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biodiversity PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 152 biodiversity PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Plant-microbe interaction reshuffling and its contributions to plant stress toleration and biogeochemical cycling

The University of Manchester

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Global changes like climate and land use change pose a significant threat to biodiversity and ecosystem function, requiring multidisciplinary approaches to predict and mitigate the potential loss of the services they provide. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Lynn, Dr F Cox, Prof G Johnson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Robust Embedded AI for Low-Cost Infrared Spectral Recognition: Tools for Ecology, Agriculture, and Recycling

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Infrared spectral recognition is a powerful way to identify plants, assess ecological conditions, and distinguish between different materials for recycling. Read more

Supervisors: Dr BD Davison, Prof C H See

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Evaluating the potential consequences of climate heating for Caspian seals and ecosystem services in the Caspian Sea

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

Marine mammals are keystone species for marine ecosystems. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Goodman, Prof M Beger

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Corals on the Red List: modelling which data gaps matter most for global extinction-risk assessments

University of Portsmouth

School of the Environment and Life Sciences

Applications are invited for a fully-funded three-year PhD to commence in October 2027. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Cabada-Blanco, Dr N Minter

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

Future-proofing ecosystem restoration in the tropics through understanding if manipulating seed sources can increase climate resilience.

University of Exeter

Most ecosystem restoration programmes target the tropics, where biodiversity and carbon gains are highest. Brazil plays a key role in this, with a target to restore 12 million ha of degraded land by 2030, requiring 15,000 tonnes of native seeds. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Rowland

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

YES-27-B-03: Unseen blue-greenways: Connectivity and ecosystem functioning along canals

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

Communities of species interact across habitats and across multiple types of interaction, or foraging “guilds”, (e.g. pollinator and herbivore communities can share the same plants, or larval herbivores can become adult pollinators). Read more

Supervisors: Dr T D Hackett, Dr C Hassall

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

The role of microbiome in crustacean ecology and health

University of Leeds

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. In a rapidly changing world, adaptation is at the heart of success. Whether the success is of an invasive species introduced to a new area, a newly developed fishery or aquaculture market, or the persistence of an endangered species against all odds. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J South, Assoc Prof E.J. Duncan, Dr J Bojko

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

Invertebrates on Southern African Mountains: disentangling natural and climatic drivers of ecological communities over time

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Biosciences

Research Group: Organisms and Environment

Project description. Climate change is reorganising global ecosystems and forcing organisms to redistribute or go extinct. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Bishop, Dr L Alford, Prof P Kille, Dr S Rands

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

Seasonal polyphenism in an invasive horticultural pest

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. The invasive pest Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) threatens UK fruit crops and biodiversity due to its climate-driven expansion and winter survival. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Wijnen, Dr O Katsamenis, Dr S Long

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

Manipulating the Manipulated: Parasites in a Polluted Ocean

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. Environmental pollution and parasites wreak havoc on a fish’s immune system, with chemical contamination making aquatic organisms more susceptible to attacking parasites. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LN Nadler, Dr NB Bury, Dr I Katsiadaki

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

Physiological detection and tree growth impact of cloud lift in tropical mountain forests

University of Liverpool

School of Environmental Sciences

Tropical cloud forests are biodiversity hotspots, yet their future under climate change remains uncertain. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Fadrique

18 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Eco-Mimetic IoT: Nature-Inspired Microclimate Monitoring in Forests (Ref: 2027-LU01)

Loughborough University

Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15 calls for the protection and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems, halting biodiversity loss and land degradation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Hajjaj, Prof S Theodossiades

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

Hidden Signals Beneath Our Feet: AI and Soil eDNA for Predicting Ecosystem Health and Drought Resilience (Ref: 2027-LU05)

Loughborough University

Department of Computer Science

Can multimodal and agentic AI reveal hidden signals in soil biodiversity and help predict ecosystem resilience to drought?. Read more

Supervisors: Prof B Li, Dr HG Glanville

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

PhD Studentship: Underpinning knowledge to test and inform bracken control strategies

Newcastle University

School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Award summary. 100% home fees covered, and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £21, 805 (2026/27 UKRI rate) plus additional research funds. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Evans

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

Population genomics of insect communities

University of Sheffield

School of Biosciences

Declines in insect populations and species are arguably one of the most concerning symptoms of the biodiversity crisis, given their importance in underpinning food webs and ecosystem processes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Nadeau

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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