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environmental biotechnology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 88 environmental biotechnology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Single-Molecule Fluorescence Detection of Early-Stage Dementia Biomarkers

Background. The term dementia covers a range of diseases minimally understood and accepted as incurable therefore impacting financially on health care systems and the community affected. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr TS Sabir, Dr S Quinn
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Unravelling the Ubiquitination Code: Connecting Phosphate Signalling and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient that is frequently limiting for plant growth. Plants respond to low phosphate by launching sophisticated phosphate-starvation responses to call for beneficial soil fungi, arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Choi
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: A mechanism for CO2 sensing: Epigenetic regulation of the primary cilium

This project will determine how carbon dioxide acts as an epigenetic signal to regulate primary cilium structure and signalling, revealing a previously unrecognised mechanism linking the cellular environment to mammalian cell behaviour. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Cann, Prof John Sayer
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EastBio: Resilient crops for a sustainable future: Unravelling the interaction between fungal pathogens and mycorrhizal symbionts in barley

  Research Group: Institute of Ecology and Evolution
The global climate crisis is driving a step change in approaches to agriculture. Sustainable and regenerative crop management is an essential component of our drive to net zero Carbon. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof T Helgason, Dr BO Orosa
 16 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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Deciphering Fungal Growth, Survival, and Adaptation Using a Solid-state NMR Approach

Fungal cell walls are complex, protective structures, dominated by sugar molecules (glucans) of varying length and composition. They are essential for fungal growth, shape, and survival, and are major targets for antifungal drugs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr WYC Chow, Dr M Balasubramanian
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Sustainable recovery and remediation of metals using zero-carbon biomaterial strategies

The recovery and/or remediation of metal ions from the environment is essential for both retaining sovereign resources (such as battery components) and to mitigate environmental impact from activities such as nuclear waste processing or precious metal and electronic waste (rare earths) recovery. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof m Gibson, Dr LN Natrajan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully Funded PhD in Bioengineering and BioRobotics

The PhD in BioRobotics is one of the world's largest doctoral programmes in biomedical engineering and robotics, and this fully funded PhD is your opportunity to join it. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Italy PhD Programme
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Building new nano-biosensors for healthcare: Linking biology to the world of carbon nanotechnology through synthetic biology

  Research Group: Molecular Biosciences
Proteins are nature’s very own molecular machines carrying out functions ranging from catalysis to molecular recognition to energy conversion. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Jones, Prof M Palma, Dr WK Kelton
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Exploiting peptide design in linking hydrogel and spread film properties in the development of novel antibacterial films

  Research Group: Division of Pharmacy and Optometry
This project combines expertise in pharmacy and biotechnology to tune polypeptide/surfactant film properties through the design of novel peptides characterised using advanced physical characterisation techniques and relate the film properties to those of hydrogels. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Campbell, Prof A Saiani, Prof A Miller
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Decoding CDR Dynamics to Engineer High Affinity Antibodies for Next Generation Therapeutics

  Research Group: Molecular & Cell Biology
Project Summary. This project will investigate how complementarity‑determining region (CDR) structural dynamics guide affinity maturation in antibodies, with the goal of improving their use in global health and biotechnology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Hall, Dr F Muskett
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Fully Funded PhD Scholarship at the EPSRC Universities for Nottingham CDT in Resilient Chemistry

 . We invite suitably qualified and highly motivated applicants from STEM disciplines to apply for a series of multidisciplinary PhD scholarships hosted by the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University as a dual award. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership
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Fully Funded PhD Scholarship at the EPSRC Universities for Nottingham CDT in Resilient Chemistry

 . We invite suitably qualified and highly motivated applicants from STEM disciplines to apply for a series of multidisciplinary PhD scholarships hosted by the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University as a dual award. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership