The below studentships have been shortlisted for funding under the UKRI NERC DLA funding scheme and will commence on 1 October 2027. The closing date for applications is 23:59 on 16 December 2026.

The below studentships have been shortlisted for funding under the UKRI NERC DLA funding scheme and will commence on 1 October 2027. The closing date for applications is 23:59 on 16 December 2026.

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Future-Proofing the Environment: Evaluating the Environmental Impacts of Next-Generation Plastics (CASE Project with Cefas) Project Code: TOLHURST_UEA_ARIES27_CASE

University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences

Supervisors Dr Trevor Tolhurst, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia – contact me Professor Dannielle Green, ARU Dr...

Good Vibrations: Evidencing the Links Between Soil Acoustics and Soil Health Project Code: BUTLER_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia, School of Biological Sciences

Supervisors Professor Simon Butler, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia – contact me Professor Brian Reid, School of...

Historical Genomics of the Declining Red Squirrel in Britain Project Code: BERGSTROM_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia, School of Biological Sciences

Supervisors Dr Anders Bergström, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia – contact me Professor Cock van Oosterhout, School...

How Long Does It Take Grassland Fungi To Recover After Disturbance? Project Code: HALL_EI_ARIES27

Earlham Insitute

Supervisors Professor Neil Hall, Earlham Institute – contact me Dr Mark McMullen, Earlham Institute Dr Rowena Hill, Earlham Institute Luren...

Human Impacts on the Role of Beaches as Fish Nurseries: Advancing Tools to Measure Energy Use and Infer Habitat Quality Project Code: CIOTTI_PLYM_ARIES27

University of Plymouth, School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Supervisors Dr Benjamin Ciotti, School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth – contact me Dr Keiron Fraser, University...

Integrating Biodiversity, Climate Mitigation and Livelihoods in Borneo’s Largest Community-Led Nature-Based Solution Project Code: STRUEBIG_KENT_ARIES27

University of Kent, Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology

Supervisor Dr Matthew Struebig, School of Natural Sciences, University of Kent – contact me Professor Bob Smith, University of Kent...

Integrating Machine Learning and Remote Sensing to Track Pressures on Migratory Fish in UK Rivers and Estuaries Project Code: BICKNELL_KENT_ARIES27

University of Kent, Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology

Supervisor Dr Jake Bicknell, School of Natural Sciences, University of Kent – contact me Dr Sophie Elliott, Durrell Institute of...

Investigate How Bacterial Hosts Control Domesticated Viral Machines to Drive Horizontal Gene Transfer in Marine Environments? Project Code: LE_JIC_ARIES27

John Innes Centre

Supervisors Professor Tung Le, John Innes Centre – contact me Professor Jonathan Todd, Quadram Institute & UEA Dr Ngat Tran,...

Investigating the Importance of Underlying Basement Rocks and Faulting on Overlying Structure, Hydrogeology, and Surface Vertical Motion – the Sydney and Melbourne “Basins” in Australia (CASE Project with WSP) Project Code: PAUL_RHUL_ARIES27_CASE

Royal Holloway, University of London, Department of Earth Sciences

Supervisors Dr Jonathan Paul, Faculty of Science, Royal Holloway, University of London – contact me Professor Richard Ghail, RHUL Dr...

Listening to La Soufrière: Fibre Optics and AI for the Next Generation of Volcano Monitoring (CASE Project with Seismic Research Centre) Project Code: JOHNSON_UEA_ARIES27_CASE

University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences

Supervisors Dr Jessica Johnson, School of Environmental Science, University of East Anglia – contact me Dr Lidong Bie, School of...