PhD position University of Reading in United Kingdom

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 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...

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...

[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...

PhD opportunity at the University of East Anglia (Norwich, United Kingdom) in Artificial Intelligence , Computer Vision , Machine Learning , Remote Sensing , Data Science , and Environmental Science . This funded PhD project, supervised by Dr M Mackiewicz in the School of Computing Sciences, focuses on multispectral and hyperspectral imaging for the aerial detection and monitoring of marine litter . The project aims to improve automated classification and quantification of litter materials using...