Postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow in Avian Cognition and Executive Function University of Exeter in United Kingdom

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...

PhD opportunity at Harper Adams University in dairy cattle welfare , animal behaviour , and environmental enrichment . The project asks whether enriching the rearing environment of dairy heifers can improve welfare and whether those benefits continue into first lactation. The research will follow heifers from rearing through early lactation and will combine behavioural observations , precision livestock technologies , and measures of health and physiology . The aim is to generate practical recom...

PhD opportunity at the University of St Andrews in ecoacoustics, freshwater ecology, animal behaviour, and machine learning . This EASTBIO-funded project, Soundscapes of Recovery: Acoustic Indicators of Ecological Change in Scottish Rivers , aims to pioneer acoustic monitoring for Scottish rivers by developing new methods, building a reference library of freshwater invertebrate sounds and behaviours, and testing acoustic indicators of ecological condition across three contrasting catchments: the...

Fully funded PhD studentship in bracken control strategies at Newcastle University’s School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, in collaboration with colleagues at The James Hutton Institute. The project will test new techniques for controlling bracken, a major problem in the British uplands. The research is relevant to environmental science, plant ecology, conservation, upland land management and sustainable landscape management. The studentship is fully funded, although the post does not pr...

PhD opportunity at the University of St Andrews in the School of Psychology and Neuroscience: EASTBIO The role of eye position signals in spatial attention . This project sits at the intersection of neuroscience , psychology , and brain imaging , and investigates how the brain combines two eye-position signals— oculoproprioception and corollary discharge —to support spatial attention . The research uses repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) , behavioural tasks, and functional neuro...