Fully Funded PhD in Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation in Public Aquariums University of Portsmouth in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the University of East Anglia (School of Biological Sciences) with Dr W Haerty in Norwich, United Kingdom . This project focuses on genomics , population genetics , bioinformatics , marine biology , and biodiversity , using long-read DNA sequencing and pangenome approaches to quantify genetic diversity and population structure in wild fisheries species. The study will compare commercially harvested populations of Atlantic bluefin tuna and Atlantic herring , with an emphasis on...

📢 Postdoctoral Researcher in Bioacoustics & Wildlife Ecology at The University of Salford . This 18-month postdoctoral opportunity is part of the TUNED SESAR JU Project (Toolkit for Noise and Societal Impact Assessment of U-Space-Enabled Drone Operations), a European-funded research project examining how expanding drone operations affect both people and wildlife. The role is based across the Salford Acoustics Research Centre and the Environmental Research & Innovation Centre (ERIC) . The success...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Essex in collaboration with Tropical Marine Centre (UK), focused on coral recovery after bleaching events . You will work in the Essex Coral Reef Research Unit aquarium and investigate what makes corals more or less likely to recover after bleaching. The project combines marine biology , coral husbandry , environmental science , and optical imaging approaches, including light-sheet microscopy and optical coherence tomography , to study symbiont d...

Fully funded PhD studentship opportunity in plankton ecology , marine science , and autonomous marine observation through the ARIES DTP. The project, The Bigger Picture: Integrating Plankton Imaging Techniques to Explore Ecosystem Structure and Function , is based at Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the British Antarctic Survey , in partnership with the University of Essex . This studentship is aimed at an inquisitive and motivated student who wants to combine plankton imaging , data analysis , an...

[Fully-funded ARIES studentship covering Home fees, maintenance stipend of £21,805 p.a. for 2026-27, and a research training and support grant of £2,500. Limited number of studentships available for international applicants; the difference between Home and International fees may be waived by the registering university.] PhD Studentship at the University of Essex in collaboration with Tropical Marine Centre. This CASE project explores how corals recover after bleaching events, a critical question...