Biotechnology PhD

Course Overview

Research in biotechnology at Newcastle spans the Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS) and the Faculty of Science, Agriculture, and Engineering (SAgE). We invite proposals for MPhil and Ph.D. projects in biotechnology across the fields of medical sciences, biological, agricultural, and environmental sciences, and marine science and technology. In medical sciences, our research focuses on translational medicine, from drug discovery and development to effective product commercialization and process optimization. Our key areas are: the development of drugs for the treatment of cancer and psychiatric disorders novel antibiotic innovation design and development of integrated electrochemical and bio-microelectromechanical (bio-MEMS) sensors for application to point-of-care diagnosis of disease processes and sensor technologies for real-time, high content intracellular analysis using polymer-based nanosensor systems

General Eligibility

A 2:1 honors degree, or international equivalent. Further research experience or a masters degree would be advantageous.

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in all sub-skills)