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London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership studentship available - only for UK Students

  • Date22 March 2024

Interested in a PhD in physical geography at Royal Holloway?

We have four exciting projects on offer, fully-funded for four years (UK applicants only) through the London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership, to start in September 2024.

The four Competition Funded PhD Projects are as follow:

Please click on the link(s) for more information.

1. Critical remote sensing of Indigenous fire use in Guyana

Critical remote sensing of Indigenous fire use in Guyana at Royal Holloway, University of London on FindAPhD.com

2. Developing a new high-resolution reconstruction of the Younger Dryas ice cap in Scotland

Developing a new high-resolution reconstruction of the Younger Dryas ice cap in Scotland at Royal Holloway, University of London on FindAPhD.com

3. Evaluation of the Holocene Azorean tephra dispersal into Europe and its links with atmospheric circulation patterns in the North Atlantic

Evaluation of the Holocene Azorean tephra dispersal into Europe and its links with atmospheric circulation patterns in the North Atlantic at Royal Holloway, University of London on FindAPhD.com

4. The forgotten forests: tracking the diversity of temperate wet woodlands

The forgotten forests: tracking the diversity of temperate wet woodlands at Royal Holloway, University of London on FindAPhD.com

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