North East England Doctoral Landscape (NEEDL) is a BBSRC-funded strategic Partnership in Biosciences doctoral training between four universities based in the North East of England, Durham University, Newcastle University, Northumbria University and Teesside University.
The Partnership is offering up to 20 four-year BBSRC-funded PhD studentships starting in October 2026. A wide range of projects across the Partnership are available for application under the broad themes of ‘Engineering Biology, Computational Biology and Industrial Biotechnology’, ‘Structural Biology, Chemical Biology and Anti Microbial Drug Discovery’, ‘Microbes, Microbiomes and Host-Microbe Interactions’, ‘Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition’ and ‘Regenerative Biology, Neuroscience and Aging’.
Applications for studentships starting in October 2026 are now closed. For more information on this programme, please visit the NEEDL website.
Dr Jo Hepworth
Dr Ting-Yu Lin
Dr Patricia Muller
Prof Paul Denny
Dr Rebecca Clark
Dr Karrera Djoko
Dr Eleanor Bath
CASE projects involve a partnership between the academic institution and a non-academic organization They provide students with training, facilities and expertise not available in an academic setting.
Prof Ari Sadanandom
Dr Tim Hawkins
Dr Olena Riabinina
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