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Revealing the hidden identity and toxicity of priority chemical pollutants released during microplastic degradation and additive leaching in marine and coastal environments
Applications are invited for a three-year 8-month PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 1st October 2022. Micro- and nanoscale plastics produced from the decomposition of marine plastic debris pose a severe threat to marine and coastal ecosystems. Read more
Exploring the Molecular Mechanism of Novel Mitochondrial Neurotoxins identified through a Machine Learning Approach
Mitochondrial inhibition is an important ‘OFF-target’ mechanism of drug-induced toxicity in the clinic, contributing to drug attrition in clinical trials and drug withdrawal following approval because of severe adverse events 1. Read more
PhD opportunities in Pollution Research and Policy
Help shape new policies and regulatory priorities for pollution control and protect human health and the environment from harmful chemical pollution. Read more
Nanoinjection: a novel single molecule technique to study alpha-synuclein amyloid toxicity inside neurons
Intraneuronal inclusions known as Lewy bodies are a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease. Amyloid fibrils formed by the misfolding of alpha-synuclein are the principal component of Lewy Bodies. Read more
Silver ion-based antimicrobials: mechanisms of toxicity and resistance
The emergence and persistence of bacterial strains with resistance to multiple classes of antibiotics has led to renewed interest in the antimicrobial properties of silver ions. Read more
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Understanding biological membranes: From cell biology to antimicrobial materials
Multi-drug resistant bacteria are one of the major causes of death globally, jeopardising the effectiveness of modern medicine. Read more
4-year PhD Studentship: Role of SAFB proteins in the regulation of miRNA function and aetiology of Huntington's disease
RNA binding proteins (RBP) play a central role in cellular metabolism by orchestrating the complex interactions of coding, non-coding, structural and regulatory RNA species. Read more
Exploring The Utility of Transcriptomics Data in Toxicology
One of the challenges for the future of agriculture is to sustainable increase food production, using only the same or ideally less land area, to provide the quality and quantity required to meet the needs of an increasingly affluent & growing human population and simultaneously mitigating climate change and protecting or regenerating biodiversity. Read more
Shell-doped quantum dots as smart “on-off” catalysts for thermally sensitive organic transformations
Quantum dots (QDs) are photoluminescent nanoparticles which reside at the cutting edge of opto-electronic device development. Read more
Development of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for oncology indications
Research Group:
Institute of Cancer Therapeutics
A major challenge in cancer therapy is to develop therapeutic agents that selectively target tumour cells but are not harmful to normal tissue. Read more
Understanding the mechanisms of controlled release systems based on pristine graphene and tripeptides
Graphene has received considerable interest especially in electronics and recently increased attention in the biomedical sciences, with potential applications from gene and drug delivery. Read more
New materials for solar cells
We have a vacancy for a PhD student to work on the synthesis and characterisation of new materials for solar cells. Hybrid lead halide perovskites are attracting considerable interest due to their potential as photovoltaic materials for solar cells with very high efficiencies. Read more
Carbon nanotubes in the boron neutron capture therapy of cancer
The early promise of boron neutron capture therapy as a method for the treatment of brain cancer has been mainly inhibited by the inherent toxicity associated with 10B-containing pharmacophores and the need for the ability to cross biological membranes. Read more
Sustainability assessment of biobased surfactants by fermentation and biomass transformation
Research Group:
Sustainable Industrial Engineering
This PhD project in collaboration with Holiferm Limited will assess the environmental impacts and techno-economic aspects of different types of biosurfactants, produced via a variety of pathways such as fermentation and biomass transformation, and compare these to traditional chemical surfactants in a consistent way – allowing for fair and even evaluation of the environmental profiles/benefits. Read more
Advanced polymer-nanotube composites for thermoelectric applications
Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) convert waste heat into electricity and are increasingly being employed in aerospace and industrial waste heat conversion applications. Read more