SoCoBio

Kent is part of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funded SoCoBio Doctoral Training Partnership, a collaboration of the Universities of Southampton, Kent, Sussex and Portsmouth, and the horticultural and agricultural research institute NIAB EMR. The consortium has funded around 28 4-year PhD studentships annually and provides PhD students with a unique opportunity to undertake bioscience research and training in the following themes:  

• Understanding the rules of life.
• Bioscience for sustainable agriculture and food.
• Bioscience for renewable resources and clean growth.
• Bioscience for an integrated understanding of health.

Visit the SoCoBio website for more information about the programme and current research.