Ecology (environmental) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 59 Ecology (environmental) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhDs at the Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (UPWr)

Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

UPWr Doctoral School is a part of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (UPWr) which is one of the best specialist universities in Poland. Read more

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Eco-evolutionary dynamics of environmental microbiomes

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

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Supervisors: Prof M Brockhurst, Dr S Nixon, Dr K Coyte

15 June 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Biodiversity and solar farms: risks and opportunities Ref: 5099

University of Exeter Department of Geography

Location: The academic supervisors are based at the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus in Penryn, Cornwall, and field work will be undertaken in South-East England – the balance between time spent at each location will be discussed at offer stage and during the project. . Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Bennie, Prof R McDonald

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

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Behavioural adaptation to environmental change in birds and the implications for conservation

James Cook University College of Science and Engineering

Contact. Dr Lyanne Brouwer. Lyanne.brouwer@jcu.edu.au. College of Science & Engineering. James Cook University, Townsville QLD 4811 Australia. Read more

Supervisor: Dr LB Brouwer

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

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Postgraduate Research at the School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

At the School of Science, Engineering and Environment (SEE), University of Salford more than 280 postgraduate researchers (PGRs) and 200 academics conduct research that was rated in the 2021 Research Excellent Framework (REF) as “world-leading or internationally excellent” (78%) and as generating “outstanding innovative impact” (88%). Read more

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PhD in Food Web Networks and Environmental Change: Exploring how natural and anthropogenic stress influence the structure and dynamics of communities.

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

The interactions among species define a food web network. In these networks, species have dynamics (e.g. numbers and biomass), the community has structure (e.g. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Beckerman

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

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Media Sector Climate Impacts and Sustainability Interventions (BBC R&D)

University of Bristol School of Computer Science

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Supervisor: Dr DS Schien

6 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD Fellow in Marine Ecology and Habitat Restoration

Roskilde University Department of Science and Environment

Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, invites applications as a PhD Fellow in Marine Ecology and Habitat Restoration. Read more

Supervisor: Mr elgetti Brodersen

8 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Adaptation in the extreme: transgenerational impacts of multistressors in rockpool environments

University of the Highlands and Islands Scottish Association for Marine Science

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. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Reinardy, Prof JW Weeks, Dr V Pritchard, Prof M Jackson

29 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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Investigating the impacts of environmentally relevant environmental stressor combinations on freshwater snails inhabiting mini-wetlands

Heriot-Watt University School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society

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. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F orton, Dr C Magill, Dr S Morris, Dr C Svendsen

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

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Impacts of multiple stressors (pollutants and disease) on beavers in England

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. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Taggart, Dr SQ Qassim, Dr T Sainsbury, Dr M G Pereira

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

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Impacts of environmental climate change on plant and ecosystem carbon and nutrient cycling, and biodiversity

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

Climate change is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Phoenix

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

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Adaptation to environmental change in animals: ecology, evolution and genomics.

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

How are animals able to live in different environments, with different temperatures, energetic demands, diet, predators, parasites or pH? Thanks to advances in gene sequencing technology, we are in a remarkable period of discovery about the genomic basis of adaptation and how this depends on the intricacies of ecology and environment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A MacColl

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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We have 59 Ecology (environmental) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Ecology (environmental) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 59 Ecology (environmental) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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