| Level: | PhD |
| Tuition: | Full coverage |
| Deadline: | Jan 22, 2027 |
| Duration max: | 99 months |
Description
Climate change is the biggest threat to global security, human health, and biodiversity. It is affecting marine ecosystems through pervasive changes in climatic conditions and climate variability, increased frequency of extreme events and sea level rise. There is a need to understand the ecological dynamics of climate change impacts to identify hotspots of vulnerability and resilience and to identify management interventions that may assist biosphere resilience to climate change. Sustained observations monitoring can track and quantify changes, and is critical for predicting future changes, however, visual surveys do not always record all species present, especially rare or cryptic species. We will test whether the match between thermal affinity and thermal habitat differs between species with different life histories and habitat preferences. The project will use global databases, high quality data from UK surveys, and new data generated using eDNA techniques. This PhD will suit a student looking to expand upon their ecological, molecular, and statistical analysis skills within a field that is at the top of the global research and political agendas.
Available for
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Antarctica
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Azerbaijan
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Armenia
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bouvet Island
- Brazil
- Belize
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Solomon Islands
- Virgin Islands, British
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Myanmar
- Burundi
- Belarus
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Sri Lanka
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Taiwan
- Christmas Island
- Cocos Islands
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Mayotte
- Congo
- Congo
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Benin
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- Eland Islands
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- French Southern Territories
- Djibouti
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Gambia
- Palestine
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Kiribati
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Vatican
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- North Korea
- South Korea
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Latvia
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Midway Islands
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Oman
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Curacao
- Aruba
- Sint-Maarten
- Bonaire, Sint-Estatius and Saba
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- Norway
- Northern Mariana Islands
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Micronesia
- Marshall Islands
- Palau
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Pitcairn
- Poland
- Portugal
- Guinea-Bissau
- Timor-Leste
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Reunion
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Anguilla
- Saint Lucia
- St. Maarten
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Vietnam
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
- Spain
- Southern Sudan
- Sudan
- Western Sahara
- Suriname
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Arab Emirates
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- North Macedonia
- Egypt
- United Kingdom
- Guernsey
- Jersey
- Isle of Man
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- United States
- Virgin Islands, U.S.
- Burkina Faso
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Wallis and Futuna
- Samoa
- Yemen
- Zambia
- South Ossetia
- Kosovo
- Vanuatu
- Aland Islands
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Disciplines
- Engineering & Technology
- Environmental Sciences
Benefits
NERC ACCE DTP in Ecology and Evolution, programme starts October 2021. UKRI provide the following funding for 3.5 years: • Stipend (2020/21 UKRI rate £15,285) • Tuition Fees at UK fee rate (2020/21 rate £4,407) • Research support and training grant (RTSG) A limited number of international fee bursaries will be awarded on a competitive basis. However, if selected International and EU fee rate candidates may need to cover the remaining amount of tuition fees by ecuring additional funding. International fees for 2021/22 entry are not yet fixed, but as a guide fees for 2020/21 entry were £23,650 per annum.
Requirements
Open to students worldwide
Targets
Currency
EUR
GBP
KZT
INR
RUB