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Attributing Extreme Weather Events to Climate Change: Practices, Perceptions and Policies
The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
  Research Group: Atmospheric Science
“Climate change means more extreme weather” is a common headline. The potential and serious effects of anthropogenic climate change are often communicated through this soundbite. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Schultz, Dr R Bellamy
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Impact-based weather forecasting for the renewable energy sector
University of Strathclyde Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Over the next 20-30 years, the UK’s energy system will undergo significant change as it transitions to a low carbon, net zero, more sustainable world. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C White, Dr D Bertram, Prof S Galloway, Assoc Prof D Domeisen
 9 April 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Evaluating and improving high-resolution high-impact weather numerical weather forecasts
University of Reading Department of Meteorology
Over the past decade, high-resolution numerical weather forecasting has become practical using so-called “convection-permitting” models for lead times of 1-24 hours. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RS Plant
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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Flood And Drought Assessment In A Human-dominated Water Cycle
University of Sheffield Department of Civil and Structural Engineering
This is an ideal project for a resourceful and driven individual. The successful candidate will develop and hone first-rate analytical, computational and communication skills that will enable them to choose their subsequent career path, whether in academia or industry. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Rouge
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Improved time-stepping schemes in weather and climate models
University of Reading Department of Meteorology
"The task of predicting weather and climate may be reduced to the following iterative procedure. First, given the state of the system at any time (the input), use the governing equations to compute the state at a slightly later time (the output). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Williams, Dr H Weller
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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Historical climatology of the Little Ice Age in Scotland: development of an observational database
University of Dundee School of Social Sciences
Aims. The research will collate historical meteorological records and weather diaries from late 18th and early 19th century Scotland to address two core aims. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Kirkbride, Dr A MacDonald, Prof A Dawson
 30 June 2021 PhD Research Project

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Extreme weather behaviour of composite materials
University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering
Applications of composites cover a wide range of applications including aerospace, powerhouse, oil refinery etc., within which it is critical to understand the potential for failure of these components. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Gitman, Dr R Tomlinson
Open Day(s)  Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Understanding Solar Active Region Evolution using Machine Learning
University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering
Active regions (ARs) are intense and complex regions of magnetic activity on the Sun that can produce huge, energetic eruptions such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Meyer, Prof S McKenna
 30 June 2021 PhD Research Project

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Assessing High Latitude Atmosphere-Ionophere Coupling: Ionospheric impacts of SSWs at high latitudes
University of Birmingham Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Sudden Stratospheric Warmings (SSWs) are severe climatic events in the upper atmosphere, where the accumulated effect of planetary wave breaking results in a weakening of the stratospheric polar vortex, sometimes resulting in a reversal of the stratospheric zonal wind. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Themens , Dr S Elvidge
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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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RAEng/Rail Safety and Standards Board Project on Understanding Autumn Low Adhesion Effects
University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering
This project sponsored by the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) and supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering and a range of railway industry stakeholders… Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Lewis
Open Day(s)  30 June 2021 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Understanding historical climate change using multiple data sources
University of York Department of Chemistry
Background. Understanding how temperatures have changed since the start of the industrial revolution is key to understanding how human activity is likely to shape future climate, as well as for the evaluation of climate model simulations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K D Cowtan
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Flood mitigation schemes in rural communities in the south west of England
Kingston University Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing
There have been several severe flood events in southwest England in recent years, including Boscastle in 2004, Dawlish in 2014 and Coverack in 2014 and July 2017. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Clarke, Dr A P Dykes, Dr M Ibsen
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Modelling demographic and economic change in small rural towns and villages - an international comparison
Central Queensland University School of Business and Law
The purpose of the research is to improve our understanding of the processes of demographic and economic change in small rural towns and villages. Read more
 Supervisor: Mr D Carson
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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Identification and classification of coherent flow structures in the plasma of the Sun’s photosphere
University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
The Sun is a star with a cyclic magnetic activity that can impact all the solar system. Thus, the solar magnetic field can interact with the Earth's magnetic field, permitting the entrance of energetic particles in the upper atmosphere, affecting technological devices, telecommunications and human health. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Fedun
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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Developing Dynamic CFD Models to Understand Tidal Device Performance Under Various Control Strategies.
Cardiff University Cardiff School of Engineering
3 Years Start 1. st. April 2021, 1. st. July 2021, 1. st. October 2021 and January 2022. Tidal devices have been known to be subjected to extreme loading events brought about through the interaction of dynamic flow artefacts and the complex task of controlling tidal devices for optimal power extraction. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Mason-Jones, Prof T O'Doherty, Dr MA Allmark
 30 September 2021 PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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