Biological Sciences: Fully Funded EU PhD Scholarship: Seabird Stressors at Swansea University

The successful candidate would work within the Swansea Lab for Animal Movement (SLAM), deploying smart tags (such as ‘Daily Diaries’) on breeding seabirds in the North Atlantic as well as examining movement data from birds derived from ship transect data. As part of this, the candidate would use bespoke software (DDMT) on the high frequency data acquired from bird-borne loggers to dead-reckon the movement trajectories of birds with unprecedented resolution and attempt to relate movement patterns to local stressors and attractors. Finally, the overall findings would be used to populate agent-based models to derive probabilistic patterns of seabird movement according to circumstance.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineMay 25, 2023
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorSwansea University
• City to studySwansea
• School to studySwansea University
• Course to studyBiological Sciences
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

This scholarship covers the full cost of UK tuition fees and an annual stipend at UKRI rate (currently £17,668).

Additional research expenses will also be available.

Requirements

• Candidates must normally hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level in Biosciences or a related subject, or a master’s degree with a minimum overall grade at ‘Merit’ (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University).
• English Language requirements: If applicable – IELTS 6.5 overall (with at least 6.0 in each individual component) or Swansea recognised equivalent.
• Due to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to applicants eligible to pay tuition fees at the UK rate only, as defined by?UKCISA regulations.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

To apply, please complete your application online with the following information:

• Course choice – please select Biological Sciences / PhD / Full-time / 3 Year / October

  In the event you have already applied for the above programme previously, the application system may issue a warning notice and prevent application, in this event, please email [email protected] where staff will be happy to assist you in submitting your application.

• Start year – please select 2023

• Funding (page 8) –

• ‘Are you funding your studies yourself?’ – please select No

• ‘Name of Individual or organisation providing funds for study’ – please enter ‘RS308 - PhD BioSci'