School of Environmental & Natural Sciences
- 2012
Multilocus phylogeography and species delimitation in the widespread African puff adder (Bitis arietans), and the systematics of the genus Bitis
Author: Barlow, A., 2012Supervisor: Wüster, W. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Novel isoforms and functions of the S. pombe Rad9 checkpoint protein
Author: Janes, S., 2012Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Synthesis of mycolic acids and related sugar ester
Author: Muzael, M. H., 2012Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The synthesis of mycolic acids
Author: Don-Lawson, C. D., 2012Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Analysis of biodiversity and soil C storage in the south Konkan coast of Maharashtra (India)
Author: Gadekar, K., Jan 2012Supervisor: Godbold, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Are we learning? : strengthening local people's capacities to facilitate the recuperation of degraded pasture lands in Central America
Author: Bautista Solis, P., Jan 2012Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Assessing and sentencing illegal behaviours in conservation
Author: St John, F. A. V., Jan 2012Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Biodiversity, ecosystem function and ecosystem service provision in saltmarsh and sand dune grasslands
Author: Ford, H., Jan 2012Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Bioreduction : an alternative strategy for storing fallen stock prior to disposal
Author: Gwyther, C., Jan 2012Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Carbon and economic performance of coffee agroforestry systems in Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Author: Noponen, M., Jan 2012Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Development of bioinfirmatic analytical approach to identify novel human cancer testis gene candidates
Author: Feichtinger, J., Jan 2012Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Fragmented forests in South-West Ethiopia : impacts of land-use change on plant species composition and priorities for future conservation
Author: Daye, D., Jan 2012Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Function of cancer associated protein translin
Author: Al-Shehri, Z., Jan 2012Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genetic variation in field emergence and related traits in naked and covered spring barley
Author: Keerio, M., Jan 2012Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Local knowledge regarding trade-offs among coffee productivity and other ecosystem services in a range of different agroforestry systems in Central America
Author: Cerdán Cabrera, C., Jan 2012Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Modelling greenhouse gas emissions for the UK and overseas food production
Author: York, E., Jan 2012Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Novel Isoforms and Functions of the S.pombe Rad9 Checkpoint Protein
Author: Janes, S., Jan 2012Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Religious phenomenology, sociodemography and ecology in the rural Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Author: Manongi, F., Jan 2012Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Survival and transport of Escherichia coli in the aquatic environment
Author: Goude, P., Jan 2012Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The behavioural ecology of aggression in Lake Malawi haplochromine cichlid fish
Author: Cooke, G., Jan 2012Supervisor: Turner, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Synthesis of oxygenated mycolic acids
Author: Theunissen, C. E., Mar 2012Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Novel bio-active fatty acids
Author: Huws, E. H., Apr 2012Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Carbon dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems
Author: Glanville, H. C., Sept 2012Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Synthesis and bioactivation of redox-activated quinone prodrugs of guanidine
Author: Martin, C. M., Sept 2012Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving plant conservation interventions through a better understanding of human decision-making
Author: Williams, S., 26 Sept 2012Supervisor: Gibbons, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Synthetic steps towards the cylindrospermopsin alkaloids
Author: Evans, D. M., Nov 2012Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2013
Applications of modified plant extracts in controlling parasites
Author: Ahmad, N. A., 2013Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor) & Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Development of a new analytical method to diagnose tuberculosis
Author: Sirhan, M. M., 2013Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor) & Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The role of bio-inoculants on phosphorous relations of barley
Author: Mirzaei Heydari, M., 1 Jan 2013Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Prevalence and spread of pathogenic Escherichia Coli O157 on farms in north Wales
Author: Adam, H., 29 Jan 2013Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Studies of low cost biological photovoltaic cells
Author: Al-Husenawi, D. K. M., Mar 2013Supervisor: Holliman, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Studies of the dye sensitization of inorganic colloids used in dye-sensitized solar cells
Author: Al-Salihi, K. J. J., Mar 2013Supervisor: Holliman, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Nitrogen dynamics in boreal forests
Author: Ackermann, K., 10 Mar 2013Supervisor: DeLuca, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Plant traits and litter decomposition of tree species naturally regenerating in Central America pasturelands
Author: Sheik, M., 25 Apr 2013Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The characterisation of dissolved organic carbon and its influence on tri-halomethane formation potential
Author: Hughes, D., 1 May 2013Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor) & Holliman, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Use of woodchip for agricultural livestock bedding
Author: Paul, R. M. & Paul, R., 27 May 2013Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Structural and mechanistic studies of catalysts
Author: Bennett, E. L., Jun 2013Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Combining the use of accelerometry and GPS to measure free-flight performance in homing pigeons (Columbia livia)
Author: Tyson, E., 1 Jun 2013Supervisor: Whiteley, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
From history to heritage : using a company's past to guide its future
Author: Smith, P., 4 Jun 2013Supervisor: Pierce, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The functional characterisation of leukaemia-associated protein TRAX
Author: Almobadel, N., 26 Jun 2013Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (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
Identification and analysis of DNA repair pathways that contribute to the survival of cells after nucleoside analogue treatment in Schizossacharomyces pombe
Author: Gasasira Uwamahoro, M., 5 Jul 2013Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Use of novel chitosan derivatives for the control of food-borne pathogens
Author: Lahmer, R., 9 Jul 2013Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Anaerobic digestion : its potential to improve the economic and environmental performance of organic farming systems
Author: Walsh, J., 27 Jul 2013Supervisor: Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The effect of peatland rewetting on gaseous and fluvial carbon losses from a Welsh blanket bog
Author: Peacock, M., 1 Aug 2013Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Advancing mitogenomics : a case study in the Araneae
Author: Briscoe, A., 22 Aug 2013Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Elucidating the impact of novel A1 and A2 Phytophthora infestans strains on existing Irish blight populations
Author: Nyongesa, M., 29 Sept 2013Supervisor: Wright, D. (External person) (Supervisor), Mullins, E. (External person) (Supervisor) & Shaw, D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Identification and functional characterisation of germ line genes in human cancer cells
Author: Aldeailej, I., 15 Oct 2013Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Carbon storage in Orchards
Author: Anthony, R., 4 Nov 2013Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Polyembryony, brood chamber development and gender specialisation in cyclostome bryozoans
Author: Jenkins, H., 26 Nov 2013Supervisor: Hughes, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The generic modification of enzymes towards an anti-cancer prodrug activation system
Author: Mohammad, S. A., Dec 2013Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genetic aspects of a small scale honeybee breeding program
Author: Williams, I., 6 Dec 2013Supervisor: Malhotra, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2014
Synthesis of mycobacterial cord factors and related compounds
Author: Hameed, R. T., 2014Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The cloning, expression and characterisation of PbRR from Pseudomonas putida KT2440
Author: Ansir, N. H., 2014Supervisor: Murphy, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Physiological capacities of Gammarid amphipods to survive environmental change
Author: Crichton, R., Jan 2014Supervisor: Whiteley, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The development of an electrode for the detection of potassium phosphate
Author: Al-Yahyawi., Z. M. K., Jan 2014Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Generating carbon credits through application of the enzymic latch mechanism in peatland carbon sequestration
Author: Dunn, C., 17 Jan 2014Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
DNA barcoding and population genetic structure of Malaysian marine fishes
Author: Mat Jaafar, T. N. A., 25 Mar 2014Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor) & Taylor, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Catchment Influences on Dissolved Organic Carbon Concentration and Character; Implications for Potable Water Treatment and Trihalomethane Control
Author: Gough, R., 21 Apr 2014Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Water and Solute Relations of Salt stressed Wheat and Annual Suaeda maritima
Author: Eltayef, K., 23 Apr 2014Supervisor: Tomos, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Divergence and speciation of East African haplochromine cichlid fish
Author: Tyers, A., 28 Apr 2014Supervisor: Turner, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Diverse approaches to modelling conformations of mycolic acids from Myobactrium tuberculosis
Author: Groenewald, W., May 2014Supervisor: Croft, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Revealing components of the economic value for environmental goods and services from forest : an application of stated preference methods for forest valuation and conservation
Author: Fatemeh, B., 9 May 2014Supervisor: Gibbons, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Analysis of the Relationship between Pluripotency and DNA Damage Tolerance Recombination in Mammalian Stem Cells
Author: Abdul Jaleel, R., 13 Jun 2014Supervisor: Wakeman, J. (Supervisor) & Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Cycling of dissolved organic nitrogen in plant-soil systems
Author: Soomro, Z., 4 Jul 2014Supervisor: Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master of Philosophy
The mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in sheep farming systems
Author: Jones, A., 1 Aug 2014Supervisor: Cross, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Comparative Phylogeography and species delimitation of the Arabian Peninsula lizards
Author: Almutairi, M., 15 Aug 2014Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Does Co-Management programme reconcile community interests and forest conservation:A Case study of Malawi
Author: Chinangwa, L., 26 Aug 2014Supervisor: Pullin, A. (Supervisor) & Hockley, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Transformation of peptides and amino acids in soil and plants
Author: Magthab, E., 4 Sept 2014Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor), Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Murphy, D. V. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Identification of Novel Human Cancer-Testis-Antigen Genes in Cancers
Author: Almutairi, M., 8 Sept 2014Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Physico-mechanical and decay resistance properties of bio-resin modified wood
Author: Ashaduzzaman, M., 15 Sept 2014Supervisor: Hale, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Novel Variants of the DNA Damage Checkpoint Protein Hus1 in Fission Yeast and Human Cells
Author: Al Mahmoud, W., 23 Sept 2014Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Molecular methods for species –specific identification of Bacillus species
Author: Neamah, Z., 1 Oct 2014Supervisor: Braig, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Quantifying and mitigating greenhouse gas emmissions from horticultural peat soils
Author: Taft, H., 1 Nov 2014Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The use of constructed treatment wetlands for water quality amelioration in conservation scenarios
Author: West, M., 19 Nov 2014Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
A novel miRNA cluster within the circadian clock gene NPAS2 and the implications of rs1811399, an autism enriched single nucleotide polymorphism
Author: Jones, D., 3 Dec 2014Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The role of mRNA splicing factor B52 in regulating Choline Acetyltransferase and larval locomotion in Drosiphila
Author: Liu, B., 12 Dec 2014Supervisor: Bossing, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Identification and functional characterisation of potential novel cancer-testis genes in human cancer cells
Author: Almatrafi, A., 16 Dec 2014Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Norovirus contamination of Mytilus edulis shellfisheries : assessing the threat to human health
Author: Winterbourn, B., 18 Dec 2014Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2015
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
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
The role of estuarine sediments as a reservoir for pathogenic microorganisms
Author: Perkins, T., Jan 2015Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy