Current studentship vacancies The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies School studentshipsProject titleSupervisor(s)Closing dateAn inter-disciplinary, inter-species, evidence review of the evolution of territorial boundariesDr Rowan JacksonDr Kirsteen Shields13 February 2026Applying a One Health Approach to Characterise the Epidemiology and Behavioural Drivers of Snakebite Injury in East AfricaDr Neil AndersonDr Jess MitchellDr Lian Thomas13 February 2026Cell movement and collagen production in development and regeneration of the skinDr Denis HeadonDr Joe Rainger13 February 2026Decoding the Genomics of Immune Resilience in Global Cattle PopulationsDr Tim ConnellyDr Musa HassanDr Pau NavarroProfessor James Prendergrast13 February 2026Defining the molecular basis for lethal zoonotic Group B Streptococcal infection from fish to humansDr Joana AlvesDr N LynskeyDr Diego Robledo13 February 2026Free Farrowing in Pigs: using behaviour change science to assess barriers to uptake and routes for implementationDr Emma BaxterDr Rebecca DoyleProfessor Susan JarvisDr Lesley Jessiman13 February 2026How Cartilage Takes Shape in the Developing EmbryoDr Megan Davey Dr James Glover13 February 2026Identification of host genes underpinning the zoonotic potential of avian influenza using CRISPR technologiesDr Finn GreyDr Rute Pinto13 February 2026Identifying candidate biomarkers for diagnosis and progression of MND/ALS in animal models of progressive partial denervation of skeletal muscleKosala Dissanayake Dr Tom Wishart13 February 2026Lymph node aplasia: a threat to Scottish Blackface sheepDr Fiona HoustonDr Rheinallt JonesMr Neil LaingDr Pau NavarroMs Heather Stevenson13 February 2026Precision and Sustainability in Livestock Farming: Integrating data from automated systems and predictive modellingDr Luis BarioniProfessor Dylan MoranDr Rafael de Oliveira Silva13 February 2026Role of a novel isoform of JMJD6 during myogenesisDr Tom BurdonDr Mike McGrewDr Douglas Vernimmen13 February 2026Spatial Transcriptomic Profiling of the Host-Microbiome Interactome in Oronasal Mucosal MelanomaProfessor Kelly BlacklockDr E. Elizabeth PattonDr Mark Stares13 February 2026Unravelling the Zoonotic risk landscape of abortion and stillbirths in UgandaDr Adrian MuwongeDr Lian ThomasProfessor Liz Grant13 February 2026Using genomics to characterise important livestock pathogensProfessor Liam MorrisonProfessor Neil SargisonDr Pam Wiener13 February 2026Roslin Foundation studentshipsProject titleSupervisor(s)Closing dateBright beginnings: Understanding avian photoreception in early life in relation to behaviour, physiology and welfare Dr Ian DunnDr Mike McGrewProfessor Simone Meddle13 February 2026Consequences of zinc oxide withdrawal on gut microbial communities and antimicrobial resistance in pigsDr Deborah HoyleDr Adrian Muwonge13 February 2026Developing strategies for rabies elimination using an integrative modelling and phylogenetic approachBram van BunnikDr Helen FieldingDr Andrew GibsonDr Lu LuDr Stella Mazeri13 February 2026Environmental stress, Vibrio virulence and host immunity in the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)Dr Ambre ChapuisDr N LynskeyDr Tim Regan13 February 2026Identification of host genes underpinning resistance against avian influenza using in vivo CRISPR screensDr E GauntDr Finn GreyDr Mike McGrew13 February 2026Microbiome-driven Breeding for Reduced Methane Emissions in Dairy CattleDr Laura GlendinningProfessor Oscar Gonzalez RecioDr Caeli Richardson13 February 2026Understand the long-term drivers of the evolutionary dynamics of human-infective virusesDr Lu LuProfessor Samantha LycettProfessor Mark Woolhouse13 February 2026Understanding biological and socio-epidemiological drivers on foot-and-mouth disease vaccine effectiveness in UgandaProfessor Mark BronsvoortDr Lina Gonzales GordonDr Susan KerfuaDr Georgina Limon-VegaDr Anna Ludi13 February 2026 If there are no studentships listed on this page, it means there are no current studentship vacancies. Please get in touch with RDSVS.PGR.Admin@ed.ac.uk for advice on applying for postgraduate research with us. This article was published on 2025-12-17
