Environmental Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in the UK

We have 97 Environmental Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in the UK

Vulnerability of low-lying transportation networks to increasing extremes in coastal flooding under climate change

University of Southampton School of Geography and Environmental Science

Road and railway networks are fundamental to societal functioning, but are systemically vulnerable to disruption by natural hazards, including floods. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Lazarus, Dr S Van der Plank, Prof S Blainey

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

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Creation of real-time gravity maps for engineering targets using advanced data processing

University of Birmingham Department of Civil Engineering

IIn 1500 Leonardo Da Vinci stated that we know more about the stars above us than the ground beneath our feet. That is as true today as it was then. Read more

Supervisors: Prof N Metje, Prof M Holynski

11 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Cold-atom gravity gradient sensor development

University of Birmingham Department of Civil Engineering

The Quantum Sensing group within the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham is actively pursuing research into quantum sensing for fundamental sciences and practical applications. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Holynski, Prof N Metje

29 February 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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CDTS309: Sustainable lighting for coastal cities

University of Plymouth The School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Project Description. Artificial Light at Night has demonstrated impacts on biological processes in the sea. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Davies

16 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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Using the Mesospheric Lithium Layer to Monitor the Atmospheric Impacts of Space Debris

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

The impacts of space debris (defunct satellites, rocket motors etc.) re-entering the atmosphere is of growing societal concern. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Plane, Prof D Marsh, Dr W Feng

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

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Exploiting state-of-the-art geostationary satellite data to investigate Asian & North American air quality

University of Leeds School of Earth & Environment

Poor air quality is one of the largest environmental stresses on human health (Cohen et al., 2017) and most severely impacts on countries with large dense populations and intense industrial/economic activities. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Pope, Dr B Kerridge, Prof M Chipperfield

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

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QUADRAT DTP: Historical trends and future projections in lake and river ice phenology

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. In the last century the global average temperature has increased by ~1 °C, with the rate of increase doubling in recent decades and the northern high latitudes warming at 2-3 times the rate of the global average. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Newton, Prof M Spagnolo

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

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Quantification of greenhouse gas emissions using unmanned aerial vehicles

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

This PhD project builds on world-leading research at Manchester to more accurately understand and quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs - also known as drones). Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Allen, Prof M Burton, Dr H Ricketts

29 February 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Automated analysis of volcano imagery with machine learning techniques

University of Sheffield Faculty of Social Sciences

Volcanic gas emissions provide an insight into subsurface magmatic processes; their accurate measurement is therefore critical to volcano monitoring and research. Read more

Supervisors: Dr TW Wilkes, Dr TP Pering, Dr JAS Alex dos Santos

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

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Enhanced Mineral Reactivity in Fault Zones: Quantifying the role of deformation in leaching of critical metals from granites

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

By combining laboratory and field-based observations of experimentally and naturally faulted granites, this project investigates the impact of faulting on enhanced leaching of critical metals into pore fluids. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Farrell, Dr J Mecklenburgh

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

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QUADRAT DTP: Environmental monitoring of peatlands with novel geophysical methods

Aberdeen University School of Geosciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. Blanket bogs are important carbon sinks, which also regulate stream flow and water quality, as well as contributing to biodiversity. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Gilligan, Dr R Flynn

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

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Earth’s small-scale structure – Massive datasets and machine learning

University of Leeds Faculty of Environment

The interior of the Earth holds the record of the evolution of the planet and the imprint of ongoing processes. Lithospheric material is transported into the deep interior through subduction and then distributed throughout the mantle by convection. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Rost

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

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Hyperpolarised portable NMR spectroscopy for analytical applications

University of York Department of Chemistry

Background. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a powerful analytical technique that has revolutionised the physical and biological sciences. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M E Halse

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

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Investigating, understanding and visualising floods through the Wetropolis Flood Investigator

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Mathematics

Motivation. engaging visualisation of floods. We will introduce the Wetropolis Flood Investigator. a mathematical model and physical set-up. Read more

Supervisors: Prof O Bokhove, Dr G de Boer, Dr M Trigg

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

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We have 97 Environmental Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in the UK

Environmental Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in the UK

We have 97 Environmental Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in the UK

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