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livestock PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 28 livestock PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
York YBDTP project: Structural vaccinology to improve vaccine design for the parasitic livestock disease animal African trypanosomiasis.
Lead supervisor: Prof Gavin Wright. Co-supervisors: Dr Jamie Blaza Chemistry. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology (University of York). Read more
Structural vaccinology to improve vaccine design for the parasitic livestock disease animal African trypanosomiasis.
The livelihoods of millions of people living in Africa are at risk due to infectious diseases that affect the health of livestock animals that provide them with essential food, milk, clothing and draught power. Read more
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Discovering the determinants of host tropism of an emerging livestock pathogen
An evolutionary arms race for supremacy exists between viruses and their hosts’ immune systems. Viruses rely on cellular resources and machinery for their replication, and cells defend themselves from viruses by recognising and blocking infections. Read more
Net-Zero Digital Livestock Farming AI and Big Data Solutions for Climate-Smart Dairy and Poultry Practices
This research project focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence and big data to transform dairy and poultry farming practices with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and achieving net-zero targets. Read more
Digital Livestock Dynamics - Artificial Intelligence, IP Law, and the Ethical Frontier of Animal Care
This research project investigates the convergence of artificial intelligence, intellectual property law, and ethical considerations in modern animal agriculture. Read more
Resilience of pastoral societies to social-ecological change in central Kenya
Eligibility: UK/International graduates with the required entry requirements. Duration: Full-Time – between three and three and a half years fixed term. Read more
Computer Vision-Based Monitoring of Health, Welfare and Living Space in Dairy Cattle
We are seeking a dynamic and passionate PhD student to join our team and help drive enhancements to livestock health and welfare through AI based monitoring. Read more
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Health and Productivity of Cattle used in Rewilding
Rewilding is a nature-based approach to facilitating natural regeneration of intensively managed land, and has become a popular idea in the UK and Europe. Read more
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QUARTILES DLA: Mechanisms of spatial variation in natural tree regeneration in grazed UK uplands
This fully funded PhD project is part of the QUARTILES Doctoral Landscape Award, a BBSRC and NERC-funded research and training programme designed to equip… Read more
A One Health approach to vitamin D biofortification in pork
Research Group:
Biomedical Sciences
The PhD project addresses public health challenges related to vitamin D deficiency through novel biofortification processes with a strong focus on animal welfare. Read more
Farm slurry into green fertiliser, diesel, and hydrogen
The Industry and Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri) draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more
Developing new generation adsorbent for Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) removal
NTHU-UoL Dual PhD Programme between National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan and the University of Liverpool in the UK is a well-established programme, where students spending 2 years at both institutions. Read more
Cats and the ‘Good Life’: a PhD studentship to investigate the association between the cat-owner relationship and owner mental wellbeing
Are you passionate about the bond between pets and their owners? While much of the current research has focused on dogs or ‘pets’ in general, we’re now turning the spotlight onto the more overlooked world of cats. Read more
Rescue Me: Investigating the impact of ‘small furry’ animal rescue on owner wellbeing.
Are you passionate about the bond between pets and their owners? We’re on a mission to explore uncharted territories in pet ownership and its impact on human wellbeing, and looking for a new team member to join us. Read more
Food ethics and food system resilience in the industrial and small-scale egg sector
To develop the lens of resilient industrial socio-metabolic relations – a conceptual framework that moves beyond functional understandings of inputs and outputs, to integrate lived experiences of benefits and harms – through an empirical focus on the nutri- and pharma- ceutical components of the UK chicken meat industry. . Read more
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