Perry Foundation Current PhD Studentships
2024 Zoe McFarlane Glasgow Exploiting recent advances in plant biology to develop drought-resistant crops [see initial report]
2024 Matthew McLeod Sainsbury Lab Cambridge Alternative cereal root symbioses to support the UK’s sustainable crop nutrition
2023 Joseph Leaper Worcester University Ecologically intensifying UK vineyards to enhance their sustainability
2023 Piotr Kaszniki Essex University Photosynthesis and water use in wheat ears
2023 Patrick McClean Rothamsted/Herts Investigating fungal spore production in UK arable crop systems under current and future environmental conditions
2023 ClaireWheeler University of Hertfordshire Clostridioides difficile in UK pigs and risks to the food chain
2022 Fareed Bhatti Rothamsted /Nottingham Univ Strategies for management of eyespot in cereals
2022 Laura Giminez Molina University of Hertfordshire Light leaf spot resistance in oilseed rape
2021 Cristina McBride-Serrano Lancaster University Can increased plant diversity restore soil-associated ecosystem services in agroecosystems experiencing variable rainfall patterns?
2021 Scott Ewing Glasgow University Improving Crop Quality Using LED Lighting in Vertical Farms