College of Science & Engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy
Impacts of Community Forest Management and strictly protected areas on deforestation and human well-being in Madagascar
Author: Rasolofoson, R., Jan 2016Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor), Larsen, H. O. (External person) (Supervisor) & Smith-Hall, C. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Impedimetric biosensor designed for the multiplex detection of cortisol and human growth hormone
Author: Ashton, R., 27 Sept 2021Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Implications of forest structure on carbon dioxide fluxes
Author: Tamrakar, R., 29 Jun 2020Supervisor: Knohl, A. (External person) (Supervisor), Rayment, M. (Supervisor) & Moyano, F. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improved TIPS-Pentacene-Based Organic Thin Film Transistors and Their applications; Memory Transistor and Gas Sensing
Author: Al-Shawi, A. J. M., 9 Aug 2021Supervisor: Mabrook, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improved control of rhododendron ponticum for environmental management
Author: Ninaber, D., Jan 2009Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improved procedures for the transport and storage of fruit and vegetables
Author: Harper, K., 19 May 2014Supervisor: Tomos, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Through Novel Wood-based Panel Modifications
Author: Stefanowski, B., 2018Supervisor: Ormondroyd, G. (Supervisor) & Curling, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving crop phosphorus uptake through use of bioinoculants
Author: Tyler, L., 2 Jun 2021Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor) & Griffith, G. W. (External person) (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
Author: Darko Obiri, B., Jan 2003Supervisor: Bright, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving plant conservation interventions through a better understanding of human decision-making
Author: Williams, S., 26 Sept 2012Supervisor: Gibbons, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving the Carbon Footprinting of Lamb Production
Author: Riddell, H., 7 Jun 2023Supervisor: Styles, D. (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Rees, B. (External person) (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
Author: Rakotonarivo, O., Jan 2016Supervisor: Hockley, N. (Supervisor), Jacobsen, J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Larsen, H. O. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving the impression of depth perception
Author: Easa, H., Jan 2015Supervisor: Lim, I. S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving the management and productivity of tamarindus indica and ziziphus mauritiana in agroforestry parklands systems in Mali, West Africa
Author: Sidibe, D., Jan 2010Supervisor: Teklehaimanot, Z. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving the sustainability of cocoa farms in Ghana through utilization of native forest trees in agroforestry systems
Author: Anglaaere, L., Jan 2005Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
In-situ reflectance monitoring in MOVPE of a multiwafer reactor
Author: Weeks, K. J., 2002Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Incorporating local knowledge in participatory development of soil and water management interventions in the middle hills of Nepal
Author: Shresta, P. K., 2003Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (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
Author: Rahman, S., Jan 2017Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor), Jacobsen, J. B. (External person) (Supervisor) & Sunderland, T. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Increasing agricultural grass production using novel bio-inoculants
Author: Owen, D., 12 Oct 2015Supervisor: Williams, A. (Supervisor) & Withers, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Increasing ecological realism in conservation network design: a case study in Belize and an evaluation of global satellite telemetry for connectivity research
Author: Hofman, M., Jan 2017Supervisor: Hayward, M. (Supervisor) & Balkenhol, N. (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.
Author: Preechapanya, P., Jun 1996Student 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.)
Author: Galley, T., Oct 2014Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor) & King, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Influence of crop profitability, market, labour and land on smallholder cropping systems in rubber growing areas of Sri Lanka
Author: Thennakoon, T. M. S. P. K., Jul 2002Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Influence of season and temperature on the metabolic costs of survival in the intertidal isopod, Ligia oceanica
Author: Faulkner, L. S., Jun 2002Supervisor: Whiteley, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Innovative Topical Formulations from Bio-Based Polymers for Transdermal Drug Delivery
Author: Froom, R., 1 Jun 2023Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Integrated sensor suite for indoor building inspection with an unmanned aerial vehicle
Author: Fisher, M., Jan 2015Supervisor: Pierce, I. (Supervisor) & Mansoor, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Integrating farmers' knowledge and decision-making in the planning of participatory research of cassava/maize intercropping
Author: Lopez Montes, A. J., Oct 2002Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Intensity modulation of optical OFDM signals using low-cost semiconductor laser devices for next-generation PONs
Author: Wei, J., Jan 2010Supervisor: Tang, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Interaction between the bacterial and phytoplanktonic inorganic nitrogenous nutrition
Author: de Vasconcelos Rodrigues, R. M. N., Sept 1998Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Interactions between bacteria, enzymes and the sheep scab mite, Psoroptes ovis
Author: Hamilton, K. A., 2004Supervisor: Lehane, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Interactions between components of rubber agroforestry systems in Indonesia.
Author: Williams, S. E., Feb 2000Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Interactions, particle size and surface effects in magnetic nanoparticle systems.
Author: Blanco-Mantecon, M., Feb 2000Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Intersubband optical processes in semiconductor quantum wells.
Author: Cheung, C. Y. L., Nov 1998Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Invasion of host tissue by infective larvae of Ascaris suum (Goeze, 1782)
Author: Arene, F. O. I., Nov 1980Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigating fitness consequences of hybridisation between farmed and wild Atlantic salmon
Author: Harvey, A., Jan 2016Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Creer, S. (Supervisor), Glover, K. (External person) (Supervisor) & Taylor, M. I. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigating floral resource use by pollinators using pollen DNA metabarcoding
Author: Lowe, A., 13 Jun 2022Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor) & de Vere, N. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigating mechanisms of genome expansion in Corydoradinae catfish
Author: Marburger, S., Jan 2015Supervisor: Taylor, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigating the Ecology and Infection Biology of Gymnopus fusipes, a Fungal Root Rot Pathogen of Woodland Trees
Author: Pettifor, B., 20 Oct 2023Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor) & Denman, S. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigating the Feasibility of Using Focussed Airborne Ultrasound as Tactile Feedback in Medical Simulators
Author: Hung, G., 24 Jan 2014Supervisor: John, N. W. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigating the foraging preferences of the honeybee, Apis mellifera L., using DNA metabarcoding
Author: Jones, L., 22 Apr 2020Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor) & De Vere, N. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigating the impact of trees and hedgerows on landscape hydrology
Author: Webb, B., 9 Aug 2021Supervisor: Smith, A. (Supervisor), Robinson, D. (External person) (Supervisor) & Marshall, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigating the relationship between farmer health and farm income
Author: Hounsome, B., Jan 2006Supervisor: Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor) & Edwards, R. T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigation into cis and trans acting factors in fission yeast genome stability
Author: Jaendling, A., 2009Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigation into the physical and chemical properties of soap bubbles with respect to their performance
Author: Zelmer, A., 2019Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor) & Lahmann, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigation into the regulation of DNA repair by the S.pombe cell cycle kinase Cdc2-cyclinB
Author: Ewert-Krzemieniewska, K., Jan 2009Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigation of real-time spectral analysis techniques for use with pulsed ultrasonic doppler blood flow detectors.
Author: Ruano, M. D. G. C. D. S. L., Feb 1992Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigations into low band-gap, semiconducting polymers
Author: Mills, C. A., 2001Supervisor: Taylor, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigations into the biotechnological applications of dielectrophoresis.
Author: Burt, J. P. H., May 1990Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigations into the epidemiology of ovine psoroptic mange (scab) in Great Britain : with special reference to otoacariasis and the taxonomy of the genus Psoroptes
Author: Bates, P. G., 2000Supervisor: Lehane, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigations towards sustainable sea salt production at Halen Môn
Author: Booth, C., 24 Nov 2021Supervisor: Lahmann, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Isolation and development of microsatellite DNA markers in the cockle Cerastoderma Edule
Author: Abey, K. L., Dec 1999Supervisor: Beaumont, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Keyframe Summarisation of Egocentric Video
Author: Yousefi, P., 4 Nov 2019Supervisor: Kuncheva, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Kinetics of the wood-acetic anhydride reaction
Author: Dunningham, E. A., Apr 2003Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
LAND COVER CHANGE IMPACTS ON WATER AND ENERGY BALANCE IN EAST AFRICA
Author: Musau, J., 19 Jan 2021Supervisor: Patil, S. (Supervisor) & Marshall, M. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Landscape-scale genetic diversity in Fraxinus excelsior L. : genetic structure within and among populations and the influence of regeneration practices on genetic variation
Author: Spencer-Vellacott, P., Mar 2007Supervisor: Cahalan, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Laser control of the photoisomerisation of azo-compounds: a theoretical study
Author: Hywel, M., Sept 2008Supervisor: Hughes, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Laser-fibre system for in situ stress monitoring of thin films
Author: Barrioz, V., Feb 2003Supervisor: Irvine, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Late Quaternary benthonic Foraminiferal stratigraphy the western U.K. Continental Shelf.
Author: Austin, W. E. N., Sept 1991Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) on tomato: evaluation of pathogen population structure in Britain and development of resistant tomato cultivars for growing outdoors
Author: Stroud, J., 13 Nov 2015Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Latitudinal and climatic driven changes in local patterns of intertidal macroalgae : implications for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
Author: Ferreira, J., Jan 2012Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Latitudinal variations in the energy consumption of gammarid amphipods
Author: Samuel Paul Stuart Rastrick, S. P. S., Sept 2009Supervisor: Whiteley, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Leaf ion concentrations and salt tolerance in barley.
Author: i Lleonart, M. A., Dec 1994Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Learning Analytics Integrating Student Attendance Data
Author: Gray, C., 25 Nov 2019Supervisor: Perkins, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Lignin based adhesives for particleboard production.
Author: Ozmen, N., Jul 2000Supervisor: Hale, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Linking On-farm Land Restoration and Livelihoods in the Drylands of Eastern Kenya
Author: Crossland, M., 22 Jun 2022Supervisor: Pagella, T. (Supervisor) & Winowiecki, L. (External person) (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.
Author: Gitunu, A. M. M., Jan 1999Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Living at the edge: Ecology of Patella species in Britain
Author: Orostica Vega, M., 19 Dec 2018Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor) & Hawkins, S. (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
Author: Cerdán Cabrera, C., Jan 2012Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Localisation and interactions of adenomatous polyposis coli and Beta-catenin in epithelial and colorectal cancer cells
Author: Davies, M. L., Sept 2003Supervisor: Wakeman, J. A. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Long-term morphological modelling of tidal basins
Author: McCann, D., Jan 2011Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Low cost procedures towards photovoltaic devices
Author: Ahmad Ludin, N., 2012Supervisor: Holliman, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Low temperature routes to heterogeneous catalysts
Author: Cavanagh, E. A., 2002Supervisor: Holliman, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
MS, IMS and Computational Studies of Peptide Structure and Enzyme Activity
Author: Chaplin, D., 1 Feb 2021Supervisor: Paizs, B. (Supervisor) & Murphy, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Macrofaunal Diversity and Functioning within Submarine Canyons of the Mid-Atlantic Bight, Western North Atlantic
Author: Robertson, C., 2018Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Maize and soybean intercropping in Nepal
Author: Prasad, R. B., Dec 2003Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Malaria parasites: Oral and Nasal inoculation of mice with iRBC’s & development of P. falciparum mutants with the CRISPR/cas9 system
Author: Antunes, C., Jan 2017Supervisor: Braig, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Management of Vitellaria paradoxa in Guinea savanna rangelands in Ghana.
Author: Amaning, E. O., Jan 1996Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Marine protected areas : efficacy, implementation and management
Author: Sciberras, M., Jan 2012Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Mate choice and reproductive investment in the cheilostome bryozoan Celleporella hyalina (L.).
Author: Manriquez, P. H., Nov 1999Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Mathematical modeling of marine environment contamination using fuzzy set theory
Author: Al-Zaidan, A. S., Oct 2002Supervisor: Kuncheva, L. (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
Author: Davies, O., Aug 2006Supervisor: Pommerening, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Measuring the effectiveness of conservation governance, policies and programmes in forest protected areas
Author: Macura, B., Jan 2015Supervisor: Pullin, A. (Supervisor) & Laura, S. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Medicinal plant resources with special reference to Pterocarpus Tinctorius and Strychnos Spinosa at Urumwa, Tabora region, Tanzania
Author: Augustino, S., Nov 2006Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Metabolomic and volatilomic profiling for the assessment of soil carbon cycling and biological quality
Author: Brown, R., 4 Feb 2022Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Metabolomic fingerprinting and profiling of plant materials using HRAM UPLC-MS
Author: Potter, C., 27 Oct 2020Supervisor: Murphy, L. (Supervisor) & Paizs, B. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Metagenomics approaches to discover new industrially-relevant enzymes
Author: Distaso, M., 17 Apr 2019Supervisor: Golyshin, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Metagenomics to determine land use effects on soil ecosystem services
Author: Jones, B., 15 Jun 2021Supervisor: Griffiths, R. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Methane in two temperate coastal marine environments
Author: Heckers, A. H. A., 1999Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Microalgal photobioreactors for power plant CO2 mitigation and bioenergy
Author: Hulatt, C. J., 2011Supervisor: Thomas, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Microbial metabolism and temperature : comparative studies in the Southern Ocean and a temperate coastal ecosystem
Author: Blight, S. P., Jan 1996Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Microencapsulation : studies on the preparation and characterisation of liquid filled capsules
Author: Amey, J. R., Aug 2005Supervisor: Butler, I. (Supervisor) & Holliman, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Micronutrient studies on cotton growth on Syrian calcareous soils.
Author: Mohammad, S. Y., Mar 1981Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Microsatellites of Mites in Forensics
Author: Al-Khalify, A. M. H., 31 Jul 2019Supervisor: Braig, H. R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Microwave I.F Signal Processing Strategies For Coherent Optical Communications
Author: Choudhry, M., 2019Supervisor: O'Reilly, J. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Mineral Dynamics in Sea Ice Brines
Author: Butler, B., Jan 2016Supervisor: Kennedy, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Mitigating greenhouse gases emission from cattle slurry: An approach for small-medium scale farms
Author: Bastami, M. S., Jan 2016Supervisor: Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Mitigating the impacts of intensive agriculture on lowland organic soils
Author: Musarika, S., 21 Nov 2022Supervisor: Evans, C. D. (External person) (Supervisor), Jones, D. (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & McNamara, N. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Mode spectrum of laser diodes subject to optical feedback
Author: Perkins, D., Sept 2004Supervisor: Spencer, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Modeling and Rendering Three-Dimensional Impossible Objects
Author: Taylor, B., Dec 2020Supervisor: Lim, I. S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Modelling greenhouse gas emissions for the UK and overseas food production
Author: York, E., Jan 2012Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy