The AstrobiologyOU research group at The Open University are advertising several fully funded PhD projects for autumn 2025 entry. Advertised projects span a range of disciplines and topics, and include:

• Follow the fluids: hydrothermal alteration in Iceland and implications for Early Earth
  • Lead supervisor Dr Julia Semprich

• Tracking the fate of ocean carbon within the ice shells of icy moons
  • Lead supervisor Dr Mark Fox-Powell

• Exploring the contribution of meteorite impacts on the Earth’s early ocean composition
  • Lead supervisor Dr Nisha Ramkissoon

• Pushed to the Extreme: Extremophile-Mediated Bioremediation of Smouldering Sewage Sludge Emissions
  • Lead supervisor Dr Michael Macey

..and others! See https://www5.open.ac.uk/research-groups/astrobiology/work-with-us/phds for more information and links to apply. Keep your eye on the page as more projects may be added in the coming weeks.