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Soil Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in the UK

We have 24 Soil Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in the UK

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Micro-PIV Investigation of Seabed Reactions to Hydrodynamic Conditions and Energy Changes

University of Liverpool School of Engineering
The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero Maritime Energy solutions (N0MES) has a 4-year funded PhD place available for an exceptional researcher. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof MMN Mousavi Nezhad, Prof JB Bridgeman
 20 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Does fertilizer placement play a key role in crop establishment?

University of Nottingham School of Biosciences
BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership, Researcher Academy. Polyhalite is the first new mineral fertilizers for crop production in 75 years. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Sturrock
 3 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigating environmental redox chemistry of uranium and other key radionuclides using novel electrochemical techniques

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
A fully-funded PhD studentship is available to a chemistry or related discipline graduate with interests in environmental radioactivity. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Morris, Dr T Neill
 30 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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BARIToNE: Using Next Generation Nitrogen Sources For Producing Spring Malting Barley and its Impact on Yield and Grain Malt Quality (Project code 24B)

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences
Supervisors. Lead supervisor. Dr John Foulkes, University of Nottingham. Second supervisor. Dr Guillermina Mendiondo, University of Nottingham. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M J Foulkes, Dr G Mendiondo, Mr S Smith
 31 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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BARIToNE: Barley productivity and nitrogen losses under climate change in Scotland (Project code 24F)

The James Hutton Institute PhD Opportunities
Supervisors. Lead supervisor - Dr Mike Rivington, James Hutton Institute. Second supervisor - Prof John Rowan, University of Dundee. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Rivington, Prof J Rowan, Dr D Sparkes
 31 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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BARIToNE: Barley productivity and nitrogen losses under climate change in Scotland (Project code 24F)

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences
Supervisors. Lead supervisor - Dr Mike Rivington, James Hutton Institute. Second supervisor - Prof John Rowan, University of Dundee. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Rivington, Prof J Rowan, Dr D Sparkes
 31 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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From past to present: Harnessing hydrology, ecology, and palaeo-markers to establish dune slack restoration potential

UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Bangor UK CEH
This project is part of the NERC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training, ECOWILD. For more details, and for a full list of projects offered under this programme, please visit: https://ecowild.site.hw.ac.uk/. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Jones, Dr K Selby, Dr B Jones, Dr C Dwyer
 29 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Role of ditch networks in agricultural landscapes to mitigate flooding and diffuse pollution.

Heriot-Watt University School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
This project is part of the NERC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training, ECOWILD. For more details, and for a full list of projects offered under this programme, please visit. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Pattison, Prof C Spray, Dr K Redeker
 29 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Floodplains under pressure - Multiple stressor impacts of pollution, climate change and landscape management

University of York Department of Environment and Geography
This project is part of the NERC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training, ECOWILD. For more details, and for a full list of projects offered under this programme, please visit: https://ecowild.site.hw.ac.uk/. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Toet, Dr R Collins, Prof D Spurgeon, Prof N McNamara
 29 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Does metal mobilisation during flooding enhance risks to earthworms?

University of York Department of Environment and Geography
This project is part of the NERC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training, ECOWILD. For more details, and for a full list of projects offered under this programme, please visit: https://ecowild.site.hw.ac.uk/. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Hodson, Dr E Forbes, Dr A Robinson, Prof D Spurgeon
 29 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering plant microbiome PhD: Exploring and engineering the plant microbiome for increased resilience

Durham University Department of Engineering
Title. Exploring and engineering the plant microbiome for increased resilience. Project Description. Plants are impacted by numerous abiotic and biotic factors above and below ground, such as nutrient availability, local climatic conditions, and the surrounding fauna. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Keating
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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Designing Just and Resilient Urban Landscapes - A Framework for futures and strategic decision-making for Blue and Green Infrastructure (BGI)

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science
Many cities have a significant amount of grey infrastructure (paving and asphalt) and dysfunctional green or blue spaces. Access to and use of green and blue space are disproportionately limited in areas of deprivation, and further affected by poor air quality, heat stress, and flooding. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Woods, Dr H Al Waer, Prof S Dawson
 3 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Refugee Settlement (Re)design: modelling improvisation for social inclusion & wellbeing

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science
The global population of forcibly displaced people is increasing at an unprecedented rate, from 43.3 million to 110 million in the last 15 years alone. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Al Waer, Prof L van Blerk
 3 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Detection and management of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) infecting potatoes in Great Britain

Harper Adams University Department of Agriculture and Environment
Detection and management of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) infecting potatoes in Great Britain. Award summary. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Back
 3 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Binks Institute for Sustainability: An uncertain future for achieving eco-hydrological resilience – investigating systemic impacts of net zero-driven, land-use decisions on Scotland’s water resources

University of Dundee School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
Context. Land use in the future will be greatly influenced by accelerating climate change, the size and timing of our net-zero ambitions, and wider disruptions due to geopolitical events. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Morel, Dr S Halliday, Dr M Glendell, Dr M Hare
 30 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Binks Institute for Sustainability: Development of a rapid characterisation method for the engineering response of trees for hazard assessment and use in nature-based solutions

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering
Climate Change is resulting in increasingly extreme weather events which can have significant impacts on transport infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Knappett, Dr M Ciantia
 30 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Binks Institute for Sustainability: Modelling host-microbiome interactions: a nature-based alternative to artificial fertilisers

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering
Overall Aim. Through this research we will learn more about the way that plant roots (the 'host') and the associated soil microbes (the 'microbiome') interact. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof F Davidson, Prof N Stanley-Wall
 30 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Binks Institute for Sustainability: Protection of critical infrastructure in developing countries through bioengineering and intermediate technology

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering
Earthquakes create a range of hazards for engineers, key amongst which is the need to keep critical infrastructure such as bridges open in the crucial few hours after the event. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A J Brennan, Prof J Knappett
 30 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Binks Institute for Sustainability: Water Issues in Managed Wetlands and Woodlands: A Creative Practice-Led Investigation

University of Dundee Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Using a deep mapping method (Modeen and Biggs, 2020), this compilation of information, assisted by collaborative shared expertise, allows for connections and observations to be gathered that support pilot restoration projects within a community, as well as the creation of artworks that serve an educational function. . Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Modeen, Prof J Rowan
 30 June 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Validating portable gamma spectrometry as a tool for mapping spatial patterns in soil organic carbon

University of Plymouth Faculty of Science and Engineering
Applications are invited for a 3.5 years PhD studentship within the Environmental Intelligence doctoral training programme at the University of Plymouth. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W Blake
 26 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Deep Learning for Woodland Soil Biodiversity Identification and Monitoring

University of Strathclyde Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Soils are one of the most important reservoirs of biodiversity [1], and soil fauna is a critical component of functioning ecosystems across the world. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Tachtatzis, Dr R A Atkinson
 Year round applications  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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Where has all of the carbon gone? Understanding the molecular mechanisms of long-term soil carbon capture

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Soils, while unglamorous, form the basis of the terrestrial biosphere and are ultimately the source of the majority of the food that we eat, yet fundamental aspects of how soils form and how they store carbon are poorly understood. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Cameron, Dr S Nixon
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Sustainable products & processes - help industry ditch the plastic and toxic chemicals

Brunel University London Environmental Science
Material and energy used for making products can have significant adverse environmental, health and safety and or socioeconomic impacts. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Troisi
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