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Black Futures Postgraduate Research Scholarships

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Dissecting the microbial foodweb: determining the influence of phytoplankton derived organic matter substrates on bacterial growth efficiency
Dynamic phytoplankton iron physiology and its impacts on global ecosystem function
Effective monitoring of deep-sea fauna using towed cameras *
Examining the evolutionary loss of calcification in coccolithophores
Explaining process, pattern and dynamics of marine predator hotspots in the Southern Ocean
How will microplastics affect marine copepods and their contributions to global biogeochemical cycles?
Microplastics and carbon sequestration: identifying links and impacts
Nitrogen cycling in the subsurface biosphere – an analogue for early life on Earth
Quantifying the status and success on restored native oyster Ostrea edulis beds in the Solent
Size matters: how does microplastic and nanoplastic size influence their abundance and toxicity in the aquatic environment?
Temporal variability of the carbon system across the Atlantic Ocean; causes and implications
Thermal sensitivity of field metabolic rates of marine fishes across global latitude gradients
What does it take to survive in the future ocean? A comparative study on the adaptive potential of fish to ocean acidification *
What drives monsoon climate and droughts over East Asia and the Western Pacific Ocean?
What the flux? Assessing the global ocean biological carbon pump
Where did all the Carbon go? Understanding and predicting carbon inventories in coarse sediments

* signifies projects with additional CASE funding.

Please note that environmental science is a multi-disciplinary research area needing both specialists in environmental science disciplines but also specialists in other areas (e.g. Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics), who bring their deeper understanding of individual specialisms to environmental science. You do not need a background in an environmental science subject; every year we welcome many new PhD students who do not have such a background.