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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Main Site - Highfield Campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
4 Year
Join the University of Southampton, a global top 100 research-intensive university. The National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS), one of the world’s largest centres devoted to research and teaching in Earth and marine science, attracts experts from around the world. The combination of direct access to ships and ocean technology, and a strong research emphasis, provides many opportunities for fieldwork and scientific cruises not traditionally found in university environments. We offer postgraduate training at PhD level. You’ll carry out research of the highest quality, leading to publications in top journals. We are a large, world-ranking and interdisciplinary community. Our research generally focuses on one of these areas: Geology and geophysics Marine biology and ecology Palaeoceanogreaphy and palaeoclimate Marine biochemistry Geochemistry Physical oceanography QS World University Rankings 2026.
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