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Biological Sciences (plants) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 72 Biological Sciences (plants) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Somatic evolution in plants

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Life Sciences
Fixed term contract for 3 years, commencing September 2024. Bursary of £19,237 per annum and a full fee-waiver for UK tuition fees. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Carter-Brown
 31 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Genetics of flowering shoot temperature responses in plants

Durham University Department of Biosciences
The shape of plants is shaped by both genetics and environment; changes in response to temperature can be the most dramatic of all. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Hepworth
 3 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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MSc by Research: Feel the tension – how does S-acylation of OSCA ion channels regulate responses to environmental change in plants?

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences
Plants, being sessile organisms, must sense and respond to environmental change, such as temperature or drought, without being able to move. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Hemsley, Prof U Zachariae, Prof M Knight
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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MSc by Research: Targeted protein degradation in plants – developing “Green PROTACs” for functional analysis of lethal genes

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences
Climate change is one of the biggest threats to global food production, leading to unpredictable weather patterns and geographical migration of pathogens. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Hemsley
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Bidirectional mobile sRNA signalling in pea-downy mildew interactions

University of Worcester Research School
Plants are constantly being challenged by microbial pathogens and they have evolved the capacity to detect and defend against these incoming microbes. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Tor
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Unlocking the potential of plant cellulose for the production of new materials and chemicals

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Plant biomass, in the form of plant cell walls are the only renewable resource sufficiently abundant to make a meaningful contribution to decreasing CO. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Turner, Dr J Pittman
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Self-funded PhD- Exploring the Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogen Entry and Colonization in Plants through Wounds

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences
How bacterial pathogens enter and colonise plant via wounds?. Wounding of plants by hard wind, hail, heavy rain, sand storms, and frost is common in nature. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Buscaill, Dr A Bailey
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Exploring plants’ sensing capability with vibroacoustics

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team.   Dr Michal Kalkowski, Dr Giacomo Squicciarini. Project description. We invite applications for a PhD position in plant vibroacoustics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Kalkowski
 31 August 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing synthetic microbial communities for the control of pea downy mildew

University of Worcester Research School
Demand for food production is increasing due to growing global population, reduced land availability for agriculture, concern over the effects of the environment on agriculture, and decreasing yield reliability because of climate change. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Tor
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Self funded MSc by research or PhD in Biology: Chemical warfare in the rhizosphere: understanding the defensive role of plant root exudates against the bacterial pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum

University of York Department of Biology
Lead supervisor. Dr Andrea Harper. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. R. solanacearum is a devastating bacterial plant pathogen that has a global distribution, wide host range, and no effective control methods. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Harper
 30 June 2024  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Self-funded PhD- Re-engineering Golgi dynamics in plants – investigating the role of myosin receptors

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences
The growing global population requires the development of novel strategies to sustainably increase food production. Organelle movement is dynamic and linked to changes in cell size, plant biomass and in response to factors which affect food production such as pathogens (Perico and Sparkes, New Phytol. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Sparkes
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Self-funded MSc R- Re-engineering Golgi dynamics in plants – investigating the role of myosin receptors

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences
The growing global population requires the development of novel strategies to sustainably increase food production. Organelle movement is dynamic and linked to changes in cell size, plant biomass and in response to factors which affect food production such as pathogens (Perico and Sparkes, New Phytol. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Sparkes
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Younger, happier and more productive plants: using developmental genetics to improve herb yields and quality

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences
If you’ve ever grown coriander at home you’ll have noticed that once the plant flowers it no longer produces the leaves used for seasoning. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Fouracre
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Investigating effects of environmental stressors on ecosystem function using hyperspectral leaf reflectance

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment
There is an increasing urgency to understand the biochemical and physiological responses of plants to global environmental change. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O Duran
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Leveraging plant biomechanics under hostile environments

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team:  Dr Siul Ruiz, Dr Sharif Ahmed, Dr James Le Houx, Prof Tiina Roose. Project description. The UK food-related activities contribute to a staggering quarter of a trillion pounds (>10% of UK GDP in 2022). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Ruiz
 31 August 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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