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We have 181 ocean PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

ACCE+ DLA programme: Benthic-pelagic coupling and organic matter quality in the Clarion Clipperton Zone

University of Liverpool

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Background. In the majority of the deep ocean particulate organic matter originating from phytoplankton in the surface waters is the primary food source for deep-sea communities. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Jeffreys, Dr N Briggs, Dr D Jones, Dr J Wilson, Dr D de Jonge

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

ACCE+ DLA programme: Predatory fish declines in coral reef ecosystems: understanding the socio-ecological implications

University of Liverpool

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Background. Coral reefs are vibrant ecosystems that depend on a delicate balance of predator-prey interactions to maintain their health and structure. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Edeye Osuka, Dr R Roche, Dr M Samoilys, Prof K Parr

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Atomistic simulations of silicate weathering for carbon removal

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C K Skylaris, Dr A Evans, Prof D Teagle, Dr P Wells

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Confined Electrocatalysis for Selective Nitrate Reduction and Sustainable Nitrogen Recovery

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. Nitrate pollution from fertiliser runoff threatens freshwater and coastal ecosystems while wasting a valuable nitrogen resource. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Wells, Dr I S Nandhakumar, Dr P Lam

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Unravelling the resilience of jellyfish to anthropogenic stressors.

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. Jellyfish blooms may increase in frequency and magnitude in the coming decades due to their adaptability and resilience to multiple anthropogenic stressors, including extreme climate events and chemical contaminants. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C. L. Lucas, Dr NB Bury, Dr NH Hubot

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Oxygen, climate and the habitats of early animal ecosystems

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. How did changing oceans shape the evolution of early animals? This project combines Earth system modelling, palaeobiology and oceanography to reconstruct the environmental conditions inhabited by early animals. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SR Stockey, Dr . Thompson, Dr AC Cribb, Prof J Marshall

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

A Mediterranean Sea in the middle of unprecedented climate change

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. The Mediterranean Sea is a climate change hotspot, implicated in the recent dramatic warming and drying of the regional climate. Read more

Supervisors: Dr NS Skliris, Prof S Josey, Dr AS Silvano

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Biomineralisation on ice: cryo-analytical insights into ion transport mechanisms

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. A mechanistic understanding of how marine organisms like corals and foraminifera biomineralise is required to predict their response to warming and acidification. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Evans, Prof G Foster, Ms K McHardy, Dr N Sano, Mr P Blenkinsopp

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

The role of bridge infrastructure in urban liveability: The case of Northern Ireland

Ulster University - Belfast Campus

Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment

Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning

Bridges are incredibly important, nonetheless their design, function, publics, locations, usefulness, and main users remain little understood in urban liveability studies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Balsas, Prof N J Hewitt

8 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Optimising CO2 Removal through Enhanced Rock Weathering through Multiscale Modelling

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S. R. Ruiz, Prof R James

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Accumulation to abyss: Tracking turbidity currents from canyon head to deep-sea fan

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Clare, Dr ES Sumner, Dr MB Baker, Dr I Yeo, Dr I Kane

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Unlocking the first annually resolved record of Holocene climate from the tropical South Pacific

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. The tropical South Pacific is a key driver of global climate. Our understanding of climate variability in the region is hampered by a lack of high-resolution data. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D A Sear, Prof PG Langdon, Dr M Peaple, Dr CM-P Martin-Puertas, Dr G Inglis

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Structural and functional characterisation of a type IV secretion system in algal–bacterial symbiosis

University of Exeter

Marine microbes form partnerships that shape the biology of our oceans. Among the most important of these are those between algae and bacteria (Fig. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Helliwell

2 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Ultra-high-energy particles and neutrinos in astrophysical systems beyond galaxies

University College London

Department of Space & Climate Physics

Galaxies are visible building blocks of the Universe. While we have acquired certain knowledge regarding the energetic and violent processes in astrophysical systems within galaxies, our understanding of high-energy astrophysics beyond galactic scale is still in an infant stage. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Wu

22 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Mapping the chemical space of the National Collection of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria (NCIMB) for accelerated antibiotic discovery

Newcastle University

Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

CASE Project. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most urgent global health challenges of our time, threatening to undo decades of medical progress. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Duncan

24 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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