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PhD opportunity salt marsh flood (open to students worldwide) uni of liverpool, NOC, UKCEH

University of Liverpool, , United Kingdom
Apply before: 7 January 2026

Posting:

Position:

PhD Position

Apply before:

7 January 2026

Apply online:

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/acce-dla-programme-ecological-and-geomorphological-drivers-of-salt-marsh-flood-protection-in-a-changing-environment/?p189675

We are pleased to share the following PhD opportunity (open to students worldwide) available at the University of Liverpool, in collaboration with the National Oceanography Centre and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, as part of the ACCE Doctoral Training Programme:

“Ecological and Geomorphological Drivers of Salt Marsh Flood Protection in a Changing Environment” (ACCE+ DLA Programme: Ecological and Geomorphological Drivers of Salt Marsh Flood Protection in a Changing Environment at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com; https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/acce-dla-programme-ecological-and-geomorphological-drivers-of-salt-marsh-flood-protection-in-a-changing-environment/?p189675 ). Supervisors: Prof. Nicoletta Leonardi (Uni of Liverpool), Dr. Contantinos Matsoukis (NOC), Dr. Tarun Bisht (UKCEH)

Please note that, as supervisors, we will not be holding individual conversations with prospective candidates or accepting email candidatures/CVs to avoid any application bias. Instead, we have prepared a PowerPoint presentation ( PPT_ACCE.pptx; https://1drv.ms/p/c/e55869814b5579d0/IQCn_pZz9fenQKb-pUn4YJAdAcS1-VuYPi2_YNZWj1FhPa8?e=gzT8yn ), accompanied by a short video (link included in the first slide), containing all relevant information about the PhD project. The application is through an online form as detailed in the presentation and links below.

Also note the following important pages:

ACCE programme:

accedtp.ac.uk (https://accedtp.ac.uk/)

ACCE how to apply

https://accedtp.ac.uk/how-to-apply/

ACCE guide for applicants

Guidance-for-Applicants-October-2026.pptx - Google Slides (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1J5MQBDZJEFelMxa9cGzmqEpUiReMn8bk/edit?slide=id.p1#slide=id.p1)

Presentation about this PhD project, including the application process, methodologies and supervisors (same link than above):

PPT_ACCE.pptx (https://1drv.ms/p/c/e55869814b5579d0/IQCn_pZz9fenQKb-pUn4YJAdAcS1-VuYPi2_YNZWj1FhPa8?e=gzT8yn)

Prof. Nicoletta Leonardi
Professor of Coastal Dynamics
EPSRC Fellow
University of Liverpool

School of Environmental Sciences

Of interest for:

Coastal Working Group