PhD in Robotics for Autonomous Control of Floating Pennywort at the University of Leeds University of Leeds in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity in AI, robotic mapping, underwater robotics, SLAM, machine learning, probabilistic modelling , and seafloor change detection at the University of Southampton . The project focuses on detecting subtle changes across repeat surveys collected by autonomous underwater vehicles. You will develop methods for localisation, high-resolution mapping, survey alignment, and change detection in challenging underwater environments, combining simulation, laboratory experiments, and sea-going fi...

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in Robotic Monitoring for Place Recognition and Change Detection in Dynamic Underwater Environments . This project sits at the intersection of robotics , computer vision , machine learning , artificial intelligence , statistics , and marine sciences . The research develops novel robotic mapping and AI methods to detect subtle changes in dynamic seafloor environments over large spatial scales. You will work on accurate localisation, high-resolution...

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 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...

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...