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

The assay of nitroreductases with CB1954 and immobilisation onto Gold surfaces

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

Factors affecting particle size in shelf seas

Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, 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 catchment scale spatiotemporal dynamics and fate of dissolved organic and inorganic matter in the River Conwy, North Wales.

Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor), Thomas, D. (Supervisor) & Bowers, D. (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