We have 22 The University of Manchester, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Poor air quality is the largest environmental risk to public health, and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 4.2 million premature deaths every year can be attributed to fine particulate ambient air pollution (PM. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Thomas

14 February 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Quantification of greenhouse gas emissions using unmanned aerial vehicles

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

This PhD project builds on world-leading research at Manchester to more accurately understand and quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs - also known as drones). Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Allen, Prof M Burton, Dr H Ricketts

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

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Enhanced Mineral Reactivity in Fault Zones: Quantifying the role of deformation in leaching of critical metals from granites

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

By combining laboratory and field-based observations of experimentally and naturally faulted granites, this project investigates the impact of faulting on enhanced leaching of critical metals into pore fluids. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Farrell, Dr J Mecklenburgh

14 February 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Exchange of water between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden recorded at DSDP Site 229

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

The Red Sea is relatively isolated from the Indian Ocean by a shallow sill near its connection with the Gulf of Aden at the Bab el Mandeb Strait. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Mitchell, Dr D Liebrand

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

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Investigating the origin of water in primitive asteroids

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

One of the vital ingredients that allowed the emergence of life on the Earth is liquid water. Water is ubiquitous in the Solar System, and is present in most of the planets and their satellites, as well as asteroids and comets. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Tartese, Dr R Jones

5 February 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Petrogenesis of lunar mare basalts from the nearside eastern limb of the moon

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Project overview. The Moon preserves a record of volcanism on a small rocky terrestrial planet. Lunar lavas were mainly erupted between ~4.35 and 3 billion years ago, with some areas of the Moon being volcanically active as recently as 2 billion years ago. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Joy, Dr DN Neave, Dr M Hartley, Dr J.S Snape

5 February 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Investigating the formation of lunar agglutinates

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

The Moon is covered with a soil-like layer called a regolith. This boundary layer preserves a record both of the Moon’s crust formation and modification history, and of its evolution driven by impacting asteroids and comets. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Joy, Prof J Gilmour, Dr R Tartese

5 February 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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History of the Lunar Surface

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Project overview. The Moon’s surface has been shaped by multiple impacts and so records the impact history of the inner solar system. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Gilmour, Dr K Joy, Dr J.S Snape

5 February 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Combining petrological experiments, numerical models of volcanic processes and field observations to investigate magma ascent and eruption transitions at basaltic volcanoes

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Volcanoes are amongst the most powerful and dangerous natural manifestations on Earth, and basaltic volcanism is the most common form of volcanic activity. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Polacci, Dr DN Neave, Dr BB Bonechi, Miss EB Biagioli

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

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Crystal-rich lavas from ocean island volcanoes: the effect of magma flux on magma reservoir processes

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Active volcanoes are increasingly thought to be underlain by vertically extensive magmatic plumbing systems dominated by crystal-rich mushes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr DN Neave, Dr M Hartley

14 February 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Understanding the controls on hydrogen accumulation and storage in natural reservoirs

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Background. Hydrogen (H. 2. ) is considered as the cleanest and most environmentally friendly "green" energy source and one of the most promising energy sources amid the energy transition to net-zero. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Holland, Dr Z Zou

31 December 2023 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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(BBSRC DTP) The biomechanics of non-steady state locomotor performances in dogs

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Dogs are one of the most I important species of domesticated animal with roles in various industries as well as companions. Read more

Supervisors: Prof W Sellers, Dr J Codd, Prof P Mummery, Prof L Margetts

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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(BBSRC DTP) Plant-microbe interaction reshuffling and its contributions to plant stress toleration and biogeochemical cycling

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Global changes like climate and land use change pose a significant threat to biodiversity and ecosystem function, requiring multidisciplinary approaches to predict and mitigate the potential loss of the services they provide. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Lynn, Prof R Bardgett, Prof G Johnson

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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(BBSRC DTP) Multiscale modelling of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) evolution in fungal hyphal networks

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to human health, with a global rise in untreatable bacterial infections. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Knight, Prof I Hall, Dr M Bottery, Dr M Bromley

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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(BBSRC DTP) Developmental, Functional and Evolutionary Adaptations of the Mammalian Ribcage

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Mammals are renowned in the animal kingdom for their high metabolism and stamina. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Jones, Dr J Codd

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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