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Evolution PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 148 Evolution PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Investigating the mechanisms driving male reproductive senescence and paternal age effects

As males age, they exhibit declines in fecundity and produce lower quality offspring compared to younger males. While age-related declines in male fitness (senescence) are well-documented across many species, the mechanisms driving these changes remain poorly understood. Read more

Investigating paternal age effects on offspring neurodevelopment using Drosophila melanogaster

It is well-established that an individual’s experiences and environmental factors can influence their descendants. While non-genetic inheritance has been extensively studied in terms of maternal effects, recent evidence highlights powerful paternal contributions to offspring development, metabolism, and neurobiology. Read more

Evolution of sex chromosomes in plants

While most animal species are usually comprised of separate male and female individuals, plant mating systems are far more diverse, with multiple independent origins of separate sexes (dioecy) from ancestral hermaphroditic state. Read more

How do vertebral counts evolve?

How do vertebral counts evolve?. One of the fundamental and most longstanding questions in biology is how phenotypes evolve to generate the incredible diversity of forms present in the natural world. Read more

Evolutionary ecology of individual variation

A fully funded DPhil scholarship is available, to be held in the Edward Grey Institute, Department of Biology, University of Oxford from 1 October 2025. Read more

Individuals, populations, & changing environments

A fully funded DPhil scholarship is available, to be held in the Edward Grey Institute, Department of Biology, University of Oxford from 1 October 2025. Read more

Extinction or adaptation: quantifying marine ecosystem responses to ancient climate change

Project overview. Marine ecosystems are under urgent threat from ocean warming, deoxygenation and acidification today. Earth has warmed (and cooled) many times before, with sustained warm periods that resemble worst-case-scenario predictions for modern climate change. Read more

Comparing cryptobenthic fishes: from cool climates to coral reefs

Project overview. This project will compare communities of small ‘cryptobenthic’ fishes (camouflaged fishes, <5cm long) across latitudinal gradients, from temperate to tropical reef ecosystems. Read more

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