BBSRC South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio)

Up to 34 fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships available as part of the BBSRC-funded South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP)

Applications for fully-funded 4 year PhD studentships starting in September/October 2026 are now closed

For studentships starting in September / October 2027, projects to apply to will be advertised in October 2026
 
 
The -funded SWBio DTP involves a of world-renowned universities, research institutes and industry, based mainly across the South West and Wales.
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.
Further information about the SWBio DTP PhD studentships can be found on the .
SWBio DTP PhD opportunities available with the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ 
Up to 34 fully-funded PhD studentships available as part of the BBSRC-funded South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP).
These fully-funded 4 year PhD studentships are available across a wide range of bioscience academic disciplines. 
The PhD is a fully-funded, four-year programme designed to provide training in cutting edge world-class bioscience research skills, underpinned by training in numerical and systems based approaches.
The SWBio DTP differs from most other bioscience doctoral training schemes in providing a hybrid scheme that combines the best of traditional project-focussed studies with a supporting but focussed taught first year with directed rotation projects, then concentrating on your PhD project from years 2-4 (supplemented with partnership-wide cohort activities and placement opportunities).
The projects below were advertised for studentships starting in September 2026. Applications are now closed, but the listings remain available to illustrate the types of projects offered across the DTP.
 
 

Projects with the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­:

Agriculture & Environmental Biosciences

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ (Registered University) / Rothamsted Research
Studentship type: Standard with Associate Partner

Molecular Mechanisms & Pathways projects

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ (Registered University) / Cardiff University
Studentship type: Standard with Associate Partner
University of Exeter (Streatham) (Registered University) / Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
Studentship type: Standard with Associate Partner
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ (Registered University) / University of Bristol
Studentship type: Standard with Associate Partner

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