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We have 29 Food Production PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students
Food Production PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students
We have 29 Food Production PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students
Targeting the sweet tooth to reduce population-wide sugar intake
Excess intake of dietary sugars are a major contributor to obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Read more
EASTBIO: Optimizing nitrogen management for climate-resilient Scottish agriculture
This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. This project seeks to develop and optimize innovative nitrogen (N) management strategies in order to strengthen the resilience of Scottish agriculture in the face of climate change. Read more
Sustainability in Scotch Whisky Production
This PhD studentship will take place at the Edinburgh campus of Heriot-Watt University. Please contact Dr David Ellis for further information (D.Ellis@hw.ac.uk). Read more
Intelligent Sensor Fusion for Sustainable Cleaning in the Food Industry (Ref: FP-EW-2025)
We are seeking a motivated and capable PhD researcher to undertake an exciting research project that promises to improve the sustainability of the food industry. . Read more
PhD+ Studentship: Selective removal of bitterness compounds during chocolate production
Aston University is launching a pioneering, fully-funded doctoral scholarship scheme designed to equip researchers with the skills that are crucial for success in the digital age and to meet the demands of the new industrial revolution powered by technology. Read more
Environmentally sustainable creel fisheries
This project is focusing on environmental sustainability in fisheries, specifically focusing on creels. The position would mainly be based in Heriot-Watt University Orkney campus, UK (link). Read more
Exploring the resilience of global food systems and nutritional impacts through network theory
The Leverhulme PhD Programme for Interdisciplinary Resilience Studies is administered by the Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences. Read more
Sustainable Integration of Low-Carbon Production and Consumption within the Food System
As the world transitions to low carbon systems across all sectors, dramatic changes will be required across our society to reach our net zero targets. Read more
Space-based water quality and light field prediction to support coastal aquaculture operations.
Aquaculture in coastal waters is critically dependent on water quality. Satellite remote sensing has the potential to provide water quality on unprecedented spatio-temporal scales but is currently hampered by fundamental limitations including atmospheric correction and algorithm failure in turbid waters. Read more
Study of Nutri- and Pharma- ceuticals usage in the UK chicken meat industry, using the lens of resilient industrial socio-metabolic relations.
To develop the lens of resilient industrial socio-metabolic relations – a conceptual framework that moves beyond functional understandings of inputs and outputs, to integrate lived experiences of benefits and harms – through an empirical focus on the nutri- and pharma- ceutical components of the UK chicken meat industry. Read more
Exploiting silenced genes to improve wheat breeding
Wheat is the most extensively cultivated crop worldwide and it is used as a critical food resource for more than 2.5 billion people. To accommodate the food request of a growing population, it has been estimated that wheat production should increase by 60% by 2050. Read more
GW4+ DOCTORAL LANDSCAPE TRAINING PARTNERSHIP (DLTP): Evaluating Agrifood Policies for Sustainable Development: A Multidimensional Analysis of Environmental, Social, and Health Impacts in the UK and Europe
Project aims and methods. The proposed PhD research aims to explore agrifood policies across the UK and Europe, focusing on their sustainability impacts through the lens of multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read more
Fully Funded 48-month PhD studentships at the EPSRC Universities for Nottingham CDT in Resilient Chemistry
12 PhD Scholarships available to start October 2025. We invite suitably qualified and highly motivated applicants from STEM disciplines to apply for a series of multidisciplinary PhD scholarships hosted by the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University. Read more
Fully Funded 48-month PhD studentships at the EPSRC Universities for Nottingham CDT in Resilient Chemistry
12 PhD Scholarships available to start October 2025. We invite suitably qualified and highly motivated applicants from STEM disciplines to apply for a series of multidisciplinary PhD scholarships hosted by the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University. Read more
Understanding how international food trade networks influence gastrointestinal disease outbreaks in the UK
Background. In addition to their harmful effects on animal health, zoonotic foodborne pathogens infect around 2.4 million people in the UK each year, resulting in an annual economic burden of £9.1 billion. Read more
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