this prestigious nerc funded doctoral training partnership (dtp) brings together the very best in environmental, ecological and evolutionary research across the universities of york, sheffield and liverpool, together with the centre for ecology and hydrology (ceh). students will benefit from a phd training programme that has interdisciplinary collaboration at its core. the aim is to produce multi-skilled researchers equipped to tackle cutting edge environmental science of global significance, embedded within a unique, supportive training environment. at york, the nerc partnership brings together researchers from the departments of biology, environment, archaeology and chemistry.