PhD Studentship - UK/EU students

Doctoral Training Centre in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

The White Rose Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York have been awarded £6m to fund a 5-year Doctoral Training Centre in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

The DTC brings together a cohort of postgraduate research students and their supervisors to develop effective clinical therapies for the treatment of human diseases and disabilities.

This is an opportunity to study for a prestigious and exciting four year fully funded PhD within a multidisciplinary engineering and biological environment.

Funding: £6M EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) funded programme for 50 PhD students between 2008 and 2012.

Number of awards: 9

Value: Fully funded 4 year PhD including fees and maintenance grant between approx. £15,000 - £18,000 (tax free) per annum for UK students. EU candidates will be eligible for a fees only award, except in exceptional circumstances or where residency in the UK has been established for more than 3 years prior to the start of the course.

Entry requirements: A Master’s degree and/or at least an upper second class (2.1) honours undergraduate degree in engineering or a physical science or related discipline degree. (e.g. Engineering; Chemistry; Maths; Physics; Computing).

Application deadline: 30 November 2011

For further information visit the website or email dtcterm@leeds.ac.uk