oceanography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

The role of Greenland currents in mediating the interaction between the Greenland Ice Sheet and the North Atlantic

University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Sciences

Project Overview. Ocean currents around Greenland regulate Greenland Ice Sheet melting and the consequent injection of meltwater into the North Atlantic. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Clément, Dr AS Silvano, Dr D Slater, Dr M Tsamados, Dr M Lindeman

3 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Keeping up with ocean change: Using robots to push the envelope in ocean carbon observing

University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Sciences

Project Overview. Ocean robots (sensors and vehicles) can offer the spatial and temporal coverage required to observe ocean acidification and the rapidly changing carbon cycle. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Loucaides, Dr A Nightingale, Dr S Papadimitriou, Mr P Trucco Pignata, Dr A Beaton

3 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Macroecological patterns and climate change in abyssal seafloor communities

University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Sciences

Project Overview. Macroecological understanding of the factors regulating abyssal biodiversity underpins crucial work to preserve Earth’s largest biome from growing human impacts. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Simon-Lledo, Dr D Jones, Dr J Copley

3 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Mapping the biological pump: ocean carbon storage from space to seafloor

University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Sciences

Project Overview. Thanks to plankton-based ocean ecosystems, massive amounts of carbon sink out of the surface ocean and are distributed through the ocean’s interior. Read more

Supervisors: Dr BB Cael, Dr S Henson, Prof C Moore, Dr G Britten

3 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Microplastics and carbon sequestration: identifying links and impacts

University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Sciences

Project Overview. Investigating interactions between the ocean’s biological carbon pump, flux of particles, microplastic contaminants and associated microbial growth – studying the transfer of contaminants to depth. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Hartman, Dr K Pabortsava, Dr P Brown, Dr P Lam, Dr C Baker

3 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Assessing changes in astronomical tides on global scales

University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Sciences

Project Overview. Tides are one of the most persistent forces on our planet. There is increasing evidence that there have been significant changes in tides over the last 150 years. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Haigh, Dr M Pickering, Mr JB Blundell, Dr . Palmer

3 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Development of a detection system for ocean hydrocarbons based on hollow core optical fibres (HCFs).

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Rand Ismaeel, Francesco Poletti, Natalie Wheeler, Yongmin Jung and Matthew Mowlem (External). Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Ismaeel

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Controls on organic carbon transport and burial in deep-sea basins in the Atlantic Ocean

University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Sciences

Project Overview. 1) Quantify the frequency and volumes of sediment delivered to deep-sea basins from high-to-low latitudes along the Eastern Atlantic and determine underpinning controls. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Hunt, Dr G Inglis

3 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Nutrient limitation in a changing Arctic Ocean

University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Sciences

Project Overview. As ice melts in the warming Arctic Ocean, primary productivity increases, drawing down atmospheric CO. 2. a process thought to be limited by nitrogen supply. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Robidart, Dr C Mahaffey, Dr M Lohan, Dr S. E. Evans, Dr CL Follett

3 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Disturbance and recovery of benthic habitats in submarine canyon settings

University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Sciences

Project Overview. This PhD investigates how submarine canyon benthic habitats and fauna cope with natural disturbance, and how this can be applied for conservation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Huvenne, Dr T Pearman, Dr J Copley, Dr AG Gates

3 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Connecting the world: Subsea cable risks in the Polar Seas

University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Sciences

Project Overview. Future hazards from sea ice keels pose a threat to planned subsea cables routes in the Arctic and Antarctica. This project will use high-resolution ocean and subsea models and observations to understand and assess this threat. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Aksenov, Dr H Moreno, Dr S Rynders, Dr M Clare

3 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Observations of breaking ocean waves using state of the art stereovision and image processing techniques.

Imperial College London Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Supervisor. Dr Adrian Callaghan (a.callaghan@imperial.ac.uk) . Department. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Callaghan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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CDTS304: The socio-ecological importance of elasmobranchs to coastal communities in a changing climate

Bangor University School of Ocean Sciences

Elasmobranchs are a vital part Wales’ coastal cultural heritage and livelihoods, primarily due to the socio-economic benefits of elasmobranchs within fisheries and tourism. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Robins, Dr D Curnick, Dr C Collins, Dr S Ward

16 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The Southern Ocean ferrous wheel: multi-isotope proxies of iron cycling in the Antarctic overturning circulation

University of Leeds Faculty of Environment

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Supervisors: Dr W Homoky, Dr J.M. Lough, Dr T Aze

Open Day(s) 5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Evolution of marine symbionts and the Earth System

University of Bristol School of Geographical Sciences

Cyanobacteria have had a huge impact on the biological diversity of the Earth’s ecosystems, in part due to their ability to establish symbiotic relationships with several different hosts (1, 2). Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Sanchez-Baracaldo

9 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 116 oceanography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

oceanography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 116 oceanography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

The role of Greenland currents in mediating the interaction between the Greenland Ice Sheet and the North Atlantic

Keeping up with ocean change: Using robots to push the envelope in ocean carbon observing

Macroecological patterns and climate change in abyssal seafloor communities

Mapping the biological pump: ocean carbon storage from space to seafloor

Microplastics and carbon sequestration: identifying links and impacts

Assessing changes in astronomical tides on global scales

Development of a detection system for ocean hydrocarbons based on hollow core optical fibres (HCFs).

Controls on organic carbon transport and burial in deep-sea basins in the Atlantic Ocean

Nutrient limitation in a changing Arctic Ocean

Disturbance and recovery of benthic habitats in submarine canyon settings

Connecting the world: Subsea cable risks in the Polar Seas

Observations of breaking ocean waves using state of the art stereovision and image processing techniques.

CDTS304: The socio-ecological importance of elasmobranchs to coastal communities in a changing climate

The Southern Ocean ferrous wheel: multi-isotope proxies of iron cycling in the Antarctic overturning circulation

Evolution of marine symbionts and the Earth System

We have 116 oceanography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

oceanography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 116 oceanography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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