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wildlife PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 35 wildlife PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Wildlife disease

University of Warwick
Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership
Mathematical and statistical models are important tools in wildlife biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Gorsich, Prof M Tildesley
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Beyond Detection Shadows: Spatially Explicit AI for Inferring Wildlife Recovery under Observation Uncertainty

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Academy of Life and Natural Sciences
Wildlife sightings are increasing across China, but it remains unclear whether these reports reflect genuine ecological recovery or growing observation effort. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Li
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio CASE: How can the higher-order social structure of badger populations shape disease dynamics?

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
Wildlife social structure is critical in shaping vulnerability to epidemics and the ability of populations to act as maintenance hosts for infectious diseases that may spillover into human or livestock populations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Silk
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Human-wildlife coexistence in a changing world: Applying social learning theory to understand human–chimpanzee interactions in Western Uganda

Durham University
Department of Anthropology
Progressive human expansion is creating major challenges for wildlife conservation and sustainable coexistence. Such challenges are especially acute for chimpanzees – a flagship species in rapid decline. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Kendal
 5 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating the Role of Host Microbiome Dynamics as Drivers of Wildlife Disease Using a One Health Framework

University of Exeter
Biosciences
Host-associated microbes play a vital role in protecting animals from pathogenic infection, but the factors shaping the stability of these microbial communities remain poorly resolved. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Harrison
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Garden ponds – wildlife havens or invasion pathways? (Ref: CENTA2027-LU03)

Loughborough University
Department of Geography
Urban landscapes contain numerous small waterbodies that may collectively provide important habitat and connectivity. Garden ponds in particular, may represent a significant, but overlooked, component of urban freshwater networks. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Mathers
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO SRUC One tick, many hosts: understanding and predicting One Health risks from tick-borne diseases in a changing Scotland.

SRUC - Scotland’s Rural College
PHD Opportunities
Ticks are the second most important vectors of disease worldwide after mosquitoes, and tick-borne diseases are an increasing challenge for animal and human health across Europe. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Eze
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Unravelling Farm Transmission Networks: From Animal Contacts to Shared Pathogens

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Biosciences
  Research Group: Organisms and Environment
Project description. Infectious diseases can spread between wildlife, livestock, and companion animals, creating risks for animal health, agricultural productivity, and, in some cases, even human health. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Berger, Dr C Bonneaud, Dr S Perkins
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Virome Dynamics and Viral Discovery in Rehabilitated Bats Revealed by Longitudinal Metagenomics

University of Essex
School of Life Sciences
Applications close on December 16th 2026 at 23:59pm GMT. Scientific Background. Bats play important ecological roles in insect control and ecosystem functioning, yet many enter wildlife rehabilitation following injury, starvation or environmental disturbance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Giotis, Dr AT Telatin, Dr CT Townsley, Prof T Cameron
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Wandering Albatrosses to Hedgehogs: Using AI and Citizen Science to Improve Biodiversity Monitoring under Ground Truth Uncertainty

University of Glasgow
College of Science and Engineering
International students. Contact the primary supervisor by 7 December. Application deadline. 5 January at noon. Overview. Technological advances have led ecology into its big data era. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Vlaar
 7 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Adaptation to an anthropogenic habitat: Integrated modelling of ecological, physiological and reproductive impacts on chacma baboons

Durham University
Department of Anthropology
Global population growth is driving the rapid conversion of natural ecosystems into human-modified landscapes, creating heterogeneous environments characterised by mosaics of natural and anthropogenic land-cover types. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A MacLarnon, Prof R Hill
 5 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How many drills and mandrills remain on Earth? Using camera traps to count Africa's most colourful primates

Durham University
Department of Anthropology
Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) and drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus) are among Africa's most spectacular mammals, yet fundamental questions remain unanswered. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Setchell
 5 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Gulls as reservoirs and vectors of zoonotic pathogens and antimicrobial resistance

University of Exeter
Biosciences
Habitat modification and urbanisation increase human-wildlife interactions, conflict, and the potential for pathogens to cross species boundaries. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Boogert
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Conservation genetics for a changing planet: Genomes and the Genetic Scorecard

University of Edinburgh
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
  Research Group: Conservation Science
Genetic diversity is fundamental for species to survive and adapt in the face of environmental change, and it is now embedded within international biodiversity policy through the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF, Goal A, Target 4). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Ogden, Prof PH Hollingsworth, Dr E Humble
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Researching key challenges in biodiversity conservation, statecraft, and intersections between the two

University of Oxford
Department of Biology
We are looking for PhD proposals which could fit within the new Recanati-Kaplan Minerva Institute at Pembroke College, Oxford, which supports both the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) and the Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology (Changing Character of War) Centre. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Dickman
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO SRUC Developing welfare impact assessments for wild and functionally wild animals

SRUC - Scotland’s Rural College
PHD Opportunities
Human activity can impact on wild animals, or those living in a wild state, both directly (e.g. through population management activities, translocations or reintroductions etc.) or indirectly (e.g. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Dwyer
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO (CASE): Antimicrobial Use in UK Gamebirds: Understanding Industry Practices and Reducing Resistance Risks

University of Edinburgh
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine)
Around 45 million pheasants and red-legged partridges are released annually in the UK, making the gamebird sector a significant part of rural land use. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LG Glendinning, Dr JM Mitchell
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Environmental Influences on Immune Function and Health in Wild Barbary Macaques

Liverpool John Moores University
Faculty of Science
We are seeking candidates to apply for Liverpool John Moore’s’ Vice Chancellor PhD Scholarship. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Koyama, Dr PT Tkaczynski
 9 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Evidencing natural flood management in lowland wetlands

University of Leeds
School of Geography
Lowland wetland systems such as those around the Norfolk Broads in eastern England play a role in both fluvial and tidal-influenced flood protection. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Holden, Dr R Grayson
 12 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO SRUC Understanding and Addressing Rural Hedgehog Population Declines (CASE)

SRUC - Scotland’s Rural College
PHD Opportunities
Hedgehogs have been voted as Britain’s favourite mammal, yet populations in the UK and Western Europe have been declining at an alarming rate over recent decades. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Littlewood
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The role of bridge infrastructure in urban liveability: The case of Northern Ireland

Ulster University - Belfast Campus
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
  Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
Bridges are incredibly important, nonetheless their design, function, publics, locations, usefulness, and main users remain little understood in urban liveability studies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Balsas, Prof N J Hewitt
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Evolutionary genomics of climate stress resilience in European badgers

University of Exeter
Biosciences
Predicting the impacts of global change on animal health and disease requires an understanding of the genetic drivers and evolutionary potential of organismal resilience to climatic stressors (heat waves and droughts). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Young
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development and application of multispecies spatial capture-recapture models

University of St Andrews
School of Mathematics and Statistics
  Research Group: Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling
Spatial capture-recapture is a widely used framework for estimating animal density and distribution for data collected from a variety of ecological monitoring approaches, including camera trapping and acoustic surveys. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr BS Stevenson, Prof J Matthiopoulos, Dr C Sutherland
 5 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Exploring Nodavirus diversity from crayfish hosts: assessing implications for human health risks

Teesside University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
CASE Project. Teesside University, Durham University, the University of Leeds, and the Environment Agency are delighted to offer a new interdisciplinary PhD opportunity investigating emerging nodaviruses in UK aquatic wildlife. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Bojko
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Machine learning enhanced sea-ice dynamics for climate modelling

University of Reading
Department of Meteorology
This PhD is part of the Net Zero Polar Science DTP, which aims to make polar science possible in a net zero world. For further details visit https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk/. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Feltham, Dr M Thomas, Dr A Bateson, Dr NC Chakraborty, Dr E Fiedler , Dr E Blockley
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: From Burden to Biology: Mercury, Selenium and Physiological Resilience in Marine Mammals

University of Aberdeen
School of Biological Sciences
This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Marine mammals accumulate some of the highest concentrations of mercury (Hg) recorded in wildlife. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Derous, Dr M Wenzel, Dr RVH von Hellfeld, Dr J Feldmann
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How do populations respond to environmental change, and how well can we predict their future?

University of Sheffield
School of Biosciences
We welcome applications from motivated PhD students interested in population ecology, demographic modelling and biodiversity science. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Childs, Prof A Beckerman
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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EastBio Partnership – Polyester Depolymerisation Mediated by Artificial Metalloenzymes

University of Edinburgh
School of Chemistry
An estimated 31.9 million tonnes of mismanaged plastic waste enters the environment annually,[1] contaminating oceans and terrestrial ecosystems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Garden, Dr A Jarvis
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The net effect of sex on adaptation GRIESHOP_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Background. Why is sexual reproduction nearly ubiquitous among eukaryotes? Investing into offspring that are only half yours is known as the 2-fold cost of sex. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Grieshop
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrated spatial transmission modelling to support targeted surveillance and intervention strategies for Guinea worm eradication

Royal Veterinary College
London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium (LIDo)
Guinea worm eradication is at a historic threshold. If achieved, dracunculiasis would become only the second human disease ever eradicated, after smallpox. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Walker, Dr OE Eneanya, Dr MD Delea
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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