PhD Positions Available
The PhD project "Savannah-on-a-chip" with Dr Leonardo Mancini is available as part of the Leverhulme DTC in ecological data science: https://ecological-data-science.github.io/projects.html
The project combines microfluidics, bacteria and phages to build an "organic" model of disease spread in complex landscapes. Plenty of interactions are expected with eco-epidemiology with Prof Dan Haydon (University of Glasgow) and physics of life with Dr Diana Fusco (University of Cambridge). The projects would suit students with quantitative & microbiological interests.
Funding is available to home and international students. Students from East African Community nations are particularly encouraged to apply as a portion of the scholarships have dedicated funds towards their fees.
Deadline 6th of March 2026.
Masters Success
Congratulations to Eugene Lau, who successfully completed his MSc(R) in October, 2025. His thesis, entitled "Laboratory approaches for expanding the understanding of an emerging strain of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in the Arctic”, was supervised by Dr Taya Forde and Dr Katarina Oravcova. The external examiner was Dr Peter Coote from the University of St Andrews, and the internal examiner was Dr Michael Ormsby. Many thanks to Dr Davina Hill for acting as convenor.
Summer Bustle of Activity
This summer, 2025, we were delighted to be hosting 6 of this year's cohort of EIDAR Masters students, 2 visiting undergraduate students from University of Dallas, Texas, and an undergraduate Veterinary Biosciences student in the OHRBID lab.
Lots of fun had by all!
