PhD Studentship: Identifying the Evolutionary Origin of ‘Female’ Meiosis in Seed Plants University of Birmingham in United Kingdom

[Fully funded UKRI/ARIES studentship covering fees, maintenance stipend of £21,805 p.a. for 2026/27, and a research training and support grant (RTSG). Limited support for international applicants via waived difference between home and international fees; relocation, visa, and health surcharge costs are not covered.] PhD Studentship in Evolutionary Genomics of Mimicry in Neotropical Catfishes at the University of East Anglia . This project explores one of the most fascinating examples of adaptive...

PhD opportunity at the University of East Anglia in plant biology , molecular biology , biochemistry , genetics , bioinformatics , and evolution . This project, supervised by Dr Ben Miller at the School of Biological Sciences , investigates how plants perceive and respond to environmental change through calcium signalling . The research focuses on the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha and compares stress-response pathways with flowering plants such as Arabidopsis thaliana . The project aims to und...

New Research Fellow position open at the University of Southampton in the Evolution of the Nervous System Lab . This HFSP-funded project investigates the evolution of sensory systems , with a particular focus on TRP channels in non-bilaterian animals and choanoflagellates . It is a strong fit for candidates interested in molecular pharmacology , ion channels , evolution , and related areas in biology and neuroscience . The post is a postdoctoral/research fellow opportunity and is associated with...

PhD opportunity at the University of Dundee / James Hutton Institute in plant science, focusing on how plants respond to warming temperatures and how temperature controls stomata development. The project, “EASTBIO - How Plants Breathe in a Warming World: Temperature Control of Stomata Development,” is based in Dundee, United Kingdom, and is supervised by Dr Martin Balcerowicz and Dr Sarah McKim. It investigates thermomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana and explores whether similar hormonal reg...

PhD opportunity in enhancer biology, developmental genomics, and vertebrate evolution/disease at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer, with co-supervision from the University of Birmingham. The project, led by Shipra Bhatia and Wendy Bickmore and co-supervised by Ferenc Mueller, will investigate how enhancers control gene expression during development and how enhancer organization shapes vertebrate evolution and disease. The work focuses on the regulatory landscape of PAX6 , a master regulator o...