PHD POSITION

PhD Studentship: Digital twinning for post-mining environmental transitions

Deadline: 8 Dec 2026 · 26 days left

Institution: University of Exeter
Country: United Kingdom
Field: Earth, environment and agriculture
Type: PhD position
Pay: £21,805 The studentship will provide funding of fees and a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7.
Deadline: 8 Dec 2026 · 26 days left

About this position

Mining is a cornerstone industry that utilises natural capital. Downsizing or cessation of mining occurs when ore deposits become subeconomic or exhausted. The loss of a cornerstone industry, combined with limited economic diversification and negative environmental legacies, are key challenges for resilience in post-mining communities. The PhD project mission is to build sustainability on the natural capital and infrastructure foundations left behind by end-of-life extractive industries. The research has strategic importance because escalating resource consumption will drive a greater number o

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Applications close on 8 Dec 2026 (26 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/DTL076/phd-studentship-digital-twinning-for-post-mining-environmental-transitions

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