Postgraduate research funding
Bristol has one of the largest concentrations of funding and support for postgraduate research in the UK. See what studentships are available within the School of Biological Sciences, and search through various funding options for your research degree.
To make an application visit: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/
EU/International applicants: Those not meeting the nationality and residency requirements to be treated as a ‘home’ student may apply for a limited number of full studentships for international students under the SWBio and NERC GW4+ DTP schemes. Although international students are usually charged a higher tuition fee rate than ‘home’ students, those international students offered a BBSRC SW Bio or NERC GW4+ Doctoral Training Partnership full studentship starting in 2021 will only be charged the ‘home’ tuition fee rate (which will be covered by the studentship). International applicants need to be aware that you will have to cover the cost of your student visa, healthcare surcharge and other costs of moving to the UK to do a PhD.
| Project Title | Project Details | Supervisor | Deadline to apply |
| Forests on the edge: examining the vegetation’s recovery following climate extremes |
Forests on the edge: examining the vegetations recovery following climate extre (PDF, 359kB) |
Dr. Martin De Kauwe | Tuesday 9 January |
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Rewiring ant communications to control behaviour using engineered bacteria |
Dr. Thomas Gorochowski | Tuesday 9 January | |
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Integrating multi-species connectivity patterns in marine conservation. |
Integrating multi-species connectivity patterns in marine conservation. (PDF, 324kB) |
Dr. Hugo Harrison | Tuesday 9 January |
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Individual variation, Allee effects and the invasive potential of guppies |
Professor Christos Ioannou | Tuesday 9 January | |
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Social wasps across Africa: exploring how societies evolve at a continental scale |
Social wasps across Africa: exploring how societies evolve at a continental scal (PDF, 458kB) | Dr. Patrick Kennedy | Tuesday 9 January |
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(In)visible interactions: insect webs in human-modified tropical forests |
(In)visible interactions: insect webs in human-modified tropical forests (PDF, 582kB) | Dr. Filipe Machado Franca | Tuesday 9 January |
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Drivers of variation in social interactions |
Professor Andy Radford | Tuesday 9 January | |
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Ocean Soundscapes in a Changing World |
Professor Steve Simpson | Tuesday 9 January | |
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The impact of climate change on bumblebee behaviour and physiology |
The impact of climate change on bumblebee behaviour and physiology (PDF, 431kB) | Dr. Harry Siviter | Tuesday 9 January |
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Viral spillover: the conditions influencing the success of viral host shifts from bees to ants |
Dr. Nathalie Stroeymeyt | Tuesday 9 January |
Alumni discounts
University of Bristol alumni who go on to study for a postgraduate degree – either taught or research – at Bristol can benefit from a 10 percent reduction in tuition fees.
The 10 percent discount is available for students who start their postgraduate degree on or after August 1st 2017 and will be applied to their tuition fees for the full duration of the programme.
Explore your funding options
There are several more options for funding your research degree, from scholarships to loans. See what's available to you in this handy overview.