Applications are invited for a PhD studentship within the EPSRC funded
Grand Challenge `remedi' project (`remedi – Regenerative Medicine: A
New Industry', see: http://www.remedigc
collaboration between the Universities of Nottingham, Loughborough,
Cambridge, Birmingham and Ulster. Its aim is to apply engineering
principles to the manufacture and utilisation of regenerative medicine
therapies to facilitate the growth of UK industry in this emerging
area. The project has collaborative links with several key UK
industrial partners.
This PhD studentship will be based in the School of Electrical and
Electronic Engineering at the University of Nottingham and will be
concerned primarily with the development of instrumentation to monitor
the chemical, mechanical and structural properties of gel based
scaffolds used to support tissue growth. Techniques that may be
appropriate include optical spectroscopy (e.g. raman) and imaging,
rheology, dielectric spectroscopy and ultrasonic characterisation.
The work will involve close collaboration with the University of
Loughborough and the School of Pharmacy at the University of Nottingham.
Students should have a degree in the physical sciences and be keen to
apply their skills and knowledge to problems in the life sciences.
Supervision will be provided by Dr John Crowe, Dr Steve Morgan and Dr
Melissa Mather (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering) and
Professor Cameron Alexander (School of Pharmacy).
This studentship is available for a period of three years and provides
full fees and maintenance (£12,600 per annum). Due to funding
restrictions, this studentship is only available to UK/EU nationals.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr M Mather, tel: 0115 951 5337
or Email: Melissa.Mather@
Applications (preferably by Email), with a detailed CV and covering
letter explaining why they wish to pursue this opportunity, should be
sent to Ms L Pocock, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD.
Email: Laura.Pocock@
Closing date: 15 August 2008.
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