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We have 181 ocean PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Low-carbon monitoring of Southern Ocean temperature variations using earthquake-generated seismic waves

University of Leeds
School of Earth & Environment
This PhD is part of the Net Zero Polar Science DTP, which aims to make polar science possible in a net zero world. For further details visit https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk/. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Craig, Dr A Nowacki, Dr A Brisbourne, Dr K. G. Gunn, Dr A Brearley
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Glacial and interglacial abyss: how changes in the abyssal ocean control Earth’s climate

University of Southampton
NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award
Project Overview. This project will use coupled ocean-sea-ice modelling to investigate how changes in the abyssal ocean influence Earth’s climate across glacial and interglacial periods. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AS Silvano, Dr M Fu, Dr A Marzocchi, Prof P Wilson
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Unravelling the Fate of Excess Heat and Anthropogenic Carbon in the Southern Ocean Using Ocean Tracers and Models.

University of Exeter
Geography
The Southern Ocean accounts for ~40% of the global oceanic uptake of anthropogenic carbon (Cant) and >70% of excess heat, owing to its unique circulation, which connects the deep ocean with the atmosphere and serves as the main ventilation pathway for intermediate and bottom waters. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Messias
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The impact of mid-ocean ridge tectonics and sedimentation on hydrothermal exchanges.

University of Southampton
NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award
Project Overview. This project will determine how tectonic controls of ocean crustal architecture and sedimentation influence hydrothermal exchange with seawater as ocean crust ages. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R.M. Coggon, Prof T. H. Henstock, Prof D Teagle
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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SHELF-MIX: Mapping Ocean Mixing Beneath Antarctic Ice Shelves

University of Southampton
NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award
Project Overview. Hidden beneath Antarctica’s floating ice shelves, turbulent ocean currents control how rapidly they melt, yet remain largely unexplored. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Dutrieux, Prof A. N. G. Garabato, Dr A Brearley, Dr P Davis
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Low-carbon ocean intelligence: tracking zooplankton-driven carbon export with autonomous technology

British Antarctic Survey
British Antarctic Survey
This PhD is part of the Net Zero Polar Science DTP, which aims to make polar science possible in a net zero world. For further details visit https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk/. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Manno, Dr CM Liszka, Dr N Wu, Assoc Prof SB Buzzard, Dr K Bandara
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Antarctic glacial meltwater and its importance for ocean circulation and climate SHEEHAN_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Scientific background. West Antarctica’s fast-melting ice shelves release fresh water into the shelf seas that surround the continent (Sheehan et al., 2023). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr PS Sheehan
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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I’m a larva, get me out of here! Oceanographic controls on particle retention around coral reef islands

University of Oxford
Department of Earth Sciences
Overview. While coral reef islands are separated by ocean, they may still be ecologically connected through the dispersal of marine organisms. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof NVV Vogt-Vincent, Prof H Johnson
 27 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Sensing the Ocean Through Surfing: A New Wave in Ocean Observation - EPSRC DLA studentship for September 2027 entry

University of Exeter
Earth and Environmental Sciences (including the Camborne School of Mines)
Understanding how the ocean is changing requires observations that are increasingly extensive in both space and time. However, conventional oceanographic observations rely on relatively expensive and specialised instruments deployed from research vessels, autonomous platforms or fixed observing stations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Brewin
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Physics-Informed AI and Experimental Modelling of Ocean Mixing: From Fracture Zones to Ocean Ventilation - EPSRC DLA studentship for September 2027 entry

University of Exeter
Geography
Ocean mixing plays a fundamental role in regulating Earth's climate by controlling how heat, carbon and nutrients are transported through the deep ocean. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Messias
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Carbon in motion: Linking ocean physics and sinking particle flux in the North Atlantic

University of Southampton
NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award
Project Overview. You will address one of the major challenges in ocean science. understanding ocean carbon storage. This project pioneers a cutting-edge approach using acoustic current-meter data from a unique year-long Atlantic mooring originally collected to understand ocean currents. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Giering, Prof A. N. G. Garabato, Dr K Sheen
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Climate change impacts on the Antarctic coastal ocean carbon sink BAKKER_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Scientific background. Remote Southern Ocean waters take up ten percent of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by human activity, effectively slowing down global climate change. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Bakker
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Submesoscale ocean flows and processes in the Southern Ocean

University of Exeter
Earth and Environmental Sciences (including the Camborne School of Mines)
The Southern Ocean is the primary sink for excess anthropogenic heat and carbon, placing this region at the forefront of the Earth's climate system. Read more
 Supervisor: Ms P Tedesco
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Microbes in the Twilight Zone: Key to Ocean Carbon Cycling?

University of Southampton
NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award
Project Overview. Marine microbes are key drivers of biogeochemical cycling. Assessment of their activities, so-far mostly done by shipboard incubations, are prone to artefacts from inevitable changes in incubation conditions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Lam, Dr E García-Martin, Dr J Robidart
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The role of small-scale turbulent mixing in the ocean biological carbon pump

University of Southampton
NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award
Project Overview. The biological carbon pump sequesters vast amounts of carbon in the ocean interior. The efficiency of this process is controlled by small scale mixing, which regulates the distribution of ocean carbon and nutrients. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr . Castro, Dr RT Tuerena, Prof MM Moore, Dr B Ward
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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