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biodiversity PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 152 biodiversity PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Flood-driven habitat change and aquatic invasive species spread

University of Southampton
NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award
Project Overview. Floods can transform river habitats, but we do not yet know when those changes help or hinder invasive species. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Dominguez Almela, Prof SE Darby, Dr J South, Dr DK Khosa, Dr M Axelsson
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO Computational and experimental approaches to investigate mobile genetic elements in microbial ecosystem stability, diversity and evolution

University of St Andrews
School of Chemistry
  Research Group: John Mitchell
Standard biodiversity theory often fails to match observed behaviour in microbial ecosystems; this is partly because theory is typically implicitly or explicitly based on macroorganisms, but microbes have unique features that mean their evolution and diversity may be fundamentally different. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Mitchell, Dr V A Smith, Dr T Dimitriu
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD – Sustainability, economic viability and market readiness of stingless beekeeping: A case study in Tanzania - HLSUOB26

University of Bristol
Bristol Veterinary School
About the project. Stingless beekeeping is rapidly gaining attention as a potential pathway towards sustainable rural development. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Bruns, Dr C Grueter
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Nitrogen pollution sources and pathobiome dynamics in aquatic invertebrates of Windermere: an isotopic and multi-omics approach

Durham University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
Windermere — England's largest lake and the jewel of the Lake District National Park — is in trouble. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Grocke
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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CENTA 2027-UKCEH01 HInterMap: drone-based mapping to improve monitoring and understanding of headwater and intermittent streams

University of Birmingham
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Intermittent streams (c. 50% of world rivers) and headwaters (c. 90% of rivers) are key riverine systems for hydrology, ecology and water quality, which are poorly monitored and lack data (Dugdale et al. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C L Laize
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CENTA 2027-B27 Mangroves in a changing climate: how increasing salinity alters carbon gain and water use

University of Birmingham
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Climate change is accelerating sea-level rise, increasing saltwater intrusion into coastal wetlands and exposing mangrove ecosystems to increasingly saline conditions (Acosta-Motos et al., 2017; Dessu et al., 2018). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Gauthey
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CENTA 2027-B26 Thermal sensitivity of West African tropical moist forests

University of Birmingham
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Global air temperatures and the occurrence of heatwaves are increasing and set to continue over the coming century. Plant physiological processes such as photosynthesis are highly temperature sensitive and therefore there are significant potential consequences of climate change for plant function. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SF Fauset
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CENTA 2027-B18 Modelling function in the jaws of sharks throughout their evolutionary history

University of Birmingham
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Sharks are a diverse, ecologically important, and vulnerable group of fishes with an ancient history. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Dearden
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Can microclimate refugia save an iconic floral assemblage under climate change?

Durham University
Department of Biosciences
Globally, land-use change is the major driver of species loss, but climate change is rapidly catching up (1). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Senior
 12 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CENTA 2027-B10 A Multi-Scale Quantitative Investigation of Micro- and Nanoplastic Disruptions in Algal Physiology, Trophic Dynamics, and Carbon Sequestration

University of Birmingham
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Plastic pollution has introduced vast quantities of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) into aquatic ecosystems, raising urgent questions about their impacts on biodiversity and global biogeochemical cycles. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z Guo
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A beneficial plant-microbial interaction: the ecology of flax retting

Durham University
Department of Biosciences
This project investigates the microbial ecology of flax retting as a natural decomposition process with implications for microbial community dynamics, water quality, and sustainable fibre production. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A.C Brennan
 5 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing Luminescent Supramolecular Receptors for the Selective Detection and Removal of Toxic Heavy Metals from Aquatic Environments (Ref: 2027-LU04)

Loughborough University
Department of Chemistry
Heavy metal contamination of freshwater systems is a major environmental challenge, posing significant risks to ecosystems, biodiversity, and human health. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SE Bodman, Dr A Managh
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI and computer vision for marine autonomy

King’s College London
Department of Informatics
Video and images are now common elements of multimodal sensor packages on terrestrial vehicles, like self-driving cars and aerial drones, of all shapes and sizes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr EO Orenstein
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Pervasive Robotic Control of the Invasive Alien Species Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle Ranunculoides

University of Leeds
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
Floating pennywort is one of the UK’s most damaging invasive species, rapidly forming dense mats that choke waterways, reduce biodiversity, and increase flood risk. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Jackson-Mills, Dr N Shaukat, Prof R C Richardson
 18 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Rewilding the UK: Ecological drivers and captive breeding conditions for successful reintroduction of the Black-veined White butterfly

Royal Holloway, University of London
NERC DLA Training, Research and Equity in Environmental Sciences (TREES)
Rewilding aims to restore biodiversity and ecological processes by enabling ecosystems to become more self-sustaining and function naturally. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr FR Ratto, Dr M Lee
 10 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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