The University of Sheffield
Graduate School

Current vacancies

The Faculty is currently recruiting to its Faculty Scholarships. These fund a stipend (at the RCUK rate) and home/EU fees only. For details of specific projects to apply for please see our research areas below.

Projects in Cardiovascular Science Coronory artery disease, Haemostasis,Inflammatory Signalling, Medical Physics, Non-mammalian models for cardiovasuclar disease, Platelet biology & pharmacology, Pulmonary arterial hypertension, Regulation of inflammatory responses, Vascular Biology
Projects in Dentistry Oral Disease - Infection & disease, Oral cancer; Oral Neuroscience - Pain mechanisms, Nerve injury; Oral Biomaterials - Biocompatibilityand tissue engineering, Custom Prostheses for surgery; Dental Public Health - Oral health and quality of life, Children's and young people's oral health, Evaluation of health care objectives
Projects in Health Related Research Health Services Research, Technology Assessment, Emergency Care, Methods, Public health, Assistive Technologies, Psychological services, Health Technology Appraisal, Epidemiology, Primary Care, Social Sciences and Health, Health Management, Decision Modelling, Mental Health, Systematic Review Methods
Projects in Human Communication Science Clinical Linguistics - Autism, Cleft palate, Development speech & language disorders, Traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease; Cognitive Neuroscience of speech & language - Communication from perspective of neurobiology, including interventions and assistive technology following stroke; Spoken & Written Language - Typical/atypical development in cross-linguistic populations, Developmental speech impairment and dyslexia, Test design intervention & socio economic disadvantage
Projects in Human Metabolilsm Bone biology, bone metabolism, Children's bone disease, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Imaging
Projects in Infection & Immunity Mechanisms of inflammation in chronic lung diseases, Clinical research in infectious & respiratory disease, Biology of the neutrophil and macrophage, in vivo imaging and analysis of innate immunity, microbiology of infectious disease
Projects in Oncology Bone metastasis, DNA repair, Immunobiology, Angiogenesis, Microcirculation & vascular targeting, Supportive care, Lung cancer & sarcoma, Breast cancer in the elderly, Prostate & bladder cancers, Uveal melanoma, Micronutrients in breast & cervical cancer prevention, HDACi in GI health & colon cancer, Ageing & immunity, Probiotics & GI/immune function
Projects in Neuroscience Motor Neuron disorders, Parkinson's disease, Dementia, Molecular neuropathology, Functional genomics, Clinial Neurology-Stroke, Epilepsy; Multiple sclerosis & neuroinflammation, Biological psychiatry, Schizophrenia & major psychoses, Neuroimaging
Projects in Nursing & Midwifery Children, young people and and families, Supporitve care in later life, Workforce & practice development

Research in the Medical School
Human Communication Sciences