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Purification and analysis of Growth Transforming factor beta 1 expressed in plants
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Recombinant human Transforming Growth Factor ß1 (hTGFß1) is in demand for use in R&D and to develop therapeutic agents for regenerative medicine and immunosuppressive therapy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Day, Prof M Travis
 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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Disease phenomics - quantifying the development of disease symptoms in infected plants
University of Sheffield Department of Animal and Plant Sciences
Biology is undergoing a revolution as ‘omic technologies allow us to make hundreds or thousands of measurements on large populations of plants. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S A Rolfe
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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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Project 4: Pollutants in plants: Understanding uptake mechanisms and distribution using a novel single cell mass-spectrometry technique (brett.sallach@york.ac.uk)
University of York Department of Environment and Geography
This is one of four potential projects. Pollutants in plants. Understanding uptake mechanisms and distribution using a novel single cell mass-spectrometry technique (. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J B Sallach
 12 March 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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Dynamic simulation of load-following power plants integrated with CO2 capture technologies
University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering
Flexible operation of fossil fuel power plants is becoming a hot topic in the energy generation sector due to the expected increase of intrinsically intermittent renewable technologies in the energy mix in the near future. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes, Prof L Ma, Dr M Diego de Paz
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Understanding cellulose synthesis in plants
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
It is clear that there is now enormous pressure to develop much better replacements for plastics derived from fossil fuels. One possibility is to develop novel plastics based on polymers from plants. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Turner, Prof S High
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Innovate surface treatment and coatings for thermal power plant components
University of Nottingham EPSRC CDT in Resilient Decarbonised Fuel Energy Systems
Aim. To improve the performance and life span of components used in power plants by means of surface treatment and coatings to understand the failure mechanisms induced by thermal cycling, corrosion and wear. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Hussain
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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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Investigation of a Novel Regulator of Plant Yield and Fitness in Plants
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Autophagy is an incredibly important and highly conserved process across eukaryotes and involves the regulated destruction of unnecessary or damaged components within the cell. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Gallois, Prof G Johnson
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Live Plants Imaging: investigating signalling and response mechanisms
University of Sheffield Department of Chemistry
To achieve food security, we can improve the efficiency of food production while reducing the use and cost of pesticides. To tackle both challenges, efficiency and cost, we propose to select crop varieties that are more resilient against pests and diseases. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Chauvet
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Diffusion Ordered Spectroscopy NMR for the Rapid Identification of Medicinal Plants
Kingston University Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing
Diffusion Ordered Spectroscopy (DOSY) is a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique that is used to analyse mixtures.[1–3] Put simply, NMR signals that overlap in 1D NMR spectra are separated in 2D DOSY spectra according to molecular size and those that belong to the same component align as they are governed by the same diffusion coefficient. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JM Peron, Dr A Le Gresley
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Analysis of post-combustion CO2 capture from natural gas power plants using CFD and process co-simulation
University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering
The use of natural gas as a fuel for electricity production is expected to gradually increase in the next decades. Since it is acknowledged that large CO2 emission cuts should be achieved in the near future, it seems plausible that these systems may have to be coupled to CO2 capture schemes. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes, Prof L Ma, Dr M Diego de Paz
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The law and economics of negative electricity prices and climate change
University of Dundee School of Social Sciences
Please note. there is no funding attached to this project. The successful applicant will be expected to provide the funding for tuition fees and living expenses, via external sponsorship or self-funding. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R. E. Macatangay
 30 June 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Student (f/m/d) - in the field of plant nutrition
Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)
Research in. our group. is focused on the transport and sensing of nutrients, on genotypic factors determining nutrient efficiency in plants, and stress adaptions of primary metabolism. Read more
 Supervisor: Ms S Dreßler
 15 March 2021 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its 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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Stress responses in crops and sustainable production of chemicals and biomass
Royal Holloway, University of London School of Biological Sciences
The project aims at elucidating several aspects of the control of plant defences and to identify environmentally friendly forms of plant protectants and phytopharmaceuticals, leading to enhanced crop yields and solutions for animals and human health. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Devoto
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Localization and logistics of alkaloids biosynthesis in medicinal plants using single cell metabolomics and transcriptomics
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology International Max Planck Research School
Project description. Plant alkaloids are complex and structurally diverse specialized metabolites that exhibit a wide array of bioactivities. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S.E.O. O'Connor, Dr LC Caputi
 30 March 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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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its 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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Design and development of water desalination plants for rural communities, driven by a hybrid solar-bioenergy system
University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering
Freshwater supplies are becoming increasingly stressed as demand increases. Desalination technologies are able to produce drinking water from abundant resources such as seawater. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes, Dr D Poggio
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