Alginate from brown seaweeds: extraction, characterisation, modification and the studies on its applications for hydrogels

Supervisor: Tai, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Enhancing carbon sequestration in peatlands using exogenous phenolic inhibitors

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor), Jones, T. (Supervisor), Dunn, C. (Supervisor) & Gough, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identification and characterisation of novel cancer testis antigens in human cancer cells

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Deforestation in Jefara Plain, Libya: Socio-economic and Policy Drivers (Algarabulli District case study)

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Characterisation of human TDRD12 and LKAAEAR1 as potential oncogenic cancer testis antigen genes with clinical potential

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Characterisation of human PRDM9 and TEX19 as potential oncogenic cancer testis genes

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cobalt(III), Copper(II), and Nickel(II) coordination compounds as cations in Polyborate Chemistry

Supervisor: Beckett, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Categorisation of Arabic Twitter Text

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Characterisation of a novel role for the cancer-associated protein Translin in the regulation of genome stability

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Functional characterisation of SPO11 in human cancer cells

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Suspended sediment dynamics in the upper Gulf of California

Supervisor: Jones, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Saudi Desert Sands: Survey, Ecotoxicity and Remediation

Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The analysis of genome stability maintenance mechanisms in human cancer cells and stem cells

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Characterisation of novel genome regulation functions of the cancer-associated proteins Translin and Trax

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Management of Vitellaria paradoxa in Guinea savanna rangelands in Ghana.

Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Microencapsulation : studies on the preparation and characterisation of liquid filled capsules

Supervisor: Butler, I. (Supervisor) & Holliman, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Growth and survival of Penaeus monodon (Fabricius) larvae and postlarvae on natural and artificial diets.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Towards an increasing honey production in Northern Uganda : a multi-perspective approach

Supervisor: Smagghe, G. (External person) (Supervisor) & Cross, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Decoherence, dephasing and quantum tunnelling in molecules with large amplitude vibrations

Supervisor: Macdonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Application of CPPs to Improve the Cellular Uptake of a Novel Delivery Vector for use in Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Distribution of Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758) larvae in the western Irish Sea and its relation to physical structure

Supervisor: Hill, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Improving the sustainability of cocoa farms in Ghana through utilization of native forest trees in agroforestry systems

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of epidermal solutes in the control of stomatal movement

Supervisor: Tomos, A. (Supervisor) & Steele, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical studies on polythiophene derivatives

Supervisor: Kalaji, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Stratigraphy and palaeobotany of Middle Pleistocene interglacial deposits in the North Sea.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The cloning, expression and characterisation of PbRR from Pseudomonas putida KT2440

Supervisor: Murphy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Carbon storage in Orchards

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The genetics and evolution of differences between closely adjacent plant populations, with special reference to heavy metal tolerance

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Malaria parasites: Oral and Nasal inoculation of mice with iRBC’s & development of P. falciparum mutants with the CRISPR/cas9 system

Supervisor: Braig, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The characterisation and control of ochre deposits in land drainage systems.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development of a novel integrated system for bioremediating and recovering transition metals from acid mine drainage

Supervisor: Johnson, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

No-take or no way: The case for a no-take policy along the Cocos-Galapagos Swimway: Critical analysis of published works

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor) & McCarthy, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Characterisation of Hg-containing dental amalgam; a synergy between experiment and density functional theory

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Invasion of host tissue by infective larvae of Ascaris suum (Goeze, 1782)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Water relations of salt stressed wheat

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Acclimation of cotton (Gossypium) to abiotic stress

Supervisor: Gorham, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Anisotropic Magnetic Nanoparticles as Reporters in a Magneto-optic Biodiagnostic System

Supervisor: Prabhakar, J. T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

‘Agricultural policy change and the sustainability of farming in the uplands’

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining organo-mineral fertilisers for crop growth; the efficiency of a mineral fertiliser with the benefits of an organic product.

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Physico-mechanical and decay resistance properties of bio-resin modified wood

Supervisor: Hale, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Organic electronic devices : advanced patterning and fabrication approaches

Supervisor: Mabrook, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Genome-wide analysis of topoisomerase removal after campothecin treatment in the context of replication and transcription

Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Impedimetric biosensor designed for the multiplex detection of cortisol and human growth hormone

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An Integrated Low-Cost Agent-Based Environment for Simulating And Validating the Design of Interesting Behaviours for Robots

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor) & Ritsos, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studying the frost tolerance of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis [Bong.] Carr.)

Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor) & Smith, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Medicinal plant resources with special reference to Pterocarpus Tinctorius and Strychnos Spinosa at Urumwa, Tabora region, Tanzania

Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Late Quaternary benthonic Foraminiferal stratigraphy the western U.K. Continental Shelf.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Dendroecology, history and dynamics of mixed woodlands at the upper timberline of the central Italian Alps

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies on organ cultures of slug reproductive tracts

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of the oospore in the population dynamics of Phytophthora infestans

Supervisor: Shattock, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genetic diversity study in landraces of rice (Oryza sativa L.) by agro-morphological characters and microsatellite DNA markers

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Single tree felling gaps and regeneration in Tanzania montane forests

Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Role of Clay Minerals in the Dynamics and Deposits of Sediment Gravity Flows

Supervisor: Baas, J. (Supervisor) & Barker, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Ecophysiology of ecotypes : An investigation in the ecophysiology of sand dune ecotypes

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identification and testing of enzymes and prodrugs for use in directed enzyme prodrug therapy strategies for the treatment of cancer

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A framework of services to provide a persistent data access service for the CORBA environment

Supervisor: Hope, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Determining the consequences of forest degradation on mangrove epifauna in South-East Kenya

Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Mutagenesis, spectroscopic and crystallographic studies of recombinant cytochrome c' from Alcaligenes xylosoxidans

Supervisor: Murphy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Analysis and design of organic semiconductor lasers

Supervisor: Shore, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Multilocus phylogeography and species delimitation in the widespread African puff adder (Bitis arietans), and the systematics of the genus Bitis

Supervisor: Wüster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Growth and characterisation of functional molecular wires

Supervisor: Ashwell, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Factors influencing competition and mortality in barnacles.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The influence of antecedent soil moisture conditions and nutrient management on soil nitrous oxide emissions.

Supervisor: Cardenas, L. M. (External person) (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Laser-fibre system for in situ stress monitoring of thin films

Supervisor: Irvine, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An integrated approach to high-resolution modelling of a species range expansion using presence-only data: a case study on roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Assessing landscape-scale patterns of activity and habitat-use by fallow deer (Dama dama) in the Elwy Valley region of North Wales, UK

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor), Cordes, L. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Understanding the Role of Wastewater in the Spread of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor), Chigor, V. N. (External person) (Supervisor), McDonald, J. (Supervisor), Williams, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Feeding and growth in an inshore population of plaice, Pleuronectes Platessa L

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies on the ant-fungus mutualism in leafcutting ants, Formicidae: attini.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Mitigating greenhouse gases emission from cattle slurry: An approach for small-medium scale farms

Supervisor: Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigations into the epidemiology of ovine psoroptic mange (scab) in Great Britain : with special reference to otoacariasis and the taxonomy of the genus Psoroptes

Supervisor: Lehane, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Are we learning? : strengthening local people's capacities to facilitate the recuperation of degraded pasture lands in Central America

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Properties of Nanocrystalline Thin Films of Metal and Metal Alloys Obtained at the Oil – Water Interface

Supervisor: Prabhakar, J. T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Tree crown pruning as a management tool to enhance the productivity of parklands in West Africa

Supervisor: Teklehaimanot, Z. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Combined dual wavelength interferometer and laser scattering monitor for multi-wafer MOCVD

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of nucleotide excision repair factors and the Mre11 nuclease in nucleoside analogue sensitivity

Supervisor: Fleck, O. (Supervisor) & Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Remote determination of bathymetric changes using ground based radar

Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

VLSI implementation of a spectral estimator for use with pulsed ultrasonic blood flow detectors.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Structural and mechanistic studies of catalysts

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A molecular study on the adaption and response of plants to windy habitats

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bio-physical interactions over cultured mussel beds : measured and modelled chlorophyll distributions in the Menai Strait

Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing fodder resources on the forest grasslands of tribal areas in Western India: a participatory approach

Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Natural regeneration models for Sitka spruce and other conifers in continuous cover forestry

Supervisor: Gibbons, J. (Supervisor) & Cahalan, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The derivation of suspended sediment concentrations in the Irish Sea from in situ and remotely-sensed ocean colour

Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The synthesis of novel homochiral polymers derived from amino acids

Supervisor: North, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Defining a High Throughput Sequencing identification framework for freshwater ecosystem biomonitoring

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Stimuli Responsive Hyperbranched Polymers for Anti-cancer Drug Delivery Synthesized Via RAFT Polymerization

Supervisor: Tai, H. (Supervisor) & Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Interactions, particle size and surface effects in magnetic nanoparticle systems.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

NMR studies of borate and silicate systems involving Na / TAA cations.

Supervisor: Beckett, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of observing trained conspecifics on the rate of spatial learning, navigation strategy and motivation in goldfish, Carassius auratus

Supervisor: Holland, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

High capacity optical fibre transmission systems.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Microbial metabolism and temperature : comparative studies in the Southern Ocean and a temperate coastal ecosystem

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Wave generated flow over sand ripples and the resulting entrainment and suspension of sediment.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) Mycorrjizas: the composition of their communities over a wide geographical range in Europe

Supervisor: Godbold, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Endophytic fungi in Elms:implications for the integrated management of Dutch Elm Disease

Supervisor: Rayment, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Impact of climate change on belowground carbon storage in the Arctic and UK

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Emerging opportunities for native woodland expansion in Britain's crowded future landscapes

Supervisor: Wynne-Jones, S. (Supervisor) & Dandy, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The distribution and potential northwards spread of the non-native gastropod Crepidula fornicata in Welsh coastal waters

Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing a PPM based named entity recognition system for geo-located searching on the Web

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Factors affecting variation in forest community characteristics and leaf-litter decomposition in tropical montane forest of Chiapas, Mexico: a functional ecology approach

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor) & Finegan, B. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy