plants PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Plants and people in Mesolithic Scotland: examining hunter-gatherer-plant interactions over 5 millennia.

University of Reading School of Archaeology

The aim of the PhD project is to consider the role and importance of different plant food and fuel resources in hunter-gatherer subsistence in Mesolithic Scotland. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S J Mithen, Dr K Wicks

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Developing synthetic microbial communities for the control of pea downy mildew

University of Worcester Research School

Demand for food production is increasing due to growing global population, reduced land availability for agriculture, concern over the effects of the environment on agriculture, and decreasing yield reliability because of climate change. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Tor

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Self funded MSc by research or PhD in Biology: Chemical warfare in the rhizosphere: understanding the defensive role of plant root exudates against the bacterial pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum

University of York Department of Biology

Lead supervisor. Dr Andrea Harper. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. R. solanacearum is a devastating bacterial plant pathogen that has a global distribution, wide host range, and no effective control methods. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Harper

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Self-funded PhD- Re-engineering Golgi dynamics in plants – investigating the role of myosin receptors

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences

The growing global population requires the development of novel strategies to sustainably increase food production. Organelle movement is dynamic and linked to changes in cell size, plant biomass and in response to factors which affect food production such as pathogens (Perico and Sparkes, New Phytol. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Sparkes

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Self-funded MSc R- Re-engineering Golgi dynamics in plants – investigating the role of myosin receptors

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences

The growing global population requires the development of novel strategies to sustainably increase food production. Organelle movement is dynamic and linked to changes in cell size, plant biomass and in response to factors which affect food production such as pathogens (Perico and Sparkes, New Phytol. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Sparkes

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Younger, happier and more productive plants: using developmental genetics to improve herb yields and quality

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences

If you’ve ever grown coriander at home you’ll have noticed that once the plant flowers it no longer produces the leaves used for seasoning. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Fouracre

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Analysis of post-combustion CO2 capture from natural gas power plants using CFD and process co-simulation

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

The use of natural gas as a fuel for electricity production is expected to gradually increase in the next decades. Since it is acknowledged that large CO2 emission cuts should be achieved in the near future, it seems plausible that these systems may have to be coupled to CO2 capture schemes. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes, Prof L Ma, Dr M Diego de Paz

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Binks Institute for Sustainability: Modelling host-microbiome interactions: a nature-based alternative to artificial fertilisers

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

Overall Aim. Through this research we will learn more about the way that plant roots (the 'host') and the associated soil microbes (the 'microbiome') interact. Read more

Supervisors: Prof F Davidson, Prof N Stanley-Wall

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Investigating effects of environmental stressors on ecosystem function using hyperspectral leaf reflectance

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

There is an increasing urgency to understand the biochemical and physiological responses of plants to global environmental change. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Duran

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Leveraging plant biomechanics under hostile environments

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Siul Ruiz, Dr Sharif Ahmed, Dr James Le Houx, Prof Tiina Roose. Project description. The UK food-related activities contribute to a staggering quarter of a trillion pounds (>10% of UK GDP in 2022). Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Ruiz

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Design and development of water desalination plants for rural communities, driven by a hybrid solar-bioenergy system

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Freshwater supplies are becoming increasingly stressed as demand increases. Desalination technologies are able to produce drinking water from abundant resources such as seawater. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes, Dr D Poggio

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Design and development of water desalination plants for rural communities, driven by a hybrid solar-biogas energy system

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Freshwater supplies are becoming increasingly stressed as demand increases. Desalination technologies are able to produce drinking water from abundant resources such as seawater. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes, Dr D Poggio

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Ticking clocks, thriving crops: Developing climate-resilient crops through circadian biology. (DODD_J24DTP)

John Innes Centre Graduate Programme

Climate change poses a significant threat to our food supply, but you can be part of the solution! In this groundbreaking research project, we're investigating how plants adapt to changing seasons and temperatures, with a focus on ensuring robust crop production despite environmental challenges. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Dodd

9 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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PhD studentship in the Development of Novel Radiation Tolerant W Alloys for Nuclear Fusion

University of Birmingham School of Metallurgy & Materials

A 3.5 year joint industry funded PhD studentship is available within the School of Metallurgy and Materials at the University of Birmingham to develop new tungsten alloys for nuclear fusion. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Knowles, Dr M L Lloyd

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Disentangling multipartite symbiont and pathogenic associations in a leafhopper plant pest

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology International Max Planck Research School

Background. Numerous insects host symbiotic microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, protists and viruses) that are integral to their life history, ecology and evolution. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Vogel, Prof MK Kaltenpoth, Dr T Engl

18 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 134 plants PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

plants PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 134 plants PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Plants and people in Mesolithic Scotland: examining hunter-gatherer-plant interactions over 5 millennia.

Developing synthetic microbial communities for the control of pea downy mildew

Self funded MSc by research or PhD in Biology: Chemical warfare in the rhizosphere: understanding the defensive role of plant root exudates against the bacterial pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum

Self-funded PhD- Re-engineering Golgi dynamics in plants – investigating the role of myosin receptors

Self-funded MSc R- Re-engineering Golgi dynamics in plants – investigating the role of myosin receptors

Younger, happier and more productive plants: using developmental genetics to improve herb yields and quality

Analysis of post-combustion CO2 capture from natural gas power plants using CFD and process co-simulation

Binks Institute for Sustainability: Modelling host-microbiome interactions: a nature-based alternative to artificial fertilisers

Investigating effects of environmental stressors on ecosystem function using hyperspectral leaf reflectance

Leveraging plant biomechanics under hostile environments

Design and development of water desalination plants for rural communities, driven by a hybrid solar-bioenergy system

Design and development of water desalination plants for rural communities, driven by a hybrid solar-biogas energy system

Ticking clocks, thriving crops: Developing climate-resilient crops through circadian biology. (DODD_J24DTP)

PhD studentship in the Development of Novel Radiation Tolerant W Alloys for Nuclear Fusion

Disentangling multipartite symbiont and pathogenic associations in a leafhopper plant pest

We have 134 plants PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

plants PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 134 plants PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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