Ecology (species) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 57 Ecology (species) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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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Can exotic tree species support biodiversity and ecosystem services in a warming world?

Royal Holloway, University of London School of Biological Sciences

Forests harbour most of Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity and provide essential ecosystem services. Current forest cover in the UK is only 13% which is one of the lowest in Europe. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Koricheva

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

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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

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

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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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Combining cognition with conservation to help save a critically endangered species

Anglia Ruskin University ARU Department of Biology

Cognition, which encompasses the mental processes behind perception, learning, decision-making and memory, underlies many animal behaviours. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RMH Miller (Harrison), Dr S Marsden

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

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

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How are mass extinctions shaping biodiversity?

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

Background. Understanding the effects of mass extinctions on life on Earth is of crucial importance in the context of the current biodiversity crisis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Guillerme, Dr G Thomas

22 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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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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Feathered Witnesses: Unravelling the Impact of Habitat Loss on Neotropical Avifauna with Stable Isotope Analysis

University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering

Introduction. The Tachyphoninae are a group of Neotropical lowland tanagers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Newton, Dr F Silveira

Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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Multiple drivers of change on avian species in estuarine systems: energy, pollution and sea-level rise

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 J Hill, Dr L Wright, Dr E Masden, Dr T Szewczyk, Dr A McCluskie

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

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Fungal disease risks under landscape homogenisation: tracking fungal transmission across plant-pollinator networks using contemporary and historic museum specimens

Imperial College London Department of Life Sciences

Leverhulme funded PhD position on Plant-Pollinator Holobionts. Supervisor. Dr Richard Gill, Dept. of Life Sciences, Silwood Park, Imperial College London (ICL). Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Gill

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

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PhD project: Functional variation in arthropod performance across agro-ecosystems

Aarhus University Graduate School of Natural Sciences

Applications are invited for a PhD position at the Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark, within the Biology program. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Sørensen

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

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Climate Change Implications for River Restoration in Global Biodiversity Hotspots

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, Dr RVE Anthony

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

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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

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

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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

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

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We have 57 Ecology (species) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Ecology (species) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 57 Ecology (species) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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