Archive for November, 2009

Sanger Institute’s Clinical PhD Programme

Seven clinical fellowships are available each year, two of which are funded by the Institute. The two Sanger Institute fellowships are open to overseas applicants and you do not need to be GMC registered. It is anticipated that most applicants will have already commenced their specialist training, but this is not essential. The most important [...]

Sanger Institute’s 4-year PhD Programme

Students spend the first seven months of the programme undertaking three rotation projects in different research groups. This ensures exposure to different disciplines in genomics, and allows the students to gain a better overall picture of the scientific nature of the Institute and the different technologies that are available. In particular, all students are required [...]

University of Oxford | Identifying Complex Disease Genes in Humans

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have resulted in an unprecedented wealth of information on the genetic basis of complex diseases. Lists of known genes and genetic variants associated with diseases, such as type II diabetes, Crohn’s disease and numerous psychiatric disorders, are expanding rapidly. Using genotype and phenotype data from multiple model organisms, along with a [...]

European Molecular Biology Laboratory | International PhD Programme, Spring Selection 2010

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory [EMBL] is an international research organisation with its main laboratory in Heidelberg [Germany], and four outstations in Hinxton, [UK] [the European Bioinformatics Institute, EBI], Grenoble [France], Hamburg [Germany], and Monterotondo [Italy].

PhD scholarships in Signal Processing and Wireless Communications for a joint EPSRC project (the Universities of Reading and York, and BT)

Applications are invited for two 3-year PhD studentships funded as part of an EPSRC joint project (Reading, York, and BT). The studentships provide an opportunity to carry out cutting edge research in signal processing and wireless communications and to interact with industry in a 3-year programme leading to the degree of PhD.

PhD Studentship Sound Source Localisation and Separation for Robot Audition

Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP)
Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship to pursue research in the area of audio signal processing with applications to automatic localisation and separation of a target speech signal from a mixture of sound sources. The project, starting on Monday 4 January 2010, will focus on developing [...]

Rome Scholarships | Britsih Institute of Archaeology at Ankara

Scholarship Description
Rome Scholarships are offered for research on the archaeology, art history, history, society and culture of Italy, from prehistory to the modern period. The Scholarship offers board and lodging at the BSR for 9 months (October 2010–June 2011); a research and travel grant equivalent to £444/month (Holders of an AHRC studentship or similar award [...]