PhD Opportunities in Climate Science in Ireland

Charles University in Prague is offering a PhD research opportunity in hydrology and machine learning focused on the predictability of floods. The project investigates how much hydrological information is needed to predict floods reliably. The PhD researcher will examine how hydrological information, flood-generating processes, and changing climatic and environmental conditions influence flood predictability. A central aim is to determine whether relationships identified through the research can...

PhD research in boreal raptor ecology and climate change is available at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Umeå, Sweden, within the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies. The doctoral project will investigate how climate, prey dynamics, and landscape change reshape northern raptor communities. The research will develop predictions about ecological responses across boreal environments, with potential emphasis on population ecology, community ecology, and movement...

The University of Exeter is advertising fully funded PhD opportunities through its Engineering and Physical Research Council (EPSRC) Doctoral Landscape Award in the Department of Geography. One highlighted research project will investigate forest microclimate dynamics under fire, degradation and climate change in Amazonia . The research is relevant to environmental science, physical geography, forest ecosystems and climate-change impacts, with a focus on how disturbance and changing climate cond...

Imperial College London is seeking a PhD student for a 2027-start project on how turbulence mixes the ocean and atmosphere and how these processes influence the environment and climate. The research will use highly resolved simulations generated on an exascale supercomputer to investigate ocean–atmosphere mixing. Depending on the student’s interests and the project direction, the work may combine analysis of large simulation datasets, theoretical modelling, machine learning and comparison with o...

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Aerosol Science is inviting applications for funded PhD studentships beginning in 2027. The programme focuses on interdisciplinary research into aerosols and their role in major global challenges. Doctoral researchers will work at the intersection of physical, environmental and health sciences, engineering, and data science. Research themes include aerosol science, air quality, climate, health and emerging technologies, allowing students to investigate p...

[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 focuses on understanding and modelling extreme precipitation events in Europe under a warming climate. The project addresses the challenge of estimating very rare, high-impact rainfall events whose frequency and intensity are difficult to assess in both the current climate and future warmi...

Knowing Animals: The Leverhulme Doctoral Programme on Interdisciplinary Pathways to Multispecies Understanding is a four-year doctoral programme led by the Royal Veterinary College in collaboration with the University of Exeter. The programme explores how animals experience and understand the world, placing animal perspectives at the heart of decision-making. It brings together approaches from the sciences, humanities, and social sciences to develop interdisciplinary pathways for understanding h...

This funded PhD project investigates what happens on land when temperatures exceed 1.5°C and examines the long-term consequences of climate “overshoot.” The research will combine geochemical datasets with climate model simulations to determine how land systems respond to past, present and future warming. By connecting evidence from different climate periods with modelled future conditions, the project will contribute to improved assessments of the environmental consequences of exceeding 1.5°C of...

ARIES DTP is offering fully funded PhD studentship opportunities for an October 2027 start, focused on environmental research and doctoral study of the changing planet. The programme spans five broad research themes: Ecology and Biodiversity ; Marine, Atmospheric and Climate Sciences ; Geosciences, Resources and Environmental Risk ; Environmental Genomics and Microbiology ; and Agri-environments and Water . Projects are intended for researchers interested in understanding natural systems and tac...