Walsh Scholars Opportunities
Under the Teagasc Walsh Scholars Programme, a number of postgraduate opportunities in agriculture, horticulture, food, agri-food economics, rural development and rural environment, as well as specific topics are advertised over a number of months.
Currently, there are a number of current opportunities advertised below. Further opportunities have yet to be advertised.
Prospective Scholars
For informal enquires and further information regarding a specific opportunity, please complete this Expressions of Interest Form and email to the supervisors directly.
Please view The Walsh Scholars for further information on this postgraduate programme.
Current Opportunities:
Protecting piglet welfare in future proofed farrowing systems (WELPIGLET)
Full details: PhD Opportunity 2024214 (PDF)
Closing date: 18 April 2025
An assessment of the impact of liquid-solid separation on greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions throughout the entire manure management chain
Full details: PhD Opportunity 2025042 (PDF)
Closing date: 25 April 2025
Rapid evaluation of quality variations and methane emissions in Irish Beef Using Omics technologies across diverse production systems
Full details: Rapid evaluation of quality variations and methane emissions in Irish Beef Using Omics technologies across diverse production systems (PDF)
Closing date: 30 June 2025
“Tailoring the nutritional and techno-functional properties of milk by selecting specific protein genetic variants”
Full details: “Tailoring the nutritional and techno-functional properties of milk by selecting specific protein genetic variants” (PDF)
Closing date: 20 April 2025
Modelling carbon sequestration across Yield Class in Irish peatland forests (PeatFor)
Full details: Modelling carbon sequestration across Yield Class in Irish peatland forests (PeatFor) (PDF)
Closing date: 18 April 2025
Investigating the quantitative effects of thinning practices on carbon sequestration in forest ecosystems (ForCaSt)
Full details: Investigating the quantitative effects of thinning practices on carbon sequestration in forest ecosystems (ForCaSt) (PDF)
Closing date: 18 April 2025
SmartCalf: Effective and labour efficient calf rearing systems for Irish dairy and dairy-beef systems
Full details: SmartCalf: Effective and labour efficient calf rearing systems for Irish dairy and dairy-beef systems (PDF)
Closing date: 08 April 2025
FarmTime: Development of an online platform to measure and manage work time input
Full details: FarmTime: Development of an online platform to measure and manage work time input (PDF)
Closing date: 08 April 2025
Future Farmers: Developing and assessing the potential of collaborative farming models on Irish dairy farms
Full details: Future Farmers: Developing and assessing the potential of collaborative farming models on Irish dairy farms (PDF)
Closing date: 08 April 2025
Microbial Ecology of Anaerobic Digestion Systems Treating Manure and Grass Silage
Full details: Microbial Ecology of Anaerobic Digestion Systems Treating Manure and Grass Silage (PDF)
Closing date: 18 April 2025
Physical, environmental and economic performance of autumn-calving dairy cows managed within differing pasture-based milk production systems
Full details: Physical, environmental and economic performance of autumn-calving dairy cows managed within differing pasture-based milk production systems (PDF)
Closing date: 28 March 2025
An Assessment of Links between Farmland Markets and the Environmental Sustainability of
Agriculture in Ireland
Full details: An Assessment of Links between Farmland Markets and the Environmental Sustainability of Agriculture in Ireland (PDF)
Closing date: 06 June 2025
Emulsion-based formulations containing newly-discovered bacteriocin producers as probiotics for treating bovine mastitis
Full details: Emulsion-based formulations containing newly-discovered bacteriocin producers as probiotics for treating bovine mastitis (PDF)
Closing date: 11 July 2025
Can plant diversity help grasslands adapt to weather variation?
Full details: Can plant diversity help grasslands adapt to weather variation? (PDF)
Closing date: 25 March 2025
Precision Apple Crop load MANagement to improve fruit quality and to prevent alternate bearing in Irish orchards
Full details: Precision Apple Crop load MANagement to improve fruit quality and to prevent alternate bearing in Irish orchards” (PDF)
Closing date: 31 March 2025