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PhD Studentships » Available studentshipsRothamsted Research enjoys an international reputation for the quality of our research across the agricultural, environmental and plant biotechnological sciences and we have well equipped laboratories and professional support services. Our students gain from working in a genuinely multidisciplinary environment which is further enriched by our collaborations with many universities and institutes in the UK and abroad. The PhD studentships available in the disciplines listed below are funded from a number of sources including BBSRC and attract a minimum annual stipend of £13290 (£15,790 for BBSRC CASE Studentships). (We have yet to receive confirmation of the BBSRC stipend rates for 2010). During the 2010 intake we have 4-5 BBSRC funded studentships (a combination of Quota and CASE awards), 2 Lawes Agricultural Trust (LAT) / Nottingham Link and 1 LAT / Reading Link studentship. Areas of science» Show all projects or hide all. Note that a project may belong to more than one research area.  Plant biochemistry and biotechnology» Enhancing the production of omega-3 polyunsaturates in marine microbes Plant developmental genetics/biology» The role of gibberellin signalling in bolting in sugar beet Plant pathology and fungicide resistance» Investigating fungal pathogen metabolism through targeted analysis of the Mycosphaerella graminicola Cytochrome P450 reductase gene family Synthetic biology» Enhancing the production of omega-3 polyunsaturates in marine microbes An equal opportunities employer
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