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We have 121 fungi or fungal or yeast or filamentous or saccharomyces or pombe PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students
fungi or fungal or yeast or filamentous or saccharomyces or pombe PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students
We have 121 fungi or fungal or yeast or filamentous or saccharomyces or pombe PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students
Fungal immunity: how do NLR genes allow fungi to navigate the microbial world?
The ability of an organism to distinguish between self and non-self and to mount an effective response is the foundation of a functional immune system. Read more
CR2025_35: Unravelling how mycorrhizal and decomposer fungi in forest soils effect wood and litter decomposition and may mitigate climate change
Forest soils are part of the solutions to global climate change by sequestering carbon (C) to compensate for anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO. Read more
EastBio: Spatial regulation of mRNAs in filamentous fungi
Filamentous fungi are critical for global nutrient cycling, and many filamentous fungi are important pathogens of plant crops, animals, and humans, affecting food security and economy, and animal and human health. Read more
EastBio: How RNA-binding proteins control fungal growth: an interdisciplinary data-rich approach.
Fungi control their growth to thrive in varied environments, and drive decay and recycling in ecosystems. Fungal pathogens are a major worldwide health burden, killing more people each year than malaria or tuberculosis. Read more
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MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Investigating how ageing and anti-fungal resistance affects host-pathogen interactions in a C. elegans model of fungal infection.
Human fungal pathogens are ‘Hidden Killers’ killing more people every year than malaria and many ‘super-bugs’. Candida albicans is one of the major human fungal pathogens, causing over 400,000 deaths per annum. Read more
CR2025_07: Secondary metabolic gene evolution in the industrially important fungi
*Please note that this PhD will be hosted at Swansea University*. Where will the next generation of biotherapeutics come from? Why have certain secondary metabolic pathways evolved in some fungi and not in others? How do environmental factors drive secondary metabolic diversity and production?. Read more
CR2025_07: Secondary metabolic gene evolution in the industrially important fungi
*Please note that this PhD will be hosted at Swansea University*. Where will the next generation of biotherapeutics come from? Why have certain secondary metabolic pathways evolved in some fungi and not in others? How do environmental factors drive secondary metabolic diversity and production?. Read more
(Bicentenary) How Fungi Thrive in Changing Climates: Building Healthier Soils
This PhD project focuses on how Aspergillus species, which are fungi that can cause serious human diseases, survive and adapt in different soil environments. Read more
EastBio - Functional Understanding of the Rumen Mycobiome via Consortia of Anaerobic Gut Fungi
Funding. This 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by EastBio BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership. This opportunity is open to UK and International students and provides funding to cover tuition fees at the UK rate, plus a stipend to support living costs. Read more
Plant-pollinator disease risks under landscape homogenisation: tracking fungal transmission across networks using contemporary collections and museum specimens
Leverhulme funded PhD position on Plant-Pollinator Holobionts. Supervisor. Dr Richard Gill, Dept. of Life Sciences, Silwood Park, Imperial College London (ICL). Read more
Upcycling Farm Residues into Fungal Bio-inks for 3D Printing
This research plan is a collaboration between the School of Life Sciences and the School of Engineering, which will see the candidate work on fundamental aspects of biomaterials development while at the same time leading to practical applications of 3D bio-printing. Read more
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MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Breaking the wall to finding new drugs for antimicrobial resistant fungi
As with bacteria, antimicrobial resistance is a major and increasing problem for fungi. Antimicrobials commonly target bacterial cell walls. Read more
How fungal cell walls depend on messenger RNA regulation and RNA-binding proteins
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Institute of Cell Biology
Fungi are the most diverse kingdom of eukaryotes, including major pathogens of animals and plants. The interface between the fungal cell and the world is the fungal cell wall, made of proteins and polysaccharides. Read more
(Bicentenary) Tracking horizontal gene transfer and the spread of antimicrobial resistance in pathogenic fungi
Background. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to human health, with a global rise in untreatable bacterial infections. Read more
Optimising wheat-fungal symbioses for enhanced nutrition and sustainability
The global challenge of meeting food demand, particularly under the pressures of climate change, necessitates the optimization of crop nutrient uptake while minimizing resource inputs. Read more