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proxy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 31 proxy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
Is it what I think or what they think? A mixed methods PhD exploring proxy perspectives when measuring capability wellbeing
When policymakers are deciding how to allocate their scarce resources, they must assess the value for money of different health and social care initiatives. Read more
Developing a novel palaeoclimate proxy from Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic
Project overview . This project aims to develop a novel climate proxy from Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic to reconstruct the strength and movement of southern westerly winds, crucial for understanding climate tipping points and future projections. Read more
Algal tracers of sea ice dynamics on the Greenland Margin (CENTA 2025-B7)
The melt dynamics of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) has major impacts on global sea level, sea ice conditions and polar oceanography through the delivery of fresh meltwater to the high-latitude North Atlantic. Read more
Blowing in the wind. Tracing the transport of diatoms to Antarctic ice cores
Project overview . The Westerly Winds are among the main drivers of climate variability in the Southern Hemisphere. This PhD will contribute to the development of a novel Antarctic ice core proxy for reconstructing past westerly wind changes. Read more
Field metabolic rates of marine fishes across global latitude gradients
Project overview . Predicting how fishes will respond to climate change depends on a clear understanding of the mechanisms that link performance in the wild to temperature. Read more
Generative AI for Video Games
Generative AI is one of the most promising methods for achieving the long-standing goal of Non-Player Character (NPC) imitating particular playing behaviors which are represented as rules, rewards, or human demonstrations in modern video games. Read more
GW4+ DOCTORAL LANDSCAPE TRAINING PARTNERSHIP (DLTP): Data-modelling approaches to understanding climate variability and extremes in the Zambezi River Basin
Project aims and methods. The Zambezi River Basin (ZRB) in southeastern Africa is shared by eight countries and is home to ~40 million people. Read more
Delegation in Complex Conflicts
In the last decade, principal–agent theory has almost completely dominated theorizing on conflict delegation. Although not without criticism, it is fair to say that principal– agent theory has become the dominant framework through which we have come to study external support to non-state armed groups. Read more
CR2025_55: Using biologging to prioritise conservation actions for an endangered African carnivore
*Please note that this PhD will be hosted at the Institute of Zoology*. Human-wildlife overlap will increase dramatically under current global change (1), with critical consequences for species extinctions. Read more
CR2025_55: Using biologging to prioritise conservation actions for an endangered African carnivore
*Please note that this PhD will be hosted at the Institute of Zoology*. Human-wildlife overlap will increase dramatically under current global change (1), with critical consequences for species extinctions. Read more
CR2025_51: Human-environment relationships in the Bolivian Amazon since the middle Holocene
This project seeks to improve understanding of past human-environment relationships in Amazonia, over centennial-millennial timescales. Read more
CR2025_33: The cat’s whiskers: novel isoscape techniques using vibrissae from wild cats to track climate change impacts
Climate change is continuing to affect ecosystems from individual species to entire population communities. There is a substantial body of literature addressing these areas, however, it is still difficult to predict the ecological impact of climate change due to the nature of the evidence available. Read more
CR2025_26: Impacts of light pollution, and other drivers, on UK moth communities and associated plant pollination
Moths are under-researched organisms within the wider pollinator community and their role as crop and wildflower pollinators has recently been revealed to be much greater than previously thought (Potts et al. Read more
Reconstructing the Mesozoic record of extra-terrestrial dust flux: implications for seawater chemistry and the solar system
Micrometeorites (<mm particles of extra-terrestrial or interplanetary dust) can be found in ancient sedimentary rocks (e.g. Read more
(VIDA DTC) Using UK Biobank to understand the links between hypertension and dementia
Vascular dementia (VaD) is characterised by impaired cerebral blood flow (CBF), that over time leads to a mismatch between energy supply and demand, leading to a loss of neuronal function and the onset of clinical symptoms. Read more