PhD Studentship - Process Industries: Net Zero - Predictive Modelling of Powder Blending in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Award Summary

100% fees (UK home only), a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £21,805 (2026/27 UKRI rate), and a research training support grant of £20,000.

Overview

Are you ready to accelerate the delivery of life-saving medicines and support global Quality by Design (QbD) in pharmaceutical manufacturing? Continuous Direct Compression (CDC) is rapidly emerging as a preferred method for pharmaceutical tablet production. A central challenge is powder blending, where active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) must be uniformly mixed with excipients to ensure precise, consistent dosage and product quality. ... This project is part of the EPSRC CDT in Process Industries: Net Zero. The successful PhD student will be co-supervised by academics from the Process Intensification Group at Newcastle University. This project is supported by Astra Zeneca, who will co-supervise the project, provide access to high power computing facilities and supply relevant data where necessary.

This advert will close on 1.7.2026 but may close earlier if strong applications are received. Early submission is encouraged.