Biological Sciences (microbial ecology) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 17 Biological Sciences (microbial ecology) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in Microbial ecology - Deciphering the role of bacterial-fungal interactions in plant-based fermented food.

INRAE Inrae - Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering Research Unit

About the Project. Plant-based dairy and meat alternatives have grown in popularity in recent years for various reasons, including sustainability and health benefits, as well as lifestyle trends and dietary restrictions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr VH Hervé, Dr EDB Dugat-Bony, Dr PB Bonnarme, Dr L Wick

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

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PhD Project on Defining Links Between Climate Change, Marine Disease and Food Security

University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Science

This PhD project will apply cutting edge approaches in molecular microbial ecology to deliver. critical new knowledge on the causes of marine pathogen outbreaks that threaten Australia’s. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Seymour

29 November 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Wet woodlands; structure, function and sensitivity to multiple stressors

University of York Department of Environment and Geography

This project is part of the NERC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training, ECOWILD. For more details, and for a full list of projects offered under this programme, please visit: https://ecowild.site.hw.ac.uk/. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Mills, Dr J Turner, Dr A Keith

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Engineering plant microbiome PhD: Exploring and engineering the plant microbiome for increased resilience

Durham University Department of Engineering

Title. Exploring and engineering the plant microbiome for increased resilience. Project Description. Plants are impacted by numerous abiotic and biotic factors above and below ground, such as nutrient availability, local climatic conditions, and the surrounding fauna. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Keating

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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MSc by Research: Speeding up the plant microbiota: investigating the impact of speed breeding on host-microbe interactions in the barley rhizosphere

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences

Feeding a growing world population amid climatic modifications and international conflicts represents an unprecedent challenge for crop production. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Bulgarelli, Dr C Campoli

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

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Modelling the ecology and evolution of microbial communities

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

From the human gut to deep-sea sediments, microbial communities – or microbiomes – colonize virtually every habitat on earth. These microbiomes are central to ecosystem functioning and to host health, and therefore it is essential that we understand how and why they change over time. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Coyte, Dr C Knight

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

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Pulling the plug on antimicrobial resistance – novel antimicrobial compounds from The Roman Baths hot spring (Bath, UK)

University of Plymouth Faculty of Health

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 1st October 2024. Project Description. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial, fungal and protozoan pathogens is a globally recognised threat to the treatment of infectious diseases. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Hutt

26 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The Ecology of Amphibian Microbiomes in South Africa

Imperial College London Department of Life Sciences

Leverhulme funded PhD position in. Institute of Zoology, London. Supervised by Prof Trent Garner, IoZ, UK. Co- Supervised by Prof Matthew Fisher, Department of Life Sciences. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Garner

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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The role of regulatory evolution in phage ecology

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

The regulation of genes crucially determines the fitness and function of all organisms. This is particularly relevant for bacteriophages, the viruses that infect bacteria, as they rely on a tightly scheduled program for a successful infection. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Lagator, Dr CI Igler

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

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Bioinformatics analyses of microbial communities and their genetic contents to understand the transmission dynamics and selection of antimicrobial resistance

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

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Supervisors: Dr S Gweon, Dr S MacIntyre

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

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Evolution of eggshell surface structure and physiology

Royal Holloway, University of London School of Biological Sciences

Avian eggshells exhibit some of the most diverse and fascinating arrays of complex biological variability within the animal kingdom. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Portugal, Dr RF Felice, Dr J Bowen

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Fungal disease risks under landscape homogenisation: tracking fungal transmission across plant-pollinator networks using contemporary and historic museum specimens

Imperial College London Department of Life Sciences

Leverhulme funded PhD position on Plant-Pollinator Holobionts. Supervisor. Dr Richard Gill, Dept. of Life Sciences, Silwood Park, Imperial College London (ICL). Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Gill

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Eco-evolutionary optimization of synthetic phage therapy

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Background. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacterial cells, use their cellular machinery to assemble new phage virions, and then kill the cell via lysis to release the virions. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Brockhurst, Prof P Cai, Dr CI Igler

15 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Eco-evolutionary dynamics of environmental microbiomes

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

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Supervisors: Prof M Brockhurst, Dr S Nixon, Dr K Coyte

15 June 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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PhD Position: Discovery and characterization of novel prophages within human gut microbiome

Monash University School of Biological Sciences

A PhD position is available to work with A/Prof. Jeremy J Barr at Monash University, School of Biological Sciences, in Melbourne, Australia. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Barr

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 17 Biological Sciences (microbial ecology) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Biological Sciences (microbial ecology) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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