Program Overview

Doctoral Study in Marine Science

The University of Auckland's Faculty of Science offers a doctoral program in Marine Science, providing students with the opportunity to work with leading researchers and access high-quality laboratory and field research facilities.

Why Study with Us?

The Faculty of Science is New Zealand's leading and largest, comprising 10 diverse schools and departments. Doctoral students benefit from the faculty's connections with international universities and industry, as well as its outstanding quality teaching and research opportunities.

Research Opportunities

The program welcomes PhD proposals in areas including:

• Aquaculture
• Biodiversity and conservation
• Coastal processes
• Environmental management
• Fisheries
• Evolution, Systematics and Ecology
• Marine megafauna and acoustic ecology
• Marine social-ecological systems
• Marine Geology
• Oceanography

Our People

Many of the faculty's knowledgeable scientists are major contributors in their field. Students can find a supervisor by searching for relevant topics.

Research Topics

Past and present research topics include:

• Morphology of the inner ear in cartilaginous fishes
• Ecosystem function in coastal soft-sediment habitats and the implications of climate change
• Investigating the resilience of kelp forests to sedimentation and climate change
• Marine Macroalgae
• Global Biogeography and biodiversity
• Gracilariales
• Ulvales
• Marine invasive species
• Coralline algae
• Bangiales
• Ice-Ocean Interactions
• Cook Strait: quantifying extreme tides

Scholarships and Awards

The University of Auckland offers doctoral scholarships, which can be found on the University's scholarship page or by searching the database.

Faculty of Science

The Faculty of Science comprises several institutes, including the Institute of Marine Science and the Joint Graduate School in Coastal and Marine Science.

Doctoral Programmes

The Faculty offers a Doctor of Philosophy programme.

Related Links

Information on how to apply and find a scholarship can be found through the University's resources.