{"id":35,"date":"2024-03-22T11:50:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T11:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-03-10T10:20:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:20:31","slug":"phd-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/innovation\/support\/phd-research\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-base-2-color has-custom-mif-pink-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f1032883ac6bd27eb3c88550a4ae2cd3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-bc8a5517 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e4ba37b4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4432fcaf59466b3c2ddafeeb280f5f7c\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(2.375rem, 2.375rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 2.531), 4.4rem);\">Fund a PhD student<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2152380b2989e179248e1cd378f8920a\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.469), 1.25rem);\">Doctoral research students are critical to increasing the speed and quality of research projects and bringing new perspectives to problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_2106-1-edited-1-e1713887971721.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-444\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/innovation\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/innovation\/support\/\">Support<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">PhD Research<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fund-a-Phd-student-small-square_4JB3194.jpg\" alt=\"Two people in a laboratory work at a well\u2011lit bench, with one wearing gloves and examining equipment under a desk lamp.\" class=\"wp-image-659 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fund-a-Phd-student-small-square_4JB3194.jpg 500w, https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fund-a-Phd-student-small-square_4JB3194-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fund-a-Phd-student-small-square_4JB3194-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-mif-dark-blue-green-headings-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e3efcdbc4cf8500bcedfd2afccd66587\">Support the lifeblood of research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With your help, we aim to provide a number of scholarships that will support students to work on innovative projects in cancer, dementia or infectious diseases, using approaches that are only possible through cross-disciplinary collaborations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PhD students are at the very heart of university research and become the leaders of tomorrow. Their energy, creativity and ambition will enable us to accelerate work and find better solutions to the world\u2019s biggest medical challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-fc722c5b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-mif-dark-blue-green-headings-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fc42b3f0cca321f198d189276dc8201d\">How to fund a PhD student<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding can be a major barrier to universities recruiting the best PhD students. Talented researchers are often drawn to industry, where salaries are significantly higher. That\u2019s why our Medical Innovation Scholarships are offering highly competitive stipends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each four-year programme costs \u00a3130,000. We are looking for donors who could fully fund a scholarship or join up with a community of like-minded supporters to fund a position together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make a donation you can do so via the button below, or contact us on <a href=\"mailto:supportus@soton.ac.uk\">supportus@soton.ac.uk<\/a> or +44(0)23 8059 2747.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/give.southampton.ac.uk\/medical-innovation-fund\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Donate<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"2200\" src=\"https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1954-edited.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing a blue lab coat and gloves uses a micropipette to transfer liquid into a small tube in a laboratory setting.\" class=\"wp-image-435\" style=\"width:500px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1954-edited.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1954-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1954-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1954-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1954-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1954-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1954-edited-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-12ca2eb4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(270deg,rgb(255,255,255) 0%,rgb(255,255,255) 18%,rgb(252,188,0) 18%);padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-103bedb8 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-plain has-custom-mif-dark-blue-green-headings-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7eb469e22e09ef833a131459ee77a717 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow is-style-plain--1\">\n<p class=\"margin-negative-40 has-custom-mif-dark-blue-green-headings-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a17eac7a00ae09218f721dbb717c9070\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(37.821px, 2.364rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.514), 70px);\">\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-mif-dark-blue-green-headings-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a52181e4fce013998deacb29f0f97c73\" style=\"margin-top:0px;font-size:clamp(1.022rem, 1.022rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.685), 1.57rem);\">Medical innovation is fuelled by PhD students. We need high-calibre students, talented people on the ground, to solve knotty problems. Scholarships are so key \u2013 they\u2019re transformational, accelerate progress and drive positive change.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Tracey Newman<\/strong><br>Professor of Neuroimmunology, Director of Graduate School (Medicine)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Tracey-Newman-square.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Tracey Newman, Professor of Neuroimmunology.\" class=\"wp-image-660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Tracey-Newman-square.jpg 500w, https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Tracey-Newman-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Tracey-Newman-square-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fc9f69e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-mif-pink-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c385debf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-mif-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-419d8a0b4ba17a44be3eaf656bd23e82\">Using data to diagnose dementia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-mif-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3719e255b72195e822db5ec4dc477742\">Dementia with Lewy Bodies is often misdiagnosed, which means patients don\u2019t always receive the most suitable treatment. This project will use data science to analyse swathes of patient data to identify who is at greatest risk of the disease. This will enhance treatment and management by enabling clinicians to make more accurate diagnoses, and flag people for clinical monitoring and review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-mif-dark-blue-green-headings-color has-base-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-border-color has-custom-mif-dark-blue-green-headings-border-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/innovation\/funding-earlier-dementia-diagnosis\/\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:26px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:26px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);\"><strong>Learn more<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-mif-pink-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c385debf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e1300cac wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-mif-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-13e9bb74f6af2ecb6fea554723af7015\">Tackling childhood cancer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-42c95ffb\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-mif-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a321a9d7d1cbd015eb1b08af23b08927\">Brain and nervous system tumours are one of the biggest causes of cancer-related childhood deaths. This research aims to develop an innovative cancer treatment by harnessing the biological power of Zika virus to seek out and kill particular cell types, while leaving others unharmed. This could result in a new, life-saving treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-7d115344\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-mif-dark-blue-green-headings-color has-base-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-border-color has-custom-mif-dark-blue-green-headings-border-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/innovation\/beating-childhood-cancers\/\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:26px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:26px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);\"><strong>Learn more<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-mif-pink-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c385debf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-mif-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-eccdd5cd5b07d59417f0d04136c39ada\">Fighting bone infection with bubble technology<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-mif-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0ab4041e2ca37c7eb0169e8c2976e3be\">Bone infections can happen after an accidental bone fracture, or following surgery to implant a device, such as a hip replacement. The infections are difficult to treat and hard to live with. In this research project engineers will use innovative bubble technology to try to disrupt the infection and cure the patient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-8a389b04\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-mif-dark-blue-green-headings-color has-base-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-border-color has-custom-mif-dark-blue-green-headings-border-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/innovation\/cleaning-up-infections\/\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:26px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:26px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);\"><strong>Learn more<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fund a PhD student Doctoral research students are critical to increasing the speed and quality of research projects and bringing new perspectives to problems. 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