164 PhD programmes in Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences in United Kingdom

At the University of Wolverhampton, further opportunities for training and skills development during your Environmental and Analytical Sciences research are offered and encouraged.

Our Geospatial Data Science programme from University of Glasgow is suitable for students wishing to pursue a PhD and undertake innovative research in a wide range of subjects which aligns to one of our Geospatial Data Science themes, including: geostatistics and geospatial data quality.

At University of Glasgow, the Population and Ecosystems Health programme is by its nature interdisciplinary. It requires a tight weave of ideas from ecology, epidemiology, and genetics applied across a variety of domains including terrestrial and aquatic ecology, veterinary epidemiology and evolutionary biology.

In the Geology programme at University of Glasgow we aim to advance fundamental, quantitative understanding of critical geological phenomena on Earth and across the Solar System to solve scientific, engineering, and societal challenges.

Your research Ecology and Evolutionary Biology degree is bespoke at the University of Nottingham, and allows you to choose your own area of interest to research, under the title of your choosing.

Studying the Earth is fundamental to understanding the processes by which the Earth is formed. This Earth Science programme is offered The University of Manchester.

The Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Geography and the Environment at University of Oxford is the department's premier research degree, awarded to candidates who have successfully completed a major piece of original research. 

In the Civil and Environmental Engineering programme from Imperial, we solve global challenges across the natural and built environment through world leading education, research and innovation.

The Earth Science and Engineering programme offered by Imperial develops advanced research expertise in understanding Earth's processes, resources, environments, and planetary systems through interdisciplinary scientific and engineering investigation.

The PhD in Occupational and Environmental Health programme at The University of Manchester enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Occupational and Environmental Health.

The Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Sustainable Urban Development at the University of Oxford provides outstanding students an opportunity to pursue in-depth and rigorous research about the pressing challenges of urban sustainability and the processes of environmental, economic, and social development in urban environments around the world.

The School of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews is a leading centre for scholarship in the field of geography and sustainable development.

The Environmental Science PhD/MPhil programme at University of Liverpool is led by the Ecology and Marine Biology group. 

Heriot-Watt University has an active and growing capacity in Applied Geoscience which sits alongside and complements its Petroleum Engineering capabilities and research. 

In the Palaeoenvironmental Change Research Group at the School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems Sciences, our mission is to untangle some of the key Earth system processes that drive the planet’s climate. This Oceanography and Palaeoceanography programme is offered at The Open University UK.

Geochemistry is a key theme in the Dynamic Earth Research and Palaeoenvironmental Change Groups and has been a major focus of the research carried out at The Open University UK for nearly 40 years.

The changing climate and environmental quality underpin economies. Economic activity at the micro and macro levels also fundamentally influences environmental sustainability. This Economics of the Environment and Climate Change programme is offered at The Open University UK.

The Open University has a long legacy of research that combines design thinking and innovation approaches with systemic and environmental issues. This Sustainable Design and Innovation programme is offered at The Open University UK.

The Geology and Geophysics programme at University of Aberdeen has an international reputation, with many former graduates in prominent positions in academia, industry and government worldwide. 

Research in Political Economy and Environmental Politics at The Open University UK explores conceptual and practical issues at the intersection of environmental concerns, politics and justice.