Positions Vacant

PhD studentship for October 2026 through the Net2Zero Doctoral Training Centre (led by Aston University), Deadline: 1^st June 2026

Sustainable biocatalytic routes from lignin to substituted pyridine building blocks

Potential PhD projects are also listed below. If you are interested in joinining our group, please email Prof. Tim Bugg (T.D.Bugg@warwick.ac.uk) for more information.

1. Enzymes for Lignin Degradation.

2. Inhibitors of carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases.

3. Inhibitors of peptidoglycan biosynthesis enzymes.

   • MSc+PhD position for an iCASE project within the MRC doctoral training program entitled "Peptidomimetic Inhibitors for the MraY-protein E interaction site as anti-Pseudomonas therapeutics."
     More information on the doctoral training program can be found at their website here.
     This project is a fully funded 4-year studentship partnered with the company LifeArc.