Biosciences
PhD studentships
This is an exciting time to join Biosciences as a PhD student. You will have the opportunity to work within excellent, refurbished laboratories and purpose-designed postgraduate study areas. The department has excellent training provision and with the recent expansion of leading academic staff, represents an exciting environment for academic research.
| Award | Value | Application deadline | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Better living through cabbage chemistry: understanding and improving the flavour and sustainability of Cornwall’s Brassica crops | £17,290 | Thu 9th Feb 2012 | We are inviting applications for this PhD studentship to commence as soon as possible. The studentship will provide an annual stipend of £17,290 for three years. This studentship is part-funded by ESF Project No: 11200NCO5 |
| PhD studentship: \'The Control of Cholesterol Metabolism in Schwann cells\' | £13,590 | Wed 15th Feb 2012 | Applications are invited for a post-graduate studentship in the laboratory of Dr David Parkinson to study the biology of Schwann cells, the myelinating cells of the peripheral nervous system. The interests of the lab centre upon the roles of transcription |
| BBSRC studentships | Fees and stipend at the Research Council UK rate | Fri 24th Feb 2012 | The South West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP) is led by the University of Bristol, with the University of Exeter, the University of Bath, and Rothamsted Research. |
| Epigenetic mechanisms of endocrine disruption: a comparative approach across species | £13,590 plus UK/EU tuition fees for eligible students | Wed 29th Feb 2012 | This studentship will be funded by the College of Life and Environmental Sciences and Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) |
| PhD studentships in Biosciences | At least £13,590 plus UK/EU tuition fees for eligible students | Wed 29th Feb 2012 | We are inviting applications for a number of PhD studentships to commence October 2012. For eligible students the awards will cover UK/EU tuition fees and an annual stipend. |
| Developmental effects of emerging contaminants in zebrafish | £13,590 plus UK/EU tuition fees for eligible students | Tue 13th Mar 2012 | This exciting project combines a team at the University of Exeter (Prof Charles Tyler) in a direct collaboration with the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Prof Tom Hutchinson) and the National Institute for Basic Biology in Japan |
| Mathematics PhD Studentship in Mathematical Ecology: Population Dynamics and Environmental Change | Three-year studentship: Tuition fees (UK/EU) and an annual maintenance allowance at current UK Research Council rate. | Fri 30th Mar 2012 | Motivated by fundamental biology, this PhD project will explore a range of mathematical techniques from dynamical systems and control theory, matrix theory and differential equations, optimization and game theory, to develop new modelling and analysis too |
| Effects of hypoxia on the toxicity of model chemicals in the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) | £13,590 plus UK/EU tuition fees for eligible students | Mon 9th Apr 2012 | This studentship will be funded by the College of Life and Environmental Sciences and Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS). |
| Life in the nucleus, the genomic basis of energy exploitation by intranuclear microsporidia | £13,590 plus UK/EU tuition fees for eligible students | Mon 9th Apr 2012 | This studentship will be funded by the College of Life and Environmental Sciences and Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS). |
| Nuclear receptors from Mytilus edulis as a screen tool for determining invertebrate responses to contaminants | £13,590 plus UK/EU tuition fees for eligible students | Mon 9th Apr 2012 | This studentship will be funded by the College of Life and Environmental Sciences and Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS). |
| Like moths to a flame: environmental impact of the roll out of new street lighting in the South West | £17,290 | Deadline passed (Thu 20th Oct 2011) |
We are inviting applications for this PhD studentship to commence as soon as possible. The studentship will provide an annual stipend of £17,290 for three years. This studentship is part-funded by the ESF-Convergence programme 2007-2013. |
| EPSRC CASE PhD studentship: Biochemical and biocatalytic methods for polysaccharide preparation for vaccine development | £13,590 plus UK tuition fees | Deadline passed (Sun 11th Dec 2011) |
The University of Exeter in partnership with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are inviting applications for this EPSRC CASE-funded PhD studentship to commence as soon as possible. |
| Ecotoxicology of silver nanomaterials in the aquatic environment | £13,590 plus UK/EU tuition fees | Deadline passed (Sun 15th Jan 2012) |
We are inviting applications for this doctoral studentship to commence March 2012 for three years. The studentship will cover UK/EU tuition fees plus an annual stipend of at least £13,590 per annum for three years. |
| Identifying proteins associated with persister cell formation in Burkholderia thailandensis | The studentship will cover UK/EU tuition fees plus an annual stipend of £13,590pa for three years. | Deadline passed (Tue 31st Jan 2012) |
The University of Exeter in partnership with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are inviting applications for this PhD studentship to commence as soon as possible, ideally by 1st April. |
| PhD studentship in Systems Biology: Parasite disruption points in host networks | Tuition fees UK/EU and an annual maintenance allowance at current research council rate | Deadline passed (Tue 31st Jan 2012) |
This proposal will use a system biology approach to provide new insight into host-pathogen interactions. In contrast to a gene centric approach to host-parasite interaction, this proposal seeks a network level understanding of how parasites cause disease |
| PhD studentship: Measurement of oxidative stress during pathogen invasion in humans: diagnostic and prognostic significance of a new clinical assay” PCMD-GS-0067 | £13,590 (based on 2011/12 full-time) per annum | Deadline passed (Tue 31st Jan 2012) |
You will be joining the well-established and internationally-leading Inflammation Research Group within the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry. The team specialises in studying the role of oxidative and nitrative stress in human inflammatory dise |
| Inactivating bacteria using TA toxins | £13,590 plus UK/EU tuition fees | Deadline passed (Tue 7th Feb 2012) |
The University of Exeter in partnership with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are inviting applications for this PhD studentship to commence October 2012. |
| Pathways that enhance antibiotic efficacy | £13,590 plus UK/EU tuition fees | Deadline passed (Tue 7th Feb 2012) |
The University of Exeter in partnership with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are inviting applications for this PhD studentship to commence October 2012. |
| Sphingosine-1-phosphate lyases as novel therapeutic targets in intracellular bacteria | £13,590 plus UK/EU tuition fees | Deadline passed (Tue 7th Feb 2012) |
The University of Exeter in partnership with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are inviting applications for this PhD studentship to commence October 2012. |
Additional awards offered by the University
The University offers a range of scholarships and bursaries; find out more on the Funding pages of the University's website. Information about all awards is available on the searchable funding database that allows you to find all the studentships and bursaries for which you are eligible.
