Applications Now Open for Our New Doctoral Training Programme

We are pleased to announce that the call for applications has now opened for our new Doctoral Training Programme BioAID (BioAID-zym.com): AI- and data-driven industrial biocatalysis, a cross-institutional, including world-leading experts from Queen's University Belfast (QUB), University of Manchester (UoM), University of Edinburgh (UoE) and University of Bristol (UoB).

BioAID will train the next generation of scientists in Artificial Intelligence and Data-Driven approaches for translational biocatalysis, addressing critical needs in the development of sustainable biotechnologies.

The studentship is fully funded for 48 months and covers tuition fees and an annual stipend at the UKRI rate, for 2026-27 this is £21,805 per annum, for a candidate satisfying UKRI residency criteria. 

Application deadline: Monday, March 16, 2026 (GMT, UTC+0)

List of Projects (2026)

Institution	Project Title
QUB	De novo Enzyme Design for Biosynthesis
	https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/de-novo-enzyme-design-for-biosynthesis/?p194930
QUB	AI-Driven Discovery and Engineering of Novel Enzymes for Biogas Mitigation and Utilisation
	https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/ai-driven-discovery-and-engineering-of-novel-enzymes-for-biogas-mitigation-and-utilisation/?p194935
UoE	A metal-led approach to metalloenzyme design.
	https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/a-metal-led-approach-to-metalloenzyme-design/?p194969
UoE	Protein engineering of substrate recognition in B3 metallo-β-lactamases or Learning design rules for substrate affinity in metalloenzymes.
	https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/learning-design-rules-for-substrate-affinity-in-metalloenzymes/?p195032
UoM	Tools for accelerated protein engineering of flavin-dependent ene-reductases
UoM	Designer photoenzymes for selective C-H functionalisations
UoB	Machine learning models for enzyme catalysis
UoB	Dynamic tools for enzyme design