Undergraduate Vacation Bursary Reports 2024

These are all the reports from our BSPP funded Undergraduate Bursaries in 2024

Click here to read more and apply for one yourself.

 

Investigating the effect of glutamate treatment on the defence responses of Nicotiana benthamiana

3rd March 2026

This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate ‘Vacation’ Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for one yourself. This summer, …

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Unleashing AI-powered predictions for plant-pathogen interactions

3rd March 2026

This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate ‘Vacation’ Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for one yourself. Plant diseases …

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Enhancing wheat’s resilience to rust infection

3rd March 2026

This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate ‘Vacation’ Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for one yourself. Wheat (genus …

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Characterising the role of positively ubiquitinated genes in Arabidopsis immune activation

3rd March 2026

This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate ‘Vacation’ Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for one yourself. This summer …

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Investigations into Curreya pithyophila and canker disease; a new health threat to Scots pine in Scotland

3rd March 2026

This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate ‘Vacation’ Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for one yourself. Lower crown …

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Characterising the immune receptor network against root-knot nematodes in sweet potato

3rd March 2026

This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate ‘Vacation’ Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for one yourself. Sweet potato …

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Developing culturing and resistance screening techniques for downy mildew on wild rocket

11th December 2025

This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate ‘Vacation’ Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for one yourself. Downy mildew …

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Function of two tandemly duplicated immune receptor genes in disease resistance and its temperature sensitivity

11th December 2025

This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate ‘Vacation’ Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for one yourself. Stem canker …

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SWEETs, Worms and Solanaceae: Investigating factors determining plant parasitic nematode virulence

11th December 2025

This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate ‘Vacation’ Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for one yourself. Plant parasitic …

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