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NERC-funded PhD studentships

  • Date24 October 2019

New Royal Holloway PhD studentships funded by the ARIES Doctoral Training partnership

Three potential NERC-funded PhD projects are available in the Department of Earth Sciences, which is part of the new ARIES Doctoral Training Partnership. Studentships will begin in September 2020 and will be based at Royal Holloway, with successful candidates also participating in multi-disciplinary, residential training courses with students based in ~40 other research institutions from around the UK. Full project descriptions are available. Potential applicants are encouraged to contact the relevant primary supervisor for further information.

 

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