fieldwork PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Developing a Wireless Sensor for Measuring Water Storage in Glacier Moulins

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

PROJECT OVERVIEW. An exciting opportunity to develop a new instrument to study water storage in glaciers. You should have either a background in engineering, physics or environmental science, but with a keen enthusiasm to design, build and field-test an instrument that will need to work in a harsh environment. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Prior-Jones, Dr A Mason-Jones, Dr L Bagshaw

31 March 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Behavioural adaptation to environmental change in birds and the implications for conservation

James Cook University

College of Science and Engineering

Contact. Dr Lyanne Brouwer. Lyanne.brouwer@jcu.edu.au. College of Science & Engineering. James Cook University, Townsville QLD 4811 Australia. Read more

Supervisor: Dr LB Brouwer

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

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Self-funded PhD- Population biology of coconut crabs

University of Bristol

School of Biological Sciences

Population biology of coconut crabs. Anthropogenic change has led to highly fragmented habitats but widely dispersed disjointed populations living there are a challenge to monitor because sub-population sizes may be very small, difficult to access, and time consuming to sample regularly. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Caro

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

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Title: Exploring stratified turbulent mixing by shear instabilities in coastal waters (Dr Adrien Lefauve, soon to be joining the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Imperial College London

Grantham Institute for Climate Change

Project Description. Water will likely become the gold of the 21st century, due to its central role to life and the economy and its increasing scarcity under climate change. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AL Lefauve

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

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Monitoring the Impact of Green Infrastructure using Citizen Science in Urban and Rural Catchments

Newcastle University

School of Engineering

Urban and rural environments face a range of pressures and impacts as a result of extreme weather events, including flooding, which are projected to increase in frequency and severity with climate change. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Walsh

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

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Developing Statistical Learning Methods for a Charismatic Tropical Ecology System

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Research Group: Division of Statistics

We invite applications for an exciting PhD opportunity to develop and apply cutting-edge statistical and machine learning approaches to better understand the complex dynamics of ant-following bird systems in African ecosystems. Read more

Supervisors: Dr FJC Chadwick, Dr BS Swallow

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

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PhD in Geographical and Earth Sciences - Planetary Analogues – Exploring Earth to aid Mars Sample Return

University of Glasgow

College of Science and Engineering

Start Date. 01 October 2025. Aim. This research will identify similarities and differences between the rocks and sand collected on Mars by the NASA Perseverance rover, the associated NASA/ESA Mars sample return analogue materials, and Martian meteorites. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LH Hallis, Dr I Neill

31 March 2025 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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

University of Worcester

Research School

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: Prof I Maddock

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

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Where are all the lice? Development and deployment of molecular detection technologies to quantify salmon lice in Scottish waters.

University of Glasgow

College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences

TO APPLY, PLEASE CLICK INSTITUTION WEBSITE. This PhD project offers an exciting opportunity to advance the field of marine molecular ecology while addressing a pressing issue in Scottish aquaculture and wild fish conservation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Llewellyn, Dr H Reinardy, Dr AD Duguid

30 April 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Sensing the unseen: How diatoms detect and respond to highly dilute sex-inducing pheromones

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

International Max Planck Research School

Background. Diatoms are abundant unicellular microalgae that contribute approximately 20% of global photosynthetic CO₂ fixation. Despite their vital role in regulating Earth’s climate, fundamental aspects of their biology, such as sexual reproduction, remain poorly understood. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G. Pohnert, Dr M Knaden

22 April 2025 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD position | MSCA Doctoral Network | Data2Action | Mining traditional and practitioner knowledge with data science to deliver Nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation

Glasgow Caledonian University

Horizon Europe Marie Curie Doctoral Network – Data2Action

Data2Action: is the MSCA Doctoral Training Network programme uniting social innovation with data science & AI for common good. Data2Action exists to make emerging technology work harder for humanity, enabling us to co-create a healthier, fairer and more sustainable world for all. . Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Emmanuel

18 May 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Evaluating the role of Big Data and satellite technologies in understanding livestock impacts on the upland landscape

University of Plymouth

The School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Applications are invited for a four-year PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 1st October 2025. This work was supported by the Research England E3 funded Centre of Research excellence in Intelligent and Sustainable Productive Systems (CRISPS) at the University of Plymouth. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Whiteside, Dr KH Herborn, Dr J Buckley, Dr L Biermann, Dr J Rowntree

28 March 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Source-specific quantification of ammonia emissions

University of York

Department of Chemistry

Background. Ammonia (NH3) has an ever-growing influence on air pollution in the UK and worldwide with numerous considerable impacts such as the formation of secondary particles and nitrogen deposition. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Carslaw, Dr N Farren, Dr M S Shaw

30 April 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Sheffield Hallam University - Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) Scholarships in the Institute of Social Sciences: Constraining the Behaviour of the British-Irish Ice Sheet over Multiple Glacial Cycles

Sheffield Hallam University

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Applications are invited for Graduate Teaching Assistantships in the Institute of Social Sciences, commencing October 2025. The GTA scholarship scheme aims to develop highly skilled postgraduate researchers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr NG Gandy, Dr RV Veness, Dr BJ Jeffery

17 April 2025 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Development of Novel Miniaturized Device Technologies for Point-of-Need Diagnostics

University of Birmingham

School of Chemical Engineering

A PhD Studentship is available for a suitably qualified candidate to conduct research leading to the award of a PhD degree in the fields of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P G. Oppenheimer

21 April 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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We have 54 fieldwork PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

fieldwork PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 54 fieldwork PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Developing a Wireless Sensor for Measuring Water Storage in Glacier Moulins

Behavioural adaptation to environmental change in birds and the implications for conservation

Self-funded PhD- Population biology of coconut crabs

Title: Exploring stratified turbulent mixing by shear instabilities in coastal waters (Dr Adrien Lefauve, soon to be joining the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Monitoring the Impact of Green Infrastructure using Citizen Science in Urban and Rural Catchments

Developing Statistical Learning Methods for a Charismatic Tropical Ecology System

PhD in Geographical and Earth Sciences - Planetary Analogues – Exploring Earth to aid Mars Sample Return

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

Where are all the lice? Development and deployment of molecular detection technologies to quantify salmon lice in Scottish waters.

Sensing the unseen: How diatoms detect and respond to highly dilute sex-inducing pheromones

PhD position | MSCA Doctoral Network | Data2Action | Mining traditional and practitioner knowledge with data science to deliver Nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation

Evaluating the role of Big Data and satellite technologies in understanding livestock impacts on the upland landscape

Source-specific quantification of ammonia emissions

Sheffield Hallam University - Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) Scholarships in the Institute of Social Sciences: Constraining the Behaviour of the British-Irish Ice Sheet over Multiple Glacial Cycles

Development of Novel Miniaturized Device Technologies for Point-of-Need Diagnostics

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