Ecology (climate modelling) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Evaluating the potential consequences of climate heating for Caspian seals and ecosystem services in the Caspian Sea

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2024/25. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Goodman, Prof M Beger

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Leveraging species’ geography to predict and mitigate biodiversity loss with global change

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

This studentship will investigate how species’ geography can be used to predict and mitigate the negative effects of ongoing global changes, including climate and land use change. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Lynn, Prof S Shulltz

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

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Impacts of climate change on the fate, uptake and effects of chemicals in wetland environments

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: Prof A Boxall, Prof T Hutchinson, Prof D Spurgeon, Dr S Lofts

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

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Assessing demographic resilience of tropical and temperate reef organisms

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

Adapt, move, or die. These are the three options that reef organisms have as the environment around them changes, such as that happening under ongoing climate change. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Beger, Dr JF Firth, Dr R Salguero-Gómez

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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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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4-year PhD Studentship: Multiscale comparative analysis of habitat selection by large carnivores in northern Botswana

University of Bristol Bristol Veterinary School

About 38% of Botswana’s land area is reserved for wildlife conservation (Winterbach et al., 2014), providing important habitat for large carnivores and allowing for the study of intact large carnivore guilds. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Eisler

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PhD in Food Web Networks and Environmental Change: Exploring how natural and anthropogenic stress influence the structure and dynamics of communities.

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

The interactions among species define a food web network. In these networks, species have dynamics (e.g. numbers and biomass), the community has structure (e.g. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Beckerman

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Exploring Artificial Intelligence to Develop the Analysis of Acoustic and Archival Telemetry Data: Unveiling Insights into Shark Movement

Edinburgh Napier University School of Applied Sciences

. *Please note that the closing date for this project has been brought forward* . The novel integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in analysing telemetry data represents a paradigm shift, offering unprecedented insights into fish behaviour and responses to environmental changes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Thorburn, Prof K Diele, Prof T Horváth

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project 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

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

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The Ecology of Amphibian Microbiomes in South Africa

Imperial College London Department of Life Sciences

Leverhulme funded PhD position in. Institute of Zoology, London. Supervised by Prof Trent Garner, IoZ, UK. Co- Supervised by Prof Matthew Fisher, Department of Life Sciences. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Garner

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK 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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Urban flooding: Blue-green infrastructure as a strategy for resilience

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisors: Prof N Entwistle, Prof M Hardman

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

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Developing and applying new approaches to understand the dynamics of populations and communities in a changing world

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

We invite applications for a PhD in population ecology and demographic modelling. Our group tackles problems at both the pure and applied ends of the spectrum. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Childs

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

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Identifying policy barriers to the uptake of rewilding – a social-ecological approach

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Life Sciences

Research Group: Applied Ecology Research Group (AERG)

Research Group. Applied Ecology Research Group (AERG). Proposed supervisory team. Dr Helen Wheeler (AERG, Anglia Ruskin University). Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Wheeler, Dr DN Natalini

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

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Interactions between introduced tree species and native mycorrhizal fungi in the UK

University of Reading Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Mycorrhizal symbioses are one of the most extensive and important biotic interactions in terrestrial ecosystems, typically providing plants with improved access to nutrients in exchange for carbohydrates produced via photosynthesis. Read more

Supervisor: Dr BJ Pickles

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We have 15 Ecology (climate modelling) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Ecology (climate modelling) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 15 Ecology (climate modelling) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Evaluating the potential consequences of climate heating for Caspian seals and ecosystem services in the Caspian Sea

Leveraging species’ geography to predict and mitigate biodiversity loss with global change

Impacts of climate change on the fate, uptake and effects of chemicals in wetland environments

Assessing demographic resilience of tropical and temperate reef organisms

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

4-year PhD Studentship: Multiscale comparative analysis of habitat selection by large carnivores in northern Botswana

PhD in Food Web Networks and Environmental Change: Exploring how natural and anthropogenic stress influence the structure and dynamics of communities.

Exploring Artificial Intelligence to Develop the Analysis of Acoustic and Archival Telemetry Data: Unveiling Insights into Shark Movement

Predicting impacts of freshwater invasions: from the individual to ecosystems

The Ecology of Amphibian Microbiomes in South Africa

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

Urban flooding: Blue-green infrastructure as a strategy for resilience

Developing and applying new approaches to understand the dynamics of populations and communities in a changing world

Identifying policy barriers to the uptake of rewilding – a social-ecological approach

Interactions between introduced tree species and native mycorrhizal fungi in the UK

We have 15 Ecology (climate modelling) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Ecology (climate modelling) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 15 Ecology (climate modelling) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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