CENTA

🎓 CENTA is advertising a fully funded PhD opportunity in Earth and Environmental Sciences for an Autumn 2027 start. The call is for the CENTA Science Opportunity Scholarships , aimed at applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds who are Home-award-eligible . Successful students will receive an annual stipend , Home-level tuition fees paid in full , and a Research Training Support Grant to help cover research costs, training, and conference attendance. A distinctive feature of the scheme is that...

Newcastle University is advertising a PhD studentship in wildlife connectivity potential of tree-based agricultural systems (TROPS lab). The project sits at the intersection of biology , environmental science , and agriculture , with a strong focus on biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. The research asks how trees retained or planted within farms can support wildlife movement and landscape connectivity. The PhD will combine biodiversity surveys , animal movement data , landscape modelling ,...

PhD opportunity in environmentally sustainable creel fisheries at Heriot-Watt University , based at the Orkney campus in the United Kingdom. This funded PhD project focuses on marine ecology , fisheries science , environmental science , and statistics/data analysis . The research will examine creel fisheries targeting brown crab and lobster in Scotland, with an emphasis on bycatch reduction, gear loss, ghost fishing, and technical improvements to make passive gear fisheries more environmentally ...

PhD Studentship at Newcastle University in wildlife connectivity and tree-based agricultural systems (TROPS lab). This project investigates how trees retained or planted within farms influence biodiversity, animal movement, and landscape connectivity in agricultural landscapes. The research combines biodiversity surveys, animal movement data, landscape modelling, and remote sensing to understand which characteristics of tree-based agricultural systems best support wildlife movement. Research met...

Warwick Fully Funded Doctoral Scholarships for 2027 are open to prospective researchers planning to start a PhD in the UK at the University of Warwick. The Doctoral College Postgraduate Research (PGR) Scholarship Competition is a centralized funding route that can place eligible applicants into consideration for multiple doctoral funding schemes with one scholarship application. Eligible study routes include PhD, MPhil/PhD, EngD, and approved MRes+PhD pathways beginning in October 2027. The comp...