Environmental and Geographical Sciences programmes PhD

Qualification

Doctoral Degree (PhD)

Duration

3 years

Intake

FebFebAprAprJunJunSepSep

English Requirement

IELTS 6.0

Offer Letter

Free

Class Type

Physical

Course Fee for International Students

	Yearly Tuition fees
	Year	Fee
	1st Year	MYR 58,630
	2nd Year	MYR 58,630
	3rd Year	MYR 58,630

	Other Fees
	Description	Fee
	No data

Research within the School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences holds both global and regional significance. Our work on environmental monitoring and management focuses on areas such as remote sensing technologies and applications, spatial analysis and visualization, geospatial technology applications in human-environment interactions, and disaster management. Another key area of interest is ecology and biodiversity conservation in tropical Asia, particularly suited to our Malaysian context. This research explores topics such as the ecology and conservation of Asian megafauna (including elephants, rhinos, and tapirs), plant-animal interactions, defaunation and its impacts on ecosystem processes, and conservation conflicts.

We also have expertise in the hydrobiogeochemistry of lake and river environments, hydrological modeling, atmospheric science, agroforestry, and landscape ecology.

We provide high-quality doctoral training for postgraduate students interested in pursuing an MPhil, MRes, or PhD. As a research student, you will collaborate with a supervisor who will guide you in your research and thesis development. The school has strong connections with the University’s ‘Mindset’ Research Centre, which fosters and conducts cross-faculty interdisciplinary research on tropical environmental issues. We welcome research projects related to our core areas of environmental technology development and ecology, as well as biodiversity conservation in tropical Asia.

Entry Requirements

master’s degree or a master of philosophy degree, plus at least a second class honours degree (or international equivalent) in science, engineering or geography and environment-related subjects. Non-UK qualifications will be assessed against this standard.
If deemed necessary, applicants may also be required to attend an interview.

For other qualifications and certificates please contact our educational consultants or submit your application for Admission assessment.

Future Careers

working in government and non-governmental agencies as advisors, policy makers, legal framework developers, conservation officers, and academicians.

Our current research projects include:

Agro-tourism and community development
Atmospheric composition and climate variability
Climate change impact on biodiversity, conservation assessment of vulnerability of environment and adaptation strategies
Conservation ecology of large animals, including the Management & Ecology of Malaysian Elephants (MEME)
Conservation planning and prioritisation
Disaster recovery monitoring and assessment – remote sensing multi-scale approach
Distributed hydrological modelling: characterisation of watershed, precipitation, run off processes and hydrography shape
Geospatial applications and capabilities for forecasting river floods and predicting urban watershed; climate change and its impact of terrestrial ecosystems
Hydro-biogeochemical process and climate changes
Institutional responses towards community participation in natural resources management
Location-based crowd-sourcing data quality assessment
Machine learning for remote sensing image analysis and high-performance computing
Mapping and monitoring vegetation with UAV’s to enhance ecological knowledge
Optical properties of water from different sources
Remote sensing of intercrops
Social and environmental impacts of mining past, present and future trajectories using remote sensing, GIS and social surveys methods
Social capital and natural resources management
Spatially explicit modelling of ecosystem services for regional-scale natural resource management and land use planning
Sustainable intensification of agroecology for community development and agrobiodiversity conservation
Tropical ecology and biodiversity conservation
Valuing the ecosystem services
Water pollution and public health

Within Management and Ecology of Malaysian Elephants we have a number of sub-projects:

Development and application of molecular genetic tools for the management and conservation of elephants in Peninsular Malaysia
Development of adaptive management strategies for human-elephant conflict across Asia
Monitoring the effectiveness of translocations as a management and conservation tool for Asian elephants in Peninsular Malaysia

Research degrees with joint supervision from the Nottingham UK campus are also possible in a number of research areas, including:

Agroforestry and Sustainable Development Goals
Climate Change modelling
GIS and Remote Sensing
Peat and mangrove swamp sedimentary archives of environmental change
The importance of mangrove habitats in global and regional carbon budgets
Water quality in the inland waters of Peninsular Malaysia

If you are interested in applying, we would recommend that you familiarise yourself with our research areas and staff expertise and then contact us to discuss your research project proposal with the relevant supervisor in the first instance.