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Determining the Contribution of Tomato Fruit Photosynthesis to Fruit Development and Quality
University of Nottingham School of Biosciences
Plant photosynthesis supports life on earth and our entire food chain. It is normally thought of as occurring in leaves but we are beginning to understand that significant productivity depends on photosynthesis in diverse plant organs where a new understanding is needed. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Murchie
 4 May 2021 PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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PhD in evolutionary biology - retracing the origins of C4 photosynthesis in the grass Alloteropsis semialata
University of Sheffield Department of Animal and Plant Sciences
During evolution, grasses acquired a variety of functional traits that allowed them to colonize almost all environments around the globe, and rank amongst the most productive crops, weeds, and invasive species. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P A Christin
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Evolution and biochemistry of photosynthesis - electron transfer reactions, renewable energy production, biotechnology, and chloroplast genomes
University of Cambridge Department of Biochemistry
The common theme of our work is the biochemistry and evolution of photosynthesis. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C J Howe
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Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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Seeing photosynthesis at the nanoscale: mapping physical properties of light-harvesting biomembranes by high-resolution microscopy and spectroscopy
University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
  Research Group: School of Physics and Astronomy
Understanding photosynthesis could provide valuable clues for future solar technology and help our understanding of food crops. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P.G. Adams, Dr G Heath, Prof SD Evans
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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Synthetic biology platforms for metabolic engineering in cyanobacteria
University of Sheffield Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Background. Cyanobacteria are the simplest and most genetically-tractable organisms capable of oxygenic photosynthesis, the biochemical process which generates the energy and oxygen that support life on Earth. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Hitchcock, Dr T Heap, Prof C N Hunter
 7 May 2021 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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PhD: Improving Photosynthesis
University of Sheffield Department of Animal and Plant Sciences
Improving photosynthetic efficiency has been identified as one of the few remaining traits for exploitation if we are to achieve the significant increases in crop yield required to feed the projected 9 billion world population by 2050. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Fleming
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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Toward Artificial Photosynthesis: understanding how porphyrin’s structure and environment influence the early electronic and nuclear dynamics
University of Sheffield Department of Chemistry
The Sun represents an unlimited source of energy that can be harvested and ultimately converted to electricity. Solar energy is therefore the solution to not only depart from fossil fuels, but also to respond to the ever-increasing energy needs of our society. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Chauvet
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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Understanding the dynamics of the plant protein Light Harvesting Complex II using molecular dynamics simulations and fluorescence experiments
University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
The plant protein Light-Harvesting Complex II (LHCII) allows efficient absorption of solar energy and is essential for photosynthesis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P.G. Adams, Dr A Kalli
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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Green to the fullest: Genes controlling the total chloroplast complement of photosynthetic cells
Royal Holloway, University of London School of Biological Sciences
The entire biosphere relies on photosynthesis. In plants the bulk of photosynthesis is carried in leaf mesophyll cells, the chloroplast-filled version of plant ground tissue. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Lopez-Juez, Prof P Fraser
 17 May 2021 PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Engineering more water-use efficient crops: functional genomics of CO2 fixation during Crassulacean acid metabolism
University of Liverpool Institute of Integrative Biology
The world is getting hotter and drier due to climate change, and the human population is growing rapidly to the extent that it has been predicted that we will need to increase crop yields by 50 - 70 % by 2050 in order to feed the predicted 9 - 10 billion people. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Hartwell
Open Day(s)  Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Investigating the coupling between the circadian clock, metabolism and the environment in cyanobacteria
University of Warwick School of Life Sciences
This project is available through the MIBTP programme on a competition basis. The successful applicant will join the MIBTP cohort and will take part in all of the training offered by the programme. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Martins, Prof O Soyer
 6 May 2021 PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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PhD in Plants and Microbes: crop production and protection, the interaction between plants and other plants, pests and pathogens, and soils, and the interactions of ecosystems with global change
University of Sheffield Department of Animal and Plant Sciences
Plants underpin life on Earth. In Sheffield, world leading plant research is undertaken across all scales from the molecular level through to the leaf and root, whole plant and ecosystem. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K L Evans
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Identification and Validation of Candidate Genes for Aphid Resistance in Wheat
University of Nottingham School of Biosciences
The most damaging aphid species on wheat are Rhopalosiphum padi (L.) and Sitobion avenae (F.) causing up to 30% reductions in yield by feeding on phloem sap from their host and reducing photosynthesis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Ray
 4 May 2021 PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Interactions between introduced tree species and native mycorrhizal fungi in the UK
University of Reading School of Biological Sciences
Mycorrhizal symbioses are one of the most extensive and important biotic interactions in terrestrial ecosystems, typically providing plants with improved access to nutrients in exchange for carbohydrates produced via photosynthesis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr BJ Pickles
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Impact of CO2 rise on root, leaf and wood production: the future of tree C allocation
University of Birmingham School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Project Highlights. ·        Unravelling the effect of CO. 2. fumigation of a mature forests, looking both below and above ground processes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Esquivel-Muelbert , Dr A R MacKenzie, Dr S Ullah
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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