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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Clifton Campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
4 Year
The South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP) is led by the University of Bristol, together with the Universities of Bath, Cardiff and Exeter, alongside Rothamsted Research. This partnership also includes the following collaborative partners: Marine Biological Association (MBA), University of Plymouth, Swansea University, UCB Pharma, University of the West of England (UWE) and SETsquared Bristol. This partnership has established international, national and regional scientific networks, and widely recognised research excellence and facilities. We aim to provide you with outstanding interdisciplinary bioscience research training, underpinned by transformative technologies. You will be recruited to a broad, interdisciplinary project, supported by a multidisciplinary supervisory team, with many cross-institutional PhD projects available that build on the expertise of each of our partners. There are also opportunities to: Apply your research in an industrial setting (DTP CASE studentships). Undertake research jointly with some of our core and associate partners (Standard DTP studentships with a collaborative partner). Work with other national/international researchers. Undertake fieldwork.
