Zoology (e) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Social relationships and the evolution of complex cognition

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Life Sciences

Research Group: Behavioural Ecology Research Group (BEEC)

Research Group. Behavioural Ecology Research Group (BEEC). Proposed supervisory team. Dr Claudia Wascher. Theme. Cognitive abilities, Social relationships. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Wascher

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

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How are mass extinctions shaping biodiversity?

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

Background. Understanding the effects of mass extinctions on life on Earth is of crucial importance in the context of the current biodiversity crisis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Guillerme, Dr G Thomas

22 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Predicting impacts of freshwater invasions: from the individual to ecosystems

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

Research Group: School of Biology

OVERVIEW. Biological invasions are a key driver of global change, causing irreversible ecosystem change, biodiversity loss and enormous economic burden. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J South, Assoc Prof E.J. Duncan

26 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Developing and applying new approaches to understand the dynamics of populations and communities in a changing world

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

We invite applications for a PhD in population ecology and demographic modelling. Our group tackles problems at both the pure and applied ends of the spectrum. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Childs

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

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Digging into anthropogenic vibrations: investigating the impacts of noise on the physiology and behaviour of benthic and infaunal invertebrates

University of Liverpool Faculty of Science and 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: Dr J Thomson, Dr L Roberts

20 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The effects of multiple stressors on waterbirds in the Flow Country

University of the Highlands and Islands Environmental Research Institute, UHI North, West and Hebrides

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 E Masden, Ms A MacLennan, Dr S Patidar, Prof A Fox

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

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Learning strategies to avoid danger in the desert ant Cataglyphis

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology International Max Planck Research School

Background. The desert ant Cataglyphis fortis inhabits the hostile salt pans of Tunisia, where its foragers individually search for arthropods killed by heat stress. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Knaden, Dr Y Ulrich

18 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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4-year PhD Studentship: Multiscale comparative analysis of habitat selection by large carnivores in northern Botswana

University of Bristol Bristol Veterinary School

About 38% of Botswana’s land area is reserved for wildlife conservation (Winterbach et al., 2014), providing important habitat for large carnivores and allowing for the study of intact large carnivore guilds. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Eisler

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

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Forensic acarology: the importance of mites in forensic investigations

University of Reading Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

This project involves the study of mites (Acari) in their role as useful markers in forensic investigations. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr M A Perotti

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

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The evolution of primate vocal signals: from call production to signal function

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Life Sciences

Research Group: Behavioural Ecology Research Group (BEEC)

Research Group. Behavioural Ecology Research Group (BEEC). Proposed supervisory team. Dr Jacob Dunn. Dr Claudia Wascher. Theme. Animal Communication. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Dunn, Dr C Wascher

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

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Revealing the genomic basis of reproductive mode evolution and speciation in Littorina snails

University of Sussex School of Life Sciences

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated PhD student to study the links between reproductive mode evolution and speciation in intertidal snails from the genus Littorina. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Stankowski

31 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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How do environmental cues affect reproduction?

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

This project is available to self funded candidates only. The School of Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2024/25. Read more

Supervisors: Assoc Prof E.J. Duncan, Prof A Bretman

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

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Precision feeding strategies for finisher pigs

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2024/25. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A.T. Taylor

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

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Manipulation of neuroimmune responses and behaviour by infectious agents

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

This project is available exclusively to self-funded students who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2023/24. The project focuses on how infectious agents modify the individuals that they infect and how neuroimmune responses to infection moderate behaviour changes in warm-blooded animals and humans. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Mcconkey, Dr S Clapcote

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

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