PHD POSITION

PhD Studentship: CENTA 2027-B15 Embedding Biodiversity Protection into Battery Supply…

Deadline: 6 Jan 2027 · 55 days left

Institution: University of Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
Field: Chemistry
Type: PhD position
Deadline: 6 Jan 2027 · 55 days left

About this position

The global transition to electrified transport is driving unprecedented demand for battery minerals such as lithium and cobalt, frequently extracted in ecologically sensitive biodiversity hotspots -notably, nickel-cobalt production in Indonesia and the Philippines and copper/lithium production in the high-Andes. However, biodiversity risks remain poorly mapped and weakly integrated into risk assessment, with existing approaches operating at mismatched spatial scales, from localised environmental impact assessments (EIAs) to global sustainability reporting. This creates a disconnect between loc

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Applications close on 6 Jan 2027 (55 days from today). Apply on the official page; PhD Atlas does not collect applications.

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Official call: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTP807/phd-studentship-centa-2027-b15-embedding-biodiversity-protection-into-battery-supply-chains

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