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coastal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 92 coastal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
Funded PhD NERC GW4+ DLTP - Disentangling landscape and climate effects on pollinator communities of saltmarshes to inform management solutions to enhance pollinator services in a changing climate
Coastal saltmarshes provide globally important ecosystem services including coastal protection, biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, and pollutant remediation amongst others. Read more
University of Bath URSA project: Stability of vegetated dunes under wave attack
This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the University of Bath URSA competition, for entry in September 2025. Read more
Marine and estuarine restoration: implications of restoration methods and drivers of success
Saltmarsh and seagrass ecosystems provide several essential ecosystem services, including shoreline protection from coastal erosion, nursery areas for many species of fish and invertebrates, fishery production, and carbon sequestration. Read more
CR2025_06: Cross-shelf transport processes in a changing climate
*Please note that this PhD will be hosted at the National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool*. Understanding and predicting the exchange of nutrients, heat, and planktonic organisms between the open ocean and the coast is important for human activities. Read more
ACCE+ DLA programme: Quantifying bias and uncertainty in historical land-ocean temperature records
The 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
Impact of multi-stressors on seagrass seed germination and survival: implications for natural bed dynamics and restoration programmes
This project is part of the NERC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training, ECOWILD. For more details, and for a full list of projects offered under this programme, please visit: https://ecowild.site.hw.ac.uk/. Read more
A mechanistic understanding of how chemical contaminants affect marine invertebrates, using a common jellyfish as a model.
Project overview. Ecosystems are widely impacted by anthropogenic activities, including the release of chemicals. Scyphozoan jellyfish, in particular the common jellyfish Aurelia spp., are widespread in coastal environments subjected to a range of natural and anthropogenic stressors. Read more
Antarctic biogeochemical changes in response to mixing by internal tsunamis
Project overview. Calving glaciers generate internal tsunamis in the surface ocean mixed layer, a phenomenon accelerating with climate change. Read more
E5 Global monitoring models for marine mammal strandings: Creating surveillance intelligence systems for marine mammal strandings management
Start date. October 2025. Duration: 3.5 YEARS. Stipend: UKRI stipend levels (£19,237 in 2024/25). Supervisors. Dr Jude Eze (SRUC), Dr Annette Boerlage (SRUC), Dr Sarah Marley (SRUC), Dr Giles Innocent (Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland). Read more
Implications of wetland creation for mosquito-borne disease risk
Wetlands are crucial habitats for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem integrity. However, newly constructed wetlands could have implications for mosquito communities and disease risk by increasing habitat availability. Read more
GW4+ DOCTORAL LANDSCAPE TRAINING PARTNERSHIP (DLTP): Sea sparkle: identifying and predicting bioluminescent blooms
Noctiluca scintillans (“sea sparkle”) is a bioluminescent dinoflagellate, found in UK coastal waters. It is associated with harmful red tides, which threaten local ecosystems and fisheries through eutrophication. Read more
GW4+ DLTP PhD project: Stability of vegetated dunes under storm waves
This project is in competition for funding from the GW4+ Doctoral Landscape Training Partnership (DLTP) for entry in September 2025. Read more
Anthropogenic impacts on growth and protein metabolism in the European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax
Applications are invited for a 3.5 years PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 01 October 2025. Project Description. Scientific background . Read more
Combining AI and climate projections to improve management, maintenance and operation of European storm surge barriers
This PhD is being advertised as part of the Centre for Doctoral Training for Resilient Flood Futures (FLOOD-CDT). Further details about FLOOD-CDT can be seen here https://flood-cdt.ac.uk/. Read more
University of Bath URSA Project: Resilience of offshore wind turbines to climate-induced extreme storms: load uncertainties, modelling, and guidelines
This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the University of Bath URSA competition, for entry in September 2025. Read more