rural development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD studentship in Animal Reproduction: Development of in vitro techniques to explore bovine preimplantation embryo viability

Newcastle University School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Award Summary. 100% home fees covered and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £18,622 (2023/24 UKRI rate). Additional funding to cover research costs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Beard

31 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD Studentship in Computer Science: Human-Computer Interaction – Rural Computing for Resilient Rural Communities

Newcastle University School of Computing

Award Summary. 100% Home fees covered and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £18,622 (2023-24 UKRI rate). Overview. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I G Johnson

28 March 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Infrastructure to support community wealth building in rural Scotland

SRUC - Scotland’s Rural College PHD Opportunities

Funding. This PhD project is part of a competition funded by SRUC. This opportunity is open to UK and International students and provides funding to cover tuition fees at the UK rate, plus a stipend to support living costs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Atterton

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

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Hydro Nation Scholars Programme 2024 - Nature-based solutions for water resilience: enabling improved water management in Scotland's rural communities

University of Strathclyde Hydro Nation Scholars Programme

Despite Scotland being a “water rich” nation, research points to an increase in the frequency and duration of drought and water scarcity events combined with increasing flood risk. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C White, Dr K Waylen, Prof LB Beevers

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

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Global monitoring models for marine mammal strandings: Creating surveillance intelligence systems for marine mammal strandings management

SRUC - Scotland’s Rural College PHD Opportunities

Funding. This PhD project is part of a competition funded by SRUC. This opportunity is open to UK and International students and provides funding to cover tuition fees at the UK rate, plus a stipend to support living costs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Eze

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

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Remote sensing of crop performance in winter wheat

SRUC - Scotland’s Rural College PHD Opportunities

Funding. This PhD project is part of a competition funded by SRUC. This opportunity is open to UK and International students and provides funding to cover tuition fees at the UK rate, plus a stipend to support living costs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Hoad

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

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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

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Design and development of water desalination plants for rural communities, driven by a hybrid solar-biogas energy 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

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Exploring the broader costs and outcomes of public health interventions in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings, using a case study

University of Birmingham Institute of Applied Health Research

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Supervisor: Dr L Jackson

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

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Development of an environmental forensic toolkit to support crime investigations within Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) across the UK.

Liverpool John Moores University Faculty of Science

Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) are designated protected areas, safeguarded by the Wildlife & Countryside Act (1981). Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Scott, Dr K Ralebitso-Senior, Dr N Dawnay, Prof L Dawson

15 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Modelling early life skeletal bone and egg production parameters in laying hens to predict bone health and egg quality in later life

Nottingham Trent University School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences

Project ID. ARES15. As demand for egg products has increased over the past two decades the egg industry has had to evolve to meet this demand. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Alkhtib

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

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Are beaches safe? Developing human and environmental health assessment methods for contamination at sandy beaches

Nottingham Trent University School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences

Project ID. ARES2. Sandy beaches are dynamic environments that make up two-thirds of the world’s ice-free coastlines. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Di Bonito

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

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Development and validation of control strategies for flexible and demand-driven anaerobic digestion

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Bioenergy and anaerobic digestion can have a major role as a source of dispatchable energy in future energy systems with high penetration of intermittent renewables. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes, Dr D Poggio

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Modelling the spread and control of livestock and zoonotic infectious diseases

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Mathematical models are extensively used in both public-health and veterinary-health policy planning. Modern predictive models are now at the heart of policy decisions, and such models are having an increasing role in supporting decisions associated with livestock infections. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Tildesley

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

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Developing novel treatments for invasive fungal infections

University of Strathclyde Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Invasive Fungal Infections. Invasive fungal infections, such as those caused by the fungi Candida, are an increasing global public health concern. Read more

Supervisor: Dr FS Scott

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 46 rural development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

rural development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 46 rural development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD studentship in Animal Reproduction: Development of in vitro techniques to explore bovine preimplantation embryo viability

PhD Studentship in Computer Science: Human-Computer Interaction – Rural Computing for Resilient Rural Communities

Infrastructure to support community wealth building in rural Scotland

Hydro Nation Scholars Programme 2024 - Nature-based solutions for water resilience: enabling improved water management in Scotland's rural communities

Global monitoring models for marine mammal strandings: Creating surveillance intelligence systems for marine mammal strandings management

Remote sensing of crop performance in winter wheat

Design and development of water desalination plants for rural communities, driven by a hybrid solar-bioenergy system

Design and development of water desalination plants for rural communities, driven by a hybrid solar-biogas energy system

Exploring the broader costs and outcomes of public health interventions in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings, using a case study

Development of an environmental forensic toolkit to support crime investigations within Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) across the UK.

Modelling early life skeletal bone and egg production parameters in laying hens to predict bone health and egg quality in later life

Are beaches safe? Developing human and environmental health assessment methods for contamination at sandy beaches

Development and validation of control strategies for flexible and demand-driven anaerobic digestion

Modelling the spread and control of livestock and zoonotic infectious diseases

Developing novel treatments for invasive fungal infections

We have 46 rural development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

rural development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 46 rural development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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