hydrogels PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

Peptide hydrogels as a long-acting multipurpose drug delivery platform for combined contraception and HIV prevention

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death in women of reproductive age worldwide. HIV and unintended pregnancies are prevalent in developing nations due to the lack of effective female contraceptive choice. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Laverty, Prof K Malcolm

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

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Magnetic-polymer hydrogels for controlled drug release

Kingston University Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing

This dynamic, multidisciplinary project involves developing a facile technique to fabricate polymer hydrogels incorporated with Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) for controlled drug delivery applications. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Perera, Dr N Hill, Prof M Fielder

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

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Peptide hydrogels as novel nanotherapeutic delivery agents enhancing the anti-tumour efficacy of radiotherapy

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

There is a pressing clinical need for effective localised cancer treatments. Addressing this need we will develop a novel drug delivery system comprised of a nanoparticle/drug releasing hydrogel implant. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Coulter, Dr G Laverty

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

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Polymeric Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine Applications

University of Bath Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology

Regenerative medicine aims to repair injured or diseased tissues using a multidisciplinary approach to stimulate natural repair mechanisms or promote healing through the transplantation of cells, often the patient’s own stem cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P De Bank

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

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Engineering Processable, Tough Hydrogels with Biological Activity

University of Sydney School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

This project will aim to design a type of hydrogel with broad applications in soft robotic, medical devices such as heart valves, vasculature, and development of in vitro model that mimic physical properties of digestion system including colon, intestine and stomach. Read more

Supervisor: Prof F Deghani

20 July 2020 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Scaffolds for supporting epithelial cells

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Chemistry and Biosciences

Tissue engineering requires the availability of polymer materials that can support cells and the development of tissues. Many synthetic materials are tough, easily fabricated and non-toxic. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Rimmer, Dr W Martin

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

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Learning from plant cell walls as a path for innovations in food and material sciences

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The research will dissect the structural factors controlling cell walls and cell communication for two main purposes. to improve the health value of food crops and to design strategies for the valorisation of wasted plant materials. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Benitez-Alfonso, Dr C Bosch

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

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Mechanics of Advanced Materials: the response of advanced engineering and bio-materials to various types of external loading and environmental conditions - Ref: VS2UF2018

Loughborough University Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

In the last two decades, Mechanics of Materials as a discipline has experienced a type of revival. The main reason for this has been a continuing introduction of new materials (or even their classes) with extraordinary microstructures, properties and performance. Read more

Supervisor: Prof V Silberschmidt

3 September 2020 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Super flexible electronics for wearable smart healthcare applications (Advert Ref: SF19/EE/MCE/LI)

Northumbria University Faculty of Engineering and Environment

Micro/Nano sensors (MEMS/NEMS) and network technologies in future engineering domain have been significantly developed in the last decade. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Li, Dr B Xu

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

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EPSRC CDT in Advanced Biomedical Materials

The University of Manchester EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Biomedical Materials

Applications are invited from qualified graduates for fully-funded four-year PhD studentships in the area of Advanced Biomedical Materials. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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Tackling neurovascular dysfunction in dementia: a cell biology and biomaterials approach

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Neurovascular dysfunction is a central process in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. In the brain, vascular and neuronal structures are tightly integrated forming the multicellular neurovascular unit comprising endothelial cells, pericytes, astrocytes, microglia and neurons. Read more

Supervisors: Prof N Hooper, Dr M Domingos, Dr T Wang

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

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Advanced seaweed cultivation for marine biodiscovery (PhD 2)

Trinity College Dublin Natural Sciences

As part of a new €1.3m project, Beyond biofuel. Advanced seaweed cultivation for marine biodiscovery and climate change mitigation at Trinity College, we will be appointing a postdoctoral researcher, research assistant and two PhD students. Read more

Supervisors: Prof N O'Connor, Dr T R Hodkinson

31 July 2020 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Optical Biosensor with Integrated Sample Processing

University of Birmingham School of Chemistry

This project is aimed at developing an optical biosensor integrated with electric field driven sample processing [1,2]. The biosensor will be used to test clinical samples for a range of disease conditions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Gupta

3 August 2020 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Building novel in vitro models to generate musculoskeletal interfaces using 3D bioprinting

University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Musculoskeletal interfaces are the areas of the body where tissue types meet, for example the bone-tendon, bone-cartilage and muscle-tendon junctions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Paxton

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

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Bioinspired filomicelles for the effective delivery of antibiotics

University of Leicester Department of Chemistry

Background. Antibiotics are drugs that are used to prevent and treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria modify their response to antibiotics, making them less effective or even redundant. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Suntharalingam, Dr R Britton

7 June 2020 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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