Research Clusters

The Research Clusters of the PhD Programme are aggregations of members of the PhD board collaborating in research areas requiring a transdisciplinary approach to science and problem solving. Currently, the following Research Clusters are established:

Astrobiology

Natural Capital, Ecosystem Services, and Environmental Accounting

​Geomatics and Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring

Biodiversity Conservation & Biomonitoring

PhD studies

PhD topics

Systems Ecology
Ecological energetics
Human ecology
Applied ecology
​Ecohydrology
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

​Human-nature interaction
Nature conservation
Protected areas
Biodiversity
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves

Ecological Goal Functions
​Environmental accounting and footprints
Energy analysis
Emergy accounting
​Material flow accounting
Life Cycle Assessment

Forests and agricultural systems
Marine ecosystems
Urban ecosystems

Sustainable energy production
Zero emissions production patterns
Nature based solutions
Smart and sustainable cities
​Circular and green economy

Environmental microbiology
Environmental hygiene
Environmental chemistry
Environmental physiology
​Cytology and comparative anatomy 
Genetics

Ecological and environmental modelling
Numerical analysis & Applied physics
Atmospheric studies from stratospheric platforms

Remote sensing
Environmental engineering
Environmental forensic

Geomatics
Geographic Information Systems
​Cartography

Astrobiology
Space instruments development for Planetary environments
Terrestrial environment from Space