Aerial view of the Earlham Institute, John Innes Centre, and The Sainsbury Laboratory

John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme

A four-year Rotation PhD Programme at the Earlham Institute, John Innes Centre, and The Sainsbury Laboratory - three internationally recognised centres of excellence in plant, microbial and data sciences, based in Norwich, UK.

This unique postgraduate course provides you with the opportunity to choose three research topics and supervisors during your first year, from which you will build your own area of research. 

These rotation projects ensure you gain broad technical and theoretical training prior to selecting your main research project, and cover a diverse range of scientific approaches including:

  • Plant science
  • Microbiology
  • Biological chemistry
  • Applied mathematics
  • Computational biology
  • Systems biology
  • Genetics
  • Genomics
  • Crop science
  • Cell biology
  • Molecular biology

You will learn from your tutor, a senior academic and fellow rotation students in this multidisciplinary programme through regular journal clubs and research presentations at the end of each rotation.

Researcher Eleonora holding up a petri dish close to the camera
Computer screen displaying lines of coding
Scientist in white lab coat and orange safety gloves explaining the Vizgen Merscope spatial equipment
Logos of the Earlham Institute, John Innes Centre, The Sainsbury Laboratory, and the John Innes Foundation