School of Environmental & Natural Sciences

  1. 2021
  2. Investigating the impact of trees and hedgerows on landscape hydrology

    Webb, B. (Author), Smith, A. (Supervisor), Robinson, D. (Supervisor) & Marshall, M. (Supervisor), 9 Aug 2021

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  3. Re-examining the Systematics of Asian Pitvipers Via Multilocus Analysis

    Aldridge, R. (Author), Malhotra, A. (Supervisor), 5 Jul 2021

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  4. Metagenomics to determine land use effects on soil ecosystem services

    Jones, B. (Author), Griffiths, R. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor), 15 Jun 2021

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  5. Translocation of a Medically Important Snake: Russell’s Vipers (Daboia russelii) in Rural India

    Williams, R. C. (Author), Wuster, W. (Supervisor), 14 Jun 2021

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  6. Molecular Detection of Totiviruses in Medically Important Arthropods and Parasites

    Garziz, A. (Author), Papadopulos, A. (Supervisor) & Braig, H. (Supervisor), 7 Jun 2021

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  7. Improving crop phosphorus uptake through use of bioinoculants

    Tyler, L. (Author), Williams, P. (Supervisor) & Griffith, G. W. (Supervisor), 2 Jun 2021

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  8. ‘Agricultural policy change and the sustainability of farming in the uplands’

    Arnott, D. (Author), Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor), 2 Jun 2021

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  9. Interspecific Differences in Treefrog Response to Artificial Light at Night and Spectral Manipulation

    Harcourt, A. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor), 26 May 2021

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  10. 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 2021

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  11. Rensch’s Rule and the Drivers of Sexual Dimorphism in Ungulates

    Roylance-Casson, E. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor), 9 Mar 2021

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  12. Evaluation of low phytic acid (lpa) mutants of cereals for global phosphorus sustainability

    Agesa, B. (Author), Steele, K. (Supervisor), 3 Mar 2021

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  13. Determining the consequences of forest degradation on mangrove epifauna in South-East Kenya

    Barbanera, A. (Author), Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor), 24 Feb 2021

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  14. Synthesis of single enantiomers of ω-1 methoxy mycolic acids from Mycobacterium alvei

    Alhuwaymil, Z. (Author), Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor), 11 Feb 2021

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  15. Road noise alters foraging duration and vigilance behaviour of three common tit species

    Chapman, J. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor), 2 Feb 2021

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  16. Stimuli Responsive Hyperbranched Polymers for Anti-cancer Drug Delivery Synthesized Via RAFT Polymerization

    Blackburn, C. (Author), Tai, H. (Supervisor) & Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor), 2 Feb 2021

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  17. MS, IMS and Computational Studies of Peptide Structure and Enzyme Activity

    Chaplin, D. (Author), Paizs, B. (Supervisor) & Murphy, L. (Supervisor), 1 Feb 2021

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  18. LAND COVER CHANGE IMPACTS ON WATER AND ENERGY BALANCE IN EAST AFRICA

    Musau, J. (Author), Patil, S. (Supervisor) & Marshall, M. (Supervisor), 19 Jan 2021

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  19. Cultivation of Extremely Acidophilic Archaea from an Acid Mine Drainage Site

    Tyler, J. (Author), Golyshina, O. (Supervisor), 12 Jan 2021

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  20. 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), 2021

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  21. 2020
  22. 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 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  23. The environmental cost-benefits of improving pasture productivity on upland cattle systems

    Williams, N. (Author), Williams, P. (Supervisor) & Gibbons, J. (Supervisor), 9 Dec 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  24. Metabolomic fingerprinting and profiling of plant materials using HRAM UPLC-MS

    Potter, C. (Author), Murphy, L. (Supervisor) & Paizs, B. (Supervisor), 27 Oct 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  25. Stabilised silicate and borate solutions for foliar agricultural sprays

    Rixon, T. (Author), Beckett, M. (Supervisor) & Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor), 15 Oct 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  26. Sexual Dimorphism in the Common Hippopotamus

    Sadler, P. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor), 1 Oct 2020

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  27. 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 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  28. Aboveground biomass of a South West Florida mangrove stand

    Greer, B. (Author), Fenner, N. (Supervisor), 10 Sept 2020

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  29. 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 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  30. 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 2020

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  31. 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 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  32. 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 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  33. The functional characterisation of potential oncogenic roles of the human germ line genes PRDM9 and TEX19

    Alharthi, F. (Author), Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor), 3 Aug 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  34. 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 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  35. Anisotropic Magnetic Nanoparticles as Reporters in a Magneto-optic Biodiagnostic System

    Armstrong, O. (Author), Prabhakar, J. T. (Supervisor), 7 Jul 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  36. 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 2020

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  37. Analysis of Options by Context for Scaling Agroforestry in Northwest Vietnam

    Nguyen, M. P. (Author), Sinclair, F. (Supervisor) & Pagella, T. (Supervisor), 6 Jul 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  38. Implications of forest structure on carbon dioxide fluxes

    Tamrakar, R. (Author), Knohl, A. (Supervisor), Rayment, M. (Supervisor) & Moyano, F. (Supervisor), 29 Jun 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Alsulami, A. (Author), Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor), 8 Jun 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  40. 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 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  41. 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 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Sherwin, C. (Author), Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Walker, C. (Supervisor), 26 May 2020

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  43. 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 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  44. 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 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Evetts, J. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. (Supervisor), 4 Mar 2020

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

    Miura, M. (Author), Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Hill, P. (Supervisor), 3 Mar 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Jones, C. (Author), Bird, G. (Supervisor), 3 Mar 2020

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  48. 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 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Ward, C. (Author), Hill, P. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor), 23 Feb 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  50. 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 2020

    Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

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

    Alqahtani, L. (Author), Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor), 18 Feb 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  52. 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 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Davies, J. (Author), Gwenin, C. (Supervisor), 3 Feb 2020

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  54. Towards successful community mangrove management and rehabilitation

    Wodehouse, D. (Author), Rayment, M. (Supervisor), 27 Jan 2020

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  55. 2019
  56. Evaluation of novel naked barley lines for β–glucan, amylose and field performance

    AlHashmi, M. (Author), Steele, K. (Supervisor), 5 Nov 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  57. 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 2019

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

    Alyami, M. S. S. (Author), Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor), 4 Nov 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Alshareef, S. A. (Author), Tai, H. (Supervisor), 14 Oct 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  60. Amino Acid Substituted Guanidines as Organocatalysts

    Al-Taie, Z. (Author), Murphy, P. (Supervisor), 8 Oct 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  61. 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 2019

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

    Mohammed, B. F. (Author), Jones, L. (Supervisor), 27 Aug 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  63. Microsatellites of Mites in Forensics

    Al-Khalify, A. M. H. (Author), Braig, H. R. (Supervisor), 31 Jul 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  64. Comparative Genomics of the Human Follicle Mite Demodex Folliculorum

    Jan, A. (Author), Braig, H. R. (Supervisor), 30 Jul 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  65. 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 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  66. 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 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  67. 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 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Yesufu, J. (Author), Styles, D. (Supervisor) & Gibbons, J. (Supervisor), 28 May 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  69. 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 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  70. 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 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  71. Metagenomics approaches to discover new industrially-relevant enzymes

    Distaso, M. (Author), Golyshin, P. (Supervisor), 17 Apr 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  72. 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 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    O'Regan, E. (Author), Hayward, M. (Supervisor), 15 Apr 2019

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

    Settle-Whittaker, K. (Author), Wuster, W. (Supervisor), 8 Apr 2019

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  75. 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 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Brown, J. (Author), Whiteley, N. (Supervisor), 27 Feb 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  77. 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 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  78. A multilocus phylogeny of the cobra clade elapids

    Von Plettenberg Laing, A. (Author), Wuster, W. (Supervisor), 7 Jan 2019

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  79. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in freshwater ecosystems

    Brailsford, F. (Author), Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Golyshin, P. (Supervisor), 7 Jan 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  80. Dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide Based Conjugated Molecular and Polymeric Materials for Organic Electronics

    AL-Mashhadani, M. (Author), Perepichka, I. (Supervisor) & Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor), 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  81. Fine chemicals from cashew nut shell liquid

    Braganca, R. (Author), Baird, M. (Supervisor) & Tomkinson, J. (Supervisor), 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  82. 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), 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  83. The effects of colour and intensity of light on the behaviour and performance of broilers

    Prayitno, D. S. (Author), Phillips, C. J. (Supervisor), 2019

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  84. 2018
  85. Evaluation of Adaptive Traits in Rice for Low Phosphorus Environments

    Marzukhi, N. (Author), Steele, K. (Supervisor), 18 Dec 2018

    Student thesis: Master of Philosophy