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earth sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 54 earth sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Self-funded PhD - The genomic basis of major evolutionary transitions

Life on Earth has undergone major evolutionary transitions that reshaped its biology, including the emergence of multicellularity, adaptation to terrestrial environments, and parasitism. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Paps
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Spin and superradiance in General Relativity

  Research Group: Applied Mathematics
In General Relativity, bodies in freefall follow geodesics in spacetime. For example, the Earth follows a geodesic in the spacetime of the Sun, to a good approximation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Dolan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Exploring Venus’ atmosphere using data assimilation

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Young, Dr G Sandip
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing state-of-the-art Space Weather forecast tools

  Research Group: Applied Mathematics
The production of flares and Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) from solar active regions (ARs) is still not well understood in spite of their huge importance to Sun-Earth connections, in particular, to protect mankind and our sophisticated technological systems that might be at considerable risk from high-speed charged particles blowing often abruptly off the Sun. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R von Fay-Siebenburgen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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DEFRA-NCAS Studentship: Exploring the Air Quality Impacts of Emerging Fertilisers

Agriculture is a major source of atmospheric pollutants, emitting substantial amounts of ammonia (NH. 3. ), greenhouse gases and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AV Voliotis, Dr E Matthews, Dr T Bannan, Prof H Coe
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EPSRC - Resource modelling of subsurface geothermal plays and applications in NW England

Decarbonisation of heat is one of the most important requirements for the UK to reach Net Zero emissions by 2050. The role of geothermal energy in this endeavour is potentially huge, but as yet the geothermal resource potential is very poorly constrained. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Hollis, Prof M Huuse, Dr M Babaei
 10 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Bio-Hybrid Metal-Organic Frameworks for Programmable Cellular Interfaces

Background and Rationale. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are crystalline, porous, and highly modular materials capable of hosting small molecules, ions, and biomolecules. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof E Valsami-Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Ageing and political shocks in cities

Shocks like terrorism, armed conflict, or natural disasters, produce lingering effects whereby physical damage is intertwined with subjective experiences influencing how inhabitants sense and navigate their urban environments in the long term. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Fregonese
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Prioritisation and quantification in volcanic tsunami risk

Volcanic tsunamis remain a relatively under-recognised volcanic hazard, yet they can have extreme impacts. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Watt
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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