The scheme offers full financial support and a skills development programme, both designed to promote academia as a more attractive career option.
Research Opportunity Scholarships are part of UCL’s Race Equity initiative. We are delighted to announce that this year, two FLS nominees have been awarded ROS scholarships.
Alicia Donoghue will join a research group led by Dr Vilaiwan Fernandes (CDB), after completing her MSci in Biology at the University of Manchester. Sazia Rahman will join the 4-year PhD programme in Cell Biology (LMCB), after completing her MSc in Infection and Immunity at UCL.
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