Flexible Funding Reports

Here you can find reports from DiMeN students who received awards from the Flexible Fund to carry out Internships, Training courses, Transitions Awards and Research Placements.

Interdisciplinary/Industry Training

Molecular Mechanisms of Host-Pathogen Interactions and Virulence in Human Fungal Pathogens Advanced Lecture Course - Thomas Burgess

Thanks to DiMeN flexible funding, I was able to attend the Molecular Mechanisms of Host-Pathogen Interactions and Virulence in Human...

Internships

Industrial Placement at the Medicines Discovery Catapult - Joseph Egan

In the third year of my PhD I undertook a 3-month industrial placement at the Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) which was supported by...

Transitions Award

scRNA-seq Analysis Using R Course - Catherine Hatton

Thanks to the flexible funding I’ve received from DIMEN, I was able to complete a five day online scRNA-seq analysis using R course run...

High Cost Training

Transcranial Magnetic Simulation (TMS) Workshop - Arnas Tamasauskas

DiMeN Flexible funding allowed me to take part in University of Nottingham’s Transcranial Magnetic Simulation (TMS) Workshop. The...

Internships

UKRI Policy Internship - Ailish McCafferty

The Flexible Funding Award made it possible for me to undertake a 3-month internship as a Parliamentary Policy Researcher within the...

High Cost Training

'Generation and Application of Organoid Disease Models' - Lorna Salvini

My flexible funding award enabled me to attend the ‘Generation and Application of Organoid Disease Models’ course organised by Wellcome...

High Cost Training

3D Printing & Biofabrication course - Millie Heslington

3D printing and biofabrication summer school course, 15-19th July 2024, Utrecht University Recently I attended the 11th annual...

Research Placements

Research Placement at Azotic - Jessica Buddle

Thanks to DiMeN flexible funding, I was able to do a 3-month placement at Azotic Technologies, Dunnington, York. Azotic technologies is a...

Internships

BioTech YES competition: DiMeN team in the final

Thanks to flexible funding, we were able to enter the YES21 competition as the Sheffield/Newcastle YES team. Flexible funding covered our...