Join us

We are always looking for motivated and curious PhD students and Postdocs from a broad range of scientific disciplines (biology, physics, mathematics, computing) to join us. We offer interdisciplinary projects that combine experimental and theoretical approaches.

If you are interested in discovering fundamental mechanisms underlying cell motility and tissue shaping with us, please e-mail Mie with a copy of your CV and cover letter describing your research interests.

Prospective PhD Students

Our lab is part of the following PhD programmes:

LIDo PhD Programme (https://www.lido-dtp.ac.uk/)
UCL EPSRC DTP (EPSRC DTP)
UCL-Birkbeck MRC DTP (https://www.uclbbk-mrcdtp.ac.uk/)
Wellcome Optical Biology (https://opticalbiology.org/)

If you have been admitted to one of these or other programmes and are interested in doing a rotation project with us, please get in touch with Mie to discuss available projects.

Other PhD funding opportunities – please check out the following links for entry requirements, and get in touch with Mie with your CV and cover letter describing your research interests.

For students from any country:

Research Excellence Scholarships (RES) (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships/research-excellence-scholarship)

For overseas students:

UCL-China Joint Research Scholarships (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships/china-scholarship-council-ucl-joint-research-scholarship)