Geology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Leicester

We have 6 Geology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Leicester

Last Millennium climate change and variability in the SW Indian Ocean and their link to ecosystem and Malagasy Indigenous coastal community resilience

University of Leicester Department of Geology

Coastal communities around the world are critically vulnerable to both natural and anthropogenic climate change threats (IPCC, 2021, Teh, et al., 2013). Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Zinke

10 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Reconstructing palaeo-Atlantic circulation from oceanic ferromanganese crusts at unprecedented resolution

University of Leicester Department of Geology

Constraining changes in the flow of the North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) and Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) currents is paramount to understanding past climate and oceanographic changes to inform future climate susceptibility. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Josso, Dr TVP van Peer

10 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Pore fabric controls on rock strength and fracture growth

University of Leicester Department of Geology

Rock fractures are known to decrease rock strength and increase rock permeability, with significant impact on both at all scales. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Gill

10 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Promoting pyrometallurgical slags as a critical metal resource: Geometallurgy and leaching behaviour with environmentally benign solvents

University of Leicester Department of Geology

Pyrometallurgical slags are the solidified waste products from the smelting of metals. These are dominantly composed of finely crystalline or glassy silicate and oxide minerals but contain small blebs of native metals or metal sulfides which reflect the original ore being smelted, such as Sn, Cu, Pb or Ag. Read more

Supervisor: Dr GRT Jenkin

10 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The role of the hind limbs in pterosaur flight

University of Leicester Department of Geology

The aerial ability of pterosaurs, Mesozoic flying reptiles, has been the focus of attention for more than two centuries. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Unwin

10 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Tracking volatile evolution in explosive alkaline eruptions

University of Leicester Department of Geology

Volatiles like H. 2. O, CO. 2. , S, F and Cl are key components of magmas and are inherited from their source regions. Their ability to dissolve in magmas changes during magma ascent due to changes in pressure and temperature. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Miles

10 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 6 Geology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Leicester

Geology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Leicester

We have 6 Geology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Leicester

Last Millennium climate change and variability in the SW Indian Ocean and their link to ecosystem and Malagasy Indigenous coastal community resilience

Reconstructing palaeo-Atlantic circulation from oceanic ferromanganese crusts at unprecedented resolution

Pore fabric controls on rock strength and fracture growth

Promoting pyrometallurgical slags as a critical metal resource: Geometallurgy and leaching behaviour with environmentally benign solvents

The role of the hind limbs in pterosaur flight

Tracking volatile evolution in explosive alkaline eruptions

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