Postgraduate research

We are currently welcoming well-qualified applications for PhD projects starting in or around October 2012. The Department of Meteorology receives funding for PhD studentships which includes full funding for both University fees and living costs for UK, and sometimes non-UK, students. A number of our PhD studentships have already been allocated for 2012 entry, but a number remain open and we expect new ones to become available over the coming months. Further details of the projects likely to be available both for competitively-awarded funding, and also possibly for self-funded students, can be found on the projects page.

At present, we have available 3 projects with guaranteed funding for UK students (and non-UK EU students satisfying residence regulations) that could be available before October 2012. These are:

• Predictability of the opening of Arctic sea routes Supervisors: Dr. Ed Hawkins, Prof. Keith Haines, Dr. Dan Hodson
• The generation of downwind rainbands by mountains Supervisors: Dr Suzanne Gray (Univ. Reading), Dr David Schultz (Univ. Manchester), Dr Dan Kirshbaum (McGill University)
• Model improvements using data assimilation Supervisor: Prof Peter Jan van Leeuwen

Also available for October 2012 entry with guaranteed funding for UK students (and non-UK EU students satisfying residence regulations) is the project

• Plant processes and anthropogenic climate change Supervisors: Emily Black (Meteorology), Anne Verhoef (Geography and Environmental Science), Eleanor Blyth (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology) and Martin Best (Met Office)

Newly available, with full funding available to UK students and non-UK EU students who have NOT resided in the UK for more than 12 months in the last 3 years

• Cloud-radiation parameterisations based on 3D radiative transfer and sensor synergy Supervisors: Dr Christine Chiu and Prof Robin Hogan

Further details of all these projects can be found on the projects page. Please contact phdinfo@met.reading.ac.uk if you are interested in applying and need additional information.