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Agricultural Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 68 Agricultural Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 68 Agricultural Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
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PhD opportunity in modelling impacts of cultivation strategies on soil carbon and soil GHG emissions
Project Description. While there is a vast literature comparing the impact of crop establishment systems /soil cultivation on GHG emissions and soil carbon, there is much less information that is specific to mild climates. Read more
New Protein Value Chains: Pathways to sustainable business models
Background. The need to develop new value chains that support our ambitions for a more sustainable, bio-based and circular economy, as recommended in the Irish FoodWise 2025 and EU Farm to Fork strategies, is the driver for this study. Read more
The influence of institutional capacity on the impact of agricultural research activities
The Project. There is an increasing need to show evidence of the beneficial outcomes of national public investments in agricultural research. Read more
Grass silage effluent: Environmental impacts and management implications( Ref: WD_2022_09_WSCH)
Post summary. Effluent is produced as a byproduct of the ensiling process and represents both a potent source of contamination to watercourses and a valuable source of nutrients which can be recycled within the farm system. Read more
Assessment of the impacts of regulatory anaerobic crop protection product degradation protocols on soil microbial communities to determine the variation between laboratory and field DT50 trials. (ref: RDFC22/HLS/APP/SHERRY)
Microbial communities are key drivers of soil biogeochemical cycling providing numerous critical ecosystem services and are key contributors to the global response to climate change [1]. Read more
Investigation into the role of vitamin D in the recurrence of bovine tuberculosis
Funded by the recent HEA shared Island initiative to drive the formation of new partnerships between research organisations across the island of Ireland… Read more
Evaluating returns to climate emergency humanitarian early intervention
This Jameel Observatory (. https://jameelobservatory.org/. ) funded PhD studentship will use risk prediction and economic modelling methodologies to investigate the cost-effectiveness of responding to predicted food security emergencies (Forecasted Based Action). Read more
Sustainable urban horticulture: managing soils for nutritional crops
Our research has demonstrated that there is potentially enough land in UK urban areas for urban horticulture to make an important contribution to UK fruit and vegetable production1. Read more
Integrated crop-ruminant livestock systems as a strategy to increase nutrient circularity and promote sustainability in the context of climate change
Using multi-species swards to reduce methane emissions in ruminants. The global agri-food sector will have to face the challenge of satisfying the food demand of 3 billion more people by 2050 in a sustainable, healthy, and equitable way. Read more
Impact of climate change on farm-level aquaculture production and carrying capacity
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have warned of unprecedented rates of change over the 21st Century (IPCC, 2022). Read more
Memory in vegetation response to environmental fluctuations (Advert Reference: RDF22-R/EE/GES/LIU)
Plants live in and respond to fluctuating environments around them. Importantly, many plant responses are not only driven by current environmental conditions, but show “memory” to conditions in the past. Read more
Capturing the agronomic, economic and carbon benefits of new clover varieties into a Carbon Profit Index
Project aims. To create a Carbon-Profit Index (CPI) comprising a new agronomic assessment protocol that reduces the carbon footprint (CF) of managed grass/clover swards while protecting the economic value (EV) and sustainability of grassland farming. Read more
Developing methods to quantify the potential for greenhouse gas removal using bioenergy - carbon capture and storage to speed up the establishment and uptake of perennial Bio-energy crops.
Crop yield and soil carbon turnover models are parameterized by using data from carefully controlled and measured field and lab experiments and when used spatially in predictive mode are driven by existing spatial data sets of weather, climate, soil types and land use at various scales. Read more
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Machine learning methods for the human microbiome (QUINCE_E21EPSRC)
This project based in Dr Quince’s group at the Earlham Institute (. https://www.earlham.ac.uk/quince-group). will use machine learning to develop new computational methods for the integrated analysis of metagenomics and metabolomics data from the human microbiome. Read more
Net Zero crops: Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from linseed (PhD)
Agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, largely driven by fertiliser applications. This includes the production of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas (GHG) approximately 300 times more powerful at driving climate warming than carbon dioxide over 100 years. Read more