PhD John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme in Plant and Microbial Sciences at the John Innes Centre, The Sainsbury Laboratory and The Earlham Institute at University of East Anglia

A four-year rotation PhD in plant and microbial sciences delivered across the John Innes Centre, The Sainsbury Laboratory and the Earlham Institute in Norwich, with degree registration at the University of East Anglia. It is a directly funded programme open to students worldwide.

Faculty: Faculty of Science  |  Department: Biological Sciences  |  Duration: 4 years full-time  |  Intake: 1 October 2027; application deadline 12 November 2026  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Norwich, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In year one students complete three 10-week research rotations with different supervisors in any of the three institutes, building broad technical and theoretical training before choosing a main project and supervisor. Areas span genetics, genomics, cell biology, microbiology, molecular biology, crop science, structural biology, biological chemistry, applied mathematics and computational and systems biology. The PhD thesis is submitted within four years in total.

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