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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
Apply for funding to deliver the next generation of innovative and disruptive manufacturing technologies, processes, and systems to enable us to manufacture the products that we will need for a prosperous and sustainable future UK. The proposed idea is expected to have a strong link to the...
Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions. You must be based at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding. Your project can start and finish at any stage on the developmental pathway from early development, through pre-...
The Green Future Fellowship is a unique new programme supporting scientists, researchers and innovators to develop and scale up their breakthrough climate solutions.The programme is open to anyone with a transformative idea that has the potential to make a significant...
The UK is now associated to Horizon Europe which offers funding for innovative projects between organisations in Europe (including the UK...
The Industry Fellowship is part of the Royal Society's wider Science and Industry Programme, which strives to promote the value and importance of science by connecting academia, industry and government...
Apply for funding to pursue early-stage development of cutting-edge research technologies with transformative potential in the biosciences. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funding.
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Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to invest up to £1 million in expression of interest (EoI) projects for Grand Challenges in sustainable medicines manufacturing. This funding is part of the Sustainable Medicines...
Colorifix has a unique operation and business model with strong R&D and production components, and with informatics permeating the company. Therefore, we like to build our own bespoke software tools to help the business run. We're searching for an inspiring and experienced Head of...
Applications are invited for a Research Assistant position in the research group of Dr Katharina Schiessl at the Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University. The Schiessl Group investigates plant organs of diverse forms and functions in the context of plant microbe-interactions. We are looking for...
A postdoctoral position is available in the Waller laboratory to work on a joint BBSRC-NSF-funded project, in collaboration with Prof Christopher Lane at the University of Rhode Island, to study Nephromyces symbionts as evolutionary precursors to parasitism in Apicomplexa. The project will use...
The Gurdon Institute is seeking to appoint two Group Leaders in the field of human developmental biology. With a history dating back more than 30 years, the Gurdon Institute is internationally renowned for its research into developmental and disease biology. Maintaining its ethos as a crucible...
Apply for funding to accelerate progress of basic and fundamental engineering and physical sciences research towards application and impact through partnering with clinical and healthcare professionals, and industrial partners. Projects will address unmet clinical needs or offer significant...
Apply for funding to ‘get out of the lab’ and validate commercially promising bioscience-based ideas, research, science and technologies.
BBSRC ICURe Explore funds, trains and supports research teams from:
- UK universities
- BBSRC-funded institutes
- approved ...
The University of Cambridge and the Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU) Munich are delighted to announce the first call of the second funding period 2025-2029. The overall aim of the partnership is to explore and support an array of activities that will continue to cement a meaningful and...
Open to researchers, including post-docs, employed by the collegiate University and working within a department with project proposals within the BBSRC remit...
This scheme provides funding for early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity. Research can be in any discipline as long as it has the potential to improve human life, health and wellbeing, and aligns with WT's funding remit. You can apply to this...
Are you an aspiring or early-stage entrepreneur with AI innovations in healthcare? Pioneer, in partnership with Innovate UK, is excited to announce our new Accelerator Programme for AI in Health. The Programme offers expert commercial support and access to grant funding...
The EngBio IRC are looking for a student or postdoc with an innovative mindset to lead a new project exploring synthetic and engineering biology opportunities within the Cambridge biotechnology cluster.
The Accelerate Programme in collaboration with the ...
Bio-Spark empowers early-career researchers (including, but not limited to, PhDs and Post-Docs) at the University of Cambridge to explore biotech, pharma, investment and entrepreneurship, alongside research commitments. Founded and Directed by Prof Sir...
The Bioscience Impact Team is offering virtual drop-in sessions to support applications to the...
The MRC have issued a pre-announcement of round 3 of their Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) opportunity to enable UK research organisations to tackle complex and...
The Royal Society plans to open Round 1 of their 2025 Wolfson Fellowships scheme on 11th September 2024. The programme is to enable UK Universities to strategically recruit and attract outstanding international researchers to the UK’s scientific...
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is issuing this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) to encourage applications focused on developing novel laboratory-focused tools and technologies that enable new lines of scientific inquiry and advance research or clinical applications...
The UK Research Office are hosting a webinar on 30 August for anyone thinking of applying to the...
Calls are now open for BBSRC-NSF/BIO lead agency 2024 grants. Grants can cover up to £2 million (80% FEC) for projects collaborating with US researchers in the areas of:...
The University Research Fellowship (URF) programme aims to support the next generation of research leaders to undertake cutting-edge research. The objectives of the URF programme are to enable outstanding early career scientists with the potential to become leaders in their field to:
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A fully funded PhD studentship is available under the supervision of Prof Colm Durkan, with a start date of 1 January 2025. Funding will cover the student's stipend and tuition fees at the UK rate. This work is part of a larger project between the Department of Engineering and the Institute for...
Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR) exists to encourage an appreciation of the application of research through lectures and online webinars, visits, the CSAR PhD student awards and outreach to schools. The CSAR PhD student award is now open for applications. The award of £...