PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Department: Materials/nTitle: Designing polymer drug delivery implants with tuneable release pathways/nThis 3.5-year PhD project is fully funded and will be based at the University of Manchester, Manchester. The project aims to develop next-generation polymer drug delivery implants designed to form in situ and enable tuneable release pathways by controlling polymer architecture, material properties and formulation behaviour. The student will undertake an interdisciplinary programme combining polymer synthesis, materials characterisation, rheology and mechanical testing, and in vitro drug release studies, supported by quantitative analysis and mechanistic interpretation. The studentship is closely linked to the UK Hub for Advanced Long-Acting Therapeutics (HALo). The start date is October 2026.