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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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SWANSEA UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP  ACADEMIC YEAR 26/27 

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Application Deadline: 12:00 BST on the 14th of August, 2026.

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The International Excellence Scholarships are available to overseas students who have demonstrated academic excellence or show potential to do so during their time at Swansea University. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must be classed as overseas fee payers.  If the fee status of the applicant changes after the scholarship application is made, then the University will need to remove the scholarship.

Applicants must have applied for and received an offer to study at Swansea University (Singleton Park Campus and Bay Campus) on a course starting in the academic year 2026/27 at Undergraduate or Master’s level.  

Students studying for a PhD, MPhil, Masters by Research, MRes, Graduate Diploma in Law, Go Global Visiting, Exchange or Erasmus Mundus programme are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Students studying Taught Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate programmes of study with course fees of £16,000 or above per year are eligible to apply. 

Students who will undertake part-time study are not eligible to apply.

Students studying at or progressing from ‘The College Swansea University’ are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.  

Students whose course fees are lower than £16,000 per year are not eligible to apply.

Students progressing from Undergraduate to Postgraduate Taught programmes are eligible to apply. 

Applicants must have demonstrated excellence in their academic performance to date and be able to show what they will achieve at Swansea University in their application.  

Applicants must be self-funded, i.e. not in receipt of sponsorship funding from their home country / sponsor body, or external third party organisation. If funding is confirmed after the scholarship is awarded, then the University reserves the right to remove it according to this condition.

Scholarships will be used to offset tuition fees only and cannot be used for any other purpose.  

BENEFIT:

International Excellence Scholarship:

Up to £7,000 (Undergraduate)

Up to £5,000 (Postgraduate)

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