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wildlife PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 13 wildlife PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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The impacts of livestock management on wildlife on the Tibetan Plateau revealed by gut microbiome

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
School of Science
Wildlife conservation efforts in the Tibetan Plateau, a critical habitat for diverse wild species, have long been a priority. Reported space and pathogen sharing of livestock and wild animals suggested reciprocal impacts on health between the two groups. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Tang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Improving estimates of uncertainty in wildlife population assessments

University of St Andrews
School of Mathematics and Statistics
  Research Group: Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling
Reliable estimates of wildlife population size are fundamental to effective management and conservation. One important component of reliability is the precision (or, conversely, variance) of the estimate. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Thomas
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The impacts of urbanisation on small mammal occurrence, behaviour and health (VC2609)

University of the West of Scotland
School of Health & Life Sciences
University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is seeking to attract a PhD candidate of outstanding ability and commitment to join its vibrant and growing programme of internationally excellent research. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Turner, Dr B Gilbert
 15 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Host/parasite studies of a biological control agent of slugs

Liverpool John Moores University
Faculty of Science
Project Info. Slugs are serious pests in both agriculture and horticulture and are a persistent problem for home gardens. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Rae
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Domestication and environmental adaptation in livestock

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Biosciences
  Research Group: Organisms and Environment
Project Description. Livestock species have an incredible history, having been recently domesticated from wildlife species such as the aurochs, mouflon, wild buffalo etc, and since then having been changed by early and modern farmers to fulfil an economic role supporting human societies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Orozco Ter Wengel, Dr F Hailer, Dr BWZ Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Of plastics and plastic responses: the transgenerational implications of microplastic toxicity

The University of Western Australia
School of Biological Sciences
Plastic pollution is one of the most widespread and enduring human alterations to all environmental niches across our planet’s surface. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Firman
 30 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Marine Mammals as Sentinels for Humans - Exposure to dietary environmental pollutants & population health (OneHealth) 2 positions (GREECE & UK)

Brunel University of London
Brunel Engineering
Persistent bioavailable pollutants (PBTs) such as PFAS, organochlorines, flame retardants and pesticides are recalcitrant - they cannot be broken down in the environment or biologically by detoxification processes and are fat-loving (lipophilic). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Troisi, Dr A Houlden
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding the role of rodent niche in dissemination of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Project Overview. Rats and mice are one of the most prolific and widespread wildlife species. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Gweon, Dr A Buckle
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New methods for removal of pollutants from water

University of Strathclyde
Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Emerging pollutants have been linked to adverse effects in humans and wildlife, such species e.g. metaldehyde as a persistent pesticide, as well as pentabromobiphenylether, 4-nonylphenol, C10-C13 chloroalkanes and di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, which are listed as priority hazardous substances by the EU (refs. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Fletcher, Dr L Lue
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Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in agrifood and the environment at the human-animal-ecosystems interface: resistance, persistence and longevity

University of Leicester
Department of Respiratory Sciences
Second Supervisor. Dr Marie Kirby, Agriculture and Environment, Harper Adams University. Project Outline. Environmentally resident mycobacteria are important animal pathogens known to infect cattle, pigs, fowl, sheep and most other commercially valuable livestock. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Pearl
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Towards a Cleaner Industrial Environment

Edinburgh Napier University
School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Industrial manufacturing has long been associated with environmental pollution, particularly in the form of airborne particulate matter generated during machining and processing activities. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof I Shyha, Dr LK Khaddour
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Virtual Reality-based Decision Support System For Change Detection in Forest Environment Using Mobile & Drone-based Digital Twin

University College London
Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering
Ref. 2531ad1496. UCL Department / Division. Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering. Location of position. Bloomsbury, London. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RN Nueville
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Movement through space and time; realistic movement for species abundance methods

University of St Andrews
School of Mathematics and Statistics
Evidence-based conservation and ecology are reliant on wildlife surveys. As a result, there exists a range of methods that have been developed specifically with the aim of estimating animal abundance and animal distribution. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Worthington, Dr M Papathomas
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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