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Doctoral Research
The range of doctoral topics at the ECI reflects the international and interdisciplinary nature of the ECI's science and research.
The Environmental Change Institute does not offer an independent doctoral programme but senior ECI researchers are able to supervise students who are admitted to the DPhil programme in the School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE) or other DPhil programmes around the university.
For a full list of current students, their area of study and full profiles, please see our student pages.
Opportunities for 2012
Fully funded DPhil
Water resources adaptation decisions in the context of climatic non-stationarity and variability
Unfunded DPhil projects
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Projects with a * may be eligible for NERC funding. Details are given in the project descriptions.
- Co-evolution of infrastructure, land use and the economy
- Optimal pathways to sustainable national infrastructure systems
- A stochastic model of dike breaching and inundation volumes
- Flood risk reduction through innovative public-private partnerships
- * Bayesian calibration for flood risk analysis
- * Bayesian estimation of uncertainties in downscaled climate model projections
- An international comparison of voluntary green electricity tariffs
- New developments in household energy efficiency policy in the UK
- Saving energy and saving water – a comparative study in policy and regulation in the UK
- * The ecosystem functioning of intact and disturbed tropical forests
- * The response of tropical forests to climate change
- Evaluation of changes in energy use and carbon emissions of walking and cycling interventions
View full list of potential projects
Please note that funding for these projects is not assured and potential applicants will need to investigate their own source(s) of funding. Please see information on the School of Geography and the Environment's website about these possibilities.
Applications
Applications for the DPhil in Geography and Environment are coordinated through the School of Geography and the Environment's International Graduate School and there may be University and college fellowships available to support doctoral studies. Details on the application procedure can be found on the SoGE International Graduate School website.
Funding opportunities for doctoral studies can be found on our vacancies and studentships pages.
Choosing a supervisor
DPhil students are required to identify primary and secondary supervisors. If you wish to work with an ECI researcher you should contact them directly to discuss your proposed topic. The following ECI staff are available as primary DPhil supervisors:
Many members of the School of Geography and the Environment's academic staff have environmental interests and may co-supervise with staff of ECI if they are interested in the project and are not already oversubscribed in terms of supervision.
A modest number of doctoral research positions and fellowships are associated with ECI research projects and in a few cases these may be accommodated within ECI research space.