PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Petroleum Engineering in United Kingdom

The University of Reading is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join LAMDA (Land–atmosphere interactions as a mechanism of dryland formation) , an ERC Starting Grant project led by Dr Akash Koppa in the Department of Geography and Environmental Science. The project develops a new theory of how humid regions transition into drylands. It combines paleoclimatic reconstructions with Earth system, ecosystem-demography, and atmospheric-transport models to investigate how drylands, vegetation, and...

This PhD project at the University of Exeter will investigate how microplastics may contribute to the selection, persistence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in environmental systems. The research will focus particularly on wastewater environments, where microplastics occur alongside antibiotics and resistant pathogens. The project will examine whether antibiotics sorb to and accumulate on microplastics, potentially increasing selective pressure for AMR; whether different polymer typ...

This PhD project at the University of Exeter investigates how dynamic rivers reshape floodplain landscapes and alter flood risk over time. The research addresses a major limitation in current flood-risk projections: conventional models often treat rivers and floodplains as static, even though rivers in rapidly changing geomorphic environments can migrate, modify topography, and change their flood conveyance capacity. The student will develop an individual research project on dynamic river flood ...

[For eligible students, the studentship covers home tuition fees plus an annual tax-free stipend.] This PhD studentship at the University of Exeter focuses on how magma-mush processes influence volcanic unrest . The project addresses a major challenge in eruption forecasting and hazard assessment: understanding how subsurface magma movement, accumulation, and heterogeneity shape surface deformation and seismic signals before eruptions. The student will develop and apply new numerical models of m...

[For eligible students, the studentship covers home tuition fees plus an annual tax-free stipend.] This PhD studentship at the University of Exeter focuses on the rapid return of Atlantic bluefin tuna to the North Sea and the management challenges that come with the re-emergence of an apex predator into ecosystems and coastal communities unfamiliar with it. The project asks how this species recovery should be understood in the context of ecosystem function, stock management, and wider rewilding ...

[Home tuition fees plus an annual tax-free stipend for eligible students.] This PhD studentship investigates whether seagrass meadows can act as a natural defence against waterborne bacterial pathogens in coastal environments. The project asks whether Zostera marina can reduce pathogen abundance or persistence, whether its associated microbiome helps produce that effect, and how these relationships change under environmental change and episodic pollution. The research combines field observations...

[Home tuition fees plus an annual tax-free stipend for eligible students.] This PhD studentship investigates how peatland restoration activities affect drought resilience and the reliability of water supplies under future climate pressures. The project addresses an important evidence gap around whether restoration can improve water storage, moderate hydrological response during drought, and support more resilient water-resource provision. The Doctoral Researcher will combine field monitoring wit...

[For eligible students, the studentship covers home tuition fees plus an annual tax-free stipend.] This PhD studentship explores costly signalling and mate search in wild fiddler crabs , using West African fiddler crabs ( Afruca tangeri ) as a model for understanding how sexual displays evolve and how mate choice operates in dynamic social environments. The project combines evolutionary modelling with cutting-edge behavioural experiments . On the theoretical side, the student will build models u...

[For eligible students, the studentship covers home tuition fees plus an annual tax-free stipend.] This PhD studentship examines how detritivorous sea cucumbers could help reduce the build-up of excess organic waste from open and semi-open aquaculture pens. The project centres on the ecological and functional role of Holothuria scabra in processing uneaten feed and faeces, with the aim of supporting more sediment-safe and sustainable coastal aquaculture. The Doctoral Researcher will investigate ...