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We have 71 rural PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students
rural PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students
We have 71 rural PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students
Can car sharing schemes work in rural areas of Scotland and can this achieve sustainable transport?
Shared mobility practices such as. Car sharing systems (CSS) are intended to reduce car ownership, reduce the private car fleet, improve mobility, and traffic congestion while offering advantages for drivers such as total cost of ownership (TCO) and flexibility for drivers. Read more
Knowledge and behavioural attitudes towards wastes generation and recycling in urban and rural settings
Research Group:
Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
Waste generation and rising demand for primary resources are still uncontrolled and increasing problems imposing enormous pressures on the environment and natural resources. Read more
Are rural e-bike routes manageable and cost-effective?
Cycling routes have been identified as an area for development to significantly reduce carbon emission and support health and wellbeing by encouraging active travel. Read more
One Health drivers of antibiotic resistant bacterial infections in rural Ugandan communities
Project ID. HI_8. Theme. Health Innovation. Antibiotic resistant bacterial infections are more difficult and costly to treat, with increased mortality and morbidity. Read more
Modelling and optimisation of infrastructure for the decarbonisation of transport in rural areas
The decarbonisation of the transport sector (primarily through electrification) has become one of the priorities of most advanced economies nowadays, including the UK, in the fight against climate change. Read more
Optimizing Telemedicine Appointment Scheduling in the UK (RDF25/BL/MOS/CAVDAROGLU)
Telemedicine has rapidly transformed healthcare delivery, providing patients with remote access to medical care, particularly in rural and underserved regions. Read more
E5 Global monitoring models for marine mammal strandings: Creating surveillance intelligence systems for marine mammal strandings management
Start date. October 2025. Duration: 3.5 YEARS. Stipend: UKRI stipend levels (£19,237 in 2024/25). Supervisors. Dr Jude Eze (SRUC), Dr Annette Boerlage (SRUC), Dr Sarah Marley (SRUC), Dr Giles Innocent (Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland). Read more
E5 Investigating the Biodiversity and Ecological Determinants of Fungus Gnats (Sciaridae): An Emerging Pest in Glasshouse Environments
Supervisors. Dr Arthy Surendran (SRUC), Professor Neil Havis (SRUC), Laura Ross (School of Biological Sciences - Institute of Evolutionary Biology, UoE), Matt Elliot (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh). Read more
E5 Golden Greens: Harnessing Cyanogenic Plants for Eco-Friendly Gold Recovery
Supervisors. Dr Luis Novo (SRUC), Attila Molnar (School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh), Maciej Kaczmarek (SRUC). Read more
The environmental persistence of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’
Research Group:
CENTA - Central England NERC Training Alliance
Project Highlights. · PFAS are ubiquitous environmental contaminants of huge concern. · You will investigate patterns of river pollution with PFAS across an urban-rural gradient. Read more
‘Dirty movies’: Towards an interdisciplinary understanding of cinema, soil, and sustainability
Project ID. SS_1. Theme. Safety and Sustainability. This project responds to a crisis with an image problem. A quotidian reminder of decomposition and defecation, soil struggles for ambassadors. Read more
Fairness of large-scale renewable energy projects: Windfarm developments in Scotland and beyond
Background. In the framework of the energy transition, Scotland and other regions of Europe and the wider world are seeing the development of large-scale energy projects (windfarms). Read more
A new model for information literacies of community representatives
Cycling routes have been identified as an area for development to significantly reduce carbon emission and support health and wellbeing by encouraging active travel. Read more
CR2025_49: EMBRACE - Examination of Mangrove Biodiversity, Resilience, and Adaptation for Climate and Ecosystems
*Please note that this PhD will be hosted at Swansea University*. Sub-Saharan African countries face severe environmental and climate challenges directly impacting livelihoods and biodiversity. Read more
CR2025_49: EMBRACE - Examination of Mangrove Biodiversity, Resilience, and Adaptation for Climate and Ecosystems
*Please note that this PhD will be hosted at Swansea University*. Sub-Saharan African countries face severe environmental and climate challenges directly impacting livelihoods and biodiversity. Read more