About us

FoodBioSystems DTP has been been training doctoral researchers since 2020, in projects spanning topics across the food chain, from farm to fork. Our first cohort of alumni completed their PhD studentships in autumn 2024.

We have 108 doctoral researchers based at six partner universities: Aberystwyth University, Brunel University, Cranfield University, Queen’s University Belfast, University of Reading and University of Surrey. 47 of the projects are supported by non-academic partners. From Autumn 2025, University of Lincoln will join our consortium.

FoodBioSystems is led by the University of Reading in partnership with the other universities , and with associate partners EIT Food, the British Nutrition Foundation, the Science and Technology Facilities Council Food Network+, and Diamond Light Source. Our doctoral researchers have an unparalleled opportunity to work in state-of-the-art laboratories and receive world-leading training, from pre-farm research into the fundamental biology of animals and crops, through integrated research across food production, storage and manufacturing, to post-fork research into fundamental biology of human nutrition, gut microbiome as well as health and well-being.