Key information
Duration
- Full-time: 36 months (3-4 years)
- Part-time: 84 months (part-time option only available for UK students)
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
It is common for PhD students to begin in the October following their application, fitting to normal academic term calendars.
Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Brighton, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Environmental Management, Ecology
Overview
From investigating interactions between large mammals and human populations, to developing new remote sensing approaches to assess global forest biomass, the Ecology and Environmental Management staff at the University of Brighton and PhD students are at the forefront of global research challenges. We are also working to identify the impacts of climate change and invasive species on global wetlands, and assessing the factors that influence the spread of zoonotic disease.
Key facts:
As an Ecology and environmental management PhD student at Brighton, you will
- benefit from a supervisory team comprising two or three members of academic staff. Depending on your research specialism you may also have an additional supervisor from another school, another research institution, or an external partner from government or industry.
- be provided with desk space and access to a desktop PC, either in one of the postgraduate offices on the 6th floor of the award-winning Cockcroft Building, or within the adjacent Huxley Building.
- benefit from access to a range of electronic resources via the University’s Online Library, as well as to the physical book and journal collections housed within the Aldrich Library and other campus libraries.
- be able to use various state-of-the-art research facilities on the Moulsecoomb site, including specialist microbial and water quality laboratories, hydraulic flumes, an experimental river basin, a water efficiency laboratory, geochemical and geotechnical laboratories, microscopy laboratories (optical and scanning electron microscopes), molecular ecology laboratories, ecology laboratory and greenhouses, as well as a large array of field equipment, including state-of-the art drones. All of these facilities are supported by a team of dedicated laboratory and workshop technicians.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Human impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity, including climate change and invasive species
- Management of freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems
- Marine, freshwater and wetland ecosystems
- Microbiology and zoonotic disease
- Molecular ecology and conservation biology
- Species ecology, interactions and behaviour
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 135
- TOEFL iBT: 97
- PTE Academic: 76
- IELTS: 7
Other requirements
General requirements:
- a recognised Masters degree with a significant research component, for example MPhil from another university, or similar qualification which is regarded by the University of Brighton as being equivalent and relevant
- or substantial appropriate research or professional experience at postgraduate level which resulted in published work, written reports or other appropriate evidence of accomplishment. An application made by someone with this experience will be considered on its merits and will normally require independent academic references
- or, unless a school exercises their right to specify more stringent entry requirements, we may consider a first or upper second honours degree or other qualification which is regarded by the University of Brighton as being equivalent and relevant
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
International: 32,343 AUD / year (approx. 16,980 GBP / year)
Domestic: 9,977 AUD / year (approx. 5,238 GBP / year)
Additional Details: £2,619 - UK Part-time fees
Living costs
Brighton, United Kingdom: 1,552-2,634 AUD / month
Funding
Scholarships:
- Commonwealth International Scholarships – University of Brighton, Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified
- Alumni postgraduate scholarships – University of Brighton, Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: Anytime
- Alumni Postgraduate Scholarships – University of Brighton, Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: Anytime
- Vice-Chancellor scholarships – University of Brighton, Grant, 2000 GBP, Deadline: Not specified
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Independent provider, Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: 07 Oct 2026
- ServiceScape Scholarship – Independent provider, Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: 30 Nov 2026
- ACES Scholarships – Independent provider, Grant, 3500 USD, Deadline: 15 Nov 2026
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility – OeAD, Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified
- Scholarships for PhD Students – Junhua Li, Grant, 19000 GBP, Deadline: Not specified
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship – Boustany Foundation, Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: 28 Feb 2027
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship – IvyPanda, Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship – Voice Talent Online, Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: 01 Mar 2027
- Women Scholarship for International Students – educations.com, Grant, 5000 USD, Deadline: 28 Aug 2026
- The PhD Prep Fellowship – Admit Lab, Grant, 10000 USD, Deadline: 01 Sep 2026
- Dream Chaser Scholarship – Salvado Law, Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: 13 Jan 2027
- Scholarship for students with disabilities – Anonymous Hope Fund, Grant, 3000 USD, Deadline: 31 Dec 2026
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids – UK FCDO, Grant, 22500 GBP, Deadline: Not specified
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship – IELTS from 6 to 9, Grant, 1500 USD, Deadline: Not specified
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme – Grant, 12000 USD, Deadline: 11 Jan 2027
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