conservation science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 41 conservation science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Calibrated Multimodal Verification to Prevent Hallucination in Robot Planning and Manipulation

Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Project Description. Large multimodal models are increasingly used as high-level “cognitive” modules in robotics, translating natural-language instructions into plans, explanations, and intermediate goal representations. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Zhou, Dr JC Camacho Collados, Dr G Cao

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

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Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Mapping Hydromorphology and Hydraulic Habitat

University of Worcester

School of Science and the Environment

Hydromorphology is synonymous with physical habitat in rivers and describes the combination of the morphological and hydrological / hydraulic components of river channels. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Visser

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

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Physics-Informed, Explainable, and Uncertainty-Aware AI for polymer extrusion modelling

The University of Manchester

Department of Materials

Polymer extrusion is a fundamental stage in polymer processing, producing polymeric materials for a wide range of applications including packaging, construction, and healthcare. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Abeykoon

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Understanding the vulnerability of intact Amazonian forests to climate change through the integration of remote sensing and field data

Imperial College London

Grantham Institute for Climate Change

Lead Supervisor and Department. Pablo Sanchez-Martinez, Grantham Institute and the Department of Life Sciences. Co-supervisors. Jesus Aguirre, Imperial College of London, Department of Life Sciences; Patrick Meir, School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Sanchez-Martinez, Assoc Prof J Aguirre, Prof p Meir

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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African swine fever virus host-pathogen interactions at the interface between the innate and adaptive immune responses

The Pirbright Institute

Pirbright Laboratory, Surrey, Outer London

Research Group: African Swine Fever Vaccinology

As obligate parasites, viruses have evolved multiple different strategies to evade the innate and adaptive immune responses in order successfully propagate within hosts. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Netherton, Prof D Werling, Dr PT Tng

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

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Life’s a Beach - Tropical Beach Microbiomes in a Changing World

National University of Singapore

Department of Biological Sciences

Tropical beaches are among the world’s most heavily used and impacted coastal environments and underpin a major tourism industry across Southeast Asia. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Pointing

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

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Four-year PhD Position in Life Cycle Assessment & Techno Economic Analysis of Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Trinity College Dublin

School of Physics

Tax-Free Stipend of €25,000 per annum + Academic Fees Paid (all nationalities) x four years. Commencing October 1 2026. Supported by Aircraft Leasing Ireland, fully funded PhD Student positions are available in the Low Carbon Technologies research group of Prof. Read more

Supervisor: Prof SD Dooley

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Development of Novel Thermochemical Heat Storage for Waste Heat Recovery

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The rising demand for sustainable and efficient energy management has brought attention to the vast amounts of waste heat produced by industries. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Hosouli

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

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Host/parasite studies of a biological control agent of slugs

Liverpool John Moores University

Faculty of Science

Project Info. Slugs are serious pests in both agriculture and horticulture and are a persistent problem for home gardens. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Rae

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Interactions of Plant Diversity and Climate on Ecosystem Phenology and Resilience

University of Technology Sydney

Faculty of Science

Vegetation phenology—the timing of plant life cycle events—is a key bioindicator of climate change, a critical biodiversity variable, and a major driver of ecosystem processes and resilience. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Huete

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Genetic and Acoustic Diversity in an Invasive Parrot

University of Salford

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The ring-necked parakeet Psittacula krameri is one of the world’s most successfully introduced species. Native to the Indian sub-continent and sub-Saharan Africa, this species is the UK’s only naturalised parrot, and populations are continuing to increase rapidly across Europe. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AEL Leedale

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

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Plant thermal tolerances across scales: from a single tree to global trends

University of Aberdeen

School of Biological Sciences

Applications are invited for this exciting, fully-funded, 42 month PhD studentship at the University of Aberdeen. This project is part of the newly established Anthony & Margaret Johnston Centre for Doctoral Training in Plant Sciences enabled by a generous legacy gift. Read more

Supervisors: Prof L Lancaster, Dr R Henry, Dr A Humphreys

21 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Digital Twin-enabled Monitoring and Assessment of Hydro-environmental Risks in Heritage Masonry Buildings (Ref: IRISK-26-LU-07)

Loughborough University

School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

This project will develop a digital twin framework to assess how rainfall, groundwater fluctuation, and moisture-related processes affect heritage masonry buildings in the UK. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Z Hu, Prof Q Liang

9 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Computational Neural Networks (CNNs), foundational large language models (LLMs), and pretrained transformers (GPTs) for phylogeny, biodiversity and functional genomics

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Genetics

Artificial intelligence will transform the identification, measurement, conservation and exploitation of biodiversity and the understanding and applications that can come from genomics, transcriptomics and genome assemblies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr PHH Heslop-Harrison

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

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Anthropology of Heritage or Material Culture

University of Reading

Department of Archaeology

We are inviting expressions of interest to undertake doctoral research on a project in the anthropology of heritage or material culture, to work under the supervision of Dr Alanna Cant, a specialist in art and craft, material culture, heritage, cultural tourism, and Roman Catholicism in Mexico and the United Kingdom. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Cant

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

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We have 41 conservation science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

conservation science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 41 conservation science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Calibrated Multimodal Verification to Prevent Hallucination in Robot Planning and Manipulation

Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Mapping Hydromorphology and Hydraulic Habitat

Physics-Informed, Explainable, and Uncertainty-Aware AI for polymer extrusion modelling

Understanding the vulnerability of intact Amazonian forests to climate change through the integration of remote sensing and field data

African swine fever virus host-pathogen interactions at the interface between the innate and adaptive immune responses

Life’s a Beach - Tropical Beach Microbiomes in a Changing World

Four-year PhD Position in Life Cycle Assessment & Techno Economic Analysis of Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Development of Novel Thermochemical Heat Storage for Waste Heat Recovery

Host/parasite studies of a biological control agent of slugs

Interactions of Plant Diversity and Climate on Ecosystem Phenology and Resilience

Genetic and Acoustic Diversity in an Invasive Parrot

Plant thermal tolerances across scales: from a single tree to global trends

Digital Twin-enabled Monitoring and Assessment of Hydro-environmental Risks in Heritage Masonry Buildings (Ref: IRISK-26-LU-07)

Computational Neural Networks (CNNs), foundational large language models (LLMs), and pretrained transformers (GPTs) for phylogeny, biodiversity and functional genomics

Anthropology of Heritage or Material Culture

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