Shortlisted LKAS Collaborative PhD Projects for 2020/21
Application deadline: 12 noon, Monday 13 January 2020
We are seeking outstanding PhD candidates for our shortlisted Lord Kelvin/Adam Smith (LKAS) PhD research projects below.

College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences LKAS Projects
- Development of novel targeted therapeutic approaches in colorectal cancer through organ-on-a-chip technology
- Bacterial sepsis: Assessing novel molecular methods for rapid diagnosis, improved patientoutcomes and reduced antimicrobial resistance
- New ways to prevent inflammation through the ubiquitin proteasome system.
- Shining a light on health: precisely targeting diet to mito-nuclear variation via spectroscopy and genomics

College of Arts LKAS Projects
- A Cultural History of the ‘Gaelic Giant’: Origins, Transformations, Legacies

College of Social Sciences LKAS Projects
- Balancing conflicts of interest in public-private partnerships: Evidence, theory and recommendations on managing school-food industry collaborations to improve equity

College of Science & Engineering LKAS Projects
- Coral Survival in a warmer world
- In-Orbit Assembly: robust autonomous methods for controlling robot manipulators in space
- Development of novel optical technology to assess electrical activity of hearts
- Bioinspired next generation organic LED based lighting