About the Project
We have an exciting opportunity for a four-year PhD studentship within the Research Centre for Health (ReaCH) at Glasgow Caledonian University. The successful candidate will join the laboratories of Dr Janice Spencer and Professor Gordon Ramage and work alongside our industrial partners at Scottish Water.
Funded through an IBioIC Industrial PhD Training Programme in partnership with Scottish Water, we aim to develop a deeper understanding of any points which may support accumulation of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in wastewater treatment works including ubiquitous biofilms. AMR is one of the greatest threats to global health, projected to cause 10 million premature deaths every year by 2050 therefore understanding if current wastewater treatments contribute to accumulation of AMR within them would allow the introduction of interventions to reduce and effectively monitor levels of AMR.
This project will combine the internationally recognised biofilm expertise and modelling experience of Dr Spencer and Professor Ramage at GCU with the water industry expertise from Dr Ania Escudero and Scottish Water.
This project is available as a 4 year full-time PhD study programme starting 1st October 2026.
