Royal Holloway is a member of two NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) consortia offering doctoral scholarships: the NERC ARIES DTP and the London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP). Note that NERC funding is subject to UKRI eligibility criteria.
NERC ARIES Doctoral Landscape Awards
ARIES is awaiting confirmation of funding under the BBSRC-NERC DLA award scheme, which is expected shortly. Funding for the studentships listed below are subject to this confirmation and UKRI terms and conditions.
The ARIES (Advanced Research and Innovation in the Environmental Sciences) DLA will open in October 2025 subject to confirmation of funding under the BBSRC-NERC DLA award scheme. Royal Holloway is among five universities an several research centres with the aim of training postgraduate research students to become 21st Century leaders in the sciences and sustainable business of the natural environment. The following projects are now open to application for entry in October 2025:
| Title | Supervisor |
| Subsurface energy storage through reservoir repressurisation in the North Sea UK Continental Shelf | Dr Nicola Scarselli, Professor Dave Waltham, Dr Jonathan Paul, & Professor Jürgen Adam |
| Professor Martin King, Professor Rebecca Fisher, & Dr Joseph Cook | |
| Investigating the importance of underlying basement rocks and faulting on overlying structure, hydrogeology, and surface vertical motion – the Sydney and Melbourne “basins” in Australia | Dr Jonathan Paul, Professor Richard Ghail, & Dr Nicola Scarselli |
| Quantifying urban methane and hydrogen emissions using atmospheric measurements | Professor Rebecca Fisher, Dr Dave Lowry, & Dr James France |
Further information and how to apply can be accessed from the Earth Sciences department webpage here: Earth Sciences - Postgraduate research (royalholloway.ac.uk)
All applicants will be requested to complete an EDI form for NERC ARIES as part of their application.
