Announcement of NERC funded PhD Studentship in Department of Geography, University of Leicester, UK.



Title: Cleansing of fine-grained sediment from polluted gravel-bed rivers under conditions of reduced sediment supply

Supervisors: Dr Mark Powell (University of Leicester) and Prof Steve Rice (Loughborough University)



The project would suit applicants with a strong background in physical geography/earth science or a related discipline.



Further details from http://www.centa.org.uk/themes/dynamic-earth/l14/ and http://www2.le.ac.uk/research/degrees/funding/centa/copy_of_centa or contact me at the address below.



Funding is provided via the The Central England NERC Training Alliance (CENTA) a partnership involving the universities of Birmingham, Leicester, Loughborough, Warwick and the Open University, together with the British Geological Survey and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Studentships are available to UK and EU candidates that meet NERC's requirements for both academic qualifications and residential eligibility. For more eligibility information go to http://www.nerc.ac.uk/skills/postgrad/prospectivestudents/



Closing date for applications is 25/01/2016.



Mark





Dr. Mark Powell

Geography Department
University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK



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