PhD in Palaeontology

University of Leeds

Our expertise covers fieldwork, geochemical and palaeontological laboratory work, and computer modelling of palaeoclimate, ice sheets and biogeochemical cycles to understand ancient organisms, climates and environments, and how these relate to the modern-day. Our work extends across the full span of Earth History from the Precambrian to the Quaternary.Full descriptionWe have the capacity to supervise a wide range of PhD projects involving a range of palaeontological studies and palaeo-environmental reconstruction throughout Earth’s history.Candidates will benefit from our excellent facilities, our collegiate and supportive research culture and our wide collaborative network.Areas of particular expertise include:evolution of ocean and atmosphere chemistrycarbonate based element and stable isotope environmental proxies metal and radionuclide mobility and bioavailabilitygeochemical box modellingthe cycles of phosphorus, iron, sulfur and carbon in modern and ancient environmentssedimentary geochemistrymineral interfaces and interfacial processes mass extinctionsproxies for ocean oxygenationchemosynthetic communitiesorganic geochemistry