PhD Project Supervisors: We have over 100 potential principal supervisors from across the University of Leeds, University of Edinburgh, National Oceanography Centre, and British Antarctic Survey. Proposed PhD projects and supervisory teams are listed on the Projects page.
Get in touch with a supervisor in your area of interest at any of these institutions now, to discuss project ideas and to get advice on how to apply for a PhD.
Students starting in October 2020
We have 17 students starting in October 2020, who are based at University of Edinburgh, University of Leeds, BAS and NOC. All projects have a strong Earth Observation focus, and are on a range of topics.
Topics of PhD studentships starting in 2020:
Samuel Bancroft
University of Leeds
Developing a new methodology for assessing future food production based on machine learning, remote sensing and crop models
Principal supervisor:
Andy Challinor
Co-supervisors:
Netta Cohen,
Anthony Cohn
CASE partner:
Unilever
Jacob Connolly
University of Leeds
Hazard monitoring from Space: Next generation InSAR time series analysis
Princial Supervisor:
Andy Hooper
Co-supervisors:
David Bekaert,
Stuart King,
Tim Wright
CASE partner:
SatSense
Benjamin Cox
University of Edinburgh
Sequential Bayesian inference for spatio-temporal probabilistic models of changes in global vegetation and ocean properties using Earth Observation data
Principal Supervisor:
Víctor Elvira
Co-supervisors:
Christine Gommenginger,
Francisco Mir Calafat,
Lorna Street
Emily Dowd
University of Leeds
Detection and quantification of local methane sources using novel high-resolution satellite data
Principal Supervisor:
Chris Wilson
Co-supervisors:
Emmanuel Gloor,
Martyn Chipperfield, Ruth Doherty
CASE partner:
MetOffice
Sophie Durston
National Oceanography Centre/University of Leeds
Causes and solutions for the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt
Principal Supervisor:
Judith Wolf
Co-supervisors:
Christine Gommenginger,
Daniel Grosvenor,
Ken Carslaw
CASE partner:
Pixalytics
Morag Fotheringham
University of Edinburgh
Ice-ocean-atmosphere interactions in the Arctic
Principal Supervisor:
Noel Gourmelen
Co-supervisors:
Eleanor Frajka-Williams,
Michel Tsamados
CASE partner:
Earthwave
Bryony Freer
British Antarctic Survey/University of Leeds
Antarctic Grounding Line Migration from ICESat-2 Altimetry
Principal Supervisor:
Oliver Marsh
Co-supervisors:
Anna Hogg,
Helen Fricker
CASE partner:
isardSAT
Calum Hoad
University of Edinburgh
Arctic Greening Across Scales
Principal Supervisor:
Isla Myers-Smith
Co-supervisor:
Jeffrey Kerby
Nick Homer
University of Edinburgh
Image processing and machine learning applied to Earth Observation of the cryosphere
Principal Supervisor:
Rob Bingham
Co-supervisors:
Hamish Pritchard,
Noel Gourmelen
Phoebe Hudson
National Oceanography Centre/University of Edinburgh
Changing Arctic: Estimation of freshwater changes over the full Arctic basin including land and ocean from satellite observations
Principal Supervisor:
Adrien Martin
Co-supervisors:
Simon Josey,
Athanasios Angeloudis,
Alice Marzocchi
CASE partner:
Spire
Rebecca Kelly
University of Leeds
Improved understanding of Arctic atmospheric composition and climate through exploitation of satellite observations
Principal Supervisor:
Steve Arnold
Co-supervisors:
Anna Jones,
Richard Pope
Eszter Kovacs
University of Leeds
Using satellite data to understand the influence of marine biogenic activity on high latitude clouds and climate
Principal Supervisor:
Dan Grosvenor
Co-supervisors:
Jane Mulcahy,
Ken Carslaw,
Tom Lachlan-Cope
CASE partner:
MetOffice
Maximillian Lowe
British Antarctic Survey/University of Edinburgh
Unveiling the 4D variability in the lithospheric cradle of the Antarctic ice sheet
Principal Supervisor:
Fausto Ferraccioli
Co-supervisors:
Dan Goldberg,
Chris Green,
Noel Gourmelen,
Jorg Ebbing
Amber Turton
University of Edinburgh
Using satellite data to improve mapping of stem density and forest carbon for sustainable forest management
Principal Supervisor:
Nicole Augustin
Co-supervisor:
Ed Mitchard
Megan Udy
University of Leeds
Satellite detection of volcanic eruption impacts on forests
Principal Supervisor:
Susanna Ebmeier
Co-supervisors:
Iain Woodhouse,
Sebastian Watt
Lucy Wells
University of Edinburgh
The response of savannas and dry forests to global change: disentangling the effects of climate change, land use and changing CO2 using radar remote sensing and fieldwork
Principal Supervisor:
Casey Ryan
Co-supervisor:
Kyle Dexter
Solomon White
University of Edinburgh
High-resolution multispectral estimation of sea surface salinity and temperature in coastal areas
Principal Supervisor:
Encarni Medina-Lopez
Co-supervisors:
Adrien Martin,
Tiago Silva,
Laurent Amoudry
CASE partner:
CEFAS