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China Scholarship Council and University of Exeter PhD Scholarships studying tropical forests

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16 September 2024

中国国家留学基金委和英国埃克塞特大学合作奖学金(博士生项目)

Prof Ted Feldpausch is recruiting two students for the China Scholarship Council and University of Exeter PhD Scholarships. Up to 50 full-time PhD scholarships are available in collaboration with the China Scholarship Council (CSC), for September 2025/26 entry.

The PhD projects focus on a range of themes related to the ecological and economical impacts of fire, drought, land-use change, carbon cycling, and forest degradation and forest restoration. The research is part of large-scale NERC-funded projects. Two potential projects are listed below:

Project Title:  Tropical Forests, Fire, and Climate: Ecological and Economic Risks and Opportunities for Zero-Deforestation Goals
Lead Supervisor:  Prof Ted Feldpausch
Co-supervisor: Prof. Joshua Ignatius
Contact Email:  t.r.feldpausch@exeter.ac.uk        
Department:  Geography

Project Title:  Impacts of Wildfire and Drought on Tropical Forest Vegetation and Soils and Potential for Forest Restoration
Lead Supervisor:  Prof Ted Feldpausch
Contact Email:  t.r.feldpausch@exeter.ac.uk        
Department:  Geography

Contact Prof Feldpausch to discuss potential applications. For more information and to apply, see this web page:

https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/pg-research/csc-scholarships/environment/

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