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We have 524 climate change PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Heating of the upper atmosphere from space by the aurora

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Whiter, Dr R Fear, Prof B Lanchester

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

When Greening Becomes Fuel: Tracking Drying Landscapes to Wildfire Tipping Points and Downwind Smoke Hazards

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. This fully funded PhD investigates how climate extremes and land-use change drive UK landscapes past wildfire flammability tipping points, threatening public health. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Zhu, Dr GJ Roberts

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Snow, light and life beneath the ice: Understanding winter carbon dynamics in Arctic lakes

Northumbria University

School of Geography and Natural Sciences

This PhD is part of the Net Zero Polar Science DTP, which aims to make polar science possible in a net zero world. For further details visit https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk/. Read more

Supervisors: Assoc Prof N Rutter, Dr E H Hocking, Dr P Mann, Prof L Brown, Dr L Wake

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Melting Faster, Modelling Smarter: Emulating Antarctic Ice Shelf Hydrology

Northumbria University

School of Geography and Natural Sciences

Research Group: UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling

This PhD is part of the Net Zero Polar Science DTP, which aims to make polar science possible in a net zero world. For further details visit https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk/. Read more

Supervisors: Assoc Prof SB Buzzard, Dr S Driscoll, Dr B Evans

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

CENTA 2027-B07 Biodiversity Digital Twin: Leveraging Environmental DNA and Artificial Intelligence for Monitoring Biodiversity Loss

University of Birmingham

School of Biosciences

Biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate, affecting the delivery of ecosystem services on which we all rely for our well-being and the economy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Zhou

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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EastBio: Resilient crops for a sustainable future: Unravelling the interaction between fungal pathogens and mycorrhizal symbionts in barley

University of Edinburgh

School of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Ecology and Evolution

The global climate crisis is driving a step change in approaches to agriculture. Sustainable and regenerative crop management is an essential component of our drive to net zero Carbon. Read more

Supervisors: Prof T Helgason, Dr BO Orosa

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Reframing Urban Nature: How Can Stakeholder Collaboration Enable Public Acceptance of Biodiversity Transitions in Local Places

De Montfort University

Doctoral College

Research Group: Collaboratory Research Hub

Urban nature-based solutions, such as reduced mowing, wildflower verges and edible plots like foraging walls, are increasingly seen as essential for creating climate-adaptive, nature-positive places. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Fona, Dr C Walpole

29 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Multi-Radar Remote Sensing for Surface–Subsurface Characterisation of Antarctic Ice Sheets

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Introduction. The Antarctic Ice Sheet is undergoing rapid change in response to climate warming, yet the physical mechanisms linking subsurface ice properties to observed variations in ice flow remain poorly understood. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Zou

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

Assessing In-Orbit Servicing Adoption in Low Earth Orbit: AI-Assisted Decision Support for Space Sustainability

University College London

Department of Space & Climate Physics

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is now a commercially dominated and increasingly congested regime, and current assessments indicate that mitigation alone no longer stabilises its debris population. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Tan

22 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Mylnefield Trust - Connecting Growth: How Plants Direct Carbon to Drive Development

The James Hutton Institute

Postgraduate Training

Potatoes are the fourth most significant global food crop; however, they are extremely sensitive to environmental conditions, where yield can be strongly impacted due to inhibition of tuber initiation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Hancock, Dr V Wahl, Dr M Balcerowicz

11 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

ACCE+ DLA Programme: Combatting illegal logging in the Peruvian Amazon

University of Sheffield

School of Biosciences

ACCE+ DLA is committed to recruiting extraordinary future scientists regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith or religious belief, pregnancy or maternity, parental or caring responsibilities or career pathway to date. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RG Bryant, Dr F Draper, Dr Luis Enrique Campos Zumaeta, Dr C Bousfield

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

YES-27-D-18: The Lifeless Edge: Contourites in the Closing Iapetus Ocean

University of Leeds

School of Earth & Environment

Summary. Contour currents are long lived flows that traverse ocean floors. They drive thermohaline circulation thus regulating global climate, and erode, transport, and deposit sediment and pollutants across huge distances. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Peakall, Prof P B Wignall, Prof DM Hodgson

12 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

YES-27-D-20: Earth’s Great Oxidation: Redox and nutrient controls on the transition to a permanently oxygenated atmosphere

University of Leeds

School of Earth & Environment

The rise of oxygen has been recognised as one of the most significant episodes in the history of our planet, and the initial rise set in motion a chain of events that ultimately resulted in the habitable conditions we now enjoy. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Poulton, Prof B J W Mills

12 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Hydrological connectivity as a control on carbon, nutrient and sediment transfer in deglaciating cold-region landscapes (Ref: CENTA2027-LU11)

Loughborough University

Department of Geography

Climate warming is rapidly reshaping Arctic and Alpine landscapes as glaciers retreat and permafrost thaws. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Ryves, Dr M Van Soest

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

The impact of a household level food and nutrition intervention on household diet quality and diversity and nutritional intake and status

Ulster University - Coleraine Campus

Faculty of Life and Health Sciences

Research Group: Biomedical Sciences

OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. Transformation of the global food system towards more sustainable and equitable outcomes is urgently needed, requiring an evidence-based food systems approach. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Ward, Dr C Hughes, Dr MC Clements, Dr K Pourshahidi

8 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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