This pathway includes interdisciplinary work across natural and social sciences to tackle a range of sustainability challenges.
Potential supervisors for projects in this pathway have cross-UKRI expertise, having run research projects funded by AHRC, EPSRC and NERC in addition to the ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥. They lead an interdisciplinary BU research cluster, ‘’, with four BU-funded post-doctoral research assistants to provide support to PhD students. Students will also join our aligned research cluster, ‘Communicating Climate Change and Sustainability for Society’, led by the pathway lead .
They have strengths in data skills and advanced quantitative methods and have run several training courses in data analysis, for example the NERC-funded ‘Management of Marine Protected Areas using Bayesian Belief Networks’ and a workshop for the British Ecological Society on agent-based modelling.Â
Key information
Next start date:
September 2024 (the closing date for applications is 12 noon GMT, 5 January 2024); applicants will be informed of the outcome by April 2024
Location:
³ÉÈËÖ±²¥, Talbot Campus
Entry requirements:
Outstanding academic potential as measured normally by either a 1st class honours degree or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA), or a Master’s degree with distinction or equivalent. If English is not your first language you’ll need IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 minimum (with a minimum 6.0 in each component, or equivalent).
In addition, students wishing to undertake PhD only (+3 awards) must meet the ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ criteria in terms of previous Master’s level study and should read the SWDTP Admissions Statement for further information.