soil PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 105 soil PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Does fertilizer placement play a key role in crop establishment?

University of Nottingham School of Biosciences

BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership, Researcher Academy. Polyhalite is the first new mineral fertilizers for crop production in 75 years. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Sturrock

3 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Going back to a peaty future: past peat losses, present restoration options and future peat gains – identifying and overcoming stressors to peat formation

University of York Department of Environment and Geography

This project is part of the NERC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training, ECOWILD. For more details, and for a full list of projects offered under this programme, please visit: https://ecowild.site.hw.ac.uk/. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Heinemeyer, Dr H McGrath, Dr N Archer, Dr RP Pereira

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): The city as a Living Lab - Novel monitoring and machine-learning based modelling of trees for the bioengineering of the urban environment

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

Urban trees are an important nature-based solution to improve the social and environmental benefits of urban ecosystems, which are often not equitably distributed across urban landscapes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Ciantia, Dr A Morel, Mr KF Frediani, Dr D Boldrin

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

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Elucidating the fate of iron and copper based nanofertilizer in soil-plant system using isotope labelling and synchrotron techniques

Queen Mary University of London School of Physical and Chemical Sciences

Nanotechnology is a rapidly advancing enabling technology with the potential to revolutionize modern life. More recently, the application of nanotechnology in agriculture has garnered significant attention due to its high potential to facilitate sustainable agriculture and enhance food security. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Zhang

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

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The impacts of wildfire and afforestation in peatland: a multi-stressor approach to the recovery of peatland’s soil biota

University of the Highlands and Islands UHI Inverness

This project is part of the NERC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training, ECOWILD. For more details, and for a full list of projects offered under this programme, please visit. Read more

Supervisors: Dr B Hänfling, Ms M Ibanez Garcia, Dr C Waggershauser, Dr D Das

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Geotechnical assessment of ground settlement and soil-structure interactions based on data analytics and machine learning techniques for sensor-driven smart highways

Griffith University School of Engineering and Built Environment

The project aims to develop a geotechnical-based interactive analytical road health monitoring and predictive system for smart highways of the future, via machine learning techniques and data transmission protocols. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof D Ong

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

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Circular production of phosphorous fertiliser – anaerobic digestate matrix effects on recovery efficacy

Harper Adams University Department of Agriculture and Environment

Introduction to research area. The application of animal slurries and anaerobic digestates to land to provide crop nutrients is facing ever increasing regulatory constraints influencing how they are stored and spread to land. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MK Kirby

17 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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3D modelling of subsea jet trenching and its sediment plume impacts

University of Liverpool School of Engineering

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero Maritime Energy solutions (N0MES) has a 4-year funded PhD place available for an exceptional researcher. Read more

Supervisors: Dr YZ Zhou, Dr X Zhang

20 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Signalling mechanism enhancing root nodule symbiosis (CHARPENTIER_J24DTP)

John Innes Centre Graduate Programme

Nitrogen (N) acquisition is fundamental for plant growth. However, N is poorly available in soils, leading to extensive and costly chemical fertiliser applications. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Charpentier

9 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Sustainable Precision Farming: An Explainable Self-Supervised Generative Learning Approach Leveraging the Internet of Robotics Things (IoRTS) and Digital Twin

Atlantic Technological University Research

The Postgraduate Research Programme MedAgriTech AI eXcellence (MATX) offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Each project will include an enterprise placement of minimum 12 weeks duration. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Henna, Dr S Gharbia, Dr EF Furey

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Binks Institute for Sustainability: Protection of critical infrastructure in developing countries through bioengineering and intermediate technology

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

Earthquakes create a range of hazards for engineers, key amongst which is the need to keep critical infrastructure such as bridges open in the crucial few hours after the event. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A J Brennan, Prof J Knappett

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Geotechnical Seismic Isolation Technology for Global Earthquake Resilience and Environmental Sustainability

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The key idea is that Rubber-Soil mixtures (RSm), derived from car tyres, can be used to modify the foundation and protect civil structures against the action of earthquakes at beneficial economic and environmental costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JB Bernal-Sanchez, Dr J McDougall

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

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Numerical modelling of deep penetrating anchors for floating wind installations

Durham University Offshore Wind CDT

This Research Project is part of the the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Sustainability and Resilience’s Offshore wind energy geotechnics Cluster. Read more

Supervisors: Prof W Coombs, Prof C Augarde

16 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Native tree reinforcement of slope stability during establishment at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

This 4-year project, funded through Forest Research, aims to evaluate mechanical and hydrological mechanisms of slope stabilisation during the ongoing establishment of native tree species at A83 Rest and Be Thankful, an area prone to extensive and disruptive debris flows that are widely reported in the media. Read more

Supervisor: Dr j Knappett

26 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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BARIToNE: Barley productivity and nitrogen losses under climate change in Scotland (Project code 24F)

The James Hutton Institute PhD Opportunities

Supervisors. Lead supervisor - Dr Mike Rivington, James Hutton Institute. Second supervisor - Prof John Rowan, University of Dundee. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Rivington, Prof J Rowan, Dr D Sparkes

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

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We have 105 soil PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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