We have 19 University of Edinburgh, School of Geosciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Summary. The aim of the project is to use about 20 years of UK radar data to test if extreme hourly-precipitation is increasing at rates predicted by convective permitting models. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Tett, Prof F Lindgren, Prof H Fowler

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Feasibility of hydrogen energy storage opportunities in Zechstein salt caverns: ETP Studentship with SSE Thermal

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

Please READ THE INFORMATION AT https://www.ed.ac.uk/geosciences/study/degrees/research-degrees/phd-projects/physical-sciences?item811 to find out more about the project and how to apply. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Edlmann, Dr R Brackenridge, Dr V Spooner

15 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Understanding anomalous glacier fluctuations

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

Summary. This field-based project will utilise geomorphology, tephrochronology and remote sensing to better understand how Icelandic glacier fluctuations can be decoupled from climate drivers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A J Dugmore, Dr R Bingham

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

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Growth of fault networks: mapping the evolution of fault distributions, earthquake patterns, and seismic hazard

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

Summary. Subduction zone outer rises. a natural laboratory to reveal the development of fault networks and seismicity. Project background. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Kalnins, Dr K Lythgoe, Prof I Main, Dr T Craig

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

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Integrating optimal climatic variables of cultivated plants in species distribution modelling to guide conservation initiatives for threatened conifer species. Project based at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and the University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

Summary. Understanding conifer species' climatic tolerance is vital for informed tree planting decisions, aiding both the forestry sector and species conservation efforts in the face of a changing climate. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Wilson, Dr K Dexter

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

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Monitoring the Impact of Climate Change on the Timing of Lifecycle Events in Plants (project based at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and the University of Edinburgh)

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

Summary. Shifts in plant lifecycle timing are clear indicators of the impact of climate change. Effectively monitoring these shifts is critical to understanding their consequences. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Ahrends

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

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Community benefits of landscape restoration in Scotland – measuring, mapping and monitoring social impacts

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

Summary. Landscape restoration is expanding in Scotland, with unclear and contested impacts on local communities. This PhD project will identify ways to capture those impacts and assess whether appropriate benefits are created. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Metzger, Dr J Fisher, Dr D Moseley, Dr CB Brown

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

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Using insights from the Social Assessment of Protected Area (SAPA) methodology to improve protected area management in East Africa

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

Protected and conserved areas (PCAs) are a cornerstone of global conservation policy and a major influence on the lives of people in poor rural parts of the Global South. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Keane

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

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Arctic climate variability and societal impacts 500-1500CE

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

Summary. The project will investigate the variability of the Greenland climate during the period 500-1500CE to better understand its role in driving societal change for the Dorset culture, Norse and Thule Inuit. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Schurer, Dr A J Dugmore, Prof M. N. Evans, Dr RJ Jackson

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

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Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) for transformative change: Addressing multi-hazard vulnerability in the context of risk-informed development.

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

Summary. Disaster risk weakens climate adaptation. This PhD will explore the DDR-CCA nexus by assessing the vulnerability of adaptation assets to multi-hazards; and examining the transformative potential of risk-informed development. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Hejnowicz

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

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Science for Disaster Risk Reduction: What’s not working?

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

There is no sustainable development without Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) but progress towards international DRR objectives has been slow. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Donovan

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

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Bayesian Modelling the Spatial-Temporal Evolution of Natural Hazards

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

Summary. You will develop a new Bayesian framework for forecasting the occurrence and evolution of natural hazards by adapting a cutting edge spatio-temporal modelling package, originally developed for ecological systems. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Naylor, Prof F Lindgren, Dr fs Serafini

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

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Sounds of the River: Hydroacoustic and seismic monitoring of sediment transport

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

Summary. In order to better understand sediment transport as bedload, you will deploy new monitoring technology alongside machine learning of the output on key rivers in Scotland impacted by rewilding and nature-based engineering. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Naylor, Dr H Sinclair, Dr M Creed, Mr SC Chapple

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

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Resolving the structure and nature of the Highland Boundary Fault through high-resolution geophysical investigations

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

Unravel the role the Highland Boundary Fault played in the building of Scotland, and use it as an analogue to understand present day faulting activity around the world. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Lythgoe, Prof A Curtis

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

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Impacts of volcanically induced climate change on medieval Icelandic farm abandonment

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

Summary. This interdisciplinary project uses down-scaled climate predictions to explore Medieval Icelandic farm settlement and abandonment patterns and possible links to global volcanic-induced climate change. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Newton, Dr A J Dugmore, Prof R Essery

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

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We have 19 University of Edinburgh, School of Geosciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

University of Edinburgh, School of Geosciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 19 University of Edinburgh, School of Geosciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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