Masters Opportunities

 

Origin and evolutionary dynamics of rainforest assembly in the Fiji Islands

Supervisor: Professor Guillaume Chomicki

Deadline: 31st August 2025

Funding: Directly funded project (UK Students only)

 

Behavioural and metabolic response to protein-deficient nutrition in Drosophila

Supervisor: Dr Vincent Croset

Deadline: Applications accepted all year round

Funding: Self-funded students only

 

Secreted glial proteins controlling thirst-dependent behaviours in Drosophila

Supervisor: Dr Vincent Croset

Deadline: Applications accepted all year round

Funding: Self-funded students only

 

Regrowing a Limb: Regulation of Leg Regeneration in a Spider

Supervisor: Prof Alistair McGregor

Deadline: Applications accepted all year round

Funding: Self-funded students only

 

Investigating the genetic basis of sexual dimorphism in insect eye size

Supervisor: Prof Alistair McGregor

Deadline: Applications accepted all year round

Funding: Self-funded students only

 

How to build a spider after whole genome duplication

Supervisor: Prof Alistair McGregor

Deadline: Applications accepted all year round

Funding: Self-funded students only

 

Exploring the interplay between intestinal homeostasis, nutrition, and health

Supervisor: Dr Rebecca Clark

Deadline: Applications accepted all year round

Funding: Self-funded students only

 

Investigating cell division and contractility in animal cells

Supervisor: Dr Tim Davies

Deadline: Applications accepted all year round

Funding: Self-funded students only

 

How do plant cells control their morphology? The role of ethylene signalling in the molecular control of cell shape

Supervisor: Professor Keith Lindsey

Deadline: Applications accepted all year round

Funding: Self-funded students only

 

How do plants control lipid biosynthesis? The role of ACC1 pre-mRNA splicing

Supervisor: Professor Keith Lindsey

Deadline: Applications accepted all year round

Funding: Self-funded students only

 

AI and Computer Vision to advance understanding of Insect Brain and Behaviour

Supervisors: Dr Olena Riabinina

Deadline: Applications accepted all year round

Funding: Self-funded students only

 

Investigation of brain anatomy across bumblebee species

Supervisors: Dr Olena Riabinina

Deadline: Applications accepted all year round

Funding: Self-funded students only

 

New genetic tools for neuroscience of malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae

Supervisors: Dr Olena Riabinina

Deadline: Applications accepted all year round

Funding: Self-funded students only

 

Molecular Cell Signaling

Supervisor: Dr Martin Schroeder 

Deadline: Applications accepted all year round

Funding: Self-funded students only