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Engineering Crop Climate Resilience: From Thermal Signalling Cascades to Magnetogenetic Switches

University of Exeter
Biosciences
As temperatures threaten global agriculture, engineering climate-resilient crops is imperative. Plants integrate diverse environmental cues (light, drought, heat, pathogens) through central sensory hubs, such as cryptochromes (Crys) [1]. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Kattnig
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How do biological and chemical pesticides interact to shape the resilience and function of aquatic organisms? A holobiont approach.

University of Exeter
Biosciences
Food security and safety are growing challenges in the UK and worldwide as threats associated with climate change, population growth and political insecurity increase. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Santos
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD – Optimising uptake and personalisation of digital health interventions for under-served groups: a case study with the Drink Less app - HLSUOB26

University of Bristol
School of Psychology and Neuroscience
About the project. Digital health interventions can be effective at changing behaviours and can be scalable at a low incremental cost. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Garnett, Assoc Prof O Maynard, Prof A Attwood
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Learning-induced tuning of olfactory circuits

University of Leeds
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
How does the brain consistently recognising something it has learned, even when the signal it receives keeps changing? This project will explore how learning reshapes the way the brain processes learned odours. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Johnston, Dr JC Cornford, Dr S Clapcote
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Maximising the sustainable production of marine invertebrate biomass

University of Exeter
Biosciences
Marine invertebrates represent ~35% of global seafood production by weight. Maximising the production of this biomass is essential for delivering global food security. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Mayor
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Evolutionary genomics of climate stress resilience in European badgers

University of Exeter
Biosciences
Predicting the impacts of global change on animal health and disease requires an understanding of the genetic drivers and evolutionary potential of organismal resilience to climatic stressors (heat waves and droughts). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Young
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD – Advancing brain activity-based non-invasive vibrotactile stimulation for dystonia - HLSUOB26

University of Bristol
School of Psychology and Neuroscience
About the project. Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by severe involuntary muscle contractions that can cause abnormal postures, pain, and substantial disability. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Fischer, Dr AH Harris, Dr EJ Jafari
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Harnessing Nature's Blow Torch to Protect Bees

University of Exeter
Biosciences
Harnessing Nature's Blow Torch to Protect Bees. The challenge and the opportunity. Bees are the world’s most economically and environmentally important group of insect pollinators. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Bass
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Enhancing Reproductive Resilience to Drought in Cereals and Legumes

University of Exeter
Biosciences
Drought stress is one of the most significant challenges to global crop production, particularly when it occurs during the reproductive phase of crop development. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Hartley
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The impacts of larval experience on juvenile success: Linking environmental effects, molecular signalling and physiology during abalone metamorphosis.

University of Exeter
Biosciences
The environmental conditions experienced during development can impact future survival, growth and recruitment in marine species. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Williams
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD – What drives the burn: identification of abnormal activity in nociceptor subtypes in patients with chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy - HLSUOB26

University of Bristol
School of Psychology and Neuroscience
About the project. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a highly debilitating, dose-limiting adverse effect of common anti-cancer drugs, such as taxanes and platinum derivatives. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Dunham, Prof A E Pickering, Dr EA Ajay
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How plants repair DNA double-strand breaks: From molecular mechanisms to genome engineering

University of Leeds
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Overview. This PhD project investigates one of the most critical processes in plants. how cells repair broken DNA. We focus on non-homologous end joining (NHEJ), the main pathway plants used to repair double-strand breaks (DSBs)—the most dangerous type of DNA damage. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr TO Ochi, Dr C E West, Dr K Karunakaran
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD – Torpor or organ failure? Dissecting the hypothermic response to infection in mice - HLSUOB26

University of Bristol
School of Psychology and Neuroscience
About the project. Sepsis occurs when the immune response to infection becomes dysregulated, resulting in widespread organ dysfunction and even death. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Ambler, Prof A E Pickering, Dr LT Taddei
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Using artificial intelligence to improve clinical consultations in musculoskeletal health

Ulster University - Belfast Campus
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
  Research Group: Nursing and Health
Effective communication underpins safe, high quality clinical practice. However, evidence indicates that clinicians and patients frequently differ in their assessment of the same consultation, and clinicians rarely receive feedback on how their consultations are experienced. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Marley, Mrs CM McFeeters
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From cognition to nutrition: predicting bee movements in agricultural landscapes

University of Exeter
Biosciences
Bees are among the most important pollinating insects, underpinning the sustainable management of crop production in agricultural landscapes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Hempel de Ibarra
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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