NZPS PhD studentships

Dear colleagues and postgraduate students, 

 

We also have and NZPS studetnhship available for biological aerosol monitoring that could be of interest to a broad range of applicants (as a strongly interdisciplinary project, this studentship would be suitable for students with a wide range of backgrounds including a degree in Engineering, Physics or Biology, including those with a background in Microbiology, Ecology, Molecular Ecology, Environmental Physics, Physical Modelling or Atmospheric Science. Students with a background in Ecological Modelling are also particularly encouraged to apply):

 

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/developing-net-zero-solutions-for-autonomous-polar-atmospheric-monitoring-of-biological-aerosols-ref-2617-nzps-nu-pearce/?p193364

 

Please disseminate as appropriate.

 

With best wishes for a festive season.

 

David

 

 

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NZPS PhD studentships

Dear colleagues and postgraduate students, 

please be aware that the NZPS studentships are still being updated with new projects: https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk/nzps-projects-2026/

In particular, we are looking for an enthusiastic student to help us reduce the carbon footprint of airborne measurements of clouds:

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/optimising-southern-ocean-cloud-measurements-through-ai-driven-sensor-placement-for-reduced-carbon-emissions-ref-2628-nzps-bas-heuvel/?p193360

Best wishes, 

Floor

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Dr Floor van den Heuvel

Cloud Physicist

CloudSense Science Coordinator

Member-at-large UK Polar Network

Atmosphere, Ice and Climate team

British Antarctic Survey

High Cross, Madingly Road,

Cambridge CB3 0ET

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PhD Opportunities in Net Zero Polar Science - Please Share with Your Students

The Net Zero Polar Science Doctoral Training Programme (NZPS-DTP) is now accepting applications for funded PhD positions starting in October 2026. 

NZPS projects would be particularly relevant to students in: Geography, Environmental Science, Earth Sciences, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Marine Science, Ecology, Chemistry, and related disciplines. 

This programme brings together five leading UK institutions, Northumbria University, Lancaster University, University of Leeds, University of Reading, and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), in collaboration with approximately 42 industry, government and other external partners to train the next generation of leaders in environmental science with a focus on developing green skills and sustainable, low-carbon scientific methods. 

Key Details: 

• Funding: Open to Home/UK and International students (including EU). Full stipend at UKRI rates and Research Training and Support Grant (RTSG) for each studentship. For more information about tuition fees, check the funding information for each individual project on FindAPhD. Part-time study options available for Home applicants.
• Links available from the Project list - NZPS Projects 2026 – Net Zero Polar Science
• Application deadline: 17:00 GMT on 7 January 2026 
• Start date: October 2026 
• Eligibility: https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk/apply-to-the-nzps-dtp/ For specific eligibility requirements, check individual project information. 

Projects will deliver impactful polar science across a range of NERC Science Areas including Atmospheric science, Climate change, Ecology, Geosciences, Environmental chemistry, Hydrology, Oceanography, Cryosphere, and Terrestrial, marine and freshwater environments. 

Projects also include the use, review, development, or creation of low-carbon methods, techniques or technologies, including Renewable energy, Satellites, Earth Observation and remote sensing, Artificial Intelligence and machine learning, Numerical modelling, Data management and analysis, Autonomous vehicles, platforms, and sensors. 

Our programme will train industry-ready graduates and provide them with the expertise that is urgently needed to address the UK's green skills gaps and net zero ambitions, supported by world-leading scientists and innovative industrial partners. 

You can browse the projects open for applications on this page: NZPS Projects 2026 – Net Zero Polar Science 

Application Process: Students apply for one specific project and supervisory team. We strongly encourage applicants to contact their preferred lead supervisor before applying to discuss the project. Full project details, application guidance, and the online application form are available at: Application Process – Net Zero Polar Science 

Best wishes, 

NZPS Team

nzps@northumbria.ac.uk

https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk

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Fw: UCL CPOM Postdoc/Research Assistant on satellite sea ice data processing

Dear UKPN, 

Please see this great job opportunity being advertised at UCL. Note that it is not necessarily a requirement to have a PhD, as the job is being advertised at two levels.

Caroline

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From: Willatt, Rosemary Willatt <r.willatt@ucl.ac.uk>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2025 9:41 AM
Subject: UCL CPOM Postdoc/Research Assistant on satellite sea ice data processing

 

Dear All,

Please share with your networks this opportunity for a position working at UCL for CPOM on processing satellite data over sea ice. This can be appointed as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (postdoc) or Research Assistant (i.e. it is not required to have a PhD).

Link to further information and application (deadline 6th January):

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=40239&jobTitle=Research+Fellow+or+Research+Assistant+in+Sea+Ice+Products+from+Satellite+Remote+Sensing

Best wishes,

Rosie

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Dr Rosemary Willatt (she/her/hers) | r.willatt@ucl.ac.uk

Lecturer & Climate Science Research Network (CIREN) Lead | UCL Department of Earth Sciences | 5 Gower Place | London | WC1E 6BS

Principal Investigator for Sea Ice Earth Observation | CPOM (Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling)

Book time to meet with me

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UKPN Wednesday Seminar: Why are our ice sheets shrinking?

Next Wednesday the 17th December at 2pm GMT, the UK Polar Network welcomes Polina Sevastyanova. 

Why are our ice sheets shrinking, and how can we tell it's climate change?

Polina is an early career polar scientist who has just finished a Master's degree in Climate Science at Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey, specialising in climate change attribution of ice sheet mass loss. She strives to understand the influence of climate change on rapidly shrinking glaciers and ice shelves. While Greenland melt is driven by atmospheric warming directly, a more complex picture emerges in Antarctica. Ice shelf processes are difficult to observe and parameterise, and the processes by which climate change enhances ice shelf retreat are not fully understood.

In this seminar, she will explain what we know, what we don't know, and how we might be able to find out. 

Please join us online on Wednesday at 2pm GMT by registering at Eventbrite.

Register your attendance on Eventbrite

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PhD opportunity: Snow, Light and Life Beneath the Ice

Please see below a call for applications by Nick Rutter, Northumbria University:

PhD opportunity in Snow, Light and Life Beneath the Ice: Low-carbon approaches to understanding winter carbon dynamics in Arctic lakes

This PhD will investigate how snow and ice conditions shape winter carbon cycling in frozen lakes. Working with international partners, you will deploy sensors to continuously measure greenhouse gases, light, and temperature beneath lake ice. Snow removal experiments and snow mass mapping will help determine how light availability influences under-ice gas production. By linking field measurements, modelling, and innovative sensor technology, you will help address a major uncertainty in Arctic climate science: how frozen lakes contribute to global carbon budgets. Net zero is a key focus - by evaluating sensing systems that reduce the need for carbon-intensive travel and support community-led Arctic monitoring, the project will also evaluate how Arctic field research can minimise environmental impact. You will gain experience in environmental instrumentation, field experimentation, sustainable field research, data analysis and modelling, supported by a collaborative and inclusive research team. Full training will be provided to support data collection in cold environments. Additional support for numerical analysis to upscale field measurements and investigate their application in process-based models will be provided by the supervisory team at Northumbria and Leeds Universities.

Supervised by Nick Rutter, Emma Hocking, Paul Mann, Leanne Wake (Northumbria University) and Lee Brown (University of Leeds). For any informal enquiries about the project and your application feel free to contact Nick (nick.rutter@northumbria.ac.uk)

This PhD is part of the NERC-funded Net Zero Polar Science Doctoral Training Programme (https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk/) which aims to make polar science possible in a net zero world. More details on the project and how to apply can be found: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/snow-light-and-life-beneath-the-ice-low-carbon-approaches-to-understanding-winter-carbon-dynamics-in-arctic-lakes-ref-2603-nzps-nu-rutter/?p192074

Additional notes:

Based at Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK, with fieldwork opportunities in Arctic Canada and Scandinavia.

Funding for 3.5 years, starting October 2026, includes a full stipend at UKRI rates, full tuition fees and an annual Research Training and Support Grant.

Application deadline 17:00 (GMT) 7 January 2026 – find further guidance on making an application here: https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk/application-process/

Applications welcome from students worldwide!

 

Cheers,

Nick

PhD opportunity at the British Antarctic Survey

Hello and apologies for cross posting.  

We have an exciting PhD opportunity hosted here at the British Antarctic Survey (Cambridge, UK) investigating the use of autonomous platforms to study Antarctic krill. The project is part of a new Net Zero for Polar Science doctoral training partnership. The project is competition funded and open to international students.

Project link:

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/studying-antarctic-krill-with-autonomous-platforms-to-reduce-research-emissions-ref-2624-nzps-bas-dornan/?p192121

Feel free to email me for an informal chat or to find out more.

All the best,

Tracey

Dr Tracey Dornan | she/her | Fisheries Acoustician | British Antarctic Survey

High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET

Email: tarna70@bas.ac.uk  |  Tel: +44 (0)1223  221510

Visit our website www.bas.ac.uk | Follow BAS on Twitter and Facebook

 

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