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climate change PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 369 climate change PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Stress sensing and cell polarity regulation

  Research Group: Institute of Cell Biology
Cell organisation is critical for cell function and depends on spatial cell-polarity cues and landmarks, both internally and externally. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K E Sawin
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing a high-resolution geospatial framework for optimising building decarbonisation through energy efficiency and solar PV

Buildings are a major contributor to energy consumption and carbon emissions, while rising energy costs create challenges for households, businesses and public organisations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SB Bhatti, Dr P McKenzie
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Assessing nature-based solutions for upland catchment resilience

Northern Ireland’s uplands contain approximately 1,000 km² of carbon-rich peatland, much of which is degraded and releasing carbon due to historical drainage, peat cutting and fuel extraction, afforestation, and overgrazing. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Jordan, Dr NB Brannigan
 8 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Numerical reconstruction of extreme flash floods for evacuation planning: the Boscastle case study

Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe as a result of climate change, with increasing evidence linking global warming to more frequent and intense precipitation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Stamataki, Dr E Martin, Prof S Gwynne
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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4-Year Fully Funded EPSRC PhD Studentship in Exploring Loss Mechanisms in Organic Materials for Solar Energy

Project ID. 2531cs1092. EPSRC Theme. Physical Sciences. Principal Supervisor. Tracey Clarke. Department. Chemistry, UCL Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MAPS). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Clarke
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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The Missing Receptors: How the Leishmania Kinome Senses Environmental Cues

Leishmania parasites cause a collection of devastating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affecting millions of people worldwide, transmitted via a sand fly vector. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Baker, Dr J Faria, Prof M Wright
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(PDS Award) Caring for the dead: developing an integrated care-based approach for the curation and conservation of human remains in archaeology

How should 21st century Britain make sense of and care for the dead stored and displayed in its museums? This is the question being asked by the current DCMS review of Guidance for the Care of Human Remains in Museums (2005), mindful of rapid changes in consultative, collaboration-led ethics and repatriation practice with descent communities for ancestral remains. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof MG Giles, Dr HA Aleem, Prof MN Nirmalan
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mathematical modelling of environmental information processing in hybrid aspen

Understanding how plants will be affected by climate change will be crucial in forthcoming years. The complexity of this problem renders it beyond intuitive understanding, necessitating quantitative predictions using mathematical and computational modelling. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RA Antoniou-Kourounioti , Dr PS Stewart, Prof R Bhalerao
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Chikungunya Virus Defective Viral Genomes: Unravelling mechanisms of formation, immune modulation and effect on viral pathogenesis

Project Description. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne RNA virus that causes acute fever, neurological complications, and chronic joint pain. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A.K Tuplin, Prof A Whitehouse, Dr CW Walter
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How do biological and chemical pesticides interact to shape the resilience and function of aquatic organisms? A holobiont approach.

Food security and safety are growing challenges in the UK and worldwide as threats associated with climate change, population growth and political insecurity increase. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Santos
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Enhancing Reproductive Resilience to Drought in Cereals and Legumes

Drought stress is one of the most significant challenges to global crop production, particularly when it occurs during the reproductive phase of crop development. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Hartley
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD – The impact of rainfall on invertebrate behaviour - HLSUOB26

About the project. As global surface temperatures rise, global precipitation rates are predicted to increase in frequency and intensity, which in turn will have impacts on ecosystems and the species living within them. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Rands, Dr DL Lawson
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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ML-driven computational design of metal-free catalysts for CO₂ conversion

A PhD studentship is available in the group of Dr Ephrath Solel Moroshko, Dr Antonia Mey (University of Edinburgh; School of Chemistry), and Dr Kartic Subr (University of Edinburgh; School of Informatics). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Solel Moroshko, Dr A Mey, Dr K Subr
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Designer proteins for synthetic immune signalling for enhanced plant disease resistance

This project offers a unique opportunity to work at the cutting edge of synthetic immune signalling and structural biology, tackling one of the biggest challenges in global food security. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Bentham
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Novel nutrient transporters in plant development and resilience

Amino acids are the primary form of organic nitrogen transported in plants and play many essential roles in growth, development and adaptation to stress. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Anderson
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)