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Soil carbon and soil health through landscape transition REID_EI_AREIS27_CASE

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Nature-based solutions (NBS) delivered through land-use change can create new habitats, enhance biodiversity, and increase carbon sequestration at landscape scales. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof B Reid
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Across land, oceans and the atmosphere: Decoding Earth's carbon cycle with CO2 polyisotopologues KAISER_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Scientific background. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas. The 2015 Paris Agreement aims to avoid dangerous climate change by reducing emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Kaiser
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Intelligent optimisation and control for future power systems

Queen Mary University of London
School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Future power systems will integrate large numbers of diverse resources, ranging from uncertain renewable generation to flexible, controllable, and data-preserving assets such as data centres, electric vehicles, energy storage, and heat pumps. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Huo
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CVD Growth, Transfer, and Functionalisation of 2D Metal-Chalcogenides: Enabling Net Zero and the AI Revolution with Ultra-Low Energy 2D Materials and Devices

University of Glasgow
College of Science and Engineering
At the Glasgow Energy Conversion On Solids (GECOS) group, our research is unified by a focus on the global energy challenge and the need for efficient, scalable and sustainable technologies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Ganin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigate how bacterial hosts control domesticated viral machines to drive horizontal gene transfer in marine environments? LE_JIC_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Scientific background. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a major driver of bacterial evolution, shaping adaptation at both species and community levels. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Le
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Towards near real-time quantification of fossil fuel emissions PICKERS_UEA_ARIES27_CASE

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Scientific Background. Successful implementation of the Paris agreement relies on countries’ emissions being accurately known and readily available, but our ability to evaluate fossil fuel CO2 (ffCO2) emissions is currently limited. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Pickers
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Winds and Waves in the Alpine Mountains ORR_BAS_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Scientific background. Mountains (or "orography") have a substantial effect on the atmospheric circulation. This includes atmospheric disturbances known as orographic gravity waves, generated by the winds flowing over orography. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Orr
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Postreproductive maternal care and the evolution of sex differences in lifespan MAKLAKOV_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Scientific background. Why do some animals continue to live long after they have stopped reproducing? Classical evolutionary theory predicts that they should not. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Maklakov
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the evolution of how plants perceive changes in the environment MILLER_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Scientific Background. Plants modify the concentration of calcium ions in their cells in response to different environmental stimuli and stresses. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Miller
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Spectra to Marine Litter: Multispectral Imaging and AI for Aerial Detection and Monitoring MACKIEWICZ_ARIES27_CASE

University of East Anglia
School of Computing Sciences
Scientific Background. Marine litter threatens ocean health and the coastal livelihoods that depend on it. Scalable automated methods to detect, classify and quantify litter are needed to improve understanding of its sources, pathways and impacts, yet reliable monitoring at scale remains challenging. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Mackiewicz
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Deciphering the Formation, Emplacement, and Ore-Forming Processes of the Rogaland Anorthosite Complex, Norway VUKMANOVIC_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Scientific background. Anorthosites represent one of the most unique and widely debated rock formations in Earth's crust. They are characterised by their almost monomineralic plagioclase composition, making them unusual among intrusive bodies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z V Vukmanovic
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Future-proofing the environment: evaluating the environmental impacts of next-generation plastics. TOLHURST_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Scientific background. Increasing production, low recycling rates (below 10%), and single-use packaging are driving a global crisis in plastic pollution, with millions of tonnes of plastic accumulating in ecosystems each year. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Tolhurst
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The cycling of climate-active sulfur compounds by major crops TODD_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Scientific background. Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is known as a marine anti-stress compound made by algae and bacteria. It has key roles in global nutrient and sulfur cycling, signalling, and microbial DMSP catabolism releases climate-active gases (CAG), notably dimethylsulfide (DMS). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Todd
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Antarctic glacial meltwater and its importance for ocean circulation and climate SHEEHAN_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Scientific background. West Antarctica’s fast-melting ice shelves release fresh water into the shelf seas that surround the continent (Sheehan et al., 2023). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr PS Sheehan
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Balancing wheat rust resilience and soil microbial diversity SAUNDERS_JIC_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Scientific background. Plant-microbe relationships are shaped by complex, root-exuded metabolites that vary by host genotype and can be augmented to enhance agricultural productivity. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Saunders
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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