Our programme is aligned to the EPSRC Future Manufacturing Research Hub vision and benefits from access to our world-class facilities.
“By combining multidisciplinary inputs from across the partner universities, with ambitious research projects that address real industry manufacturing needs, CMAC is producing graduates with the rounded set of attributes to be the future leaders in advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing. It is a privilege to see the impact our cohorts of alumni are already starting to make as they embark on their new careers in industry and academia.”
The bespoke PhD programme offers a vibrant and interdisciplinary training experience that equips our students for not only their studies but progression onto future careers. All students undertake the formal training programme during year 1, consisting of five residential training weeks at the University of Strathclyde, before progressing onto their specific research programme for the remainder of their studentships. Our training is delivered by our leading academic and industrial experts, and provides significant theoretical knowledge, practical training, and a range of transferable skills. Our training provides a unique cohort experience creating a community of researchers that can support students in their future careers.
Our unique PhD mentorship programme unites our researcher and industrial communities in a forum to provide insight and support to our PhD students. Our students are assigned to a mentor group depending on their research project, with each group aligned to the research scope of CMAC. Our students are mentored by leading industrialists throughout their studentships and providing industrial relevance, context, and advice on projects, as well and facilities opportunities for industrial placements.
As part of the CMAC PhD programme, our students have the opportunity to undertake an innovative industrial placement at one of our tier 1 industrial partners. These placements provide our students with vital industrial knowledge and experience that can help shape their research projects and future careers.
“The project was an excellent opportunity to translate developed capabilities from my academic research to a pre-competitive industrial project exploring spray drying as a manufacturing strategy for novel pharmaceutical peptides. The project highly benefitted from a multi disciplinary team of industrial specialists at Eli Lilly. It was a fantastic personal experience to become part of this innovative team.”
