拉夫堡大学在研究强度（REF2014）方面是英格兰排名前十的大学，并且有资格提交给REF的拉夫堡学术人员中有66％的杰出工作被评为“世界领先”。或“国际一流”，而全国平均水平为43％。<br>在选择拉夫堡进行研究时，您将与该领域的领导者一起工作。您将受益于我们的全面支持和指导，包括量身定制的职业建议，以帮助您在研究和未来职业中取得成功。<br>项目详细信息：<br>许多运动都依赖经受反复冲击的各种不同球的稳定性能。这些球的设计以及我们对与之互动的物体（例如，蝙蝠，球拍，游戏表面，人体部位，人体部位防护设备
The Furan Fatty Acids (FFAs) are an important class of natural products due to their nutritional health benefits and impact on inflammatory & cardiovascular diseases.(1) The FFAs originate from plant, algae and marine bacteria, then accrue in higher order fish and mammals, therefore, the furan fatty acids are not produced de novo within humans and animals, but are accumulated through ingestion.(1) The FFAs are notoriously difficult to measure accurately in biological samples and the current state-of-the-art utilizes HPLC that is heavily reliant on a single reference sample.(2) We recently reported the total synthesis of two key FFAs,(3) therefore establishing practicable synthetic routes to the remaining members of this family of natural products. In this collaborative project, the successful candidate will complete the total synthesis of the remaining members of this group of natural products, validate the current state-of-the-art measurement methodology with our analytical colleagues, and then further examine the role the FFAs play in human health. The PhD candidate will receive an excellent training platform in organic and analytical chemistry in our state-of-the-art laboratories here at Loughborough. Importantly, the candidate will be immersed in a collaborative project delivering IMPACT with research outcomes that fit with the Health and Wellbeing Challenge at Loughborough University.