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.
- £6M EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) funded programme for 50 PhD students between 2008 and 2012
- 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.
- 15 places available for September 2011 entry.
This is an opportunity to study for a prestigious and exciting four year fully funded PhD within a multidisciplinary engineering and biological environment.
Benefits
- Research within an interactive interdisciplinary and innovative research training environment, applying advanced multidisciplinary basic sciences to market-led engineering research challenges in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine;
- Supervised and guided by at least two world-class academics in engineering and biology from one of the high ranking, research intensive, White Rose universities of Leeds, Sheffield or York;
Access to excellent facilities, including state of the art tissue engineering laboratories and clean rooms for the development of materials for clinical use;
- Ideal training for a career in research and development in the tissue engineering field as well as providing invaluable experience in industry and clinical applications.
Entry requirements
A master’s degree and/or at least an upper second class (2.1) honours degree in engineering or a physical science or related discipline degree e.g. Engineering, Chemistry, Maths, Physics, Computing.
Study information
Entry requirements:
A master’s degree and/or at least an upper second class (2.1) honours degree in engineering or a related discipline.
Funding information
Funding applies to:
EU applicants (including UK)
Funding notes:
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.
Contacts and how to apply
Administrative contact and how to apply:
For further information contact the DTC administrator: Rachel Baines, dtcterm@leeds.ac.uk or visit: www.dtcterm.leeds.ac.uk
