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100% Home fees covered, and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £19,237 (2024-25 UKRI rate). Additional consumable funds of £2200pa
Are you Interested in integrating state-of-the-art skills in soil and plant science, molecular biology and network ecology using one of the world’s oldest grassland experiments? Linked to the England Ecosystem Survey (ESS), are you up for the challenge of finding the potential of grassland soils to combat climate change and re-carbonisation? You will use the Palace Leas meadow hay plots, established in 1896, to examine the long-term effects of manure and/or fertilizer treatments on the soil microbiome and plant-microbe interactions. By merging advances in DNA-metabarcoding with network ecology it will address these outstanding questions: 1) What are the long-term effects of manure and fertiliser treatment on soil structure, microbiome and plant-microbe interactions? 2) Do changes to the ecological network structures affect ecological processes and yield? 3) What are the main biotic/abiotic drivers of yield increases over the past century?
You will receive training in i) Soil measurements/ecology; ii) Python language/bioinformatics; iii) Metabarcoding; iv) Network construction and analysis; and the potential for v) Transcriptomics as part of an interdisciplinary team using fundamental science to tackle pressing global needs.
Number of awards
One
Start date
January 2025
Award duration
3 years
Application closing date
19th August 2024
Sponsor
Name of supervisor/s
Prof. Darren Evans (Newcastle), Dr. Rati Bell (Fera Science Ltd), Dr. Sharon Zytynska (Liverpool) and Dr. Alison Bennett (Ohio State)
You must have, or expect to gain, a minimum 2:1 Honours degree or international equivalent in Biology/Molecular biology, Ecology, Microbiology or similar. Numerate applicants from a mathematical/computer science background are also encouraged to apply.
Applicants whose first language is not English require an IELTS score of 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in all sub-skills.
The studentship covers fees at the Home rate (UK and EU applicants with pre-settled/settled status and meet the residency criteria). International applicants are welcome to apply but will be required to cover the difference between Home and International fees.
International applicants may require an ATAS (Academic Technology Approval Scheme) clearance certificate prior to obtaining their visa and to study on this programme.
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