Ecology (soil ecology) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

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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Evaluating the role of Big Data in understanding livestock impacts on the upland landscape

University of Plymouth Faculty of Science and Engineering

Applications are invited for a 3.5 years PhD studentship within the Environmental Intelligence doctoral training programme at the University of Plymouth. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Whiteside

26 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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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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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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Does metal mobilisation during flooding enhance risks to earthworms?

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 M Hodson, Dr E Forbes, Dr A Robinson, Prof D Spurgeon

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

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Impacts of environmental climate change on plant and ecosystem carbon and nutrient cycling, and biodiversity

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

Climate change is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Phoenix

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

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Biodiversity and solar farms: risks and opportunities Ref: 5099

University of Exeter Department of Geography

Location: The academic supervisors are based at the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus in Penryn, Cornwall, and field work will be undertaken in South-East England – the balance between time spent at each location will be discussed at offer stage and during the project. . Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Bennie, Prof R McDonald

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

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Fully funded PhD scholarship in forest biogeochemistry and microbial greenhouse gas mitigation

Southern Cross University Australian Research Council DECRA

PhD Scholarship. Barking up the right trees – a microbial solution for our methane problem. This Southern Cross University 3.4-year fully funded PhD project supports an Australian Research Council DECRA project investigating the role of tree-dwelling microbial communities in mitigating greenhouse gasses. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Jeffrey

20 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The increasing susceptibility of tropical rainforests to fire and their post-fire recovery

James Cook University College of Science and Engineering

Contact. Professor Susan Laurance (susan.laurance@jcu.edu.au),. College of Science and Engineering. James Cook University, Cairns, Qld 4878. Read more

Supervisor: Prof SL Laurance

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

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We have 9 Ecology (soil ecology) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Ecology (soil ecology) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 9 Ecology (soil ecology) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

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

Evaluating the role of Big Data in understanding livestock impacts on the upland landscape

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

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

Does metal mobilisation during flooding enhance risks to earthworms?

Impacts of environmental climate change on plant and ecosystem carbon and nutrient cycling, and biodiversity

Biodiversity and solar farms: risks and opportunities Ref: 5099

Fully funded PhD scholarship in forest biogeochemistry and microbial greenhouse gas mitigation

The increasing susceptibility of tropical rainforests to fire and their post-fire recovery

We have 9 Ecology (soil ecology) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Ecology (soil ecology) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 9 Ecology (soil ecology) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

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