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environmental biotechnology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 88 environmental biotechnology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Environmental Science and Engineering PhD — Fully Funded

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering division at KAUST
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is a graduate research university on the shores of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia, bringing together talented researchers and world-leading faculty from more than 100 countries in a fully English-taught environment. Read more
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Life’s a Beach - Tropical Beach Microbiomes in a Changing World

National University of Singapore
Department of Biological Sciences
Tropical beaches are among the world’s most heavily used and impacted coastal environments and underpin a major tourism industry across Southeast Asia. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Pointing
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CASE: Bioleaching Superalloy Waste: A New Circular Route to Critical Mineral Recovery A sustainable process for Tantalum recovery from superalloy waste processes

Coventry University
Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership
Tantalum (Ta) is a strategically important critical raw material used in aerospace superalloys, electronics and advanced technologies. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof F P A Alamdari, Prof S Farnaud
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bioleaching Superalloy Waste: A New Circular Route to Critical Mineral Recovery A sustainable process for Tantalum recovery from superalloy waste processes

Coventry University
Centre For Discoveries in Life Science
Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof F P A Alamdari
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Luminescent Molecular Probes to Detect Phosphate in UK Waterways (Ref: CM/SB-SF1/2026)

Loughborough University
Department of Chemistry
A major unsolved challenge for environmental agencies is to monitor inorganic phosphate in water, to predict the breakout of harmful algae blooms that lead to aquatic ‘dead zones’. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Butler, Dr H Willcock
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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ACCE+ DLA Programme: Glyco-drug Detection in Water and Understanding the Impact on Waste Water Processing

University of York
Department of Chemistry
ACCE+ DLA is committed to recruiting extraordinary future scientists regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith or religious belief, pregnancy or maternity, parental or caring responsibilities or career pathway to date. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Parkin, Prof A Boxall, Prof J Chong, Prof M A Fascione
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Weather-driven fungal attachment, recovery and redistribution across terrestrial surfaces PhD

Cranfield University
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
This 3.5-year PhD, supported through the Central England NERC Training Alliance (CENTA3), will investigate how changing weather controls whether fungi remain attached to terrestrial surfaces, recover after disturbance or redistribute to new locations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Sun, Dr L Huang
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Why the sea sparkles – cellular and environmental drivers of dinoflagellate bioluminescence

University of Southampton
NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award
Project Overview. Dinoflagellate bioluminescence dominates light output in surface seawater globally, but its cellular and environmental drivers remain unclear. Read more
 Supervisors: Mr . Janouškovec, Dr G Wheeler
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding the Biotechnological Potential of Archived Polar Samples - Towards Net-Zero polar Biotechnology

Northumbria University
School of Geography and Natural Sciences
This PhD is part of the Net Zero Polar Science DTP, which aims to make polar science possible in a net zero world. For further details visit https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk/. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Pearce, Dr A Jones, Dr K Hughes, Prof Peter Convey, Dr J Finnigan
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Microbial Warfare: Defence Dynamics of Soil Microbiomes in Polluted Environment

Teesside University
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. Are you fascinated by microbes, environmental sustainability and the power of modern genomics? This interdisciplinary PhD project will explore how soil bacteria defend themselves against viruses while adapting to industrial pollution. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Shehreen, Dr Jason Wilson, Dr C Orr, Dr I Lidbury
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully Funded PhD Positions in Circular Economy & Sustainable Waste Management

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Centre for International Programs
Are you passionate about designing sustainable systems, reducing environmental impact, and creating circular solutions for communities?. Read more
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EastBio - Where environmental stress tolerance meets biotechnology – understanding Cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase function during stress responses and targeted protein degradation in plants

University of Dundee
Faculty of Life Sciences
Plants use ubiquitination to regulate cellular function more than any other group of Eukaryotes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Hemsley, Dr M Balcerowicz
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Shrimp Get Flu Too: Understanding How Environmental Change Drives Aquatic Virus Evolution

Teesside University
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. Shrimp Get Flu Too. Understanding How Environmental Change Drives Aquatic Virus Evolution. How do viruses evolve when their environment is constantly changing?. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AB Burgess, Dr J Bojko, Dr J South
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Deciphering S6K2 signalling networks at the interface of plant growth and environmental stress

Teesside University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
How do plants decide whether to grow or survive when faced with environmental stress?. Plants constantly adjust their growth and metabolism in response to changing environmental conditions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Karunakaran
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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A beneficial plant-microbial interaction: the ecology of flax retting

Durham University
Department of Biosciences
This project investigates the microbial ecology of flax retting as a natural decomposition process with implications for microbial community dynamics, water quality, and sustainable fibre production. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A.C Brennan
 5 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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