Applications are invited for four 4-year MRes/PhD studentships at the National Heart and Lung Institute, funded by the National Heart and Lung Institute Foundation (Charity 1048073) to start in October 2014. The studentships will be funded for 4 years, on a starting bursary of £17,500 per annum and tuition fees at the Home/EU rate. There is no provision for overseas student fees.

The NHLI Foundation’s interest is in all aspects of heart, lung and cardiovascular disease and projects offered involve a variety of disciplines including bioengineering, cell biology, chemistry, epidemiology, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, pharmacology, physics, physiology and public health.

NHLI Foundation research studentships enable graduates with excellent honours degrees to undertake a three to four year training programme that includes a research project plus training in research methods and transferable key skills.

Students would be expected to register for the MRes in Biomedical Research, Respiratory and Cardiovascular Science stream (yr 1) in the first instance. Successful completion of the MRes degree is followed by PhD studies (yrs 2-4), on the NHLI Foundation research project of their choice. Applicants with a relevant Masters degree may be exempt from year one of the programme.