Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Plankton Ecology and Marine Imaging Technologies Plymouth Marine Laboratory in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity in coral reef resilience at the University of Essex , within the Coral Reef Research Unit and the School of Life Sciences . The project, Promoting Coral Recovery After Bleaching Events (CASE Project with Tropical Marine Centre) , is part of the ARIES DTP and focuses on the mechanisms of coral reef resilience after bleaching events. Students will work with cool imaging techniques , learn to use microsensors , and gain industry experience through partnership with Tropical Marine Ce...

PhD opportunity at the University of East Anglia in the School of Environmental Sciences with Prof Corinne Le Quéré. This project, Ecosystem responses to changes in ocean circulation , focuses on how marine ecosystems respond to climate-driven changes in ocean circulation, including AMOC weakening, Southern Ocean upwelling changes, and increasing surface stratification. The research combines observational analysis and modelling to study ecosystem functional groups, trophic structure, phytoplankt...

Senior Research Associate – Marine food web rewiring at Lancaster University (Lancaster Environment Centre), UK. This is a full-time, 4-year research position funded by the Royal Society within the project Harnessing island-ocean connections to support ecosystems and people . The post sits in the Island-Ocean Research Hub and focuses on marine science , community ecology , food webs , island-ocean connectivity , and the ecological role of seabird nutrient run-off and nutrient subsidies in shapin...

An exciting PhD opportunity is available in the School of Biological and Marine Sciences at the University of Plymouth , led by Dr Benjamin Ciotti and working with Oliver Tills , Ziad Ibbini , and colleagues from the EmbryoPhenomics team . This project is supported by the University of Plymouth and Natural England and will develop and apply camera-based approaches to understand how juvenile fish use different inshore habitats. The research sits at the intersection of marine ecology , fisheries e...

[Fully funded ARIES studentship covering Home fees, maintenance stipend of £21,805 p.a. for 2026-27, and a £2,500 research training and support grant. Limited number of studentships available for international applicants, with the difference between Home and International fees waived by the registering university.] PhD studentship at the University of Essex on integrating plankton imaging techniques to better understand marine ecosystem structure and function. This project is part of the ARIES d...