Biodiversity PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

From past to present: Harnessing hydrology, ecology, and palaeo-markers to establish dune slack restoration potential

UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Bangor UK CEH

This project is part of the NERC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training, ECOWILD. For more details, and for a full list of projects offered under this programme, please visit: https://ecowild.site.hw.ac.uk/. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Jones, Dr K Selby, Dr B Jones, Dr C Dwyer

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

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Exploiting raptor genome sequences to combat wildlife crime

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

Birds of prey have suffered persecution for centuries through trapping, shooting, poisoning and theft from the wild to meet the demand from egg collectors and falconers; they were also amongst the earliest beneficiaries of DNA testing in wildlife forensics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C May

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

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Going back to a peaty future: past peat losses, present restoration options and future peat gains – identifying and overcoming stressors to peat formation

University of York Department of Environment and Geography

This project is part of the NERC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training, ECOWILD. For more details, and for a full list of projects offered under this programme, please visit: https://ecowild.site.hw.ac.uk/. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Heinemeyer, Dr H McGrath, Dr N Archer, Dr RP Pereira

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

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Adaptation in the extreme: transgenerational impacts of multistressors in rockpool environments

University of the Highlands and Islands Scottish Association for Marine Science

This project is part of the NERC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training, ECOWILD. For more details, and for a full list of projects offered under this programme, please visit. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Reinardy, Prof JW Weeks, Dr V Pritchard, Prof M Jackson

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

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The impacts of wildfire and afforestation in peatland: a multi-stressor approach to the recovery of peatland’s soil biota

University of the Highlands and Islands UHI Inverness

This project is part of the NERC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training, ECOWILD. For more details, and for a full list of projects offered under this programme, please visit. Read more

Supervisors: Dr B Hänfling, Ms M Ibanez Garcia, Dr C Waggershauser, Dr D Das

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

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The effects of multiple stressors on waterbirds in the Flow Country

University of the Highlands and Islands Environmental Research Institute, UHI North, West and Hebrides

This project is part of the NERC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training, ECOWILD. For more details, and for a full list of projects offered under this programme, please visit: https://ecowild.site.hw.ac.uk/. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Masden, Ms A MacLennan, Dr S Patidar, Prof A Fox

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

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Stochastic multi-stressor events in peatlands – exploring nutrient effects on Sphagnum drought tolerance

University of the Highlands and Islands Environmental Research Institute, UHI North, West and Hebrides

This project is part of the NERC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training, ECOWILD. For more details, and for a full list of projects offered under this programme, please visit. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Bischoff, Ms J Hall, Dr AH Hodge

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

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Predicting impacts of freshwater invasions: from the individual to ecosystems

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

Research Group: School of Biology

OVERVIEW. Biological invasions are a key driver of global change, causing irreversible ecosystem change, biodiversity loss and enormous economic burden. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J South, Assoc Prof E.J. Duncan

26 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Nature Restoration past and present: changing attitudes to the natural world

Aberystwyth University School of Art

Aberystwyth University School of Art and the National Botanic Garden of Wales are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative Doctoral Studentship from October 2024 under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Ruddock

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

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Eco-evolutionary dynamics of environmental microbiomes

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

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Supervisors: Prof M Brockhurst, Dr S Nixon, Dr K Coyte

15 June 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Local Variations of Biodiversity Index

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Why is it important to measure biodiversity accurately?. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Shiode

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

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Investigating perceptions and barriers to climate adaptation and mitigation strategies in urban and peri-urban environments

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Throughout the history of nature conservation there has been major conflicts of interest between different stakeholders, for instance, between national governments and local communities. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Brown

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

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Investigating effects of environmental stressors on ecosystem function using hyperspectral leaf reflectance

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

There is an increasing urgency to understand the biochemical and physiological responses of plants to global environmental change. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Duran

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

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Avoiding extinction: natural and sexual selection in the wild

The University of Western Australia School of Biological Sciences

Wild populations are becoming smaller and more isolated; whilst simultaneously having to adapt to a rapidly changing environment and climate. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N. R. LeBas, Prof L Simmons

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Understanding the ecological and evolutionary effects of heatwaves in tropical species and ecological communities

James Cook University College of Science and Engineering

Heatwaves are considered one of the most threatening processes for our plants and animal species as the Earth’s climate warms. There is much to understand about how our species and the ecological communities they form will change and adapt through heatwaves. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MH Higgie

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 52 Biodiversity PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Biodiversity PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 52 Biodiversity PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

From past to present: Harnessing hydrology, ecology, and palaeo-markers to establish dune slack restoration potential

Exploiting raptor genome sequences to combat wildlife crime

Going back to a peaty future: past peat losses, present restoration options and future peat gains – identifying and overcoming stressors to peat formation

Adaptation in the extreme: transgenerational impacts of multistressors in rockpool environments

The impacts of wildfire and afforestation in peatland: a multi-stressor approach to the recovery of peatland’s soil biota

The effects of multiple stressors on waterbirds in the Flow Country

Stochastic multi-stressor events in peatlands – exploring nutrient effects on Sphagnum drought tolerance

Predicting impacts of freshwater invasions: from the individual to ecosystems

Nature Restoration past and present: changing attitudes to the natural world

Eco-evolutionary dynamics of environmental microbiomes

Local Variations of Biodiversity Index

Investigating perceptions and barriers to climate adaptation and mitigation strategies in urban and peri-urban environments

Investigating effects of environmental stressors on ecosystem function using hyperspectral leaf reflectance

Avoiding extinction: natural and sexual selection in the wild

Understanding the ecological and evolutionary effects of heatwaves in tropical species and ecological communities

We have 52 Biodiversity PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Biodiversity PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 52 Biodiversity PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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