Opportunities

Opportunities across the continent.

The Darwin Trust of Edinburgh promotes education and research in the Natural Sciences and in particular Molecular Biology. Its main activity is the award of PhD studentships to individuals who are not UK nationals so that they can pursue a PhD in the biological or biomedical sciences. 

Visit The Darwin Trust of Edinburgh website to learn more


The Wellcome Trust 4-yearPhD programme in Hosts, Pathogens and Global Health provides broad, interdisciplinary training in all aspects of infectious disease research, from immunology to epidemiology, phylogenetics and evolutionary biology.

The application window for entry in October 2024 is now closed.

Find out more about the programme and how to apply


Edinburgh Infectious Diseases is working with Fleming Fund fellows from Uganda, Malawi and Kenya to build capacity for surveillance of AMR.

The Fleming Fund is a UK Government Aid Programme and is administered by the Department of Health and Social Care. The programme aims to improve AMR surveillance, raise public awareness and promote responsible use of antibiotics in LMICs.

Learn more about the Fleming Fund Fellowship Scheme in Edinburgh


Principal Peter Mathieson in Ghana

A multi-year commitment to explore innovative educational opportunities for African students and build research partnerships across the African continent has been announced by the University of Edinburgh. During a trip to Ghana in March 2023,  Professor Peter Mathieson, Principal announced the University's commitment to exploring innovative educational opportunities for African students and building research partnerships across the African continent.

The Principal’s African Partnership Fund will initially commit a quarter of a million pounds to build collaborations, potentially supporting research, innovation, teaching and learning and engagement with African colleagues.

The Principal’s Edinburgh-Africa Partnership Fund for 2023/24 projects is now closed. 

Enquiries about this funding call can be directed to the University of Edinburgh, Senior Partnerships Advisor: Jake Broadhurst, Global.Partnerships@ed.ac.uk

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Co-developed by Una Europa partners and eight African universities, Una Europa-Africa Partnership Seed Funding provides researchers with a unique opportunity to embark on an intercontinental research partnership.

Six projects have secured up to €36,000 to tackle global challenges. From addressing air quality inequity to documenting endangered languages, discover the projects spearheading new research collaborations between Europe and Africa:

6 projects awarded Una Europa–Africa Partnership Seed Funding to tackle global challenges

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