Research
Research is integral to all activities in the School of Life Sciences - from the essential underpinning of undergraduate and postgraduate education to innovative initiatives with international collaborators and commercial partmers.
The School is unique within the university in having three divisions which all gained 4 grades at the previous Research Assessment Exercise (RAE2001). All 3 Divisions have moved forward to RAE2008 with firm expectations of improved performance from the previous exercise. The School of Life Sciences made submissions to two Units of Assessment: UoA 12A – Allied Health Professions and Studies - Biomedical and Vision Sciences; UoA 44 – Psychology.
Opportunities for post-graduate, post-doctoral and collaborative research in the School can be explored through the specific fields of interest below.
PhD studentships 2010-2011
The School of Life Sciences is committed to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research and knowledge transfer across the disciplines of Biological & Biomedical Sciences (BIO), Psychology (PSY) and Vision Sciences (VIS).
As part of our commitment to excellence in applied life sciences research, we have five PhD studentships available from October 2010.
Studentships are for a period of three years, subject to satisfactory progress and provide payment of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate plus an annual stipend of £14, 275 (please note that students from outside the EU are required to pay the difference between International and EU fees, currently this would amount to £6,100 per annum). Successful candidates are expected to undertake up to 6 hours of academic support activity per week.
The titles of the studentships are:
fMRI and optical measurements of ocular dimensions in amblyopia
Director of Studies: Dr Niall Strang at N.Strang@gcu.ac.uk
0141 331 8206
Microbial contamination of contact lenses and associated clinical factors
Director of Studies: Dr Sven Jonuscheit at Sven.Jonuscheit@gcu.ac.uk
0141 331 3059 or
Director of Studies: Dr Sue Lang at Sue.Lang@gcu.ac.uk
0141 331 8092
Intracellular lipid trafficking in health & disease: Studies in type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Director of Studies: Professor Annette Graham at Ann.Graham@gcu.ac.uk
0141 331 3722
Attitudes towards digital piracy: The roles of social identity and adolescence
Director of Studies: Dr Laura Mitchell at L.B.Mitchell@gcu.ac.uk
0141 331 8562
Role of a novel anti-oxidant in obesity and diabetes.
Director of Studies: Dr Chris Bartholomew at c.bartholomew@gcu.ac.uk
0141 331 3213
Requirements and further details:
Applicants should normally hold a first or upper second class degree in an appropriate subject. For further details and informal enquiries please contact individual supervisors.
How to apply:
An application form can be downloaded from the following web page:
http://www.gcu.ac.uk/graduatecentre/downloads/standard_app_form.doc
Please return the completed application form, stating the title of the studentship, curriculum vitae, copies of academic qualifications, references and any other required documentation to Ms Diane Dickie, The Graduate School, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA All enquiries for further information about how to apply for the above PhD posts and completed applications should be directed to Diane Dickie, Caledonian Graduate Centre on 0141 331 8096 or D.Dickie@gcu.ac.uk.
For academic advice relating to the project, please contact the named Director of Studies.
Fields of interest
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Molecular Biomedicine
- Pharmacological & Physiological Biosciences
- Microbial & Food Science
Psychology
- Addiction Research
- Biopsychology
- Counselling
- Developmental Group
- Face Processing
- Forensic Psychology
- Learning and Education Research
- Mental Health
- Pain and Psychology
- Parenting and Family Intervention Research
- Personality disorders and offending behaviour
- Psychology of Music
- Qualitative Research
- Risk
- Suggestibility
- Toddler and Pre-schooler Lab
Vision Sciences
- The Anterior Eye
- Visual Development
- Oculomotor Function
- Visual Psychophysics
Specialist Centres
- Glasgow Centre for the Study of Violence