fermentation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Intermediate dark fermentation as a platform technology for chemical recycling and biorefineries in the water sector PhD

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

This exciting fully funded PhD, with an enhanced stipend of £20,000 per annum, will investigate resource recovery opportunities from sewage sludge with dark fermentation as core enabling technology. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Bajón Fernández, Dr L Alibardi

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

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FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in Food Microbiology - Omics-driven investigation of unique features of olive fermentation isolates beneficial for plant fermentation with probiotic properties.

INRAE Inrae - Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering Research Unit

About the Project. Plant-based dairy and meat alternatives have grown in popularity in recent years for various reasons, including sustainability and health benefits, as well as lifestyle trends and dietary restrictions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr KA Karatzas, Dr MWB Wells-Bennik, Dr MD Dasenaki, Prof VV Valdramidis

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

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FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in Multi-omics data production during olive fermentation.

INRAE Inrae - Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering Research Unit

About the Project. Plant-based dairy and meat alternatives have grown in popularity in recent years for various reasons, including sustainability and health benefits, as well as lifestyle trends and dietary restrictions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MD Dasenaki, Prof VV Valdramidis, Dr KA Karatzas, Dr MWB Wells-Bennik, Prof M Zwietering

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

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FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in plant-based food fermentation genomics.

INRAE Inrae - Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering Research Unit

About the Project. Plant-based dairy and meat alternatives have grown in popularity in recent years for various reasons, including sustainability and health benefits, as well as lifestyle trends and dietary restrictions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MWB Wells-Bennik, Dr HB Bachmann, Dr EH Hester, Prof M Zwietering, Prof VV Valdramidis, Dr MD Dasenaki, Dr KA Karatzas

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

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MSc By Research: Microbial fermentation of complex insoluble dietary fibre

Aberdeen University School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

The MSc by Research programme at the University of Aberdeen is for students interested in a research-intensive master's degree. It is designed specifically to enhance your skills for a PhD or research career. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Louis, Prof W Russell

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

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FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in Microbial ecology - Deciphering the role of bacterial-fungal interactions in plant-based fermented food.

INRAE Inrae - Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering Research Unit

About the Project. Plant-based dairy and meat alternatives have grown in popularity in recent years for various reasons, including sustainability and health benefits, as well as lifestyle trends and dietary restrictions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr VH Hervé, Dr EDB Dugat-Bony, Dr PB Bonnarme, Dr L Wick

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

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Biodesigning the future of scent experience using microbial organisms

University of the Arts London Research

Based at Central Saint Martins, UAL, in collaboration with Haeckels. Project overview. Working with microbial organisms such as bacterial, algae, fungi and yeasts, this project aims to explore how scents of the future can be produced, designed and experienced. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Collet

20 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Sustainable bio-hydrogen production via engineered microbial metabolism (4-year fully funded PhD studentship with Dstl)

University of Edinburgh School of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Background and the project. In 2022, carbon emissions from the chemical industry peaked at 935 M ton, making this industry the third largest sector by emissions and responsible for 2.5% of total greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Wallace

22 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Saving the planet through carbon recycling: engineering bacterial capture of gasified waste for bioplastics production

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

Wider context. Climate change caused by the release of greenhouse gases from fossil fuels and through change of land use threatens life on our planet. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Winzer, Prof N Minton

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

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FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in Artificial Intelligence-based tools for information retrieval from text documents - Automatic information extraction from scientific publications and other sources to build knowledge graph.

INRAE Inrae - Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering Research Unit

About the Project. Plant-based dairy and meat alternatives have grown in popularity in recent years for various reasons, including sustainability and health benefits, as well as lifestyle trends and dietary restrictions. Read more

Supervisors: Prof DR Remondini, Dr EG Giampieri, Dr BN Nagy, Dr LV Vidács

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

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FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in the design of Information Extraction Tools to characterise molecules produced or degraded by microbes and applications to plant-fermented food ecosystems.

INRAE Inrae - Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering Research Unit

About the Project. Plant-based dairy and meat alternatives have grown in popularity in recent years for various reasons, including sustainability and health benefits, as well as lifestyle trends and dietary restrictions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RB Bossy, Dr BN Nagy, Dr LV Vidács, Dr CN Nédellec, Dr SD Derozier, Dr HC Chiapello

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

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FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in identifying and controlling of key regulatory mechanisms for differential responses and metabolic shifts in microorganism populations.

INRAE Inrae - Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering Research Unit

About the Project. Plant-based dairy and meat alternatives have grown in popularity in recent years for various reasons, including sustainability and health benefits, as well as lifestyle trends and dietary restrictions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr IOM Otero-Muras, Prof CT Trelea, Assoc Prof EB Bernuau

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

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Microbial cell protein production and food applications

University of Reading Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences

Microbial proteins provide a sustainable and nutritious alternative to traditional animal and plant-based proteins and as such are attracting significant research and commercial interest. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Charalampopoulos, Dr A Chatzifragkou, Dr S Lignou

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

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Molecular level understanding of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

University of Leicester Department of Respiratory Sciences

Mycobacterium tuberculosis has evolved to survive and replicate inside macrophages. The project will investigate the molecular mechanisms underpinning adaptation to this specialised intracellular niche. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H O'Hare, Dr N Garton

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

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Socio-ecological research to understand the potential impacts of alternative protein sources in the UK and Europe

University of Leeds School of Earth & Environment

We are looking for an academically excellent, impact-focused candidate for an interdisciplinary PhD project working at the science-policy interface. Read more

Supervisors: Dr DR Williams, Dr N M Lomax

Open Day(s) 3 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Process Design for the Next Generation of Plant Protein Foods

University of Adelaide School of Chemical Engineering

Project – This projects aim is to design processes to make plant-protein based foods. There are environmental and economic reasons to move away our current reliance on animal-sourced protein. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Falconer

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Sustainable Commodity Chemicals through Enzyme Engineering & Design (SuCCEED) - 4 posts available

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

SuCCEED is a BBSRC-funded Prosperity Partnership multi-million project between The University of Manchester and Shell. Commodity chemicals are produced on a global scale and normally derived from finite geological sources. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Dixon, Dr J Esteban Serrano, Prof A Green, Prof D Leys, Dr V Spallina, Prof M Turner, Dr J Winterburn

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Mitigating the impact of environmental stress on the quality and sustainability of malting barley

Heriot-Watt University School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society

Climate change is challenging our ability to reliably grow crops. This PhD will be focused on the impact this is having on our capacity to produce a sustainable supply of malted barley for use within the brewing and distilling industries. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Alexander

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

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Discovery of enzymes for plastic degradation

University of Nottingham School of Chemistry

Dr Luisa Ciano, Dr Anca Pordea and Dr Sam Bryan. Application deadline. open until filled, applications reviewed on a weekly basis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Ciano, Dr A Pordea, Dr S Bryan

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

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Development of integrated microfluidic chips for making mRNA nanomedicines

University of Adelaide School of Chemical Engineering

Project. Recent mRNA vaccine success has heralded a new era of RNA nanomedicines. We are pleased to announce a fully funded PhD position with a scholarship focused on the development of integrated microfluidic chips for making mRNA nanomedicines. Read more

Supervisor: Prof CXZ Zhao

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Feeding microbes to protect the brain: does the gut microbiota mediate the risk-reducing effects of a healthy diet on Alzheimer’s disease?

Queen Mary University of London Institute of Dentistry

Background. Ways of reducing the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias are critically needed, given the almost total lack of truly effective therapeutic options, even despite newer anti-amyloid drugs1. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S McArthur, Dr E Hagi-Pavli

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

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Prebiotics and synbiotics for human health - converting biomass into functional food ingredients

University of Reading Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences

Prof. Rastall is interested in research in the area of prebiotic oligosaccharides, synbiotic combinations with probiotics and the impact of structure on the gut fermentation of carbohydrates. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Rastall

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We have 22 fermentation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

fermentation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 22 fermentation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Intermediate dark fermentation as a platform technology for chemical recycling and biorefineries in the water sector PhD

FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in Food Microbiology - Omics-driven investigation of unique features of olive fermentation isolates beneficial for plant fermentation with probiotic properties.

FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in Multi-omics data production during olive fermentation.

FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in plant-based food fermentation genomics.

MSc By Research: Microbial fermentation of complex insoluble dietary fibre

FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in Microbial ecology - Deciphering the role of bacterial-fungal interactions in plant-based fermented food.

Biodesigning the future of scent experience using microbial organisms

Sustainable bio-hydrogen production via engineered microbial metabolism (4-year fully funded PhD studentship with Dstl)

Saving the planet through carbon recycling: engineering bacterial capture of gasified waste for bioplastics production

FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in Artificial Intelligence-based tools for information retrieval from text documents - Automatic information extraction from scientific publications and other sources to build knowledge graph.

FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in the design of Information Extraction Tools to characterise molecules produced or degraded by microbes and applications to plant-fermented food ecosystems.

FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in identifying and controlling of key regulatory mechanisms for differential responses and metabolic shifts in microorganism populations.

Microbial cell protein production and food applications

Molecular level understanding of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Socio-ecological research to understand the potential impacts of alternative protein sources in the UK and Europe

Process Design for the Next Generation of Plant Protein Foods

Sustainable Commodity Chemicals through Enzyme Engineering & Design (SuCCEED) - 4 posts available

Mitigating the impact of environmental stress on the quality and sustainability of malting barley

Discovery of enzymes for plastic degradation

Development of integrated microfluidic chips for making mRNA nanomedicines

Feeding microbes to protect the brain: does the gut microbiota mediate the risk-reducing effects of a healthy diet on Alzheimer’s disease?

Prebiotics and synbiotics for human health - converting biomass into functional food ingredients

We have 22 fermentation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

fermentation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 22 fermentation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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