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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Waterfront Campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
4 Year
GSNOCS is a centre of excellence. We are large, international, scientifically diverse and genuinely interdisciplinary with over 120 registered PhD supervisors and more than 150 PhD students with backgrounds in:biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, engineering, environmental sciences, geography, geology, geophysics, mathematics, meteorology, natural sciences, oceanography, physics.One-to-one contact with practising researchers is the most important component of postgraduate education. We host a large cohort of academic staff at NOCS involved in supervising our PhD students. There are many hundreds more working in related disciplines across the University. A supervisory team will mentor and guide you in carrying out your research. An advisory panel will monitor your progress and give additional advice.We research in a wide range of societally impactful areas of geology and geophysics for a sustainable future, enabled by state-of-the-art facilities and technology development.
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