In the EPSRC CDT in Chemical Biology: Empowering UK BioTech Innovation students apply for specific research projects rather than for generic positions within the CDT.
The EPSRC CDT studentship awards 4 years of a fully-funded stipend. This covers a one-year Masters of Research (MRes) in Chemical Biology & Bioentrepreneurship, followed by a 3-year PhD.
Potential students are interviewed by the project supervisors and members of the CDT Management.
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Studentship structure
The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Chemical Biology: Empowering UK BioTech Innovation offers a unique and innovative 1+3+1 training programme, comprising a 1-year MRes in Chemical Biology and Bioentrepreneurship, followed by a 3-year PhD in Chemical Biology, and culminating in the opportunity for our graduates to undertake a visionary 1-year ELEVATE fellowship.
Our studentships are fully-funded, covering all tuition fees and stipend for a total of 4 years. In addition, each studentship scholarship provides a consumable allowance, a conference and travel fund and additional funding for the EVOLVE programme.
MRes and PhD
One-year MRes
Students will join the first year for a multidisciplinary MRes in Chemical Biology & Bioentrepreneurship, where exciting professional and transferable skills courses are crafted and delivered in partnership with industry, and fused with world class research andhacking and entrepreneurship training in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College’s Advanced Hackspace.
Our MRes course involves taught elements from October to January in:
- Basic chemical biology fundamentals
- Hackspace education, where our FutureLab Programme introdues students to technologies spanning the Physical/Mathmatical-Life Sciences interface with industry 4.0 approaches
- Bioentrepreneurship, via our Biz-Catalyst programme and Industry Innovation Workshops
PhD training
Building on the research project from the MRes, students then embark on a three year PhD. During the PhD students benefit from additional transferable skills training including Science Communication with the BBC, Responsible Research and Innovation, a Human Centred Design Course, Policy workshops, Lab of the Future Hackathon, student-tailored career boosting placements via our EVOLVE Programme.
In addition, through the InnovaLAB tech accelerator programme students will have the opportunity to create their own start-ups. Over the years many of our students have filed their own patents and created their own successful spin-out companies, e.g. (formerly Fungi-Alert), , .
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Date last reviewed: 2 September 2025
Date last updated: 2 September 2025
