Geology (critical) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 22 Geology (critical) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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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Undercover Mineralisation – Identifying mineral enrichments beneath glacial deposits in northeast Scotland utilising machine learning

Aberdeen University School of Geosciences

The University of Aberdeen is an internationally recognised centre for excellence for research addressing the global challenges of energy transition, environment and biodiversity, social inclusion and cultural diversity, health, nutrition and wellbeing, and data and artificial intelligence. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Armstrong, Dr B Kurjanski, Dr W D Harcourt, Prof B Rea, Prof J Underhill

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

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Understanding shale rock swelling for energy systems: novel integrated modelling and experimental approaches

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

A fully funded PhD position is available in the group of Professor Carbone (Department of Chemistry) and Professor Taylor (Department of Earth Science) at the University of Manchester starting from September 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Carbone, Prof K Taylor

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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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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Hydrological controls on the Vaiont landslide

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The Vaiont landslide occurred in 1963 in northern Italy and has perplexed researchers ever since. Recently, however, new geological information and interpretations have led to an entirely new framework for understanding the event. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A P Dykes

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

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Combined geophysical datasets for characterising volcanic brines

University of Oxford Department of Earth Sciences

Society’s race to net zero emissions of CO2 will invariably involve the use of subsurface reservoirs. Fluids injected and extracted from deep fracture systems beneath volcanoes provide a source of geothermal energy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J M Kendall

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

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Fully Funded Scholarships in Marine Ecosystem Modelling and Sub-surface Characterisation at SUERC, University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

The UK is working towards the development of a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) to safely dispose of radioactive waste. The GDF may be located below the seabed and will have a 150-year construction and operational lifespan before being sealed off to isolate the waste from the surface environment. Read more

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Mechanochemical greenhouse gas capture into silicate-based rocks

University of Strathclyde Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

This PhD project will explore how mechanochemical carbon dioxide capture process can be translated into industrial ore processing systems for three major ore deposits (copper, iron and platinum group ores). Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Lunn, Dr M Stillings

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

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Ilmenau School of Green Electronics (ISGE)

Ilmenau University of Technology

Funded by the Carl-Zeiss-Foundation, the Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany is establishing the “Ilmenau School of Green Electronics (ISGE)” for research on the next generation of IT systems. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Germany PhD Programme

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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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Development of a Wireless Sensor for Measuring Water Storage in Glaciers

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

PROJECT OVERVIEW. An exciting opportunity to develop a new instrument to study water storage in glaciers. You should have either a background in engineering or environmental science, but with a keen enthusiasm to design, build and field-test an instrument that will need to work in a harsh environment. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Prior-Jones, Dr A Mason-Jones, Dr J Lees, Dr L Bagshaw

3 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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STRESSORS: Monitoring and Assessment of Urban Nature-based Solutions

Heriot-Watt University School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society

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 D Green, Dr S Arthur, Dr N Archer, Dr E Jew, Dr O Moore

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

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Postgraduate Research at the School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

At the School of Science, Engineering and Environment (SEE), University of Salford more than 280 postgraduate researchers (PGRs) and 200 academics conduct research that was rated in the 2021 Research Excellent Framework (REF) as “world-leading or internationally excellent” (78%) and as generating “outstanding innovative impact” (88%). Read more

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Fully funded 4-year studentships at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Sustainable Chemical Technologies: A Systems Approach

University of Bath

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Sustainable Chemical Technologies. A Systems Approach at the University of Bath is offering fully funded, 4-year studentships to start 30 September 2024. Read more

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

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