PhD Studentship: Engineering Fitness in Disease-Resistant Crops University of East Anglia in United Kingdom

NEW PhD opportunity in molecular plant biology , plant cell engineering , and weed control at Royal Holloway University of London , in collaboration with University College London and Syngenta Jealott’s Hill . The project is titled “Engineering plant cells circuitries for multiparametric high-throughput platforms for weed control (EngCiWeCo)” and is advertised as a 4-year ICASE PhD studentship funded by the London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium (LIDo) . This is a research-intensive doc...

[Fully funded 4-year PhD studentship with tuition fees paid directly to the university, a stipend of £21,805 for 2026/27, and a Research Training Support Grant of £5,000 per year.] PhD studentship at the University of East Anglia on engineering gene drives for pest insect suppression, with a focus on the Mediterranean fruitfly (medfly), a globally important agricultural pest that causes major crop losses and is expected to expand its range under climate warming. This project sits within the Norw...

[Fully funded 4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentship including tuition fees, an annual stipend of £21,805 (2026/27 rate), and a Research Training Support Grant of £5,000 per year.] PhD studentship at the University of East Anglia in the Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Programme (NRPDTP): Rewiring Photosynthetic Pathways in a Purple Bacterium . This fully funded 4-year PhD project focuses on engineering the purple phototrophic ba...

Prestigious Sainsbury PhD Studentships in Plant Sciences are available through the Gatsby Charitable Foundation for a four-year PhD starting in October 2027 . The programme supports high-calibre doctoral research in plant sciences , with a strong emphasis on rigorous training, research excellence, and professional development. Example project themes listed include AI protein design , structural biology , synthetic plant immune receptors , engineering synthetic gene clusters , genetic syntax , an...

Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP) PhD opportunity at Harper Adams University in the United Kingdom . This post advertises access to a doctoral research degree programme starting in October 2027 and directs applicants to an approved research project on the MIBTP website. Applicants are expected to apply for a PhD project in the biosciences area and include the project title and supervisor in the application. The application requires an eligibility check , an ED&I form ...