Opportunities
We are always interested in collaborations with students and groups with similar interests. To find out more about current research projects check out the research page for details on specific projects. Additionally, we meet regularly with other researchers from Durham University and elsewhere at seminars within the Department of Biosciences. Information about the seminars series can be found here.
We are always interested in collaborations with students and groups with similar interests. To find out more about current research projects check out the research page for details on specific projects. Additionally, we meet regularly with other researchers from Durham University and elsewhere at seminars within the Department of Biosciences. Information about the seminars series can be found here.
Current Opportunities
PhD Studentships
Applications are open for PhD studentships, for projects starting in October 2021. Available projects include:
PhD Studentships
Applications are open for PhD studentships, for projects starting in October 2021. Available projects include:
- The impact of competition on global-change induced range shifts in birds (Lead supervisor, Jonathan Drury). Deadline 8th January 2021.
- Reproductive interference across continental scales: combining citizen science and behavioural experiments to test reproductive character displacement hypotheses (Lead supervisor, Jonathan Drury). Deadline 8th January 2021.
- Citizen science and the ecology of garden birds and mammals (Lead supervisor, Phil Stephens). Deadline 7th January 2022 (but please get in touch by 11th December 2020, to make sure that a formal application can be completed on time).
Postgraduate Students
Opportunities for postgraduate study with our Research Group and in the School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences are outlined here and below. PhD and MSc students in our group are usually funded by a combination of university scholarships and external grants. Our group meets once a week for lab meetings to provide feedback and foster a stimulating and collaborative environment. We are always seeking exceptionally motivated students for research opportunities within our group.
Opportunities for postgraduate study with our Research Group and in the School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences are outlined here and below. PhD and MSc students in our group are usually funded by a combination of university scholarships and external grants. Our group meets once a week for lab meetings to provide feedback and foster a stimulating and collaborative environment. We are always seeking exceptionally motivated students for research opportunities within our group.
Funding opportunity
- Graduates from Australia, The Bahamas, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cyprus, Malta, and New Zealand should be aware of the availability of Commonwealth Studentships. Get in touch if you want to work with CEG on areas of mutual interest.
Undergraduate Students
Information about undergraduate studies in the School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences can be found here.
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Summer Placement Students - we occasionally take on highly motivated undergraduate students for independent projects or summer internships. For a look at previous projects see here.
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African Field Ecology Course - To begin level 3, undergraduate students in the School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences can choose to go on a field course. Every year in September members of our Research Group teach an undergraduate field ecology course in South Africa. This course involves approximately 10 days of exceptional field studies at Mankwe Wildlife Reserve. Students have the opportunity to design small independent projects that investigate an aspect of savanna ecology or wildlife behaviour. This offers students hands-on field experience and teaches essential field techniques. Through this unique opportunity students gain knowledge and further appreciation for the ecology and conservation of savanna biodiversity.
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More photos from the African Field Ecology Course can be found here.
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Volunteers
We occasionally have projects appropriate for individuals and/or students who are interested in conducting collaborative research or fieldwork on a volunteer basis. Previous volunteer projects have included nest box monitoring around campus, fieldwork in Scotland and South Africa, and citizen science work around Durham. If you are interested in joining our research on a volunteer basis please contact a member of our group. For write-ups about previous and current volunteer projects click here.
Campus nest box monitoring
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A volunteer on the Isle of Ulva, Scotland
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A volunteer working in the lab
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Please contact a member of CEG if you have questions or are interested in joining our group.
