Applications are now open for an MPhil on seafood for societal health at the University of Cambridge – studentship that is being fully funded as part of the 750^th anniversary of The Fishmongers’ Company.

In order to mark the occasion, the company’s charitable trusts are awarding a number of special grants and bursaries in 2022. Two Mark Quested Legacy “Fishmongers’ 750” Scholarships will be awarded to “deserving, worthy and underrepresented postgraduates studying in fields of particular relevance to work of the Trusts”.

These particular scholarships are awarded in honour of Mark Quested, a company benefactor, who on his death in 1642 left explicit instructions on the provision of educational bursaries at either the University of Oxford or Cambridge. This year, one major scholarship will be awarded at each institution.

“We are particularly excited about the opportunity available through the Mark Quested legacy ‘Fishmongers’ 750’ scholarship on Seafood for societal health at Cambridge University, which has been developed in partnership with Dr Willer and Murray Edwards College. It is a great opportunity for a female scholar from a disadvantaged background to complete a Masters course which they otherwise may not be able to afford, and we hope, make good use of a historic legacy to deliver new knowledge relevant to the modern world,” said Dr Eleanor Adamson, from The Fishmongers’ Company.

The student will be encouraged to identify a research focus they are passionate about. Topics could range from methods to make sustainable nutritious seafood more attractive to people, to ways to make seafood more accessible to those in greatest need, to the role of seafood in young peoples’ mental health.

For their research the student will be based in the David Attenborough Building in the Department of Zoology, part of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, which brings together the biggest NGOs in biodiversity conservation with the University of Cambridge.

The student will be resident at Murray Edwards College, a college for women from a variety of backgrounds who strive to achieve their full potential and make a difference in the world.

Further information can be read here.

• To apply click here
• For further details contact Dr David Willer:dw460@cam.ac.uk
• The deadline for application is 4 October 2022
• Start date: 5 January, 2023 (lent term 2023)
• Supervisor: Dr David Willer / Prof David Aldridge