Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? University of Essex, Colchester, England invites online application for multiple funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in various research areas.
Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal.
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in Health and Wellbeing of the Transgender Community
Summary of PhD Program:
PhD research question and proposed programme of work must align with the SNEE programme theme. The proposed research focuses on the health and wellbeing of individuals who described themselves as TNBGQ looking at health across the lifespan. The proposed PhD opportunities will give successful candidates the chance to explore the following areas in partnership with SNEE:
- Prevention and early intervention: This involves exploring existing services and programs on regular health screening and promoting healthy lifestyle choices.
- Access to care: This involves exploring access to healthcare services, including reproductive health, mental health, and primary care services with focus on addressing health disparities and improving health outcomes among marginalized groups.
Application Deadline: 9th September 2024
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Nature protection versus nature restoration: Who benefits and who loses out?
Summary of PhD Program:
This is an opportunity to conduct fully funded interdisciplinary research under the Sustainable Transitions Leverhulme Doctoral Training Programme at the University of Essex. Decisions around whether to use limited conservation funding to protect “good” ecosystems or improve degraded ones are typically based upon economic and ecological considerations alone. Yet there are numerous potential ways in which this decision not only determines the costs and ecological benefits of conservation activities, but also the social outcomes.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in The scourge of plastic waste: Analysing issues of sustainability and accountability
Summary of PhD Program:
This is an opportunity to conduct fully funded interdisciplinary research under the Sustainable Transitions Leverhulme Doctoral Training Programme at the University of Essex. The aim of the project is to explore (i) the global plastic waste business to better understand the trade, policy and regulatory gaps, and (ii) the issue of sustainability and accountability related to the plastic waste trade.
Plastic products are everywhere in our global economy, including as waste. As a result of the cheap labour costs and weak environmental regulations, a large proportion of plastic waste generated in the Western world is being exported to poorer developing countries for recycling, and the trend in plastic waste trade is continuing to increase (Basel Action Network, 2023).
Application Deadline: Open until filled
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Sustainable transition to nature-based solutions for coastal defence
Summary of PhD Program:
Essex estuaries have a cultural heritage tied to oysters dating back to Roman times, but native oyster beds are now one of the most threatened marine habitats in Europe and have been controversially substituted by the introduced Pacific oyster in the 1960s. This project explores the potential of oyster reefs within Essex estuaries to function as a natural breakwater, dissipating wave energy, slowing coastal erosion, and reducing storm damage. Oyster reefs benefit the natural environment and economy by enhancing water quality through filtration and providing habitats to support commercially important fisheries.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Environmental loss, ecological grief and reparative action
Summary of PhD Program:
This is an opportunity to conduct fully funded interdisciplinary research under the Sustainable Transitions Leverhulme Doctoral Training Programme at the University of Essex. Biodiversity indicators have revealed dramatic declines in the relative abundance of wildlife around the world, with particularly large losses in freshwater habitats and amongst larger bodied organisms. This scientific evidence has informed research in the humanities and social sciences on the emotional dimensions of environmental change and environmental loss. This has included a reflection on how human communities have responded to species extinction, loss of biodiversity and landscape degradation. These noticed losses have an emotional toll on people, generating mourning and ecological grief.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Human rights in postgrowth proposals and policies
Summary of PhD Program:
Amidst concern that the prevailing ‘green growth’ model advanced under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will not avert climate, ecological and socioeconomic crises, increasing attention is being given to alternative post-growth and growth-agnostic policy approaches at a wide range of governmental and institutional levels. Research on the relationships between human rights and post- growth proposals such as degrowth or doughnut economics – in theory and practice – is in its infancy.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Climate misinformation
Summary of PhD Program:
With the substantial influence of social media and online information platforms, there has been a notable surge in the rapidity, frequency and volume of information dissemination. This proliferation often comes at the cost of information quality. This issue is pronounced in climate and sustainability, where conflicting viewpoints and vested interests frequently give rise to misinformation. What motivates the spread of climate misinformation, and its resultant effects, remains to be seen. Is it a deliberate strategy, or does it stem from unintentional misinformation? This project explores climate misinformation and its repercussions on public opinion.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in How to enhance climate governance to achieve effective funding for ‘loss and damage’ at the local level
Summary of PhD Program:
The project will focus on the exploration of solutions to aspects of the development of ‘loss and damange’ climate funding and support at the local level. Supervision for this project will be led by Essex Business School with secondary supervision from Essex Law School. The efforts to establish ‘loss and damage’ climate funding to aid countries impacted by climate disasters underscore the need for collective approaches to transform financial institutions and governmental practices to ensure that support meets local needs. Structural challenges such as resource distribution, access to finance, corruption, multilevel governance systems and participation in decision-making can all complicate ‘loss and damage’ implementation for disadvantaged or vulnerable communities at the local level.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Managing the environmental impact of antifouling biocides in recreational marinas through stakeholder engagement
Summary of PhD Program:
Antifouling coatings protect vessels from marine biofouling (growth on the hull), which would otherwise increase fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. However, most antifouling coatings contain toxins that are released into the environment. While commercial vessels conform to strict rules, recreational boats are less regulated with regard to fouling-control practices. This project will work with local stakeholders to understand the release, environmental fate and impact of antifouling biocides from small craft using a combination of fieldwork, laboratory assays and human behavioural science. Best- practice guidelines will then be developed through stakeholder collaboration.
