Overview

Our interests feed the university's research Centre for Aquatic Environments, one of the university’s Centres of Research and Enterprise Excellence (COREs), and the Environment and Public Health Research and Enterprise Group (REG), offering opportunities for supervision across a wide range of interdisciplinary approaches to ecology, environment, sustainability and environmental pollution.

From investigating interactions between large mammals and human populations, to developing new remote sensing approaches to assess global forest biomass, our ecology and environmental management staff and PhD students are at the forefront of global research challenges. We are also working to identify the impacts of climate change and invasive species on global wetlands, and assessing the factors that influence the spread of zoonotic disease.

Careers

Our Ecology and Environmental Management PhD students have gone on to a variety of different roles following the successful completion of their research. These include academic posts as lecturers and postdoctoral research assistants at the University of Brighton and elsewhere, plus research roles in, for example, the conservation and water industries. Many have gone on to management positions in related areas such as environmental consultancy.

Programme Structure

Areas in which we are particularly interested in supervising include:

Human impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity, including climate change and invasive species
Management of freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems
Marine, freshwater and wetland ecosystems
Microbiology and zoonotic disease
Molecular ecology and conservation biology
Species ecology, interactions and behaviour
Applications of remote sensing and GIS for disease movement, landscape/environmental management and modelling
Air quality management
Community engagement and training
Waste management
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

Rolling intake: students can apply at any time throughout the year, starting one month (UK) or three months (international) after an offer is made.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

85

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Environmental Management Ecology View 16 other PhDs in Environmental Management in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

85

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Other requirements

General requirements

The entry requirements for the PhD are:

a recognised Masters degree with a significant research component, for example MPhil from another university, or similar qualification which is regarded by the University of Brighton as being equivalent and relevant
or substantial appropriate research or professional experience at postgraduate level which resulted in published work, written reports or other appropriate evidence of accomplishment. An application made by someone with this experience will be considered on its merits and will normally require independent academic references
or, unless a school exercises their right to specify more stringent entry requirements, we may consider a first or upper second honours degree or other qualification which is regarded by the University of Brighton as being equivalent and relevant

Tuition Fee

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International

15900 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 15900 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

4796 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4796 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Brighton

815 - 1383 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.