PhD Studentship: Development of a Robust Hydrological Modelling Framework for Drought Risk Assessments Newcastle University in United Kingdom

Funded Masters by Research opportunity at the University of Leeds on soil aeration as a Natural Flood Management intervention. This project sits at the intersection of hydrology , soil science , flood resilience , and environmental science , with a strong applied focus on real-world flood mitigation. The post highlights research with practical impact and is especially relevant for students interested in how land and soil management can influence water movement and flood outcomes. Eligibility not...

Funded PhD opportunity at Newcastle University focused on microplastics , heavy metals , river and estuary pollution , and coastal processes . The project investigates how microplastics transport heavy metals through rivers and estuaries, building on work related to the recent River Tyne nurdle spill . The research combines fieldwork , laboratory experiments , and hydrodynamic modelling to understand the role of plastics in moving legacy contamination through aquatic systems. This is a strong fi...

PhD opportunity with Imago (SDR UK Imagery Data Service) for a project on flood mapping , earth observation , satellite imagery , and real-time flood prediction . The project aims to develop a national-scale flood mapping system that integrates satellite-derived embeddings with hydrodynamic simulations to support prediction of flooding anywhere in the UK. The successful candidate will be based at Newcastle University and co-supervised by Maria Valasia Peppa from the Imago team. This is a PhD ope...

Bath Engineering & Design Studentships at the University of Bath are offering a PhD project on machine learning for early warning of debris screen blockage in urban rivers . The project sits in the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering and is led by Prof Thomas Kjeldsen . This research aims to develop new methods for forecasting debris and trash screen blockages in urban rivers, moving from reactive maintenance to proactive flood risk management. The project combines artificial intellig...

PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds on climate uncertainty, compound events, and water-system impacts in Eastern England . This project sits within the UNRISK CDT and focuses on how compound climate events and High Impact Low Likelihood (HILL) events interact with natural and human water systems. The research combines climate science , hydrology , environmental engineering , data analysis , data science , mathematical modelling , and decision making under uncertainty to improve climate ri...