2025 Studentships
Studentship projects for cohort 2025/26.
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Investigating records of terrestrial precursors in the early Solar System using Cr, Ni and Zn isotope compositions of meteorites
University of St Andrews IAP-24-056
Rewilding: integrating technologies and data to monitor upland food-web change
Newcastle University IAP-24-041
Modelling Natural Hydrogen systems using Agent Based modelling
Heriot-Watt University IAP-24-121
Active deformation and landscape evolution in the western Ordos, northern China
Durham University IAP-24-108
Applying social network and personality trait analyses to understanding and managing human-macaque sympatry in urban Singapore
Durham University IAP2-23-041
Automated Continuous In-situ Dissolved Metal Monitoring & Modelling (ACID M3)
Durham University IAP-24-123
Heavy metal insights into the formation of planet Earth
University of Glasgow IAP-24-058
Female mate choice, genetic effects, and the diverse reproductive strategies of live-bearing and egg-laying lizards
University of Glasgow IAP-24-102
Holocene Antarctic Peninsula Tephrochronology (HolAP-Tephra): Using Antarctic Peninsula ice core records to assess Holocene volcanic activity climate impacts.
British Antarctic Survey IAP-24-027
Understanding the potential soil carbon benefits of agroforestry
University of Stirling IAP-24-052
How does climate change impact reindeer populations? Reconstructing Arctic environments using lipid biomarkers in lake sediments.
Durham University IAP-24-075
Uncovering the impacts of volcanic ash deposition on plant and soil communities
Newcastle University IAP-24-013
Investigating past changes in Greenland melting and its impacts on ocean circulation as a key to the future.
Durham University IAP-24-008
Nocturnal predators in landscapes of the Anthropocene: how light and sound pollution affect movement ecology and diet of Tawny owls (Strix aluco)
University of Glasgow IAP-24-034
Assessing the eco-hydrological and geomorphic effects of floodplain restoration.
Newcastle University IAP-24-012
Examining ecological shifts and impacts of adaptive divergence in response to geothermal habitats
University of Glasgow IAP-24-099
Future Seas: Intraspecific differences in the ecological and transcriptional stress responses of intertidal ecosystem engineers
Newcastle University IAP-24-100
Population-scale impacts of metals on microbial communities
Durham University IAP-24-089
Identification of native vegetation species by linking UAV imagery with terrestrial spectroradiometers
University of St Andrews IAP-24-002
Refining dietary interpretation of archaeological humans in the Holocene of northwestern Europe using paired apatite and collagen carbon isotopes
Durham University IAP2-23-101
The genetic diversity and adaptive potential of mountain birch in Scotland for high-altitude nature recovery
United Kingdom Centre for Ecology & Hydrology IAP-24-061
Palaeoglacier and palaeoclimate reconstructions in the Chilean and Argentinian Lake District, Patagonia
Newcastle University IAP2-23-027
Machine Learning for Innovative Slope Design to Radically Decarbonise Open Pit Mining
Newcastle University IAP-24-007
Sensing the air: ammonia, ammonia sensors and improving rural air quality
United Kingdom Centre for Ecology & Hydrology IAP-24-098
Uncovering the effects of climate change on forest ecosystems through the lens of animal behaviour
University of St Andrews IAP2-23-060
Assessing the environmental risk of contaminant accumulation and release from retreating glaciers
Durham University IAP-24-035
How did Earth become a habitable planet? Revealing the origins of Earth’s water using Antarctic meteorites
University of Glasgow IAP-24-066
Shining the light on long-term patterns of sediment cover in bedrock channels
Durham University IAP2-23-047
The rocks of the future: lithification of anthropogenic geomaterials in the Anthropocene
University of Glasgow IAP2-23-016
How important is mantle carbonation in Earth’s long-term carbon cycle?
Durham University IAP-24-114
Drivers and impacts of extreme high temperature events over coastal Antarctica
British Antarctic Survey IAP2-23-084
Improving spatial estimates of species’ extinction risk for conservation planning
Newcastle University IAP-24-074
Bridging tradition and technology: advanced remote sensing and local knowledge for tropical forest biodiversity and biomass mapping in Amazonia.
University of Stirling IAP-24-072
Assessing ecosystem service trade-offs in omnivorous generalist beetles using network inference, molecular dietary analysis and nutritional networks
Newcastle University IAP-24-039
Laboratory modelling of internal tsunami generation due to ice calving
Newcastle University IAP-24-127
Glacial valleys in a changing climate: understanding links between glacial valley morphology, sediment dynamics, and climate variations
University of Glasgow IAP-24-049
The impact of abrupt global warming on soil erosion and the carbon cycle – lessons from the past for the future
University of St Andrews IAP2-23-021
The importance of location of origin for wildflower seed mixes
Durham University IAP2-23-087
Microbial degradation of glacial POPs
University of Glasgow IAP-24-018
Exploring CRM Mineralisation Processes in Layered Intrusions with AI: A Corescale to Microscale Journey and Back Again
University of Glasgow IAP-24-090
Time-evolving hazard and risk from Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in Bhutan.
Newcastle University IAP-24-062
Impact of environment and climate change on shallow-water foodwebs in polar ecosystems
British Antarctic Survey IAP-24-043
How development shapes the pace-of-life of animals
Newcastle University IAP-24-003
Disentangling the interactions between climate change and land-use change in a 3D world
Durham University IAP-24-101
Resilient Coastal Communities: Nature-based Solutions to Mitigate Compound Flood Risks
Heriot-Watt University IAP-24-125
How does ice flow enhancement and rearrangement impact the West Antarctic Ice Sheet?
University of St Andrews IAP2-23-020
Flax forever: the possibility of immortality in the meristems of an annual plant
Durham University IAP2-23-086
Nature-based solutions for coastal management – The role of biofilms in induced carbonate precipitation and sediment stability
Newcastle University IAP-24-070
Understanding the role of complexity and diversity in riparian woodland resilience to extreme events.
University of Stirling IAP-24-030
Reconstructing past volcanism using trace metals in ice cores
British Antarctic Survey IAP-24-028
Why are we not making soil? Learning lessons from the historic anthropogenic soils of UK and Germany
Durham University IAP-24-107
Impact of climate change on the northern Greenland Ice Sheet over the Late Cenozoic based on a novel geochemical technique and climate modelling
Durham University IAP-24-103
Reactivation and mineralisation associated with the Lake District Boundary Fault
Durham University IAP2-23-124
Sustainable Flood Management: Feasibility and Effectiveness of Catchment Scale Nature-based Solutions for Flooding and Biodiversity Restoration
Heriot-Watt University IAP-24-116
Origin and evolutionary dynamics of rainforest assembly in the Fiji Islands
Durham University IAP-24-069
Microbial ecological archaeology of Antarctic microbes through single cell genomics
Newcastle University IAP-24-064
Can artificial intelligence improve flood risk management?
University of Stirling IAP2-23-130
Diffusion Clocks: Decoding Magma Ascent Speed Beneath Volcanoes
University of Glasgow IAP-24-067
Physics-informed neural networks for urban flood modelling
Newcastle University IAP-24-057
Understanding the role of coastal habitats to fisheries using bioacoustics and machine learning
University of Glasgow IAP-24-038
Greenhouse gas balance in an agricultural grassland system with enhanced rock weathering of basalt as a carbon dioxide removal strategy
Newcastle University IAP-24-023
Machine learning for GNSS time series analysis: benchmarking and application in geosciences
University of Glasgow IAP-24-080
Understanding the ecological interplay between tree planting and natural processes to create future forests
University of Stirling IAP-24-088
Modelling landscape-level approaches for mitigating the evolution of pesticide resistance
University of Stirling IAP2-23-122
Do genes that evolve under sexual selection cause speciation in Drosophila pseudoobscura?
University of St Andrews IAP-24-010
Developing drone and satellite remote sensing to support catchment scale monitoring and management of invasive plant species.
Newcastle University IAP-24-001
Communicating Pleistocene fluvial environments and human occupation from the terraces of principal rivers (PhD by creative portfolio)
Durham University IAP-24-065
Aiding emergency services by detecting floods in urban areas using radar satellite data and machine learning
University of Stirling IAP-24-036
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for the Automated Tracking of Icebergs through Drift and Fracture
University of Stirling IAP-24-017
Habitat restoration planning: Investigating the synergism between biochemical and acoustic cues for successful settlement of native European oysters
University of Glasgow IAP-24-011
Exploring the impact of pollution on coastal marine environments in NE England
Durham University IAP-24-093
Monitoring Scotland’s fresh waters from space: re-engineering the state-of-art using artificial intelligence
University of Stirling IAP2-23-128
Achondrite meteorites as snapshots of Earth’s earliest history
University of St Andrews IAP2-23-071
Time travelling with ancient DNA: revealing past adaptations of plants to changes in atmospheric temperature and CO2 levels
Newcastle University IAP-24-051
Telling the time in turbulent oceans: How do phytoplankton use clocks and carbon to survive deep mixing?
University of Stirling IAP-24-068
Explorations of symbiosis along a parasite-mutualist continuum
University of Stirling IAP-24-096
Do organic-mineral interactions increase or decrease greenhouse gas release from rivers?
Durham University IAP-24-111
The contribution of mesopelagic fish to the functioning of the Southern Ocean Ecosystem in a changing climate – an isotopic study.
University of Glasgow IAP-24-055
Adders in the north: Conserving northern England’s adder (Vipera berus) populations
Newcastle University IAP-24-097
The tactics of rheotaxis: movements of higher vertebrate predators in relation to Southern Ocean currents
British Antarctic Survey IAP-24-006
Explaining and predicting the migratory behaviour and population dynamics of a long-distance migratory bird.
Durham University IAP-24-054
Tracing Micronutrient behaviour accompanying forestation and climate change
Durham University IAP-24-119
Past ocean oxygen and pH changes
Heriot-Watt University IAP-24-105
The impact of horizontal gene transfer on the evolution of eukaryotes
University of Stirling IAP-24-025
Mandrills and microbes II: the gut microbiome
Durham University IAP-24-032
Long-term pastoral impact on mountain soils
Newcastle University IAP-24-081
Mapping Arctic Marine Mammals: understanding the distribution of species in a rapidly changing north
Heriot-Watt University IAP-24-106
Underground heat storage in abandoned coals mines for Net Zero
Durham University IAP-24-113
Invasions and extractions in Lough Neagh and their role in water quality deterioration
Newcastle University IAP-24-085
Quantifying variations in Southern Ocean primary productivity over the last 2000 years from Sulfur Isotopes in Antarctic Ice cores
University of St Andrews IAP-24-092
History of tropical peatland vegetation: controls on the recent development of peatland pole forest in Peruvian Amazonia
University of St Andrews IAP-24-077
Anthropogenic ocean carbon uptake and acidification – establishing the “hockey stick” for ocean CO2
University of St Andrews IAP-24-094
The Lake District Legacy: Tracking and tracing past, present and future delivery of contaminated sediment from historic mining headwater catchments
Durham University IAP2-23-045
The origin of animals: Building a precise timeline from the geological record
Durham University IAP-24-112
How to peel a slab: Insights into slab weakening and slab-plume interactions in the Afar region
University of Glasgow IAP-24-126
Landscapes of resilience? Archaeobotanical and stable isotope analysis of archival material from the First Millennium CE in the Anglo-Scottish borders
Durham University IAP-24-071
When blue spaces turn brown: understanding the influence of poor water quality on blue health (dis)benefits
University of Stirling IAP2-23-004
Giant megathrust earthquakes: structural and sedimentary controls on tsunamigenic shallow slip
Heriot-Watt University IAP-24-110
Passive Seismic Imaging of Under-explored Central Iceland
Durham University IAP-24-124
Representing runout in landslide nowcasts to improve disaster information and response
Newcastle University IAP-24-095
Migratory patterns and feeding grounds of stranded beaked whales explored through biomarkers and isotopic signatures of blubber
Heriot-Watt University IAP-24-118
The origin of life at ancient alkaline hydrothermal vents
Newcastle University IAP-24-029
Brain evolution and comparative anatomy across bumblebee species
Durham University IAP-24-044
Novel insights into tick-borne disease ecology through host blood meal identification
University of Glasgow IAP-24-086
Impact of perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) on soil structure and microorganisms
University of Stirling IAP-24-040
Northern Farming: Sustainable Practice Through Time
Durham University IAP-24-087
Unlocking Earth’s volcanic record with novel computer vision approaches
University of St Andrews IAP-24-082
Developing nature-based solutions for reducing microbial pollution in lakes and rivers
University of Stirling IAP-24-022
Use of remote sensing data to improve predictions of ozone and drought impacts on crop yield.
United Kingdom Centre for Ecology & Hydrology IAP-24-031
Weathering vs. climate change: Quantifying recent silicate weathering using novel isotope tracers
Durham University IAP-24-104
Plinian eruption deposits from Las Cañadas Caldera, Tenerife: constraining eruption frequencies, eruption cycles and the Quaternary evolution of the island
Durham University IAP-24-120
Determining the Widespread Risk of Atmospheric Aerosols Released During Environmental Hazard Events, using Satellite-based Observations.
University of Stirling IAP-24-015
Communicating the air: identifying better methods to support public engagement with air pollution to help minimise air pollution exposures
University of Stirling IAP-24-016
Computational innovation for the energy transition: Bayesian stratigraphic correlation of subsurface data
Durham University IAP-24-053
The impacts of electromagnetic fields from offshore cabling on lobster (Homarus gammarus) and crab (Cancer pagurus) behaviour
Newcastle University IAP-24-021
Feathered Witnesses: Unravelling the Impact of Habitat Loss on Neotropical Avifauna with Stable Isotope Analysis
University of Glasgow IAP-24-019
The evolution of reproductive isolation in rubyspot damselflies
Durham University IAP-24-076
Reservoirs of Bacterial Pathogens in Captive Animal Enclosures: Evolutionary Drivers in a Changing Climate
University of Glasgow IAP-24-048
The impacts of gigaton-scale direct air capture of carbon dioxide on natural resources
Newcastle University IAP-24-033
Grounds for an Equitable Transition
University of Glasgow IAP2-23-070
Investigating how well coastal protection strategies trap and keep sediment for mangrove rehabilitation in the Guiana Shield
Newcastle University IAP-24-083
Role of turbidity currents in organic carbon and nutrient transport to deep-sea environment
Newcastle University IAP-24-045
Impacts of rapid proglacial lake formation on glacial and proglacial systems in SE Iceland
Newcastle University IAP-24-084
Geomechanics of salt cavern operation for underground hydrogen storage
Heriot-Watt University IAP-24-122
Humpback whales sentinels of ocean health: population dynamics and drivers for occurrence in breeding locations off East Africa
Newcastle University IAP-24-060
Quantifying fluvial geomorphic change in response to changing glacier dynamics
University of Glasgow IAP2-23-014
Bridging the divide between distant water fleets and coastal communities in the biggest unregulated fishery in the world
University of St Andrews IAP-24-063
Wild Atlantic Woods: how to recognise and maintain their cultural and conservation value.
University of Stirling IAP-24-050
Late Glacial and Holocene glacier dynamics in southeast Alaska / British Columbia
Newcastle University IAP-24-046
Blue Carbon accumulation, transformation and storage: Quantifying biogeochemical processes in saltmarsh ecosystems.
University of St Andrews IAP-24-042
Multiscale interpretations of the internal complexity of evaporite sequences from mine workings, borehole and seismic data
Newcastle University IAP-24-047
Peat-forming seasonally flooded forests of the Peruvian Amazon: distribution, carbon storage, and long-term ecology
University of St Andrews IAP-24-078
Unravelling nutrient feedbacks across the Great Oxidation Event
University of St Andrews IAP-24-005
Defining interactions between diet and season on gastrointestinal tract health and microbiome of domestic animals
University of Glasgow IAP-24-091
The Ocean’s Evolution: Deciphering Circulation Changes Since the Last Glacial Maximum
University of St Andrews IAP2-23-051
Mineral-microbe transformations in carbon critical environments
University of Glasgow IAP2-23-053
Horse power: hoofed animals as agents of rewilding
University of Glasgow IAP-24-004
Rock, charcoal and compost: Investigating synergistic effects of enhanced rock weathering, biochar, and compost amendments for soil remediation and carbon sequestration.
University of Glasgow IAP-24-009
Elucidating the function of lasso peptides in bacterial interspecies interactions
Heriot-Watt University IAP-24-109
Can restored landscapes mitigate disease outbreaks? The effects of habitat restoration on zoonotic vector-borne disease risk in Scotland
University of Glasgow IAP-24-073
In hot water: Climate change, water level, and the future of water quality in lakes
University of Stirling IAP-24-026
Environmentally sustainable creel fisheries
Heriot-Watt University IAP-24-117
Assessing the Hydro ecological Impacts of Climate-Driven Extreme Events on UK Rivers
Heriot-Watt University IAP-24-115
Carbon capture and storage: can a transdisciplinary framework for environmental impact assessment deliver a fair and equitable net-zero carbon future?
University of Stirling IAP2-23-113
Understanding pathways to extreme heat using large ensembles
University of St Andrews IAP-24-024
Novel statistical models accounting for misidentification in ecological data
University of Glasgow IAP-24-037
Getting to the core of the Great Glen Fault
University of Glasgow IAP2-23-054
Relict Landscapes as Archives of Past Climate and Tectonics
University of Glasgow IAP-24-014
Landslide-flood interactions in the Himalayan mountain range in a warming climate
Durham University IAP-24-059
Investigating multiple causes of saltmarsh compaction – how important is biodegradation?
Durham University IAP-24-020