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Gatsby Charitable Foundation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 9 Gatsby Charitable Foundation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Building across Boundaries: A 3D cell atlas of graft formation between C₃ and C₄ grasses

Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Plant Sciences
Overarching Question. How do cells from two evolutionarily distant plants recognise one another, reprogramme their identities and ultimately build a functional connection?. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr PS Singh, Prof J Hibberd
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Engineering plant cell walls beyond the digestive range of a pest’s bacterial symbiont

Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Plant Sciences
Most herbivorous insects cannot digest a leaf unaided. Pectin, the polysaccharide that cements plant cell walls together, is a particular obstacle, and many beetles overcome it by carrying bacteria that supply the enzymes they lack. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H S Salem, Dr AB Berasategui
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding photosynthetic thermotolerance: from temperature sensing to heat resilience

Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Plant Sciences
Photosynthesis underpins almost all ecosystems on Earth. It represents the largest flux of CO₂ between the atmosphere and biosphere, providing a major carbon sink that helps mitigate anthropogenic CO₂ emissions while also being central to crop productivity and food security. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Dickinson, Prof K Franklin
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Decoding Dynamic Plant Meristems

Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Plant Sciences
All aerial parts of a plant originate from a small population of pluripotent cells within the shoot apical meristem (SAM). Far from being a static structure, the SAM is continuously changing in size, shape and cellular organisation as the plant develops. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Wahl, Prof H Jönsson
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Branching Out: what fossils, ferns and genes reveal about the evolution of shoot branching architecture in plants

Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Plant Sciences
Today, plants display a rich diversity of shoot architectures, underpinned by a range of branching types. But this was not always the case. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Hetherington, Dr A Richardson, Prof J Harrison, Dr M Sundue
 9 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Programming Long-Lasting Immunity in Tomato

Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Plant Sciences
Plants can acquire an enhanced capacity to respond to future stress following an initial stimulus, a phenomenon known as defence priming. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Luna-Diez, Dr M Catoni
 8 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Designing Immunity from First Principles: AI Protein Design and Structural Biology to Build Synthetic Plant Immune Receptors. Fully Funded 4-Year

Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Plant Sciences
Build a plant immune receptor that has never existed in nature. This fully funded four-year Gatsby Sainsbury PhD at Durham combines generative AI protein design, structural biology and plant immunity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Bentham, Prof M Knight
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering Synthetic Gene Clusters and Genetic Syntax for Crop Protection

Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Plant Sciences
Plants have evolved a complex arsenal of mechanical and chemical defences to deter or harm herbivores and insect pests. These adaptations ensure survival by making the plant unpalatable, physically impenetrable, toxic, or difficult to digest. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr NJP Patron, Dr B Lichman
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Prestigious Sainsbury PhD Studentships in plant sciences

Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Enhanced four-year Sainsbury PhD Studentships, starting in October 2027, will again be awarded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Opportunities
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