Topic: environmental change

This annual GBP 15,000 fellowship supports post-PhD field research in physical geography in Arctic or high-mountain environments. Priority is given to studies of past or present environmental change. The current application deadline is 16 November 2026. The official page supplies the application guidance and submission instructions.

Katie Lotterhos discusses a survey of the effects of US policy changes on ecology, evolution, marine and environmental research. The conversation then turns to oysters as a system for studying local adaptation and the genomic vulnerability of populations facing environmental change.

Drew Harvell explores the unusual adaptations of marine invertebrates, including sponges, corals and sea stars. The discussion connects these biological capabilities with disease outbreaks, environmental change and ocean conservation, considering how resilience may help—or fail to protect—organisms under human-driven pressures.