Student stories

 

Our current Cheney PhD scholarship students are exploring a number of health challenges, from muscle health and viral infections to dementia and autoimmune disease. 

Leeds being a structural biology hub of the north was very appealing, it just made sense to do my PhD here.

 Monika Olejnik, exploring how drugs improve muscle health. 

It’s a really flexible programme compared to other PhDs. It exposes you to very different techniques and perspectives, and different ways of doing things.

Jake Browne, researching how viruses lead to kidney transplant failure. 

I knew what I wanted to do technically, and what skills I wanted to learn, but this programme has given me a chance to step back and actually explore different areas in more detail.

Tom Mitchell, developing tools to monitor and understand Dementia. 

It’s been helpful to be able to go through it together as a cohort, to get advice and learn from each other as we go along.

Kate Adamson, investigating immune receptors in relation to rheumatoid arthritis 

Getting support

You will also have access to the following resources to support and help you throughout your time at Leeds:

Doctoral College - Provides support and enhances opportunities available to you as a PhD student.

Feeling at Home in Leeds - The University offers face to face support and online tools to help students feel at home and make the most of University life.

Faculty of Biological Sciences Graduate School - As a researcher at Leeds, you will be part of a vibrant and welcoming research community both within the Faculty and the wider University.

Disability - Describes the support available during the application process and during postgraduate research degrees.

Contact us

If you have questions about the Cheney Scholarship or the application process, we’re here to help:

• Programme enquiries - [email protected]
• Application process enquiries - [email protected] (Faculty of Biological Sciences Graduate School)