climate change risk PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 131 climate change risk PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Climate change’s impact on extreme European rainfall

University of Bristol School of Geographical Sciences

Climate change will have major effects on the risks of extreme rainfall in Europe, which is a primary cause of flooding and drought, two of the biggest dangers we face. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Watson

9 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More Details

Exploring the value of regional decadal climate prediction for adaptation planning

University of Leeds Faculty of Environment

On-going and future climate change threaten societies and communities around the world. Climate adaptation improves preparedness as one of two broad strategies (along with climate mitigation) for climate risk management. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SL Lorenz, Prof S Dessai, Ms N Golding, Dr JD Daron, Dr A Maycock

Open Day(s) 5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More Details

OP2462 Extinctions in Paradise? The impacts of climate change on endemic amphibians of the Seychelles Archipelago

Newcastle University Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering

The isolated granitic Seychelles are continental in origin, once forming part of the supercontinent Gondwanaland, and home to 13 endemic amphibians—12 ancient and one more recent arrival (the Seychelles treefrog). Read more

Supervisor: Dr SM Maddock

11 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More Details

Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) for transformative change: Addressing multi-hazard vulnerability in the context of risk-informed development.

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

Summary. Disaster risk weakens climate adaptation. This PhD will explore the DDR-CCA nexus by assessing the vulnerability of adaptation assets to multi-hazards; and examining the transformative potential of risk-informed development. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Hejnowicz

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More Details

OP2467 The worsening impacts of Contaminated Lands/Soils due to Climate Change

Northumbria University Faculty of Engineering and Environment

Our hypothesis is that the hazards posed by contaminated lands/soils are worsening due to climate change. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T E Butt

11 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More Details

What is the fate of forests on a warming planet? Assessing climate sensitivity of tree species using tree rings.

University of Leeds Faculty of Environment

Trees are amazing organisms. Through ingenious adaptations, trees can grow and survive in an astonishing range of environments from humid tropical rainforests to cold deserts. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Brienen

Open Day(s) 5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More Details

Climate change and perinatal health: combining epidemiological data with climate projection models

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Climate change will affect human health through changes to heat stress, sanitation, access to sufficient food and safe drinking water, disease patterns, migration, and frequency of extreme weather events. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Sharp, Dr DB Bernie, Dr CYS Shapland, Prof K Tilling

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

More Details

OP2408 Complex Risk Assessment for Urban Areas

Newcastle University Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering

The latest global assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) revealed the unexpected, dramatic consequences of ‘complex risk’, stating they are the greatest adaptation gap and threaten water security, health, livelihoods, and infrastructure. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Dawson

11 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More Details

NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for 2024 Entry. - UK Climate Extremes under a World with Active Climate Intervention

University of Exeter GW4

About the Partnership. This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the NERC Great Western Four+ Doctoral Training Partnership (GW4+ DTP). Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Haywood, Prof P M Cox

9 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More Details

OP2421 A new approach to support flood risk management with storylines

Newcastle University Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering

The insurance industry is at the frontline of climate change, charged with appropriately quantifying and pricing risk in a world where the number of extreme weather events is increasing, driving vast amounts of loss and damage. Read more

Supervisor: Dr HB Bloomfield

11 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More Details

Last chance to apply

BBSRC SWBio DTP PhD studentship 2024 Entry - Climate change impacts on Fusarium Head Blight disease and mycotoxin risk in wheat production

University of Exeter BBSRC South West Doctoral Training Partnership

The BBSRC-funded SWBio DTP involves a partnership of world-renown universities, research institutes and industry, based mainly across the South West and Wales. Read more

Supervisors: Prof DB Bebber, Dr N Brown

4 December 2023 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More Details

OP2415 Cities climate change strategies and natural resources

Newcastle University Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering

Cities around the world and in the UK develop local climate plans (Salvia 2021). Climate actions require large amounts of natural resources (e.g. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Heidrich

11 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More Details

ACS-06-Pope - Digitally enabled development of sustainable metamaterials to create circular alternatives to current unsustainable parts widely used in industry

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Manufacturing causes ~20% of global carbon emissions and ~50% of energy use [e.g. 1]. The UK’s third climate change risk assessment [2] suggests the climate crisis has caused irreversible damage. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Pope

24 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More Details

Insect responses to climate change in woodland systems (CENTA 2024-B19)

University of Birmingham School of Biosciences

Simulating the impacts of future climate change at an ecosystem level is extremely challenging. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Hayward

10 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More Details

The Ethics of Communicating Scientific Risk

University of Reading Department of Politics and International Relations

Scientific research is intimately bound up with risk. For one thing, scientific findings often reveal significant societal risks, such as risks of catastrophic climate change or dangerous disease outbreaks. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Baderin, Dr m Lepoutre

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

More Details

We have 131 climate change risk PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

climate change risk PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 131 climate change risk PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Select your nearest city

Do you want hassle-free information and advice?