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Industrial Collaboration PhD Studentships

Industrial CASE Studentships for 2024 are open for application

MIBTP has 11 CASE studentships available for September 2024 entry.

These studentships are an excellent opportunity to initiate new industrial contacts, develop existing links and help enhance the impact of research. The BBSRC-funded CASE studentships are designed to provide students with a first-rate challenging research training experience within the context of a mutually-beneficial research collaboration between academic and non-academic partner organisations. Joint supervision should provide the student with a unique and broadening perspective on the impact of collaborative research, and allows the student to acquire novel skills and expertise.

Through the industrial placement a CASE student will gain a wider understanding of, for example, applied research or policy development that will enhance their future career prospects. In addition to experience of an industrial research environment, the student will receive business-related training, for example, in project-management, business strategy and/or finance. BBSRC stipulates a placement period of a minimum of 3 months, and up to a maximum of 18 months. The required placement period can be accrued through a number of shorter placements, if appropriate.

Awarding these collaborative studentships through the Doctoral Training Partnerships enables the students to take advantage of the additional benefits offered by DTPs, such as cohort-based learning and skills training provision.

CASE students must fulfil the MIBTP entry requirements and will join the MIBTP cohort for the taught elements of the training year (October to December in year 1). CASE students will complete a 3-month mini-project (at a non-home institution) between January and March before starting their PhD in April of year 1. They will remain as an integral part of the MIBTP cohort and take part in the core networking activities and transferable skills training.

2024 CASE Projects

Open for Application

How does Clostridium perfringens colonise the human intestine?

Primary Supervisor: Dr Lucy Crouch
University: University of Birmingham
Industry Partner: Ludger


Closed for Application

A green future: developing Fusarium disease resistance for healthy and sustainable leafy green vegetable crops

Primary Supervisor: Prof John Clarkson
University: University of Warwick
Industry Partner: Tozer Seeds

Deadline: 4 January 2024

Cell-Free production of membrane protein targets underpinning agrichemical development

Primary Supervisor: Prof Tim Dafforn
University: University of Birmingham
Industry Partner: Syngenta

Deadline: 4 January 2024

Enhancing food security through understanding stress adaptation in species used for biocontrol

Primary Supervisor: Dr Scott Hayward
University: University of Birmingham
Industry Partner: Biobest Group NV

Deadline: 4 January 2024

Identification of metabolomics-derived minimally-invasive biomarkers of fish health and welfare

Primary Supervisor: Professor Don Jones
University: University of Leicester
Industry Partner: Mars Petcare UK

Deadline: 4 January 2024

Mechanistic Evaluation of the effect of dry coated antibiotic amino-acid complexes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Primary Supervisor: Dr Ayesha Sabah Rahman
University: University of Leicester
Industry Partner: Aston Particle Technologies Ltd

Deadline: 4 January 2024

Microbial degradation and environmental fate of pesticides in a changing climate

Primary Supervisor: Prof Gary Bending
University: University of Warwick
Industry Partner: Syngenta

Deadline: 4 January 2024

Plant mobile signals for long-lasting fruit protection

Primary Supervisor: Dr Estrella Luna-Diez
University: University of Birmingham
Industry Partner: Enza Zaden

Deadline: 4 January 2024

Stability And Shelf Life Of Regenerative Raw Materials For Cultivated Meat

Primary Supervisor: Dr Tom Mills
University: University of Birmingham
Industry Partner: Quest Meat

Deadline: 4 January 2024


Application

To apply for a CASE studentship, please check your eligibility and complete the MIBTP application processLink opens in a new window.

Please ensure that you clearly state you are applying for a CASE project and stipulate which project(s).