SWan PhD Studentships

If you would like to apply for a current PhD studentship, please complete the attached application form.

Over the past two years, SWan has awarded a total of 18 PhD Studentships. For a full list of projects and students and supervisors, please click on the attached document.

SWan PhD Studentships 2009

Institute of Biomedical & Life Sciences (IBLS)

Professor George Dickson, Director

 

"Engineering JA-regulated secondary metabolism in plants with the potential to produce therapeutic drugs." Moritz Boehmer

Lead supervisor: Dr Devoto, Royal Holloway. Co-supervisor: Prof Julian Ma, St George's

"Investigating potential interactions between glutamatergic signalling and dopamine receptor interacting proteins (DRIPs) in psychiatric disorders." Farah Syed Salim

Lead supervisor: Dr Chen, Royal Holloway. Co-supervisor: Dr Jamal Nasir, St George's

"An investigation of brain morphology and function in a mouse model of schizophrenia." Stephen Randall

Lead supervisor: Dr Paris Ataliotis, St George's. Co-supervisor: Dr Pavlos Alifragis, Royal Holloway

"Identification of a role of KCNQ channels in vascular reactivity by lentiviral-dependent gene modification."

Kate Orton

Lead supervisor: Dr Iain Greenwood, St George's. Co-supervisor: Dr Rafael Yanez, Royal Holloway

Institute of Leadership & Management in Health

Professor Christine Edwards, Director

"An Investigation of the relationships between User and Employee Engagement, and the Quality of Patient Care: Implications for Practice." Lilith Arevshatian

Lead supervisor: Prof Christine Edwards, Kingston University. Co-supervisor: Dr Steve Gillard, St George's

"Transferring Performance Assessment Models in the NHS into China: an integrative approach from an international perspective." Liang Liang

Lead supervisor: Dr Miao Zhang, Kingston University. Co-supervisor: Prof Vari Drennan, FHSCS

"Implementing individualised health and social care policy in Mental Health NHS Trusts: challenges for organisation and management." Jessica Holley

Lead superisor: Dr Steve Gillard, FHSCS. Co-supervisor: Prof Christine Edwards, Kingston University

Interprofessional Institute (Health & Social Care)

Professor Jan Fook, Director

"The long term effects of stillbirth: continuity between early maternal PTSD and insecure/disorganised child attachment, and subsequent psychosocial adjustment in adolescents and parents." Lisa Gabbarelli

Lead supervisor: Dr Penny Turton, FHSCS. Co-supervisors: Dr Antonia Bifulco, St George's; Prof Patricia Hughes, St George's

"The new integrated teams in children’s services: An examination of professional conceptualisations of interprofessional working." Rick Hood

Lead supervisor: Prof Ravinder Barn, Royal Holloway. Co-supervisors: Prof Jan Fook, Royal Holloway; Prof Ray Jones, Kingston University