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biodiversity conservation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 79 biodiversity conservation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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How do invasive non-native species transform ecological connectivity across landscapes and ecosystems, and what are the consequences for biodiversity, ecosystems, and ecosystem services?

University of Exeter
Ecology and Conservation
Invasive non-native species are a major and growing threat to biodiversity and ecosystem. However, biological invasions do not act in isolation but interact with other indirect and direct drivers of environmental change. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Kaiser-Bunbury
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-powered system to monitor biodiversity and study behaviour of key wild pollinators

Durham University
Department of Biosciences
This is a project for candidates, eligible for CSC funding (https://www.csc.edu.cn/article/2214). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr O Riabinina, Dr A Atapour-Abarghouei
 10 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How do invasive non-native species transform ecological connectivity across landscapes and ecosystems, and what are the consequences for biodiversity, ecosystems, and ecosystem services?

UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Wallingford
UK CEH
Invasive non-native species are a major and growing threat to biodiversity and ecosystem. However, biological invasions do not act in isolation but interact with other indirect and direct drivers of environmental change. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof H Roy, Mx R. C. Cooke, Dr P Evans
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Intelligent, low-power, and networked biodiversity monitoring device

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics
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 Supervisors: Dr J Beuchert, Dr NP Pham
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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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)
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ACCE+ DLA Programme: Combatting illegal logging in the Peruvian Amazon

University of Sheffield
School of Biosciences
ACCE+ DLA is committed to recruiting extraordinary future scientists regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith or religious belief, pregnancy or maternity, parental or caring responsibilities or career pathway to date. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RG Bryant, Dr F Draper, Dr Luis Enrique Campos Zumaeta, Dr C Bousfield
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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ACCE+ DLA programme: The response of a species-rich grassland ecosystem to 34 years of simulated climate change

University of Liverpool
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Background. Climate manipulation experiments have revealed that shifts in temperature and moisture availability have far-reaching impacts on terrestrial ecosystems and critical associated ecosystem processes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Whitlock, Dr K L Evans, Dr A Hurst, Dr J Hodgson
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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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)
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Zoo Spaces and Equitable Nature Connection

Anglia Ruskin University ARU
School of Life Sciences
This PhD will evaluate how UK zoo education programmes and zoo spaces foster public connection to nature and drive behaviour change. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Nekaris, Dr M Rohse, Dr E Lee, Dr C Tatchley
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Project 15 - Wildfires, Ecological Restoration and Chemical Risk (Kate Arnold, University of York)

University of York
Department of Environment and Geography
Are you passionate about solving complex environmental challenges? Interested in creating non-toxic environments that benefit society and nature alike?… Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Arnold, Prof J Edmondson, Dr P Robinson
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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[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
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ACCE+ DLA programme: Impacts and sustainability of small-scale, inshore and static gear fisheries

University of Liverpool
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Background. Fishing is one of the largest drivers of change in marine environments globally. Whilst the impacts of larger mobile gear fisheries (e.g. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Clarke, Dr K Yates, Dr K Edeye Osuka, Dr C Charman
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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