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Students
Tuition Fee
USD 32,760
Per year
Start Date
Medium of studying
On campus
Duration
12 months
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
PhD
Major
Agricultural Science | Forestry | Fisheries Management
Area of study
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
Education type
On campus
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Tuition Fee
Average International Tuition Fee
USD 32,760
Intakes
Program start dateApplication deadline
2023-09-01-
About Program

Program Overview


Overview

Join us for your MPhil or PhD in Agriculture. Our research-active academic staff will support you. Supervision is available in a number of research topics.

Crop science

Genes and physiological traits, such as:

  • resistance to crop pests and diseases
  • molecular-assisted selection and breeding methods
  • plant environment interactions and their relationships to stress biology
  • physiological basis of crop yield and quality
  • biotransformation of synthetic compounds and natural products in plants
  • herbicide selectivity in cereals and competing weeds
  • Soil science

  • soil ecology and the contribution of soil biodiversity to soil quality
  • soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics
  • interpretation of soil and landscape processes to improve understanding of recent and historical environmental change
  • land degradation processes and their control
  • Ecological (organic) agriculture

  • functional biodiversity for control of pest, disease and weed pressure
  • long term factorial systems comparison experiments for in-depth study of different aspects of conventional and organic farming systems
  • Agricultural water management

  • irrigated agriculture
  • interactions between land-use and hydrological response in a semi-arid environment
  • soil hydrological processes affecting management of salinity in irrigated land
  • Find out more about our current research





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    Please rest assured we make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the programmes, services and facilities described. However, it may be necessary to make changes due to significant disruption, for example in response to Covid-19.

    View our Academic experience page, which gives information about your Newcastle University study experience for the academic year 2022-23.

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    Program Outline

    Your development


    Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering (SAgE) researcher development programme

    Each faculty offers a researcher development programme for its postgraduate research students. We have designed your programme to help you:

  • perform better as a researcher
  • boost your career prospects
  • broaden your impact
  • Through workshops and activities, it will build your transferable skills and increase your confidence.

    You’ll cover:

  • techniques for effective research
  • methods for better collaborative working
  • essential professional standards and requirements
  • Your programme is flexible. You can adapt it to meet your changing needs as you progress through your doctorate.

    Find out more about the SAgE researcher development programme


    Doctoral training and partnerships

    There are opportunities to undertake your PhD at Newcastle within a:

  • Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)
  • Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP)
  • Being part of a CDT or DTP has many benefits:

  • they combine research expertise and training of a number of leading universities, academic schools and academics.
  • you’ll study alongside a cohort of other PhD students
  • they’re often interdisciplinary
  • your PhD may be funded
  • Find out more about doctoral training and partnerships

    If there are currently opportunities available in your subject area you’ll find them when you search for funding in the fees and funding section on this course.

    The following centres/partnerships below may have PhD opportunities available in your subject area in the future:

  • Newcastle Liverpool Durham BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership
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      High-quality research and teaching:

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    Admission Requirements

    Academic entry requirements

    A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a relevant subject.

    We usually expect research experience and/or a postgraduate qualification, such as a MRes or MSc, for PhD study.

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