Low-light Computational Imaging: Application to Robust Multimodal 3D Imaging

Exosome biogenesis and organelle trafficking in neurodegeneration.

Developing novel formulations and materials for transmucosal drug delivery

We have 150 electron microscopy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

electron microscopy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 150 electron microscopy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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