Seismo-acoustic investigations of consolidated phenomena.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The distribution and dynamics of particulate matter at the Hebridean shelf edge

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Long-term morphological modelling of tidal basins

Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bedload Transport of Sand-Gravel Mixtures in Coastal and Shelf-Sea Environments

Supervisor: Van Landeghem, K. (Supervisor), Baas, J. (Supervisor) & Amoudry, L. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Role of oxygen in the control of embryonic growth and metabolism in the edible crab Cancer pagurus

Supervisor: Whiteley, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cayman Islands Marine Protected Areas, their status, effects and future

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Dynamics and characteristics of organo-mineral aggregates in shelf seas

Supervisor: Jones, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The regeneration of a Jamaican dry limestone forest after different intensities of human disturbance.

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Behavioural responses of the shore crab Carcinus maenus to salinity variation.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Watermass Transformations near the Tip of the Antarctic Peninsula

Supervisor: Rippeth, T. (Supervisor) & Lenn, Y. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthesis and Applications of Proline Derived Guanidine Catalysts in Asymmetric Michael Addition Reactions

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The vulnerability of red colobus monkeys to anthropogenic threats

Supervisor: Jones, J. (Supervisor), Georgiev, A. (Supervisor), Blount, J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Davenport, T. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of restoration on biodiversity, water quality and greenhouse gas fluxes in a rich fen peatland

Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Pullin, A. (Supervisor), Jones, L. (External person) (Supervisor) & Evans, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The physiological ecology of the phase polymorphism in the African armyworm moth, Spodoptera exempta (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A molecular modelling study of electron trapping in polythylene

Supervisor: Quirke, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identification of novel MARK3 substrates and upstream regulators

Supervisor: Muller, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Variations in the carbon isotope ratio of phytoplankton and dissolved inorganic carbon in the marine environment.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Circulation, mixing and renewal in the Clyde Sea

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An Advanced Virtual Environment for Rugby Skills Training

Supervisor: John, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The ecology and management of traditional homegardens in Bangladesh.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The precise release time of crustacean hyperglycaemic hormone (CHH) in response to environmental stressors in the shore crab Carcinus maenas

Supervisor: Webster, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Investigations into low band-gap, semiconducting polymers

Supervisor: Taylor, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The drivers of soil organic matter turnover across spatial scales and the effect of climate change on gaseous losses of C and N from heathland systems

Supervisor: Emmett, B. A. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Molecular studies using the Aspergillu nidulans a-COP homologue

Supervisor: Assinder, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

risk-e The risk management pathway, an e-learning tool for healthcare professionals.

Supervisor: Roberts, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies on plant-animal interactions : Terrestrial molluscs and their food plants.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of bio-inoculants on phosphorous relations of barley

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Control of pathogenic bacteria in marine larval culture systems

Supervisor: Jones, D. A. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Factors affecting the enhancement of Acacia hybrid particleboard

Supervisor: Hale, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Extraction of Frankincense Resins

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

AC electrokinetic bioassays: development of electrorotation assay for detection of viable and non-viable bacteria and macromolecules

Supervisor: Bone, S. (Supervisor) & Pethig, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effect of climate variability and extreme events on microbial activity in soils

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Hill, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Potential uses of red alder (Alnus rubra Bong) in silvopastoral systems

Supervisor: Teklehaimanot, Z. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optical remote sensing of sediments and phytoplankton pigments in an estuary: towards retrieving CDOM and salinity

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The generic modification of enzymes towards an anti-cancer prodrug activation system

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Pterosins and Pterosides in Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn)

Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Micronutrient studies on cotton growth on Syrian calcareous soils.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel di- and multitopic hydroxamate ligands towards discrete and extended network complexes

Supervisor: Jones, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Approaches to methylcyclopropanes and a new route to methylenecyclopropanes

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Multivariate statistical analyses in lipid biomarker studies

Supervisor: Mudge, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The use of urban plant resources for health and food security in Kampala, Uganda

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor), Raebild, A. (External person) (Supervisor) & Kehlenbeck, K. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Keratin from Human hair and Sheep wool: Characterisation and its uses in the Fabrication of Hydrogels

Supervisor: Tai, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Assessment of marine recreational fisheries using: social media, fisheries dependent data and image analysis

Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (Supervisor), Vidal, F. P. (External person) (Supervisor) & Hyder, K. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Shift-Free Wide-Angle Metamaterial Narrowband Filters for Anti-Laser Striking Applications

Supervisor: Wang, Z. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Graphs of groups: word computations and free crossed resolutions

Supervisor: Brown, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Beyond carbon accounting: A landscape perspective on measuring and monitoring tropical forest degradation

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor) & Klein, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Values, management and contributions of the high altitude wetlands to local livelihoods

Supervisor: Young, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optical receiver design and optimisation for multi-gigahertz applications

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The invasion potential of the non-native Chilean oyster (Ostrea chilensis Philippi 1845) in the Menai Strait (North Wales, UK) : present observations and future predictions

Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Sustainability of craft beer produced in Wales

Supervisor: Lane, E. (Supervisor) & Styles, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The synthesis of phosphine-based ligands and their application in Pd-catalysed processes in the production of polymethylmethacrylate

Supervisor: Butler, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An interdisciplinary understanding of coastal resource collection in Wales

Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor) & St John, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Understanding and improving the adoption of soil fertility interventions at the forest margin in Ghana

Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Transplanting sorghum and pearl millet- a key to risk management in semi-arid areas

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Size-spectra of reef fish assemblages within distinct coral habitats, before and after a mass coral bleaching event

Supervisor: Richardson, L. (Supervisor), Williams, G. (Supervisor) & Robinson, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Developing a Planning Tool for Heritage Interpretation

Supervisor: Pierce, S. (Supervisor) & Lane, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Variations of alkalinity in the Northeast Atlantic

Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Regional modelling of nitrous oxide emissions from fertilised agricultural soils within Europe

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Application of model based predictive control to a pumped storage hydroelectric plant

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Modelling growth of volume sample and stem analysis trees with reference to site conditions in Wales

Supervisor: Pommerening, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Comparative Analysis of Gecko Toepad and Claw Morphologies, with regards to Body Weight, Locomotion and Habitat Occupancy.

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Crandell, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The delivery of biodiversity benefits in the REDD+ climate mechanism

Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor) & Secco, L. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The impact of Carcinus Maenas on commercial mussel beds

Supervisor: Seed, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Mitigating the impacts of intensive agriculture on lowland organic soils

Supervisor: Evans, C. D. (External person) (Supervisor), Jones, D. (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & McNamara, N. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

LAND COVER CHANGE IMPACTS ON WATER AND ENERGY BALANCE IN EAST AFRICA

Supervisor: Patil, S. (Supervisor) & Marshall, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthesis of mycolic acids and related sugar ester

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Ecology and silviculture of Osyris lanceolata (African sandalwood) : an aromatic tree of Tanzania

Supervisor: Teklehaimanot, Z. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Impact of Land Use Change and Climate Variability on Watershed Hydrology in the Mara River Basin, East Africa

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor), Patil, S. (Supervisor), Feger, K. (External person) (Supervisor) & Julich, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Basic needs fulfilment and the evaluation of land use alternatives with special reference to forestry in Kerala State, India.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Faithful visualization and dimensionality reduction on graphics processing unit

Supervisor: Lim, I. S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Decomposition of tree leaf litter and formation of soil organic matter

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The environmental basis of the resistance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Brigadier) to Stagonospora nodorum Berk

Supervisor: Farrar, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The influence of bacterial films upon barnacle cypris temporary adhesion.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Molecular methods for species –specific identification of Bacillus species

Supervisor: Braig, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Aspects of the biological and environmental processes affecting cockles in North Wales

Supervisor: Malham, S. (Supervisor), McCarthy, I. (Supervisor) & Birchenough, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The water quality of the Ria Formosa lagoon, Portugal.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Ecology and socio-economic importance of short fallows in the humid forest zone of Southern Cameroon.

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Analysis of Options by Context for Scaling Agroforestry in Northwest Vietnam

Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor) & Pagella, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The biology of reproduction in two British pulmonate slugs.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of selective logging methods on hydrological parameters in Peninsular Malaysia.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Improved control of rhododendron ponticum for environmental management

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Farmers' ecological and agronomic knowledge about the management of multistrata cocoa systems in Southern Cameroon.

Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Carbon and economic performance of coffee agroforestry systems in Costa Rica and Nicaragua

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Here Be Dragons - Taxonomic Bias in Upper Palaeolithic Cave Paintings

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Shaw, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Feeding and energetic relationships of Pollicipes pollicipes (Gemlin, 1790) (Cirripedia; Lepadomorpha).

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Life Cycle Assessment and Moisture Sorption Characteristics of Natural Fibre Thermal Insulation Materials

Supervisor: Hill, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies on micro algal fine-structure, taxonomy and systematics : cryptophyceae and bacillariophyceae.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The dynamics of small-scale fronts in estuaries.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Static acoustic monitoring of Cetaceans in Cardigan Bay, Wales

Supervisor: Hiddink, J. G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Physical and bioeconomic analysis of ecosystem services from a silvopasture system

Supervisor: Walmsley, J. (Supervisor) & Rayment, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The diversity and impact of herbivorous insects and pathogens on Alnus species in Uganda : a challenge in agroforestry.

Supervisor: Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Elucidating the impact of novel A1 and A2 Phytophthora infestans strains on existing Irish blight populations

Supervisor: Wright, D. (External person) (Supervisor), Mullins, E. (External person) (Supervisor) & Shaw, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Role of Apex Predators in Structuring the Spatial Behaviour of Mesopredators

Supervisor: Hayward, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Why does the environment matter? : an analysis of environmental and development ethics within the debate on sustainability and social justice

Supervisor: Cooper, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Conservation and ecotourism in Kibale National Park, Uganda.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Speciation and differentiation in Lesser Antillean lizards

Supervisor: Thorpe, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Balanites aegyptiaca: A resource for Improving Nutrition and Income of Dryland Communities in Uganda

Supervisor: Teklehaimanot, Z. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Moderately thermophilic acidophiles and their use in mineral processing

Supervisor: Johnson, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Vitellaria paradoxa in Uganda : population structures and reproductive characteristics

Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The sublethal effects of chronic agrochemical exposure in the buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris audax)

Supervisor: Cross, P. (Supervisor) & Reynolds, A. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Mussel assemblages as biomonitors of anthropogenic disturbance in estuarine environments

Supervisor: Seed, R. (Supervisor) & Mudge, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The biology, behaviour and ecology of pelagic thresher sharks (Alopias pelagicus) in the Philippines.

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Smallholder dairy farming land use in the Nairobi metropolitan region, Kenya

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Fisheries ecology of the brown crab (Cancer pagurus L.) in the Isle of Man

Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (Supervisor), Murray, L. (Supervisor) & Kaiser, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Parkia biglobosa (Jasq.) benth. in Nigeria : a resource assessment.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies of the biological activity of a novel herbicide (Triasulfuron) including studies of mobility and persistence in soils.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Living at the edge: Ecology of Patella species in Britain

Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor) & Hawkins, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The environmental behaviour and toxicological effect of propetamphos in an estuarine environment.

Supervisor: Holliman, P. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Functional landscape connectivity models in applied conservation: spatio-temporal variability, on-ground validation and application for African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Supervisor: Hayward, M. (Supervisor) & Balkenhol, N. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Rad9.M50 Variant of the DNA Damage Checkpoint Protein Rad9 Regulates the MAP Kinase pathway in the Response to Heat Stress

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of magnetic field on the dielectric properties of DNA

Supervisor: Bone, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Increasing agricultural grass production using novel bio-inoculants

Supervisor: Williams, A. (Supervisor) & Withers, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Phosphorus redistribution in acid archaeological soils from North Wales.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Role of Alloying Elements on Grain Boundary Complexions in Nuclear Materials

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Partitioning of stable isotopes between scallop shell calcite and sea water and factors influencing shell growth and microgrowth patterns.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The medical biomarker and oncogenic potential of the human cancer- and stem/germ cell-specific gene TDRD12

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Lignin based adhesives for particleboard production.

Supervisor: Hale, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Water dynamics and use in coffee shaded with Tabebula rosea Bertol and Simarouba glauca D.C. compared to full sun coffee in sub optimal environmental condition for coffee cultivation

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Approaches for spacially explicit negotiation of impacts of land use change on ecosystem services

Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An investigation of internal mixing processes in a seasonally stratified shelf sea

Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Nanofabrication approaches for Group IV Photonic MEMS devices

Supervisor: Nezhad, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Swelling, cell wall porosity and chemical modification of wood.

Supervisor: Hill, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An experimental study on the migration of the African armyworm moth, Spodoptera exempta (Walker) (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae).

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparison of methods for selecting untagged animals for breeding purposes

Supervisor: Ap Dewi, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A moment approach to mixed quantum-classical dynamics

Supervisor: Hughes, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A roll-to-roll compatible vacuum-evaporation route to organic circuit production

Supervisor: Taylor, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Distribution, diversity and relationships in Dendrocalamus hamiltonii Munro: an appraisal using GIS and AFLP markers

Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Use of woodchip for agricultural livestock bedding

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effects of Erythrina poeppigiana pruning residues on soil organic matter in organic coffee plantations

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of peatland rewetting on gaseous and fluvial carbon losses from a Welsh blanket bog

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genetic resources and selection methods for drought and salinity resistance in durum wheat

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Impact of sea level rise, land reclamation and tidal power plants on regional tidal dynamics

Supervisor: Green, M. (Supervisor) & Rippeth, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development and Application of Molecular Tools for the analysis of Animal Parts and Derivatives

Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Characterisation of genes encoding peritrophins from the peritrophic matrix of Diptera : Drosophila and Glossina.

Supervisor: Lehane, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of estuarine sediments as a reservoir for pathogenic microorganisms

Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Mode spectrum of laser diodes subject to optical feedback

Supervisor: Spencer, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

From morphology to microbiome: common garden studies in wild, farmed and hybrid Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genomic analysis of shifts in life history traits in the Trinidadian guppy, Poecilia reticulata

Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor) & Taylor, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Understanding the role of plant-microbe symbiosis in the cycling of carbon in temperate forest ecosystems

Supervisor: Smith, A. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Chaos synchronisation phenomena in semiconductor lasers

Supervisor: Spencer, P. (Supervisor) & Pierce, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigating the Ecology and Infection Biology of Gymnopus fusipes, a Fungal Root Rot Pathogen of Woodland Trees

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Survival of Brenneria goodwinii and Gibbsiella quercinecans, Associated with Lesion Formation in Acute Oak Decline, in Rainwater and Forest Soil

Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Complementary uses of stable isotope and dietary metabarcoding analyses for trophic web determination in freshwater and estuarine tropical fishes

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor), Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Milner, N. (Supervisor), Urakawa, H. (External person) (Supervisor) & Parsons, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genetic analysis of production, fertility and health traits of dairy cows.

Supervisor: Ap Dewi, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development of a novel sensor for the detection of TB

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor) & Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effects of grazing and nitrogen deposition on sand dune systems.

Supervisor: Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor) & Jones, L. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evolutionary biology of the Western rattlesnake, (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalus viridis) : phylogeny, morphology, and venom evolution

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Coverage and performance prediction of DGPS systems employing radiobeacon transmissions

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Environmental impact of integrating legumes into European food systems

Supervisor: Styles, D. (Supervisor), Gibbons, J. (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Rees, R. M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Metabolomic fingerprinting and profiling of plant materials using HRAM UPLC-MS

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Using high-throughput sequencing to investigate microbial mechanisms underlying drought-driven carbon release from peatlands

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Acetamiprid in the environment : The impact of commercial neonicotinoid formulations on soil function and ecology

Supervisor: Cross, P. (Supervisor), Jones, D. (Supervisor), Pywell, R. (External person) (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The reproductive biology of Prunus africana (Rosaceae) on Mount Cameroon and its implications for in situ conservation and management

Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Population and conservation genomics of the adder (Vipera berus) in the UK

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor) & Barlow, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Maize and soybean intercropping in Nepal

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of colour and intensity of light on the behaviour and performance of broilers

Supervisor: Phillips, C. J. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Indigenous ecological knowledge about the sustainability of tea gardens in the hill evergreen forest of Northern Thailand.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

High value products from unused, indigenous plants

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A novel microwave transmission Line with Impedance matching structures for Haemostasis of upper Gastrointestinal bleeding.

Supervisor: Hancock, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Aspects of the economics of transformation : harvesting productivity, a case study of different intervention types in the conversion of Welsh sitka spruce to continuous cover forestry

Supervisor: Price, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies of reversal processes in particulate recording media using pulsed field magnetometry

Supervisor: O´Grady, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genotype, environment and disease resistance in hill sheep

Supervisor: Cahalan, C. (Supervisor) & Ap Dewi, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Impact of shelter on sheep behaviour during the neonatal period

Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor), Smith, A. (Supervisor), Davies, P. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Mona maritime trail llwybr Mon a mor

Supervisor: Morris, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optimal operating conditions and security considerations for optical chaos communications

Supervisor: Shore, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The cloning and characterisation of Schizosaccharomyces pombe rec20-144

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Detection of an invasive, semi-aquatic mammal: development of an environmental DNA assay and comparison to a conventional method

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Fingerprinting ice-rafted detritus ice stream sources in the northeast Atlantic during the Last Glacial Stage

Supervisor: Scourse, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

AFLP markers for the study of somatic recombination in Phytophthora infestans

Supervisor: Assinder, S. (Supervisor) & Shaw, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The use of Randomised Control Trials in evaluating conservation interventions/ the case of Watershared in the Bolivian Andes

Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor), Gibbons, J. (Supervisor) & Asquith, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An integrated geotechnical-geophysical procedure for the prediction of liquefaction in uncemented sands.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Polarisation properties of externally driven vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Supervisor: Shore, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Environmental sustainability of intensive rice systems in Bangladesh: key stakeholders' perceptions

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Molecular phylogeography of the neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus durissus

Supervisor: Wüster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effectiveness of halophytic plants in the treatment of marine aquaculture wastewater

Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Immune responses in the blood-feeding insect Stomoxys calcitrans.

Supervisor: Lehane, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Chemistry and Ecology of British Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)

Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor) & Lahmann, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Incorporation of trees in smallholder land use systems: Farm characteristics, rates of return and policy issues influencing farmer adoption

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor), Jacobsen, J. B. (External person) (Supervisor) & Sunderland, T. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthetic studies of cyclopropanes and cyclobutanes

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Improving the estimation of local welfare costs of conservation in low-income countries using choice experiments: Empirical evidence from Madagascar

Supervisor: Hockley, N. (Supervisor), Jacobsen, J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Larsen, H. O. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An investigation into cis and trans acting factors that may influence genomic rearrangements in the fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Variation in seed ecophysiology and temperature requirements for germination in Pinus Sylvestris

Supervisor: Cahalan, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Contemporary sediment dynamics and Holocene evolution of Hamford Water, Essex, England.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Paramo vegetation of Ecuador : the community ecology, dynamics and productivity of tropical grasslands in the Andes.

Supervisor: Oxley, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Scales and otoliths as biogeochemical tags of Salmo trutta

Supervisor: McCarthy, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Ecology of Fibrobacter spp. in cellulose-degrading microbial communities

Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Impacts of Community Forest Management and strictly protected areas on deforestation and human well-being in Madagascar

Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor), Larsen, H. O. (External person) (Supervisor) & Smith-Hall, C. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Comparative Study of Phosphorus Based Fertilisers’ Performance: An Assessment on Plant Growth Parameters and Soil Health using Lolium Perenne

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Distribution, concentration and bonding factors affecting the performance of water repellents applied to wood

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Recent irreversible retreat phase of Pine Island Glacier

Supervisor: Green, M. (Supervisor), Gudmundsson, H. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jenkins, A. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Establishing multi-bivalve species Sclerochronology

Supervisor: Scourse, J. (Supervisor) & Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The fate and impact of groundwater nitrogen contamination on dune slack ecology

Supervisor: Jones, L. (External person) (Supervisor) & Fenner, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Seeing the forest for the trees: Tree species effects on soil microbial communities and nutrient cycling dynamics

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor) & Vesterdal, L. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The postlarval development, growth and nutrition of the Indian white prawn Penaeus indicus (H.Milne Edwards).

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Tandem Michael/Intramolecular Aldol reactions mediated by secondary amines, thiols and phosphines.

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An investigation of microstrip antennas and their feeder structures.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems as Sources of Phosphorus and other Pollutants in Rural Catchments: Characteristics and Tracing Approaches

Supervisor: Withers, P. (Supervisor) & Stutter, M. I. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Some aspects of growth and behaviour in the juvenile lobster HOMARUS GAMMARUS (LINNAEUS)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Socioeconomic and ecological implications of an ecosystem approach to marine resource management for Wales, UK

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Using local informant data and boat-based surveys to improve knowledge on the status of the Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica)

Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Modified Peptides for Drug Delivery

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Improving the Carbon Footprinting of Lamb Production

Supervisor: Styles, D. (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Rees, B. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Using Social Media for Conservation Monitoring of Rule-Breaking Behaviour in Provisioned Macaque Populations and the Effects of Eco-Tourism.

Supervisor: Georgiev, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The Global Riverine Hydrokinetic Resource

Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor), Lewis, M. (Supervisor) & Robins, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Numerical Study of the Internal Tide in Upper Loch Linnhe

Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Stabilised silicate and borate solutions for foliar agricultural sprays

Supervisor: Beckett, M. (Supervisor) & Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Holocene sea-level change in North Wales : the evolution of the Menai Strait

Supervisor: Scourse, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The corrosion protection of aluminium

Supervisor: Holliman, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Semiconductor Devices for Generating Terahertz Radiation

Supervisor: Pierce, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The absolute stereochemistry of various naturally occurring fatty acids

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Oviposition site selection by Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (Diptera: Culicidae) at coastal sites in Kenya

Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor) & Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluation of vermicompost from composts for agricultural and horticultural uses

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Tidal modulation of seabed light and its implications for Benthic Algae

Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor) & Davies, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Targeting agri environmental stewardship, based on the value of farmers' local knowledge

Supervisor: Pierce, S. (Supervisor) & Thomas Lane, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Thiophene substituted tetrathiafulvalenes and tetrathiafulvalene substituted polythiophenes

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Macrofaunal Diversity and Functioning within Submarine Canyons of the Mid-Atlantic Bight, Western North Atlantic

Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The coulometric determination of total inorganic carbon in seawater and the study of the inter-relationship between the planktonic metabolism of carbon dioxide and oxygen.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Baroclinic circulation in the Gareloch : a Scottish fjord

Supervisor: Elliott, A. (Supervisor) & Davies, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of nucleotide excision repair in providing resistance to the nucleoside analogue gemcitabine.

Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Molecular rectification from ultra-thin organic films

Supervisor: Ashwell, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Female mate choice preference between three morphologically diverged sympatric cichlid fishes (Alcolapia spp.) from Lake Natron, Tanzania

Supervisor: Turner, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Ab-initio and Experimental NEXAFS Spectroscopy Investigations of Graphene: growth and post-processing effects

Supervisor: Campo, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Settlement and bioadhesion of two marine fouling organisms, Pomatoceros lamarckii and Laminaria digitata

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The interaction between tides, ice shelves and ice streams

Supervisor: Green, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Photo-effects in Organic MIS Devices and Related Structures

Supervisor: Taylor, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Texture and colour for automatic image-based skin lesion analysis.

Supervisor: Duller, A. (Supervisor) & Fish, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Application of DSP methods to sound reproduction.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Non-invasive techniques for studying behavioural mechanisms and physiological states of marine invertebrates

Supervisor: Hughes, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of the geochemical and microbial interactions in acidic environments and their potential application for the bioremediation of acid mine drainage

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Agent based modelling of Malaria

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A multi-variant investigation of CdTe/CdS photovoltaic material

Supervisor: Irvine, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Rensch’s Rule and the Drivers of Sexual Dimorphism in Ungulates

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Effects of copper on the acorn barnacle Elminius modestus (Darwin) (Cirripedia:Thoracica).

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigation of real-time spectral analysis techniques for use with pulsed ultrasonic doppler blood flow detectors.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

New reactions relating to Lewis acidic properties of borate esters

Supervisor: Beckett, M. A. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Socioeconomic valuation of the marine environment in Wales implications for coastal management

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The modification of natural occuring polymers for the removal of heavy metal ions

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies in the flora of the Rhynie chert

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Forest recreation use patterns user behaviour and recreational value in Malaysia.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Sexual Dimorphism in the Common Hippopotamus

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

New roles of S.pombe Casein kinase 1 epsilon (Hhp1) in DNA replicatation stress

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An economic appraisal of forestry and the forest industries of Greece 1950-1990.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of vegetable oil contamination on mussels.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Phytoplankton dynamics in Maltese coastal waters (Central Mediterranean) using in situ, remote sensing methods, and modelling techniques

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

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

The electrocatalytic activity of polycrystalline copper towards the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide

Supervisor: Kalaji, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Latitudinal variations in the energy consumption of gammarid amphipods

Supervisor: Whiteley, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Digital Orthogonal Filtering-enabled Flexible Transmission Systems and Network Architectures for Fixed and Wireless Network Convergence

Supervisor: Tang, J. (Supervisor) & Giddings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Depth zonation patterns of benthic communities and reef production framework on contemporary coral reefs

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor) & Roche, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring payments for ecosystem services in the context of native tree planting in Lebanon

Supervisor: Hockley, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Which regions of European waters exhibit the highest risk for harbour porpoises from marine pollutants?

Supervisor: Waggitt, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research