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Unit: Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Salary: Fully-funded studentship
Location: Milton Keynes
Please quote reference: BBSRC-NERC funded ‘Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Landscape Award’
4 year, funded Studentships available
Closing Date: Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 12:00pm
The Open University has partnered with the University of Oxford (lead university), Oxford Brookes University, The Pirbright Institute, Diamond Light Source, and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source to launch the BBSRC-NERC funded Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Landscape Award (ILESLA).
This ambitious doctoral training programme aims to prepare a new generation of creative, collaborative, and entrepreneurial researchers equipped to meet complex, cross-disciplinary challenges.
The primary aim of ILESLA is to cultivate researchers capable of developing innovative solutions to challenges in and at the intersection of biological and environmental sciences, focusing on five interconnected themes:
You can view a full list of research topics within each theme here.
This award is expected to fund at least ten new PhD students at The Open University across five intakes (2025–2029) and to support students registered at the University of Oxford or Oxford Brookes University who will be co-supervised by researchers at The Open University.
Please see information on how to apply here.
The application deadline for October 2025 entry is Wednesday, 29 January 2025, at 12:00 midday UK time.