Overview

We offer a Environmental Biology degree in Environmental Biology at Utrecht University. The UN predict that the world population will increase to 9.6 billion people in 2050 and that feeding these people would require an increase in global food production of 70%.

Features

As the global acreage available for agriculture is limited and expansion of agricultural land will often go at the expense of natural habitat and biodiversity, an increase in food production efficiency is required.

Meanwhile our climate is changing and the consequences for ecosystems are unclear.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Plants, animals and microbes are essential components of our natural and agricultural environment and their interactions play a key role in the sustainability of life on Earth.

The PhD programme Environmental Biology promotes understanding of functioning of ecosystems and of the individual organisms that build the ecosystems.

Our interdisciplinary research program is focused on the biological mechanisms that determine how plants, animals and microbes adapt to their changing environment and how they interact with each other.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

A PhD trajectory starts at any point throughout the year. Visit the university’s vacancies page.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

93

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Biology View 9 other PhDs in Biology in Netherlands

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

93

Student insurance

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Accidents
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Other requirements

General requirements

Prospective PhD candidates have a MSc in the area of plant biology, animal science, ecology, molecular biology or microbiology and are highly motivated to perform ground-breaking research at the international forefront of one of the above-mentioned research areas.

Tuition Fee

Unlike PhD students directly employed by the university, fellowship and external PhD students are required to pay a tuition fee.

Living costs for Utrecht

900 - 1450 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Environmental Biology.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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