potato PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Regenerative farming systems for potato production (Ref: CTP-SAI-052)

Our soils will have to play an important role in avoiding catastrophic climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and they must also mitigate the effects of climate change that is already determined by historic emissions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Misiewicz, Prof J Monaghan, Dr E Dickin, Dr S Slack, Dr S McWilliam

7 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Shining light on Potato: can light treatments accelerate breeding and reduce fungicide usage? (Ref: CTP-SAI-063)

NIAB Research

Research into the responses of crops to different light inputs offers unique opportunities to study disease defence responses and important physiological processes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Gilroy, Dr G Toledo-Ortiz, Dr I Hein

7 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Exploring the mechanism underpinning determinacy and nitrogen requirement in potato crops (Ref: CTP-SAI-076)

NIAB Research

Potato is the most important non-grain crop worldwide. It is a high yielding and high value crop with gross margins for the top 25 % of UK crops c.£9,000/ha (compared to £1,200/ha for winter wheat, 2017-2020 AHDB). Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Swarbreck, Dr S Roberts, Dr J Kromdijk

7 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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‘Living with the Enemy’; The crucial role of varietal tolerance in potato cyst nematode management (Ref: CTP-SAI-067)

NIAB Research

Potatoes are globally important food crops (ranked 4th in the world), providing an important source of carbohydrate, dietary fiber and vitamin C. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Back

7 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Understanding genotypic variation in potato hybrid populations of root morphological and anatomical characteristics – identifying traits for a climate resilient potato (Ref: CTP-SAI-064)

NIAB Research

There is increasing pressure on agriculture to be resilient to climate change and sustainable in use of resources. Despite high water use efficiency, potatoes are considered inefficient in acquiring water and nutrients and often require irrigation and inputs of fertilizers. Read more

Supervisors: Prof T George, Dr D Wells, Dr J Atkinson, Dr M de Vries, Dr E van der Vossen

7 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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China Scholarship Council: Using state-of-the-art genomics and genetics to clone functional disease resistance genes in potato

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences

Potato is the third most important food crop and consumed by over a billion people around the world. More than 375 million tonnes of potato were produced in 2021 but it’s estimated that approximately 25% are lost to diseases. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Hein, Dr M Bayer, Dr T Adams

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Assessing efficient application and emission reduction from using low carbon footprint fertilisers in potato agronomy (Ref: CTP-SAI-070)

NIAB Research

With the price of mineral fertilisers increasing and the state of soil health decreasing, innovative solutions are needed to meet crop nutrient demands whilst ensuring that sufficient organic matter is conserved in the soil. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Sakrabani

7 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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CTP-SAI four-year studentships for October 2024

NIAB

The UKRI and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has awarded a Collaborative Training Partnership (CTP) grant to a consortium led by G's Growers Ltd. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) 4 Year PhD Programme

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Plant Nematology

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

Introduction. The Plant Nematology Laboratory is an internationally recognised group working to understand the interactions between parasitic nematodes and their plant hosts. . Read more

Supervisors: Prof P E Urwin, Dr C Bell, Dr C Lilley

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Exploration into creating bruise resilient ‘Maris Piper’ potatoes (Ref: CTP-SAI-069)

NIAB Research

The potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is economically important, accounting for 4% of global crop production in 2021. In the UK, retail sales value of prepacked fresh potatoes in 2021 was £956.5 million. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Landahl, Dr E Wallington, Dr MC Alamar, Mr R Stobart

7 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Dialects, registers, and accents: investigating the use of sociolinguistic variants

University of Dundee School of Social Sciences

Language is rich with expressive options, including words that tailor speech to the specific situation, e.g., varying by register (potato vs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Melinger

28 February 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Regularity theory and singularity analysis of geometric PDEs via phase field approximations

Queen Mary University of London School of Mathematical Sciences

Research Group: Geometry, Analysis & Gravitation

The School of Mathematical Sciences of Queen Mary University of London invite applications for a PhD project commencing in September 2024. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Wang

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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BBSRC NLD Doctoral Training Partnership: Enhancing Crop Resilience and Productivity: Investigating relationships between Plant Photosynthetic Efficiency, Pest Defence, and Microbial Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture

Newcastle University School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

This research project provides an exciting opportunity for prospective PhD students, focusing on the imperative task of doubling agricultural output by 2050 through enhancing plant’s photosynthetic capacity. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Lopez-Calcagno, Dr S Zytynska, Dr M Edwards, Dr A Prashar

15 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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BBSRC NLD Doctoral Training Partnership: Developing machine learning and gene-editing tools to make better crops

Newcastle University School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

The rapid growth of human population commands to increase crop yields by 50 - 70 % by 2050 in order to feed the predicted 9 - 10 billion people. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Kapralov, Dr A Lisitsa

15 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Fully-funded White Rose BBSRC DTP Chemistry project: ChemGlycoPectin: Chemical glycobiology tools for the mechanistic exploration and inhibition of pathogenic plant pectin degrading enzymes

University of York Department of Chemistry

Lead supervisor: Dr Martin A Fascione. Co-supervisors: Dr Federico Sabbadin and Dr Glyn Hemsworth (University of Leeds). Read more

Supervisors: Dr M A Fascione, Dr F Sabbadin

7 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 22 potato PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

potato PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 22 potato PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Regenerative farming systems for potato production (Ref: CTP-SAI-052)

Shining light on Potato: can light treatments accelerate breeding and reduce fungicide usage? (Ref: CTP-SAI-063)

Exploring the mechanism underpinning determinacy and nitrogen requirement in potato crops (Ref: CTP-SAI-076)

‘Living with the Enemy’; The crucial role of varietal tolerance in potato cyst nematode management (Ref: CTP-SAI-067)

Understanding genotypic variation in potato hybrid populations of root morphological and anatomical characteristics – identifying traits for a climate resilient potato (Ref: CTP-SAI-064)

China Scholarship Council: Using state-of-the-art genomics and genetics to clone functional disease resistance genes in potato

Assessing efficient application and emission reduction from using low carbon footprint fertilisers in potato agronomy (Ref: CTP-SAI-070)

CTP-SAI four-year studentships for October 2024

Plant Nematology

Exploration into creating bruise resilient ‘Maris Piper’ potatoes (Ref: CTP-SAI-069)

Dialects, registers, and accents: investigating the use of sociolinguistic variants

Regularity theory and singularity analysis of geometric PDEs via phase field approximations

BBSRC NLD Doctoral Training Partnership: Enhancing Crop Resilience and Productivity: Investigating relationships between Plant Photosynthetic Efficiency, Pest Defence, and Microbial Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture

BBSRC NLD Doctoral Training Partnership: Developing machine learning and gene-editing tools to make better crops

Fully-funded White Rose BBSRC DTP Chemistry project: ChemGlycoPectin: Chemical glycobiology tools for the mechanistic exploration and inhibition of pathogenic plant pectin degrading enzymes

We have 22 potato PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

potato PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 22 potato PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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