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We have 16 case NERC PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Hidden acid sulfate soils: predicting UK susceptibility for safer restoration and land management PhD

Cranfield University
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Applications are invited for a funded PhD studentship through the NERC-funded CENTA Doctoral Training Partnership and Cranfield University. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Evans
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Project 13 - Next-Generation Sensors for Understanding and Managing Chemical Pollution (Matthew Hobbs, University of Sheffield)

University of Sheffield
ECOSOLUTIONS
Develop next-generation sensing technologies to reveal chemical pollution in the environment, providing the evidence needed to support more effective monitoring and management. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MH Hobbs, Prof A Boxall, Dr E Corbett
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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TREES DLA: Doctoral Training in Environmental Science (UK)

University College London
NERC DLA Training, Research and Equity in Environmental Sciences (TREES)
TREES (Training, Research & Equity in Environmental Sciences) is a cutting-edge doctoral training programme funded by UKRI-NERC. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  NERC CASE Studentship
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Signals in the Stream: Data-Driven Diagnosis of River Water Quality

University College London
NERC DLA Training, Research and Equity in Environmental Sciences (TREES)
UK river water quality is a pressing political, public and environmental concern. only 15% of English rivers meet 'good' status under the Water Framework Directive, and water companies and the government face mounting pressure to improve waterways. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A L Lipp, Dr M Fox, Prof A Johnson
 14 December 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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Project 14 - Black carbon in upland and agricultural landscapes - consequences for food production and climate change mitigation (Jill Edmondson, University of Sheffield)

University of Sheffield
ECOSOLUTIONS
Explore how legacy chemical pollution and modern agricultural practices shape soil health and ecosystem services, using innovative field and laboratory research combined with policy application to develop sustainable solutions for resilient agricultural landscapes. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Edmondson, Dr BK Keane, Dr S Zappala, Prof G Phoenix
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Project 6 - The economics of chemical pollution risk management in UK Rivers (Paul Hudson, University of York)

University of York
Department of Environment and Geography
This PhD project will pioneer a novel metric for river pollutants laying the groundwork for an economic framework that guides high-impact, cost-effective, risk management investments. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Hudson, Dr S Roberts, Dr Matt Hill
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Project 4 - Finding the best mix of solutions to the chemical cocktails polluting UK rivers (Alistair Boxall, University of York)

University of York
Department of Environment and Geography
Not a single river in England currently achieves good chemical status. We now know what is polluting rivers. metals from old mines, tyre-wear chemicals from roads, pharmaceuticals and veterinary medicines. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Boxall, Dr I Douterelo, Dr Matt Hill, Dr H Jensen, Dr X Fang, Dr Martha Villamizar Velez
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Climate uncertainty and complexity of compound events and implications for the water system in Eastern England

University of Leeds
School of Earth & Environment
Background. The impacts of compound events exceed the sum of individual impacts of underlying climatic and non-climatic drivers. These impacts often propagate through natural and man-made water systems but in complex and uncertain ways. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Bhave, Prof S Dessai
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Listening to La Soufrière: Fibre Optics and AI for the Next Generation of Volcano Monitoring JOHNSON_UEA_ARIES27_CASE

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Scientific Background. A major challenge in volcanology is understanding and anticipating transitions in volcanic activity. Subtle changes within volcanic systems can precede hazardous eruptions, yet remain difficult to detect and interpret. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Johnson
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reconstructing historical bumblebee foraging networks with AI to guide landscape restoration

Queen Mary University of London
NERC DLA Training, Research and Equity in Environmental Sciences (TREES)
Bumblebees are declining across the UK, but restoring landscapes for threatened species is difficult because we often do not know which floral resources they used when their populations were more widespread. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Parkinson, Prof G Harvey, Dr J Hansford, Dr R Comont
 14 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantifying Landslide Impacts across Europe using AI

King’s College London
NERC DLA Training, Research and Equity in Environmental Sciences (TREES)
Landslides occur throughout Europe, disrupting infrastructure, ecosystems and communities, yet their impacts remain poorly quantified at continental scale. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Taylor, Dr L Nava, Dr A Novellino, Dr E Hussain
 14 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Non-destructive in situ and satellite-based leaf water content estimation for improved agricultural and wildfire management

King’s College London
NERC DLA Training, Research and Equity in Environmental Sciences (TREES)
Based at King’s College London and in collaboration with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL; https://www.npl.co.uk/research/earth-observation), this CASE project will develop new non-destructive methods for estimating leaf water content using low-cost ground-based sensors and satellite Earth observation, demonstrating their potential for crop stress detection and assessment of wildfire risk. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Mulligan, Dr L Brown, Dr J Nightingale, Dr H Morris
 14 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Why aren't there more predators? Testing the rules that set marine food-web structure

Brunel University of London
NERC DLA Training, Research and Equity in Environmental Sciences (TREES)
How biomass is distributed among trophic levels governs carbon cycling, ecosystem resilience and productivity, including fisheries yields. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr DP Perkins, Dr P Kratina, Dr M Thompson, Dr B Gillie
 14 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploring the uncertainty in recent global warming trends and related risks of extreme events with a global km-scale model

University of Leeds
School of Mathematics (part of EPS)
Background. Since 2020, the energy imbalance at the top of the Earth’s atmosphere has grown at a rate substantially exceeding our expectations. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof T J H Heaton, Dr N Ben Rached, Dr G Datseris, Dr L F T Tomassini
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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