School of Environmental & Natural Sciences
- 2020
Sexual Dimorphism in the Common Hippopotamus
Author: Sadler, P., 1 Oct 2020Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Stabilised silicate and borate solutions for foliar agricultural sprays
Author: Rixon, T., 15 Oct 2020Supervisor: Beckett, M. (Supervisor) & Al-Dulayymi, J. (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
Synthetic Lipid Antigens for the Detection of Tuberculosis via ELISA and Novel Point-of-Care Flow-Through Assay
Author: Hacking, J., 9 Dec 2020Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The environmental cost-benefits of improving pasture productivity on upland cattle systems
Author: Williams, N., 9 Dec 2020Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor) & Gibbons, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2021
Can a woodland activity programme benefit participant wellbeing and change the way they use woods?
Author: Gittins, H., 2021Supervisor: Morrison, V. (Supervisor), Wynne-Jones, S. (Supervisor) & Dandy, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Climate change and Welsh catchments: Implications for hydrological regime, water quality and water abstraction
Author: Dallison, R., 2021Supervisor: Patil, S. (Supervisor) & Williams, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Estimating the contribution of beekeeping to household wellbeing and conservation motivations in the Tanzanian Miombo
Author: Wagner, K., 2021Supervisor: Cross, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The effect of observing trained conspecifics on the rate of spatial learning, navigation strategy and motivation in goldfish, Carassius auratus
Author: Blane, J., 2021Supervisor: Holland, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Cultivation of Extremely Acidophilic Archaea from an Acid Mine Drainage Site
Author: Tyler, J., 12 Jan 2021Supervisor: Golyshina, O. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
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
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
Road noise alters foraging duration and vigilance behaviour of three common tit species
Author: Chapman, J., 2 Feb 2021Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Stimuli Responsive Hyperbranched Polymers for Anti-cancer Drug Delivery Synthesized Via RAFT Polymerization
Author: Blackburn, C., 2 Feb 2021Supervisor: Tai, H. (Supervisor) & Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Synthesis of single enantiomers of ω-1 methoxy mycolic acids from Mycobacterium alvei
Author: Alhuwaymil, Z., 11 Feb 2021Supervisor: Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
If you feed them, they will come: How the availability of food and cover within a zoo enclosure increases the likelihood of free-living birds within.
Author: Brass, J., 23 Feb 2021Supervisor: Jones, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Determining the consequences of forest degradation on mangrove epifauna in South-East Kenya
Author: Barbanera, A., 24 Feb 2021Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Abiotic Controls on Soil Enzyme Activity and Community Composition of Micro-eukaryotes: A Comparison of Arctic, Temperate and Tropical Peatlands
Author: Alajmi, F. E. M., 2 Mar 2021Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Evaluation of low phytic acid (lpa) mutants of cereals for global phosphorus sustainability
Author: Agesa, B., 3 Mar 2021Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Rensch’s Rule and the Drivers of Sexual Dimorphism in Ungulates
Author: Roylance-Casson, E., 9 Mar 2021Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Interspecific Differences in Treefrog Response to Artificial Light at Night and Spectral Manipulation
Author: Harcourt, A., 26 May 2021Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Soil proteases: widening the bottleneck of the terrestrial nitrogen cycle
Author: Greenfield, L., 26 May 2021Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor), Hill, P. (Supervisor), Paterson, E. (External person) (Supervisor) & Baggs, L. (External person) (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
‘Agricultural policy change and the sustainability of farming in the uplands’
Author: Arnott, D., 2 Jun 2021Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Molecular Detection of Totiviruses in Medically Important Arthropods and Parasites
Author: Garziz, A., 7 Jun 2021Supervisor: Papadopulos, A. (Supervisor) & Braig, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Translocation of a Medically Important Snake: Russell’s Vipers (Daboia russelii) in Rural India
Author: Williams, R. C., 14 Jun 2021Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
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
Co-production of knowledge with Indigenous peoples for UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Higaonon Food Ethnobotany, and a discovery of a new Begonia species in Mindanao, Philippines
Author: Buenavista, D., 30 Jun 2021Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor) & Mollee, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Re-examining the Systematics of Asian Pitvipers Via Multilocus Analysis
Author: Aldridge, R., 5 Jul 2021Supervisor: Malhotra, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Habitat Selection of a Non-Native Snake: Implications for Future Management of Zamenis longissimus in Colwyn Bay, North Wales
Author: Alkins, D., 9 Aug 2021Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
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
Analysing the water-energy nexus: Benchmarking efficiency in water services
Author: Walker, N., 16 Aug 2021Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor) & Styles, D. (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
Extraction of Frankincense Resins
Author: Mitchell, J., 13 Sept 2021Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Female mate choice preference between three morphologically diverged sympatric cichlid fishes (Alcolapia spp.) from Lake Natron, Tanzania
Author: Robinson, C., 13 Sept 2021Supervisor: Turner, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
The analysis of the functional role of the cancer-associated, chromosomal breakpoint binding protein Translin in maintaining genome stability.
Author: Alsaiari, A., 13 Sept 2021Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (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.
Author: Ridehalgh, T., 14 Sept 2021Supervisor: Georgiev, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Cation Profiling in Normal Nasal Mucus
Author: Hudson, E., 21 Sept 2021Supervisor: Murphy, L. (Supervisor) & Hill, D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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The human oncogenic germline gene TEX19 regulates cancer cell proliferation, histone dynamics and stem cells-like characteristics
Author: Hakami, M. A. M., 22 Sept 2021Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (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
Haemanthamine, zephycandidine and quorum sensing N-Acyl homoserine lactones
Author: Tibble-Howlings, J., 30 Sept 2021Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Novel Methods of Microplastic Identification and Mitigation in Water
Author: Fears, L., 12 Oct 2021Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Experimental approaches comparing the magnetoreception capabilities of two sister storage mite species Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) and Tyrophagus longior (Gervais) (Acari: Acaridae)
Author: Chapman, M., 13 Oct 2021Supervisor: Braig, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Developing a Planning Tool for Heritage Interpretation
Author: Mullally, N., 24 Nov 2021Supervisor: Pierce, S. (Supervisor) & Lane, E. (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
Turnover of S-containing amino acids (cysteine and methionine) in grassland soils and their availability to plants
Author: Wang, D., 8 Dec 2021Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Studying the frost tolerance of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis [Bong.] Carr.)
Author: Atucha Zamkova, A., 20 Dec 2021Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor) & Smith, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2022
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Environmental impacts in the water-energy nexus: quantification and mitigation in the food and drink sector
Author: Schestak, I., 13 Jan 2022Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor) & Styles, D. (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
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