The University of Sussex School of Life Sciences and Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) are excited to be part of the Wessex One Health (WOH) partnership, which has recently received a prestigious Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA) from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
This PhD training consortium, led by the University of Surrey, focuses on developing the next generation of researchers in infection biosciences through innovative and interdisciplinary approaches across all types of pathogens.
The programme is structured around four key themes:
- Detection, Prevention, and Intervention
- Microbial Evolution and Drug Resistance
- Understanding Disease Spread and Infection
- Cellular Biology
The WOH partnership includes the University of Surrey (including the School of Veterinary Medicine); the University of Sussex (including BSMS); the University of Exeter’s Centre for Medical Mycology; The Pirbright Institute; the Animal and Plant Health Agency; the UK Health Security Agency; and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
Together, these partners aim to strengthen the UK’s ability to tackle critical challenges in infection management and public health.
Prof Richard McManus, Dean of BSMS, said: “Collaboration in research is key to tackling the huge threat that infectious diseases pose on a global scale. These studentships will help establish a new generation of researchers skilled in working across disciplines. BSMS is proud to be part of this important partnership.”
Prof Michelle West, Head of the School of Life Sciences at the University of Sussex, said: “I am delighted that the School of Life Sciences is part of the Wessex One Health partnership team and have been successful in recently obtaining a BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Award. We have launched our call for projects across all of the partners and are looking forward to training our successive cohorts of doctoral students in innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to infection biosciences.”
See more on the BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Award here >