BBSRC-funded PhD studentship in bioengineering of magnetic field sensitivity in biological systems University of Exeter in United Kingdom

Fully funded 4-year PhD studentship opportunity in bioengineering of magnetic field sensitivity in biological systems, offered through the SWBio Doctoral Training Partnership and funded by BBSRC.

The project sits at the interface of quantum technologies, engineering biology, magnetoreception, cryptochrome, quantum biology, spectroscopy, and protein engineering. The advertised project is titled “CRYCT – A peptide magnetosensor to engineer magnetic field sensitivity in biological systems” and is hosted at the University of Exeter (Streatham).

Supervision is listed with Dr Daniel Kattnig and Dr Jonathan Phillips, with collaboration involving Frank Vollmer and partners from the University of Manchester and University of Leicester. The broader post was shared by Alex Jones, Principal Scientist at the National Physical Laboratory and Honorary Professor in Biological Physics at University College London.

This is a PhD opening for September 2026 entry. The programme page states that applications are open for fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships and that there are up to two studentships available. The deadline shown on the programme page is 23:59 BST on Friday 24 July 2026.

Applicants should review the programme’s eligibility requirements, selection process, and funding information before applying. For project enquiries, the programme advises contacting the listed supervisor unless otherwise stated.