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ocean PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 40 ocean PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Fully funded PhD studentships at the Centre for Doctoral Training for Resilient Flood Futures (FLOOD-CDT)

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)

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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Characterising air-sea exchange in realistic breaking waves

  Research Group: Environmental Fluid Mechanics
A better understanding of the water-air interface during wave breaking is essential for addressing environmental issues like climate dynamics and CO2 exchange between the atmosphere and the ocean. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Rajamanickam, Dr S Draycott
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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High-Fidelity Exascale-Enabled Infrastructure for analysing the impact of wind farm wakes on wind/sea interactions

OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND. The extraction of energy from the wind yields the formation of low-speed regions (wakes) behind wind farms (WFs). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Campobasso, Dr E Belikov, Mr A Jackson, Dr W Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Fully Funded PhD Positions in Marine Sustainability & Biodiversity Conservation

Are you passionate about marine ecosystems, coastal sustainability, and the future of our oceans?. The Amrita School for Sustainable Futures (ASF) invites applications for fully funded PhD positions in Marine Sustainability & Biodiversity Conservation, offered under the globally recognised Amrita E4LIFE PhD Program. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  India PhD Programme
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Numerical modelling of sediment transport and erosion processes

Coastal erosion is one of the key impacts of changing sea-levels as a result of climate change and presents a significant threat to large populations around the world. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Barreto, Dr CK Kadapa
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Redefining Neogene Planktonic Foraminifera: A Digital Revolution in Taxonomy and Stratigraphy

Microfossil taxonomy and biostratigraphy is a cornerstone of any subsurface investigations providing critical absolute … Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Edgar, Dr T Aze
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Computational techniques for damage and fracture under multiphysics loads

Estimating the structural integrity of components under multiphysical loading conditions is becoming increasingly important for applications in energy and transportation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CK Kadapa , Dr D Barreto
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Model Order Reduction techniques for nonlinear elasticity and thermofluids

High-fidelity computer simulations for complex engineering systems are computationally demanding. The challenges compound for problems in nonlinear regime and multiphysics loading conditions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CK Kadapa , Dr CG Guiver
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Quantum Algorithms for Computational Fluid Dynamics

Understanding and predicting fluid flow is essential to the design of aircraft, wind turbines and medical devices, as well as for modelling natural phenomena such as weather and ocean currents. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Brearley, Dr A De Rosis, Prof A Revell
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Giant planet atmospheric modelling

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Young, Dr N Rubido
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Integration of Advanced Multi-Modal Sensors into ROV Platforms for Autonomous Marine Pollution Monitoring

The proposed PhD will focus on the design, integration, and validation of advanced sensor technologies into Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) for autonomous marine pollution monitoring. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Kerrouche, Dr LM Manjakkal
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Integrating novel ground investigation techniques for efficient wind farm foundation design

Supervisory Team. Prof. Susan Gourvernec and Dr Jamie Crispin. Recent advances in geophysical site surveying and machine learning have enabled the generation of synthetic Cone Penetration Test (CPT) data at arbitrary locations in a potential wind farm. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Gourvernec
 1 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Anchoring our future - floating offshore wind turbine foundations

Supervisory Team. Jamie Crispin, Dr Katherine Kwa and Prof. Dave White. New, efficient design methods are urgently needed to unlock deeper waters for offshore renewable energy infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Crispin
 1 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Silent piling for offshore wind turbines

Supervisory team. Dr Benjamin Cerfontaine, Dr Jamie Crispin and Prof. Dave White. You will develop a novel predictive model for the 'silent' installation of open-ended piles for offshore wind turbine foundations, through advanced physical and numerical modelling. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Cerfontaine
 1 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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