marine conservation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Integrating multi-species connectivity patterns in marine conservation

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences

Almost every marine organism has an obligate pelagic larval phase lasting days to weeks and connectivity between discrete populations depends on their successful migration. Read more

Supervisor: Dr HH Harrison

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

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Disturbance and recovery of benthic habitats in submarine canyon settings

University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Sciences

Project Overview. This PhD investigates how submarine canyon benthic habitats and fauna cope with natural disturbance, and how this can be applied for conservation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Huvenne, Dr T Pearman, Dr J Copley, Dr AG Gates

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

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QUADRAT DTP: Cultural ecosystem services of underwater landscapes and marine protected areas

Aberdeen University School of Geosciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. Marine environments are facing multiple challenges due to climate change as well as the direct human impacts that come from resource extraction and physical alteration of habitats. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Wartmann, Dr O Dunnett

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

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CDTS306: Sustainable management of marine resources through national marine park establishment – a case study of the UK

University of Plymouth School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

The sustainable management of marine resources requires greater understanding of social and ecological systems. How humans choose to use the environment is influenced by their connection with it, their understanding, knowledge and respect for it. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Rodwell, Dr T Chaigneau, Ms E Hayes, Dr E Sheehan

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

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Conservation genomics of manta and devil rays

University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Summary. This project will use cutting-edge genomic data to address fundamental knowledge gaps and underpin the development of conservation management strategies for globally threatened manta and devil rays. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Humble, Dr R Ogden, Dr GS Stevens

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

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Predicting vulnerability of coastal biodiversity to heat waves at management-relevant scales- a conservation physiology approach

University of Plymouth The School of Biological and Marine Sciences

DoS. Dr Manuela Truebano (manuela.truebanogarcia@plymouth.ac.uk). 2nd Supervisor. Dr Oliver Tills (oliver.tills@plymouth.ac.uk). 3rd Supervisor. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Truebano Garcia, Dr O Tills, Dr ER Rezende, Dr FL Limo

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

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CDTS305: “Ocean Sediments” Quantifying the interaction of anthropogenic impacts and hydrodynamics on Ocean Sediment habitats to inform ecosystem-based management of an understudied habitat

University of Plymouth The School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Ocean sediments provide essential habitats for species of both conservation and commercial importance, however, due to their perceived mobile nature are often considered to be appropriate for all kinds of destructive human activities, such as dredging and trawling. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Sheehan, Dr M Sciberras

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

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Quantifying and managing multi-taxon range shifts in marine reef ecosystems

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

This PhD project is a marine ecology project that will employ cutting-edge modelling and unique marine datasets to model range shifts of marine species under climate change and develop novel conservation mechanisms to manage them. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Beger, Dr P. Forster

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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