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Earlham Institute PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 9 Earlham Institute PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Future-proofing celery with pangenomics, trials, and AI-assisted gene discovery (DE-VEGA_E27CASE)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Jose De Vega. Can we stay ahead of an emerging crop disease before it becomes established in Europe? This PhD will use genomics to future-proof celery against Fusarium oxysporum f. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J De Vega
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Can blood reveal the body? Trustworthy AI for tissue gene expression (SHERIFF_E27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Rahuman S Malik Sheriff https://www.earlham.ac.uk/profile/rahuman-sheriff. A blood sample can be collected repeatedly, but a biopsy from the brain, liver or intestine cannot be. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RS Sheriff
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Decoding and Designing DNA Replication Origins Using Genome Language Models (NIEDUSZYNSKI_E27DTP)

Project Supervisor - Dr Conrad Nieduszynski. How does a cell know where and when to copy its DNA? And can we use artificial intelligence to design entirely new genetic elements that control this process?. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Nieduszynski
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Designing Plant Gene Expression with Explainable AI (LI_E27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Ke Li. Plants survive drought, heat and disease by rapidly changing which genes are switched on, where, and when. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Ke Li Li
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A single-cell atlas of the Euglena gracilis cell cycle (HALL_E27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Neil Hall. Euglena gracilis is one of biology's outliers. This single-celled protist diverged from plants and animals over a billion years ago, switches effortlessly between photosynthesis and feeding, and carries a genome stitched together from multiple ancient endosymbionts. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Hall
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering biology to decode gene regulatory networks in lateral root initiation (GUIZIOU_E27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Sarah Guiziou. Are you a motivated undergraduate with a passion for engineering biology and plant science?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Guiziou
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering fitness in disease-resistant crops (GRANDELLIS_E27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Carolina Grandellis. Engineering crop disease resistance to overcome the growth-defence trade-off. Developing crops that are both productive and resillient is one of the major challenges facing agriculture. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CG Grandellis
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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4 Year Fully Funded PhD Opportunities in Bioscience and Biotechnology

The Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership holds a UKRI-BBSRC funded Doctoral Landscape Award. We offer PhD studentships at one of the largest and most successful centres for biological and biotechnological research and training in Europe. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme
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John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme in Plant and Microbial Sciences

Our long-running flagship Rotation PhD programme at the John Innes Centre, Earlham Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory supports the most promising independent minded students to undertake in-depth postgraduate research training. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  4 Year PhD Programme
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