PhD in Engineering Gene Drives for Pest Insect Suppression University of East Anglia in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity in Integrated Varroa Management in Honeybee Colonies at Harper Adams University , supported by the BBSRC-funded Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP) . This project focuses on honeybee ecology , biological control , and quantitative biology , with a strong applied entomology angle. The research aims to develop monitoring-led strategies for integrated management of Varroa destructor mites, a major threat to honeybee health that also contributes to virus tra...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Entomology and Crop Protection at the University of Pretoria , in collaboration with BerriesZA and Stellenbosch University . The project focuses on thrips pest dynamics in blueberry production across South Africa , with research themes including insect genomics , landscape ecology , and spatial modeling . This is a strong fit for candidates interested in agricultural pest management, insect biology, genetics, and spatial/quantitative approaches. The post highlight...

PhD opportunity in the University of Kent lab group on Circular DNA as a novel method of plant evolution . This project is a PhD by Research and is co-supervised by James Budge and Neil Kad . The post is being advertised by Helen Cockerton (Industrial Research Fellow, University of Kent), who invites interested candidates to get in touch. Research focus: circular DNA, plant evolution, genetics, molecular biology, and evolutionary biology. Eligibility: the opportunity is available to students wit...

Harper Adams University is advertising two PhD projects in insect behaviour and sustainable pest management through the BBSRC-funded Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP) , with a start date in October 2027 . The first project, Who chooses the mummy’s microclimate? , asks whether a developing parasitoid wasp can influence where its aphid host moves. It combines behavioural tracking and microclimate experiments to test whether these movements improve parasitoid survival un...

ECOSOLUTIONS is advertising 19 PhD projects for a doctoral programme starting in September 2027. The post invites applicants who want to make a positive difference to the planet and directs them to the programme page for the individual projects and application process. This is a PhD opportunity in environmental sustainability / ecological solutions, with likely interdisciplinary themes across environmental science, biology, and agriculture. The post does not provide detailed funding, stipend, tu...