PhD Studentships at City University London

City University London is continuing its investment in academic excellence by offering up to 75 fully-funded, full-time, 3-year Doctoral Studentships commencing in October 2011.
Applications are sought from exceptional UK and overseas graduates and are particularly welcome in the following areas:

• business and management
• computer science
• cultural policy and management
• economics
• engineering and mathematics
• food policy
• information science
• language and communication science
• law, justice and journalism
• music
• nursing and midwifery
• optometry and visual science
• psychology
• sociology

Each University Doctoral Studentship provides:

• An annual bursary (£15,000 for 2011/12, expected to rise in line with inflation in subsequent years)
• A full tuition fee waiver
• A one-off allowance of £1,000. This may be used across the three-year period to cover the cost of attending conferences, purchasing equipment or other activity in support of the research.

Continuation of the award after the first year is subject to confirmation from the relevant School of satisfactory progress by the student. Recipients will usually be expected to undertake some form of teaching support activity in their second and third years as part of the bursary arrangements, by agreement with the School concerned. Support for the development of research skills is also provided.

Eligibility

University Doctoral Studentships are available to:

• Both UK/EU and overseas fee-paying students
• New applicants who will be studying full-time

Research proposals are assessed on their research excellence or demonstrable potential, and the quality of the research proposal. Potential doctoral candidates are encouraged to discuss their proposal with the relevant staff member at the School to determine whether their research project can be accommodated.

Please note that while applications for research degrees at City can usually be made at any time of year, University Doctoral Studentships are awarded only once a year.

How to apply

Complete and submit the `Application for Research Degree Course` form. Candidates wishing to be considered for a University Doctoral Studentship should play close attention to Sections 3 and 6 of the form.

The next closing date is Monday 31 January 2011 (for studentships available from 1 October 2011). Candidates will be notified of the outcome by Friday 1 April 2011.

Source:
http://www.city.ac.uk/research/resdegrees/studentships.html

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Scholarships - BioHealth Computing EM Student

Study Subject: Clinical research, Environmental and animal health, Molecular biotechnology and Computational mathematics

Employer: Erasmus Mundus

Level: Masters

Scholarship Description: BioHealth Computing EM is a multi-track research oriented Master programme within the guidelines of the Bologna process whose scope is designing innovative tools and to work on a joint research program associating 4 areas of knowledge: clinical research, environmental and animal health, molecular biotechnology and computational mathematics.

Selection Criteria
Students are required having already completed a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. degree or a nationally recognized degree equivalent to 180 ECTS) and the first year of a Master of Science (MSc degree or a nationally recognized degree equivalent to 60 ECTS), with a minimum grade of “B–“ in the ECTS grading scale (at least a score of 70%). If requested, the applicant must prove the international recognition of the mentioned Degree as equivalent to a B.Sc. + first year of Ms, and provide such official recognition translated in English. In any case, applicants should hold a university degree by September 1st 2011. Students will be selected on the basis of their academic merits and language skills (English). Students are required having a fluent level in English, certified by a TOEFL score. The result has to be paper based at least 580, computer based at least 237 or internet based at least 92-93. An alternative is a minimum score of 6.5 from IELTS test. Furthermore, basic computer skills are required. The Consortium Committee can admit excellent students with a somewhat lower TOEFL (550, 213 or 79-80 respectively) or IELTS score (6.0).
BioHealth Computing EM is comitted to promote a balanced gender participation in the course, access to disadvantaged students and to students with disabilities or special needs. As such, in case students of different gender are ranked equally, the tie would be resolved in favour of the less represented gender in the scholarship or admitted list. Also, students with disabilities or special needs are subject to a more favourable evaluation in the setection process and, if selected, might qualify for additional funding from the Erasmus Mundus programme. Applicants are given the possibilty to include information regarding any sort of disability in their
application form.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 11 April 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application
http://www.biohealth-computing.eu/public/doc/EM_BioHealthComputing_11_Scholarships.pdf

Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences Newcastle University

Supervisors: Professor Bernard Connolly
Institute: Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences
Funded by: BBSRC
Duration of the award: 4 years (MRes Medical and Molecular Biosciences followed by a three-year PhD)

Hyperthermophilic archaea possess a family B and a family D DNA polymerase. Family B polymerases are widely distributed and are usually involved in DNA replication. Family D enzymes are unique to the archaea and poorly characterised.

Hyperthermophilic archaea possess a family B and a family D DNA polymerase. Family B polymerases are widely distributed and are usually involved in DNA replication. Family D enzymes are unique to the archaea and poorly characterised.

Archaeal family B polymerases stall DNA replication when they encounter the pro-mutagenic base uracil. The structural basis of uracil recognition has been established but, without genetics, evaluating the physiological role of this novel property has been impossible. With the discovery that Thermococcus kodakaraensis (Tk) is amenable to genetics, this barrier has been removed. It is proposed to change valine at position 93 of the polymerase gene to glutamine, an alteration that abolishes the ability to recognise uracil. The mutagenic consequences of this V93Q substitution in vivo in Tk will be determined to test directly the hypothesis that recognition of uracil is a surveillance mechanism that initiates a novel archaeal DNA repair pathway.

Little is known about the family D polymerase. Intriguingly, this protein also responds to uracil, although in a manner completely different to the B polymerase. A profound reduction in DNA synthesis is observed with uracil in both primer and template strands. This polymerase may possess a uracil-dependent strand separation activity. It is proposed to fully characterise the DNA recognising properties of polymerase D, particularly with uracil and other damaged bases using biochemical, structural (X-ray crystallography) and genetic approaches.

Eligibility and Value of the Award
Depending on how you meet the BBSRC’s eligibility criteria, you may be entitled to a full or a partial award. A full award covers tuition fees and an annual stipend of £13,590 (2010/11). A partial award covers fees only.

Person Specification
You should have, or expect to achieve, a minimum of an upper-second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in biochemistry or molecular biology.

Further Information and How to apply
For further information on how to apply please go to www.ncl.ac.uk/pg/fund/cmb77
Funding information

Funding applies to:
UK applicants only

Restoration genetics of five endangered fish species from the Murray-Darling Basin scholarship find

Scholarship Description

Two scholarships are available: PhD Project 1: The student will use genetic data (microsatellites and MHC) to establish a captive breeding program of the remnant populations of five endangered freshwater fish species from the lower MDB. PhD Project 2: The student will use approaches in landscape genetics and comparative phylogeography to identify environmental factors influencing long-term genetic diversity, connectivity and persistence of populations in the wild. The successful applicants will have prior experience in population genetics, captive breeding, analyses of mating systems and/or other related research areas. Scholarship 1: Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry with a full-time $26,669 tax-free stipend in 2010. Scholarship 2: Australian Postgraduate Award equivalent scholarship with a full-time $22,500 tax-free stipend in 2010.

Reference Number:	4934
Study Subject:	Molecular Ecology
Web Address:	http://www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships
Provided By:	Flinders University
To be undertaken at:	Flinders University.
Level:	Post Graduate

Availability

This scholarship is offered once only to 2 people. Open for applications from July 12, 2010 until August 30, 2010.

Payment Information

The value of this scholarship is AUD22500 (minimum per annum). This award is to be used for research and living expenses. This scholarship is paid fortnightly for the period of up to 3 and a half years.

Research Information

This scholarship is for one of the following fields of research: SCIENCE - GENERAL.

Eligibility

This scholarship requires you to have achieved Honours 1 or equivalent. Only citizens of Australia or New Zealand or permanent residents can apply.

Application Details

To apply for this scholarship you must consult the scholarship web site. Terms and conditions are subject to change. Always confirm details with scholarship provider before applying.

Main Contact Assoc Prof Luciano Beheregaray Flinders University Phone: +6100882015243 Email: luciano.beheregaray@flinders.edu.au Web Site: http://www.bio.mq.edu.au/molecularecology Address: Sturt Rd Bedford Park SA, Australia 5042

Main Contact Scholarships Office Flinders University Phone: (08) 8201 3115 Fax: (08) 8201 5175 Email: scholarships@flinders.edu.au Web Site: http://www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships/ Address: Union Basement GPO Box 2100 Adelaide SA, Australia 5001