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Enhancing Coastal Resilience: A Digital Twin Approach to Contrastive Graph Generative Models for Coastal Protection

Atlantic Technological University Research

This PhD project is part of the Postgraduate Research Training Programme COASTAL CONNECTIVITY, which offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Henna, Dr S Gharbia, Dr SW Seawright

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

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Binks Institute for Sustainability: Climate change impact on design of coastal structures and infrastructure

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

Oceans, covering 70% of the planet, play a pivotal role in our lives, serving as a major source of energy, food, and a crucial means of transportation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Hayatdavoodi, Prof P Lin

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

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The integration of Earth Observation, Citizen Science, Low-Cost Sensing Technologies and Machine Learning for Real-Time Coastal Dynamic Monitoring

Atlantic Technological University Research

This PhD project is part of the Postgraduate Research Training Programme COASTAL CONNECTIVITY, which offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Gharbia, Dr S Henna, Dr NJ Jones, Dr F Pilla

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

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Fingerprinting storm and tsunami sediment signatures: Assessing future coastal resilience challenges from extreme events

University of Dundee School of Social Sciences

The number of deaths attributed to natural hazards continues to rise, despite progress in implementing disaster risk reduction strategies. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Dawson, Dr A Cuthbertson

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Planning for climate resilient energy infrastructure in the coastal zone

University of Liverpool School of Environmental Sciences

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 C Lyddon, Prof A Plater

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

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Combining ocean energy and nature-based solutions for coastal resilience and regeneration

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

Oceans, covering 70% of the planet, play an important role in our lives, serving as a major source of energy and food. Coastal areas have always hosted the highest concentration of human populations and developments. Read more

Supervisors: Dr j Knappett, Dr A Cuthbertson, Dr M Hayatdavoodi, Prof S Dawson

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

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Improved prediction and forecasting of coastal compound flood hazard around the UK

University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Sciences

In low-lying coastal regions, flooding often arises from more than one drive (e.g. oceanographic, fluvial and/or pluvial), a phenomenon that is known as ‘compound flooding’. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Haigh, Dr S Berthou

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

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Nature-based protection of coastal electricity assets: Optimal design of Coir in combating coastal erosion through habitat restoration

University of Liverpool School of Environmental Sciences

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: Prof J Cooper, Prof N Leonardi, Prof A Plater

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

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Seaweed Ecosystem Services: Evaluating the Role in Coastal Erosion Mitigation, Carbon Sequestration and Nutrient Reuptake from Anthropogenic Sources

Atlantic Technological University Research

This PhD project is part of the Postgraduate Research Training Programme COASTAL CONNECTIVITY, which offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CM McEleney , Dr DM McCrudden, Dr S O'Reilly

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

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Linking Oceanographical Connectivity pathways and Environmental Pollution Pressures to the Genetic Structure of Planktonic Biota in Coastal Embayments

Atlantic Technological University Research

This PhD project is part of the Postgraduate Research Training Programme COASTAL CONNECTIVITY, which offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr NT Touzet, Dr rn Nash, Dr FK Kavanagh

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

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University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University PhD opportunities in Net Zero Maritime Energy Solutions (N0MES)

Liverpool John Moores University

We are looking for PhD candidates interested in addressing real-world sustainability issues facing the UK and beyond. Our projects are diverse, multidisciplinary and driven by scientific endeavour, national priorities and industry need. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University PhD opportunities in Net Zero Maritime Energy Solutions (N0MES)

University of Liverpool

We are looking for PhD candidates interested in addressing real-world sustainability issues facing the UK and beyond. Our projects are diverse, multidisciplinary and driven by scientific endeavour, national priorities and industry need. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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Vulnerability of Coastal Energy Infrastructure to Climate and Environmental Change

University of Liverpool School of Environmental Sciences

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: Prof A Plater, Dr R Smedley, Dr C Lyddon

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

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Assessing the Flux of Buried Sedimentary Carbon to Marine Coastal Waters After Extreme Weather and Dredging

Atlantic Technological University Research

This PhD project is part of the Postgraduate Research Training Programme COASTAL CONNECTIVITY, which offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S O'Reilly, Dr rn Nash, Dr DM McCrudden

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

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Adapting the Biological Quality Elements (BQE) to Irish Benthic Coastal and Transitional Habitats

Atlantic Technological University Research

This PhD project is part of the Postgraduate Research Training Programme COASTAL CONNECTIVITY, which offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr rn Nash, Dr NT Touzet

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

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Determining the Potential of Domestic Rainwater Harvesting to Decrease Pollution in Coastal Areas.

Atlantic Technological University Research

This PhD project is part of the Postgraduate Research Training Programme COASTAL CONNECTIVITY, which offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RQ Quinn, Dr K Munoz Esquivel, Dr ND Delimata

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

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Scour around coastal and offshore structures under complex wave and current conditions

University College London Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering

A fully funded PhD project on scour around coastal and offshore structures in collaboration with HR Wallingford. Scour is the process of removing sediments from around foundations of marine structures by currents and waves. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Buldakov

6 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Monitoring morphological variability of different gravel barrier typologies

University of Plymouth Faculty of Science and Engineering

Applications are invited for a 3.5 years PhD studentship within the Environmental Intelligence doctoral training programme at the University of Plymouth. Read more

Supervisor: Dr NG Valiente

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

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Two-phase modelling of flocculation process due to offshore installations in coastal waters

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, Prof JB Bridgeman

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

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Quantification, characterisation, source and fate of past and present carbon storage in coastal and offshore sediments for effective marine management

Dublin City University School of Chemical Science

Project description: . Ireland's expansive marine resource has the potential to sequester and store significant amounts of carbon in seafloor sediments and the habitats they support. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Kelleher

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

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Extreme Weather Events and Plastic Pollution

Atlantic Technological University Research

This PhD project is part of the Postgraduate Research Training Programme COASTAL CONNECTIVITY, which offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr FK Kavanagh, Dr S Gharbia, Dr rn Nash

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

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Revealing low abundant but highly active nitrifiers in coastal sediments

University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering

Nitrification is a key global biogeochemical pathway oxidising the most reduced form of nitrogen –ammonia (NH. 3. ), to nitrite (NO) (ammonia oxidation, AO) and then nitrate (nitrite oxidation, NO). Read more

Supervisor: Prof CJ Smith

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

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Assessing how climate change will impact Cumbrian Coastal Lines (low value of service, but strategically important routes), with a focus on critical infrastructure for freight and energy material transport

University of Liverpool School of Environmental Sciences

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

Supervisor: Prof NM Macdonald

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

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Wave Carpet: Protecting coastal zones while generating electricity

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

A submerged wave carpet is a deformable plate, or elastic mat, that can be used to extract the wave energy, and for mitigation of large waves in coastal areas. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Hayatdavoodi, Prof P Lin

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Effects of flexible vegetation on oscillatory flow hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics

Aberdeen University School of Engineering

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Van der A, Dr Y Tanino

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

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Real-time risk assessment of meteorological hazards to coastal energy infrastructure

University of Liverpool School of Environmental Sciences

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: Prof J Cooper, Dr J Higham

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

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Asset-scale nowcasting of the impact of scour on coastal electricity transmission infrastructure

University of Liverpool School of Environmental Sciences

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: Prof J Cooper, Dr K Clark

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

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Process-based modelling of long-term morphological impacts from offshore marine renewable energy installations

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

Supervisor: Dr M Li

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

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Quantifying and capitalising on eco-activism in Irish water sports for planetary health

Atlantic Technological University Research

This PhD project is part of the Postgraduate Research Training Programme COASTAL CONNECTIVITY, which offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RQ Quinn, Dr CH Heaney, Dr MC Campbell

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

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Anthropogenic activities and their impact on the functional role of Saltmarshes

Atlantic Technological University Research

This PhD project is part of the Postgraduate Research Training Programme COASTAL CONNECTIVITY, which offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Duraibabu, Dr rn Nash, Dr EG Gibney

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

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We have 50 coastal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

coastal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 50 coastal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Enhancing Coastal Resilience: A Digital Twin Approach to Contrastive Graph Generative Models for Coastal Protection

Binks Institute for Sustainability: Climate change impact on design of coastal structures and infrastructure

The integration of Earth Observation, Citizen Science, Low-Cost Sensing Technologies and Machine Learning for Real-Time Coastal Dynamic Monitoring

Fingerprinting storm and tsunami sediment signatures: Assessing future coastal resilience challenges from extreme events

Planning for climate resilient energy infrastructure in the coastal zone

Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Combining ocean energy and nature-based solutions for coastal resilience and regeneration

Improved prediction and forecasting of coastal compound flood hazard around the UK

Nature-based protection of coastal electricity assets: Optimal design of Coir in combating coastal erosion through habitat restoration

Seaweed Ecosystem Services: Evaluating the Role in Coastal Erosion Mitigation, Carbon Sequestration and Nutrient Reuptake from Anthropogenic Sources

Linking Oceanographical Connectivity pathways and Environmental Pollution Pressures to the Genetic Structure of Planktonic Biota in Coastal Embayments

University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University PhD opportunities in Net Zero Maritime Energy Solutions (N0MES)

University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University PhD opportunities in Net Zero Maritime Energy Solutions (N0MES)

Vulnerability of Coastal Energy Infrastructure to Climate and Environmental Change

Assessing the Flux of Buried Sedimentary Carbon to Marine Coastal Waters After Extreme Weather and Dredging

Adapting the Biological Quality Elements (BQE) to Irish Benthic Coastal and Transitional Habitats

Determining the Potential of Domestic Rainwater Harvesting to Decrease Pollution in Coastal Areas.

Scour around coastal and offshore structures under complex wave and current conditions

Monitoring morphological variability of different gravel barrier typologies

Two-phase modelling of flocculation process due to offshore installations in coastal waters

Quantification, characterisation, source and fate of past and present carbon storage in coastal and offshore sediments for effective marine management

Extreme Weather Events and Plastic Pollution

Revealing low abundant but highly active nitrifiers in coastal sediments

Assessing how climate change will impact Cumbrian Coastal Lines (low value of service, but strategically important routes), with a focus on critical infrastructure for freight and energy material transport

Wave Carpet: Protecting coastal zones while generating electricity

Effects of flexible vegetation on oscillatory flow hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics

Real-time risk assessment of meteorological hazards to coastal energy infrastructure

Asset-scale nowcasting of the impact of scour on coastal electricity transmission infrastructure

Process-based modelling of long-term morphological impacts from offshore marine renewable energy installations

Quantifying and capitalising on eco-activism in Irish water sports for planetary health

Anthropogenic activities and their impact on the functional role of Saltmarshes

We have 50 coastal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

coastal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 50 coastal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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