Industrial Fellowships
Overview
Encouraging profitable innovation and creativity in British Industry – to the mutual benefit of the Fellow and their sponsoring company.
Industrial Fellowships are awarded to graduates with the potential to make an outstanding contribution to industry, for research supported by a company, leading to a patent, product or process improvement and a postgraduate award.
With our Industrial Fellowships, companies get the chance to craft a bespoke PhD from the ground up that supports company ambitions as well as employee interests, and forge strong links with leading academics, to share access to expertise, facilities and knowledge.
Pursue a PhD whilst working Fellows receive significant funding towards their fees and salary, enabling employers to offer exciting personal development opportunities for their brightest employees.
Gain new IP whilst minimising R&D costs Fellows pursue a PhD whilst working, allowing companies to conduct innovative research that furthers their business objectives, and accelerates the creation of IP.
Collaborative relationships Fellows and their sponsoring companies will work closely with the PhD institution, forging strong and lasting links with leading academics
Application Information
The next application round, for Fellowships commencing in October 2025, opens in July.
We encourage those interested in applying to get in touch with our team, who can answer questions about the process, help connect you to alumni for more information or advise on sourcing industrial or academic partners for your application.
Fellowship Details
The aim of the scheme is to encourage profitable innovation and creativity in British Industry – to the mutual benefit of the Fellow and his or her sponsoring company. Projects in any science or engineering discipline will be considered.
Promotional Material
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2023 Fellows
Industrial Fellows from other years-
Anna Miller
Feed the world: harnessing Nature’s molecules for maximising future food productivity
Syngenta
University of Oxford -
Rebecca Stevens
High-Throughput Chemical Synthesis and Biological Testing of Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras
GSK
University of Strathclyde -
Fabian Spoendlin
Advancing Computational Methods for the Functional Characterisation of Antibodies Using Structural and Flexibility Data
F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd
University of Oxford -
Aleksy Kwiatkowski
Closing the Loop: A Computational-Experimental Feedback Approach for Predicting Macrocycle Closure
MSD
University of Oxford -
Claudine Greenwood
Identification of Covalent Tools for Essential Parasite Proteins Implicated in Tropical Diseases
GSK
University of Strathclyde -
Marina Economidou
Investigations Into the Ligand- and Oxidation State-Dependent Extraction of Residual Palladium from Pharmaceutically Relevant Molecules
GSK
University of Strathclyde -
Mark Bell
Short Range Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) for Environmental Monitoring
Leonardo UK
University of St Andrews -
Kate Turley
Environmentally affective circadian lighting and IoT solution for healthy ageing
Chroma Lighting
Ulster University -
Matthew Southern
Delivering novel 3D-rich building blocks for drug discovery
Sygnature Discovery Ltd.
University of Oxford -
Samantha Ree
Separation techniques for the recovery of radionuclides suitable for cancer therapy from extant nuclear materials
National Nuclear Laboratory
University of Manchester -
Sarah Oatway
Investigation of a novel Sensory discrimination training device for the management of phantom limb pain
2PD
Teesside University -
Paul McHard
Autonomous Robotic Detection and Correction of Surface Defects in Manufacturing
HAL Robotics Ltd
University of Glasgow -
Peter Doggart
Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Electrocardiography in Emergency Departments
PulseAI Ltd
Ulster University -
Gillian Cameron
The role of digital interventions in supporting workplace mental health and wellbeing
Inspire
Ulster University -
Sara Abreu
Investigation of factors affecting the downstream purification process of lentiviral vector manufacturing
Autolus
University College London