colonies PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 8 colonies PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Self-funded MSc R- Effects of age on disease defence strategies in ants

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences

Group living offers favourable conditions for the spread of infectious diseases, because high population densities and frequent social contacts facilitate pathogen transmission. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Stroeymeyt

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

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Identification and characterisation of bacteriocins from environmental samples active against strains of Clostridium difficile.

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

Clostridiodes difficile is a cause of neonatal enteritis in livestock such as pigs, cattle and horses. Affected animals develop respiratory problems, abdominal distention and bloody diarrhoea leading to weight loss and in extreme cases mortality. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Penfold, Dr K Winzer

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

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Self-funded PhD- Emergent leadership by well-informed individuals in self-organising groups

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences

Emerging infectious diseases often originate from a host shift, where a pathogen is transferred from its original host to a new host species. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Stroeymeyt

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

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Deconstructing biofilms

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Colonies of bacteria form biofilms to protect themselves from outside threats, like antibiotics, by making an extracellular matrix. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Noy

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

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CoSS-USYD Joint PhD Scholarship - The Socio-Economic Impacts of Colonialisation in Australia.

University of Glasgow College of Social Sciences

Research Group: Adam Smith Business School

Information on the Schools/Research Groups. The successful candidate will be registered as a postgraduate researcher in the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. Read more

Supervisor: Prof MB Battisti

19 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Learning strategies to avoid danger in the desert ant Cataglyphis

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology International Max Planck Research School

Background. The desert ant Cataglyphis fortis inhabits the hostile salt pans of Tunisia, where its foragers individually search for arthropods killed by heat stress. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Knaden, Dr Y Ulrich

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

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Deconstructing Biofilms

University of York York Biomedical Research Institute

Colonies of bacteria form biofilms to protect themselves from outside threats, like antibiotics, by making an extracellular matrix. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Noy, Dr M A Fascione

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

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Understanding how electrical communication can regulate metabolic cycles in bacteria biofilms

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. A biofilm is a robust form of bacteria colony resistant to antibiotics. They have significant impacts on a multitude of industries impacting health and industrial processes such as in food production and water security. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Hayashi, Dr G Barrett

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

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We have 8 colonies PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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We have 8 colonies PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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