Duncan Whyatt

The University of Glasgow is offering a funded 3.5-year PhD studentship through the ExaGEO DLA on the next generation of AI-driven earth observation . The doctoral research will focus on transforming UK land cover classification using artificial intelligence and earth observation approaches. The project is positioned to support improved understanding and monitoring of environmental change, with the broader aim of helping address global environmental crises. This is a multidisciplinary research opportunity involving the University of Glasgow, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, and Lancaster University. The supervisory team includes Yehia Elkhatib, Jeremy Carter, Clare Rowland, Duncan Whyatt, and Michael Hollaway, bringing together expertise relevant to computing, environmental observation, ecology, hydrology, and geographic analysis. The project offers a research environment at the intersection of computer science, geospatial analysis, remote sensing, environmental science, and land-cover mapping.