Studentship opportunities

Call for SSCP DTP PhD applicants

The call for applications to commence a NERC-funded SSCP DTP studentship in 2023 is now closed, and we are no longer accepting applications. The call for 2024 applications will open in October 2023.

 Below projects a list of projects for information only for the call - these are for information only - please do no longer apply.

For information only: 2023 Projects

Below we've listed all the project opportunities which were advertised for 2023 by

  1. Imperial College London Departments and
  2. Core Partner Institutes

Note: all core partner projects are co-supervised by an Imperial supervisor - these are listed both under the department as well as the core partner and are marked with an asterisk*

1) Imperial College London

Department of Aeronautics

 

Project Title Lead Supervisor
2023_86_AERO_Hamzehloo.pdf Turbulence and drag parameterisations in urban canopy layers using scale-resolving simulations and machine learning Dr Arash Hamzehloo

Centre for Environmental Policy

 

Project Title Lead Supervisor
2023_04_CEP_de Nazelle.pdf Decision-support tools for health-promoting climate change and air pollution policies Dr Audrey de Nazelle
2023_05_CEP_Howe.pdf Addressing inequities within the Sustainable Development Goals: ensuring “no-one is left behind” Dr Caroline Howe
2023_06_CEP_Kountouris.pdf Wildfires in the UK: understanding the risk, public attitudes and preferences for mitigation and adaptation responses Dr Yiannis Kountouris
2023_07_CEP_Rogelj.pdf Emissions Responsibility Accounting for the net zero transition: developing innovative business and policy responses to operationalise implications of the global carbon budget for ambitious climate action Professor Joeri Rogelj
2023_08_CEP_Slade.pdf Nature based solutions for climate mitigation and adaptation: limits, opportunities and strategies   Dr Raphael Slade 
2023_09_CEP_Voulvoulis.pdf The potential of natural capital regeneration as a vessel for economic growth Professor Nick Voulvoulis

Department of Chemistry

Project Title Lead Supervisor
‌‌2023_10_Chem_Romain.pdf Understanding and enhancing plastics biodegradation  Dr Charles Romain

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Project Title Lead Supervisor
2023_02_BGS_Jackson.pdf Chalk stratigraphy and its role in managing groundwater abstractions in Chalk river catchments Dr Christopher Jackson (BGS)/Professor Adrian Butler*
2023_03_BGS_Mackay.pdf Conceptual groundwater modelling of global groundwater datasets: learning through large-sample comparative hydrogeology Dr Jonathan Mackay (BGS)/Professor Adrian Butler*
2023_11_DCEE_Butler.pdf Modelling groundwater flow in deep, heterolithic sedimentary sequences under climate change Professor Adrian Butler
2023_12_DCEE_Buytaert.pdf Smart sensor networks for flood and drought resilience Professor Wouter Buytaert
2023_13_DCEE_Callaghan.pdf How Important are Oceanic Bubbles in mitigating the Climate Emergency? Dr Adrian Callaghan
2023_14_DCEE_Callaghan.pdf Are laboratory and oceanic breaking waves the same? Connecting the laboratory to the real ocean using complex image processing. Dr Adrian Callaghan
2023_15_DCEE_Craske.pdf The energetics behind ocean mixing and climate change Dr John Craske
2023_16_DCEE_Karmpadakis.pdf ReX-COAST: Re-defining extreme coastal wave events Dr Ioannis Karmpadakis
2023_17_DCEE_Kia.pdf Sustainable plant management in the urban environment Dr Alalea Kia
2023_18_DCEE_Lee.pdf Investigating epigenetics regulation of micro-aeration microbiome for methane formation manipulation and its techno-economics impact for Net Zero Carbon Emissions Dr Po-Heng Lee
2023_19_DCEE_Majumdar.pdf Assessing the impacts of climate change on the physiology and safety of motorcyclists in Taiwan Professor Arnab Majumdar
2023_20_DCEE_Myers.pdf Resources requirements for ecosystem conservation and sustainable development Dr Rupert Myers
2023_21_DCEE_Onof.pdf Spatial-temporal modelling of rainfall fields for hydrological applications in a changing climate Professor Christian Onof
2023_22_DCEE_O_Sullivan.pdf Improving the resilience of UK flood protection infrastructure using advanced numerical simulation Professor Catherine O'Sullivan
2023_23_DCEE_Paschalis.pdf Nature-based solutions for mountain water security Professor Athanasios Paschalis
2023_24_DCEE_van Reeuwijk.pdf  The interaction of volcanic intrusions with the ambient wind Professor Maarten van Reeuwijk
2023_25_DCEE_van Reeuwijk.pdf Turbulence-resolving simulations of mixed-phase clouds Professor Maarten van Reeuwijk
2023_75_Kew_Tovar.pdf Managing ecosystem services of Andean wetlands for sustainable development Dr Carolina Tovar (Kew)/Professor Wouter Buytaert*

Computing

Project Title Lead Supervisor
2023_26_Comp_Tsay.pdf Modelling and Optimisation of Mega-Scale Electricity-Based Hydrogen Production: Economic and Environmental Impacts Dr Calvin Tsay

Department of Earth Science and Engineering

The Earth Sciences and Engineering department requires that applicants submit a full college application by the SSCP DTP deadline. This is because ESE shortlists candidates for multiple scholarship schemes at the same time, which will improve your overall chances of success. To apply for a project hosted in the ESE department, please complete the SSCP DTP pre-application form, and send your CV and personal statement to main ESE project supervisor as soon as possible so they can coach you and work with you through the selection process.

Project Title Lead Supervisor
2023_01_BGS_Hughes.pdf Assessing the sustainability of lithium brine extraction in high Andean salars Dr Andrew Hughes (BGS)/Professor Anna Korre
2023_27_ESE_Bell.pdf Investigating subduction plate boundary earthquake hazards using controlled-source seismic data Dr Rebecca Bell
2023_28_ESE_Brito Parada.pdf Coupling Life Cycle Assessment and modelling tools to inform the sustainable processing of critical raw materials Dr Pablo Brito Parada
2023_29_ESE_Fang.pdf Anisotropic geoelectrical imaging – can Artificial Intelligence (AI) replace conventional resistivity inversion approaches? Dr Fangxin Fang
2023_30_ESE_Goes.pdf Mapping thermal and compositional structure of cratons Professor Saskia Goes
2023_31_ESE_Goes.pdf Seismotectonics of the Lesser Antilles Arc Professor Saskia Goes
2023_32_ESE_Hampson.pdf Sediment routing controls on CO2 mineralisation potential Professor Gary Hampson
2023_33_ESE_Jackson.pdf Efficient numerical modelling of subsurface hydrogen storage for low carbon energy Professor Matthew Jackson
2023_34_ESE_Jackson.pdf Developing the world’s largest geobattery: ultra-high-temperature underground thermal energy storage for large-scale electricity storage in the UK Professor Matthew Jackson
2023_35_ESE_Jackson.pdf Electrokinetic enhanced in-situ resource utilisation (EK-ISRU) for green copper production Professor Matthew Jackson
2023_36_ESE_Sutton.pdf Leveraging emerging numerical models from engineering to support coral reef conservation Dr Mark Sutton
2023_37_ESE_Mason.pdf Developing time-series InSAR for understanding changes to the ground surface, subsurface, biosphere and environment Dr Philippa Mason
2023_38_ESE_Mayall.pdf Submarine channels, deformation, and routing of sediment and plastics to the deep ocean Professor Mike Mayall
2023_39_ESE_Pain.pdf AI modelling of underground water for heating buildings Professor Christopher Pain
2023_40_ESE_Paulatto.pdf Teleseismic full-waveform imaging of active volcanoes Dr Michele Paulatto
2023_41_ESE_Plancherel.pdf Tracking Illegal Gold Mining Safely with Earth Observations and Machine Learning Dr Yves Plancherel
2023_42_ESE_Plancherel.pdf Exploiting the GEOTRACES toolbox to characterize ocean biogeochemical processes: trace elements, isotopes and new quasi-conservative tracers. Dr Yves Plancherel
2023_43_ESE_Richards.pdf Integrating Geochemistry and Geophysics to Make Treasure Maps for Critical Metals Dr Fred Richards
2023_44_ESE_Roberts.pdf Biodiversity and the Evolving Earth: New Data, New Methods, New Insights Dr Gareth Roberts
2023_45_ESE_Roberts.pdf Hard Rock to Heavy Metal: Data and tools for geochemical baselines and chemical fluxes through landscapes Dr Gareth Roberts
2023_46_ESE_Roberts.pdf Mapping pollutants and biodiversity throughout drainage basins Dr Gareth Roberts
2023_71_NHM_Wilkinson.pdf Detrital mineral records of magmatism and fertility in porphyry copper districts Professor Jamie Wilkinson (NHM & Department of Earth Science Engineering)*

Department of Life Sciences

Project Title Lead Supervisor
2023_48_DoLS_Banks-Leite.pdf Biodiversity co-benefits of large scale restoration in the Brazilian Amazon Dr Cristina Banks-Leite
2023_49_DoLS_Bidartondo.pdf Understanding mycorrhizal associations to ensure the best start in life for trees, their carbon balance and future resilience Professor Martin Bidartondo
2023_50_DoLS_Cator.pdf The Role of Resource Allocation in Shaping Mosquito-Borne Disease Risk Dr Lauren Cator
2023_51_DoLS_Costa.pdf The impact of environmental cues in antimicrobial resistance spreading Dr Tiago Costa
2023_52_DoLS_Gill.pdf How do trait responses to climate change shape Arctic plant-pollinator networks? Dr Richard Gill
2023_53_DoLS_Graystock.pdf Evidence and impact of parasite spillover across
pollinator communities		 Dr Peter Graystock
2023_54_DoLS_Jiménez.pdf Assessing the environmental biodegradation of next-generation polyolefin plastics Dr Jose Jimenez
2023_55_DoLS_Pawar.pdf Accelerating terrestrial habitat restoration using microbial communities Dr Samraat Pawar
2023_56_DoLS_Pearse.pdf Rewilding landscapes: beyond biodiversity homogenisation Dr Will Pearse
2023_57_DoLS_Ransome.pdf Bacteria-virus interactions in a changing world Dr Emma Ransome
2023_58_DoLS_Ransome.pdf Restoring UK seagrass habitats to maximise carbon capture Dr Emma Ransome
2023_59_DoLS_Turnbull.pdf Climate change and biotic impacts on success of aphid populations Professor Colin Turnbull
2023_60_DoLS_Vogler.pdf Phylogenetic diversity and interaction networks in the most species-rich ecosystems on Earth Professor Alfried Vogler
2023_69_NHM_Brodie.pdf Diversity, biogeography and ecology of Falkland Islands crustose coralline algae Professor Juliet Brodie (NHM)/Dr Emma Ransome*
2023_70_NHM_Jungblut.pdf Photosynthesis and genome evolution of cyanobacteria from polar environments D Anne D Jungblut (NHM)/Dr Tanai Cardona*
2023_74_Kew_Bramley.pdf Understanding diversification and distribution patterns of the New Guinea flora Dr Gemma Bramley (Kew)/Professor James Rosindell*
2023_78_ZSL_Pettorelli.pdf Ecosystem degradation, climate change and tropical ecosystem stability – Tanzania as a case study Dr Nathalie Pettorelli (ZSL)/Dr Will Pearse*
2023_79_ZSL_Yesson.pdf Greenland's coldwater prawn habitats - understanding their blue carbon and conservation value and how this will be impacted by climate change Dr Chris Yesson (ZSL)/Dr Emma Cavan*
2023_80_DoLS_Endres.pdf Physical principles of the evolution and adaptation of microbial communities Professor Robert Endres
2023_82_DoLS_Schroeder.pdf Avian microbiomes, the timing of breeding and fitness consequences Dr Julia Schroeder

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Project Title Lead Supervisor
2023_62_MechEng_Masen.pdf Towards a mitigation strategy for tyre particulate emissions: mechanics of rubber particle generation Dr Marc Masen

Department of Physics

Project Title Lead Supervisor
2023_63_Phy_Brindley.pdf Capturing the spectral fingerprints of errors in weather and climate models Professor Helen Brindley
2023_64_Phy_Ceppi.pdf Why does climate sensitivity depend on the type of forcing? Dr Paulo Ceppi
2023_65_Phy_Graven.pdf Estimating global fossil fuel emissions with atmospheric radiocarbon observations Dr Heather Graven
2023_66_Phy_Gryspeerdt.pdf Developing novel observations of cloud processes Dr Edward Gryspeerdt
2023_67_Phy_Toumi.pdf A New Global Tropical Cyclone Model Professor Ralf Toumi
2023_73_RALS_Cox.pdf The Universal InfraRed Airborne Spectrometer: A new instrument for climate research Dr Caroline Cox (RAL)/Prof Helen Brindley*
2023_81_Phy_Ceppi.pdf Relating future jet stream changes to present-day observable variability Dr Paulo Ceppi

School of Public Health

Project Title Lead Supervisor
2023_76_SPH_Fisher.pdf Will climate and landuse change drive antifungal resistance exposures? Professor Matthew Fisher
2023_85_SPH_Hancock.pdf Modelling strategies for the release of geneticallymodified mosquitoes for arboviral control across different environmental
settings		 Dr Penny Hancock

2) Core Partner Institutes

British Geological Survey

Project Title Lead Supervisor
2023_01_BGS_Hughes.pdf Assessing the sustainability of lithium brine extraction in high Andean salars Dr Andrew Hughes/Professor Anna Korre (Department of Earth Science and Engineering)*
2023_02_BGS_Jackson.pdf Chalk stratigraphy and its role in managing groundwater abstractions in Chalk river catchments Dr Christopher Jackson/Professor Adrian Butler (Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering)*
2023_03_BGS_Mackay.pdf Conceptual groundwater modelling of global groundwater datasets: learning through large-sample comparative hydrogeology Dr Jonathan Mackay/Professor Adrian Butler (Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering)*

Natural History Museum

For projects with The Natural History Museum you must apply via the NHM Website.  

Project Title Lead Supervisor
2023_69_NHM_Brodie.pdf Diversity, biogeography and ecology of Falkland Islands crustose coralline algae Professor Juliet Brodie/Dr Emma Ransome (Department of Life Sciences)*
2023_70_NHM_Jungblut.pdf Photosynthesis and genome evolution of cyanobacteria from polar environments Dr Anne D. Jungblut/Dr Tanai Cardona (Department of Life Sciences)*
2023_71_NHM_Wilkinson.pdf Detrital mineral records of magmatism and fertility in porphyry copper districts Professor Jamie Wilkinson/Department of Earth Science and Engineering*

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Project Title Lead Supervisor
2023_74_Kew_Bramley.pdf Understanding diversification and distribution patterns of the New Guinea flora Dr Gemma Bramley/Professor James Rosindell (Department of of Life Sciences)*
2023_75_Kew_Tovar.pdf Managing ecosystem services of Andean wetlands for sustainable development Dr Carolina Tovar/Professor Wouter Buytaert (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)*

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory - UKRI

Project Title Lead Supervisor
2023_73_RALS_Cox.pdf The Universal InfraRed Airborne Spectrometer: A new instrument for climate research Dr Caroline Cox/Dr Helen Brindley (Department of Physics)*

UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Project Title Lead Supervisor
2023_77_UKCEH_Daunt.pdf Windfarms, fisheries, and seabirds – can reducing fishing pressures be used to compensate future impacts of wind farms on seabirds? Dr Francis Daunt/Dr Emma Ransome (Department of Life Sciences)*

Zoological Society of London (ZSL)

Project Title Lead Supervisor
2023_78_ZSL_Pettorelli.pdf Ecosystem degradation, climate change and tropical ecosystem stability – Tanzania as a case study Dr Nathalie Pettorelli/Dr Will Pearse (Department of Life Sciences)*
2023_79_ZSL_Yesson.pdf Greenland's coldwater prawn habitats - understanding their blue carbon and conservation value and how this will be impacted by climate change Dr Chris Yesson/Dr Emma Cavan (Department of Life Sciences)*