Flexible funding examples

At PETRA III, DESY, during my specialist training visit to EMBL Hamburg. From 5 to 10 July 2026, I visited the Biological X-ray Imaging team at EMBL Hamburg/DESY for specialist training in synchrotron-based phase-contrast X-ray tomography. My PhD combines the development of a mitomycin C (MMC)-releasing ocular composite with a chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) xenograft model of conjunctival melanoma. Although conventional histology provides detailed cellular information,

Thanks to the flexible funding, I was able to undertake a three‑month Science Policy Internship at the Academy of Medical Sciences in London as part of the MRC Policy Internship Scheme. During my placement, I joined the UK policy team and contributed to a wide range of projects across both UK and international policy. This experience allowed me to gain first‑hand insight into the world of science policy and to better understand how research conducted in the laboratory can inf

Thanks to the DiMeN flexible supplement, I was able to travel to Austria for a week to receive training from the Rademacher group at the University of Vienna in the synthesis of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs). An important part of my project is being able to target the delivery of mRNA encoding a glycan-remodelling enzyme specifically to cancer cells. LNPs are an ideal way of doing this, as their lipid components can be functionalised with targeting molecules, limiting their upta