UK : PhD Research Studentship in Optimising Pharmaceutical

PhD Research Studentship in Optimising Pharmaceutical Flows For Better Drug Delivery, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, UK

3-year duration. Stipend £11,500 pa (UK/EU), £8,000 pa (non-UK/EU). Tuition fees paid in full. Applications from overseas candidates welcomed.

Understanding the behaviour of airborne particulates is a must for any manufacturer designing systems for the handling and delivery of pharmaceutical powders. The drug component must be controlled, the particles are often difficult to handle and cohesive. Furthermore, the interaction between the gas and the particles is complex. We propose to consider this problem by combining a fundamental understanding of particulate and multiphase flows with state-of-the-art multiphysics computational techniques and experimental systems to produce novel designs for pharmaceutical delivery. A successful member of our group can expect to be a part of a team of experts that works within a framework of international collaboration (UK, USA, India, Israel, France).

Applications are invited for a PhD position expected to commence October 2009.

Informal enquiries should be made to Dr. Ricky Wildman, email r.d.wildman@lboro.ac.uk or Mr. Henk Versteeg h.k.versteeg@lboro.ac.uk, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leics LE11 3TU, UK, Telephone 01509 227630.

For an application pack and details of admission requirements please contact Ms JR Mason, Research Administrator, email J.R.Mason@lboro.ac.uk

Please quote Ref: RDW111208 on the application form and in any correspondence.

Curriculum vitae will only be accepted if accompanied by a completed University application form. Applicants should be in possession of, or expect to receive, an Upper Second or First Class degree in a physical science or engineering discipline.

The closing date for all applications is 23rd January 2009

UK:PhD Studentship in Cardiovascular Research

2009 / 2010 BHF PhD Studentship in Cardiovascular Research at University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

British Heart Foundation 4-year PhD Studentship Programme in Cardiovascular Research Department of Medicine

Opportunity to study at the UK’s highest RAE rated Epidemiology department in conjuction with Europe’s leading genome campus.

Applications are invited for the Autumn 2009 intake for the University of Cambridge 4-year PhD programme in Cardiovascular Research, funded by the British Heart Foundation. This exciting programme is a new initiative to train biological and quantitative scientists in cross-disciplinary cardiovascular research, combining formal training in molecular and cellular biology, physiology of model organisms, human physiology, human genetics, genomics and population health sciences. Students entering the quantitative stream will spend the 1st year on an MPhil course in Epidemiology or Public Health, followed by a 3-year PhD research project.

This programme faculty comprises 29 world-leading researchers from the Institute of Public Health, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, and the Schools of Medicine and Biological Sciences, who combine expertise in Population Health and Genomics, Vascular Biology, and Stem Cell and Developmental Biology.

Applicants will require a 2:1 degree or higher in a related quantitative subject. Support includes a stipend (currently £17,442, rising to £18,314 and £19,230 for Years 3-4), PhD registration fees at UK/EU student rate, research expenses and some travel costs. Before applying please check your eligibility under BHF residency requirements.

For further information please contact Professor Martin Bennett at cardiovasc.phd@medschl.cam.ac.uk.

Application details are available at:
www-cardiovascular.medschl.cam.ac.uk/phd

Closing date: 9th January 2009

Belgium: Master Scholarships for Candidates from Developing Countries

Master Scholarships for Candidates from Developing Countries, Ghent University, Belgium

Master grants for candidates from developing countries !NEW CALL!

This Ghent University programme provides master grants to candidates from developing countries who wish to obtain a master’s degree at Ghent University. The grants are available for all master programmes at Ghent University. They are awarded for the duration of the studies with a maximum of 2 years. In case of a two-year-programme the scholarship will only be paid for the full term if the student successfully completes the first year of the programme.

The scholarship consists of an allowance of 964 euro per month plus the yearly tuition fee.

For more information, you can contact Liesbeth Vandepitte.

All documents listed below, are the new documents for 2009-2010.

This is the right way to start your procedure:

• Decide what programme you would like to follow (consult the brochure ‘International Masters);
• take care of your admission, this can take 3 months (consult the admission pdf!);
• start completing your Application Form (your motivation is very important);
• when you have received your admission letter, send it together with your completed Application Form to Liesbeth Vandepitte (1 hard copy, 1 electronic copy).

All documents listed below, are the new documents for 2009-2010:

• Admission
• Master call 2009-2010
• Master application form 2009-2010
• How to fill in the application form 2009-2010
• Country list
• Brochure International Masters at Ghent University

Closing date: 30 April 2009 (for 2009-2010)