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

We have 112 Soil Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

From waste to compostable packaging: The environmental end-of-life impact of modified cellulosic films

University of Leeds Faculty of Environment

Industrialisation of manufacturing has dramatically reduced the cost of products for consumers leading to the creation of a throw-away society in which we “take-make-dispose”. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Benitez-Alfonso, Dr H M R Greathead

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

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Exploring how hydrophobic soil layers govern debris flow formation after wildfires

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Summary. This project will explore, through laboratory testing, how the formation of hydrophobic soil layers initiates deadly debris flows after wildfires. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Beckett

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

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Reactive nitrogen biogeochemistry in agronomic systems

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Volatile reactive nitrogen oxides (NOy), comprised of NOx (NO + NO2) and NOz (HONO + HNO3 + N2O5 + …), negatively impact air quality as they are… Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Mushinski

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

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QUADRAT DTP: Investigating the role of archaea in peatland microbial ecosystems.

Queen’s University Belfast School of Biological Sciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. This project is fundamentally concerned with understanding the carbon cycle in peat wetland (including blanket bog) microbial ecosystems – both restored and naturally produced. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Allen, Prof C Gubry-Rangin

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

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QUADRAT DTP: Just how hot have peatlands burnt over decadal, centennial and millennial timescales?

Aberdeen University School of Geosciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Mauquoy, Dr M Blaauw

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

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QUADRAT DTP: Ecohydrological response of tropical peatlands to climate change and human impacts

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. Globally, peatlands contain stored C equivalent to the amount that would be emitted to the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels at the 2007 annual global rate for the next 75 years. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Swindles, Dr T Mighall

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

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QUADRAT DTP: How does the local environment and pollutants synergistically affect our cognitive health?

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. This project offers the opportunity to develop a synergistic approach between the geoscientists and medical scientists and public health practitioners. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J McKinley, Dr G Norton

17 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition 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

Polyhalite is the first new mineral fertilizers for crop production in 75 years. It provides a fundamentally different approach because it nourishes crops while enhancing soils. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Mooney

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

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QUADRAT DTP: Controls on deep marine sediment and microplastic accumulation and burial.

Aberdeen University School of Geosciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Brackenridge, Dr P Collins

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

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QUADRAT DTP: Assessment of the environmental impacts of producing oat milk instead of cow’s milk in the UK

Aberdeen University School of Biological Sciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Smith, Prof N Scollan

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

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Development of an environmental forensic toolkit to support crime investigations within Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) across the UK.

Liverpool John Moores University Faculty of Science

Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) are designated protected areas, safeguarded by the Wildlife & Countryside Act (1981). Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Scott, Dr K Ralebitso-Senior, Dr N Dawnay, Prof L Dawson

15 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Large-scale developmental dynamics of northern peatlands

University of Leeds School of Geography

Project description. Peatlands are terrestrial wetlands in which saturated soil conditions prevent the complete decomposition of plant litter, causing carbon-rich peat to accumulate at the Earth’s surface. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Morris, Dr L Taylor

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

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QUADRAT DTP: Developing solutions for sustainable agriculture to reduce the net greenhouse gas emission balance in croplands in Southern Asia

Aberdeen University School of Biological Sciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. Agriculture is a crucial source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but also shows a large potential to capture and store atmospheric carbon to mitigate climate change (Paustian et al., 2016). Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Kuhnert, Dr P Williams

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

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Integrated soil microbiomes for sustainable agriculture – looking beyond bacteria with computational biology

The James Hutton Institute Postgraduate Training

Background. This project provides an exciting opportunity to use computational biology to explore the diversity and interactions within agricultural soil microbiomes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Jones, Dr H Kettle, Dr N Holden

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

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BBSRC NLD Doctoral Training Partnership: Core microbiomes in agro-ecosystems: Unravelling the effects of 125 years manure and fertilizer treatments in grassland soils using network ecology

Newcastle University School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

In an era of ecosystem degradation and climate change, maximizing microbial functions in agro-ecosystems has become a prerequisite for the future of global agriculture (Toju et al. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Evans, Dr S Zytynska, Dr A Bennett

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

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We have 112 Soil Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

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

We have 112 Soil Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

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