Plant Cell Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students in the UK

We have 37 Plant Cell Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students in the UK

China Scholarship Council: Life on the Edge: understanding how cereals surfaces respond to change

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences

Cereals are our primary source of calories. To safeguard our food supply, we must maintain cereal grain yields despite accelerating and more extreme temperature and drought events from climate change. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S McKim, Dr C Campoli

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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China Scholarship Council: Feel the tension – how does S-acylation of OSCA ion channels regulate responses to environmental change in plants?

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences

Plants, being sessile organisms, must sense and respond to environmental change, such as temperature or drought, without being able to move. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Hemsley, Prof U Zachariae

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Role of 3D Chromatin Configuration on Environmental Memory

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Living creatures depend on signals from their surroundings to navigate the various stages of their lives. Yet, the ever-changing nature of these environmental cues poses a significant challenge in precisely timing critical life decisions. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Gutierrez-Marcos

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Nanoparticles for penetrating complex polysaccharide matrices – cell walls and biofilms

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Vision. To find carbon-based nanostructures that will pass through complex polysaccharide matrices to deliver drugs and/or reporters. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Gifford

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Integration of environmental signals in plants

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Plants use a diversity of signals from the environment to make decisions during their life cycle. This project will focus on understanding how multiple signals from the environment are integrated to control seed dormancy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Bassel

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Enzymology and Metabolic Engineering for Conversion of Lignin into Renewable Chemicals

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Lignin is an aromatic heteropolymer found in plant cell walls, and is the most abundant renewable source of aromatic carbon in the biosphere. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Bugg

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Cryo-electron microscopy of plant clathrin cages

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Endocytosis via clathrin coated vesicles is a process fundamental to eukaryotic cell health and vitality, and the core proteins as well as the beautiful geometry of clathrin cages are highly conserved. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Smith

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Investigating the role of SUMOylation in meiotic recombination and chromosome segregation in Arabidopsis

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

Post-translational modifications of proteins such as phosphorylation, methylation and acetylation have been extensively studied in eukaryotes and now the Small Ubiquitin modifier (SUMO) is gaining attention for its importance in fundamental biological roles. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Higgins, Dr D Guttery

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Unlocking the genetic potential of barley by modulating recombination

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

Barley is a major worldwide crop used for malting and animal feed. However, breeding new varieties is constrained by the frequency of genetic crossovers (1-3 crossovers per chromosome pair) and their distribution (biased towards the chromosome ends) that underpin crop improvement1,2. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Higgins, Dr D Guttery

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Enhancing meiotic recombination in wheat by modulating RECQ helicases

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

Wheat accounts for 20% of the calories and protein consumed by humans and is the largest crop in the UK, but yields have plateaued and are susceptible to decline due to extreme weather conditions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Higgins, Dr D Guttery

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Digital Chloroplast: Computational models of the organization, phase behaviour and function of the photosynthetic membrane

Queen Mary University of London School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences

Supervisor: Dr Christopher Duffy, Prof Conrad Mullineaux and Dr Guy Hanke . Funding: China Scholarship Council (CSC). Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Duffy, Prof C Mullineaux, Dr G Hanke

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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Fine tuning flowering initiation to seasonal cues in flax

Durham University Department of Biosciences

Flowering initiation is an essential developmental transition in a plant’s lifecycle. The timing of this event must carefully coordinate with optimal environmental conditions for reproduction. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A.C Brennan, Dr M Kapralov

8 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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BBSRC NLD Doctoral Training Partnership: How do plants regulate root development in response to soil stresses? Role of VAMP family proteins and their interactors in signalling.

Durham University Department of Biosciences

The aim of the project is to improve our understanding of the molecular basis of plant responses to salinity (salt) stress. Read more

Supervisors: Prof K Lindsey, Dr V Andriotis

15 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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BBSRC NLD Doctoral Training Partnership: Understanding microbial signalling in the rhizosphere to build healthier soils

University of Liverpool Faculty of Health and Life Science

soil microbes | crop health | natural pest control | regenerative agriculture. Background. Soil microbes enhance plant resistance to pests and diseases, offering promise for regenerative agriculture. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Zytynska, Dr K Johnson, Dr F Del Carratore

15 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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BBSRC NLD Doctoral Training Partnership: Watering the flowers: gene x environment control of water use during Brassica napus inflorescence development.

Durham University Department of Biosciences

When to water the flowers? As climate change starts to affect our world, drought and warming are already affecting agricultural productivity. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Hepworth, Dr U Bechtold, Dr A Prashar

15 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 37 Plant Cell Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students in the UK

Plant Cell Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students in the UK

We have 37 Plant Cell Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students in the UK

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