Postgraduate Level Courses in Plant Pathology
We often get enquiries about PhD opportunities in Plant Pathology. In the UK the main funder of such research is the Biotechnology and Biological Research Council (BBSRC) and the majority of their opportunities are managed through twelve Doctoral Training Partnerships:
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/skills/investing-doctoral-training/dtp/
All of the DTPs include Agriculture and Food Security as a priority area so all are likely to have projects in the general area of Plant Pathology. Some of these partnerships recruit to a general program, with students selecting their PhD projects after starting, others recruit to specific projects or project areas from the start, so you need to be aware of the sorts of specialisms for each DTP when you apply to ensure it will cover the sorts of things you are interested in. Each DTP manages its recruitment in a slightly different way, but in general, projects or programs are advertised each autumn, with application deadlines from late November onwards, to commence PhDs the following September.
The other main sites doing plant pathology PhDs not included the 12 DTPs would be: Cambridge, Essex, Lancaster, Lincoln, Northampton, Queens Belfast, Plymouth, Worcester
Courses providing postgraduate training in Plant Pathology
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Masters/PGCert/PGDip Courses providing postgraduate training in Plant Pathology
Doctoral Courses providing postgraduate training in Plant Pathology
| Course name: | Institution(s): |
| Oxford Interdisciplinary Bioscience DTP (DPhil/PhD) | University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes University, Diamond Light Source, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, STFC Central Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Rosalind Franklin Institute, The Pirbright Institute, Novo Nordisk Research Centre Oxford, INEOS Oxford Institute |
| Graduate courses (DPhil, departmental entry route), University of Oxford | University of Oxford |
| BBSRC South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP) (PhD) | Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Swansea, UWE and the following research institutes; Marine Biological Association (MBA), Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), Rothamsted Research |
| UKRI-BBSRC Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (NRPDTP) PhD Programme | Norwich Research Park (John Innes Centre, Earlham institute, Quadram Institute Biosciences, The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia) |
| John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme in Plant and Microbial Sciences | John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory |
| Postgraduate Opportunities in Plant Health (LIDo DTP) | London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Programme (LIDo DTP) |
| RHS supported PhD (various universities) | Royal Horticultural Society |
| Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP) (PhD) | MIBTP is a BBSRC funded Doctoral Training Partnership between the universities of Aston, Birmingham, Harper Adams, Leicester and Warwick. |
| PhD Biology / Evolution and Ecology / Microbiology, University of Lincoln | University of Lincoln |
| EASTBIO Doctoral Training Programme | University of Dundee, University of Edinburgh, University of Aberdeen, University of StAndrews, University of Stirling, James Hutton Institute and others |
| BARITONE – Barley Industrial Training Network – Sustaining the Barley Supply Chain Through Developing Future Research Leaders | James Hutton Institute, SRUC, University of Dundee, Nottingham University, University of the Highlands and Islands, Abertay University |
