School of Environmental & Natural Sciences
The role of estuarine sediments as a reservoir for pathogenic microorganisms
Author: Perkins, T., Jan 2015Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
From morphology to microbiome: common garden studies in wild, farmed and hybrid Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).
Author: Perry, W., 12 Aug 2020Supervisor: 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
Author: Perry, H., Jan 2015Supervisor: 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
Author: Peters, T., 9 Jun 2020Supervisor: Smith, A. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (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
Survival of Brenneria goodwinii and Gibbsiella quercinecans, Associated with Lesion Formation in Acute Oak Decline, in Rainwater and Forest Soil
Author: Pettifor, B., 28 Oct 2019Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Molecule-inserted silicon nanogaps
Author: Phillips, L., 2011Supervisor: Ashwell, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Complementary uses of stable isotope and dietary metabarcoding analyses for trophic web determination in freshwater and estuarine tropical fishes
Author: Pillay, K., 29 Sept 2023Supervisor: 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.
Author: Pirzada, R. H., Sept 2001Supervisor: Ap Dewi, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The development of a novel sensor for the detection of TB
Author: Pitts, M., Jul 2013Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor) & Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Effects of grazing and nitrogen deposition on sand dune systems.
Author: Plassmann, K., 2006Supervisor: 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
Author: Pook, C. E., Jul 2001Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Environmental impact of integrating legumes into European food systems
Author: Porto Costa, M., 25 May 2022Supervisor: 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
Author: Potter, C., 27 Oct 2020Supervisor: 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
Author: Potter, C., Jan 2016Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Acetamiprid in the environment : The impact of commercial neonicotinoid formulations on soil function and ecology
Author: Potts, J., 14 Dec 2022Supervisor: 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
Author: Pouakouyou, D., 2002Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Population and conservation genomics of the adder (Vipera berus) in the UK
Author: Pozzi, A., 4 Sept 2023Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor) & Barlow, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Maize and soybean intercropping in Nepal
Author: Prasad, R. B., Dec 2003Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The effects of colour and intensity of light on the behaviour and performance of broilers
Author: Prayitno, D. S., 2019Supervisor: 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.
Author: Preechapanya, P., Jun 1996Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
High value products from unused, indigenous plants
Author: Preskett, D., Sept 2007Student 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
Author: Price, M., Jan 2007Supervisor: Price, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genotype, environment and disease resistance in hill sheep
Author: Pritchard, T. C., 2006Supervisor: Cahalan, C. (Supervisor) & Ap Dewi, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Impact of shelter on sheep behaviour during the neonatal period
Author: Pritchard, C., 7 Jul 2020Supervisor: 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
Author: Pritchard-Wallis, D., Oct 2003Supervisor: Morris, B. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The cloning and characterisation of Schizosaccharomyces pombe rec20-144
Author: Pryce, D., 2004Supervisor: 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
Author: Pugh, B., 24 Oct 2022Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
AFLP markers for the study of somatic recombination in Phytophthora infestans
Author: Purvis, A. I., 2000Supervisor: 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
Author: Pynegar, E. L., Mar 2018Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor), Gibbons, J. (Supervisor) & Asquith, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Environmental sustainability of intensive rice systems in Bangladesh: key stakeholders' perceptions
Author: Quadir, N., Dec 2005Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Molecular phylogeography of the neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus durissus
Author: Quijada Mascareñas., J. A., 2005Supervisor: Wüster, W. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Immune responses in the blood-feeding insect Stomoxys calcitrans.
Author: Qureshi, T. A., Oct 2000Supervisor: Lehane, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Chemistry and Ecology of British Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)
Author: Raheem, D., Jan 2016Supervisor: 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
Author: Rahman, S., Jan 2017Supervisor: 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
Author: Rajaratnam, M., 2006Supervisor: 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
Author: Rakotonarivo, O., Jan 2016Supervisor: 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
Author: Ramayah, S., Apr 2008Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Variation in seed ecophysiology and temperature requirements for germination in Pinus Sylvestris
Author: Rampart, M., Oct 2015Supervisor: Cahalan, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Paramo vegetation of Ecuador : the community ecology, dynamics and productivity of tropical grasslands in the Andes.
Author: Ramsay, P. M., Dec 1992Supervisor: Oxley, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Ecology of Fibrobacter spp. in cellulose-degrading microbial communities
Author: Ransom-Jones, E., 3 Mar 2015Supervisor: 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
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
A Comparative Study of Phosphorus Based Fertilisers’ Performance: An Assessment on Plant Growth Parameters and Soil Health using Lolium Perenne
Author: Ray, A., 26 Jan 2022Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Distribution, concentration and bonding factors affecting the performance of water repellents applied to wood
Author: Razzaque, M. A., Sept 1982Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The fate and impact of groundwater nitrogen contamination on dune slack ecology
Author: Rhymes, J., Jan 2015Supervisor: 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
Author: Ribbons, R., Jan 2017Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor) & Vesterdal, L. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Tandem Michael/Intramolecular Aldol reactions mediated by secondary amines, thiols and phosphines.
Author: Richards, E. L., 2002Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems as Sources of Phosphorus and other Pollutants in Rural Catchments: Characteristics and Tracing Approaches
Author: Richards, S., Jan 2017Supervisor: Withers, P. (Supervisor) & Stutter, M. I. (External person) (Supervisor)
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)
Author: Richman, N., Jan 2015Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Modified Peptides for Drug Delivery
Author: Rickett, J., 9 Sept 2021Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy