Study/Work

Undergraduate: Earth Sciences

The Earth Sciences undergraduate course usually leads to an MEarthSci after 4 years, with opportunities for palaeobiology research projects in the fourth year.

Postgraduate: DPhil NERC Environmental Science DTP

The NERC Environmental Research Doctoral Training Partnership is the predominant route to a palaeobiology DPhil (equivalent PhD) at Oxford.

Although it is not required to identify a specific project to apply to the NERC-DTP, we have listed possible projects at the bottom of this page. Please feel free to contact potential supervisors.

Postgraduate: DPhil Earth Sciences

Some students apply directly to a research project, securing funding via alternative means to the NERC DTP, for example industry, scholarship, research councils other than NERC, etc.

We will list projects at the bottom of this page.

Occasionally postdoctoral research positions associated with specific projects will be advertised at the bottom of this page.

We welcome interest from those wishing to hold externally-funded research fellowships (e.g., NERC Independent Research Fellowship, 1851 Research Fellowships, Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships, Royal Society Newton International Fellowships) in Oxford.

Please feel free to contact faculty in the Department of Earth Sciences or research@oum.ox.ac.uk at the University Museum of Natural History.