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dtp PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 278 dtp PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Decoding the molecular switches that control fungal growth and infection (BIDULA_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Stefan Bidula. Fungal infections are responsible for over 1.5 million deaths each year, cause substantial agricultural losses, and are becoming increasingly difficult to treat due to rising antifungal resistance. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SB Bidula
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Whole genome sequencing from mosquito blood meals (BERGSTROM_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Anders Bergstrom. Mosquitos can be seen as tiny, autonomous samplers of blood from wild animals. It is well-established that mosquito blood meals contain animal DNA, as well as DNA from animal pathogens. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Bergström
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Chemical Biology to target bacteria: Inhibiting bacterial growth by controlling cell division protein interactions (BEEKMAN_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Andrew Beekman. Antibiotic-resistant pathogens are a huge threat in healthcare and farming. The last resorts of conventional antibiotic drugs are unable to treat multi-resistant strains in patients. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Beekman
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio Partnership – Organic Synthesis & Evaluation of Antibiotic Derivatives for the Disruption of Ribosomal Translation

This project will focus on the organic synthesis and biological screening of novel natural antibiotic derivatives that disrupt mRNA translation by ribosomes in diverse model organisms. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S L Cockroft, Dr S Granneman
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio Partnership – Using critical element (Co-Mn-Ni) containing compounds formed through biological processes as precursors for development of high-performance cathode materials for energy storage applications

Currently, Mn-Co-Ni containing oxides are used as cathode materials in commercial lithium ion batteries. Further research into the Co-Mn-Ni-O-H system is investigating phases that have potential in other energy storage applications such as supercapacitor materials or as electrode materials in Na-ion batteries. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof CK Kirk, Prof L Horsfall
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering fitness in disease-resistant crops (GRANDELLIS_E27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Carolina Grandellis. Engineering crop disease resistance to overcome the growth-defence trade-off. Developing crops that are both productive and resillient is one of the major challenges facing agriculture. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CG Grandellis
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How do fungi and bacteria communicate? Decoding the rules of cross-kingdom microbial interactions (BUSCAINO_Q27DTP)

Microorganisms rarely live alone. Instead, fungi and bacteria form complex communities where they constantly communicate, compete and cooperate. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof AB Buscaino
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Role of non-canonical autophagy in liver lipid metabolism in response to unhealthy diets (BERAZA_Q27DTP)

Obesity has epidemic proportions in the UK as more than 60% of adults are overweight and 33% have fatty liver. Poor dietary habits (western diets) are the main contributors to obesity and liver steatosis, where lipid accumulation becomes toxic for hepatocytes leading to cell death and consequent inflammation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Beraza
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How do the connections between a cell and its neighbours control how a cell responds? (FAULKNER_J27DTP)

Plant cells are connected to their neighbours via ‘tubes’ called plasmodesmata, creating an interconnected cytoplasm that joins cells within and between tissues and organs. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Faulkner
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Where does RNA go in the cold? Visualing Coolair RNA inside Plant Cells (DING_J27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Yiliang Ding. Plants cannot escape changes in their environment and must continually adjust their growth and development in response to temperature. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Y Ding
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Endosymbiosis-mediated Regulation of Nuclear Calcium Signalling (CHARPENTIER_J27DTP)

Are you passionate about plant biology, endosymbiosis, or bioengineering? Join a cutting-edge research project exploring how plants communicate with beneficial soil microbes to uptake nutrients. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Charpentier
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How to build an immune receptor: AI-led protein design for engineering disease resistance (BANFIELD_J27DTP)

Like animals, plants get sick, but they have an immune system to fight back against infection. Plant diseases are a threat to food production and a constraint on achieving food security against the background of a changing climate and the need to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Banfield
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio Partnership – Polyester Depolymerisation Mediated by Artificial Metalloenzymes

An estimated 31.9 million tonnes of mismanaged plastic waste enters the environment annually,[1] contaminating oceans and terrestrial ecosystems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Garden, Dr A Jarvis
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Scholarship project: Chemical recycling and upcycling of PET

This PhD project will tackle the chemical recycling and upcycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), one of the most pressing challenges in the circular economy. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof RR Rinaldi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Pain as neurobiological surprise: Using human brain imaging and animal studies to advance new concepts in persistent pain.

Background. ------------. Human tissue damage does not always lead to pain. There are circumstances in which damage-responsive (nociceptive) "pain" pathways are active and yet minimal, or no pain is felt. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr GT Tackley, Dr J Davies, Dr CL Lawrenson, Prof P Sumner
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)