PhD Studentship: Antimicrobial coatings for biomedical applications

The burgeoning field of synthetic biology offers promising avenues for engineering artificial cells with tailored functionalities for diverse biomedical applications. This PhD project aims to explore novel strategies for designing and constructing synthetic cells capable of performing complex tasks, mimicking natural cellular behaviors, and interfacing with...

Funding for: Home and International applicantsFunding amount: PhD tuition fees and annual stipend at the UKRI rate (£19,237 for 2024/25) for 4 years full-time (pro-rata part-time), plus the half London weighting of £1,000 plus CDP maintenance payment and V&A travel expenses.The University of Edinburgh and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (V&A) are...

The Institute for Energy Systems, School of Engineering, at the University of Edinburgh, is inviting applications for the following fully-funded PhD project, expected to commence on 1st September 2024.This advert may close early if a suitable candidate is identified. Early application is therefore encouraged.Project Background:Join the frontier of zero...

Evaporating arrays of droplets have attracted a lot of attention for their potential applications in areas such as microfluidics and surface patterning. When many droplets evaporate near each other, in an array, their individual local environments begin to interact and change the evaporation rates of their neighboring droplets. This means that as the droplet...

Worldwide decentralized water and wastewater systems, including in UK rural areas and Islands, can have a high cost and be unreliable, often failing during treatment. This project is part of the EPSRC Programme Grant "Decentralized Water Technologies", a consortium of several Universities, aiming at accelerating the delivery of sustainable and low-cost...

Sensor networks, sensor fusion and management techniques address key challenges in intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR). Opportunities in adaptive data-driven sensor tasking and resource management include adaptive sensor placement, adaptive waveform design to reflect the target reflection characteristics and channel...

The advent of Industry 4.0 has ushered in a new era of manufacturing, marked by the integration of advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and digital twins. This research project will investigate the methodologies and technologies necessary to create an accurate and dynamic digital twin that reflects the...

A major challenge for defence & security laser systems is managing the heat generated and differential thermal expansion of the different components in the system. A compounding challenge is the vast range of ambient temperatures in which these systems need to operate without thermal distortion. However, additive manufacturing gives the unique opportunity to...

Full time (35 hours per week)Fixed Term (9 months)We are looking for a PhD candidate in chemical or biomedical engineering, with a focus on 3D printed microfluidics and single-cell analysis. The candidate is expected to have cell culturing experimental work experience and can perform research in the field of applying microfluidics for biomedical...

Continuum mechanics approaches have been used to model the mechanical behaviour of biological (and active) systems at length scales that are large enough.For example, when analysed at the micron-scale, biological membranes can be treated as continuum objects that deform regulated by effective properties such as curvature mismatch or active forces. Those...

Contract type: Full-time (35 hours per week)Fixed-Term: 2 yearsNumber of posts: 2We are looking for a postdoctoral research fellow with experience with in-vivo two-photon microscopy, optogenetics, stereotaxic surgeries and animal behaviour to join the Opazo lab at the UK Dementia Research Institute.The Opportunity:To investigate the synaptic and neuronal...

Microfluidic devices can achieve high sensitivity and receive results rapidly in diseases diagnosis. As one example of their broad applications, microfluidic devices have the potential in rapid identification of bacteria in patients' biological samples. This can help physicians prescribe appropriate antibiotics quickly, enabling improved treatment and...

The projections of sea level rise show that UK sea level will continue to rise well beyond 2100, even under scenarios where future temperature rise is stopped. Extreme sea level events are also expected to become more frequent in the future and occurring about 20 to 30 times more frequently by the year 2050, according to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

Principal Supervisor: Istvan GyongyAssistant Supervisor: Alistair GormanProject description Autonomous systems such as self-driving cars are increasingly relying on LIDAR systems for robust environmental perception, with single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) sensors, which detect and time individual photons of light, being one of the key underlying...

Full-Time 40 hours per weekFixed-term 12 month contractThe opportunity:Applications are invited for a Clinical Research Fellowship in Cardiology at the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Cardiovascular Science (CVS) with a view to obtaining a PhD. Potential applicants should contact Professor Nicholas L Mills or Dr Kuan Ken Lee Professor Mills and Dr Lee's...

The conversion of biomass into value-added platform chemicals can greatly alleviate the reliance on fossil feedstock. Biomass alcohol such as benzyl alcohol is one of the important biomass-derived platform compounds and a significant feedstock, which are used to produce a series of value-added derivatives, such as benzaldehyde, hydrobenzoin, benzoin, and...

Fixed Term for four years - 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2028Full time: 35 hours per weekWe are looking for a committed and enthusiastic academic to join Edinburgh Law School as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in EU Law. This is a fixed term post available until the 31st August 2028 and part of an exciting new 4-year research project funded by the...

Summary: This research proposal addresses challenges in the UK's construction industry, focusing on sustainability & safety. It aims to develop machine learning models that combine data from similar infrastructure and integrate information from previous inspections to predict potential problems. The models will also account for the impact of changing climate...

Efficient spray atomization plays a notable role in society, ranging from effective medical delivery, to product manufacturing, to cleaner propulsion systems. Primary breakup – the process of disintegrating an intact liquid core into large droplets, called primary drops – is the first consequential first step of atomization, but is also the least well...

Full-Time 35 hours per weekFixed term for 16 months, anticipated start date 1 August 2024.The opportunity:We are seeking an outstanding Postdoctoral Research Associate to carry out modelling and analysis of ice loss and estimates of glacier thickness using the Open Global Glacier Model (OGGM) and Factorial Snow Model (FSM) as part of the NERC Highlight...