MRF AMR PhD Studentship

One studentship is available at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) for 2018-19 through the Medical Research Foundation (MRF) PhD Training Programme in Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Research.

• The National Training Programme will initially support 18 fully funded PhD studentships across 15 institutions.
• All PhD projects will be based within interdisciplinary research consortia funded by the Cross-Council AMR Initiative.
• All students on this programme will have access to training opportunities including residential courses, cohort-building activities, and annual conferences.
• All are designed to expose students to a range of languages and research skills essential for thriving as multidisciplinary AMR researchers.
• Students undertake a funded 3-month research project allowing them to work outside of their primary research area or an elective placement in industry or in AMR-relevant organisations.
• Students will be part of a wider cohort of 150 PhD students from across the UK and will have access to online learning, peer-to-peer networking and mentoring.

The studentship covers:

• Fees (at the Home/EU fee rate)
• A tax-free stipend (at the MRC stipend ‘plus’ rate – GBP 16,500.00 in Year 1 increasing to GBP 18,000.00 in Year 4, plus London weighting)
• Funding for research costs
• Travel allowance

Projects

Three potential PhD research projects are available for the studentship with the LSHTM as the host institution on this scheme. The studentship will be aligned with the work of the Antimicrobials in Society (AMIS) Programme.

1. Primary Supervisor: Dr John Manton (PHP)

   Second Supervisor: Dr Coll Hutchison

   Project Title: AMR Policy Pipelines in Thailand/Uganda and Beyond

2. Primary Supervisor: Dr John Manton (PHP)

   Second Supervisor: Dr Coll Hutchison

   Project Title: The life and times of Antibiotics in Thailand/Uganda

3. Primary Supervisor: Dr John Manton (PHP)

   Second Supervisor: Dr Coll Hutchison

   Project Title: Whose Rationality Is It? Following antibiotic and AMR facts in Thailand/Uganda

The deadline for applications is midnight BST on Sunday 15 April 2018.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted in late April / early May. Interviews will be held at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in late May 2018.