As part of the University of Leeds' NERC Doctoral Training Partnership (http://www.nercdtp.leeds.ac.uk/), a range of ecological PhD studentships are currently available. For further information about specific studentships, please contact project supervisors. Applications are available online from the DTP website, and should be submitted by 24 January 2014.
Project topics include: * Immunity and the social environment Dr Amanda Bretman, Dr Steven Sait, Dr Sophie Evison http://www.nercdtp.leeds.ac.uk/projects/index.php?id=32 * Predicting ecological impact of invasive species using comparative functional responses Dr Alison M. Dunn, Dr Lee Brown, Dr Helen Roy http://www.nercdtp.leeds.ac.uk/projects/index.php?id=33 * Incorporating macro-population genetics into studies of broad scale patterns in ecology and biodiversity Dr Simon Goodman, Prof Bill Kunin http://www.nercdtp.leeds.ac.uk/projects/index.php?id=35 * Fine-scale foraging behaviour of far-ranging marine predators: integrating 3-dimensional movement and activity data Prof Keith Hamer, Dr Simon Goodman http://www.nercdtp.leeds.ac.uk/projects/index.php?id=44 * DragonFlight: Linking the mechanics and energetics of flight to conservation status and responses to climate change in dragonflies Dr Christopher Hassall, Dr Graham Askew http://www.nercdtp.leeds.ac.uk/projects/index.php?id=30 * Up-scaling biodiversity: the mathematics and statistics of spatial ecology Prof Bill Kunin, Dr Sandro Azaele http://www.nercdtp.leeds.ac.uk/projects/index.php?id=34 * Teaching old beetles new tricks: applying novel genetic techniques to re-establish a classic ecological model system, Tribolium Dr Andrew Peel, Dr Christopher Hassall http://www.nercdtp.leeds.ac.uk/projects/index.php?id=43 * Host-parasite population dynamics and environmental change Dr Steven Sait, Dr Sophie Evison http://www.nercdtp.leeds.ac.uk/projects/index.php?id=36 * Trophic cascades in an island ecosystem: community and ecosystem consequences of an invasive mammalian herbivore Dr Mahesh Sankaran, Dr Steven Sait http://www.nercdtp.leeds.ac.uk/projects/index.php?id=46 Additional topics of ecological interest can be found on the "Biosphere" page of the DTP website: http://www.nercdtp.leeds.ac.uk/browse-projects/ Sent on behalf of Bill Kunin Head of the Ecology & Evolution Research Group School of Biology University of Leeds
