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We have 41 BBSRC PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Poised Chromatin and the Epigenetic Control of Development

Babraham Institute (Cambridge)

Babraham Institute Graduate Programme

Project title. Poised Chromatin and the Epigenetic Control of Development. Project outline. How cells switch genes on and off at the right time is fundamental to development. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Voigt

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Designing Immunity from First Principles: AI Protein Design and Structural Biology to Build Synthetic Plant Immune Receptors. Fully Funded 4-Year

Durham University

Department of Biosciences

Build a plant immune receptor that has never existed in nature. This fully funded four-year Gatsby Sainsbury PhD at Durham combines generative AI protein design, structural biology and plant immunity. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Bentham, Prof M Knight

27 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Designing Immunity from First Principles: AI Protein Design and Structural Biology to Build Synthetic Plant Immune Receptors. Fully Funded 4-Year

Gatsby Charitable Foundation

Build a plant immune receptor that has never existed in nature. This fully funded four-year Gatsby Sainsbury PhD at Durham combines generative AI protein design, structural biology and plant immunity. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Bentham, Prof M Knight

27 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Designing Immunity from First Principles: AI Protein Design and Structural Biology to Build Synthetic Plant Immune Receptors. Fully Funded 4-Year

University of Cambridge

Department of Plant Sciences

Build a plant immune receptor that has never existed in nature. This fully funded four-year Gatsby Sainsbury PhD at Durham combines generative AI protein design, structural biology and plant immunity. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Bentham, Prof M Knight

27 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Engineering Synthetic Gene Clusters and Genetic Syntax for Crop Protection

Durham University

Department of Biosciences

Plants have evolved a complex arsenal of mechanical and chemical defences to deter or harm herbivores and insect pests. These adaptations ensure survival by making the plant unpalatable, physically impenetrable, toxic, or difficult to digest. Read more

Supervisors: Dr NJP Patron, Dr B Lichman

13 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Engineering Synthetic Gene Clusters and Genetic Syntax for Crop Protection

Gatsby Charitable Foundation

Plants have evolved a complex arsenal of mechanical and chemical defences to deter or harm herbivores and insect pests. These adaptations ensure survival by making the plant unpalatable, physically impenetrable, toxic, or difficult to digest. Read more

Supervisors: Dr NJP Patron, Dr B Lichman

13 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Engineering Synthetic Gene Clusters and Genetic Syntax for Crop Protection

University of Cambridge

Department of Plant Sciences

Plants have evolved a complex arsenal of mechanical and chemical defences to deter or harm herbivores and insect pests. These adaptations ensure survival by making the plant unpalatable, physically impenetrable, toxic, or difficult to digest. Read more

Supervisors: Dr NJP Patron, Dr B Lichman

13 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Bioprospecting and enzyme design for the development of novel antifungal technologies

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemistry

There is a drive towards developing new, safe and sustainable ingredients for use in consumer goods. Antimicrobial preservatives are centre front in the minds of consumers and regulatory bodies and present an opportunity for Engineering Biology to develop new solutions. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Miller, Prof A Green

2 October 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

The Role of Cities in Decarbonised Biobased Food Systems

University of Reading

School of the Built Environment

As the world transitions to low carbon systems across all sectors, dramatic changes will be required across our society to reach our net zero targets. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Mohareb

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

EASTBIO: Tracing the fitness effects of new mutations across evolutionary timescales

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Research Group: Statistical Medicine and Molecular Biology

Mutations are the raw material of evolution. they generate the variation on which natural selection acts. Understanding their fate is therefore key to a fundamental question in evolutionary biology. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Borges, Dr C Kosiol

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

Development of a new muscle mechanics model - mechanics of lower limb muscles during gait

University of Birmingham

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

The goal of this project is to build a new model of muscle contraction called the Active Spring Muscle Model (ASMM) and to verify the model in human gait mechanics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S-H Yeo

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

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