closing date: 16th February, 2009
The School of Applied Social Sciences at Durham University invites applications for a range of studentships and bursaries for PhD study starting in October 2009. Fully funded Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) studentships are available for Sociology (including Criminology and Sociology of Sport) and Social Work (including Community and Youth Work) and are open to UK and EU students. We also invite applications for fully funded Durham Doctoral Fellowships (open to students from UK and overseas), Overseas Research Students Awards (overseas fees only) and Bursaries in Community and Youth Work and Social Work.

Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

PhD research studentship on optimising pharmaceutical flows for better drug delivery

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).

Excellent postgraduate research degree (PhD / MD) opportunities in a leading (RAE 6*) department.

The Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, one of the UK’s leading institutions for epidemiology and health services research, is inviting applications from outstanding, highly motivated graduates with good honours or Masters degrees in relevant disciplines for PhD studentships tenable from October 2009. Projects in statistics, epidemiology, human genetics, bioinformatics, economics, sociology, and psychology applied to medical and/or clinical issues are encouraged.

Research areas include: quantitative and qualitative health services research; aetiological, genetic, lifecourse, clinical, nutritional and cancer epidemiology; effectiveness and acceptability of health services/care; health/illness/ disability in older age.

The Energy Management Group is keen to take on PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers and has a number of funded PhD studentships in Renewable Energy and related subjects.

• PhD Studentship in Scalable Pico-Hydro Power
• PhD Studentship in Renewably-Powered Wireless Health Sensors
• Two PhD Studentships in Advanced Electrical Drive Systems
• EngD in Urban Micro-Renewable Power Generation Systems
• Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Electrical Energy Management