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climate change PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 369 climate change PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Modelling the impacts of climate change mitigation strategies on the water - carbon - food - biodiversity nexus

Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London, supervised by Dr. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Moustakis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2027). Climate Change and ESKAPEE Pathogen Resistance: A Localised Mixed-Methods Study

Growing evidence shows that climate-induced temperature rises directly accelerate bacterial growth and resistance mutations, while extreme weather events indirectly affect healthcare disruptions and antibiotic misuse. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr NAJ Johari
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Romans, Forts and Insects on Hadrian's Wall

Using fossil insects from the Roman forts of Magna and Vindolanda, this project seeks to investigate changes in climate and environment during the Roman period in the British Isles and details of the lives of soldiers and their dependants in the forts. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Panagiotakopulu, Dr R McCulloch, Dr A Birley
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Invertebrates on Southern African Mountains: disentangling natural and climatic drivers of ecological communities over time

  Research Group: Organisms and Environment
Project description. ​​Climate change is reorganising global ecosystems and forcing organisms to redistribute or go extinct. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Bishop, Dr L Alford, Prof P Kille, Dr S Rands
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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When the Ocean Tips: Observing, Governing, and Acting on North Atlantic Circulation Change Across Generations

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a critical component of the Earth system redistributing heat across the Atlantic Ocean and strongly influences climate in northwestern Europe. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SL Lorenz, Dr R Ivanovic
 12 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing multi-scale remote sensing methods with neural networks for climate risk assessment in built environments

Built environments need sustainable cooling, as they are increasingly vulnerable to global warming, yet little is known about assessing and predicting urban heat risk in buildings. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Kadhim, Dr C Jimenez-Bescos
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Designing ensembles for efficient climate model emulation and uncertainty quantification

Background. As climate change outpaces current mitigation frameworks, the strategic design of adaptation policies becomes increasingly crucial. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Challenor, Dr H Mohammadi
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Artificial intelligence based assessment of safety and ageing of existing masonry structures against climate change

We aim to revolutionize the safety assessment of deteriorated and aged existing masonry structures. The current procedure for this is based on visual inspection, limited localized non-destructive or semi-destructive testing techniques, and numerical simulations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Ghiassi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Mapping the Impact of Weather and Climate on the Qing Dynasty

Project Description. Scholars of China have long studied the rise and fall of dynasties over the past 3000 years. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the roles of climate change, environmental degradation, natural disasters, food security, and famine relief in dynastic change. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Schultz, Prof YZ Zheng
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Plenty more fish in the river? Projecting future threats to global freshwater biodiversity

Globally, freshwaters are home to 30% of the world’s vertebrate species and freshwater fisheries support millions of people by providing vital nutrients and protein to some of the world’s poorest communities. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr DR Williams, Dr J South
 12 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CENTA 2027-B20 Cooking with magma: constraining the carbon emissions from large igneous provinces

Past rapid climate change events like the end-Permian mass extinction, the end-Triassic mass extinction, the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, and many of the Mesozoic Oceanic Anoxic Events constitute some of the best analogues we have for anthropogenic climate change. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Greene
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Local-level governance and environmental protection in Brazil

About the Project.  Local authorities are often the ones in charge of taking substantive measures to protect the environment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Araújo
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unraveling Infrastructure Risk: Climate Extremes and the Future of Urban Resilience

Background. The UK’s Fourth Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA4), published May 2026, calls for a stronger evidence base for action on climate risks, particularly heat & rainfall hazards in the built environment and supporting infrastructure systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Dawson, Prof JL Lowe
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully Funded PhD Positions in Climate-Resilient Agriculture & Rural Water Systems

Are you driven to address humanity's most urgent challenges—climate change, food insecurity, and sustainable water management?. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  India PhD Programme
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Advancing Climate-Resilient Urban Infrastructure through Smart Flood Hazards Modelling in Scotland

Aim. Floods are among the most destructive natural hazards, threatening ecosystems, urban areas, and critical infrastructure. In Scotland, the increasing frequency and intensity of floods driven by climate change, land-use dynamics, and human activity pose urgent challenges for urban resilience and disaster management. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LK Khaddour, Prof I Shyha
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only