School of Environmental & Natural Sciences
- 2016
Impact of Land Use Change and Climate Variability on Watershed Hydrology in the Mara River Basin, East Africa
Author: Mwangi, H., Jan 2016Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor), Patil, S. (Supervisor), Feger, K. (External person) (Supervisor) & Julich, S. (External person) (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
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
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
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
Phosphorus Speciation in Soil and Plants.
Author: Ebuele, V., Jan 2016Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Pterosins and Pterosides in Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn)
Author: Mohammad, R., Jan 2016Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Real-world solutions for improving estimates of land-atmosphere exchanges in heterogeneous landscapes
Author: He, Y., Jan 2016Supervisor: Rayment, M. (Supervisor) & Gibbons, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Roads in the rainforests: Legacy of selective logging in Central Africa. : Evaluating the temporal and spatial dynamics of logging road networks.
Author: Kleinschroth, F., Jan 2016Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor), Gourlet-Fleury, S. (External person) (Supervisor) & Sist, P. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Screening for Novel Brain Tumour Initiation Mechanisms at Single Cell Resolution
Author: Jaworek, K., Jan 2016Supervisor: Bossing, T. (Supervisor) & Barros, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Secondary Succession in Tropical Dry Forests: Drivers and Mechanisms of Forest Regeneration
Author: Derroire, G., Jan 2016Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Studies on the Processing and Stabilisation of Chromophores
Author: Furnell, L., Jan 2016Supervisor: Hollyman, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Synthesis, characterization and computational studies of Boron-Oxygen compounds
Author: Jones, C. L., Jan 2016Supervisor: Beckett, 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
The Human DNA damage sensor RAD9B affects CHK2-T68 Phosphorylation, p21 stability and cell survival in G1
Author: Aljohani, S., Jan 2016Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Rad9.M50 Variant of the DNA Damage Checkpoint Protein Rad9 Regulates the MAP Kinase pathway in the Response to Heat Stress
Author: Oun, R., Jan 2016Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Synthesis of Biologically Active Guanidines
Author: Harper, P., Jan 2016Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The medical biomarker and oncogenic potential of the human cancer- and stem/germ cell-specific gene TDRD12
Author: Oyouni, A., Jan 2016Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The potential for wheat roots in phytoremediation of phenolic compounds
Author: Alnusaire, T., Jan 2016Supervisor: Tomos, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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The role of extensin cell wall proteins in the resistance of potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Desiree) to pathogen attack
Author: Mahmood, S., Jan 2016Supervisor: Shirsat, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The winds of change? : A comparative study of community energy developments in Scotland and Wales
Author: Haf, S., Jan 2016Supervisor: Griffiths, G. (Supervisor), McDonald, M. (Supervisor) & Parkhill, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Understanding the impacts of changing soil temperature, water irrigation source and fertiliser types on C and N cycling in arid soils
Author: Almulla, A., Jan 2016Supervisor: Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (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
- 2015
The role of nucleotide excision repair factors and the Mre11 nuclease in nucleoside analogue sensitivity
Author: Beardmore, R., 9 Dec 2015Supervisor: Fleck, O. (Supervisor) & Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The effects of freeze-thaw cycles on the composition and concentration of low molecular weight dissolved organic carbon in Arctic tundra soils
Author: Foster, A., 30 Nov 2015Supervisor: Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)
Student 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
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
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
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Genome-wide analysis of topoisomerase removal after campothecin treatment in the context of replication and transcription
Author: Ashour Garrido, K., 30 Jun 2015Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (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
The analysis of genome stability maintenance mechanisms in human cancer cells and stem cells
Author: Alzahrani, F., 11 Feb 2015Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
A Universal Magnetic Carrier for use in Cancer Prodrug Therapy
Author: Hobbs, R., Jan 2015Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Beyond carbon accounting: A landscape perspective on measuring and monitoring tropical forest degradation
Author: Morales Barquero, L., Jan 2015Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor) & Klein, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Developing in-situ and real-time methods of soil nitrogen determination
Author: Shaw, R., Jan 2015Supervisor: Williams, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Development of new diagnostic devices for TB
Author: Ali, H., Jan 2015Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring payments for ecosystem services in the context of native tree planting in Lebanon
Author: Sarkissian, A., Jan 2015Supervisor: Hockley, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
From volcanic ash to allophanic dust : : understanding phosphorous behaviour in Dominican soils
Author: Casimir, A., Jan 2015Supervisor: Brook, R. (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
Investigating mechanisms of genome expansion in Corydoradinae catfish
Author: Marburger, S., Jan 2015Supervisor: Taylor, M. (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
New roles of S.pombe Casein kinase 1 epsilon (Hhp1) in DNA replicatation stress
Author: Saeyd, S., Jan 2015Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Phytochemical Investigation of Trichilia emetica (Natal mahogany)
Author: Usman, A., Jan 2015Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Plant processing for multiple products using environmentally benign extraction techniques
Author: Leung, G., Jan 2015Supervisor: Tomos, A. (Supervisor) & Marriott, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Process and drivers of vegetation change in African drylands : a case study of Yankari Game Reserve
Author: Fada, S., Jan 2015Supervisor: Pullin, A. (Supervisor) & Gibbons, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Reducing the carbon footprint of red meat
Author: Hyland, J., Jan 2015Supervisor: Williams, A. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Sheep urine patch nitrous oxide emissions: measurement and mitigation
Author: Marsden, K., Jan 2015Supervisor: Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Surface pre-treatment methods for improving adhesion ability in wood plymer composite for frame and furniture construction applications
Author: Dimitriou, A., Jan 2015Supervisor: Hale, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Synthesis of Uracil Containing Precursors and Analogues Of Cylindrospermopsin
Author: Fituri, H., Jan 2015Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The delivery of biodiversity benefits in the REDD+ climate mechanism
Author: Murray, J., Jan 2015Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor) & Secco, L. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The effects of restoration on biodiversity, water quality and greenhouse gas fluxes in a rich fen peatland
Author: Menichino, N., Jan 2015Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Pullin, A. (Supervisor), Jones, L. (External person) (Supervisor) & Evans, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy