insects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 78 insects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Consciousness and Sentience of Insects

Queen Mary University of London School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences

Supervisors: Prof Lars Chittka. Funding: China Scholarship Council (CSC). Deadline: 31st January 2024. Research environment. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Chittka

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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What shapes microbial symbiont communities in insects?

University of Oxford Department of Biology

Multicellular organisms interact constantly with microbes. some as pathogens, some as passengers, and some as important and integrated partners. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A McLean

5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Evolutionary responses of insects to the Anthropocene

University of Oxford Department of Biology

Humans have altered global environments in many ways, such as converting natural habitats into farmland and exposing organisms to synthetic chemicals that have been unencountered previously since life began. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Barraclough

5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Development of meal insects for the production of high value biologicals

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

There is growing demand for biologically active compounds, especially proteins. These can be used as valuable enzymes in production processes, may take the form of antibodies for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, may function as antigens to elicit immune responses following vaccination, and may be engineered fibres with custom-build structural properties. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Rosato, Prof C P Kyriacou

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The plasticity of insects’ microbiome and the impact of feeding to chickens

University of Nottingham School of Biosciences

There is an urgent need to find alternative sustainable protein sources to meet increasing demand. Insects are a rich source of protein that can be… Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Brameld

16 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Acoustic ecology of South African Neuroptera

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences

There exists a 65-million-year-old acoustic battle between bats and flying insects that resumes every night across the globe. Bats, armed with ultrasonic sonar, target and pursue a myriad of night flying insects. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Holderied, Dr CJS Janion-Scheepers

15 December 2023 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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QUADRAT DTP: Hummingbirds , Flowerpiercers and Insects - Pollinators or Nectar Robbers?

Aberdeen University School of Biological Sciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. In the high Andes of northern South America, the treeline of elfin forests rises to about 3,000 m above sea level, transitioning into wet open ecosystems known as páramos. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Travis, Dr I Capellini

17 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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White Rose BBSRC DTP: Sensing the environment: How do environmental cues affect reproduction in insects?

University of Leeds White Rose BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership

Insects, along with other animals, cope with changing or adverse environmental conditions by pausing reproduction (reproductive diapause). Read more

Supervisors: Assoc Prof E.J. Duncan, Prof A Bretman

Open Day(s) 7 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Reproduction in a warming world – investigating climate change and fertility in important insects

University of Leeds Faculty of Environment

The problem. We are starting to see the devastating impacts of climate change, including accelerating biodiversity loss. However, most biological predictions of how climate change will impact species’ ranges and population persistence are based on the lethal temperatures. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Bretman

Open Day(s) 5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Cognition in insects

Queen Mary University of London School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences

Supervisors: Prof Lars Chittka. Funding: China Scholarship Council (CSC). Deadline: 31st January 2024. Research environment. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Chittka

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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OP2427 Mitigating the impacts of artifical light at night on biodiversity and attractiveness to disease carrying insects

Newcastle University Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering

Street lights are a major source of direct light pollution emissions, and stock has been transitioning to light-emitting diode (LED) technology in many parts of the world, resulting in increases in the blue part of the visible spectrum that is more harmful to biodiversity and human health. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Evans

11 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Developing a Novel Bluetooth Tracking System for Tracking Insects in the Landscape, Using Probabilistic Machine Learning (Code: COM-02-Smith)

University of Sheffield Department of Computer Science

Significant and continuing declines in many species of wild pollinators have been reported globally, leading to reduced pollination of wildflowers and agricultural crops. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Smith

24 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The structure of the Holobiont Tree-of-Life

Imperial College London Department of Life Sciences

What is the structure of the Tree-of-Life and how do its components interact? Holobionts are composed of distantly related organisms joined in various mutualistic… Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Vogler, Dr M Ryan, Prof J Rosindell

15 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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SCENARO: Shining a light on short-term response of moths and their predators to climate extremes: harnessing the potential of automated AI camera and audio systems

University of Reading Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

This project is based at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford but to comply with Tier 4 visa regulations, for international candidates, this project will be hosted at the University of Reading under lead supervision of Tom Oliver. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Roy, Prof T Oliver

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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NERC E4 Pathogen and parasite community ecology in wild insects

University of Edinburgh School of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Ecology & Evolution

Summary. We will use a natural community of multiple species of Drosophila - in the lab and from the wild - to understand determinants of pathogen and parasite prevalence, host range, and host switching. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Obbard, Prof G N Stone

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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