Research into Inflammatory Arthritis Centre Versus Arthritis [RACE]

RACE PhD Studentships

RACE PhD Studentships – applications invited

Applications are now invited for four-year full time PhD studentships within the Research into Inflammatory Arthritis Centre Versus Arthritis (RACE), to start in October 2020. 

RACE is a collaboration between the Universities of Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle and Oxford, with funding and support from Versus Arthritis.  The programme capitalises on the expertise of the contributing academic institutions, and offers an outstanding opportunity for students to undertake excellent project-based research training within excellent research environments.  Students will be encouraged to spend time in the laboratory of their second supervisor. 

Please find below a list of the available PhD projects. If you are interested in finding out more information or applying for these studentships, please contact the lead supervisor. 

Project title	Lead supervisor name	Lead supervisor email address	Lead university	Application deadline
Functional consequences of the capture of IgA immune complexes by FcRL4+ B-cells	Prof Dagmar Scheel Toellner	d.scheel@bham.ac.uk	Birmingham	6 January 2020
A collaborative approach to understanding how intestinal inflammation contributes to systemic inflammation in seronegative arthritis	Prof Simon Milling	simon.milling@glasgow.ac.uk	Glasgow	15 December 2019
Investigating epigenetic suppression of anti-inflammatory metabolic pathways in the rheumatoid myeloid compartment	Prof Carl Goodyear	carl.goodyear@glasgow.ac.uk	Glasgow	15 December 2019
Bcl-3 as a mediator of immune dysregulation in CD4+ T-cells of early rheumatoid arthritis	Dr Arthur Pratt	arthur.pratt@newcastle.ac.uk	Newcastle	11 December 2019
Biomaterial-based therapeutics for in vivo induction of tolerogenic dendritic cells	Dr Catharien Hilkens	catharien.hilkens@newcastle.ac.uk	Newcastle	11 December 2019
Using changes in the synovial microenvironment to define disease progression and treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis	Prof Kim Midwood	kim.midwood@kennedy.ox.ac.uk	Oxford	10 January 2020
Immuno-geography of synovial lining and macrophage function	Prof Irina Udalova	irina.udalova@kennedy.ox.ac.uk	Oxford	10 January 2020
Induction of T cell tolerance	Prof Michael Dustin	michael.dustin@kennedy.ox.ac.uk	Oxford	10 January 2020

Applicants will normally be expected to reside (or have residency) within the UK/EU. Applicants should have obtained, or expect to obtain a 2:1 or 1st Class Honours degree in a relevant subject.

Support includes an annual stipend at RCUK rates (Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle universities) and Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology rates (Oxford University) for four years, PhD registration fees at UK/EU student rate, research expenses and travel costs.