PhD in Environmental Geography

University of York

The PhD is a higher degree awarded for a thesis presenting original research that makes a publishable contribution to knowledge or understanding. A student will be working on their own research project, working closely with their academic supervisor and with the support of other postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and staff in their research group. Research in this programme is focused on:Tropical ecosystem response to environmental changeReconstructing Quaternary environments and sea levelsManaging consequences of climate changeGlaciology and characterising glacial terrainEcosystem modellingSoil systems and biogeochemical cyclesEnvironmental change and sustainable societies

Environment and Geography