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biodiversity PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 152 biodiversity PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Distributed in-situ phytoplankton monitoring instruments for the study of estuarine plankton dynamics

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Project description. River estuaries are host to critical biogeochemical processes, which play a key role in plankton biodiversity and, by extension, the coastal food web. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Beuchert, Dr J Lawson, Dr E García-Martin, Dr NP Pham

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Sensing Soil Health: Linking Biological Indicators and Human Perceptions

The University of Manchester

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Healthy soils underpin food production, biodiversity, climate resilience and ecosystem restoration[1]. Yet the biological processes that maintain soil health occur largely out of sight, making them difficult to monitor, interpret and communicate. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Zytynska, Dr IT Thornhill

18 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Deep-sea fingerprinting with environmental DNA

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Robidart, Dr S. E. Evans, Dr V Huvenne, Dr KW Wade, Dr ES Sumner

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

CENTA 2027-B34 Extreme climatic events in a warming world: understanding limits to resilience in freshwater ecosystems

University of Birmingham

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Across the globe, extreme climatic events such as heatwaves and droughts have increased dramatically in frequency and intensity over the past 30 years, with potentially profound consequences for freshwater ecosystems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M E Ledger

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Garden ponds – wildlife havens or invasion pathways? (Ref: CENTA2027-LU03)

Loughborough University

Department of Geography

Urban landscapes contain numerous small waterbodies that may collectively provide important habitat and connectivity. Garden ponds in particular, may represent a significant, but overlooked, component of urban freshwater networks. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Mathers

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Last chance to apply

Macroevolution of seastars

University of Southampton

Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences

Supervisory team. Your will be supervised by Dr Guadalupe Bribiesca Contreras (lead supervisor) and Dr Tammy Horton from the National Oceanography Centre, alongside Dr Jeff Thompson from the University of Southampton and Dr Hugh Carter. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Bribiesca-Contreras, Dr . Thompson, Dr T Horton

15 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Plankton biodiversity response to marine heatwaves

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. Marine heatwaves are becoming more frequent under climate change, yet their impact on marine phytoplankton, the base of the food web and a key driver of the ocean carbon sink, is poorly understood. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Henson, Dr FM Mattei, Dr A Hickman, Dr C Ostle

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Last chance to apply

EASTBIO Data-driven biology from imperfect observations: integrating professional and citizen-science biodiversity data

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Research Group: Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling

Environmental regulators rely on biological monitoring to assess the condition of rivers and detect ecological change, but high-quality professional monitoring is expensive and consequently limited in its spatial and temporal coverage. Read more

Supervisors: Dr FJC Chadwick, Dr IM Matthews, Dr JG Gray, Dr SG Green

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

The adoption of sustainable decarbonisation and biodiversity practices: peer nudging within the Mid Ulster Biorefinery and Circular Economy Cluster

Ulster University - Belfast Campus

Ulster Business School

Research Group: Business and Management Studies

This PhD will explore the role of Nudge Theory (Thaler and Sunstein, 2009) and peer championing through the lens of the Mid Ulster Biorefinery and Circular Economy Cluster. Read more

Supervisors: Prof SM Moffett, Prof GJ Simmons, Dr A Reid

8 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Reframing Urban Nature: How Can Stakeholder Collaboration Enable Public Acceptance of Biodiversity Transitions in Local Places

De Montfort University

Doctoral College

Research Group: Collaboratory Research Hub

Urban nature-based solutions, such as reduced mowing, wildflower verges and edible plots like foraging walls, are increasingly seen as essential for creating climate-adaptive, nature-positive places. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Fona, Dr C Walpole

29 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Response of Amazonian freshwaters to drought: tipping points and ecosystem resilience

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. Increasing drought frequency and severity will push Amazonian lakes to abrupt ecological transitions, affecting their biodiversity, functioning and the services they provide. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M de Novaes Nascimento, Dr Z Thomas, Prof PG Langdon, Dr G Inglis

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Probabilistic AI for Trustworthy Decision-Making from Heterogeneous Socio-Ecological Evidence

The University of Manchester

Department of Computer Science

AI_CDT_DecisionMaking. How should AI support decisions based on incomplete, unreliable, partly unobservable or unfamiliar evidence?. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Sampaio, Dr AK Krishnan, Dr O Rivasplata

4 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Integrating genomic, trait-based and ecological approaches to understand speciation in snapdragons

University College London

Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment

Research Group: Speciation Group

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated PhD student to investigate the evolution of reproductive isolation and barriers to gene flow between coexisting species of Antirrhinum (snapdragons). Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Stankowski

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Devolution of agri-environmental policy for enhancing nature and achieving net zero

University of Exeter

Background. Land-use policy must reconcile food production with net zero, biodiversity recovery and water-quality goals, often on the same land. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Williamson, Dr A Binner

13 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Prioritising Conservation Planning Amid Climate Uncertainty

University of Leeds

Leeds University Business School

Background. Climate change and biodiversity loss create positive feedback loops. the climate changes, more habitats are disrupted and carbon absorption is reduced. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S vB van Baal, Dr S Siraj

13 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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