animal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 201 animal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Self-funded MScR: Animal disease outbreaks as "human tragedies": to what extent do government-led animal disease control interventions impact the occurrence and severity of domestic abuse and gender-based violence in affected farming communities in the UK?

Context. Gender-based violence tends to rise during periods of crisis, such as civil unrest, natural disasters, conflicts, and other complex emergencies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Tasker

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Exploring Chicken Vocalisations to Advance Precision Livestock Farming and Animal Welfare

Newcastle University

Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering

PhD Opportunity. Exploring Chicken Vocalisations to Advance Precision Livestock Farming and Animal Welfare. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Asher

31 March 2025 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Integrating AI with multi-omics to improve animal health

Teesside University

School of Health & Life Sciences

Our supervisory team at Newcastle University, SRUC, and Teesside University are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated student, excited by the prospect of Artificial Intelligence as a transformative tool in animal health, including veterinary/pathological sciences. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Wang

31 March 2025 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Competition in the brain: the neural basis of behavioural decision-making

University of St Andrews

School of Psychology and Neuroscience

Life as an animal is a constant process of choosing between actions. do I look for food, escape from a predator, find a mate, or stay on the sofa? Many of these actions are mutually exclusive, so decisions must carefully balance the importance of the animal’s various needs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Zwart, Prof MP Pankratz

21 March 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Digital Livestock Dynamics - Artificial Intelligence, IP Law, and the Ethical Frontier of Animal Care

Dalhousie University

Faculty of Computer Science

This research project investigates the convergence of artificial intelligence, intellectual property law, and ethical considerations in modern animal agriculture. Read more

Supervisor: Dr SR Neethirajan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Funded PhD- Applying the theory of electrical circuits to understand wildlife dispersal: how ‘social resistance’ shapes animal populations

University of Bristol

School of Biological Sciences

For many animals, dispersal is dangerous, tough, and prone to failure. Yet dispersal is crucial to the long-term viability of animal populations on our changing planet. Read more

Supervisor: Dr PK Kennedy

21 March 2025 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Harmonizing Mi'kmaq and First Nations Wisdom with Digital Innovation for Enhanced Animal Welfare

Dalhousie University

Faculty of Computer Science

This research project aims to integrate the traditional knowledge and practices of the Mi'kmaq and other First Nations communities within Nova Scotia with advanced artificial intelligence technologies to improve animal welfare. Read more

Supervisor: Dr SR Neethirajan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Behaviour and welfare of Hong Kong’s free-ranging feral bovids (cattle and water buffalo)

City University of Hong Kong

College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences

The vision of the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences (JCC; https://www.cityu.edu.hk/jcc/) is to become a centre of excellence in veterinary medicine and life sciences education and research. Read more

Supervisors: Prof Alan McElligott, Prof K Flay

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Digital Interfaces for Dairy Welfare - Advancing Human-Computer-Animal Interactions

Dalhousie University

Faculty of Computer Science

This research project aims to enhance the welfare of dairy cattle by developing innovative digital interfaces that facilitate better human-computer-animal interactions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr SR Neethirajan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Exploring influenza virus evolution using state-of-the-art technology and experimental animal model

University of Liverpool

Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences

History has shown that influenza viruses have the capacity to cause severe pandemics and was responsible for four pandemics between 1918 and 2009. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Naguib

30 April 2025 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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NILAB: Integrating AI and Taxonomy-Free Classification for Enhanced Microbiome Analysis of One Health Environments

Queen’s University Belfast

School of Biological Sciences

This project is a 4-year PhD project with enhanced training and 3+ month placement, which is funded by UKRI BBSRC through the NI Landscape Partnership in AI for Bioscience (NILAB) Programme, delivered by Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Creevey, Dr H Zheng

14 April 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Improving sustainable livestock production

Queen’s University Belfast

School of Biological Sciences

Dietary interventions offer mechanism of being able to manipulate the rumen microbiome and reduce methane in a quick manner. Indeed, there has been much focus in recent years on finding and developing efficient, practical and cost effective dietary interventions to reduce methane emissions from ruminants. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Huws, Dr D Kenny, Dr S Waters, Dr T Yan

21 March 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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PhD Opportunity - Building a sense of direction: how do thalamus and cortex interact?

University of Glasgow

College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences

'TO APPLY, PLEASE CLICK INSTITUTION WEBSITE'. Project background: The “sense of direction” is created by the brain in the form of head direction cells, which are neurons that become active when the had faces in a particular direction (a different direction for each cell). Read more

Supervisors: Prof KJ Jeffery, Dr MC Craig

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PhD Opportunity - Developing Therapeutic approaches for haemorrhagic stroke

University of Glasgow

College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences

'TO APPLY, PLEASE CLICK INSTITUTION WEBSITE'. Research area. Mouse genetics, haemorrhagic stroke, molecular cell biology, extracellular matrix, vascular disease, collagen, endoplasmic reticulum stress. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Van Agtmael

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Investigate the novel therapeutic potential for treating heart failure in diabetes.

The University of Manchester

Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Heart failure is the most common cause of mortality in diabetes patients, but current diabetes therapies have a limited impact on the incidence of heart failure in diabetic populations. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Liu, Prof M Rutter

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We have 201 animal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

animal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 201 animal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Self-funded MScR: Animal disease outbreaks as "human tragedies": to what extent do government-led animal disease control interventions impact the occurrence and severity of domestic abuse and gender-based violence in affected farming communities in the UK?

Exploring Chicken Vocalisations to Advance Precision Livestock Farming and Animal Welfare

Integrating AI with multi-omics to improve animal health

Competition in the brain: the neural basis of behavioural decision-making

Digital Livestock Dynamics - Artificial Intelligence, IP Law, and the Ethical Frontier of Animal Care

Funded PhD- Applying the theory of electrical circuits to understand wildlife dispersal: how ‘social resistance’ shapes animal populations

Harmonizing Mi'kmaq and First Nations Wisdom with Digital Innovation for Enhanced Animal Welfare

Behaviour and welfare of Hong Kong’s free-ranging feral bovids (cattle and water buffalo)

Digital Interfaces for Dairy Welfare - Advancing Human-Computer-Animal Interactions

Exploring influenza virus evolution using state-of-the-art technology and experimental animal model

NILAB: Integrating AI and Taxonomy-Free Classification for Enhanced Microbiome Analysis of One Health Environments

Improving sustainable livestock production

PhD Opportunity - Building a sense of direction: how do thalamus and cortex interact?

PhD Opportunity - Developing Therapeutic approaches for haemorrhagic stroke

Investigate the novel therapeutic potential for treating heart failure in diabetes.

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