School of Environmental & Natural Sciences
- 2022
Community-scale viral ecology of agricultural soils and implications for biosolids disposal, wastewater treatment and public health
Author: Hillary, L., 31 Aug 2022Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Route navigation in homing pigeons (Columba livia): the use of visual cues over a familiar area.
Author: Stachowski, S., 30 Aug 2022Supervisor: Holland, R. (Supervisor) & Bishop, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
The role of plant-fungus and plant-insect interactions in the dynamics of secondary and mature tropical rainforests
Author: Weissflog, A., 22 Aug 2022Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor), Healey, J. (Supervisor) & Engelbrecht, B. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The population dynamics and conservation of Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus; lessons from Llyn Padarn, North Wales
Author: Smith, A., 15 Aug 2022Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Papadopulos, A. (Supervisor), Milner, N. (Supervisor) & Seymour, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The impact of slurry acidification on soil and crop quality: a UK case study
Author: Langley, J., 8 Aug 2022Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Effects of Management on Biodiversity and Biogeochemistry of the Cors Goch Site, Anglesey
Author: Unwin, S., 29 Jul 2022Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
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
Unravelling Map and Compass Cues in Bird Navigation
Author: Griffiths, C., 20 Jun 2022Supervisor: Holland, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Evaluating the decomposition characteristics of organic wastes and synthetic plastics
Author: Wilfred, O. E., 17 Jun 2022Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor) & Roberts, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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The influence of resource variability on the movement behaviour of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) across spatiotemporal scales
Author: Burton-Roberts, R., 14 Jun 2022Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Cordes, L. (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
The influence of antecedent soil moisture conditions and nutrient management on soil nitrous oxide emissions.
Author: Barrat, H., 8 Jun 2022Supervisor: Cardenas, L. M. (External person) (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Determining the effects of anthropogenic drainage structures on inanga (Galaxias maculatus) in the lowland waterways of Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.
Author: Halstead, R., 6 Jun 2022Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Milner, N. (Supervisor) & Fake, D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Parasitism and Reproductive Effort in Male Rhesus Macaques: A Test of the Immunocompetence Handicap Hypothesis and the Stress-linked Immunocompetence Handicap Hypothesis
Author: Brown, S., 6 Jun 2022Supervisor: Georgiev, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Development of alginate hydrogels for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers
Author: Chan, K., 1 Jun 2022Supervisor: Williams, D. (Supervisor) & Tai, H. (Supervisor)
Student 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
Reviewing the physio-chemical parameters associated with in-situ Austropotamobius pallipes populations and its application to the establishment of ark sites
Author: Casey, T., 22 May 2022Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Treatment of pharmaceutical pollution and the release of illicit drugs into the environment.
Author: Aberg, D., 28 Mar 2022Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Sustainability of craft beer produced in Wales
Author: Morgan, D., 8 Mar 2022Supervisor: Lane, E. (Supervisor) & Styles, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Here Be Dragons - Taxonomic Bias in Upper Palaeolithic Cave Paintings
Author: Northfield, A., 27 Feb 2022Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Shaw, V. (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
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
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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
- 2021
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
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
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
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
Novel Methods of Microplastic Identification and Mitigation in Water
Author: Fears, L., 12 Oct 2021Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Haemanthamine, zephycandidine and quorum sensing N-Acyl homoserine lactones
Author: Tibble-Howlings, J., 30 Sept 2021Supervisor: Murphy, P. (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
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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
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
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
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
Modified Peptides for Drug Delivery
Author: Rickett, J., 9 Sept 2021Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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