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
Plants are constantly being challenged by microbial pathogens and they have evolved the capacity to detect and defend against these incoming microbes. Read more
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
Supervisors. Lead supervisor - Dr Paul Shaw, James Hutton Institute. Additional supervisors - Sebastian Raubach, James Hutton Institute; Dr Hajk Drost, University of Dundee. Read more
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
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
Leverhulme funded PhD position on Plant-Pollinator Holobionts. Supervisor. Dr Richard Gill, Dept. of Life Sciences, Silwood Park, Imperial College London (ICL). Read more
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
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
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
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