These are the projects affiliated to Aberystwyth as either primary or secondary supervisors. 

Further details can be found on the Food Biosystems DTP website HERE

Action	Date
Projects advertised on FoodBioSystems website	Thursday 11 December 2026
Online application system opens	Tuesday 16 December 2026
Closing date for requesting a mentor (eligible applicants only)	Friday 09 January 2026 (10:00 GMT)
Closing date for student applications	Monday 26 January 2026 (10:00 GMT)
Student interview window (shortlisted candidates will be contacted by project supervisors between 20 February and 5 March 2025)	27 February – 13 March 2026
Candidates not shortlisted notified by email	By 10 March 2026
Award/rejection letters sent to shortlisted applicants	By 31 March 2026

Projects available:

Seaweed-derived Alternatives for Low-sodium Taste

Understanding control of Rubisco degradation in forage

Petal and pistil adaptations for climate resilience

How Plants Prevent Self-Fertilisation

Plastic biodegradation by compost microorganisms

Multi-Modal Computer Vision for Automated Insect Species Identification

Can roots plasticity improve nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in wheat lines

Close encounters of the protein kind - Exploiting protein-protein interactions

AI-Guided Understanding of Nutrient and Microbe Changes in Sprouted Grains

Smart Nutrition Screening for Malnutrition, Frailty and Sarcopenia

Comparative Neuro-Nutrition - Cognitive and Biomarker Effects of Cruciferousand

Investigating the gut parasite Eimeria in UK sheep

Immunomodulation to combat common inflammatory conditions in livestock

Promoting positive welfare in extensively and intensively kept sheep (contact Dr Manod Williams maw90@aber.ac.uk) 

Bean_AI for breeding better beans (contact Prof John Doonan jhd2@aber.ac.uk)