Overview

About the programme

Studies using and developing sedimentological, stratigraphical and palaeobiological techniques form two themes in the Palaeoenvironmental Change Research Group within the School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems Sciences at The Open University UK.

Research in Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeobiology includes micro- and macro-fossil studies into evolutionary change through Earth history, plant morphology, sequence stratigraphy and the use of sedimentary records of orbital forcing to develop geological timescales.

A major focus of current research is the use of sedimentary rocks as archives of past environmental and sea-level change. As such, this work brings together both sedimentological and stratigraphical investigations with geochemical analyses of sedimentary rocks and fossils to develop novel proxies for tracing ancient environmental change.

Programme Structure

Current/recent research projects:

Palaeoenvironmental change in the Early Jurassic: A north African perspective
Diversity and disparity at the dawn of fern evolution
Unravelling the tectonic and climatic controls on Upper Jurassic mass flow deposits in NE Scotland
Assessing the nature of the stratigraphic record and its utility for understanding the Earth system
Exploring the links between orbital forcing of climate and large-scale sea-level change in the geological record
Investigating the biotic responses to large scale environmental change in Earth history
The development and refinement of geological timescales using orbital chronologies
Miocene vegetation in the African tropics
Foram ecology and biocalcification
Plio-Pleistocene monsoon-driven coccolithophore productivity and evolution

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00
Starting 2028-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Earth Sciences Geology View 19 other PhDs in Geology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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Other requirements

General requirements

Entry requirements

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

16420 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

5006 GBP / year

≈ 5006 GBP / year

Living costs

Milton Keynes

United Kingdom

848 - 1345 GBP / month

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