The SENSE Centre for Doctoral Training (funded by the Natural Environment Research Council and hosted at the Universities of Leeds and Edinburgh) is currently recruiting for our 2023 cohort of PhD students (20 fully funded studentships in total).
The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 15th January 2023.
Passionate about environmental science and satellite data? Interested in a PhD but aren’t sure where to start? Have questions about the PhD application process? SENSE is offering a variety of application support options:
As part of our ongoing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) work, we want to widen participation for UK-domiciled underrepresented groups, which we have identified as Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, disabled persons and those from a disadvantaged socio-economic background. As such, we are offering prospective candidates from these groups opportunities and resources such as:
More information for applicants can be found on our Projects, How to Apply and dedicated FAQ webpages. You will also find additional resources such as How can a PhD help me with my career?
Candidates are welcome to email us at sense.recruitment@ed.ac.uk if they have further questions. All candidates will always be selected based on merit and ability within an inclusive and fair recruitment process. Please see our Recruitment Best Practices for further details.
Theme(s): Africa, Earth Observation, River, Wetland
Primary Supervisor: Dr Mark Trigg <m.trigg@leeds.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Civil Engineering)
Theme(s): Cryosphere, Glaciology
Primary Supervisor: Dr Oliver Marsh <olrs@bas.ac.uk>
Institution: British Antarctic Survey (Ice Dynamics and Palaeoclimate)
Theme(s): Artificial Intelligence, Climate, Crops, Earth Observation
Primary Supervisor: Professor Andy Challinor
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Theme(s): Amazon, Earth Observation, Forest, water
Primary Supervisor: Dr David Galbraith <d.r.galbraith@leeds.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Climate, Vegetation
Primary Supervisor: Professor Emanuel Gloor
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
Theme(s): Climate, Oceanography
Primary Supervisor: Dr Alejandra Sanchez-Franks <alsf@noc.ac.uk>
Institution: National Oceanography Centre
Theme(s): Air Quality, Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Climate, Earth Observation
Primary Supervisor: Dr Richard Pope <r.j.pope@leeds.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Leeds & National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO)
Theme(s): Artificial Intelligence, Atmosphere and Climate, Earth Observation
Primary Supervisor: Dr Leif Denby <l.c.denby@leeds.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Theme(s): Africa, Atmosphere and Climate, Climate Change, Earth Observation
Primary Supervisor: Dr Cathryn Birch <C.E.Birch@leeds.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Theme(s): Artificial Intelligence, Climate, Cryosphere, Earth Observation, Glaciology, RADAR, Sea Ice
Primary Supervisor: Dr Anna Hogg <A.E.Hogg@leeds.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
