Postgraduate opportunities

Each autumn the RSPB offers an exciting range of MSc and PhD level projects

A researcher counting Guillemots along the rocky coastline through mounted binoculars.

If you're passionate about conservation and currently enrolled in a UK-based MSc or PhD programme, we’d love to hear from you. 

This section lists available MSc and PhD level research opportunities for 2027. To be eligible, students must be: 

  • Registered on an MSc or PhD course at a UK university 
  • Supported by a university supervisor 

To learn more or apply, please contact the relevant project leads directly. For general enquiries, email: RSPBScience@rspb.org.uk

Our current placements

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