The Queen Mary Faculty of Science and Engineering is inviting applications for Doctoral Research Studentships from UK candidates from underrepresented groups (e.g., Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic) in research in the UK with priority this round to Black, Black British, Caribbean, or African candidates. Studentships will be awarded for a full-time or part-time PhD programme starting in autumn 2024. Awards are tenable for up to 3.5 years, and cover tuition fees and a maintenance stipend at the UKRI London rate (c.21,237 p.a. full-time, 10,619 part-time; 2025/26 rates tbc). In order to be considered for an award, applicants should have (or expect to have by the end of the 2024/25 academic year) a master's degree or equivalent in an appropriate field. You must be a UK permanent resident from an underrepresented group in research, e.g., Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic, with the priority for this round given to those from Black origin, and eligible to pay home student fees. Further information are available at https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/postgraduate/phd-programmes/studentships/s-e-underrepresented-group-doctoral-research-studentships/ If interested in pursuing a project on population genetics and machine learning, please contact me m.fumagalli@qmul.ac.uk with a CV and a couple of paragraphs of personal statements before January 9th 2025. Matteo Fumagalli (he/him) Senior Lecturer in Genetics School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences Queen Mary University of London https://mfumagalli.github.io/ Matteo Fumagalli (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)