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Applications for the 3 and 4 year MRes/PhD Programme in Computational Modelling of Biological Complexity are now OPEN

CoMPLEX is UCL's centre for interdisciplinary science, bringing life and medical scientists together with mathematicians, physical scientists, computer scientists, and engineers to tackle the challenges arising from complexity in biology and medicine. The four-year interdisciplinary MRes/PhD programme in Computational Modelling of Biological Complexity run by CoMPLEX trains students to work at the interface between these disciplines.

In this integrated programme, the first year consists of an MRes during which students are trained in biological complexity, mathematical modelling of biological systems, and advanced experimental techniques. After successful completion of the MRes students typically continue for a three-year period of research leading to a PhD.

Research Topics

Our areas of interest include:

• Biomolecular Mechanisms
  Imaging, optical and scanning probe approaches to nanoscale bioscience
• Integration of Cellular Function
  Immunology and computational approaches to genomic, metabolomic and proteomic data
• Physiological and Neural Systems
  Systems Biology of physiological systems, biophysics of vascular fluid mechanics, hearing and ion channels, neuroscience of vision and hearing
• Evolution and Dynamics of Populations
  Molecular evolution, evolutionary genomics and proteomics, regulation of gene networks, evolution and ecology of populations
• Cardiovascular Research
  Systems biology and networks, advanced imaging & computational analysis, chemical biology
• Cancer Biology
  Cancer Research UK supported projects in cancer biology
• Systems biology
  A combination of theory and experiment to study the mechanisms underlying complex biological processes

During the programme all students receive training in transferable skills. Students progress after the first year MRes onto an interdisciplinary PhD project chosen from a wide range of topics with supervisors from both the life sciences and the mathematical/physical sciences. All CoMPLEX students are also enrolled in the UCL Graduate School and are eligible to receive further training in scientific, transferable or business skills.

Please contact us at complex.admin@ucl.ac.uk for any specific enquiries.

Funding

CoMPLEX has recently been awarded a cross disciplinary research grant called 2020 Science, to produce a new generation of highly computational natural scientists able to apply novel approaches to tackle fundamental problems in science. Students applying to join CoMPLEX in 2012/2013 will be the first to have the opportunity of working alongside these researchers in modelling complex natural systems.

Studentships for Home/EU students will be available covering tuition fees and paying a tax-free stipend (2012/13 rate is £15,090 - £17,090). 

Also, there are will be at least two further studentships on offer co-funded by the UCL Computational Life and Medical Sciences Network that will involve research projects with a distinctly enhanced computational component.

In addition, Prof P V Coveney is offering a three-year UCL Impact Studentship, co-funded by Microsoft Research Cambridge, entitled "Dynamic Modelling of HIV Recognition by the Immune System". For more information on this project please visit our advert by clicking here.

Other sources of funding:
UCL offers a wide range of scholarship for Home and Overseas students. Information can be found at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/scholarships/graduate

Application Process

Applications for 2012 entry are now OPEN.

1. To apply you must complete the online UCL graduate application form. Please make sure you apply for the ‘Research Degree:CoMPLEX’, and then make it clear in the personal statement section of the application form, which post you are applying for*.
2. Once you have submitted your form it is essential that you email us at complex.admin@ucl.ac.uk, stating your name, your UCL application number, the post you are applying for, and the date you submitted your application.

Application deadline is 5 p.m. on Monday 16 July 2012 (GMT). However, please note that applications will be assessed as they are received and interviews will be arranged accordingly, so the studentships may all be filled before the deadline.

*please remember that CoMPLEX runs both the MRes/PhD in Modelling Biological Complexity (applications to reopen later in 2012), and this MRes/PhD in Computational Modelling of Biological Complexity. Please contact us at complex.admin@ucl.ac.uk if you require further information.

You can also contact us in person at: CoMPLEX, Room E17, Physics Building, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT United Kingdom

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