Embracing the noise: micro-environmental variability as a means to infer models for plant abiotic stress responses

The School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Applications are invited for a four-year PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 1st October 2025. This PhD studentship is supported by the Research England E3 funded Centre of Research excellence in Intelligent and Sustainable Productive Systems (CRISPS) at the University of Plymouth. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Plessis, Dr S Ussher, Dr J Buckley, Dr M Hanley

11 April 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Soil micro-structure evolution during deterioration driven by environmental cycles (Ref: RAINDROP-MJ)

Loughborough University

Department of Materials

Deterioration of earthworks slopes (cuttings and embankments), which support transport infrastructure and act as flood defences, is accelerating under increasing weather extremes resulting from global change, damaging critical infrastructure resilience. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Jepson, Dr M Frost, Dr A Smith

9 May 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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ECOSOLUTIONS DFA - Assessing hidden hazards: Industrial pollution, upland fires, and their lasting impact on urban air pollution

University of Sheffield

School of Biosciences

Are you passionate about solving complex environmental challenges? Interested in creating non-toxic urban spaces that benefit society and nature alike? This exciting PhD project, part of the NERC-funded ECOSOLUTIONS Doctoral Focal Award, offers the opportunity to help tackle the problem of chemical pollution in urban environments. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Val Martin, Dr D Das, Dr Karen Exley, Dr RG Bryant, Dr S Moller

4 April 2025 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Evaluation of cereals and protein crops for mono and intercropping and their impact on land

Queen’s University Belfast

School of Biological Sciences

This project is one of several PhDs in the wider Sustainable Food Platform of the Co-centre for Sustainable Food Systems and will contribute to identifying resilient cropping systems for the island of Ireland. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Creevey, Dr P Williams, Dr L Black

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

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Seaweed Nanomaterials for Runoff Remediation: Balancing the Soil-Water Nexus for Sustainable Food Systems (SEA-FOOD)

University of Plymouth

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Applications are invited for a four-year PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 1st October 2025. This work is supported by the Research England E3 funded Centre of Research excellence in Intelligent and Sustainable Productive Systems (CRISPS) at the University of Plymouth. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Durndell, Prof M Fitzsimons, Dr L Gomez

7 May 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The impact of physico-chemical transformations of nanomaterials and their role in environmental risk and remediation

University of Plymouth

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Applications are invited for a 3.5 year PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 1 October 2025. DoS. Professor Jamie Lead. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Lead

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

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Investigating porosity changes and stress mechanics of corroding nuclear wastes under confined expansion

University of Leeds

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Civil Engineering

As the UK prepares to invest in new operational nuclear power plants, industry and research organisations are also looking to decommission the UK’s existing nuclear legacy facilities. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Heitor, Prof W Murphy, Prof T Hunter

11 April 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Characterisation of dissolved hydrogen diffusion and bubble nucleation in waste suspensions

University of Leeds

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering

As the UK prepares to invest in new nuclear power plants, industry and research organisations are also looking towards developing the next generation of effluent and waste treatment processes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Yang, Prof T Hunter

11 April 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Pneumatic transport of wet granular wastes under vacuum

University of Leeds

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Chemical and Process Engineering

As the UK prepares to invest in new nuclear power plants, industry and research organisations are also looking towards developing the next generation of effluent and waste treatment processes. Read more

Supervisors: Prof T Hunter, Assoc Prof D Harbottle, Prof M Fairweather

11 April 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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MADEMOISELLE – Multi-Disciplinary Design Optimisation of Mixer Settler for Liquid-Liquid Extraction

University of Leeds

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering

The UK Government has been funding the Advanced Fuel Cycle Programme (AFCP) on recycle which is supporting a strategy of closing the nuclear fuel cycle in the UK and is supporting the design and build of a new reprocessing plant ready for the 2040’s. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Z Khatir, Prof B Hanson, Prof R Kay

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

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Scaling nature-based practices to provide multiple benefits from PROTECTing Scottish SOILs (PROTECT-SOIL)

University of Dundee

UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

Soils are crucial to our economy, environment and society due to the many ecosystem services they provide. Soils are formed over hundreds of years but can be washed away in a few hours. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Black, Dr A Cuthbertson, Dr A Karley

11 April 2025 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Uncertainty Quantification for Stochastic Multiscale Models

University of Dundee

UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

Mathematical models are crucial for addressing complex environmental challenges, particularly when bridging scales in uncertain systems. Read more

Supervisors: Dr EH Hall, Prof M J Brown

11 April 2025 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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We have 18 Soil Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in the UK

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

We have 18 Soil Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in the UK

University of Liverpool

Swansea University

Embracing the noise: micro-environmental variability as a means to infer models for plant abiotic stress responses

Soil micro-structure evolution during deterioration driven by environmental cycles (Ref: RAINDROP-MJ)

ECOSOLUTIONS DFA - Assessing hidden hazards: Industrial pollution, upland fires, and their lasting impact on urban air pollution

Evaluation of cereals and protein crops for mono and intercropping and their impact on land

Seaweed Nanomaterials for Runoff Remediation: Balancing the Soil-Water Nexus for Sustainable Food Systems (SEA-FOOD)

The impact of physico-chemical transformations of nanomaterials and their role in environmental risk and remediation

Investigating porosity changes and stress mechanics of corroding nuclear wastes under confined expansion

Characterisation of dissolved hydrogen diffusion and bubble nucleation in waste suspensions

Pneumatic transport of wet granular wastes under vacuum

MADEMOISELLE – Multi-Disciplinary Design Optimisation of Mixer Settler for Liquid-Liquid Extraction

Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Scaling nature-based practices to provide multiple benefits from PROTECTing Scottish SOILs (PROTECT-SOIL)

Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Uncertainty Quantification for Stochastic Multiscale Models

Exploring the legitimacy of river health monitoring

Socio-ecological synergies and trade-offs in river rewilding

Building natural resilience to floods and drought using green infrastructure

We have 18 Soil Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in the UK

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

We have 18 Soil Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in the UK

University of Liverpool

Swansea University

Embracing the noise: micro-environmental variability as a means to infer models for plant abiotic stress responses

Soil micro-structure evolution during deterioration driven by environmental cycles (Ref: RAINDROP-MJ)

ECOSOLUTIONS DFA - Assessing hidden hazards: Industrial pollution, upland fires, and their lasting impact on urban air pollution

Evaluation of cereals and protein crops for mono and intercropping and their impact on land

Seaweed Nanomaterials for Runoff Remediation: Balancing the Soil-Water Nexus for Sustainable Food Systems (SEA-FOOD)

The impact of physico-chemical transformations of nanomaterials and their role in environmental risk and remediation

Investigating porosity changes and stress mechanics of corroding nuclear wastes under confined expansion

Characterisation of dissolved hydrogen diffusion and bubble nucleation in waste suspensions

Pneumatic transport of wet granular wastes under vacuum

MADEMOISELLE – Multi-Disciplinary Design Optimisation of Mixer Settler for Liquid-Liquid Extraction

Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Scaling nature-based practices to provide multiple benefits from PROTECTing Scottish SOILs (PROTECT-SOIL)

Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Uncertainty Quantification for Stochastic Multiscale Models

Exploring the legitimacy of river health monitoring

Socio-ecological synergies and trade-offs in river rewilding

Building natural resilience to floods and drought using green infrastructure

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