Funded Masters by Research in Soil Aeration for Natural Flood Management University of Leeds in United Kingdom

Newcastle University is advertising a fully funded PhD in tree water use mechanisms in tree-based agricultural systems (TIFs), based in the TROPS lab . The project is part of the ERC-funded TIF-CER programme led by Prof Pfeifer , which examines how biodiversity and climate interact across rural landscapes and agroclimatic zones. The PhD will investigate how tree morphology, canopy structure, root systems, soil conditions, tree age, density, and spatial configuration influence water use and water...

Funded PhD opportunity at Cranfield University in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, focused on hidden acid sulfate soils , soil science , predictive mapping , GIS , machine learning , and environmental restoration . The project will investigate how reliably existing soil information can predict acid sulfate soil occurrence across the UK, and whether land management history improves predictions of acidification hazards. Acid sulfate soils can generate sulfuric acid and release metal...

19 fully funded PhD positions are open in the BEST Doctoral Programme (Between Earth and Sky) at the University of Toulouse , France. This is an MSCA COFUND doctoral programme with a September 2027 start date. The call covers a range of research topics in Earth Science and related areas, with available subjects for 2027/2028 listed on the programme page. A key feature of the programme is that each PhD student will be supervised by a thesis supervisor based in Toulouse and must also have mandator...

PhD opportunity at the University of Sheffield in the ECOSOLUTIONS Doctoral Focal Award, focused on black carbon in upland and agricultural landscapes and its consequences for food production , soil health , and climate change mitigation . This interdisciplinary project examines how legacy chemical pollution and modern agricultural management interact in a rural post-industrial landscape in the Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire . The research will combine field surveying , soil sampling , laborator...

Ulster University is advertising a fully funded PhD opportunity in Assessing nature-based solutions for upland catchment resilience . The project is based in the School of Geography and Environmental Sciences at Ulster University in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK . The PhD will be supervised by Phil Jordan and Neil Brannigan , with co-supervision from colleagues at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute and Queen's University Belfast . Additional support is mentioned from the Co-Centre for Cli...