Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology
4 Year PhD Prize Studentships

The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology is a world-renowned research institute housed in a state-of-the-art purpose-built research facility. The Institute is currently offering fully funded, highly prestigious 4-year prize DPhil studentships awarded by the Kennedy Trust for Rheumatological Research.

The awards are available to students worldwide and include a generous stipend (£23,000) and competitive allowance for laboratory expenses (£12,200/year) and international conference travel (£2500). The application deadline is noon, Friday 1st December 2023. Interviews of short-listed candidates will take place in early January 2024.

Our doctoral training programme offers:

Biomedical research projects across a wide range of themes, including Immunology, Inflammation, tissue repair, Regenerative Medicine, Biophysics, Computational Biology, Software Engineering, AI, Biomedical Engineering, Genomics, Matrix Biology, Microbiome, Clinical Pathology, Data Science.

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Exceptional research facilities in a state-of-the-art integrated institute at a world-leading university including a Zeiss Centre of Excellence, Digital Pathology Omics Core and Single Cell Genomics.

Outstanding supervision from internationally renowned academics

Strong commitment to academic and practical training in a wide range of methodologies, as well as career development and guidance reflected by subsequent post-graduate employment positions.

Successful applicants will join an innovative and exciting PhD programme within a vibrant and international student community and will benefit from an excellent management and mentoring programme. Training will be provided in core and transferrable skills to equip graduates with a comprehensive set of personal and professional skills, thus maximising each student's potential and building the foundation for a successful career.

APPLICATIONS FOR 2023 ARE NOW OPEN

We welcome applicants who have obtained (or are predicted to obtain) a first or upper second class (2i) BSc degree or equivalent who wish to study for a PhD (DPhil). Our website details the available studentships and the application process.

Please note only applications received through the official channel can be considered. For further information about the application process please contact Prof. Mark Coles, the director of graduate student: dgs@kennedy.ox.ac.uk.