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QUADRAT DTP: Controls on deep marine sediment and microplastic accumulation and burial.

Aberdeen University School of Geosciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Brackenridge, Dr P Collins

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

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CDTS305: “Ocean Sediments” Quantifying the interaction of anthropogenic impacts and hydrodynamics on Ocean Sediment habitats to inform ecosystem-based management of an understudied habitat

University of Plymouth The School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Ocean sediments provide essential habitats for species of both conservation and commercial importance, however, due to their perceived mobile nature are often considered to be appropriate for all kinds of destructive human activities, such as dredging and trawling. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Sheehan, Dr M Sciberras

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

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NERC ACCE Doctoral Training Partnership: The impacts of land-based nutrient pollution and sediment on coastal ecosystems in a Caribbean Bay

University of Liverpool Faculty of Science and Engineering

The ACCE DTP is committed to recruiting extraordinary future scientists regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith or religious belief, pregnancy or maternity, parental or caring responsibilities or career pathway to date. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Clark, Prof A Plater, Dr C Mahaffey, Dr T R Marthews, Dr R Collin

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

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Reconstructing the history of submarine volcanoes using sediment biogeochemistry and modelling

University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Sciences

Project Overview. This project will reconstruct the explosive history of Santorini volcano and the activity in its caldera, through fluid and sediment geochemical analysis of new sediment cores and advanced numerical modelling to characterize the chemical and physical processes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Lichtschlag, Dr H Moreno, Dr I Yeo, Dr J Hunt

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

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Understanding variability in Earth’s climate and magnetic field using new archives from the Iberian Margin

University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Sciences

Project Overview. You will work on exciting sediment archives recovered during a recent major international scientific research expedition to the North Atlantic. Read more

Supervisors: Assoc Prof C Xuan, Prof P Wilson, Prof DH Hodell

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

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Developing new tool to use remote geophysical data for sediment characterisation and assist geohazard detection

University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Sciences

Project Overview. Seafloor sediment characterisation is fundamental for assessing geohazards to planning and monitoring offshore renewables sites. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Murphy, Dr MD Mangriotis, Dr I Peters, Dr F Alvarez Borges, Dr V Monteleone

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

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Sounds of the River: Hydroacoustic and seismic monitoring of sediment transport

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

Summary. In order to better understand sediment transport as bedload, you will deploy new monitoring technology alongside machine learning of the output on key rivers in Scotland impacted by rewilding and nature-based engineering. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Naylor, Dr H Sinclair, Dr M Creed, Mr SC Chapple

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

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NERC Panorama DTP: Seeing in the dark: the fluid dynamics of sediment-rich flows

University of Hull Energy and Environment Institute

Most fluid flows are highly turbulent and contain two or more gas, fluid, or solid phases. Examples include geophysical (e.g. turbidity currents, pyroclastic density currents, rivers) and industrial (e.g., food processing, water treatment and metallurgical slurries) flows. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Thomas, Dr S Simmons, Dr G Keevil, Prof J Peakall

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

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OP2458 Role of turbidity currents in organic carbon transport to deep sea

Newcastle University Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering

Powerful seabed sediment flows called turbidity currents form the largest sediment accumulations, deepest canyons and longest channels on Earth. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Acikalin

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

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ACCE DTP Studentship - Reinstating the Trent Valley: Climate archives from alluvial plains

University of Sheffield Department of Archaeology

The ACCE DTP is committed to recruiting extraordinary future scientists regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith or religious belief, pregnancy or maternity, parental or caring responsibilities or career pathway to date. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Ayala, Dr K Selby, Dr K Krawiec

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

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Multiple river response to restoration and climate change

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The UK’s climate is becoming wetter, with rain from extremely wet days increasing by 17%, comparing the period 2008-2017 to 1961-1990. Read more

Supervisors: Mr N Entwistle, Dr RVE Anthony

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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PhD in Geographical and Earth Sciences - Anthropogenic stress cocktails within river sediments

University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering

The majority of river microbial activity occurs within the top few centimeters of river sediments (76-96%). This makes river sediments a critical zone for biogeochemical cycling, and therefore essential for the overall health of a riverine system. Read more

Supervisors: Dr KC Cameron, Dr BC Cavazzin, Dr A Bass, Dr P Hunter, Dr AD Doeser

8 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Fingerprinting storm and tsunami sediment signatures: Assessing future coastal resilience challenges from extreme events

University of Dundee School of Social Sciences

The number of deaths attributed to natural hazards continues to rise, despite progress in implementing disaster risk reduction strategies. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Dawson, Dr A Cuthbertson

28 February 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Revealing human impacts through time in the Brazilian Pantanal using integrated lake sediment analyses

University of Nottingham Envision DTP

The Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical wetland and home to numerous endangered and threatened species. It is also increasingly impacted by human activities, particularly cattle ranching. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Yon, Dr J Lacey

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

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Impact of Sediment Transport and Vegetation to the Reservoir Hydrodynamics within Fluvial Environment

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Reservoirs and dams are popular control mechanisms for different water resources around the world. However, lately, there have been increasing incidences of reservoir failure linked to sediment transport and vegetation within its environment, that have caused massive financial and social impacts. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Pu

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 120 sediment PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

sediment PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 120 sediment PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

QUADRAT DTP: Controls on deep marine sediment and microplastic accumulation and burial.

CDTS305: “Ocean Sediments” Quantifying the interaction of anthropogenic impacts and hydrodynamics on Ocean Sediment habitats to inform ecosystem-based management of an understudied habitat

NERC ACCE Doctoral Training Partnership: The impacts of land-based nutrient pollution and sediment on coastal ecosystems in a Caribbean Bay

Reconstructing the history of submarine volcanoes using sediment biogeochemistry and modelling

Understanding variability in Earth’s climate and magnetic field using new archives from the Iberian Margin

Developing new tool to use remote geophysical data for sediment characterisation and assist geohazard detection

Sounds of the River: Hydroacoustic and seismic monitoring of sediment transport

NERC Panorama DTP: Seeing in the dark: the fluid dynamics of sediment-rich flows

OP2458 Role of turbidity currents in organic carbon transport to deep sea

ACCE DTP Studentship - Reinstating the Trent Valley: Climate archives from alluvial plains

Multiple river response to restoration and climate change

PhD in Geographical and Earth Sciences - Anthropogenic stress cocktails within river sediments

Fingerprinting storm and tsunami sediment signatures: Assessing future coastal resilience challenges from extreme events

Revealing human impacts through time in the Brazilian Pantanal using integrated lake sediment analyses

Impact of Sediment Transport and Vegetation to the Reservoir Hydrodynamics within Fluvial Environment

We have 120 sediment PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

sediment PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 120 sediment PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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