School of Environmental & Natural Sciences

  1. 2019
  2. The effects of colour and intensity of light on the behaviour and performance of broilers

    Author: Prayitno, D. S., 2019

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  3. A multilocus phylogeny of the cobra clade elapids

    Author: Von Plettenberg Laing, A., 7 Jan 2019

    Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  4. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in freshwater ecosystems

    Author: Brailsford, F., 7 Jan 2019

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  5. Characterisation of human TDRD12 and LKAAEAR1 as potential oncogenic cancer testis antigen genes with clinical potential

    Author: Alsulami, M., 22 Feb 2019

    Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  6. Exploring real and hypothetical impacts of community-based conservation interventions

    Author: Lewis, A. R., 25 Feb 2019

    Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor), Gibbons, J. M. (Supervisor) & Young, R. P. (External person) (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  7. Exploring Relationships Between Catchment Dissolved Organic Matter Characteristics and the Formation of Disinfection Byproducts.

    Author: Hopes, M., 27 Feb 2019

    Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Holliman, P. (Supervisor) & Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  8. Trans-generational responses of gammarid amphipods to salinity change: energy budgets and life history traits.

    Author: Brown, J., 27 Feb 2019

    Supervisor: Whiteley, N. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  9. Species delimitation in Bitis arietans – Are there any cryptic species present?

    Author: Settle-Whittaker, K., 8 Apr 2019

    Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

    Author: O'Regan, E., 15 Apr 2019

    Supervisor: Hayward, M. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  11. Feasibility of soil amendments and ryegrass in circum-neutral and acidic mine tailings remediation

    Author: Irhema, S. I. S., 16 Apr 2019

    Supervisor: Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Bird, G. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  12. Metagenomics approaches to discover new industrially-relevant enzymes

    Author: Distaso, M., 17 Apr 2019

    Supervisor: Golyshin, P. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  13. Behind enemy lines: investigating suppression & coexistence between sympatric carnivores in Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

    Author: Haswell, P., 7 May 2019

    Supervisor: Hayward, M. W. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jones, K. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  14. Fuel, feed and fibre: consequential life cycle assessment of novel miscanthus value chains

    Author: Yesufu, J., 28 May 2019

    Supervisor: Styles, D. (Supervisor) & Gibbons, J. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  15. The Application of CPPs to Improve the Cellular Uptake of a Novel Delivery Vector for use in Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy

    Author: Anderson, S., 28 May 2019

    Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  16. How ‘local’ is local knowledge?: the role of local knowledge in implementing locally appropriate land restoration interventions

    Author: Kuria, A., 3 Jun 2019

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  17. Exploring the biodiversity of the lakes of the Malay Archipelago using environmental DNA metabarcoding

    Author: Evans, A., 4 Jun 2019

    Supervisor: De Bruyn, M. (Supervisor), Creer, S. (Supervisor) & Carvalho, G. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Osipova, L., 17 Jun 2019

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  19. Comparative Genomics of the Human Follicle Mite Demodex Folliculorum

    Author: Jan, A., 30 Jul 2019

    Supervisor: Braig, H. R. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  20. Understanding the Role of Wastewater in the Spread of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

    Author: Bashawri, Y. M. A., 30 Jul 2019

    Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor), Chigor, V. N. (External person) (Supervisor), McDonald, J. (Supervisor), Williams, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  21. Microsatellites of Mites in Forensics

    Author: Al-Khalify, A. M. H., 31 Jul 2019

    Supervisor: Braig, H. R. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Mohammed, B. F., 27 Aug 2019

    Supervisor: Jones, L. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  23. Amino Acid Substituted Guanidines as Organocatalysts

    Author: Al-Taie, Z., 8 Oct 2019

    Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  24. Hotspots and Hot Moments of Amino Acid Nitrogen: Real-time Insights Using Continuous Microdialysis Sampling

    Author: Hill, E., 8 Oct 2019

    Supervisor: Hill, P. (Supervisor), Jones, D. L. (Supervisor) & Paterson, E. (External person) (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  25. Alginate from brown seaweeds: extraction, characterisation, modification and the studies on its applications for hydrogels

    Author: Alshareef, S. A., 14 Oct 2019

    Supervisor: Tai, H. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  26. Synthesis of Possible Anti-adhesives for the Treatment of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections by the Uropathogenic E. coli

    Author: Ahmad, S. M., 16 Oct 2019

    Supervisor: Lahmann, M. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  27. Breaking down the effect of biotic and abiotic mechanisms of litter decomposition in drylands

    Author: Fishburn, D., 4 Nov 2019

    Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor) & Rey, A. (External person) (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  28. Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Saudi Desert Sands: Survey, Ecotoxicity and Remediation

    Author: Alyami, M. S. S., 4 Nov 2019

    Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  29. Evaluation of novel naked barley lines for β–glucan, amylose and field performance

    Author: AlHashmi, M., 5 Nov 2019

    Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  30. 2020
  31. Towards successful community mangrove management and rehabilitation

    Author: Wodehouse, D., 27 Jan 2020

    Supervisor: Rayment, M. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  32. The Development of an Electrochemical DNA Hybridisation Biosensor for the Detection of Equine Hindgut Acidosis

    Author: Davies, J., 3 Feb 2020

    Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  33. Responses of soil biological and functional diversity to anthropogenic change from plot- to national-scales

    Author: George, P., 10 Feb 2020

    Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor), Robinson, D. A. (External person) (Supervisor) & Creer, S. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  34. The identification and functional characterisation of TEX19 in human cancer cells

    Author: Alqahtani, L., 18 Feb 2020

    Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Mondragon De La Cruz, D., 19 Feb 2020

    Supervisor: Tai, H. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

  36. An evaluation of perennial mobile green manures for climate change mitigation in agriculture

    Author: Ward, C., 23 Feb 2020

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  37. Genomic Tools for Conservation and Management of Manta and Devil Rays (Mobula Spp.)

    Author: Hosegood, J., 25 Feb 2020

    Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Creer, S. (Supervisor), Ogden, R. (External person) (Supervisor) & De Bruyn, M. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Miura, M., 3 Mar 2020

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  39. The influence of hydroclimatic and chemical variability on legacy contamination from historical metal mines.

    Author: Jones, C., 3 Mar 2020

    Supervisor: Bird, G. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  40. The Origin of Zebra Stripes: Does Striping Provide a Fecundity Advantage?

    Author: Evetts, J., 4 Mar 2020

    Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  41. Zebra stripes, the ectoparasite hypothesis: using behavioural measures to determine ectoparasitic burdens in plains zebra (Equus quagga burchelli) in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa.

    Author: Connock, W., 20 Apr 2020

    Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. W. (External person) (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  42. Investigating the foraging preferences of the honeybee, Apis mellifera L., using DNA metabarcoding

    Author: Jones, L., 22 Apr 2020

    Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor) & De Vere, N. (External person) (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  43. The impact of climate change on the management and regeneration of parkland trees in the Savannah zones of Northern Nigeria

    Author: Abdullahi, I., 6 May 2020

    Supervisor: Rayment, M. (Supervisor) & Brook, R. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  44. Consultancy in Higher Education: Tools and Practices for Achieving Impact

    Author: Sherwin, C., 26 May 2020

    Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Walker, C. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  45. Distribution, Diversity, and Function of Filterable Microorganisms in the Conwy River

    Author: Ghuneim, L., 2 Jun 2020

    Supervisor: Golyshin, P. (Supervisor), Golyshina, O. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  46. Characterisation of human PRDM9 and TEX19 as potential oncogenic cancer testis genes

    Author: Alsulami, A., 8 Jun 2020

    Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  47. Monitoring and analysis of the structure, function and biodiversity of soils

    Author: Seaton, F., 8 Jun 2020

    Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor), Robinson, D. (External person) (Supervisor) & Creer, S. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Peters, T., 9 Jun 2020

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy