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  Numerical modelling of unconfined gas mixing of municipal wastewater sludge in anaerobic sludge digesters using the Lattice-Boltzmann Method
University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering and Informatics
  Research Group: Centre For Sustainable Environments
  Dr P Pimenidou, Dr D Dapelo, Prof J Bridgeman
Application Deadline: 21 December 2018
Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship to be held at the School of Engineering, University of Bradford.
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  MSc (Res), Geographical & Earth Sciences: The composition and pollution implications of waste materials from historic paper making
University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering
  Dr J MacDonald
Applications accepted all year round
The composition and pollution implications of waste materials from historic paper makingThis project will investigate the composition and pollution implications of waste materials from historic paper making, using a case study site at Milngavie, Scotland.
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  Cleaning and waste management during Oil and Gas decommissioning: destabilisation of colloidal suspensions
Aberdeen University School of Engineering
  Dr D Vega-Maza, Dr A Syed
Applications accepted all year round
Cleaning of oil and gas facilities and management of waste streams during decommissioning require a fundamental understanding of the stability and interactions of gels, foams, emulsions and sludge between them and other materials.
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  Microwave-assisted pre-treatment for the cost-effective anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic substrates
Aberdeen University School of Engineering
  Dr C Fernandez-Martin, Dr D Dionisi
Application Deadline: 28 February 2019
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a promising technology for the treatment of organic solid waste and wastewater, as it combines energy recovery with waste treatment.
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  GW4 FRESH CDT PhD Studentship - Stereoisomerism of antimicrobial agents and risks to freshwater ecosystems
University of Bath Department of Chemistry
  Prof B Kasprzyk-Hordern
Application Deadline: 17 December 2018
This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the NERC Centre for Doctoral Training in Freshwater Biosciences and Sustainability (GW4 FRESH CDT) which is offering 12 studentships for entry in September/October 2019.
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  Assessing the effects of low-level exposure to chemical mixtures on DNA methylation, oxidative stress and temporal health
University of Glasgow College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences
  Dr M Bellingham, Prof N Evans
Application Deadline: 21 December 2018
We are ubiquitously exposed to environmental chemicals (ECs), some of which can impact human and animal health.
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  PhD in Geographical & Earth Sciences: Anthropogenic geodiversity – how can Scotland’s industrial waste legacy contribute to geodiversity and biodiversity?
University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering
  Dr J MacDonald
Applications accepted all year round
Co-supervised by Professor Alistair Jump, University of Stirling. As recognised in Scotland’s Geodiversity Charter, geodiversity underpins biodiversity and faces pressures from human influence.
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  The impact of pharmaceutical pollution on biogeochemical cycles
University of Leeds School of Geography
  Dr Laura Carter, Prof P Chapman
Application Deadline: 7 January 2019
Pharmaceuticals are now considered pollutants of emerging concern, having been detected across the globe in soils, sediments, and water bodies.
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  Downstream dispersal and transfer of macroplastics in river systems: a travel distance approach
University of Leicester School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
  Dr M Powell, Prof S E Gabbott
Application Deadline: 21 January 2019
Environmental pollution by synthetic polymers (plastics) is a global problem that severely impacts ecosystem form and function, human health, natural resource management and environmental aesthetics.
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  Biomass-assisted Catalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide
University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
  Dr J McGregor
Application Deadline: 23 January 2019
Carbon dioxide has the potential to be utilised as a carbon source for the production of chemicals, providing new routes to oxygenates and providing an economic offset to the costs of carbon sequestration.
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