TWO fully-funded PhD OPPORTUNITIES at the University of Bristol
Both are related to social monitoring and manipulation in group-living species. They will involve a combination of long-term data analysis, field experiments and potentially theoretical modelling, depending on the interests of the successful candidates. Long-term data and fieldwork opportunities both come from South African mongooses and South American macaques.
The projects are based at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, UK.
Lead supervisor: Professor Andy Radford (Bristol)
Co-supervisors: Professor Lauren Brent (Exeter) and Dr Patrick Kennedy (Bristol)
Start date: September 2026
Application deadlines: Early January 2026 (see specifics for each project in links below)
Project 1: Biological market monitoring and manipulation in social animals
University of Bristol funding, open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage. The scholarships aim to address the under-representation of black people in postgraduate research and support our work to improve representation across all levels of study and academia.
Project 2: Social monitoring and manipulation of cooperative exchanges
NERC DLTP funding, open to students worldwide. This is part of the NERC GW4+ DLTP scheme.
If you have any questions, please contact andy.radford@bristol.ac.uk