We are part of the NERC London DTP and the NERC TARGET CDT and regularly recruit PhD students - check here for current studentship opportunities.
We are part of the NERC London DTP and the NERC Training and Research Group for Energy Transition Mineral Resources (TARGET) CDT. These doctoral training programmes fund PhD studentships each year, and we may also offer PhD studentships through other funding routes.
We also co-design bespoke PhD projects with industry – if you are interested in co-designing a PhD project please get in touch.
Come join us:
Specific project opportunities are listed below. We can also discuss other PhD project ideas, particularly for our DTP and CDT funding, and alternative funding routes.
General enquiries: Dr Katie McFall, k.mcfall@ucl.ac.uk, +44 (0)2031 084333
NERC TARGET CDT PROJECTS
These projects are currently open for applications - deadline 31st January 2024. Click here for more information and to apply. Click on each project for more information on the specific project.
Paleostress and fluid flow during porphyry copper formation in the western USA
Dr Frances Cooper, Dr Katie McFall, Dr Nick Roberts (BGS)
Undersea seismic structure imaging: from fluid flow to deep sea mining applications
Prof. Ana Ferreira, Dr Katie McFall, Prof. Andrew Curtis (U Edinburgh)
Topographic control on copper porphyry deposits: landscape modelling and predictive potential
Dr Matthew Fox, Dr Frances Cooper, Dr Katie McFall, Dr Andrew Whittaker (Imperial College)
Source to Sink: Heavy Metals in the Tinto-Odiel Mining Region
Dr Susan Little, Dr Katie McFall, Prof. Mark Rehkämper (Imperial College), Prof. José Miguel Nieto (University of Huelva)
De-risking tailings from copper mining: mineralogical and geochemical controls on environmental impacts and resource potential under different climate conditions
Dr Katie McFall, Dr Frances Cooper, Prof. Gawen Jenkin (U Leicester), Prof. Richard Herrington (NHM), Dr Stephen Edwards (CGG), Dr John Coll (CGG)
CASE with CGG
Improved bathymetry from satellite altimetry for Arctic sustainable deep sea minerals mining
Dr Michel Tsamados, Dr Katie McFall, Dr Alessandro Silvano (U Southampton), Prof. Ana Ferreira, Dr Wolfram Geissler (AWI)
London NERC DTP exemplar projects:
“De-risking tailings from copper mining: mineralogical and geochemical controls on environmental impacts and resource potential under different climate conditions.” With Katie McFall & Richard Herrington (NHM)
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