Using earthquakes to constrain stress in the Earth

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Using earthquakes to constrain stress in the Earth

Project Title: Using earthquakes to constrain stress in the Earth

Institute: University of Oxford

Supervisors: Dr Jessica Hawthorne

Project link: Using earthquakes to constrain stress in the Earth | Department of Earth Sciences

Further information: Contact: Dr Jessica Hawthorne ([email protected])

Blind source separation in seismology: exploiting small-amplitude shaking to track ocean waves or subsurface structure

Project Title: Blind source separation in seismology: exploiting small-amplitude shaking to track ocean waves or subsurface structure

Institute: University of Oxford

Supervisors: Dr Jessica Hawthorne

Project link: Blind source separation in seismology: exploiting small-amplitude shaking to track ocean waves or subsurface structure | Department of Earth Sciences

Further information: Contact: Dr Jessica Hawthorne ([email protected])

Environmental geophysics: Monitoring of peatlands, a vital carbon store, with geophysical techniques

Project Title: Environmental geophysics: Monitoring of peatlands, a vital carbon store, with geophysical techniques

Institute: University of Edinburgh

Supervisors: Karen Lythgoe (Charlotte Usher RSK Geosciences, Amy Gilligan University of Aberdeen, Mark Naylor)

Project link: Project | E5 Doctoral Training Partnership | E5 Doctoral Training Partnership

Further information: Contact Dr Karen Lythgoe ([email protected])

Application deadline: Sunday 14 December 2025 at 23:59

Edge effects: What happens at the terminations of subduction zones?

Project Title: Edge effects: What happens at the terminations of subduction zones?

Institute: University of Edinburgh

Supervisors: Lara Kalnins, Karen Lythgoe, Linda Kirstein

Project link: Project | E5 Doctoral Training Partnership | E5 Doctoral Training Partnership

Further information: Contact Dr Karen Lythgoe ([email protected])

Application deadline: Sunday 14 December 2025 at 23:59

Developing interpretable and local poverty estimations using Earth Observation and AI

Project Title: Developing interpretable and local poverty estimations using Earth Observation and AI

Institute: University of Edinburgh

Supervisors: Gary Watmough (School of GeoSciences), Sohan Seth (School of Informatics), Qi Ou (GEOS), Enrique Delamonica (UNICEF), Oliver Fiala (Save the Children)

Project link:Project | E5 Doctoral Training Partnership | E5 Doctoral Training Partnership

Further information: Contact Dr Qi Ou ([email protected])

Application deadline: Sunday 14 December 2025 at 23:59

Earthquake Interactions: how the seismicity of active geophysical systems varies in response to non-tectonic loading

Project Title: Earthquake Interactions: how the seismicity of active geophysical systems varies in response to non-tectonic loading

Institute: University of Leeds

Supervisors: Dr Tim Craig (with Susanna Ebmeier University of Leeds)

Project link: Earthquake Interactions: how the seismicity of active geophysical systems varies in response to non-tectonic loading – Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network

Further information: Contact Dr Tim Craig ([email protected])

Application deadline: 13:00 GMT on 7th January 2026

Strain Localisation in Continental Crust: Insights from Exhumed Lower-Crustal Rocks and Modern Geodetic Data

Project Title:Strain Localisation in Continental Crust: Insights from Exhumed Lower-Crustal Rocks and Modern Geodetic Data

Institute: University of Leeds

Supervisors: Prof Tim Wright (with Sandra Piazolo, Tim Craig University of Leeds)

Project link: Strain Localisation in Continental Crust: Insights from Exhumed Lower-Crustal Rocks and Modern Geodetic Data – Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network

Further information: Contact Prof Tim Wright ([email protected])

Application deadline: 13:00 GMT on 7th January 2026

The Future of Himalayan Glacial Lakes: Uncovering Subsurface Features and Instabilities with Fieldwork and Remote Sensing Observations

Project Title: The Future of Himalayan Glacial Lakes: Uncovering Subsurface Features and Instabilities with Fieldwork and Remote Sensing Observations

Institute: University of Leeds

Supervisors: Dr C. Scott Watson (with Duncan Quincey, Jonathan Carrivick University of Leeds, Qi Ou University of Edinburgh)

Project link: The Future of Himalayan Glacial Lakes: Uncovering Subsurface Features and Instabilities with Fieldwork and Remote Sensing Observations – Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network

Further information: Contact Dr C. Scott Watson ([email protected])

Application deadline: 13:00 GMT on 7th January 2026

Volcanic and Magmatic Complex Systems Thinking

Project Title: Volcanic and Magmatic Complex Systems Thinking

Institute: University of Leeds

Supervisors: Dr Craig Magee (with Roger Cremades, Susanna Ebmeier University of Leeds)

Project link: Volcanic and Magmatic Complex Systems Thinking – Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network

Further information: Contact Dr Craig Magee ([email protected])

Application deadline: 13:00 GMT on 7th January 2026

From space to summit: machine learning approaches for fusing diverse satellite and ground-based measurements of volcanic activity

Project Title: Probing Crustal Deformation and Active Tectonics of the Continents from Satellite Observations

Institute: University of Leeds

Supervisors: Prof Susanna Ebmeier (with David Ferguson University of Leeds, Geoff Kilgour, Ian Hamling)

Project link:From space to summit: machine learning approaches for fusing diverse satellite and ground-based measurements of volcanic activity – Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network

Further information: Contact Prof Susanna Ebmeier ([email protected])

Application deadline: 13:00 GMT on 7th January 2026