Organisation/Company: Swansea University
Department: Central Research
Field: Neurosciences » Neurology
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: PhD Positions
Country: United Kingdom
Application Deadline: 7 Apr 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/London)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Offer Starting Date: 1 Jul 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Funds are available to pay the fees of a MSc by Research in Medical and Health Care Studies for a student working on a project that seeks to produce a zebrafish model of episodic ataxia. Ataxia is a neurological disorder affecting movement, balance, and speech. A gene mutation has been identified in a family with episodic ataxia; to confirm if this is the causative mutation, zebrafish with the same mutation will be created to test for similar symptoms.
Please note this is a fees only scholarship and does not pay a stipend.
For enquiries relating to the research project please contact emma.kenyon@swansea.ac.uk. The successful student will start no later than the 1st of October 2025 but ideally the 1st of July 2025.
English Language: IELTS 6.5 Overall (with no individual component below 5.5) or Swansea University recognised equivalent.
Additional Information
This scholarship covers the full cost of tuition fees. Please note this is a fees only scholarship and does not pay a stipend.
Eligibility Criteria
Scholarship open to UK fee eligible students only.
Please see our website for more information.
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