Two PhD Opportunities in Animal Behaviour and Welfare Harper Adams University in United Kingdom

Funded PhD studentships are being advertised through the MIBTP programme, with projects linked to animal behaviour, animal welfare, veterinary education, farm animal welfare, and epigenetics. The post highlights several opportunities associated with Harper Adams University and collaborators, including work on Eurasian red squirrels, welfare practices in veterinary education, the impact of farm animal use in education, and the long-term effects of captivity in common carp. These are research-focu...

PhD opportunity at Harper Adams University in dairy cattle welfare , animal behaviour , and environmental enrichment . The project asks whether enriching the rearing environment of dairy heifers can improve welfare and whether those benefits continue into first lactation. The research will follow heifers from rearing through early lactation and will combine behavioural observations , precision livestock technologies , and measures of health and physiology . The aim is to generate practical recom...

PhD position available in the Mort lab at Lancaster University on cattle genetics , with a focus on pigmentation genetics in dairy cattle and how this research can help build resilience to climate change . This opportunity is described as an exciting collaboration with Davina Hill at the University of Glasgow and Barbara Shih at Lancaster University . The post is aimed at students interested in animal genetics, livestock biology, and applied research with agricultural relevance. No funding detai...

Texas Tech University’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences is recruiting a PhD student for the One Welfare Equine Lab, starting Fall 2027. The project focuses on equine health , animal welfare , and human-horse interactions , especially how interactions during clinical care, husbandry procedures, and training affect horse health, welfare, and human well-being. The student will take a leadership role in the research program, including organizing and conducting experiments, coordinating with h...

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...