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We have 181 ocean PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Unravelling the hidden role of sediments in Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) has the potential to help mitigate climate change by removing atmospheric CO2. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Pearce, Dr FD Deng, Prof R James, Dr S Fowell

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

Ionospheric, Auroral and Ocean Clutter Models for Monostatic and Bistatic HF Sensing Systems

University of Birmingham

Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

High-frequency (HF) sensing is one of the few technologies able to detect objects and characterise environments far beyond the horizon. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Elvidge

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Autonomous satellite-linked acoustic monitoring of biodiversity and threats in the Celtic Sea

University of Exeter

Science question. This project addresses the GW4+ Science for Environmental Solutions priority. an autonomous, satellite-linked payload transforming biodiversity and physical ocean-state monitoring. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Witt

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

Teamwork in the plankton: how symbioses shape diatom competition

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. Diatoms underpin marine food webs and biogeochemical cycles. Ecological theory and global models represent them as competing for limiting nutrients, including silica, nitrate and iron. Read more

Supervisors: Dr B Ward, Prof T Bibby, Dr FV Vincent

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

Monitoring marine carbon dioxide removal with next-generation carbonate sensors

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. Marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) could help mitigate climate change, but credible assessment requires robust observations. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Trucco Pignata, Dr S Loucaides, Prof C Pearce, Dr A Nightingale, Mr V Caruso

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

Machine learning enhanced sea-ice dynamics for climate modelling

University of Reading

Department of Meteorology

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: Prof D Feltham, Dr M Thomas, Dr A Bateson, Dr NC Chakraborty, Dr E Fiedler , Dr E Blockley

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

How fast?: Low carbon measurements of ice speed change on the Greenland Ice Sheet, and their drivers

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: Prof A E Hogg, Dr B Wallis, Dr K Hogan, Dr P Dutrieux

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

Low-carbon continuous monitoring of ice-nucleating particles in polar seawater and sea spray

University of Leeds

School of Earth & Environment

Research Group: Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science (ICAS)

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 M D Tarn, Prof B Murray, Dr M Frey, Dr A Nightingale, Dr A Schaap

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

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

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)

Engineering Marine Bacterial Communities for Bioprotection of Offshore Wind Infrastructure and Reduction of Metal Leaching into Ocean Ecosystems

Durham University

Offshore Wind CDT

Offshore wind energy is expanding rapidly as nations transition toward low-carbon energy systems. However, the long-term durability of offshore wind infrastructure remains threatened by corrosion and metal leaching from steel foundations, sacrificial anodes, coatings, and associated submerged components. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Munoz, Dr M Quintela-Baluja

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

Manipulating the Manipulated: Parasites in a Polluted Ocean

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. Environmental pollution and parasites wreak havoc on a fish’s immune system, with chemical contamination making aquatic organisms more susceptible to attacking parasites. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LN Nadler, Dr NB Bury, Dr I Katsiadaki

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

Plankton biodiversity response to marine heatwaves

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. Marine heatwaves are becoming more frequent under climate change, yet their impact on marine phytoplankton, the base of the food web and a key driver of the ocean carbon sink, is poorly understood. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Henson, Dr FM Mattei, Dr A Hickman, Dr C Ostle

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

YES-27-A-24: The impact of air-sea interaction on Borneo vortices and Cold Surges

University of Leeds

School of Earth & Environment

Borneo vortices are synoptic-scale cyclonic disturbances with distinct structure and behaviour and unique to the Maritime Continent during boreal winter (e.g. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Schwendike, Dr C Wainwright, Dr Prince Xavier, Dr CV Vincent, Mr DJY Diong, Mr MFBA Bin Abdullah

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

Advancing High Seas Conservation Through Deep-Sea Science

University of Southampton

NERC IGNITE Doctoral Landscape Award

Project Overview. The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement establishes a framework for spatial conservation measures in the High Seas. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Rowlands, Dr JS Strong, Prof ADR Rogers

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

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