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ecosystem PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 301 ecosystem PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
ACCE+ DLA programme: Translocating an ecosystem engineer: the impact of wood ants on woodland communities
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
Towards Sustainable Peatland Management in the UK: An Integrated Study on Carbon Balance and Ecosystem Services (RDF25/EE/MCE/AGARWAL)
Introduction. Peatlands are a significant component of the UK's natural landscape, covering about 15% of the country's land area. Read more
PhD for IAPETUS2 DTP, NERC - The contribution of mesopelagic fish to the functioning of the Southern Ocean Ecosystem in a changing climate – an isotopic study.
Start Date. October 1st 2025. Myctophid fish comprise a high biomass in the Southern Ocean (Dornan et al. 2022), which plays a crucial role in food web operation and biogeochemical cycling (Murphy et al. Read more
CR2025_60: Sustainable Agriculture & Farming for Ecosystem Resilience (S.A.F.E.R.)
Motivation. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework1 mandates the enhancement of biodiversity to promote engagement with nature and ensure the resilient ecosystems required for maintenance of sustainable food supply. Read more
EastBio - Impact of the soil ecosystem on gastrointestinal nematodes of grazing sheep
Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) parasites of sheep have a profound impact on animal health and welfare and the sustainability of the industry. Read more
Understanding ecosystem restoration trajectories: a natural experiment approach at Skiddaw Forest
Restoration of degraded upland landscapes is a key component of current strategy to help landowners address the global challenges facing biodiversity, climate and wider ecosystem services. Read more
Ecosystem engineers in conservation: Niche space engineering through habitat heterogeneity, NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2025 Entry Ref: 5397
Supervisors. Lead Supervisor Dirk Sanders, University of Exeter, Biosciences. Additional Supervisors. Lu Zhou, Cardiff University, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Read more
Assessing the risk of consumer plastics to marine ecosystem services, NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2025 Entry Ref: 5435
Supervisors. Lead Supervisor. Dr Samantha Garrard, PML, Sea and Society. Additional Supervisors. Sarah Nelms, University of Exeter, Centre for Ecology and Conservation. Read more
Unravelling the effects of multiple stressors on microbial communities and ecosystem health in semi-natural and constructed wetlands
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
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Resilience for Women in Tech Businesses
Women in tech face unique challenges such as limited access to funding and resources to societal and cultural biases that undermine their entrepreneurial success. Read more
The power of poo: detecting ecological health and biogeochemical function through animal faeces
Applications are invited from prospective students for a PhD scholarship at Imperial College London. Animal faeces could unlock unknown secrets on the state of the natural world and how it is changing under different stressors. Read more
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
Evaluating the potential consequences of climate heating for Caspian seals and ecosystem services in the Caspian Sea
Marine mammals are keystone species for marine ecosystems. Understanding how they could be impacted by climate heating is important for evaluating risks to marine biodiversity, ecosystem function and ecosystem services. Read more
Interdisciplinary monitoring of the carbon and ecosystem functionality of woodland creation and peatland restoration in Scotland
Summary. This fully funded 48-month PhD studentship, offers and exciting opportunity to evaulate the impacts of woodland creation and peatland restoration on carbon (above and below ground), as part of natural capital programmes, aiming to achieve multiple benefits. Read more