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ocean PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 40 ocean PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Impact of climate change on integrity of engineered lighthouse structures

University of Strathclyde
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
The ocean is the world’s greatest carbon sink. The ongoing rise of atmospheric CO. 2. will impact ocean CO. 2. absorption, increasing its acidity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Burnside, Dr K Dobson
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Sub-Polar North Atlantic ocean dynamics in a 3ºC warmer world

University of Birmingham
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Northwest Eurasia owes its anomalously temperate climate to the oceanic circulation cell known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Dunkley Jones, Dr K Edgar, Dr J Bendle
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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ICARUS (Irish Climate Research and Analysis Units) Department of Geography Doctoral Scholarship

Maynooth University
ICARUS Climate Research Centre
The Department of Geography and Irish Climate Research and Analysis at Maynooth University is pleased to announce that a PhD Scholarship will be available for a suitably qualified and successful applicant intending to commence their PhD studies in September 2026. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only)  Ireland PhD Programme
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Earth System Tipping Points and Instability in Past Oceans and Climates

University of Southampton
School of Ocean and Earth Sciences
This PhD combines Earth system modelling and geologic records to investigate past climate instability. how the climate-ocean system responds to geologic disruption, like massive CO2 release or removal events. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof T Gernon, Dr SR Stockey
 12 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing and testing new sensors for characterising ocean carbon dioxide uptake

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team. Dr Adrian Nightingale, Dr Allison Schaap, and Prof Rachael James. Oceans are critical to the changing climate, having absorbed a third of all anthropogenic carbon dioxide; hence monitoring ocean uptake is essential for understanding, modelling, and mitigating climate change. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Nightingale
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The role of air-sea interactions in Indian monsoon depressions

University of Reading
Department of Meteorology
Monsoon depressions (MDs) are synoptic-scale features that are responsible for a significant fraction of the rain over northern India during the summer monsoon season. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Hunt, Dr AG Turner, Dr S Berthou
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Marine Natural Porduct Research

National Sun Yat-Sen University
College of Marine Sciences
  Research Group: Natural Products Research Lab.
The ocean accounts for 70% of the total surface area of ​​the Earth. In terms of animals, among the 34 animal phyla discovered so far, marine life accounts for 33 phyla. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof YBC Cheng
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Population Connectivity and Biological Assessment of Non-Target Fisheries Species in the Ross Sea

Victoria University of Wellington
School of Biological Sciences
We are seeking a PhD student for a project that aims to investigate basic biology and population connectivity of several non-target species that are… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr PA Ritchie
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Machine learning methods for seasonal river flow forecasting

University of Otago
Centre for Sustainability Research
The Centre for Sustainability Research (CSR) and the Spatial Information Research Centre (SIRC), University of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand) are offering a PhD position, with scholarship, for 3 years. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Purdie
 18 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Towards impact- and risk-based forecasting of extreme weather events for the General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland

University of Strathclyde
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
The resilience of the General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland’s critical infrastructure, assets, systems and operations need to be managed in the face of climate change, in which weather patterns (such as storm tracks, jet-stream), ocean currents (Gulf stream) and extreme weather events are becoming more variable and severe. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C White
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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High data rate adaptive underwater acoustic networks

University of York
School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
  Research Group: Communication Technologies
The ocean plays a key role in supporting all living organisms on our planet, yet the vast majority of the ocean remains unmapped and unobserved. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Zakharov
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Nesting Biology of Sea Turtles

The University of Manchester
Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomic Sciences
Turtles are unique among vertebrates living their lives inside a box - their shell - which influences every aspect of their biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Codd, Dr R Nudds, Prof W Sellers
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Quantum levitated mechanics for GPS-denied autonomous underwater vehicle navigation

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisors. Professor Hendrik Ulbricht h.ulbricht@soton.ac.uk. Professor Blair Thornton B.Thornton@soton.ac.uk. Dr Georgios Salavasidis and Dr Yaomei Wang (National Oceanographic Centre) georgios.salavasidis@noc.ac.uk, yaomei.wang@noc.ac.uk. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof H Ulbricht
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully funded PhD studentships at the Centre for Doctoral Training for Resilient Flood Futures (FLOOD-CDT)

Loughborough University
FLOOD-CDT is seeking PhD applicants who are passionate about the environment and eager to tackle the issue of flooding – one of the most pressing global challenges of our time. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  NERC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Fully funded PhD studentships at the Centre for Doctoral Training for Resilient Flood Futures (FLOOD-CDT)

Newcastle University
FLOOD-CDT is seeking PhD applicants who are passionate about the environment and eager to tackle the issue of flooding – one of the most pressing global challenges of our time. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  NERC Centre for Doctoral Training
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