The preparation and properties of composites reinforced with natural fibres

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Novel Synthesis of Aldehyde Insect Sex Pheromones

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Genetic Basis of Venom Variation in the Genus Echis: Causes, Correlates and Consequences

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Reviewing the physio-chemical parameters associated with in-situ Austropotamobius pallipes populations and its application to the establishment of ark sites

Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

From volcanic ash to allophanic dust : : understanding phosphorous behaviour in Dominican soils

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Growth and inter-specific interactions in young silvopastoral systems with native timber trees in the dry tropics of Costa Rica

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Population dynamics and secondary production of the small copepods in the Menai Strait

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Low temperature routes to heterogeneous catalysts

Supervisor: Holliman, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Local knowledge regarding trade-offs among coffee productivity and other ecosystem services in a range of different agroforestry systems in Central America

Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development of alginate hydrogels for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers

Supervisor: Williams, D. (Supervisor) & Tai, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Electrorotation analysis on artificial particles.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Nonlinear Dynamics of Discrete Mode Lasers and Applications

Supervisor: Hong, Y. (Supervisor) & Spencer, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

MS, IMS and Computational Studies of Peptide Structure and Enzyme Activity

Supervisor: Paizs, B. (Supervisor) & Murphy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Geochemical and mineralogical studies of the weathering of Silurian argillaceous rocks

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Road noise alters foraging duration and vigilance behaviour of three common tit species

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Experimental approaches comparing the magnetoreception capabilities of two sister storage mite species Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) and Tyrophagus longior (Gervais) (Acari: Acaridae)

Supervisor: Braig, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Image analysis of microscope slides for palynofacies studies

Supervisor: Kuncheva, L. (Supervisor) & Lim, I. S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Effects of Changing Livestock Practices on the Breeding Performance of the Common Raven, Corvus corax, in Northwest Wales

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Valle, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Carbon stocks and productivity in mangroves under climate change: regional and global perspectives

Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor), Skov, M. (Supervisor) & Walton, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The ecology and growth of the netted dogwhelk Nassarius reticulatus (Gastropoda: Nassariidae)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The prevention of late blight of the potato using Japanese Knotweed extracts

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Intersubband optical processes in semiconductor quantum wells.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The availability, quality and processing aspects of gum arabic from Kenya.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Does Co-Management programme reconcile community interests and forest conservation:A Case study of Malawi

Supervisor: Pullin, A. (Supervisor) & Hockley, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Microwave I.F Signal Processing Strategies For Coherent Optical Communications

Supervisor: O'Reilly, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An economic approach to assessing the value of recreation with special reference to forest areas.

Supervisor: Price, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A psychophysiological acquisition device for affective video games

Supervisor: Kuncheva, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Hormones in Cirripedes

Supervisor: Walker, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The synthesis of substituted pyridines via aza-diels-alder reactions, using novel aza-dienes

Supervisor: Fletcher, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The kinetics of GaAs MOCVD using in situ Laser Reflectance Monitoring

Supervisor: Irvine, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bacterial reservoirs in shellfish and shellfish harvesting waters

Supervisor: Malham, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Electrical characterisation of organic nanostructures

Supervisor: Ashwell, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Aspects of the biology of Sacculina carcini (Crustacea: cirripeda: rhizocephala), with particular emphasis on the larval energy budget.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Zebra stripes, the ectoparasite hypothesis: using behavioural measures to determine ectoparasitic burdens in plains zebra (Equus quagga burchelli) in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa.

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. W. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The behavioural ecology of aggression in Lake Malawi haplochromine cichlid fish

Supervisor: Turner, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the agronomic and environmental effects of herbal leys on lowland sheep production

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing coupled Reduced Order Models for Shielding and Reactor Physics applications

Supervisor: Spencer, P. (Supervisor), Pierce, I. (Supervisor), Pain, C. (External person) (Supervisor) & Smith, P. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

From soil to stream: Spatial and temporal variations in the decomposition, generation and transport of Dom.

Supervisor: Freeman, P. C. (Supervisor) & Thomas, P. D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Elucidating the causes and consequences of individual behaviour: personality & plasticity in the marine gastropod, Littoraria irrorata.

Supervisor: McCarthy, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Study of the Geomicrobiology of Acid Mine Drainage-impacted Environments, with particular regard to the former Mynydd Parys Copper Mines, North Wales

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Molecular Phylogeography and Venom Evolution of Trimeresurus stejnegeri in Taiwan.

Supervisor: Malhotra, A. (Supervisor) & Thorpe, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Physiological capacities of Gammarid amphipods to survive environmental change

Supervisor: Whiteley, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Determinants of health in horticultural workers: a comparison of national and international supply chains

Supervisor: Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Linking On-farm Land Restoration and Livelihoods in the Drylands of Eastern Kenya

Supervisor: Pagella, T. (Supervisor) & Winowiecki, L. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effects of Multiple Stressors on the Development and Performance of Decapod Crustaceans

Supervisor: Gimenez Noya, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Climate change and Welsh catchments: Implications for hydrological regime, water quality and water abstraction

Supervisor: Patil, S. (Supervisor) & Williams, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Rapid determination of parasite viability using AC electrokinetic techniques

Supervisor: Pethig, R. (Supervisor) & Burt, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Taxonomy and Biogeography of the Polychaetes of the Falkland Islands: Critical Analysis of Published Works

Supervisor: Gimenez Noya, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Improving fallow productivity in the forest and forest-savanna transition of Ghana : a socio-economic analysis of livelihoods and technologies

Supervisor: Bright, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An investigation of the process of microbial decomposition and the ‘enzymic latch’ mechanism in coastal wetland ecosystems

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Forestry policy: hindsight, forethought and foresight

Supervisor: Price, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Stability and performance assessment of organic photovoltaics using data analytics and machine learning

Supervisor: Kettle, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Development of an Electrochemical DNA Hybridisation Biosensor for the Detection of Equine Hindgut Acidosis

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

High Voltage Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field (nsPEF) Electroporation Systems

Supervisor: Hancock, C. (Supervisor) & Palego, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Localisation and interactions of adenomatous polyposis coli and Beta-catenin in epithelial and colorectal cancer cells

Supervisor: Wakeman, J. A. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Measuring and modelling sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (bong.) carriere) and birch (Betula spp.) crowns, with special reference to terrestrial photogrammetry

Supervisor: Pommerening, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in coastal marine communities: Towards predicting the consequences of extinction for ecosystem functioning in natural assemblages

Supervisor: Hiddink, J. G. (Supervisor) & Jenkins, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthesis and applications of guanidine heterocycles

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development and application of forensic genetic typing systems for wildlife species

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evolution and molecular systematics of the Ovophis monticola species complex (Serpentes:Viperidae:Crotalinae)

Supervisor: Malhotra, A. (Supervisor) & Thorpe, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Fragmented forests in South-West Ethiopia : impacts of land-use change on plant species composition and priorities for future conservation

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Analysis of triglycerides using quantitative NMR techniques

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Quantitative Methods for Producing Evidence to Support Sustainable King Scallop Management

Supervisor: Hiddink, J. G. (Supervisor), Szostek, C. (Supervisor), Kaiser, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Lambert, G. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Simulating the temporal and spatial variability of North Wales mussel populations

Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor), Robins, P. (Supervisor) & Malham, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthesis of Calix(4)arenes and their use in sensors.

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor) & Kalaji, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Constructed wetlands for the treatment of British mine drainage waters : a biogeochemical approach.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Predicting recovery of soft sediment communities following physical disturbance

Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Secondary Succession in Tropical Dry Forests: Drivers and Mechanisms of Forest Regeneration

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies on the development and nutrition of the caridean prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de man) (Crustacea: decapoda).

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The environmental trade-offs of mining in a biodiversity hotspot

Supervisor: Willcock, S. (Supervisor), Jones, J. (Supervisor) & Goodenough, K. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Ferroelectric composites for pyro-and piezoelectric applications

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of winter waterlogging on the growth, development and yield of UK varieties of winter wheat

Supervisor: Wright, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identification, Ecology and Function of Armillaria species on oak trees in the Forest of Dean

Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor), Hale, M. (Supervisor) & Denman, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Conservation of the demersal fisheries resources within the 25NM Maltese Fisheries Management Zone

Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Surface pre-treatment methods for improving adhesion ability in wood plymer composite for frame and furniture construction applications

Supervisor: Hale, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Metagenomics approaches to discover new industrially-relevant enzymes

Supervisor: Golyshin, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

High Burnup Fragmentation in Uranium Oxide Fuels for Light Water Reactors

Supervisor: Rushton, M. (Supervisor), Middleburgh, S. (Supervisor) & Atkinson, K. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Topographic learning and memory in habitat selection by Lipophrys pholis L.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Polychlorinated biphenyls and their effects on the early life stages of the European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa L.

Supervisor: McCarthy, D. I. (Supervisor), Kaiser, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Mudge, D. S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Access to nature and its impact on peoples' wellbeing

Supervisor: Willcock, S. (Supervisor), Jones, J. (Supervisor) & Bullock, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The synthesis of mycolic acids

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Digital Filter Multiplexing-enabled Advanced Networking Devices and PON Architectures for 5G Network Convergence

Supervisor: Tang, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genomic analysis of bacterial species associated with Acute Oak Decline

Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor) & Golyshin, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

DSP-enabled Reconfigurable Optical Network Devices and Architectures for Cloud Access Networks

Supervisor: Giddings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Fine Scale Survey of Metals, Nutrients and Lipid Biomarkers in the Conwy Estuary

Supervisor: Malham, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Erosional resilience of salt marshes: : Bio-physical processes from patch to national scales

Supervisor: Skov, M. (Supervisor), Jenkins, S. (Supervisor) & Garbutt, A. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies in cyclopropene chemistry.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Generating carbon credits through application of the enzymic latch mechanism in peatland carbon sequestration

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Kinetics of the wood-acetic anhydride reaction

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Disturbance and climate change risks to forest carbon sinks and potential management responses

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evolutionary genetics of early colonisation in Caribbean Anolis

Supervisor: Thorpe, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Variation in aggressiveness and fungicide sensitivity in sexual and asexual progeny of Phytophthora infestans

Supervisor: Shattock, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Improving the impression of depth perception

Supervisor: Lim, I. S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Comparative morphologies and life histories amongst montane tree species in north-western Argentina

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Preparation and characterization of electrografted polymer films for surface functionalization

Supervisor: Taylor, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Phosphorus Speciation in Soil and Plants.

Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Epidemiological gene carriage study of gram-negative extended spectrum β-Lactamase-producing bacteria in urinary tract infection patients in North Wales: isolation of a novel CTXM-type enzyme

Supervisor: Williams, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Hydroacoustics as a tool for the assessment of fishes within existing and candidate marine protected areas (MPAs)

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor) & Le Vay, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Trihalomethane Formation in Drinking Water; Impact of Drought, Treatment Wetlands and Methods of Analysis

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor) & Murphy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of a changing climate on the biogeochemistry of peat accumulating wetlands

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Photo-assisted growth of CdO by metal-organic chemical vapour depositio

Supervisor: Irvine, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Water and Solute Relations of Salt stressed Wheat and Annual Suaeda maritima

Supervisor: Tomos, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effects of salinity on soils of the Gefara Plain, Libya

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Towards sustainable fisheries management; addressing evidence-gaps in baited-pot fisheries in the Irish Sea

Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor) & Bloor, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Holocene climate variability in UK waters based on Arctica islandica sclerochronology

Supervisor: Butler, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the biodiversity of the lakes of the Malay Archipelago using environmental DNA metabarcoding

Supervisor: De Bruyn, M. (Supervisor), Creer, S. (Supervisor) & Carvalho, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Slate: a study of its thermal chemistry and its potential use in catalysis

Supervisor: Holliman, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthetic steps towards the cylindrospermopsin alkaloids

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development of a quantum mechanical wavepacket description of intramolecular energy transfer.

Supervisor: Macdonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Origin of Zebra Stripes: Does Striping Provide a Fecundity Advantage?

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Investigation into the regulation of DNA repair by the S.pombe cell cycle kinase Cdc2-cyclinB

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Process and drivers of vegetation change in African drylands : a case study of Yankari Game Reserve

Supervisor: Pullin, A. (Supervisor) & Gibbons, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Unsupervised Change Detection in Multivariate Streaming Data

Supervisor: Kuncheva, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advanced study of pentacene-based organic memory structures

Supervisor: Mabrook, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Dimensional instability of cement bonded particleboard : understanding its occurrence and reducing its magnitude

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Modification of starch and isolated hemicelluloses

Supervisor: Tomkinson, J. (Supervisor) & Hill, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Decay resistance of modified wood

Supervisor: Hill, C. (Supervisor) & Hale, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Carbon Allocation in Barley Plants

Supervisor: Farrar, J. F. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The aerobic treatment of organic wastes and their use in industry

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Revealing components of the economic value for environmental goods and services from forest : an application of stated preference methods for forest valuation and conservation

Supervisor: Gibbons, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Influence of season and temperature on the metabolic costs of survival in the intertidal isopod, Ligia oceanica

Supervisor: Whiteley, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel Methods of Microplastic Identification and Mitigation in Water

Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A modelling approach to assessing the environmental impacts of harvesting marine bivalves from natural populations

Supervisor: Hiddink, J. (Supervisor) & Cordes, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development of bioinfirmatic analytical approach to identify novel human cancer testis gene candidates

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of climate change on dissolved organic carbon release from peatlands

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Computational and theoretical studies of the Langmuir Trough experiment

Supervisor: Quirke, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Latitudinal and climatic driven changes in local patterns of intertidal macroalgae : implications for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of neosporosis in cattle and sheep in Ireland

Supervisor: Lehane, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advancing knowledge of microbiallymediated lignocellulose degradation in soil using metagenomics and high-throughput in situ cultivation

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor), McDonald, J. (Supervisor) & Griffiths, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Tauopathies in Drosophila: Do Tau isoforms have the same toxicity and can Neurexin rescue Tau induced neurodegeneration?

Supervisor: Shepherd, D. (Supervisor) & Sivanantharajah, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Geophysical evaluation of the geotechnical properties of Quaternary sediments fron the continental margin, northwest of the UK

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Breaking down the effect of biotic and abiotic mechanisms of litter decomposition in drylands

Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor) & Rey, A. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The cycle of turbulent kinetic energy dissipation and mixing in regions of freshwater influence

Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Integrated sensor suite for indoor building inspection with an unmanned aerial vehicle

Supervisor: Pierce, I. (Supervisor) & Mansoor, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthesis of Uracil Containing Precursors and Analogues Of Cylindrospermopsin

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Digestion and the systemic control of appitite in the dab, Limanda limanda (L.)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel Variants of the DNA Damage Checkpoint Protein Cds1 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the potential of sound management of forest and tree resources on cattle farms located in tropical dry forest of Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Appraising farm business financial performance indicators.

Supervisor: Bright, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Characterisation of the interactions between amino acid derivatives and phenolic compounds

Supervisor: Croft, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Biodiversity, ecosystem function and ecosystem service provision in saltmarsh and sand dune grasslands

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The decay resistance of chemically modified softwood.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Nitrogen donor complexes of molybdenum and tungsten and new routes to bis-1,2 & tris-1,2,3 substituted ferrocenes

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of freeze-thaw cycles on the composition and concentration of low molecular weight dissolved organic carbon in Arctic tundra soils

Supervisor: Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The natural vegetation of the Sabah and natural regeneration of the Dipterocarp Forests.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cohesive sediment dynamics on a mudflat within the macrotidal Conwy estuary, North Wales, U.K.

Supervisor: Jago, C. (Supervisor) & Jones, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development of a vaccine against Schistosoma mansoni based on cercarial elastase.

Supervisor: Doenhoff, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of conservation organisations in the mitigation of ash dieback in Wales

Supervisor: Walmsley, J. (Supervisor) & Dandy, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The ecology of Astropecten irregularis and its potential role as a benthic predator in a soft-sediment community.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Environmental and biological controls of Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca and Mn/Ca ratios in the shells of the bivalves Pinna nobilis, Mytilus edulis and Pecten maximus : implications for palaeo-environmental reconstructions

Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Innovative Topical Formulations from Bio-Based Polymers for Transdermal Drug Delivery

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluating damselfish distribution patterns and benthic habitat complexity associations using SFM-Photogrammetry

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Sudies on the epidemiology of a Nigerian strain of Schistosoma haematobium with particular reference to the molluscan hosts

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Multidisciplinary approach to support the design of a local policy of payment for hydrological ecosystem services, in a microwatershed located in northern Veracruz Mexico

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies on the Processing and Stabilisation of Chromophores

Supervisor: Hollyman, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluating the use of municipal solid waste as a feedstock for in-vessel composting

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advanced avalanche photodiode receivers in optical communications.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Using an Agent based model (ABM) to predict fish interactions with a Tidal Stream Turbine

Supervisor: Waggitt, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Analysis of biodiversity and soil C storage in the south Konkan coast of Maharashtra (India)

Supervisor: Godbold, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Spatial considerations and environmental constraints on benthic prey resources for common scoter

Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The impact of Asterias rubens on a commercial mussel bed

Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor) & Seed, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Characterisation and applications of AC impedance biosensors

Supervisor: Bone, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Biodiversity and stress response to extremophilic prokaryotes isolated from the Escondida Copper Mine, Chile

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Induction of metamorphosis and seed attachment in hatchery production of the king scallop Pecten maximus (L.) and the blue mussel Mytilus edulis (L.)

Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor) & King, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Application of natural stable isotopes in aquaculture nutrition

Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel roles of the Canadian clock protein neuronal PAS domain protein 2 (NPAS2) in the response to oxidative and heat stress

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel Roles of the Circadian Clock Protein Neuronal PAS Domain Protein 2 (NPAS2) in the Response to Oxidative andHeat Stress

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Defining marine meiofaunal genetic diversity using 454 sequencing

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthetic models to study the role of aromatic residues in radical dependent enzymes

Supervisor: Croft, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Habitat Modelling of the Amur Leopard and Siberian Tiger for Future Reintroduction. Using Conservation Priority Setting, Ecological Corridors and Carrying Capacities

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A study of excretion in the slug Agriolimax reticulatus

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Molecular Detection of Totiviruses in Medically Important Arthropods and Parasites

Supervisor: Papadopulos, A. (Supervisor) & Braig, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identification and analysis of DNA repair pathways that contribute to the survival of cells after nucleoside analogue treatment in Schizossacharomyces pombe

Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The human dimensions of co-management in Chilean coastal fisheries

Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Explorative coastal oceanographic visual analytics : oceans of data

Supervisor: Roberts, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Responses of soil biological and functional diversity to anthropogenic change from plot- to national-scales

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor), Robinson, D. A. (External person) (Supervisor) & Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The introduction of sustainable forest management certification in Greece

Supervisor: Cooper, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Finite element studies of the modified KdV equation.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Distribution, Diversity, and Function of Filterable Microorganisms in the Conwy River

Supervisor: Golyshin, P. (Supervisor), Golyshina, O. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Development of eDNA Metabarcoding for the Monitoring of Fishes in Estuaries

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor), Ellison, A. (Supervisor) & Carvalho, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Design, Implementation and Analysis of Real-Time Optical OFDM Transceivers

Supervisor: Tang, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Electrical properties of self-assembled films

Supervisor: Ashwell, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Can a woodland activity programme benefit participant wellbeing and change the way they use woods?

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Livestock production and food security in a changing socio-cultural environment due to involuntary relocation of agro-pastoralists into semi-arid areas of Makueni District, Kenya.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Forest conservation, expansion, restoration and management in a national park : modelling ecology, suitability, biodiversity priorities, temporal and climate change using GIS and spatial data

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Carbon dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A.C. electrokinetic bioassays development of electrorotation assay for analytes in water.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genetic and phenotypic variation in two marine bryozoans.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Visual control of an unmanned aerial vehicle for power line inspection

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Comparative physicochemical characterisation of thermally modified wood

Supervisor: Breese, M. (Supervisor) & Hale, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Technologies for the manufacture of decay resistant and dimensionally stable OSB

Supervisor: Hale, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Survival and transport of Escherichia coli in the aquatic environment

Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The genetics of geographically structured populations.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Catchment Influences on Dissolved Organic Carbon Concentration and Character; Implications for Potable Water Treatment and Trihalomethane Control

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Simulating Feedbacks between Tidal Stream Array Operation and the Marine Energy Resource

Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Computer-aided control system design using optimization methods.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Conservation of U.K. dune system native Lacertidae species

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The biology and control of Riccadoella limacum (Schrank), a mite pest of farmed snails.

Supervisor: Runham, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Molecular recognition of peptides.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Availability, continuity, and selection of maritime DGNSS radiobeacons

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The ecology of the mussel Mytilus edulis chilensis from three sites in the Falkland Islands.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Learning Analytics Integrating Student Attendance Data

Supervisor: Perkins, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Environmental impact assessment in the forest sector of Great Britain.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Calcareous algae of the silurian of the Welsh border

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Soil proteases: widening the bottleneck of the terrestrial nitrogen cycle

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor), Hill, P. (Supervisor), Paterson, E. (External person) (Supervisor) & Baggs, L. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Sources of error in the estimation of aboveground biomass carbon stocks in mangrove ecosystems

Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor) & Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Aboveground biomass of a South West Florida mangrove stand

Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Utilising Chronobiology For Sustainable Aquaculture Nutrition & Fish Health

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor) & Ellison, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Exploring novel techniques to quantify habitat use, diet, and ecological effects of deer, with a focus on fallow deer (Dama dama) in the Elwy Valley, North Wales

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor), Healey, J. (Supervisor), Eichhorn, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Climate-driven changes in the recruitment success of marine invertebrates: the role of food supply and temperature

Supervisor: Gimenez Noya, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The nature of remotely-sensed surface turbidity in U.K. and Atlantic French Waters

Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Unravelling Map and Compass Cues in Bird Navigation

Supervisor: Holland, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Design and analysis of adaptively modulated optical orthogonal frequency division multiple access multiband passive optical networks

Supervisor: Tang, J. (Supervisor) & Shore, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Diverse approaches to modelling conformations of mycolic acids from Myobactrium tuberculosis

Supervisor: Croft, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An ecological study of Chaetogaster limnaei( von Baer)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Aluminium tolerance in Brachiaria decumbens and Brachiaria ruzizenis

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

El Niño-induced upwelling variability in the central tropical Pacific Ocean.

Supervisor: Green, M. (Supervisor) & Williams, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The population biology of Littorina obtusata (L) (Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata).

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Biotic and abiotic control of microbial community structure and activity in forest soils

Supervisor: Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Rational design and delivery of peptide drugs

Supervisor: Payne, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Born to throw, climb, squat AND run. Biomechanical evolution within the human lineage and its inference for health and fitness

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Amperometric biosensors for the detection of explosives

Supervisor: Kalaji, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bioreduction : an alternative strategy for storing fallen stock prior to disposal

Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthetic Lipid Antigens for the Detection of Tuberculosis via ELISA and Novel Point-of-Care Flow-Through Assay

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The winds of change? : A comparative study of community energy developments in Scotland and Wales

Supervisor: Griffiths, G. (Supervisor), McDonald, M. (Supervisor) & Parkhill, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The human oncogenic germline gene TEX19 regulates cancer cell proliferation, histone dynamics and stem cells-like characteristics

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effect of slate quarrying on the Barlwyd catchment and remediation strategies

Supervisor: Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Bird, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An integrated meteorological / hydrological model for the Mawddach catchment, North Wales

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Determining the effects of anthropogenic drainage structures on inanga (Galaxias maculatus) in the lowland waterways of Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.

Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Milner, N. (Supervisor) & Fake, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Synthesis of mycobacterial cord factors and related compounds

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development and settlement of certain marine tubeworm (Serpulidae and Spirorbidae) larvae in response to biofilms

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Characteristics of cultivated Calamus Manan grown under rubber tree canopy and the properties of acetylated rattan

Supervisor: Hale, M. (Supervisor) & Hill, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Interactions between bacteria, enzymes and the sheep scab mite, Psoroptes ovis

Supervisor: Lehane, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A scalable approach for efficient and comparable characterisation of smallholder farming systems: The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey RHoMIS

Supervisor: Pagella, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Computational simulations of thermally activated magnetisation dynamics at high frequencies

Supervisor: Chantrell, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development of a Continuous Hot Embossing System for Multifunctional Surface Structures

Supervisor: Kettle, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Seasonal changes in the plankton of inshore waters: with special reference to the life history of certate copepods

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Interspecific Differences in Treefrog Response to Artificial Light at Night and Spectral Manipulation

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The impact of anthropogenic and natural stresses on the coral reefs of Rodrigues, Western Indian Ocean

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Topological groupoids: coverings and universal constructions

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparison between optical properties measured in the field and the laboratory, and the development of an optical model.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Improved procedures for the transport and storage of fruit and vegetables

Supervisor: Tomos, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Synthesis of Biologically Active Guanidines

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Response of Benthic Fauna to Merchant Vessel Anchoring in the Point Lynas Anchorage, Anglesey

Supervisor: Hiddink, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The toxins that time forgot: Characterisation of marine toxins with emphasis on the neglected status of marine toxinology.

Supervisor: Mulley, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Assessing the Utility of Aqueous eDNA for Invertebrate Biodiversity Assessment in Reens and Ditches.

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor), Ellison, A. (Supervisor) & Perry, W. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Investigating fitness consequences of hybridisation between farmed and wild Atlantic salmon

Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Creer, S. (Supervisor), Glover, K. (External person) (Supervisor) & Taylor, M. I. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Coastal and shelf sea hydro-morphodynamic modelling using process-based and data-based techniques

Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Behind enemy lines: investigating suppression & coexistence between sympatric carnivores in Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

Supervisor: Hayward, M. W. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jones, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The potential of a seismic flowmeter for mountain streams

Supervisor: Bennell, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy