The Nottingham BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership

The Nottingham BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership 

Four-year funded PhDs available in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, Bioscience for Human Health and Biotechnology for Sustainable Growth - October 2025.

Thanks to £14m of funding awarded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent in partnership with the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) are offering fully funded innovative four-year cohort-based training in frontier science across priority areas focussed on the three overarching research areas. This funding covers tuition fees, a stipend, and RTSG (research training and support grant).

Alongside the scientific PhD training, the programme will provide a wide range of training opportunities.

DTP Standard Programme

Students will be recruited to a research cluster within each of the overarching research areas:

You will apply to one research area, and work alongside your peers for the first 10 weeks of your studies, splitting your time between high-level training and laboratory rotations. You will also take part in a three-month placement during your third year.

Requirements  

Applications are invited from students with backgrounds in Bioscience, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Chemical/Biochemical/Process Engineering, Environmental Science, Pharmacy, Computer Science, Maths or related disciplines who have/expect to graduate with a first/upper-second UK honours degree, or equivalent qualifications gained outside the UK.  

Funding details 

Funding is available for four years from October 2025. The award covers tuition fees at the home rate plus an annual stipend. This is set by the Research Councils and will be £20780 for 2025. Only Home candidates are eligible to apply.  If you are unsure of your fee status, please complete this form.  

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 

The Nottingham BBSRC DTP is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in its recruitment practices and throughout the delivery of our PhD programme. For 2025 recruitment, we are operating a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants from Black and Black mixed backgrounds and an applicant mentoring scheme (AMPlify).

How to apply

Applicants should go to https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/bbdtp/apply/how-to-apply.aspx 

Enquiries should be sent to:  bbdtp@nottingham.ac.uk  

Please quote ref: BBSRC DTP APPLICATION  

Closing date: 12 noon GMT on Monday 19th May 2025

Closing Date: 19 May 2025 Category: Studentships