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The School of Computing Sciences at UEA is seeking to recruit a new PhD student to contribute to our existing Research Groups. The studentship will be three years in duration and due to funding timeline constraints, applications are open to Home applicants only. The School of Computing Sciences...
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Primary supervisor - Dr Dominic Cram Background Many mammals regularly use burrows as resting sites, predation refuges, and breeding dens. Burrows also aid thermoregulation by buffering extreme temperature fluctuations, making them vital as mammals adjust to a changing world. Despite the crucial...
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Primary supervisor - Dr Melanie Sloan Project: Flares of autoimmune rheumatic diseases, e.g. lupus, can be life and organ-threatening and significantly reduce quality of life. Identification of warning signs (“prodromes”) of impending flares, including type and progression of symptoms in flares,...
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Primary supervisor - Professor Linda Troeberg Our sense of sight is one of the most important ways we interact with and understand the world around us. The growth factor Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor (PEDF) is required for the development and maintenance of the mammalian retina, but...
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Primary supervisor - Dr Amr El-Demerdash Many natural products (NPs) show remarkable biological activity, yet their clinical potential is often limited by poor solubility, metabolic instability, or toxicity. These issues stem from the rigid, hydrophobic, and synthetically challenging frameworks...
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Primary supervisor - tom.clarke@uea.ac.uk Plastic and microplastic pollution is now globally widespread and can have significant consequences to the environment. As a result it is becoming increasingly important to determine the extent that plastics can impact the biology of both organisms and...
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Primary supervisor - c.hellmich@uea.ac.uk Background Approximately 6,000 people are diagnosed with myeloma in the UK each year. It is always preceded by the pre-malignant condition monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). However, only 1% of patients with MGUS will develop...
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Primary supervisor - Prof Niall Broomfield Pregnancy insomnia is a common, intractable and disabling condition which remains poorly understood and treated. It is associated with significant medical problems including preeclampsia, diabetes, preterm birth, and fetal growth restriction. It also...
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Primary supervisor - Dr Matthew Pontifex Increasing evidence suggests that declining oestrogen levels influence gut microbial composition, intestinal barrier integrity, and immune regulation, positioning the gut microbiome as a potential driver of menopause-related symptoms and longer-term risks...
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Primary supervisor - Dr Gareth Matthews Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia, affecting around 2 to 3% of the population and costing the NHS more than £2.2 billion per year. AF increases the risk of stroke and vascular dementia. Oral anticoagulation...