{"id":359,"date":"2025-10-20T14:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/earth-system-prediction\/?p=359"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:04:27","slug":"earth-system-prediction-phd-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/earth-system-prediction\/earth-system-prediction-phd-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth System Prediction PhD opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Advancing the Frontiers of Earth System Prediction Doctoral Training Programme: 2026 Call for PhD applicants.\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The AFESP Doctoral Training Programme 2026 competition for studentships is now closed.\u00a0 Please check back here in the Autumn for further opportunities.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/earth-system-prediction\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Advancing the Frontiers of Earth System Prediction<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f(AFESP) is a 15-year, \u00a330million research programme at the University of Reading, in partnership with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the UK Met Office and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">AFESP is establishing a long-term Doctoral Training Programme to develop skills in the fundamental new research across the physical, mathematical and computational sciences that will be required to address next-generation challenges in Earth system prediction and operational weather and climate forecasting. 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