Fully Funded PhD Studentship in UK at Loughborough University 2015

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Fully Funded PhD Studentship in UK at Loughborough University 2015 is open for . The scholarship allows level program(s) in the field of taught at . The deadline of the scholarship is .

Fully Funded PhD Studentship in UK at Loughborough University 2015, PhD scholarship for International students, studentship is awarded for three years.

Loughborough University offers three years Fully Funded PhD studentship in Microfluidic Detection of Bacterial Infections within the Chemical Engineering Department. The successful candidate will have, or expect to gain, a 1st class or high 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant Engineering or Biological field. The studentship starts on 1st October 2015 and provides a tax free stipend of £13863 per annum plus tuition fees at the UK/EU rate. The closing date for applications is 28th February 2015.

• Fully Funded PhD Studentship in UK at Loughborough University 2015 is awarded for a project on Fighting Infectious Disease: Microfluidic Detection of Bacterial Infections in the Chemical Engineering Department.


• Studentship is available for pursuing PhD research programme.


• Loughborough University, UK is providing this Studentship.

Eligibility: The eligibility for Fully Funded PhD Studentship in UK at Loughborough University 2015 are as under:

The successful candidate will have, or expect to gain, a 1st class or high 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant Engineering or Biological field.  A relevant Master’s degree and/or experience in microfluidic technologies, microbiology, biosensing or instrumentation development will be an advantage. Good communication, organizational and experimental skills with a demonstrable interest in multidisciplinary research are essential.

• UK/EU and international applicants can apply for this fully funded PhD studentship.


• PhD Studentship is available in Fighting Infectious Disease: Microfluidic Detection of Bacterial Infections. Infectious disease poses a much larger threat to global health than ever before due to increasing anti-microbial resistance (AMR).  To address the multidisciplinary research challenges of the AMR problem, a cross campus Mini-Centre for Doctoral Training (Mini-CDT) in ‘Fighting Infectious Disease’ has been established at Loughborough University. Aligning with the UK AMR Strategy, the Mini-CDT focuses on ‘bridging the gap’ for diagnostic and therapeutic technologies for drug-resistant infections through five multidisciplinary projects, each with a fully funded three-year PhD studentship from the Graduate School starting on 1^st October 2015.


• Studentship is awarded for three years.


• The studentship starts on 1st October 2015 and provides a tax free stipend of £13863 per annum for three years plus tuition fees at the UK/EU rate. For an international student, the difference in the UK/EU and international tuition fees will need to be met by the student or from other funding sources.


• The mode of applying in online. Please submit with the application a cover letter, a CV and a short (1 A4 page maximum) research proposal, including your research interests, motivation for the project and the relevance of your background to the project. Please quote the following reference when applying: GS15MME/M2

The closing date for applications is 28th February 2015.

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