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PhD Studentship – Prevention Across Conditions – Improving cancer screening uptake among ethnic minority adults living with Type 2 diabetes

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Title of the award ARC NENC PhD: Prevention Across Conditions – improving cancer screening uptake among ethnic minority adults living with Type 2 diabetes Institution and location University of Sunderland, Sunderland Award summary 100% of home tuition fees paid, annual stipend of £21,805 and additional funding given to cover research costs of £15,000. This studentship

Senior / Research Associate in Plant Biochemistry

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Position Summary: Applications are invited for a postdoctoral researcher in Plant Biochemistry within the Lancaster Photosynthesis team under the supervision of Dr Doug Orr. This new position will join the Plant Biology grouping within the Lancaster Environment Centre, which consists of roughly 35 people including PIs, postdoctoral researchers, research technicians and postgraduate students. This is

The proteome social network: characterizing cellular protein interaction networks using advanced mass spectrometry and machine learning

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Funding – BBSRC funded 4 year studentship, providing tuition fees, training/research costs and an annual stipend at the UKRI rate, currently £21,805 Start Date – September 2027 Applicants are expected to have a degree (equivalent of Honours or Masters) in a relevant discipline Proteins are building blocks of the body and the engines of life. They can be structural, like hair and skin, or mechanical, like machines that perform chemical transformations and tasks within cells. For this reason, proteins are the target of most medicines used to treat disease. Understanding how

How cells find the right chromosomes: regulation of kinetochore-microtubule interactions for biorientation

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Funding – BBSRC funded 4 year studentship, providing tuition fees, training/research costs and an annual stipend at the UKRI rate, currently £21,805 Start Date – September 2027 Applicants are expected to have a degree (equivalent of Honours or Masters) in a relevant discipline To maintain genetic integrity, eukaryotic cells must correctly segregate chromosomes to opposite spindle poles during mitosis. This process relies on the fine-tuned interaction between spindle microtubules (MTs) and the kinetochore. For correct chromosome segregation, two kinetochores on sister chromatids must interact with spindle MTs extending from opposite spindle

How Plants Breathe in a Warming World: Temperature Control of Stomata Development

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Funding – BBSRC funded 4year studentship, providing tuition fees, training/research costs and an annual stipend at the UKRI rate, currently £21,805 Start Date – September 2027 Applicants are expected to have a degree (equivalent of Honours or Masters) in a relevant discipline.  Mean global temperatures have already risen by 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and could climb by another 4°C by 2100. Climate change is already affecting crop yields, and without effective mitigation, global yields

Uncovering the non-canonical proteolytic activity of Deubiquitinating enzymes

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Funding – BBSRC funded 4 year studentship, providing tuition fees, training/research costs and an annual stipend at the UKRI rate, currently £21,805 Start Date – September 2027 Applicants are expected to have a degree (equivalent of Honours or Masters) in a relevant discipline One of the key challenges in molecular biology is understanding how post-translational modifications regulate protein function. Pathogens and cancer cells are highly effective at hijacking these mechanisms to advance their own agendas: degrading host defence proteins, disrupting genome-protective pathways, and promoting invasion and metastasis. Understanding how these modifications work

Outer Limits – how plants make their skin

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Funding – BBSRC funded 4 year studentship, providing tuition fees, training/research costs and an annual stipend at the UKRI rate, currently £21,805 Start Date – September 2027 Applicants are expected to have a degree (equivalent of Honours or Masters) in a relevant discipline Plants face challenging conditions on land from dehydration, pests, UV exposure and temperature extremes. To survive and thrive, land plants evolved a specialised surface, sealed by a waxy ‘cuticle’ and distinctive epidermal cells such as gas pores and defensive barbs. Cereals in particular show surface innovations underlie to

Investigating mode of action and cellular impact of anti-bacterial effector toxins

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Funding – BBSRC funded 4 year studentship, providing tuition fees, training/research costs and an annual stipend at the UKRI rate, currently £21,805 Start Date – September 2027 Applicants are expected to have a degree (equivalent of Honours or Masters) in a relevant discipline Many species of bacteria use a contractile nanomachine called the Type VI secretion system (T6SS) to deliver a wide range of toxic proteins, known as ‘effectors’, directly into neighbouring cells. The T6SS plays a key role in the virulence and competitiveness of diverse Gram-negative bacteria, including important human,

Understanding asymmetric cell division in Drosophila neuroblasts

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Funding – BBSRC funded 4 year studentship, providing tuition fees, training/research costs and an annual stipend at the UKRI rate, currently £21,805 Start Date – September 2027 Applicants are expected to have a degree (equivalent of Honours or Masters) in a relevant discipline This PhD project will investigate how mechanical forces and biochemical activity interact to generate rhythmic cellular pulses and drive asymmetric cell division. Pulsatile behaviour is widespread in living systems. In some cases, oscillations arise from biochemical regulation alone; in others, they emerge from feedback between chemical signals and

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