seagrass PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

CDTS314: Enabling Biodiversity Credits for the Protection and Restoration of Subtidal Seagrass Beds

University of Plymouth The School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Seagrass is an important marine habitat that provides benefits to society in the form of ecosystem services. These services include, but are not limited to. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Rees, Dr E Addicott, Prof M Attrill

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

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FULLY FUNDED PROJECT - Scottish seagrass Soundscapes: development of acoustics as a tool to monitor their health, role and restoration

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences

'TO APPLY FOR THIS PROJECT, CLICK INSTITUTION WEBSITE'. The goal of this PhD project is threefold. This project will compare the biodiversity of seagrass meadows across Scotland using visual and acoustic-based methods. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LDC De Clippele, Dr KS Simpson, Prof K Park

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

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Fully Funded NERC ACCE DTP ENVIRONMENT AND GEOGRAPHY project: Intertidal seagrass carbon stocks and accumulation rates

University of York Adapting to the Challenges of a Changing Environment (ACCE)

Lead supervisor. Dr Ed Garrett (University of York Department of Environment and Geography). Co-supervisors: Annette Burden (CEH). Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Garrett

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

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CDTS307: Understanding carbon flows between seagrass, kelp forest and maerl habitat mosaics within the coastal seascape for quantification of Blue Carbon sequestration services and storage: an Orkney Islands case study

Heriot-Watt University School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society

The value of the marine environment as a key ally in the journey to mitigate climate change has been widely recognised in the scientific literature (Bindoff et al. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Porter, Dr A Querios, Dr C Aravena, Dr R Lilley

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

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Fully Funded NERC ACCE DTP BIOLOGY project: Exploring the diversity and evolution of CO2 fixation in macroalgae and seagrass to understand their response to a changing climate

University of York Adapting to the Challenges of a Changing Environment (ACCE)

Lead supervisor. Dr Charlotte Walker (University of York Department of Biology). Co-supervisors: Prof Luke Mackinder (University of York Department of Biology) Dr Glen Wheeler (Marine Biological Association of the UK). Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Walker

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

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Climate Change Mitigation in the Isle of Wight Marine Biosphere, Solent

University of Portsmouth School of Biological Sciences

Applications are invited for a fully-funded three-year PhD to commence in October 2024. . The PhD will be based in the Faculty of Science and Health and will be supervised by Dr Ian Hendy. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Hendy

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

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NERC ACCE Doctoral Training Partnership: The impacts of land-based nutrient pollution and sediment on coastal ecosystems in a Caribbean Bay

University of Liverpool Faculty of Science and Engineering

The ACCE DTP is committed to recruiting extraordinary future scientists regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith or religious belief, pregnancy or maternity, parental or caring responsibilities or career pathway to date. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Clark, Prof A Plater, Dr C Mahaffey, Dr T R Marthews, Dr R Collin

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

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