School of Environmental & Natural Sciences
- 2021
Investigating the impact of trees and hedgerows on landscape hydrology
Webb, B. (Author), Smith, A. (Supervisor), Robinson, D. (Supervisor) & Marshall, M. (Supervisor), 9 Aug 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Re-examining the Systematics of Asian Pitvipers Via Multilocus Analysis
Aldridge, R. (Author), Malhotra, A. (Supervisor), 5 Jul 2021Student 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
Buenavista, D. (Author), McDonald, M. (Supervisor) & Mollee, E. (Supervisor), 30 Jun 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Metagenomics to determine land use effects on soil ecosystem services
Jones, B. (Author), Griffiths, R. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor), 15 Jun 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Translocation of a Medically Important Snake: Russell’s Vipers (Daboia russelii) in Rural India
Williams, R. C. (Author), Wuster, W. (Supervisor), 14 Jun 2021Student thesis: Masters by Research
Molecular Detection of Totiviruses in Medically Important Arthropods and Parasites
Garziz, A. (Author), Papadopulos, A. (Supervisor) & Braig, H. (Supervisor), 7 Jun 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving crop phosphorus uptake through use of bioinoculants
Tyler, L. (Author), Williams, P. (Supervisor) & Griffith, G. W. (Supervisor), 2 Jun 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
‘Agricultural policy change and the sustainability of farming in the uplands’
Arnott, D. (Author), Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor), 2 Jun 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Interspecific Differences in Treefrog Response to Artificial Light at Night and Spectral Manipulation
Harcourt, A. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor), 26 May 2021Student thesis: Masters by Research
Soil proteases: widening the bottleneck of the terrestrial nitrogen cycle
Greenfield, L. (Author), Jones, D. (Supervisor), Hill, P. (Supervisor), Paterson, E. (Supervisor) & Baggs, L. (Supervisor), 26 May 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Rensch’s Rule and the Drivers of Sexual Dimorphism in Ungulates
Roylance-Casson, E. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor), 9 Mar 2021Student thesis: Masters by Research
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Evaluation of low phytic acid (lpa) mutants of cereals for global phosphorus sustainability
Agesa, B. (Author), Steele, K. (Supervisor), 3 Mar 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Abiotic Controls on Soil Enzyme Activity and Community Composition of Micro-eukaryotes: A Comparison of Arctic, Temperate and Tropical Peatlands
Alajmi, F. E. M. (Author), Freeman, C. (Supervisor), 2 Mar 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Determining the consequences of forest degradation on mangrove epifauna in South-East Kenya
Barbanera, A. (Author), Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor), 24 Feb 2021Student thesis: Masters by Research
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.
Brass, J. (Author), Jones, K. (Supervisor), 23 Feb 2021Student thesis: Masters by Research
Synthesis of single enantiomers of ω-1 methoxy mycolic acids from Mycobacterium alvei
Alhuwaymil, Z. (Author), Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor), 11 Feb 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Road noise alters foraging duration and vigilance behaviour of three common tit species
Chapman, J. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor), 2 Feb 2021Student thesis: Masters by Research
Stimuli Responsive Hyperbranched Polymers for Anti-cancer Drug Delivery Synthesized Via RAFT Polymerization
Blackburn, C. (Author), Tai, H. (Supervisor) & Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor), 2 Feb 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
MS, IMS and Computational Studies of Peptide Structure and Enzyme Activity
Chaplin, D. (Author), Paizs, B. (Supervisor) & Murphy, L. (Supervisor), 1 Feb 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
LAND COVER CHANGE IMPACTS ON WATER AND ENERGY BALANCE IN EAST AFRICA
Musau, J. (Author), Patil, S. (Supervisor) & Marshall, M. (Supervisor), 19 Jan 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Cultivation of Extremely Acidophilic Archaea from an Acid Mine Drainage Site
Tyler, J. (Author), Golyshina, O. (Supervisor), 12 Jan 2021Student thesis: Masters by Research
Can a woodland activity programme benefit participant wellbeing and change the way they use woods?
Gittins, H. (Author), Morrison, V. (Supervisor), Wynne-Jones, S. (Supervisor) & Dandy, N. (Supervisor), 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Climate change and Welsh catchments: Implications for hydrological regime, water quality and water abstraction
Dallison, R. (Author), Patil, S. (Supervisor) & Williams, P. (Supervisor), 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Estimating the contribution of beekeeping to household wellbeing and conservation motivations in the Tanzanian Miombo
Wagner, K. (Author), Cross, P. (Supervisor), 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The effect of observing trained conspecifics on the rate of spatial learning, navigation strategy and motivation in goldfish, Carassius auratus
Blane, J. (Author), Holland, R. (Supervisor), 2021Student thesis: Masters by Research
- 2020
Synthetic Lipid Antigens for the Detection of Tuberculosis via ELISA and Novel Point-of-Care Flow-Through Assay
Hacking, J. (Author), Gwenin, C. (Supervisor), 9 Dec 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The environmental cost-benefits of improving pasture productivity on upland cattle systems
Williams, N. (Author), Williams, P. (Supervisor) & Gibbons, J. (Supervisor), 9 Dec 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Metabolomic fingerprinting and profiling of plant materials using HRAM UPLC-MS
Potter, C. (Author), Murphy, L. (Supervisor) & Paizs, B. (Supervisor), 27 Oct 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Stabilised silicate and borate solutions for foliar agricultural sprays
Rixon, T. (Author), Beckett, M. (Supervisor) & Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor), 15 Oct 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Sexual Dimorphism in the Common Hippopotamus
Sadler, P. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor), 1 Oct 2020Student thesis: Masters by Research
Identification, Ecology and Function of Armillaria species on oak trees in the Forest of Dean
Diggens, M. (Author), McDonald, J. (Supervisor), Hale, M. (Supervisor) & Denman, S. (Supervisor), 23 Sept 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Born to throw, climb, squat AND run. Biomechanical evolution within the human lineage and its inference for health and fitness
Gurnett, S. (Author), Winder, I. (Supervisor), 21 Sept 2020Student thesis: Masters by Research
Aboveground biomass of a South West Florida mangrove stand
Greer, B. (Author), Fenner, N. (Supervisor), 10 Sept 2020Student thesis: Masters by Research
Exploring the mismatch between policy objectives and outcomes in Participatory Forest Management in Tanzania
Magessa, K. (Author), Hockley, N. (Supervisor) & Wynne-Jones, S. (Supervisor), 7 Sept 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Have stripe patterns influenced the social behaviour and cohesion of the plains zebra (Equus quagga)?
Smith, D. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. (Supervisor), 24 Aug 2020Student thesis: Masters by Research
From morphology to microbiome: common garden studies in wild, farmed and hybrid Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).
Perry, W. (Author), Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Creer, S. (Supervisor), Glover, K. A. (Supervisor), Solberg, M. F. (Supervisor), Llewellyn, M. (Supervisor) & Taylor, M. I. (Supervisor), 12 Aug 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The potential of biological nitrification inhibitors to suppress soil nitrification and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Ma, Y. (Author), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor), Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Cardenas, L. M. (Supervisor), 10 Aug 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The functional characterisation of potential oncogenic roles of the human germ line genes PRDM9 and TEX19
Alharthi, F. (Author), Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor), 3 Aug 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characterisation of a novel role for the cancer-associated protein Translin in the regulation of genome stability
Althagafi, H. (Author), Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor), 14 Jul 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Anisotropic Magnetic Nanoparticles as Reporters in a Magneto-optic Biodiagnostic System
Armstrong, O. (Author), Prabhakar, J. T. (Supervisor), 7 Jul 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Impact of shelter on sheep behaviour during the neonatal period
Pritchard, C. (Author), Williams, P. (Supervisor), Smith, A. (Supervisor), Davies, P. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor), 7 Jul 2020Student thesis: Masters by Research
Analysis of Options by Context for Scaling Agroforestry in Northwest Vietnam
Nguyen, M. P. (Author), Sinclair, F. (Supervisor) & Pagella, T. (Supervisor), 6 Jul 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Epidemiological gene carriage study of gram-negative extended spectrum β-Lactamase-producing bacteria in urinary tract infection patients in North Wales: isolation of a novel CTXM-type enzyme
Edowik, Y. (Author), Williams, M. (Supervisor) & Caspari, T. (Supervisor), 6 Jul 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Functional analysis of the cancer-associated proteins Translin and Trax reveal a novel function in genome stability control
Alahmadi, H. A. S. (Author), Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor), 6 Jul 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Implications of forest structure on carbon dioxide fluxes
Tamrakar, R. (Author), Knohl, A. (Supervisor), Rayment, M. (Supervisor) & Moyano, F. (Supervisor), 29 Jun 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Understanding the role of plant-microbe symbiosis in the cycling of carbon in temperate forest ecosystems
Peters, T. (Author), Smith, A. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor), 9 Jun 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characterisation of human PRDM9 and TEX19 as potential oncogenic cancer testis genes
Alsulami, A. (Author), Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor), 8 Jun 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Monitoring and analysis of the structure, function and biodiversity of soils
Seaton, F. (Author), Jones, D. (Supervisor), Robinson, D. (Supervisor) & Creer, S. (Supervisor), 8 Jun 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Distribution, Diversity, and Function of Filterable Microorganisms in the Conwy River
Ghuneim, L.-A. (Author), Golyshin, P. (Supervisor), Golyshina, O. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor), 2 Jun 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Habitat Modelling of the Amur Leopard and Siberian Tiger for Future Reintroduction. Using Conservation Priority Setting, Ecological Corridors and Carrying Capacities
Gardener, B. (Author), Winder, I. (Supervisor), 1 Jun 2020Student thesis: Masters by Research
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Consultancy in Higher Education: Tools and Practices for Achieving Impact
Sherwin, C. (Author), Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Walker, C. (Supervisor), 26 May 2020Student thesis: Masters by Research
The impact of climate change on the management and regeneration of parkland trees in the Savannah zones of Northern Nigeria
Abdullahi, I. (Author), Rayment, M. (Supervisor) & Brook, R. (Supervisor), 6 May 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigating the foraging preferences of the honeybee, Apis mellifera L., using DNA metabarcoding
Jones, L. (Author), Creer, S. (Supervisor) & De Vere, N. (Supervisor), 22 Apr 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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.
Connock, W. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. W. (Supervisor), 20 Apr 2020Student thesis: Masters by Research
The Origin of Zebra Stripes: Does Striping Provide a Fecundity Advantage?
Evetts, J. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. (Supervisor), 4 Mar 2020Student thesis: Masters by Research
Effect of climate variability and extreme events on microbial activity in soils
Miura, M. (Author), Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Hill, P. (Supervisor), 3 Mar 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The influence of hydroclimatic and chemical variability on legacy contamination from historical metal mines.
Jones, C. (Author), Bird, G. (Supervisor), 3 Mar 2020Student thesis: Masters by Research
Genomic Tools for Conservation and Management of Manta and Devil Rays (Mobula Spp.)
Hosegood, J. (Author), Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Creer, S. (Supervisor), Ogden, R. (Supervisor) & De Bruyn, M. (Supervisor), 25 Feb 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
An evaluation of perennial mobile green manures for climate change mitigation in agriculture
Ward, C. (Author), Hill, P. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor), 23 Feb 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Keratin from Human hair and Sheep wool: Characterisation and its uses in the Fabrication of Hydrogels
Mondragon De La Cruz, D. (Author), Tai, H. (Supervisor), 19 Feb 2020Student thesis: Master of Philosophy
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The identification and functional characterisation of TEX19 in human cancer cells
Alqahtani, L. (Author), Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor), 18 Feb 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Responses of soil biological and functional diversity to anthropogenic change from plot- to national-scales
George, P. (Author), Jones, D. (Supervisor), Robinson, D. A. (Supervisor) & Creer, S. (Supervisor), 10 Feb 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Development of an Electrochemical DNA Hybridisation Biosensor for the Detection of Equine Hindgut Acidosis
Davies, J. (Author), Gwenin, C. (Supervisor), 3 Feb 2020Student thesis: Masters by Research
Towards successful community mangrove management and rehabilitation
Wodehouse, D. (Author), Rayment, M. (Supervisor), 27 Jan 2020Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2019
Effects of tourist presence and activity on the behaviour of Zanzibar red colobus monkeys (Piliocolobus kirkii) at Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park
Warkentin, A. S. (Author), Georgiev, A. (Supervisor), 18 Nov 2019Student thesis: Masters by Research
Evaluation of novel naked barley lines for β–glucan, amylose and field performance
AlHashmi, M. (Author), Steele, K. (Supervisor), 5 Nov 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Breaking down the effect of biotic and abiotic mechanisms of litter decomposition in drylands
Fishburn, D. (Author), Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor) & Rey, A. (Supervisor), 4 Nov 2019Student thesis: Masters by Research
Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Saudi Desert Sands: Survey, Ecotoxicity and Remediation
Alyami, M. S. S. (Author), Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor), 4 Nov 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Survival of Brenneria goodwinii and Gibbsiella quercinecans, Associated with Lesion Formation in Acute Oak Decline, in Rainwater and Forest Soil
Pettifor, B. (Author), McDonald, J. (Supervisor), 28 Oct 2019Student thesis: Masters by Research
Synthesis of Possible Anti-adhesives for the Treatment of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections by the Uropathogenic E. coli
Ahmad, S. M. (Author), Lahmann, M. (Supervisor), 16 Oct 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Alginate from brown seaweeds: extraction, characterisation, modification and the studies on its applications for hydrogels
Alshareef, S. A. (Author), Tai, H. (Supervisor), 14 Oct 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Amino Acid Substituted Guanidines as Organocatalysts
Al-Taie, Z. (Author), Murphy, P. (Supervisor), 8 Oct 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Hotspots and Hot Moments of Amino Acid Nitrogen: Real-time Insights Using Continuous Microdialysis Sampling
Hill, E. (Author), Hill, P. (Supervisor), Jones, D. L. (Supervisor) & Paterson, E. (Supervisor), 8 Oct 2019Student thesis: Masters by Research
Novel di- and multitopic hydroxamate ligands towards discrete and extended network complexes
Mohammed, B. F. (Author), Jones, L. (Supervisor), 27 Aug 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Microsatellites of Mites in Forensics
Al-Khalify, A. M. H. (Author), Braig, H. R. (Supervisor), 31 Jul 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Comparative Genomics of the Human Follicle Mite Demodex Folliculorum
Jan, A. (Author), Braig, H. R. (Supervisor), 30 Jul 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Understanding the Role of Wastewater in the Spread of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Bashawri, Y. M. A. (Author), Williams, P. (Supervisor), Chigor, V. N. (Supervisor), McDonald, J. (Supervisor), Williams, M. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor), 30 Jul 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Functional landscape connectivity models in applied conservation: spatio-temporal variability, on-ground validation and application for African elephants (Loxodonta africana)
Osipova, L. (Author), Hayward, M. (Supervisor) & Balkenhol, N. (Supervisor), 17 Jun 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring the biodiversity of the lakes of the Malay Archipelago using environmental DNA metabarcoding
Evans, A. (Author), De Bruyn, M. (Supervisor), Creer, S. (Supervisor) & Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), 4 Jun 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
How ‘local’ is local knowledge?: the role of local knowledge in implementing locally appropriate land restoration interventions
Kuria, A. (Author), Sinclair, F. (Supervisor) & Pagella, T. (Supervisor), 3 Jun 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Fuel, feed and fibre: consequential life cycle assessment of novel miscanthus value chains
Yesufu, J. (Author), Styles, D. (Supervisor) & Gibbons, J. (Supervisor), 28 May 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Application of CPPs to Improve the Cellular Uptake of a Novel Delivery Vector for use in Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy
Anderson, S. (Author), Gwenin, C. (Supervisor), 28 May 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Behind enemy lines: investigating suppression & coexistence between sympatric carnivores in Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
Haswell, P. (Author), Hayward, M. W. (Supervisor) & Jones, K. (Supervisor), 7 May 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Metagenomics approaches to discover new industrially-relevant enzymes
Distaso, M. (Author), Golyshin, P. (Supervisor), 17 Apr 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Feasibility of soil amendments and ryegrass in circum-neutral and acidic mine tailings remediation
Irhema, S. I. S. (Author), Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Bird, G. (Supervisor), 16 Apr 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Role of Apex Predators in Structuring the Spatial Behaviour of Mesopredators
O'Regan, E. (Author), Hayward, M. (Supervisor), 15 Apr 2019Student thesis: Masters by Research
Species delimitation in Bitis arietans – Are there any cryptic species present?
Settle-Whittaker, K. (Author), Wuster, W. (Supervisor), 8 Apr 2019Student thesis: Masters by Research
Modulation of Human ATM-Chk2 and ATR-Chk1 Kinases by Period-1 in the Response to DNA Damage and the Role of the Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Per1-A962P in the Response to Genotoxic Stress
Alhussaini, M. (Author), Caspari, T. (Supervisor), 1 Apr 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring Relationships Between Catchment Dissolved Organic Matter Characteristics and the Formation of Disinfection Byproducts.
Hopes, M. (Author), Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Holliman, P. (Supervisor) & Freeman, C. (Supervisor), 27 Feb 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Trans-generational responses of gammarid amphipods to salinity change: energy budgets and life history traits.
Brown, J. (Author), Whiteley, N. (Supervisor), 27 Feb 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring real and hypothetical impacts of community-based conservation interventions
Lewis, A. R. (Author), Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor), Gibbons, J. M. (Supervisor) & Young, R. P. (Supervisor), 25 Feb 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characterisation of human TDRD12 and LKAAEAR1 as potential oncogenic cancer testis antigen genes with clinical potential
Alsulami, M. (Author), Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor), 22 Feb 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
A multilocus phylogeny of the cobra clade elapids
Von Plettenberg Laing, A. (Author), Wuster, W. (Supervisor), 7 Jan 2019Student thesis: Masters by Research
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in freshwater ecosystems
Brailsford, F. (Author), Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Golyshin, P. (Supervisor), 7 Jan 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide Based Conjugated Molecular and Polymeric Materials for Organic Electronics
AL-Mashhadani, M. (Author), Perepichka, I. (Supervisor) & Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor), 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Fine chemicals from cashew nut shell liquid
Braganca, R. (Author), Baird, M. (Supervisor) & Tomkinson, J. (Supervisor), 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Identification and testing of enzymes and prodrugs for use in directed enzyme prodrug therapy strategies for the treatment of cancer
Ball, P. (Author), Gwenin, C. (Supervisor), 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigation into the physical and chemical properties of soap bubbles with respect to their performance
Zelmer, A. (Author), Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor) & Lahmann, M. (Supervisor), 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The effects of colour and intensity of light on the behaviour and performance of broilers
Prayitno, D. S. (Author), Phillips, C. J. (Supervisor), 2019Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2018
Evaluation of Adaptive Traits in Rice for Low Phosphorus Environments
Marzukhi, N. (Author), Steele, K. (Supervisor), 18 Dec 2018Student thesis: Master of Philosophy