🎓NERC GW4+ DTP PhD Studentship, University of Exeter, UKCEH
Start: September 2026
Location: UKCEH
🔬 What You’ll Research
- How low-level antibiotic pollution drives antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
- Bayesian modelling of MIC data
- Evolution experiments with diverse microbial communities
- Improving environmental “safe limit” regulations
🏛️ Partners & Impact
CASE Partner: Welsh Government
- ✔ 3-month policy placement
- ✔ Co-supervision
- ✔ Direct route to regulatory influence
Lead Supervisor: Dr Isobel Stanton, UKCEH, Environmental Pressure and Responses
Additional Supervisors Dr Aimee Murray, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter; Dominic Brass, UKCEH, Biodiversity and Land Use; Dr Bethan Purse, UKCEH, Biodiversity and Land Use; Adriana Kiss-Davis, Strategic Evidence Unit, Welsh Government; Thomaz Andrade, Natural Resources Wales
💰 Funding Package (3.5 years)
- Tax-free stipend: ~£20,780/year
- Full tuition fees covered
- £9,000 research & training budget
- £2,000 conference allowance
- £1,000 personal development fund
🎯 Who Should Apply?
Students passionate about:
- Environmental microbiology
- AMR research
- Data science & modelling
- Environmental policy & regulation
- Interdisciplinary science
⭐ Why This PhD?
- Tackle a major global health challenge
- Develop advanced modelling + lab skills
- Work across academia, government, and policy
- Join the collaborative GW4+ DTP community
For more information and to apply, please visit: NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship | University of Exeter
The closing date for applications is Midnight Thursday 8th of January 2026.