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environmental science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 359 environmental science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Functional and Low Carbon Materials for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure

The construction industry accounts for 8–10% of global anthropogenic CO₂ emissions and faces significant challenges in achieving NetZero targets by 2050. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Rengaraju
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Quantum-Enhanced Mid-IR Spectroscopy for High-Precision Sensing

Supervisors. Prof. Senthil Murugan Ganapathy smg@orc.soton.ac.uk. Dr. Katrina Morgan Katrina.Morgan@soton.ac.uk. Prof. Liudi Jiang L.Jiang@soton.ac.uk. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Ganapathy
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Resilient design of submerged infrastructure under complex hydrodynamic conditions

Supervisory Team. Dr Gustavo de Almeida and Dr Sergio Maldonado. This project investigates hydrodynamic interactions between environmental flows, submerged infrastructure, and sediments to enhance the resilience of critical structures such as bridge piers and offshore energy foundations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G A M de Almeida
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Material platforms for low-loss photonic integration in the UV-VIS spectrum

Supervisory Team. Dr Thalia Dominguez Bucio and Prof Frederic Gardes. Explore advanced material platforms for UV-VIS photonic integrated circuits. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Dominguez Bucio
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD scholarship applications available in over 150 STEM-related research projects

Monash Engineering is an outstanding global centre for engineering research, ranked in the top 40 universities worldwide. We carry out pioneering STEM research that benefits society and changes the world around us. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Australia PhD Programme
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Graduate Scholarship Opportunities at Concordia University

Concordia University in Montréal, Canada offers a broad range of graduate scholarships across faculties and departments. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Canada PhD Programme
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Membranes for carbon dioxide conversion for environmental and space exploration applications

The conversion of carbon dioxide to useful products is essential not only on Earth for reaching net zero targets, but also for space exploration and future planet colonisation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Neagu, Dr V Inglezakis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Micromechanics of Gas Transport and Fracturing in Caprock and Clay Barriers for geological storage of CO₂ and geological disposal of nuclear waste (fully funded for candidates with UK citizenship or EU citizenship with pre-settled or settled status)

Project Overview. Clay-rich rocks such as mudstones and shales are widely used as natural and engineered barriers to gas flow—whether to seal geological storage sites for carbon dioxide, contain radioactive waste, or isolate energy gases such as hydrogen or methane. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Tarantino, Dr M Pedrotti
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Forecasting Resistance Spread and Epidemiological Impact

The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) is a world-leading institute in global health with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr AD Denz
 16 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Agentic AI for Autonomous Things: Vision-Language-Action Models, Embodied Intelligence and Real-World Decision-Making

Artificial intelligence is moving beyond passive prediction towards systems that can reason, plan, interact and act. This shift is driving rapid progress in agentic AI - i.e., AI systems that can interpret goals, make decisions, use tools, coordinate with humans and operate in changing real-world environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Atapour-Abarghouei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Efficient Neuromorphic Vision and Perception for Long-Term Robotic Autonomy

Autonomous robots are increasingly deployed in industries such as precision agriculture, environmental monitoring, and logistics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Atapour-Abarghouei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Dual-omics profiling and ensemble machine learning for mapping cell state dynamics and exposure thresholds in response to nanoplastic–biotoxin co-exposures

The human exposome is defined by the totality of environmental exposures across a lifetime, which represents one of the most complex determinants of human health (IHEN). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MY Khai Khun
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Porphyry systems: Ores, critical elements, and volcanic connections

The energy transition will require significant increases in the quantities of mined base metals and critical minerals to capture, transport, and store low-carbon energy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Richardson, Dr M Hartley, Dr DN Neave
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI Based Prediction of Splice Site Selection (WUT_U26CMP)

The central dogma of molecular biology describes the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA and ultimately to protein. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Wu
 18 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(SATURN CDT) Decarbonising nuclear infrastructure through CO2-absorbing and crack-free concrete

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. UoM_Nuclear. Nuclear power generates about 15-20% of the UK’s electricity, producing radioactive waste that must be securely contained over long timescales. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr GS Sang, Dr FG Giorgi, Dr M Patel, Dr X Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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