2027 Studentships

Studentship projects for cohort 2027/28.

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Iapetus projects for the 2027/28 cohort will be added here from October 2026, with a complete list of projects by the 6th of November 2026. The Studentship Competition will open in November 2026. Please see this page for more details.

Ecological Colonisation of New Anthropogenic Rocks

University of Glasgow IAP-25-009

Melting the ice: modelling ice-brine dynamics and cryovolcanism on Europa

University of Glasgow IAP-26-001

Reconstructing glacier histories and investigating glacial geomorphology in the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica.

University of Glasgow IAP-26-005

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

University of St Andrews IAP-25-104

Exploring Holocene Antarctic Ice Sheet dynamics using a data-modelling approach

British Antarctic Survey IAP-26-006

Transforming landscapes: the role of large herbivores in Holocene ecosystem dynamics

University of St Andrews IAP-26-015

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

University of Stirling IAP-25-133

Jet Stream Regimes and Atmospheric Rivers as Drivers of Antarctic Climate Extremes and Surface Melting

British Antarctic Survey IAP-26-002

The Agricultural Plastisphere: Environmental Reservoirs of Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance Under Climate Change

University of Glasgow IAP-26-007

Arctic ecosystems under climate Intervention: Biological responses to sea-Ice geoengineering

British Antarctic Survey IAP-26-010

From Sound to Structure: Explainable AI for Multimodal Ecosystem Health Monitoring

Newcastle University IAP-25-062

When nutrients turn toxic: how metals shape microbial coexistence

Durham University IAP-25-029

Investigating the organic matter reactivity continuum in UK Coastal Shelf Seas.

Heriot-Watt University IAP-25-116

Molecular archives of environmental change: reconstructing Late Quaternary ecosystems from Paisley Caves

Durham University IAP-26-016

Occupancy, density and the ecology of terrestrial British mammals

Durham University IAP-25-060

How to peel a slab: Insights into slab weakening and slab-plume interactions in the Afar region

University of Glasgow IAP-26-011

Hot spots or homogeneity? Resolving variation in soil CO₂ flux through dense low-cost sensor arrays and radiocarbon analysis.

University of Glasgow IAP-26-009

Volatile happenings on the igneous side of metamorphism

University of St Andrews IAP-25-001

How Earthquakes Become Tsunamis: Investigating Rupture Propagation into Subduction Zone Accretionary Prisms

Heriot-Watt University IAP-25-118

A beneficial plant-microbial interaction: the ecology of flax retting.

Durham University IAP-25-139

Enhancing conservation decision-making through scientific innovation

Newcastle University IAP-26-012

Quantifying the frequency and causes of extreme wet and dry periods in the Himalayas

British Antarctic Survey IAP-26-004

Atmospheric circulation over land in a changing climate

University of St Andrews IAP-26-014

Numerical modelling of anisotropic ice flow in West Antarctica

British Antarctic Survey IAP-26-008

Genomic hotspots of adaptation in wild insects

University of St Andrews IAP-26-013

Constraining the interplay of fault reactivation and fluid metasomatism in a continental strike-slip system

University of Glasgow IAP-26-003

The role of ditches in the global carbon cycle: A critical & unrecognised player.

University of Glasgow IAP-25-007

Carbonatite exsolution from Nepheline Syenite: The Lillebukt Nepheline Syenite-Carbonatite Complex, Northern Norway

University of St Andrews IAP-25-102

The history of tropical peatland vegetation in Peruvian Amazonia and implications for conservation and management

University of St Andrews IAP-25-103