PhD Opportunities in Atmospheric Science in Ireland

[Funded through the CENTA3 DLA by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Funding covers an annual stipend, tuition fees at home-fee level, and a Research Training Support Grant.] This PhD studentship investigates the atmospheric chemistry of hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs), a new class of refrigerants replacing older halocarbons in applications such as automotive air conditioning and heat pumps. The project addresses a major knowledge gap in how these compounds break down in the atmosphere, ...

[Funded through the CENTA3 DLA and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC); funding covers an annual stipend, tuition fees at home-fee level, and a Research Training Support Grant.] This PhD studentship investigates how rising atmospheric CO2 may alter forest emissions of volatile organic compounds and, in turn, the ability of those emissions to form secondary organic aerosol. The project is framed around a key climate question: whether a mature forest that emits different mixtures of pl...

The School of Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences (EESS) at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM) invites applications to its PhD programme for the Vasanth 2027 semester. This interdisciplinary research opportunity addresses pressing questions across climate research, atmospheric science, oceanography, geology, ecosystem science, and human-environment interactions . Candidates can explore research directions that align with their inter...

This UK Research and Innovation doctoral training grant supports PhD study in research areas covered by the former Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). The award is designed for doctoral projects in fields such as astrophysics, particle physics, atmospheric science, marine science and planetary physics, with funding transferred via a participating UK university. The scholarship is structured as a full PhD studentship rather than a dire...

Khalifa University is inviting motivated doctoral applicants to join the ENGEOS Lab – Climate & Environmental Intelligence through the Earth Science Department. The fully funded PhD opportunity is intended for research addressing the atmosphere, climate, and environment. The lab’s research context brings together climate science, environmental science, remote sensing, atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric physics, meteorology, spatial modelling, artificial intelligence, and computer science. Doctor...

[Full coverage of tuition fees and an annual tax-free stipend of £23,805 for Home, EU and International students.] This PhD studentship is based in Aeronautics at Imperial College London and focuses on the chemistry of aircraft contrails and their role in aviation’s climate impact. The project asks you to investigate how these artificial ice clouds may modify the atmosphere by providing surfaces for atmospheric chemistry, rather than only by affecting climate through their physical presence. You...

This 36-month PhD project at the University of St Andrews investigates how atmospheric circulation responds to global warming and how those responses affect regional climate and weather extremes. The research will use a hierarchy of numerical climate simulations to study circulation across multiple scales, from global jet streams to regional thunderstorm systems. By analyzing multi-member ensembles and prescribed sea-surface-temperature experiments, the project will distinguish rapid adjustments...

The Yorkshire Environmental Sciences Doctoral Training Network (YES-DTN) is recruiting more than 26 fully funded PhD scholars for environmental science research projects in the United Kingdom. Projects are hosted by the University of Leeds and the University of York , bringing together research schools and departments across environmental and natural sciences. The network’s research spans Dynamic Earth and Natural Hazards , Atmosphere and Climate , and Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity . Parti...

The University of Oslo invites applications for a three-year PhD Research Fellowship in Planetary Atmospheric Chemistry using Quantum Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry’s Section for Theoretical Chemistry. The position is based at the Life Science Building at Blindern, Oslo, Norway, within the Research Council of Norway-funded project Molecular Atmospheric Chemistry on Alien Worlds (MACAW) . The project uses quantum chemistry, electronic structure methods, high-performance computing, and m...