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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE PHD STUDENTSHIP IN MICROBIOLOGY

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Application Deadline: Saturday, October 24, 2026

LOCATION: England

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship (home or international) in microbiology under the supervision of Professor Erwin Reisner within the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge. The studentship targets the top candidates worldwide to join our international research team on a 4-year scholarship starting in October 2027.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Reisner Laboratory develops innovative technologies to convert solar energy into sustainable fuels and organic platform chemicals for a circular economy using a unique cross-disciplinary and collaborative approach.

Working with and learning from an experienced team of cross-disciplinary scientists, the PhD student will engineer live cells to convert carbon dioxide and other feedstock chemicals into bespoke complex chemicals. In a collaborative project, these cells will be interfaced with light-harvesting semiconductor systems that will provide the feedstock chemicals consumed by the cells to enable semi-artificial photosynthesis of organic chemicals. This research will thereby develop biohybrid technologies with the outcomes to be published in top-tier academic journals.

More information about the laboratory and project can be found here:

Website Reisner Laboratory: https://www-reisner.ch.cam.ac.uk

Publication on biohybrid system using green H2: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-022-00817-z

Publication on biohybrid system using green formate: https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c03677

They invite applications from candidates who hold, or expect to obtain, the equivalent of a UK first-class Master’s or honours degree in Microbiology, Biochemistry or a closely related discipline. The application deadline is 2 November 2026.

Applicants should submit the following documents by email to pa-reisner@ch.cam.ac.uk:

A cover letter outlining their motivation for applying and describing their specific research interests.

A detailed curriculum vitae (CV).

Full academic transcripts.

In addition, applicants must submit a formal application, including reference letters, via https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/pgapp/how-apply.

For any queries, please contact Gioia Gregori at pa-reisner@ch.cam.ac.uk.

The university actively supports equality, diversity, and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

BENEFIT:

Competition-Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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ASSOCIATION COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES EARLY CAREER CONFERENCE GRANTS

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Application Opens: 18 August 2026; Deadline:  13 October 2026, 15:00 UTC

LOCATION: United Kingdom

Early Career Conference Grants help to ensure that emerging researchers—and the universities that employ them—can benefit from the valuable opportunity of attending and taking part in in-person conferences in Commonwealth countries outside of their country of work. 

For emerging academics, taking part in conferences can have a profound impact on their teaching and research. These events are a chance to share research, learn about the latest developments in an area of work, and build valuable professional networks.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must: 

Be an early career researcher/academic at an ACU member university. 

Early career researchers/academics are those who are within 7 years of the start of their academic (research/teaching) career, with the exception of those who have had career breaks.  

A career break is a period of time out from employment for personal or professional reasons, including to care for children. 

Be within 7 years of the start of their academic (research/teaching) career, with the exception of those who have had career breaks. A career break is a period of time out from employment for personal or professional reasons, including to care for children. 

Identify a conference that they would like to attend in a Commonwealth country taking place between February 2027 and January 2028. 

Note: Applicants need to be either chairing a session, presenting a paper, or presenting a poster at the proposed conference.

Review the application guidance and FAQs.

Submit an application through the online application form.

If you already have a MyACU account, you can access the grant application form through this platform when applications open. 

If you do not already have a MyACU account, please ensure that you first register for an account and then follow the instructions in the registration email to log in to the system before accessing the application form.

Applicants cannot: 

Have previously traveled for work purposes (including conferences) outside of their region of employment since the start of their academic career.

Be a previous recipient of an ACU Early Career Conference Grant (previously known as Early Career Academic Grants).

BENEFIT:

Seven grants are available at a maximum of GBP 2,000, which can be used to cover: 

Conference registration fee 

Flights 

Accommodation 

Visa costs 

Travel and health insurance 

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