Timur Avkiran awarded Industrial Fellowship

The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 has awarded Industrial Fellowships worth up to £80,000 to the UK’s 14 most promising young doctoral engineers and scientists.The Industrial Fellowships provide graduates with the means to develop innovative technology with commercial potential, ideally leading to a patent, while completing a PhD or EngD.

Timur Avkiran, Research Scientist in chemistry, will complete a PhD, Developing improved Tuberculosis treatments using small molecule drugs, with the University of Warwick.