PhD in Great Bustard Restoration Priorities and UK Ecosystem Conservation University of Southampton in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity via the Iapetus DTP: Enhancing conservation decision-making through scientific innovation . The project focuses on conservation science , biodiversity metrics , and the scientific development of IUCN’s Species Threat Abatement and Restoration (STAR) metric. The work will involve collaboration with colleagues at IUCN , including Thomas Starnes , and is being advertised by Louise Mair (Research Fellow at Newcastle University). This is a strong fit for applicants interested in envir...

The University of Leeds is offering a funded PhD opportunity in pollination ecology, focusing on how environmental conditions shape the quantity and quality of nectar and pollen and what this means for pollinators across the UK. The project will investigate how environmental change affects pollinator food supplies through a combination of fieldwork, controlled experiments and landscape modelling. The research will connect ecological measurements of floral resources with broader landscape-scale p...

The University of Exeter’s Centre for Ecology and Conservation is recruiting a PhD student to join a supervisory team studying the impact of environmental change on the ecology of Southern Ocean predators . The project will investigate how changing environmental conditions affect predator ecology in the Southern Ocean, contributing to broader understanding of marine ecosystems, conservation ecology and responses to global environmental change. The student will join the Centre for Ecology and Con...

The University of Cambridge Department of Zoology is offering a funded PhD project in quantitative marine ecology focused on regional drivers of seabird population change and future resilience. The research will investigate why some seabird populations decline rapidly while others remain stable or recover. The project will examine how climate change, fisheries, and other environmental pressures interact to influence seabird survival, reproduction, and population dynamics across regions. The stud...

MPhil/PhD studentship in Exploring the impact of wildlife gardening for wellbeing at the University of Derby in collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society . This doctoral opportunity sits at the intersection of Environmental Science , Psychology , and Biology , with a focus on nature connectedness, wildlife gardening, and wellbeing outcomes. It is suitable for applicants interested in research on human–nature relationships, ecological interventions, and wellbeing-focused environmental st...