Prospective students and postdocs interested in understanding how global change affects plants and shapes the carbon and water cycles are encouraged to get in touch. We welcome applicants with backgrounds in biology, mathematics, physics, geography, atmospheric science, engineering, or related quantitative disciplines. When contacting me, please include a brief summary on how your interests connect with our research themes.
We also welcome visiting researchers, so please feel free to get in contact if you are interested in spending time with the group.
Bristol is a great place to work and live.
Graduate opportunities:
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NERC-funded PhD studentships primarily open to UK students with a limited number for international students
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South West Biosciences PhD studentships primarily open to UK students with a limited number (~30%) for international students
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Bristol’s International PhD studentships more information for international students can be found here. Country specific information to help you translate Bristol’s grade expectations can be found here
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Lady Emily Smyth studentships open to MRes students
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China Scholarship Council – University of Bristol joint-funded Scholarship are for students from the People’s Republic of China
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US-UK Fulbright scholarships are open to US citizens (NB. Dual US-UK citizens are eligible to apply)
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Commonwealth PhD Scholarships are for candidates from least developed countries in the Commonwealth
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Zutshi-Smith Scholarship are for students from India, with preference given to applicants of Kashmiri origin
Fellowship opportunities:
There are a number of fellowships available, the list below is not exhaustive (take a look at our department’s website for more details). I would be extremely happy to act as mentor and support applicants interested in coming to Bristol, please get in touch!
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Newton International Fellowships scheme is open to non-UK early career scientists
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EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship scheme is open to EU citizens that would like to work in the UK
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1851 Research Fellowships scheme is open to potential fellows not at Bristol