FULLY FUNDED PhD STUDENTSHIPS
AVAILABLE FOR SEPTEMBER 2012
The School of Life Sciences, incorporating the Genome Damage and Stability Centre, invites applications for funded PhD projects in five major subject groups.
Chemistry
- Toward frustrated transition metal bases for molecular activation (Dr Ian Crossley) Ian Crossley project 2012 [DOC 24.00KB]
Evolution, Behaviour and Environment
- The pattern of somatic mutation in the human genome (Prof A Eyre-Walker) Adam Eyre-Walker project 2012 [DOC 29.50KB]
- Chemical ecology of the common meadow ant: identification of positive and negative trail pheromones, and their roles in modifying foraging behaviour in the ant community (Prof J. Bacon) Jonathan Bacon Project 2012 [DOC 57.00KB]
- The organization of insect societies (Prof. F. Ratnieks) Francis Ratnieks project 2012 [DOC 28.50KB]
Neuroscience
- Characterizing structure-function relationships of vesicle pools in native central synapses using novel fluorescence imaging and ultrastructural approaches (Dr K.Staras) Kevin Staras 2012 project [DOC 30.00KB]
Genome Damage and Stability
- Chromatin re-establishment after DNA damage (Dr. S.Sweet) Steve Sweet 2012 project [DOC 32.00KB]
- Biochemical reconstitution of recombination reactions on chromatin (Dr. M. Neale) Matt Neale 2012 project [DOC 26.00KB]
- How does the kinetochore introduce topological change into chromosomes? (Dr. J. Baxter) Jon Baxter Project 2012 [DOC 71.50KB]
- Role of Aprataxin and DNA damage induced neurodegeneration in hereditary disease and ageing (Dr. S.El-Khamisy and Prof. K. Caldecott) Sherif and Caldecott 2012 project [DOC 32.00KB]
- Structure-function analysis of TopBP1 in the DT40 model (Prof. A.Carr) Tony Carr 2012 project [DOC 30.50KB]
- The role of SUMO in the control of protein synthesis and its relationship to cell proliferation (Dr. F.Watts) Felicity Watts project 2012 [DOC 28.50KB]
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Molecular mechanisms of neuronal cell death in motor neuron disease and novel therapeutic targets (Dr. M. Hafezparast) Majid Hafezparast 2012 project [DOC 32.50KB]
- Why do some toxins from the insect pathogenic bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis kill cancer cells? (Dr. N. Crickmore) Neil Crickmore [DOCX 15.93KB]
- Design, synthesis and testing of novel inhibitors targeted at the parasitic alternative oxidases (Prof. A.Moore) Tony Moore 2012 project [DOC 29.50KB]
- Gene regulation in biofuel production - BBSRC PhD CASE studentship (Mark Paget), Deadline 23rd March 2012 Mark Paget Project [PDF 48.67KB]
Studentships are available to UK nationals and EU students who meet the UK residency requirements.
Formal applications (deadline 31st January 2012) should be made at http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/pg/applying/
While applying please send a full CV, a statement of interest and two references.
Imp- Please mention name of project supervisor in the ‘suggested supervisor’ section.
Project enquiries should be sent to project supervisors. Application enquiries and enquiries from self-funded applicants should be sent to Dr Deeptima Massey (d.massey@sussex.ac.uk)
Project with Funding Available in April 2012
PhD student position available in Evolutionary Computational Neuroscience - fundamental principles underlying the evolution of neurons, neural circuits and brains (Application deadline 1st March 2012). Evolutionary computational neuroscience PhD [DOC 32.00KB]
Sussex - Cambridge ERC PhD studentship in September 2012.
Sussex-Cambridge ERC [DOC 27.00KB]
Projects available for self funded applicants only
- Characterisation of the function of the BRCA1 and 53BP1- related checkpoint protein Crb2 F Z Watts DPhil Project 2010 [PDF 69KB]
- The regulation of transcription by the cancer-associated Epstein-Barr virus M West DPhil Project
- Repair of topoisomerase-mediated and oxidative stress-induced DNA damage: novel factors and implications on neuronal function. S El-Khamisy DPhil Project 2010 [PDF 46KB]
MRC funded Masters
- MSc Imaging in Biomedical Research MSc Imaging in Biomedical Research [DOC 43KB] Contact Dr Roger Phillips
A number of MRC funded places available. Self funded applicants are also welcome.
Apply for the MSc - all eligible applicants will be considered for funding. There is no separate funding application form. (Funding only available to UK/EU applicants who meet the MRC criteria).
Self Funded Applicants
Please note In addition to the funded projects listed we are happy to consider research proposals from self funding applicants or those with their own scholarships/sponsors. Please refer to faculty research interests in the subject pages of the postgraduate prospectus.
Funding notes
MRC / EPSRC / BBSRC (Research Council funding ) Available to UK/EU applicants only. Applicants must be able to satisfy the Research Council eligibility criteria (i.e. UK residency) in order to be considered for full funding. Please refer to the relevant Research Council web site for eligibility criteria before applying.
For further details about postgraduate research study within the School of Life Sciences please contact:
Dr Deeptima Massey
Research and Enterprise Co-ordinator
E D.Massey@sussex.ac.uk
T 01273 872774
