PHD POSITION

PhD Studentship: Underpinning Knowledge to Test and Inform Bracken Control Strategies

Deadline: 20 Nov 2026 · 8 days left

Institution: Newcastle University
Country: United Kingdom
Field: Earth, environment and agriculture
Type: PhD position
Pay: £21,805 minimum tax-free annual living allowance and 100% home fees covered.
Deadline: 20 Nov 2026 · 8 days left

About this position

Award summary 100% home fees covered, and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £21, 805 (2026/27 UKRI rate) plus additional research funds Overview Bracken is one of the UK’s most persistent land-management challenges, threatening farming, forestry, water quality and biodiversity while becoming harder to control following the loss of the herbicide asulam. This PhD will investigate how bracken responds physiologically to cutting, rolling and an innovative new ‘crimping’ technique, combining field experiments with modern plant physiology and growth studies. Working across the James Hutt

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Applications close on 20 Nov 2026 (8 days from today). Apply on the official page; PhD Atlas does not collect applications.

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Official call: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTJ349/phd-studentship-underpinning-knowledge-to-test-and-inform-bracken-control-strategies

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