BARITONE – Barley Industrial Training Network – Sustaining the Barley Supply Chain Through Developing Future Research Leaders
Institution(s): James Hutton Institute, SRUC, University of Dundee, Nottingham University, University of the Highlands and Islands, Abertay University
Website: https://www.barleyhub.org/ctp/
Course duration: 4 years
Course start date (2022): 26/09/2022
Number of students admitted to course per annum and number/proportion studying plant health or crop science: 10 (flexible)
Application deadline(s): Late 2021 – Early 2022
Admissions criteria: Hold or about to obtain an undergraduate degree (2.1 or higher) in one of the STEM subjects, demonstrate a keen interest in plant research
Type of funding available: Fully Funded (BBSRC, with industrial matched funding)
Course description (max 150 words): BARIToNE: Barley Industrial Training Network’ is a £3.6M BBSRC and industry funded six-year Collaborative Training Partnership for 30 PhD researchers and led by the Scotch Whisky Research Institute. It focuses on the medium-long term challenge of maintaining a sustainable supply of local high-quality barley, produced using less inputs and having fewer environmental impacts. It will provide state of the art research training through close academic associations with the International Barley Hub (IBH) and innovation through industry-relevant research. It is focused on research excellence as a vehicle to ensure the long-term sustainability of barley supply and value chains. Co-constructed academic / industry PhD projects and a comprehensive series of Industrial placements will provide valuable workplace experience to every postgraduate researcher on the program and lead to the development of future sustainability champions across the sector.
Potential Supervisors: Dr Will Allwood, Morris Altman, Dr Martin Balcerowicz, Dr Micha Bayer, Dr Jorunn Bos, Prof Rob Brooker, Dr Davide Bulgarelli, Dr Isabelle Colas:, Prof David Cook, Dr Henry Creissen, Prof Mark Cutler, Dr Francois Dussart, John Foulkes, Dr Tim George, Dr Maddy Giles, Dr Wenbin Guo, Dr Rob Hancock, Dr Neil Havis, Dr Cathy Hawes, Dr Pete Hedley, Dr Ingo Hein, Dr Piers Hemsley, Dr Steve Hoad, Dr Kelly Houston, Dr Edgar Huitema, Dr Pete Iannetta, Prof John Jones, Dr Alison Karley, Dr Sarah Mckim, Dr Guillermina Mendiondo, Dr Alexandra Morel, Prof Adrian C Newton, Dr Roy Neilson, Beatriz Orosa, Dr Eric Paterson, Dr Luke Ramsay, Prof Bob Rees, Dr Helen Rees, Dr Mike Rivington, Prof John Rowan, Prof Rumiana Ray, Dr Joanne Russell, Dr Paul Shaw, Dr Craig Simpson, Prof Nicola Stanley-Wall, Dr Tracy Valentine, Prof Graeme Walker, Dr Nicholas Watson, Dr Jonathan Wilkin, Dr Runxuan Zhang
