Davey Jones

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

<p>If you would like to undertake a Masters or PhD in my research group then just Email me at [email protected]. We are happy to support PhD applications to the China Scholarship Council or other funding agencies to support visits to the lab. Generally, we do not charge bench fees if the research work aligns with an on-going research project.
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We particularly welcome projects relating to the subjects of Environmental science, Soil science, Plant biology or Human health (see my interests for a list of more specific areas). This may include subjects such as:
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<p>0. COVID-19 surveillance in wastewater and the environment</p>
<p>1. Carbon and nitrogen cycling in soil </p>
<p>2. Phosphorus use efficiency</p>
<p>3. Sustainable agriculture </p>
<p>4. Microbial dynamics in soil </p>
<p>5. Viruses and microbial processes in freshwaters</p>
<p>6. Microplastic behaviour in soil </p>
<p>7. Soil pollution and phytoremediation </p>
<p>8. Rhizosphere biology </p>
<p>9. Viruses in soil ecology</p>
<p>10. Plant membrane transporters</p>
<p>11. Impacts of salt stress on soil functioning </p>
<p>12. Polar biology (Arctic and Antarctic)</p>
<p>13. Global warming and extreme events on soil and plant function</p>
<p>14. Life in desert ecosystems</p>
<p>15. Soil classification </p>
<p>16. Improving soil quality and soil health</p>
<p>17. Water use efficiency </p>
<p>18. Catchment to coast processes</p>
<p>19. Human pathogens in soil </p>
<p>20. Sensor technologies for precision agriculture
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If a subject that you are interested in is not on the list then please contact me. Our aim if for all PhD students to publish their thesis as a series of scientific papers in international journals. My list of PhD students have included those from China, Pakistan, Nepal, Costa Rica, Brazil, Zambia, Mexico, Iran, Iraq, Nepal, India, Malaysia, Australia, Austria, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Germany, Thailand, Saudi Arabia and the UK.</p>