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We have 278 dtp PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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One Health (meta)genomics of E. coli-associated urinary tract infections in pregnancy (MATHER_Q27DTP)

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect up to 35% of pregnant women and are associated with maternal sepsis, pre‑term birth and markedly higher health‑care costs. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Mather
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the evolution of calcium signal decoding mechanisms in plants (MILLER_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Ben Miller. Plants need to respond to the environment in order to adapt and grow. Plants often modify the concentration of calcium ions in their cells in response to different environmental stimuli and stresses [1]. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Miller
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating the ‘cry-for-help’ effect in wheat (MALONE_J27DTP)

Soil microbial associations with roots are highly complex and incredibly important for healthy plant growth. Consequently, plants secrete diverse metabolites to attract/repel key microorganisms from the surrounding soil. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Malone
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Designing Plant Gene Expression with Explainable AI (LI_E27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Ke Li. Plants survive drought, heat and disease by rapidly changing which genes are switched on, where, and when. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Ke Li Li
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering protein nanocages for biotechnology applications (LE BRUN_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Nick Le Brun. Proteins that self-assemble to yield cage-like structures are of great interest due to their potential applications in biotechnology. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Le Brun
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Watching a fungus fight back: mapping antimicrobial resistance in 3-D as it happens (KOEV_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Trey Koev. The chemicals that protect our crops and the drugs that treat fungal infections come from the same family. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Koev
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cracking the carbohydrate code: how carbohydrate-binding modules control starch digestion (KHIMYAK_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Yaroslav Khimyak. Why this matters. Starch is the principal source of dietary glucose, and the rate at which it is digested has major consequences for metabolic health. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Y Khimyak
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Functional genomics of sexually antagonistic selection (GRIESHOP_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Karl Grieshop. Why do harmful genes persist in populations instead of being removed by natural selection? One answer lies in sexual antagonism. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Grieshop
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Sweet and sticky: The role of protein glycosylation in bacteria colonisation and adaptation to the gut (JUGE_Q27DTP)

The accessory secretion (aSec) system is a protein export pathway that is uniquely present in Gram-positive bacteria and is dedicated to the secretion of large, glycosylated cell wall-anchored adhesins called serine-rich repeat proteins (SRRPs). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Juge
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Antibiotic discovery in Streptomyces bacteria (HUTCHINGS_J27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Matt Hutchings. Antimicrobial resistance in disease-causing bacteria represents a significant threat to global health. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Hutchings
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Rewiring photosynthetic pathways in a purple bacterium (CLARKE_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Tom Clarke. Rewiring photosynthetic pathways in a purple bacterium. There is an increasing need for biological solutions to challenges such as metal recovery and detoxification of organic compounds from industrial waste. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Clarke
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering gene drives for pest insect suppression (CHAPMAN_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Tracey Chapman. Mediterranean fruitfly (medfly) is a global agricultural pest that causes annual billion-dollar losses and threatens food security. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Chapman
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Click-to-Connect Cytochromes: Modular Components for Sustainable Electrical Circuits (BUTT_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Julea Butt. This exciting project will engineer cytochromes for site-selective covalent linkage to multiple redox partners and electrodes thereby delivering proof-of-principle for novel electronic circuitry. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Butt
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A single-cell atlas of the Euglena gracilis cell cycle (HALL_E27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Neil Hall. Euglena gracilis is one of biology's outliers. This single-celled protist diverged from plants and animals over a billion years ago, switches effortlessly between photosynthesis and feeding, and carries a genome stitched together from multiple ancient endosymbionts. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Hall
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering biology to decode gene regulatory networks in lateral root initiation (GUIZIOU_E27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Sarah Guiziou. Are you a motivated undergraduate with a passion for engineering biology and plant science?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Guiziou
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)