PhD Studentship in Microplastics, Antimicrobial Resistance Selection and Environmental Spread University of Exeter in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the University of Warwick in communication, competition and resilience in structured bacterial communities . This funded PhD project sits at the intersection of biology , mathematical modelling , microbiology , and environmental science . Working with Dr Albane Thery and Dr Munehiro Asally , the project investigates how bacterial biofilms communicate and reorganise under stress. The research focuses on long-range signalling in E. coli biofilms, including electrical waves, nutr...

PhD opportunity in antibiotic discovery at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, United Kingdom, focused on Streptomyces bacteria , microbiology , bacteriology , biochemistry , biotechnology , molecular biology , chemistry , and soil science . The project is supervised by Professor Matt Hutchings and investigates how a key regulator controls the Streptomyces lifecycle, sporulation, spore germination, and the activation of silent specialised metabolite biosynthetic pathways. The research aims to iden...

PhD opportunity at the University of Sheffield within the NERC-funded ECOSOLUTIONS Doctoral Focal Award . This project, supervised by Dr Ellie Harrison with Prof Jason Snape , Dr Amanda Porter , Prof Laura Carter , and Dr Ed Haynes , investigates the interactions between wastewater irrigation , pesticides , and the fate of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in agricultural fields. The research is interdisciplinary, linking microbiology , environmental chemistry , soil science , ecology , and policy-...

Queen’s University Belfast is offering a fully funded PhD investigating how microbes interact and how antibiotic resistance evolves. The project examines the evolution of the commensal microbiome under repeated exposure to pathogens, with particular attention to how antibiotic resistance influences these outcomes. The research will be based in the School of Biological Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast. The project is led by Rachel Wheatley, a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Group Leader, wit...

Durham University’s Department of Biosciences invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Engineering and Microbiology to join CARMA, the Co-selection of Antimicrobial Resistance by Metals Alliance. CARMA is a UKRI-funded, transdisciplinary research programme investigating how metal pollution in rivers and wastewater can co-select for antimicrobial resistance, and what this means for human health, environmental regulation, and intervention. The programme brings to...