Studentships

Iapetus projects for the 2026/27 cohort will be added here from September 2025, with a complete list by 1st November 2025. The Studentship Competition will open on 1st November 2025. Please see this page for more details

When blue spaces turn brown: understanding the influence of poor water quality on blue health (dis)benefits

University of Stirling
IAP2-23-004

Quantifying fluvial geomorphic change in response to changing glacier dynamics

University of Glasgow
IAP2-23-014

The rocks of the future: lithification of anthropogenic geomaterials in the Anthropocene

University of Glasgow
IAP2-23-016

How does ice flow enhancement and rearrangement impact the West Antarctic Ice Sheet?

University of St Andrews
IAP2-23-020

The impact of abrupt global warming on soil erosion and the carbon cycle – lessons from the past for the future

University of St Andrews
IAP2-23-021

Palaeoglacier and palaeoclimate reconstructions in the Chilean and Argentinian Lake District, Patagonia

Newcastle University
IAP2-23-027

Applying social network and personality trait analyses to understanding and managing human-macaque sympatry in urban Singapore

Durham University
IAP2-23-041

The Lake District Legacy: Tracking and tracing past, present and future delivery of contaminated sediment from historic mining headwater catchments

Durham University
IAP2-23-045

Shining the light on long-term patterns of sediment cover in bedrock channels

Durham University
IAP2-23-047

The Ocean’s Evolution: Deciphering Circulation Changes Since the Last Glacial Maximum

University of St Andrews
IAP2-23-051

Mineral-microbe transformations in carbon critical environments

University of Glasgow
IAP2-23-053

Getting to the core of the Great Glen Fault

University of Glasgow
IAP2-23-054

Uncovering the effects of climate change on forest ecosystems through the lens of animal behaviour

University of St Andrews
IAP2-23-060

Grounds for an Equitable Transition

University of Glasgow
IAP2-23-070

Achondrite meteorites as snapshots of Earth's earliest history

University of St Andrews
IAP2-23-071

Drivers and impacts of extreme high temperature events over coastal Antarctica

British Antarctic Survey
IAP2-23-084

Flax forever: the possibility of immortality in the meristems of an annual plant

Durham University
IAP2-23-086

The importance of location of origin for wildflower seed mixes

Durham University
IAP2-23-087

Refining dietary interpretation of archaeological humans in the Holocene of northwestern Europe using paired apatite and collagen carbon isotopes

Durham University
IAP2-23-101

Carbon capture and storage: can a transdisciplinary framework for environmental impact assessment deliver a fair and equitable net-zero carbon future?

University of Stirling
IAP2-23-113

Modelling landscape-level approaches for mitigating the evolution of pesticide resistance

University of Stirling
IAP2-23-122

Reactivation and mineralisation associated with the Lake District Boundary Fault

Durham University
IAP2-23-124

Monitoring Scotland's fresh waters from space: re-engineering the state-of-art using artificial intelligence

University of Stirling
IAP2-23-128

Can artificial intelligence improve flood risk management?

University of Stirling
IAP2-23-130

Developing drone and satellite remote sensing to support catchment scale monitoring and management of invasive plant species.

Newcastle University
IAP-24-001

Identification of native vegetation species by linking UAV imagery with terrestrial spectroradiometers

University of St Andrews
IAP-24-002

How development shapes the pace-of-life of animals

Newcastle University
IAP-24-003

Horse power: hoofed animals as agents of rewilding

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-004

Unravelling nutrient feedbacks across the Great Oxidation Event

University of St Andrews
IAP-24-005

The tactics of rheotaxis: movements of higher vertebrate predators in relation to Southern Ocean currents

British Antarctic Survey
IAP-24-006

Machine Learning for Innovative Slope Design to Radically Decarbonise Open Pit Mining

Newcastle University
IAP-24-007

Investigating past changes in Greenland melting and its impacts on ocean circulation as a key to the future.

Durham University
IAP-24-008

Rock, charcoal and compost: Investigating synergistic effects of enhanced rock weathering, biochar, and compost amendments for soil remediation and carbon sequestration.

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-009

Do genes that evolve under sexual selection cause speciation in Drosophila pseudoobscura?

University of St Andrews
IAP-24-010

Habitat restoration planning: Investigating the synergism between biochemical and acoustic cues for successful settlement of native European oysters

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-011

Assessing the eco-hydrological and geomorphic effects of floodplain restoration.

Newcastle University
IAP-24-012

Uncovering the impacts of volcanic ash deposition on plant and soil communities

Newcastle University
IAP-24-013

Relict Landscapes as Archives of Past Climate and Tectonics

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-014

Determining the Widespread Risk of Atmospheric Aerosols Released During Environmental Hazard Events, using Satellite-based Observations.

University of Stirling
IAP-24-015

Communicating the air: identifying better methods to support public engagement with air pollution to help minimise air pollution exposures

University of Stirling
IAP-24-016

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for the Automated Tracking of Icebergs through Drift and Fracture

University of Stirling
IAP-24-017

Microbial degradation of glacial POPs

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-018

Feathered Witnesses: Unravelling the Impact of Habitat Loss on Neotropical Avifauna with Stable Isotope Analysis

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-019

Investigating multiple causes of saltmarsh compaction - how important is biodegradation?

Durham University
IAP-24-020

The impacts of electromagnetic fields from offshore cabling on lobster (Homarus gammarus) and crab (Cancer pagurus) behaviour

Newcastle  University
IAP-24-021

Developing nature-based solutions for reducing microbial pollution in lakes and rivers

University of Stirling
IAP-24-022

Greenhouse gas balance in an agricultural grassland system with enhanced rock weathering of basalt as a carbon dioxide removal strategy

Newcastle University
IAP-24-023

Understanding pathways to extreme heat using large ensembles

University of St Andrews
IAP-24-024

The impact of horizontal gene transfer on the evolution of eukaryotes

University of Stirling
IAP-24-025

In hot water: Climate change, water level, and the future of water quality in lakes

University of Stirling
IAP-24-026

Holocene Antarctic Peninsula Tephrochronology (HolAP-Tephra): Using Antarctic Peninsula ice core records to assess Holocene volcanic activity climate impacts.

British Antarctic Survey
IAP-24-027

Reconstructing past volcanism using trace metals in ice cores

British Antarctic Survey
IAP-24-028

The origin of life at ancient alkaline hydrothermal vents

Newcastle University
IAP-24-029

Understanding the role of complexity and diversity in riparian woodland resilience to extreme events.

University of Stirling
IAP-24-030

Use of remote sensing data to improve predictions of ozone and drought impacts on crop yield.

United Kingdom Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
IAP-24-031

Mandrills and microbes II: the gut microbiome

Durham University
IAP-24-032

The impacts of gigaton-scale direct air capture of carbon dioxide on natural resources

Newcastle University
IAP-24-033

Nocturnal predators in landscapes of the Anthropocene: how light and sound pollution affect movement ecology and diet of Tawny owls (Strix aluco)

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-034

Assessing the environmental risk of contaminant accumulation and release from retreating glaciers

Durham University
IAP-24-035

Aiding emergency services by detecting floods in urban areas using radar satellite data and machine learning

University of Stirling
IAP-24-036

Novel statistical models accounting for misidentification in ecological data

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-037

Understanding the role of coastal habitats to fisheries using bioacoustics and machine learning

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-038

Assessing ecosystem service trade-offs in omnivorous generalist beetles using network inference, molecular dietary analysis and nutritional networks

Newcastle University
IAP-24-039

Impact of perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) on soil structure and microorganisms

University of Stirling
IAP-24-040

Rewilding: integrating technologies and data to monitor upland food-web change

Newcastle University
IAP-24-041

Blue Carbon accumulation, transformation and storage: Quantifying biogeochemical processes in saltmarsh ecosystems.

University of St Andrews
IAP-24-042

Impact of environment and climate change on shallow-water foodwebs in polar ecosystems

British Antarctic Survey
IAP-24-043

Brain evolution and comparative anatomy across bumblebee species

Durham University
IAP-24-044

Role of turbidity currents in organic carbon and nutrient transport to deep-sea environment

Newcastle University
IAP-24-045

Late Glacial and Holocene glacier dynamics in southeast Alaska / British Columbia

Newcastle University
IAP-24-046

Multiscale interpretations of the internal complexity of evaporite sequences from mine workings, borehole and seismic data

Newcastle University
IAP-24-047

Reservoirs of Bacterial Pathogens in Captive Animal Enclosures: Evolutionary Drivers in a Changing Climate

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-048

Glacial valleys in a changing climate: understanding links between glacial valley morphology, sediment dynamics, and climate variations

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-049

Wild Atlantic Woods: how to recognise and maintain their cultural and conservation value.

University of Stirling
IAP-24-050

Time travelling with ancient DNA: revealing past adaptations of plants to changes in atmospheric temperature and CO2 levels

Newcastle University
IAP-24-051

Understanding the potential soil carbon benefits of agroforestry

University of Stirling
IAP-24-052

Computational innovation for the energy transition: Bayesian stratigraphic correlation of subsurface data

Durham University
IAP-24-053

Explaining and predicting the migratory behaviour and population dynamics of a long-distance migratory bird.

Durham University
IAP-24-054

The contribution of mesopelagic fish to the functioning of the Southern Ocean Ecosystem in a changing climate – an isotopic study.

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-055

Investigating records of terrestrial precursors in the early Solar System using Cr, Ni and Zn isotope compositions of meteorites

University of St Andrews
IAP-24-056

Physics-informed neural networks for urban flood modelling

Newcastle University
IAP-24-057

Heavy metal insights into the formation of planet Earth

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-058

Landslide-flood interactions in the Himalayan mountain range in a warming climate

Durham University
IAP-24-059

Humpback whales sentinels of ocean health: population dynamics and drivers for occurrence in breeding locations off East Africa

Newcastle University
IAP-24-060

The genetic diversity and adaptive potential of mountain birch in Scotland for high-altitude nature recovery

United Kingdom Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
IAP-24-061

Time-evolving hazard and risk from Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in Bhutan.

Newcastle University
IAP-24-062

Bridging the divide between distant water fleets and coastal communities in the biggest unregulated fishery in the world

University of St Andrews
IAP-24-063

Microbial ecological archaeology of Antarctic microbes through single cell genomics

Newcastle University
IAP-24-064

Communicating Pleistocene fluvial environments and human occupation from the terraces of principal rivers (PhD by creative portfolio)

Durham University
IAP-24-065

How did Earth become a habitable planet? Revealing the origins of Earth's water using Antarctic meteorites

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-066

Diffusion Clocks: Decoding Magma Ascent Speed Beneath Volcanoes

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-067

Telling the time in turbulent oceans: How do phytoplankton use clocks and carbon to survive deep mixing?

University of Stirling
IAP-24-068

Origin and evolutionary dynamics of rainforest assembly in the Fiji Islands

Durham University
IAP-24-069

Nature-based solutions for coastal management – The role of biofilms in induced carbonate precipitation and sediment stability

Newcastle University
IAP-24-070

Landscapes of resilience? Archaeobotanical and stable isotope analysis of archival material from the First Millennium CE in the Anglo-Scottish borders

Durham University
IAP-24-071

Bridging tradition and technology: advanced remote sensing and local knowledge for tropical forest biodiversity and biomass mapping in Amazonia.

University of Stirling
IAP-24-072

Can restored landscapes mitigate disease outbreaks? The effects of habitat restoration on zoonotic vector-borne disease risk in Scotland

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-073

Improving spatial estimates of species' extinction risk for conservation planning

Newcastle University
IAP-24-074

How does climate change impact reindeer populations? Reconstructing Arctic environments using lipid biomarkers in lake sediments.

Durham University
IAP-24-075

The evolution of reproductive isolation in rubyspot damselflies

Durham University
IAP-24-076

History of tropical peatland vegetation: controls on the recent development of peatland pole forest in Peruvian Amazonia

University of St Andrews
IAP-24-077

Peat-forming seasonally flooded forests of the Peruvian Amazon: distribution, carbon storage, and long-term ecology

University of St Andrews
IAP-24-078

Westerly winds overturning oceans

University of St Andrews
IAP-24-079

Machine learning for GNSS time series analysis: benchmarking and application in geosciences

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-080

Long-term pastoral impact on mountain soils

Newcastle University
IAP-24-081

Unlocking Earth's volcanic record with novel computer vision approaches

University of St Andrews
IAP-24-082

Investigating how well coastal protection strategies trap and keep sediment for mangrove rehabilitation in the Guiana Shield

Newcastle University
IAP-24-083

Impacts of rapid proglacial lake formation on glacial and proglacial systems in SE Iceland

Newcastle University
IAP-24-084

Invasions and extractions in Lough Neagh and their role in water quality deterioration

Newcastle University
IAP-24-085

Novel insights into tick-borne disease ecology through host blood meal identification

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-086

Northern Farming: Sustainable Practice Through Time

Durham University
IAP-24-087

Understanding the ecological interplay between tree planting and natural processes to create future forests

University of Stirling
IAP-24-088

Population-scale impacts of metals on microbial communities

Durham University
IAP-24-089

Exploring CRM Mineralisation Processes in Layered Intrusions with AI: A Corescale to Microscale Journey and Back Again

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-090

Defining interactions between diet and season on gastrointestinal tract health and microbiome of domestic animals

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-091

Quantifying variations in Southern Ocean primary productivity over the last 2000 years from Sulfur Isotopes in Antarctic Ice cores

University of St Andrews
IAP-24-092

Exploring the impact of pollution on coastal marine environments in NE England

Durham University
IAP-24-093

Anthropogenic ocean carbon uptake and acidification - establishing the "hockey stick" for ocean CO2

University of St Andrews
IAP-24-094

Representing runout in landslide nowcasts to improve disaster information and response

Newcastle University
IAP-24-095

Explorations of symbiosis along a parasite-mutualist continuum

University of Stirling
IAP-24-096

Adders in the north: Conserving northern England’s adder (Vipera berus) populations

Newcastle University
IAP-24-097

Sensing the air: ammonia, ammonia sensors and improving rural air quality

United Kingdom Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
IAP-24-098

Examining ecological shifts and impacts of adaptive divergence in response to geothermal habitats

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-099

Future Seas: Intraspecific differences in the ecological and transcriptional stress responses of intertidal ecosystem engineers

Newcastle University
IAP-24-100

Disentangling the interactions between climate change and land-use change in a 3D world

Durham University
IAP-24-101

Female mate choice, genetic effects, and the diverse reproductive strategies of live-bearing and egg-laying lizards

University of Glasgow
IAP-24-102