PHD POSITION

PhD Studentship: Empowering Green Seaweeds as Beneficial Health Products

Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 · 18 days left

Institution: University of East Anglia
Country: United Kingdom
Field: Life sciences and medicine
Type: PhD position
Pay: £21,805 p.a.
Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 · 18 days left

About this position

Introduction: Demand for natural weight loss remedies is exceptionally high. Central Pharma Biotechnica (Biotechnica) mass process brown seaweeds to produce plant biostimulants and potential weight loss products but ignore green Ulva seaweeds that are richer in health-promoting sulfur compounds and polysaccharides, e.g. ulvans, and offer routes to renewable platform chemical production. Little is known of the active metabolites in Ulva or their influence on our gut microbiome and health. With CASE partner Biotechnica, this PhD will: i. profile Ulva fibre active metabolites; ii. investigate the

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Applications close on 30 Nov 2026 (18 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/DTJ336/phd-studentship-empowering-green-seaweeds-as-beneficial-health-products

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