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insect PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 76 insect PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Harnessing Nature's Blow Torch to Protect Bees

University of Exeter
Biosciences
Harnessing Nature's Blow Torch to Protect Bees. The challenge and the opportunity. Bees are the world’s most economically and environmentally important group of insect pollinators. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Bass
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD – Evolution of maternal care behaviours in flies - HLSUOB26

University of Bristol
School of Biological Sciences
About the project. Maternal care encompasses any behaviour by the mother that has a direct and positive impact on the survival of her offspring, and can take many different forms. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AA Adden, Dr LS-R Sumner-Rooney
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploring the molecular basis of thermal tolerance across diverse invertebrates: a macrophysiological approach

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Biosciences
  Research Group: Organisms and Environment
Project description. Temperature is a fundamental ecological variable that governs nearly every aspect of life from metabolic rates and activity patterns to species distributions and survival. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Bishop, Dr L Alford, Prof P Kille
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Predicting species interactions with traits and phylogenies

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
Interactions between species – such as predator-prey, host-parasite, plant-pollinator – are a fundamental property of biological communities. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G N Stone, Prof D Obbard
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Unraveling genetic constraints on evolutionary trajectories: A quantitative genetics analysis of life history, dispersal, and aging in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
Understanding how genetic constraints shape evolutionary trajectories is fundamental to evolutionary biology, yet empirical estimates in invertebrate systems are limited. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Moorad, Dr C Walling
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Virome Dynamics and Viral Discovery in Rehabilitated Bats Revealed by Longitudinal Metagenomics

University of Essex
School of Life Sciences
Applications close on December 16th 2026 at 23:59pm GMT. Scientific Background. Bats play important ecological roles in insect control and ecosystem functioning, yet many enter wildlife rehabilitation following injury, starvation or environmental disturbance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Giotis, Dr AT Telatin, Dr CT Townsley, Prof T Cameron
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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TREES DLA: Doctoral Training in Environmental Science (UK)

University College London
NERC DLA Training, Research and Equity in Environmental Sciences (TREES)
TREES (Training, Research & Equity in Environmental Sciences) is a cutting-edge doctoral training programme funded by UKRI-NERC. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  NERC CASE Studentship
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Rewilding the UK: Ecological drivers and captive breeding conditions for successful reintroduction of the Black-veined White butterfly

Royal Holloway, University of London
NERC DLA Training, Research and Equity in Environmental Sciences (TREES)
Rewilding aims to restore biodiversity and ecological processes by enabling ecosystems to become more self-sustaining and function naturally. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr FR Ratto, Dr M Lee
 10 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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When can ecological theory predict community responses to environmental change?

University of Oxford
Department of Biology
The impact of environmental change on a given species will be mediated by the complex wider network of interactions within the community. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Terry
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Advancing our understanding of the EGFR-KRas-mediated activation of small G proteins RalA/B

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Molecular & Cell Biology
Growth factor signalling is fundamental to cell proliferation and differentiation. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) signalling exemplifies this process by activating the small GTPase KRas at the plasma membrane (PM), where KRas serves as a central signalling hub that activates multiple effectors, including BRAF and Rgl2. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Tanaka, Dr AKV Koyamangalath Vadakkepat
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Using cryo-EM to reveal the molecular architecture of DNA repair machinery in plants

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Molecular & Cell Biology
Background. DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) threaten genomic stability and cell viability. Non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) is a critical DSB repair pathway in both animals and plants. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AC Chaplin, Dr T Schalch
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Eastbio: Efficacy and Mechanisms of Novel Treatments for Antibiotic-Tolerant Infections

University of St Andrews
School of Biology
Antibiotics are an essential component of global healthcare, but their ability to effectively treat infections is undermined by the phenomenon of antibiotic tolerance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Hobbs, Prof M Upton
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI and Computer Vision for Wild Bee Monitoring and Sustainable Agriculture

Durham University
Department of Computer Science
Pollinating insects are essential to agriculture and biodiversity, yet monitoring wild bees in natural environments remains extremely difficult. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Atapour-Abarghouei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Chemical Biology: Small-Molecule Probes to Decode Biological Processes

Peking University
College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
Projects in this direction will use small molecules and bioactive natural products to investigate fundamental biological questions across human, plant, animal and microbial systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof X Lei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Computer Vision for Pollination Insects Monitoring

University of Reading
Department of Computer Science
Pollinating insects are crucial for agriculture, but current monitoring methods rely on manual techniques that are expensive, labour-intensive, and impractical for large-scale use. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Guedes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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