The EngBio IRC supports postgrads (master’s and PhD students) and postdocs within the University of Cambridge Synthetic and Engineering Biology community to develop their own research skills, enable collaborations with different stakeholders and foster their interdisciplinary, cross-departmental...
Funding, job and studentship opportunities in synthetic and engineering biology both within Cambridge and externally.
Opportunities by Category
Funding Opportunities: internal and external grant funding opportunities and other sources of funding.
Job Opportunities: a list of current and past postdoc, lecturer and senior academic roles as well as roles in Cambridge-based companies and wider opportunitites across synthetic and engineering biology.
Internships: placements outside of academia in industry, policy organisations and other environments.
Postgraduate studentships: PhD studentships, Masters courses and other postgraduate placement opportunities.
Undergraduate placement opportunities: if you are looking for a summer placement or Part II or Part III project, we can signpost to relevant synthetic and/or engineering biology labs based on your interests. Please email coordinator@engbio.cam.ac.uk.
All Opportunities
We are pleased to announce that Round 1 of the Royal Society’s 2023-24 Wolfson Fellowships scheme is now open (as per the pre-announcement circulated last month, copy attached for reference) and the University’s internal selection process can now commence....
Innovate UK has announced the ...
In 2019 Tsinghua University (TSINGHUA) and the University of Cambridge (CAMBRIDGE) established the Tsinghua - Cambridge Joint Research Initiative Fund, a five-year initiative to strengthen research collaborations between academics in the two...
Applications are now open for our inaugural Socio-Environmental Knowledge Commons (...
Following on from the pre-announcement about ...
Full details for the Green Economy Centres scheme will be made available once they are released by the funder by the end of September 2023. This...
The Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Research Impact and Engagement are open! The awards were established in 2016. They recognise outstanding achievement, innovation and creativity in devising and implementing...
The Royal Institution (Ri) is looking for nine Phd students to join us for a three-month internship across four different teams within the Ri: CHRISTMAS LECTURES (x1), Digital Media (x4), Marketing & Communications (x1) and the Young Scientist Centre (...
The Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR) PhD Student Awards of £1,000 each, are intended to recognise outstanding research with real world application and to assist students to pursue their research or careers. The awards are open to students in any...
A Call for Applications:
Engineering Biology IRC Open Tech Collaborations Seed Fund
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In response to feedback from many of you who have attended Research Theme events, we are pleased to announce a new seed funding call which aims to support researchers to develop ambitious research programmes and facilitate new collaborations....
Applications are invited for an Associate Professor post in Synthetic Biology/Engineering Biology, available from April 2024.
Key responsibilities include teaching undergraduates, conducting world-leading research, advising postgraduate students and post-doctoral workers, and other duties...
Cambridge Global Challenges (CGC) is a Strategic Research Initiative of the University of Cambridge, dedicated to advancing research that addresses the UN Sustainable Development Goals with partners in the low and middle-income countries of the Global South.
We are recruiting a part-time...
Awards: Up to £100,000. Maximum duration 9 months (with a start date between 1st November 2023 and 15th January 2024)
The IAA Early-stage Commercialisation Fund aims to enhance the commercial...
The EPSRC IAA Strategic Impact Partnerships Fund aims to establish closer working relationships and collaborations between researchers and external partners (external to the university, e.g. business, industry, public or third sector) with the...
The EPSRC IAA Knowledge Mobilisation Fellowship Scheme aims to enable impact through the two-way exchange of knowledge, expertise and/or research between the university and non-academic partners (industrial partners, policymakers and the third sector). ...
The BBSRC IAA Pump-priming funding call 2023 is open to support knowledge exchange and...
Google will soon open nominations for the 2024 programme of ...
Apple has announced the...
Well-curated and managed data is central to the effective use of AI, in science and elsewhere. How can scientists build the data pipelines they need to accelerate their research with AI? Accelerate Science’s Data Pipelines for Science School helps scientists overcome such data...
Applications are now open for PhD students and Postdocs at the University of Cambridge to join a 5 week training programme developed by the Accelerate Programme and Cambridge Spark to learn how to use data science in their research. The course runs for 5 weeks from 16 October – 17...
Bio-spark is an entrepreneurial programme and support system for early-career academics considering a career in business and enterprise.
Bio-spark is a gateway into industry and start-up formation. It is a fellowship...
The Public Engagement Starter Fund is an exciting opportunity for University of Cambridge researchers to apply for small grants of up to £2000 to undertake innovative public engagement with research activities.
Further guidance,...
UKRI has announced the ...
The Accelerate Programme in collaboration with C2D3 is offering small grants for Cambridge University researchers pursuing innovative applications of AI, in research or real-world contexts. Funding can support a variety of activities, including research, events, workshops, teaching,...
Full details for this round are not yet available as the call will open on 14 June 2023. This communication is to bring the scheme to your attention to allow candidates sufficient time to prepare strong applications. The University’s internal selection process for this round...
The British Academy (BA) has recently announced that the next round of the...
The aim of the programme is to fund 4-year Non-Clinical PhD studentships research areas which align with the strategic interests of AstraZeneca. The three broad areas of research interests are:
- Innovative Technologies ...
Restricted Call. The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has now launched their annual call for applications to the ...