MBCRC PhD Scholarship

Fully funded 3-year PhD opportunity in Food Microbiology and Microbial Ecology at the University of Copenhagen , Department of Food Science (FOOD), Denmark. The fellowship is part of the BIOBARRIER project, which investigates microbial communities associated with fresh plant foods and how beneficial bacteria can help protect foods from spoilage organisms. Research topics include microbial community interactions, interactions with Pectobacterium , gene expression within microbial communities, met...

PhD opportunity in mango genomics, fruit colour, and quality at Western Sydney University The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (HIE) at Western Sydney University is offering one funded PhD scholarship for an ambitious candidate to begin a 3-year PhD program in 2027. The project focuses on the genomics of mango fruit colour and quality , with an emphasis on understanding the mechanisms controlling complex fruit traits and their interactions with the environment at crop level. The successf...

University of Lausanne is offering PhD Fellowships in Life Sciences in Lausanne, Switzerland . This opportunity is aimed at talented and motivated candidates interested in life sciences , with fields explicitly including biochemistry , bioinformatics , biotechnology , molecular biology , and cell biology . Eligibility: applicants must have or will obtain a Master degree or equivalent in a relevant field before Autumn 2027 . Funding: the post is advertised as a PhD fellowship ; however, the excer...

The Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) at the University of Cologne offers up to 12 fully funded PhD positions in a major international ageing research environment in Cologne, Germany. This structured PhD programme is a joint venture of the University of Cologne Excellence Cluster CECAD, the University Hospital, and the Max Planck Institutes for Biology of Ageing and for Metabolism Research. Successful candidates will join a cutting-edge network of 49 interdisciplinary research gro...

PhD scholarship opportunity at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia. Dr Matthew Snelson, Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow, is looking for a motivated and ambitious PhD student to join the Gut Homeostasis in Cardiometabolic Health Laboratory. The project focuses on gut microbiome, gut homeostasis, gastrointestinal physiology, and cardiometabolic health, with particular interest in GLP-1/GIP therapies such as tirzepatide (Mounjaro). Research themes include how dual agonism alters gu...