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Marine Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 20 Marine Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

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Underwater Radiated Noise Prediction of Commercial Ships (BMT)

University of Liverpool
School of Environmental Sciences
Underwater Radiated Noise (URN) has long been explored and calculated on naval vessels but is still a relatively uncommon consideration in the commercial domain. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof JB Bridgeman, Dr M Fulton, Prof A Plater, Dr L Roberts
 18 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Toxicodynamics of Legacy and Emerging Metal Pollutants in Marine Ecosystems Using Two Ectoparasites

University of the West of Scotland
School of Health & Life Sciences
This fully funded PhD project fits within the MASTS themes of Challenged Ecosystems and Multiple Emerging Contaminants. It will focus on the use of ectoparasites as bioindicators for assessing the toxicodynamics of legacy and emerging metal pollutants in marine environments. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Gilbert, Dr K Rodgers
 16 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Tracing the diversity and impacts of changing microalgal communities

University of Otago
Department of Biochemistry
We are recruiting a PhD student to work on an inter-disciplinary project spanning the Departments of Biochemistry and Marine Science, looking into the changing nature of microalgal communities around Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Kenny, Dr EA Armstrong
 30 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Marine habitat as a Nature-Based Solution in Belfast Harbour: developing Native Oyster restoration in modified water bodies.

Queen’s University Belfast
School of Biological Sciences
Healthy and diverse marine and coastal habitats are recognised as crucial in society’s adaptation to and mitigation of climate change. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Clements, Dr N Baker Horne, Dr N O'Connor
 18 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Sensing the unseen: How diatoms detect and respond to highly dilute sex-inducing pheromones

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
International Max Planck Research School
Background. Diatoms are abundant unicellular microalgae that contribute approximately 20% of global photosynthetic CO₂ fixation. Despite their vital role in regulating Earth’s climate, fundamental aspects of their biology, such as sexual reproduction, remain poorly understood. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G. Pohnert, Dr M Knaden
 22 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the impacts and benefits of offshore wind on fish in the Greater North Sea

University of Hull
Offshore Wind CDT
This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience, a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Bolland, Dr KM Mazik, Prof RF Forster
 9 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Pangenomics developments for UK aquaculture species (HAERTY_E25CEFAS)

Earlham Institute
Graduate Programme
This is advertising for a 1st June 2025 start date. For the last 30 years the outputs of wild capture fisheries have plateaued mainly due to the impact of over exploitation of the existing stocks. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W Haerty
 26 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding the effects of offshore wind development on marine benthic communities

University of Hull
Offshore Wind CDT
This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience, a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr KM Mazik, Dr B Caswell, Dr AR Richardson, Dr JS Strong
 9 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Miniaturising gross proximate composition analysis techniques to develop accurate ecological models of marine species interactions at the scale of offshore windfarms

University of Hull
Offshore Wind CDT
This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience, a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Richardson, Dr M Johnson
 9 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Exploring benthic biogeochemical cycling in the abyssal Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean

University of the Highlands and Islands
Scottish Association for Marine Science
Continued demand for rare earth minerals has generated extensive interest in mining mineral-rich deposits in the deep sea. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Sweetman
 30 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Decoding the secondary metabolic memory of a diatom phytoplankton

Northumbria University
Department of Applied Sciences
Our interpretation of biology is very much inclined towards what we can see with the naked eye, making us focus on the prominent forms of life surrounding us - the plants and animals. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Beedessee
 31 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Culturing microsporidian pathogens of humans and animals with marine origin

Teesside University
School of Health & Life Sciences
For this new PhD project, our team at Teesside University and Newcastle University are recruiting a highly motivated student with an enthusiasm derived from human diseases acquired via aquatic zoonoses. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Bojko
 31 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Defining how inter-bacterial symbioses regulate aquatic ecosystem health (PhD Project) - Domestic Only

University of Technology Sydney
Faculty of Science
Planktonic bacteria play crucial roles in regulating the productivity, health and function of aquatic ecosystems. Recent evidence suggests that the growth and ecological impacts of aquatic bacteria is potentially strongly regulated by previously over-looked inter-bacterial interactions. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Seymour, Dr JB Raina
 28 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Application of digital holography for marine science

University of Aberdeen
School of Engineering
These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Thevar, Dr K Nakkeeran
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Conservation and restoration strategies for chalk streams in Cambridgeshire

Anglia Ruskin University ARU
School of Life Sciences
PhD Studentship (Fee waiver and Bursary). School of Life Sciences. Cambridge Campus. Fixed term contract for 3 years, commencing September 2025. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Helden
 31 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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