2 fully-funded E5 DTP PhD studentships in Atmospheric Composition

University of Edinburgh, UK
Closing date: 14 December 2025

The University of Edinburgh is offering the following atmospheric composition and air pollution related PhD projects in the School of GeoSciences under the NERC E5 Doctoral Training Partnership for 2026 entry.

  • How will atmospheric oxidation changes impact the efficacy of Net Zero policies and the Global Methane Pledge? (email ruth.doherty@ed.ac.uk ).
    Supervisors:  Prof Ruth Doherty (U. Edinburgh), Prof Oliver Wild (Lancaster U), Dr Fiona O’ Connor (UK Met Office), Dr Yu Wang U. Edinburgh), Prof James Lee (NCAS, U. York)

This project will combine Earth system modelling and measurements to improve understanding of atmospheric oxidation, and explore how future oxidation changes impact the effectiveness of climate policies for climate mitigation and improving air quality. See: https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1728

  • Revealing carbon cycle dynamics and their response to climate using satellite observations and AI(email pip@ed.ac.uk )
    Supervisors: Prof Paul Palmer (U. Edinburgh), Prof Trevor Keenan (U.C Berkeley), Dr Stuart King (U. Edinburgh)

This project will explore the direct and lagged effects of climate on the terrestrial carbon cycle, informed by decades of remote sensing observations and state-of-the-art AI methods. See: https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1779

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