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aquatic PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 27 aquatic PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
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Effects of forest diversity on aquatic-terrestrial linkages and processes
Tree species, functional and genetic diversity is known to mediate ecosystem processes and functioning of the forest ecosystems. However, natural ecosystems are connected to each other through the flow of species, energy and elements. Read more
PHD position in aquatic photosynthesis: time-resolved spectroscopy and structural biology
Are you interested to learn the secrets of the aquatic world? This project aims to resolve photoregulation in aquatic photosynthesis using time-resolved spectroscopy and structural biology. Read more
Developing gregarine apicomplexans as aquatic symbiosis model system
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative, seeks to advance the understanding of aquatic symbioses that include microbial partners. Read more
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Characterising the aquatic–terrestrial biodiversity of dynamic freshwater ecosystems
Temporary rivers experience natural transitions between lotic, lentic and terrestrial conditions, with this instream habitat diversity supporting high biodiversity. Read more
Chemical analysis and bioaccumulation of ‘forever chemicals’ in aquatic organisms
Background and Motivation. Perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals that are manufactured and used in a variety of industries around the world (e.g. Read more
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The Centre for Stress and Age-Related Disease comprises internationally-recognised researchers working on multidisciplinary projects at the biology-chemistry interface. Read more
Reading the molecular fine print: Ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry and the environmental impact of the Athabasca oil sands industry
Research Group:
CENTA - Central England NERC Training Alliance
Project Highlights. State-of-the-art mass spectrometry instrumentation (amongst world-leading). International environmental research. Read more
The fate of microplastics in aquatic environments
Research Group:
CENTA - Central England NERC Training Alliance
Project Highlights. Hone novel methods to track (real-time) and analyse microplastics. Design mesocosms to study the behaviour of microplastics in riverbed sediments. Read more
Predicting impact of climatic warming and its remediation on both discharge and aquatic carbon flux from an upland peat catchment
Research Group:
Molecular Environmental Sciences
Climatic warming has more pronounced impacts in upland areas and these areas are important for water collection, flood control and carbon storage. Remediation and adaptation measures have been developed for impacts on each of these but there is a requirement to assess interaction of these measures to maximise their overall benefit. Read more
Ecosystem functioning: a Southern and Northern Hemisphere freshwater comparison
Project Background. Freshwater ecosystems provide key ecosystem services but are among the most threatened globally due to pollution, eutrophication, overexploitation, land-use change and invasive species (Dudgeon et al. Read more
Fish pass installation and weir removal effects on river ecosystems
River fragmentation due to the regulation of flows for water supply, navigation and energy is a major stressor impacting river ecosystems worldwide (Grill et al., 2019). Read more
The use of exposure models to determine pharmaceutical usage data from measured environmental concentrations
In recent years occurrence of antibiotics in aquatic systems has attracted significant attention, particularly in rivers which receive sewage treatment effluent where they have been found to bioaccumulate in aquatic organisms, albeit in trace amounts. Read more
Advancing the sustainability of cities – Understanding the impacts of urban light pollution on freshwater ecosystems
Supervisory Team. Dr. Andrew Vowles and Prof. Paul Kemp. Project description. The world has undergone wide-scale urbanisation in recent decades, and the percentage of people living in cities is predicted to grow from 30% in 1950 to 68% by 2050. Read more
Sustainability assessment of biobased surfactants by fermentation and biomass transformation
Research Group:
Sustainable Industrial Engineering
This PhD project in collaboration with Holiferm Limited will assess the environmental impacts and techno-economic aspects of different types of biosurfactants, produced via a variety of pathways such as fermentation and biomass transformation, and compare these to traditional chemical surfactants in a consistent way – allowing for fair and even evaluation of the environmental profiles/benefits. Read more
Biological Sciences: Fully Funded PhD Scholarship: Novel machine-vision and deep-learning applications to assess the welfare of cleaner fish in the salmon industry
Funding providers. VisiFish Ltd. and Swansea University's Faculty of Science and Engineering. Subject areas. Behavioural Ecology, Aquaculture, Machine Learning, Fish Conservation. Read more
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