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climate change PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 369 climate change PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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NERC UNRISK Centre for Doctoral Training in Understanding Uncertainty to Reduce Climate Risks

The UNRISK CDT is a consortium of the University of Leeds, University College London and the University of Exeter with over forty collaborative partners across climate services, including operational centres, consultancies, financial organisations, the public sector and charities. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  NERC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Robust and scalable spatio-temporal modelling

Background. Probabilistic machine learning allows us to learn from data while quantifying uncertainty, and is increasingly important in climate science. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof F X B Briol, Dr M Tsamados
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Digitally enabled development of sustainable metamaterials to create circular alternatives to current unsustainable parts widely used in industry

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
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Modelling effects of microclimate variability on climate-induced ranges shifts in Madagascar

Anthropogenic climate change (ACC) is anticipated to significantly alter the future distribution of plant species in tropical regions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Brown
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrating biodiversity, climate mitigation and livelihoods in Borneo’s largest community-led Nature-based Solution

The University of Kent is proud to be part of the Advanced Research and Innovation in the Environmental Sciences (ARIES) Doctoral Training Partnership which is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Struebig
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2027). Decoding the climate–resistance link: spectral and transcriptomic responses of resistant and sensitive E. coli to environmental stress

Climate change is intensifying the environmental stresses bacteria face, and rising temperatures are increasingly linked to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr THS Hock Siew
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Plant-microbe interaction reshuffling and its contributions to plant stress toleration and biogeochemical cycling

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)
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Bath Engineering & Design Studentships: Smart Water-Resilient Housing: An Occupant-led, Lifecycle Toolkit for Climate-Resilient Homes and Neighbourhoods

This project is one of a number in competition for a studentship from the Faculty of Engineering and Design at the University of Bath. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Adeyeye
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Modelling Ephemeral and Terminal Gully Erosion on Cut-slopes and Embankments for Climate Resilient Linear Transport Infrastructure.

Roads and railways are the most important types of infrastructure in any country. The construction of roads and railways involve cutting and filling of slopes, hence reshaping of the natural ground. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E N Ngezahayo
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Stress Testing the Future: Assessing the Impact of Heatwaves on Insect Biology

Insects play wide-ranging and crucial roles in ecosystems and pollinate most crops, while also representing major pests and disease vectors. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A McGregor
 12 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CASE: Future-proofing silage: Controlling silage fermentation to improve its quality and reduce the risk of mycotoxins in a changing climate

Unpredictable weather patterns, including drought, heat and rainfall, are placing pressure on UK forage production systems, reducing their yield and nutritional quality and impairing animal health and performance (Hart et al., 2022). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof L Sinclair, Dr J McCaughern
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Virtual Reality-based Decision Support System For Change Detection in Forest Environment Using Mobile & Drone-based Digital Twin

Ref. 2531ad1496. UCL Department / Division. Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering. Location of position. Bloomsbury, London. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RN Nueville
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ways to achieve maximum feasible reduction in aerosol radiative forcing uncertainty

Background. Anthropogenic aerosols cause substantial cooling of climate that offsets some of the warming by greenhouse gases, but the uncertainty is very large. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Carslaw, Dr L A Regayre
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Research opportunities in the Department of Environment and Geography

At the University of York Environment and Geography department we supervise a wide range of PhDs in the natural, economic and social sciences that address many of the current, pressing environmental issues of the day. Read more
 Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Deciphering Host/Pathogen Interactions to Improve Disease Resistance in a Changing Climate

Proliferative kidney disease (PKD), caused by the myxozoan parasite Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae, is a major threat to farmed and wild salmonids, causing severe kidney inflammation and mortality rates of up to 100%. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Salisbury
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)