The institute has
over 20 PhD students working in different areas of plant and fungal
science, often in collaboration with other institutes in Edinburgh
or elsewhere. Training of PhD students is supported by the Graduate
School of Biology including a transferable
skills programme.
The Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences awards a number of
competitve PhD studentships. Applicants are encouraged
to contact individual research group
leaders as soon as possible. Please note that these studentships
provide living expenses and fees to EU nationals, but only fees to
non-EU nationals. The institute also welcomes applications from candidates
with independent sources of funding. You can find detailed instructions on how to apply here.