Doctor of Philosophy - Microbiology

Research in University of Essex School of Life Sciences covers a wide spectrum of biology from genes to ecosystems, and this broad-based structure provides opportunities for developing novel ideas and inter-disciplinary projects.

The university offers supervision in a wide range of topics in microbiology, ranging from medical microbiology to environmental microbiology and from biochemical and genomic analysis of single species to whole communities.

As a research student at Essex, students will work at the heart of an internationally acknowledged and well-connected research community. The university offers world-class supervision and training opportunities, and encourage students to engage with other researchers, professionals, practitioners and research users, where possible for example using the generous funding from Proficio to attend conferences and training courses.