PhD Opportunity in Aphid Behaviour Forecasting, Computer Vision and Bayesian Modelling Harper Adams University in United Kingdom

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...

Earlham Institute in the UK is advertising 9 PhD studentships for an October 2027 start. The advertised research themes include plant gene regulation , genome language models , and fisheries pangenomics , making this a strong opportunity for students interested in the intersection of AI, biology, genomics, and computational life sciences . This is a PhD-level opening rather than a postdoctoral or master's call. The post does not provide detailed eligibility criteria, but the topics suggest a fit...

PhD opportunity at the University of St Andrews in the School of Psychology and Neuroscience, within the EASTBIO/BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership. This project is titled “Mapping the gut microbiome of an understudied poultry species: environmental and nutritional drivers of resilience in African Guinea fowl.” It sits at the intersection of biology , agriculture , microbiology , bioinformatics , environmental science , and statistics , with a strong focus on host–microbe interactions, animal w...

PhD opportunity at Cranfield University in legume nitrogen dynamics, greenhouse-gas mitigation, regenerative agriculture, and sustainable cropping . This fully funded PhD is hosted by Cranfield University in the Cranfield Environment Centre (United Kingdom) and is supported by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award . Funding includes Home fees and a £24,500 annual tax-free stipend for three years. The project investigates how legumes influence nitrogen cycling , crop performance , nitrogen-use effic...

PhD opportunity: Engineering gene drives for pest insect suppression at the University of East Anglia (School of Biological Sciences), with primary supervision by Professor Tracey Chapman . This project focuses on gene drives , CRISPR , genetic engineering , genetics , and agricultural pest suppression . The target organism is the Mediterranean fruitfly (medfly), a major global agricultural pest. The research aims to build, test, and optimise components needed to move gene-drive technology close...