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plant genetics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 66 plant genetics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
Linking oak genetics and the microbiome: effects on plant growth and disease suppression (CENTA 2025-B24)
Trees are essential components of terrestrial biomes but face significant threats from climate change and disease. Read more
EASTBIO: Cracking the code - characterising plant genes shaping microbiota composition at the root-soil interface
This project aims at gaining novel insights into the genetic relationships between plants and microbial communities populating the interface between roots and soil, collectively referred to as the rhizosphere microbiota. Read more
Bidirectional mobile sRNA signalling in pea-downy mildew interactions
Plants are constantly being challenged by microbial pathogens and they have evolved the capacity to detect and defend against these incoming microbes. Read more
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The temporal dynamics of higher-order gene regulation in plant immunity. BBSRC SWBio DTP PhD studentship 2025 Entry
Up to 34 fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships* available to start in September 2025, across a wide range of bioscience disciplines. Read more
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Understanding how beneficial soil bacteria promote plant growth. BBSRC SWBio DTP PhD studentship 2025 Entry
Up to 34 fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships* available to start in September 2025, across a wide range of bioscience disciplines. Read more
Where to cross over? Interrogating meiotic crossover positioning via chromosome engineering
One fully-funded PhD project is available in the School of Biology. We invite applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2025/26. Read more
PhD Opportunity - Regulation of plant nuclear architecture by light
'TO APPLY, PLEASE CLICK INSTITUTION WEBSITE'. Outline & aim. Light is essential for plant growth, development and photoprotection. Read more
BARIToNE: Visualizing barley data – developing AI driven information systems (Project code 25G)
Supervisors. Lead supervisor - Dr Paul Shaw, James Hutton Institute. Additional supervisors - Sebastian Raubach, James Hutton Institute; Dr Hajk Drost, University of Dundee. Read more
Eastbio - iGPS-Pot: Integrating machine learning and traditional genetic modelling to develop an intelligent framework for genomic prediction and selection of complex traits in potato
Background. Potato is a key future food security crop, representing £4.3 billion to the UK economy. Typically, it takes ~10-13 years to breed a successful cultivar, requiring many rounds of intensive selection and field evaluation. Read more
Developing synthetic microbial communities for the control of pea downy mildew
Demand for food production is increasing due to growing global population, reduced land availability for agriculture, concern over the effects of the environment on agriculture, and decreasing yield reliability because of climate change. Read more
Plant-pollinator disease risks under landscape homogenisation: tracking fungal transmission across networks using contemporary collections and museum specimens
Leverhulme funded PhD position on Plant-Pollinator Holobionts. Supervisor. Dr Richard Gill, Dept. of Life Sciences, Silwood Park, Imperial College London (ICL). Read more
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Functional analysis of novel transcriptional regulators in plant stem cell gene regulatory networks
Terrestrial life ultimately depends on plant meristems -small populations of undifferentiated stem cells that produce all major plant organs such as leaves and flowers that are critical for agriculture and food security. Read more
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Funded PhD SWBio DTP- Younger, happier and more productive plants: using developmental genetics to improve herb yields and quality
If you’ve ever grown coriander at home, you’ll have noticed that once the plant flowers it no longer produces leaves that can be used for seasoning. Read more
Priming of long-term defence against insect pests in forest tree
Defence priming is a rapid way of increasing resistance against damaging insect pests or diseases that can be applied to any plant system. Read more
Seven Fully Funded PhD Student Positions in the Computational, Mathematical, and Experimental Plant Sciences
Our International Max Planck Research School on Understanding Complex Plant Traits using Computational and Evolutionary Approachesis a local collaboration between the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and the University of Cologne, Germany. Read more