ISTM Studentship

Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine , Keele University

PhD by Research - Opportunities in ISTM

Research at Keele is presently undergoing a reorganisation which will merge the research strengths of the School of Life Sciences into the Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine (ISTM). A number of PhD studentships within the core research themes of the new Research Institute are now available. The core research themes of the new Research Institute are presently defined as

Applied Imaging and Diagnostics

Human Genomics and Disease

Applied Entomology and Parasitology

Cell & Tissue Engineering/Cell Physiology.

During this period of transition further details of these research interests are to be found within the Life Sciences and present ISTM web pages:

http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/bi/research/research.html

http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/stm/cstm.html

Studentships currently available:

Studentships can be found on the Graduate School pages

During this period of transition, enquiries relating to the Studentships and Bursaries listed above should be directed to the School of Life Sciences (see below).

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

To facilitate the application process during this period of transition to Research Institutes, you should enter School of Life Sciences as the Department/Institute and inform the School of Life Sciences Director of Postgraduate Studies (t.j.greenhough@keele.ac.uk) or Postgraduate Secretary (l.j.cartlidge@keele.ac.uk) that you have made an application. Full details of application procedures for PG study are on the Keele website at http://www.keele.ac.uk/postgraduate

During this transition period prospective applicants should:

1. Identify a research field of interest from the research pages of the present ISTM and the School of Life Sciences  

http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/bi/research/research.html

http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/stm/cstm.html

Apart from the 3 GTA posts and the Marie Curie Fellowship, the new Research Institute has not, as yet, allocated the above studentships to specific research areas or projects. In addition to the contacts given above, you may wish to contact (by e-mail) Professor Paul Eggleston (p.eggleston@keele.ac.uk) or Professor Alicia El-Haj (a.j.el.haj@bemp.keele.ac.uk) for further details of specific research projects within the new ISTM. Alternatively you may contact (by e-mail) the individual staff member(s) associated with your chosen research area.

2. Complete and submit an application form (available online at http://www.keele.ac.uk/postgraduate). Alternatively, contact the Postgraduate Office, Keele University, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG (tel 01782 734126, fax 01782 632343, email f.l.orrell@keele.ac.uk). Applications include a short personal statement. In this the prospective students should indicate why they wish to undertake a PhD, what their career aspirations are and why they are applying for the specific project. Applicants will be expected to show a commitment to, and enthusiasm for, research and should identify any experience that is relevant to their application.

Please note: some additional PhD bursary schemes are also available about which separate enquiries can be made. Contact the PG Secretary Lisa Cartlidge (l.j.cartlidge@keele.ac.uk) or the Director of Postgraduate Studies Professor T.J. Greenhough (t.j.greenhough@keele.ac.uk).

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