17 PhD studentships available for October 2025 start within the Wessex One Health (WOH) Doctoral Award
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MRC Centre for Medical Mycology at the University of Exeter in partnership with St Georges’ University Hospital London and the UKHSA Mycology Reference Laboratory in Bristol designated as an ECMM Excellence Center Diamond Status 2023-2027.
MRC CMM laboratories were awarded the Gold LEAF accreditation in the 2023/24 academic year, after achieving Silver and Bronze in previous years.
Mycology is an area of urgent medical need, with more than 1.5 million deaths worldwide each year caused by fungal infections.
Of all microbial pathogens of humans, fungi are the least well studied and understood. The cost of diagnosing and treating fungal infections also has major economic impact. The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology (MRC CMM) enables this group of researchers to utilise and expand its critical mass, promoting pioneering cross-disciplinary research that covers areas of scientific, translational and clinical importance.
The MRC CMM is a joint investment by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the University of Exeter and represents one of the most ambitious strategic investments in medical mycology worldwide. The MRC CMM is based in the Geoffrey Pope building within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences (HLS).
The MRC CMM complements and enhances Exeter’s existing strengths in living systems, life sciences and medicine, placing Exeter at the forefront of fungal research at a critical time.
MYCO-TALKS
** International scientists sharing outstanding science **
Join us for our new monthly seminar series MYCO-TALKS on the last Thursday of each month.
MYCO-CLINICS
**Clinical experts in Medical Mycology will be presenting cases highlighting the challenges and new observations in the clinical recognition, diagnosis and management of fungal diseases**
Join us for the quarterly seminar series MYCO-CLINICS held on the first Thursday of every three months at 16:00 BST.
FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS with MRC CMM - EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
The MRC Centre of Medical Mycology (MRC CMM) welcomes enquiries from excellent researchers who wish to submit a fellowship application to an external funder (for example UKRI, Wellcome Trust, Royal Society) and be hosted by the MRC Centre of Medical Mycology.
We are particularly interested in recruiting researchers focused upon co-infections and antimicrobial resistance, and welcome discussions with non-mycological applicants having research portfolios that can incorporate medically important fungal pathogens.
We recommend that you first contact the Centre, or an individual academic to discuss your ideas. Secondly, please complete our form at the link below and attach your supporting information. We have an internal mentoring process to ensure that the applications we support are of the highest standard
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RESEARCH AND TRAINING VISITS
The MRC CMM welcomes applications from postgraduate research (PGR) students, post-doctoral researchers, medical students and clinicians wishing to pursue research questions, gain invaluable experience in cutting edge technologies and experimental design, or to obtain focused training in specific research areas within medical mycology.
Latest news from the MRC CMM
A major activity of the Centre is to increase capacity in fundamental and clinical research in medical mycology through research and training programmes for medical and biosciences students, clinicians and early career researchers.
New opportunities at all levels at the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology at the University of Exeter to further strengthen our multidisciplinary team.
* Postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow position available at the MRC CMM (>Read more and apply)
> Visit our new public engagement website https://thefungalthreat.com/
> Watch our Outreach and Engagement Playlist in YouTube
> Discover our Art meets Medical Mycology projects
> Listen to our Fungicast podcast series exploring topical issues relating to medical mycology.