QUARTILES Doctoral Landscape Awards
Deadline: 19 February, 2025
Level of Study
Postgraduate Research
Country Group
EU, GB, International, NI, ROI
Funding Amount
UKRI doctoral stipend, plus tuition fees
Application Status
Open
Eligibility summary
- NationalityAll
- Level of StudyPostgraduate Research
Overview
QUARTILES Doctoral Landscape Awards are BBSRC and NERC-funded research and training programmes designed to equip PhD students with the skills, expertise, outlook, and real-world experience needed to become the next generation of scientific leaders capable of addressing pressing environmental grand challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and sustainability.
Five studentships are being offered by The School of Natural and Built Environment, for the following research projects, commencing 1 October 2025:
- Deconstructing blanket peatlands in Northern Ireland towards an understanding of their genesis, hydrology and ability to store carbon. Project details
- IN-PEAT: Impact of Nitrogen deposition on PEATlands in Northern Ireland. Project details
- Shallow subsurface analyses of glaciated environments and implications for the energy transition. Project details
- The Impact of Hetereogeneity on Geothermal Resources of the Sherwood Sandstone Formation. Project details
- Bayesian estimates of birth ages from radiocarbon dating of human bones. Project details
Further Information
https://quartiles-dla.ac.uk/home/
Funding Towards
Living Costs / Stipend, Tuition Fees
Funding Body
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
Funding Amount
UKRI doctoral stipend, plus tuition fees
- Tax-free stipend (estimated at £19,795 for the 2025/2026 academic year);
- Payment of tuition fees;
- A training grant of £9,000 to support data collection activities throughout the PhD.
Number of Awards
5 fully funded PhD studentships
Funding Body
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
Relevant Links for More Information
quartiles-admissions@abdn.ac.uk
Terms and Conditions
Eligibility
Eligibility
Studentships are open to UK and Overseas (EU and non-EU) applicants, however, international places are capped at 30% of the annual cohort and are consequently very competitive.
Full details and academic requirements are available at: https://quartiles-dla.ac.uk/funding-eligibility/
If you have any questions about your eligibility, please email quartiles-admissions@abdn.ac.uk
Funding Type
Help with new course
Fee Status
EU, GB, International, NI, ROI
Nationality
All
Country Group
EU, GB, International, NI, ROI
Study Level
Postgraduate Research
Start Date
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 BST
Close Date
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT