Soil Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

Funded PhD - Genetics, biochemistry and cell biology of plant roots to increase soil stability and prevent soil erosion.

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences

Aims. Soils are a vital, rapidly-eroding resource. Plant roots can preserve soils by binding and secreting compounds that, directly or indirectly, stick soil together. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C S Grierson

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

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Carbon dioxide from crumbling coasts: Rock weathering as a carbon source

University of Oxford Department of Earth Sciences

The global carbon cycle controls Earth’s climate by the release and removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. A major CO2 emission occurs when sedimentary rocks are weathered, and this plays a central role in the geological carbon cycle, releasing as much CO2 as volcanism (Hilton and West, 2020). Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Hilton

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

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PLANT SCIENCE CDT: Modelling Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Scottish Agriculture: Implications for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Aberdeen University School of Biological Sciences

Applications are invited for this exciting, fully-funded, 42 month PhD studentship at the University of Aberdeen. This project is part of the newly established Anthony & Margaret Johnston Centre for Doctoral Training in Plant Sciences enabled by a generous legacy gift. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Abdalla, Prof A Hastings

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

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NERC ENVISION DTP PhD studentship for 2024 Entry: Early warning of reservoir dam failure: harnessing novel ground imaging and machine learning technologies for enhanced hazard assessment

UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Lancaster UK CEH

This is an exciting opportunity to explore deep learning (DL) methods, in combination with geophysical and hydro-mechanical models, to extract information on the stability of dams and other earthworks. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Tso, Prof A M Binley

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

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Continuous monitoring and mitigation of methane emissions at energy facilities PhD

Cranfield University School of Water, Energy and Environment (SWEE)

Methane is a major greenhouse gas and so contributes to climate change. Cranfield and SLB are offering an iCASE PhD studentship, developing modelling methods to couple with observations of methane from energy facilities. Read more

Supervisors: Prof N Harris, Dr M Cain

21 February 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Determining the water retention behaviour of unsaturated hydrophobic granular soils

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Hydrophobic granular soils are under investigation for constructing roads on frost-susceptible soils in China and the US, in preference to cementitious stabilisation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Beckett

1 December 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PLANT SCIENCE CDT: The land use and environmental impacts of a dietary shift from cow’s milk to oat milk in the UK

Aberdeen University School of Biological Sciences

Applications are invited for this exciting, fully-funded, 42 month PhD studentship at the University of Aberdeen. This project is part of the newly established Anthony & Margaret Johnston Centre for Doctoral Training in Plant Sciences enabled by a generous legacy gift. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Smith, Prof J Macdiarmid, Prof J Smith

23 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Does competition between hydrogen and methane consumption by soil microbes lead to climate impacts?

UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Edinburgh UK CEH

Summary. Emissions of hydrogen (H2) can act as a secondary greenhouse gas that distorts the atmospheric methane (CH4) sink. Soil bacteria can utilise H2 and CH4, but ecological mechanisms underpinning this competition remain poorly understood. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Drewer

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

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Evaluating role of microjet plasma interactions with slurry to mitigate ammonia volatilisation

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Research Group: CENTA - Central England NERC Training Alliance

Project Highlights. Microjet plasma will create a vortex in slurry to improve absorption of plasma species to liquid. pH of slurry will reduce leading to conservation of N, mitigating ammonia losses. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Rebrov

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

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From waste to compostable packaging: The environmental end-of-life impact of modified cellulosic films

University of Leeds Faculty of Environment

Industrialisation of manufacturing has dramatically reduced the cost of products for consumers leading to the creation of a throw-away society in which we “take-make-dispose”. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Benitez-Alfonso, Dr H M R Greathead

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

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Exploring how hydrophobic soil layers govern debris flow formation after wildfires

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Summary. This project will explore, through laboratory testing, how the formation of hydrophobic soil layers initiates deadly debris flows after wildfires. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Beckett

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

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Reactive nitrogen biogeochemistry in agronomic systems

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Volatile reactive nitrogen oxides (NOy), comprised of NOx (NO + NO2) and NOz (HONO + HNO3 + N2O5 + …), negatively impact air quality as they are precursors… Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Mushinski

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

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QUADRAT DTP: Investigating the role of archaea in peatland microbial ecosystems.

Queen’s University Belfast School of Biological Sciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. This project is fundamentally concerned with understanding the carbon cycle in peat wetland (including blanket bog) microbial ecosystems – both restored and naturally produced. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Allen, Prof C Gubry-Rangin

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

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QUADRAT DTP: Just how hot have peatlands burnt over decadal, centennial and millennial timescales?

Aberdeen University School of Geosciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Mauquoy, Dr M Blaauw

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

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QUADRAT DTP: Ecohydrological response of tropical peatlands to climate change and human impacts

Queen’s University Belfast School of Natural and Built Environment

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. Globally, peatlands contain stored C equivalent to the amount that would be emitted to the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels at the 2007 annual global rate for the next 75 years. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Swindles, Dr T Mighall

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

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We have 114 Soil Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

Soil Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

We have 114 Soil Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

Funded PhD - Genetics, biochemistry and cell biology of plant roots to increase soil stability and prevent soil erosion.

Carbon dioxide from crumbling coasts: Rock weathering as a carbon source

PLANT SCIENCE CDT: Modelling Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Scottish Agriculture: Implications for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

NERC ENVISION DTP PhD studentship for 2024 Entry: Early warning of reservoir dam failure: harnessing novel ground imaging and machine learning technologies for enhanced hazard assessment

Continuous monitoring and mitigation of methane emissions at energy facilities PhD

Determining the water retention behaviour of unsaturated hydrophobic granular soils

PLANT SCIENCE CDT: The land use and environmental impacts of a dietary shift from cow’s milk to oat milk in the UK

Does competition between hydrogen and methane consumption by soil microbes lead to climate impacts?

Evaluating role of microjet plasma interactions with slurry to mitigate ammonia volatilisation

From waste to compostable packaging: The environmental end-of-life impact of modified cellulosic films

Exploring how hydrophobic soil layers govern debris flow formation after wildfires

Reactive nitrogen biogeochemistry in agronomic systems

QUADRAT DTP: Investigating the role of archaea in peatland microbial ecosystems.

QUADRAT DTP: Just how hot have peatlands burnt over decadal, centennial and millennial timescales?

QUADRAT DTP: Ecohydrological response of tropical peatlands to climate change and human impacts

We have 114 Soil Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

Soil Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

We have 114 Soil Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

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