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Exeter Advanced Technologies (X-AT) undertakes commercially orientated research in advanced manufacturing and materials development.
Fees and Funding
Biosciences
| Scholarship/Bursary | Value | Application deadline | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Are bacterial pathogens in the coastal zone a threat to human health ? | £17,290 (per year) | Fri 25th Jan 13 8 days left to apply! |
This PhD will study human exposure risk to antibiotic resistant opportunistic bacterial pathogens in bathing waters and associated freshwaters. This Studentship is based at The European Centre for Environment and Human Health,UEMS in Truro. |
| PhD Studentship in Systems and Synthetic Biology: BBSRC sLoLa project on “Engineering synthetic microbial communities for biomethane production”. | Four year studentship: Tuition fees UK/EU and an annual maintenance allowance at current research council rate (per year) | Fri 25th Jan 13 8 days left to apply! |
This exciting new research project employs both top-down (directed evolution) and bottom-up (synthetic biology) engineering of biomethane producing microbial communities with improved functionality, and addresses several fundamental scientific questions o |
| NERC CASE (with Cefas) Phd Studentship – “The Ecological and Evolutionary Feedbacks between Global Change and Body Size” | £14,590pa plus UK/EU tuition fees (per year) | Thu 31st Jan 13 14 days left to apply! |
We are inviting applications for this NERC CASE PhD studentship with Cefas to commence September 2013. This studentship will be based in the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI), (Cornwall Campus, near Falmouth). |
| NERC PhD Studentship - Plastic mothers and demanding offspring: Maternal effects and the genetics of parent-offspring conflict in guppies | £13,590 plus UK/EU tuition fees for eligible students (per year) | Thu 31st Jan 13 14 days left to apply! |
We are inviting applications for this NERC PhD studentship to commence September 2013. This studentship will be based in Biosciences (Cornwall Campus, near Falmouth). The supervisors for this studentship will be Dr Alastair Wilson, Dr Nick Royle and Dr Da |
| NERC PhD studentship: Jumping the species barrier: understanding the evolution of emerging infectious diseases | £13,590 plus UK/EU tuition fees for eligible students (per year) | Thu 31st Jan 13 14 days left to apply! |
We are inviting applications for this NERC funded PhD studentship to commence September 2013. Supervisors: Dr. Camille Bonneaud and Prof. Angus Buckling |
| NERC PhD studentship: Social evolution and sexual selection in an Australian social agamid - the Eastern water dragon | £13,590 plus UK/EU tuition fees for eligible students (per year) | Thu 31st Jan 13 14 days left to apply! |
The supervisors for this studentship will be Dr Celine Frere (University of Exeter), Dr Alistair Wilson (University of Exeter) and Associate Professor Anne Goldizen (University of Queensland). |
| PhD studentship: Fungal endophytes protect wheat from disease and stress | £13,726pa plus UK/EU tuition fees (per year) | Thu 7th Feb 13 21 days left to apply! |
Applications are invited for a funded PhD starting in September 2013 at the University of Exeter to work under the supervision of Professor Sarah Gurr |
| NERC PhD studentship: Maternal effects and adaptive responses to climate | In the region of £13,726pa plus UK/EU tuition fees (per year) | Sun 10th Feb 13 24 days left to apply! |
We are inviting applications for this NERC funded PhD studentship to commence September 2013, supervised by Dr Andy Russell. |
| NERC PhD studentship: Maternal effects and the generation of animal personality | £13,590pa plus UK/EU tuition fees (per year) | Sun 10th Feb 13 24 days left to apply! |
We are inviting applications for this NERC funded PhD studentship to commence May 2013, supervised by Dr Andy Russell. |
| NERC PhD studentship - conservation and ecology of wetland birds in Africa | £13,590 plus UK/EU tuition fees for eligible students (per year) | Thu 28th Feb 13 | We are inviting applications for this NERC PhD studentship to commence September 2013. This studentship will be based in the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI), (Cornwall Campus, near Falmouth). The supervisors for this studentship will be Dr |
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