PHD AND POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP HOSTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2026 ENTRY
We are offering PhD and post-doctoral fellowship hosting opportunities in several areas for 2026. Please contact me by email if you would like to discuss these projects.
- PhD & Fellowship – Evolution and genomics of life-history strategies in pinnipeds
- PhD & Fellowship – Conservation genomics of the endangered white-clawed crayfish
- PhD & Fellowship – Impact of climate change on endangered Caspian seals (Pusa caspica)
- PhD & Fellowship – Marine eDNA and marine mammal habitat use
- PhD & Fellowship – Bat evolutionary genomics, and bat host-parasite interactions
- PhD & Fellowship – Parasite conservation
STUDENTS WITH EXTERNAL SCHOLARSHIPS
We are happy to hear from students with interests in evolution, population genetics and genomics, conservation biology, disease ecology, marine mammal ecology or related subjects, year round. You may have secured a personal scholarship already, or may be interested in developing a proposal and are seeking an academic sponsor. Previously I have supported overseas candidates making applications to their national scholarship schemes including for China (China Scholarships Council), Mexico (CONACYT), Nigeria, Indonesia and Ecuador (SENACYT).
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
- China Scholarships Council – Deadline 7th January 2026
- Commonwealth PhD scholarships – Deadline 14th October 2025
- Leeds Doctoral Scholarships – Deadline 1st April 2026
- Leeds Opportunity Research Scholarship – Deadline 1st April 2026
To discuss applications please email me via the Contacts page.
Please see our Faculty of Biological Sciences graduate school page for information on scholarship schemes and how to apply.
Goodman Ecology & Evolution Lab @Leeds 