We have 23 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for European Students (exc UK) in Stirling

Carbon captured and sequestered in marine and coastal environments, known as blue carbon, is recognised as a nature-based solution and a key part of the… Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Tisdall, Dr H Moorhouse, Dr I Jones

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

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Hydro Nation Scholars Programme 2024 - Developing novel environmental phytoremediation strategies to remove antimicrobial resistant human pathogens from polluted freshwater systems

University of Stirling Hydro Nation Scholars Programme

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to carry out PhD research in the fields of environmental science, water quality and environmental microbiology. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Quilliam, Prof N Willby, Dr D Oliver

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

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In hot water: How will climate-driven water level changes impact lakes?

University of Stirling School of Biological & Environmental Sciences

Climate change is the dominant global environmental problem of our time, while lakes are sensitive sentinels of change. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Jones, Dr E Mackay, Dr A Law

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

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Examining the impact of radioactive stressors on plants-pathogen interactions

University of Stirling School of Biological & Environmental Sciences

All organisms are constantly exposed to low doses of radiation from natural radiation sources such as the earth’s crust and cosmic radiation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Lim, Dr R Karnik, Prof D Copplestone, Dr P Etchells

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

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Assessing floods and droughts using satellite radar data

University of Stirling School of Biological & Environmental Sciences

In this novel and timely research, we aim to improve the management and protection of floodplains and arid regions by using cutting-edge satellite images to develop field-tested methodologies to monitor flood level and soil moisture on a weekly basis to inform floods or droughts risk management strategies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Marino, Dr P Hunter, Dr M Fry

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

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IAPETUS2 Doctoral Training Partnership

University of Stirling

IAPETUS2 is a Doctoral Training Partnership that joins the leading research universities of Durham, Glasgow, Newcastle, St Andrews, Stirling and Heriot-Watt together with the British Geological Survey, the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the British Antarctic Survey. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only) NERC Doctoral Training Partnership

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Carbon capture and storage: can a transdisciplinary framework for environmental impact assessment deliver a fair and equitable net-zero carbon future?

University of Stirling School of Biological & Environmental Sciences

The UK’s energy system is evolving. It is widely recognised that to meet our future energy needs whilst tackling the increasing threat of climate change, an energy strategy that integrates a broad range of low carbon energy technologies is required. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J DICKIE, Mrs H Napier, Prof D Copplestone, Dr E Evensen

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

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Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Ice Hazard Risk Mitigation and Research

University of Stirling School of Biological & Environmental Sciences

The capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) are accelerating in parallel with warming Polar climates. In this project we will harness the potential of AI to investigate new techniques for tracking large and tabular icebergs that calve from Arctic ice shelves and ice tongues. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Crawford, Dr A Marino

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

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Understanding the ecological interplay between tree planting and natural colonisation processes to create future forests

University of Stirling School of Biological & Environmental Sciences

Woodland expansion is the focus of many restoration efforts because of its potential to aid biodiversity recovery and mitigate climate change. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, Prof M Whittingham, Prof K Park, Dr K Watts

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

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The sound of restoration: using ecoacoustics to assess the biodiversity value of woodland creation sites

University of Stirling School of Biological & Environmental Sciences

Overview. Expanding woodland cover is the focus of many restoration efforts because of its potential to aid biodiversity recovery and mitigate climate change. Read more

Supervisors: Prof K Park, Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, Dr D Dominoni, Dr T Bradfer-Lawrence, Dr K Watts

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

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BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership - Call for applications for 2024

University of Stirling

Would you like to study for a PhD as part of a supportive collaborative partnership in Scotland?. Would you like to be part of a vibrant community of bioscience students and supervisors working together on cutting edge research of global importance?. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership

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Detecting and assessing the impact of unregulated discharges into river systems through next generation Earth observation

University of Stirling School of Biological & Environmental Sciences

Our surface waters are under increasing pressures from global megatrends including rapid urbanisation, population growth, land use change and intensification. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A N Tyler, Dr R O'Donnell, Dr C Wilkie, Dr P Hunter

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

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Monitoring Scotland’s fresh waters from space: re-engineering the state-of-art using artificial intelligence.

University of Stirling School of Biological & Environmental Sciences

Scotland’s freshwater ecosystems are under significant pressure from a range of stressors including inputs of diffuse pollution from agriculture, wastewater spillages from combined sewer outflows, and the increasing occurrence of hydroclimatic extremes (Marsden & Mackay, 2001). Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Hunter, Prof A N Tyler, Dr R O'Donnell

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

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Quantifying the impacts of Low Emission Zones (LEZs) on urban air quality, health, inequalities and wellbeing

University of Stirling School of Biological & Environmental Sciences

Air pollution is a public health emergency (Holgate, 2022), responsible for an estimated 7 million premature deaths every year globally. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H PRICE, Dr D Lee, Dr C Di Marco

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

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Carbon sequestration processes in the rusty carbon sink

University of Stirling School of Biological & Environmental Sciences

Carbon is sequestered in soils and sediments via mineral associations. Over 20% of organiccarbon in sediments is directly bound to reactive iron mineral phases, giving rise to the so-called ‘rusty carbon sink’ (Lalonde et al. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Schroeder, Prof J Toney

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

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We have 23 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for European Students (exc UK) in Stirling

PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for European Students (exc UK) in Stirling

We have 23 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for European Students (exc UK) in Stirling

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