land PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Tracing Land-to-Ocean Dissolved Organic Carbon Fluxes from Catchment to Coral Reefs.

University of Leicester Department of Geography

Coastal systems annually receive 0.4-0.5 Pg of organic carbon from terrestrial sources, transported via rivers (Ciais et al., 2013). Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Whelan

10 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Can land and soil restoration help control flooding?

Heriot-Watt University School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society

Research Group: Institute of Life and Earth Sciences

Fully funded PhD position available to UK and international students! Apply by 12 noon, 5 January 2024 (international applicants must have contacted supervisor by 11 December 2023). Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Peskett, Dr C Aravena

5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Mobilising Palaeoecology for Local Nature Recovery: Using temporal land-use and ecological data to inform sustainable agriculture and landscape recovery schemes in the Lake District National Park

Durham University Department of Archaeology

This project investigates how palaeoecological archives can be used to inform nature recovery strategies in the Lake District National Park and UNESCO World Heritage site. Read more

Supervisors: Prof K Milek, Dr A Davies, Dr A Welch

5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Funded MScR - What was the ancestral role of the microRNA miR156 in plants? Using moss to reveal insights into land plant evolution.

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences

500 million years ago the Earth was a desolate place, with no plants or animals living on the land. Fortunately, around this time an algal lineage crept out of the sea and changed the world forever. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Fouracre

30 November 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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ACCE DTP Studentship - The importance of land-atmosphere interactions for water resources in Andes-Amazon transitional region

University of Sheffield Department of Geography

The ACCE DTP 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

Supervisors: Dr SL Li, Dr K Hallday, Dr J Jones, Dr J Ely

8 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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SCENARIO - Making digital rivers flow: integrating hydrological-relevant calibration in Earth System Modelling (SC2023_35)

University of Reading School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science

Climate change, population growth and human intervention within river channels and catchments make it more challenging than ever to provide reliable information on the current and future state of water in the world's rivers. Read more

Supervisors: Prof H Cloke, Dr G Balsamo, Prof CP Prudhomme

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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QUADRAT DTP: The impact of changing land-use and water availability on human migration in the Western Himalaya

Aberdeen University School of Geosciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. The Hindu Kush-Himalaya (HKH) mountains contain enormous freshwater reservoirs in the form of snow, glaciers, lakes, permafrost, and wetlands supporting a population of ⁓1.3 billion people [1,2]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Singh, Dr M Mills

17 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD in Environmental Engineering - Biogeochemical cycle of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) on grazing land treated with biosolids.

University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of human-made chemicals that have been widely used in various industrial and consumer products for decades. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Gauchotte-Lindsay, Dr L Rodriguez-Freire, Dr JM Moreau, Dr M Bellingham

6 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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SCENARIO: Using drone LIDAR technology to quantify hedgerow management, quality and configuration, and the impacts on farmland pollinator communities

University of Reading School of Agriculture, Policy and Development

Co-supervisor. France Gerard, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Sustainable land management of arable farmland is a critical component of ensuring food security and ensuring progress towards sustainable development goals including life on land, zero hunger responsible consumption and production. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Senapathi, Prof S G Potts

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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NERC ACCE Doctoral Training Partnership: Bioenergy crops and net zero – quantifying carbon emissions and sequestration potential

University of Liverpool Faculty of Science and Engineering

The ACCE DTP 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

Supervisors: Dr V Janes-Bassett, Dr J Boyle, Dr E Rowe, Prof N McNamara

8 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Determining the optimal mix of forestry systems and reserves under differing wildfire regimes for improving plant conservation

University of Tasmania School of Natural Sciences

How to meet human needs for timber while limiting harm to biodiversity is an urgent scientific goal. The aim of this Australian Research Council funded PhD project are. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Baker, Prof GJ Jordan

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

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From lab to land: Advancing synergetic green technologies for the remediation of contaminated land

UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Wallingford UK CEH

Geogenic processes and industrial activities such as mining and fossil fuel production have led to the release of metal contaminants into the environment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Adediran

8 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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NERC ACCE Doctoral Training Partnership: The impacts of land-based nutrient pollution and sediment on coastal ecosystems in a Caribbean Bay

University of Liverpool Faculty of Science and Engineering

The ACCE DTP 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

Supervisors: Dr K Clark, Prof A Plater, Dr C Mahaffey, Dr T R Marthews, Dr R Collin

8 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD in land-based CO2 removal strategies for climate change mitigation

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

In a world facing the urgent challenge of climate change, it's clear that we need to take action. This PhD project aims to investigate land-based strategies for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Val Martin

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

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Land Restoration Business Models: Bridging Economy and Ecology

University of Bath School of Management

The Project. The concept of degrowth, which proposes the reduction of economic activities as a strategy to address environmental challenges, has garnered attention in recent times. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Iatridis, Dr D Defazio

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 334 land PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

land PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 334 land PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Tracing Land-to-Ocean Dissolved Organic Carbon Fluxes from Catchment to Coral Reefs.

Can land and soil restoration help control flooding?

Mobilising Palaeoecology for Local Nature Recovery: Using temporal land-use and ecological data to inform sustainable agriculture and landscape recovery schemes in the Lake District National Park

Funded MScR - What was the ancestral role of the microRNA miR156 in plants? Using moss to reveal insights into land plant evolution.

ACCE DTP Studentship - The importance of land-atmosphere interactions for water resources in Andes-Amazon transitional region

SCENARIO - Making digital rivers flow: integrating hydrological-relevant calibration in Earth System Modelling (SC2023_35)

QUADRAT DTP: The impact of changing land-use and water availability on human migration in the Western Himalaya

PhD in Environmental Engineering - Biogeochemical cycle of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) on grazing land treated with biosolids.

SCENARIO: Using drone LIDAR technology to quantify hedgerow management, quality and configuration, and the impacts on farmland pollinator communities

NERC ACCE Doctoral Training Partnership: Bioenergy crops and net zero – quantifying carbon emissions and sequestration potential

Determining the optimal mix of forestry systems and reserves under differing wildfire regimes for improving plant conservation

From lab to land: Advancing synergetic green technologies for the remediation of contaminated land

NERC ACCE Doctoral Training Partnership: The impacts of land-based nutrient pollution and sediment on coastal ecosystems in a Caribbean Bay

PhD in land-based CO2 removal strategies for climate change mitigation

Land Restoration Business Models: Bridging Economy and Ecology

We have 334 land PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

land PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 334 land PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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