PhD in Sustainable Food Systems: Silicon-Improved Leafy Kale (Biology, Chemistry, Food Science, Agriculture) University of Reading in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity for UK students at the University of York in a project on reducing chemical pollution through future farming systems . The advertised project is titled “Understanding consumers’ responses to underutilized crops and implications for the environment” and is associated with Eleanor Jew . This is a research-focused doctoral opening spanning environmental science , agriculture , and chemistry , with additional relevance to crop systems, consumer responses, and sustainability in farmin...

More PhD opportunities are available in agri-relevant disciplines , including one linked to the poster’s own research theme. The opportunity is part of a fully funded dual scheme involving Nottingham Trent University and University of Nottingham . The highlighted theme is “Nitro-gen(eration): Attaining Resilient Fertilizers for Sustainable Food Production” , co-led by Katalin Kovács (University of Nottingham) and Andy Gill (Nottingham Trent University). This suggests research at the intersection...

Funded PhD opportunities are available with The University of Edinburgh in microbial carbon cycling in soils . The research focuses on understanding the mechanisms that shape the balance of carbon in soils across different ecosystems, with an emphasis on microbial processes, fungal-bacterial interactions, and soil carbon dynamics. The work is interdisciplinary and may involve omics , stable isotope tools , organic chemistry , and modelling approaches . A forthcoming E5 DTP-funded project with Fo...

Exciting fully funded PhD studentship in Environmental Science at Brunel University of London . The project investigates how PFAS move from the environment into the food chain and the potential risks they pose to human health. The advertised research theme is From Environment to Fork: Environmental Fate, bioavailability and soil-to-plant transfer of PFAS , with a strong focus on environmental pollution , food-chain contamination , bioavailability , soil-to-plant transfer , and human-health risk ...

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...