Modelling slope stability

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Climate change predictions for the British Isles generally indicate that there will be higher winter rainfall in future, but with more frequent high intensity rainfall events at any time of year. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A P Dykes

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Integrating Chemical and Hydrological Source Apportionment to Mitigate PFAS “Forever Chemical” Pollution in Rivers

Liverpool John Moores University

Faculty of Science

PROJECT DESCRIPTION. PFAS comprise a class of >7 million chemical compounds that are extremely resistant to chemical and thermal breakdown, making them pervasive in everyday products (e.g., oil- and water-repellent materials) and industry (e.g., surfactants and polymer manufacturing). Read more

Supervisors: Prof PB Byrne, Dr L Mullin, Dr JD Dick, Dr D Megson

17 April 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Developing a Wireless Sensor for Measuring Water Storage in Glacier Moulins

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

PROJECT OVERVIEW. An exciting opportunity to develop a new instrument to study water storage in glaciers. You should have either a background in engineering, physics or environmental science, but with a keen enthusiasm to design, build and field-test an instrument that will need to work in a harsh environment. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Prior-Jones, Dr A Mason-Jones, Dr L Bagshaw

31 March 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Investigating past North Atlantic Subpolar gyre tipping points to improve Early Warning Systems

Durham University

Department of Geography

Are you passionate about climate science and eager to study past ocean changes to transform our ability to predict and prepare for future climate tipping points? We are seeking for a highly motivated candidate to join an ambitious project investigating past climate tipping points. Read more

Supervisors: Dr PMS Moffa Sanchez , Prof D Thornalley, Dr E McClymont, Dr R Ivanovic

31 March 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Wind-blown transport of granular materials in natural environments

Lancaster University

Lancaster Environment Centre

Project Description. Wind/air blown particle transport is ubiquitous in many industrial processes and natural environments. Natural examples include wind-blown dune formation and erosion, and the remobilization of volcanic ash. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Ilic, Dr T Jones, Dr N Lipiejko

25 March 2025 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Firn saturation of ice shelves across Antarctica from borehole optical televiewer datasets

Lancaster University

Lancaster Environment Centre

Project Description. Ice shelves buffer the inland flow of the Antarctic Ice Sheet – their disintegration (e.g., the collapse of Larsen B Ice Shelf in 2002) can cause accelerated ice mass loss and sea-level contributions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr KM Miles, Prof M McMillan

25 March 2025 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Macaronesian climate change, early human occupation and erosion

The University of Manchester

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

New lake evidence suggests that humans reached the Azores 700 years earlier than historical records show, possibly a result of different wind directions associated with warmer conditions of the early Middle Ages. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Mitchell, Dr B Van Dongen, Dr M Hartley, Dr R Quartau

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Monitoring the Impact of Green Infrastructure using Citizen Science in Urban and Rural Catchments

Newcastle University

School of Engineering

Urban and rural environments face a range of pressures and impacts as a result of extreme weather events, including flooding, which are projected to increase in frequency and severity with climate change. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Walsh

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Weighing the Antarctic Ice Sheet: using GNSS observations of solid Earth deformation to understand contributions to sea level change

Newcastle University

School of Engineering

Recent studies suggest that much of West Antarctica is underlain by weak mantle. This matters, because ice sheet mass balance estimates must be corrected for the process of glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA), and this correction requires modelling of the solid Earth. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Clarke

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Physical Limnology and Oceanography: hydrodynamical modelling of lakes

Bangor University

College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering

Title. PhD in Physical Limnology and Oceanography. Hydrodynamical modelling of lakes. Project Overview. We invite applications for a fully funded PhD studentship focusing on the hydrodynamical modelling of lakes, with a specific emphasis on Loch Ness, Scotland. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Woolway

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Building a comprehensive, climate-conditioned, environmental modelling system using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

University of Salford

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

This project will. · Address several pressing environmental challenges by using expertise in computational and environmental modelling, data analysis, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Read more

Supervisors: Prof N Entwistle, Prof W Holderbaum , Dr TEO O'Shea

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Mapping Hydromorphology and Hydraulic Habitat

University of Worcester

Research School

Hydromorphology is synonymous with physical habitat in rivers and describes the combination of the morphological and hydrological / hydraulic components of river channels. Read more

Supervisor: Prof I Maddock

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We have 12 Physical Geography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

Physical Geography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

We have 12 Physical Geography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

University of Liverpool

Swansea University

Modelling slope stability

Integrating Chemical and Hydrological Source Apportionment to Mitigate PFAS “Forever Chemical” Pollution in Rivers

Developing a Wireless Sensor for Measuring Water Storage in Glacier Moulins

Investigating past North Atlantic Subpolar gyre tipping points to improve Early Warning Systems

Wind-blown transport of granular materials in natural environments

Firn saturation of ice shelves across Antarctica from borehole optical televiewer datasets

Macaronesian climate change, early human occupation and erosion

Monitoring the Impact of Green Infrastructure using Citizen Science in Urban and Rural Catchments

Weighing the Antarctic Ice Sheet: using GNSS observations of solid Earth deformation to understand contributions to sea level change

Physical Limnology and Oceanography: hydrodynamical modelling of lakes

Building a comprehensive, climate-conditioned, environmental modelling system using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Mapping Hydromorphology and Hydraulic Habitat

We have 12 Physical Geography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

Physical Geography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

We have 12 Physical Geography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

University of Liverpool

Swansea University

Modelling slope stability

Integrating Chemical and Hydrological Source Apportionment to Mitigate PFAS “Forever Chemical” Pollution in Rivers

Developing a Wireless Sensor for Measuring Water Storage in Glacier Moulins

Investigating past North Atlantic Subpolar gyre tipping points to improve Early Warning Systems

Wind-blown transport of granular materials in natural environments

Firn saturation of ice shelves across Antarctica from borehole optical televiewer datasets

Macaronesian climate change, early human occupation and erosion

Monitoring the Impact of Green Infrastructure using Citizen Science in Urban and Rural Catchments

Weighing the Antarctic Ice Sheet: using GNSS observations of solid Earth deformation to understand contributions to sea level change

Physical Limnology and Oceanography: hydrodynamical modelling of lakes

Building a comprehensive, climate-conditioned, environmental modelling system using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Mapping Hydromorphology and Hydraulic Habitat

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