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(Adapting to the Challenges of a Changing Environment)

ACCE's vision is to develop motivated, confident & multi-skilled PhD students, undertaking cutting-edge research & tackling environmental science questions of global significance. Studentships are offered between the Universities of Sheffield, Liverpool, York & UKCEH in a multi-disciplinary environment including biologists, mathematicians, analytical chemists & policy experts. .

2025 opportunities with UKCEH (closed 8 January 2025, links for reference only):

• . Based at University of Liverpool.
• . Based at University of Liverpool.
• . Based at University of Liverpool.
• . Based at University of Liverpool.
• . Based at University of Sheffield.
• . Based at University of York.
• . Based at University of York.
• . Based at University of York.
• . Based at University of York.

(Central England NERC Training Alliance)

CENTA research spans six universities (Birmingham, Leicester, Loughborough, Warwick & The Open University) and research institutes (UKCEH & BGS). A critical mass of researchers in climate & environmental sustainability, organisms & ecosystems & the dynamic earth provide a range of training & facilities. Training is supported by end-users from industry to non-governmental organisations & government agencies. .

2025 opportunities with UKCEH (closed on 8 January 2025; links for reference only):

• . Based at University of Leicester.
• . Based at University of Birmingham.
• . Based at University of Birmingham.
• . Based at University of Birmingham.
• . Based at University of Birmingham.
• . Based at Loughborough University.
• . Based at The Open University.
• . Based at The Open University.
•  Based at The Open University.
• . Based at University of Warwick.

CROCUS is a newly awarded DLA led by the University of Reading and Swansea University, in partnership with the British Geological Survey, the Institute of Zoology, the National Oceanography 皇冠体育国际娱乐, the Natural History Museum, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the UK 皇冠体育国际娱乐 for Ecology and Hydrology. Projects will be considered across the NERC remit. .

2025 opportunities with UKCEH (closed on 20 January 2025; links for reference only):

• . Based at Swansea University.
• . Based at Swansea University.
• . Based at Swansea University.
• . Based at University of Reading.
•  Based at the Institute of Zoology, London.

(Edinburgh Earth, Ecology & Environment)

Edinburgh has one of the highest concentrations of NERC-remit research in the UK. The clustering of environmental research around Edinburgh means that E4 students are part of a vibrant community of researchers & professionals that extends to many opportunities in science, policy, charity & business activities. .

2025 opportunities with UKCEH (closed on 6 January 2025; links for reference only):

• . Based at University of Edinburgh.
• . Based at University of Edinburgh.
• . Based at University of Edinburgh.
• . Based at University of Edinburgh.
• . Based at University of Edinburgh.

(Developing next generation leaders in environmental science)

Envision brings together a powerful group of UK researchers with industry & NGO partners to provide a new generation of environmental scientists with the skills, knowledge & experience they need to take on the challenges of a changing world. Led by Lancaster University, research falls into the 3 areas of environmental change, sustainable use of natural resources & environmental hazards & risk. 

The funding for this DTP has now ended and it is not expected to recruit further student cohorts.

 (Great Western Four)

GW4+ identifies areas of complementary expertise across the universities of Bristol, Bath, Cardiff and Exeter to develop research communities at scale, to address major global and industrial challenges. The collaborative research & innovation of GW4+ recognises and builds on the industrial and research strengths of the South West, working across the natural sciences and encouraging collaborative projects between the universities, research institutes and industrial and public sector partners. .

2025 opportunities with UKCEH (closed on 13 January 2025; link for reference only):

• Understanding the role of land-atmosphere interactions for extreme tropical thunderstorms

Named after the ancient ocean that closed to bring together England and Scotland, Iapetus is a partnership that joins the leading research universities of Durham, Glasgow, Heriot Watt, Newcastle, St Andrews & Stirling, together with UKCEH, BAS & BGS, in a united approach to doctoral research & training the next generation of leaders in the science of the natural environment. .

2025 opportunities with UKCEH (closed on 3 January 2025; links for reference only):

• . Based at University of Glasgow.
• . Based at Heriot-Watt University.
• . Based at Durham University, also linked to the  project.

(Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Landscape Award)

The world faces unprecedented challenges, from climate change and food security to infectious diseases, biodiversity declines and sustainability. The Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Landscape Award (ILESLA) will train a new generation of creative, collaborative and entrepreneurial researchers who are equipped to meet these complex, cross-disciplinary challenges. These future leaders will have the knowledge and skills to generate innovative solutions that integrate science across BBSRC and NERC remits, and to conduct curiosity-led research that generates far-reaching insight into biological and environmental systems, and their interactions. ILESLA is the successor to the  and the  DTPs and builds on their success. This new programme will cover the full remit of both preceding programmes. 

UKCEH may partner in some of the PhD's offered in this DLA.

The Oxford DTP in Environmental Research offers a world class, multidisciplinary training environment for the next generation of researchers working at the frontiers of Environmental Research. The Oxford DTP operates slightly differently, with two studentship routes. Some students are recruited direct to CASE or collaborative projects, while others are not admitted directly to project and apply to one of the three research streams (for students who wish to devise their own projects). 

The funding for this DTP has now ended and it is not expected to recruit further student cohorts.

(Science of the Environment: Natural and Anthropogenic processes, Impacts and Opportunities)

The scientific scope of SCENARIO is broad, spanning the physical, chemical and biological processes within the overarching theme of "environmental risk and sustainability" over a wide range of temporal & spatial scales. SCENARIO incorporates supervisory expertise spanning the science of atmosphere, oceans, ice, hydrology, soil, ecosystems & space weather. SCENARIO seeks to attract high-quality graduates from science, mathematics & engineering degrees. 

The funding for this DTP has now ended and it is not expected to recruit further student cohorts.

The SSCP DTP harnesses world leading expertise from Imperial College London & Core Partner Institutions to offer a unique multidisciplinary PhD training programme. SSCP鈥檚 key scientific challenge is to understand & quantify complex biological, physical & human systems, & the interactions between them, in sufficient detail to predict & manage future change. This knowledge is used to develop innovative technical, business & policy responses to environmental & societal challenges.  

The funding for this DTP has now ended and it is not expected to recruit further student cohorts.

AI INTERVENE is a new Doctoral Focal Award funded by NERC. The DFA program鈥檚 goal is to prepare a new generation of researchers skilled in both artificial intelligence (AI) and biodiversity to help address the global biodiversity crisis. AI-INTERVENE aims to train PhD students to be adaptable, skilled in real-world applications, entrepreneurial, and driven by sustainability and inclusivity.

2025 opportunities with UKCEH are not being advertised directly here on this occasion.

(Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment Towards Sustainable Chemical Use)

The ECORISC 皇冠体育国际娱乐 for Doctoral Training is a partnership between five universities and UKCEH, funded for six years with projects designed to better understand the risks of chemicals in the natural environment and how to best assess and manage these risks. It will produce a generation of innovator scientists that can identify, understand and effectively manage the risks of chemicals through the use of state-of-the-art science and out-of-the-box thinking.

The funding for this DTP has now ended and it is not expected to recruit further student cohorts.

ECOSOLUTIONS is a new Doctoral Focal Award focusing on solutions to the issues of chemical pollution.鈥疘t will combine cutting-edge environmental science with approaches from other disciplines (natural, health and social sciences, engineering) to deliver systems-based approaches which minimise wider socio-environmental impacts of the manufacture and fate of chemicals.

2025 opportunities with UKCEH (closed on 7 April 2025; links for reference only):

The ECOWILD 皇冠体育国际娱乐 for Doctoral Training programme has been designed to deliver the next generation of innovative researchers and conservationists needed to protect some of the Earth鈥檚 most vulnerable and valuable ecosystems. ECOWILD is a unique partnership that brings together research expertise and innovation across various fields including environmental toxicology, ecology, multiple stressor theory and modelling, wetland conservation and restoration, socioeconomics, community engagement, management and governance; and involves some of the leading UK experts in these fields. .

Open 2025 opportunities with UKCEH (new/re-opened projects - apply by 12 May 2025):

Closed 2025 opportunities with UKCEH (closed on 9 January 2025; links for reference only):

• . Based at Heriot-Watt University.
• . Based at Heriot-Watt University, also linked to the  project.
• . Based at University of the Highlands and Islands.
• . Based at University of York.
• . Based at University of York.

The vision of FLOOD-CDT is to train the next generation of research practitioners, who will have both: (1) the multidisciplinary skills and knowledge required to address key sector needs and research questions across all drivers of flooding, and; (2) the ability to bridge gaps that currently exist between the evidence base and flood risk management approaches, policy, regulation and community engagement. .

2025 opportunities with UKCEH (closed on 8 January 2025; links for reference only):

• . Based at Newcastle University, strategically aligned to the  project.
• . Based at Newcastle University.
• . Based at Southampton University.
• . Based at Loughborough University.
• . Based at Southampton University, strategically aligned to the  project.

RED-ALERT CDT's will train a new generation of leaders to transform how we manage aquatic environmental health via Real-Time Digital Water-Based Systems. Red-ALERT convenes private, government, regulatory/public sector organisations with world-leading researchers in genetics, ecotoxicology, sensor technology, Internet of Things, autonomous real-time data collection, mathematical modelling & data analytics. .

2025 opportunities with UKCEH (closed on 7 January 2025; links for reference only):

• .
• . Based at Bangor University.
• . Based at Bangor University.
• . Based at Bangor University.
• . Based at Bangor University.
• . Based at University of Exeter.
• . Based at University of Exeter.
•  Based at Cardiff University.
• . Based at Cardiff University.