
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
ApplyKite Editorial 3 Nov 2026

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University of Tübingen
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Germany
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Graduate Programme in Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plants at the University of Tübingen is an integrated doctoral training environment based at the Zentrum für Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen (ZMBP). The programme offers doctoral students a broad interdisciplinary education in the molecular life sciences, with an emphasis on research training that supports scientific independence and broader professional development. It is organised within the ZMBP and supported by individual doctoral commit...
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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
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Germany
2 days ago
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The International Max Planck Research School on Interdisciplinary Plant Biology is offering seven fully funded PhD positions in computational and experimental plant sciences in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and the University of Cologne in Germany. The graduate school investigates fundamental biological processes in plants and develops knowledge and materials that can support innovative plant breeding. Research projects span reproductive development, org...
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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
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Germany
2 days ago
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7 fully funded PhD student positions are available in Computational & Experimental Plant Sciences through the International Max Planck Research School on Interdisciplinary Plant Biology (IMPRS), a collaboration between the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and the University of Cologne in Germany. The programme is designed for highly qualified doctoral researchers from Germany and around the world. Training is in English and students are supported by an advisory committee, profess...
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University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
4 days ago
The University of Nottingham is inviting applications for an EPSRC PhD studentship on novel optics and artificial intelligence approaches to imaging the centre of a live, intact plant root. Based in the Optics and Photonics Research Group within the Faculty of Engineering, the multidisciplinary project combines optical microscopy, AI, machine learning, wavefront correction, computer vision, and plant biosciences. The research will address the challenge of imaging deep inside complex plant roots,...
4 days ago
University of Hohenheim
Germany
5 days ago
PhD position in Yield Stability in Nutritional Crop Physiology is available within the GreenRobust Cluster of Excellence at the University of Hohenheim in Germany. The project is situated in plant science, agriculture, crop physiology, and nutritional crop research, with a focus on understanding and improving the stability of crop yields. This opportunity may suit candidates interested in plant performance, physiological mechanisms, crop productivity, and robust agricultural systems. The post is...
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Harry Child
University of Plymouth
United Kingdom
5 days ago
[Fully funded for 4 years, including full Home and International tuition fees plus a UKRI stipend at the 2027-28 rate.] PhD Studentship at the University of Plymouth in collaboration with the University of Exeter. This project, Uncovering the impact of multiple anthropogenic stress factors on rhizosphere plant-microbe interactions , investigates how combinations of global change pressures such as warming, drought, soil contaminants and pesticides affect the plant-soil interface. The research foc...
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Edel Pérez-López
Université Laval
Canada
6 days ago
EdeLab at Université Laval is reopening applications for three PhD positions . The research is led by Associate Professor Edel Pérez-López and is connected to insect vectors, invasions, emerging plant diseases, and plant biology. The laboratory previously filled one of four positions and is now seeking future team members for the remaining projects. Applicants should consult the complete announcement carefully, review every eligibility and application requirement, and identify the project that b...
6 days ago
Hochschule Geisenheim University
Germany
1 week ago
Hochschule Geisenheim University in Germany is seeking a motivated PhD candidate to work in plant virology and advance plant virus diagnostics using third-generation sequencing technologies, including nanopore sequencing. The project is suited to applicants interested in plant science, viral pathogen detection, and modern genomic sequencing approaches. The post does not specify funding arrangements, eligibility details, or an application deadline. Interested candidates should consult the linked ...
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John Innes Centre
United Kingdom
1 week ago
Our NRPDTP Doctoral Training Partnership PhD projects are now open for an October 2027 start , based with leading supervisors at the John Innes Centre and the wider Norwich Research Park network. This is a PhD opportunity in bioscience , with research themes likely spanning plant and microbial biology, molecular bioscience, and related life-science areas. The post highlights a doctoral training partnership environment, which is typically designed for research training with multiple supervisors a...
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Estimated costs in Poland.
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![]() Dining Out & Social Restaurants, cafes, and social dining per year | zł4.9k $1,200/yr |
![]() University Tuition Average PhD tuition per year | zł14.2k $3,500/yr |
![]() Transportation Public transport and local travel per year | zł972 $240/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | zł2.4k $600/yr |
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Professor
Utah State University
United States
Hydrology
Reservoir Engineering
Water Resource Management
Freshwater Ecology
Water And Sanitation
Professor
University of Zurich
Switzerland
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
Ecohydrology
Ecosystem Dynamics
professor
Leiden University
Netherlands
Soil Science
Ecology
Soil Ecology
Plant-microbe Interaction
Plant Ecology
The National Institute of Horticultural Research
Poland
Botany
Crop Science
Plant Biology
Plant Breeding
Chloroplast Biology
Associate Professor
University of Silesia
Poland
Botany
Crop Science
Plant Biology
Plant Breeding
Plant-pathogen Interaction
Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Poland
Crop Science
Botany
Plant Biology
Plant Breeding
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