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EASTBIO Dynamic ubiquitin signalling coordinates transcriptional reprogramming in plant immunity
University of Edinburgh School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences
Dynamic regulation of gene expression is vital for all organisms and enables them to respond to the ever-changing environment. Plant cells display dramatic reprogramming of the transcriptome in response to pathogen attack, ensuring prioritisation of immune responses over normal cellular functions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Spoel, Dr E Bayne
 6 January 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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MRC DTP: Competitive Dynamics in Bacterial Biofilms
University of Dundee School of Life Sciences
Biofilms are social communities of microbial cells that underpin diverse processes including sewage bioremediation, plant growth promotion and plant protection, chronic infections and. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof F Davidson, Dr N Stanley-Wall
 15 January 2021 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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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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EASTBIO Plant and product phenotyping in wheat using hyper-spectral imaging and machine learning
SRUC - Scotland’s Rural College PHD Opportunities
The aim of this EASTBIO studentship is to advance phenotyping in wheat plants and products using hyper-spectral sensing data coupled with machine learning. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Hoad, Prof M Coffey, Dr A Hamilton
 6 January 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

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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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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“Talking” trees and the ecology of underground fungal super-highways
The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Introduction. Recent exciting discoveries have shown that plants respond to herbivore-induced signals from neighbours via underground fungal networks1-3. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Johnson
 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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QUADRAT DTP: Authentication of Sustainable Oil Palm Production for Protection of Tropical Biodiversity
Queen’s University Belfast School of Biological Sciences
The Southeast Asian region is estimated to have 27.1 million hectares of peatlands, or 6% of the global total, while also producing nearly half of global crude palm oil. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Koidis, Prof D Burslem, Dr P Williams
 18 January 2021 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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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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The palaeoecology of leaf chemistry
University of Leeds Faculty of Environment
Plants have been central to life on land for over 400 million years, during which time environmental conditions have changed dramatically. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Gill, Dr D Hill
Open Day(s)  5 January 2021 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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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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EASTBIO: Structure-function analyses of aphid effector-target interactions
University of Dundee School of Life Sciences
Aphids are phloem-feeding insects that induce extensive feeding damage, achieve high population densities, and transmit economically important plant viruses. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Bos, Prof W N Hunter
 6 January 2021 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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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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NERC E4 Adaptation to shade: Do shaded saplings and forest-floor herbs salvage carbon from their cell-wall polysaccharides?
University of Edinburgh School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences
Summary. Saplings and forest-floor herbs may be carbon-deficient owing to shading. They salvage C from starch prior to leaf abscission. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S C Fry, Dr C Colesie
 6 January 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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Nucleic acid delivery to plants. Towards improved protection and development of crops.
University of Birmingham School of Chemistry
Plant genetic engineering is an important tool used in current efforts in crop improvement, pharmaceutical product biosynthesis and sustainable agriculture. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Fernandez-Trillo, Dr E Luna-Diez, Dr S Jabbari
 10 January 2021 PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project is one of a number of projects at this institution. It is in competition for funding with one or more of these projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be awarded the funding. The funding is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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The development of tools and resources for the identification of inhibitors of pigment biosynthetic pathways in the chloroplast
Royal Holloway, University of London Department of Biological Sciences
Professor Paul Fraser, University of London Professor of Biochemistry, Head of Plant and Microbial Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, London University, Egham, Egham Hill, Surrey, TW20 0EX. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Fraser
 22 January 2021 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Tree microbiome resilience in a future high CO2 world
University of Birmingham NERC Doctoral Training Centre Studentships with CENTA
Plant pathogens pose major challenges both to crop production and to the resilience of forest ecosystems. It is anticipated that changes in global climate will both expand the range of pathogens, and the severity of disease outbreaks. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Kettles, Prof R Jackson
 11 January 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

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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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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(BBSRC DTP CASE) Mass Spectrometry Imaging of xenobiotics in foliar systems
The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry
By 2050 it is expected that 4 billion of people will be living in countries with water scarcity, facing food shortages. At least 60% greater food production is needed to deliver future food security [1]. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Lockyer, Prof P Barran, Prof G Johnson, Dr D K Trivedi
 22 January 2021 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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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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Understanding how molecules are delivered to biosurfaces from evaporating droplets
University of Warwick Warwick Centre for Doctoral Training in Analytical Science
This PhD project in collaboration with Syngenta, a global crop protection and seeds company, aims to understand the basic physical processes involved in the delivery (absorption and adsorption) of active ingredients (AIs) from tiny droplets. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Unwin
 31 July 2021 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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Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project is one of a number of projects at this institution. It is in competition for funding with one or more of these projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be awarded the funding. The funding is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Developing a sustainable management system for the diamondback moth, a globally important crop pest
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 D Chandler, Dr G Teakle
 10 January 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

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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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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EASTBIO Melanin – the struggle between light and darkness
University of Stirling Faculty of Natural Sciences
Melanins are black-brown pigments synthesized in living organisms across all kingdoms for purposes including anti-oxidation protection, sclerotization (or seed hardening in plants) and colour patterning (or absorption of light for plant seeds), clot formation, organogenesis, and innate immunity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Lim, Prof C Munro
 6 January 2021 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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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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