Applications invited for 2021
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 2021.
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 |
Application |
|---|---|---|
| Investigating the functional consequences of B-cell and rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblast interactions: Does CD97 play a role? |
Dr Amy Anderson, Newcastle |
Application closed. Deadline: 25th November 2020 |
| Exploring the pathways of cell-cell interaction between macrophages and fibroblast, in health and rheumatological disease |
Dr Thomas Otto, Glasgow |
Deadline: 15th March 2021 |
| BioFlare: Identifying the cellular basis of flare in synovial tissue |
Dr Andrew Filer, Birmingham |
Application closed. Deadline: 29th January 2021 |
|
Anti-inflammatory effects of corticoids on immune cell metabolism |
Prof Andy Clark, Birmingham |
Application closed. Deadline: 29th January 2021 |
| Decoding the genetic architecture of inflammatory arthritis at the single-cell level |
Dr Stephen Sansom, Oxford |
Application closed. Deadline: 8th January 2021 |
| Effect of low collagenolytic SNP variant MT1-MMP in the progression of rheumatoid arthritis |
Dr Yoshi Itoh, Oxford |
Application closed. Deadline: 8th January 2021 |
| Did the evolution of tool usage condemn humans to rheumatoid arthritis: Comparative analysis of the DIP and PIP joints in arthritic disease |
Prof Mark Coles, Oxford |
Application closed. Deadline: 8th January 2021 |
Applicants will normally be expected to reside (or have residency) within the UK. 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 4 years, PhD registration fees at UK student rate, research expenses and travel costs.