PhD in Biological Sciences

ARIES (Advanced Research and Innovation in the Environmental Sciences) is a Doctoral Landscape Award with the mission “to train postgraduate research students with excellent potential from across society, equipping them with the necessary skills to become 21st Century Scientists: leaders in the science and sustainable business of the natural environment. The restoration and recovery of coastal seas is a United Nations priority to address the global biodiversity crisis. Coastal seas consist of seascapes of connected habitats and seascape-scale restoration can improve ecological status and increase ‘natural capital’. This project will determine the optimal design of seascapes to maximise structural and functional connectivity and natural capital as part of the Transforming the Thames (TtT) restoration programme.