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Programme length: Three years

Applications are invited for a Postgraduate Research studentship, supported by Net²Zero Centre for Doctoral Training to be undertaken within the Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies at Aston University. The successful applicant will join an established experimental group working on new generation of fibre optic sensing technologies.

Programme length: 3 years

Eyedrops have been the main stay for topical management of diseases of the anterior segment, including conditions such as dry eye syndrome, conjunctivitis, infections and corneal disorders.

Programme length: 3 years

Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) is a major cause of diarrhoeal disease in industrialised and non-industrialised countries and is the cause of travellers’ diarrhoea and persistent diarrhoea in children and HIV patients.

Programme length: 3 years

At present, topical eye drops remain the most common method for treating ocular disease, accounting for 90% of all ophthalmic formulations; however, ocular anatomy and physiology present several barriers that derail the effective and efficient delivery of medications from eye drops

Programme length: 3 years

The global economy has an unsustainable dependence on fossil raw material and concerns about environmental sustainability are becoming more acute

Programme length: 3 years

This project will provide extensive training in many essential molecular biology, biochemical and biotechnology related techniques.

Programme length: 3 years

This project will focus on a heretofore unexploited target in the pathogen, namely the enzyme transglutaminase (Uruburu et al, 2019), which is responsible for protein crosslinking, and without which the organism is unviable.

Programme length: 3 years

Develop and characterise biocompatible dermal gel formulations loaded with antioxidants to promote angiogenesis and re-epithelialisation in a 3D-diabetic wound model.

Programme length: 3 years

Key approaches include using nanoparticles, hydrogels, and polymeric systems, with smart materials like pH-sensitive and temperature-responsive polymers offering tailored responses to ocular conditions.

Programme length: 3 years

This project will comprise a combination of advanced laboratory-based experimental work and computer-based molecular modelling.