Zurich Ph.D. Program in Microbiology and Immunology

The Zurich Ph.D. Program in Microbiology and Immunology is a joint program of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, two highly prestigious Swiss universities with excellent research facilities. The program offers research and education opportunities in a stimulating international environment for ambitious students who wish to work towards a Ph.D. Microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics, cell, developmental, molecular, systems and structural biology are covered by the program.

Accepted students perform their research project in one of the participating research groups of their choice, according to their scientific interest. Advanced teaching and training courses are offered throughout the curriculum. Students will obtain their Ph.D. from either the University of Zurich or ETH Zurich and receive a graded certificate from the program.

The program language is English throughout.

• Browse the participating research groups
• Check infos on applications & deadlines

Sir RATAN TATA Scholarships for Studies in the UK-Deadline July 2

The British Council invites applications for Sir Ratan Tata
Scholarships for Indian students planning to study in the UK.The Sir
Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) has set up this new scholarship scheme in
Development Studies and will offer three scholarships of up to £20,000
each.

The programme is aimed at students interested in studying for a full
time Masters degree in the disciplines of Developmental Economics and
Science and Technology. Students can take advantage of this
scholarship to study courses that are inter-disciplinary like the
following and more.
* Development studies
* Development Economics;
* Studies in Science, Society and Development;
* Economic Development;
* Science, Technology, Medicine and Society;
* Social Informatics and Management;
* Public Health;
* Environment, Science and Society

Eligibility criteria, application form with the guidance can be
downloaded from http://www.britishcouncil.org/india-scholarships-sirratantata.htm

To find research opportunities in France

Mant research students in France invariably need the help of Association Bernard Gregory. This association has a website that posts opportunities for research (PhD, postdoc, technicians etc). To search for research opportunities in France, click on the link below.
http://www.abg.asso.fr/offre_rechercher.php?nature=1&mz=1&lg=en


About ABG:

Founded in 1980, the Association Bernard Gregory promotes the value of training through research to the non-academic world and helps the entry of young PhDs from any discipline into business.

Mission

The mission of the ABG is to promote the placement of PhDs into companies through:

• information, professionalisation initiatives and individual support programmes for job seekers,
• promoting training through research within the business world,
• matching the skills of new and recent PhDs to job offers in companies.

Initiatives

The actions of the ABG are complentary to research institutions' and doctoral schools'. They include:

• Continuous information for PhD students, new and recent PhDs and postdocs on the job market and opportunities for professional contact, through a website that receives 400,000 visits per month, 'Docteurs&Co' quarterly newsletter, around a hundred interventions at PhD student forums and a European guide 'From PhD to Employment' (170,000 copies downloaded in 2004) available in French and in English.
• Professionalisation initiatives: Doctoriales and the 'Adding value to skills – a new chapter in the thesis' programme (170 PhD students involved in 2004).
• A network of 300 correspondents who provide individual support to new PhDs in structuring their career plans, in writing a CV aimed at the non-academic sector, and who follow them through to recruitment.
• An online CVs database validated by ABG correspondents (1,000 CVs) and a database of company job offers (750 in 2004).
• Coordinating a network of companies and partner research organizations: offering arenas (web and press) to communicate their initiatives and their actions in support of jobs for new and recent PhDs; organizing regular meetings of the Business Club that deal with new and recent PhDs and with companies.