School of Environmental & Natural Sciences
- 2022
Analysis of genomic and transcriptomic studies of Alzheimer’s Disease to identify novel pathways for study in Drosophila melanogaster
Author: Jones, A., 7 Sept 2022Supervisor: Shepherd, D. (Supervisor) & Sivanantharajah, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Community-scale viral ecology of agricultural soils and implications for biosolids disposal, wastewater treatment and public health
Author: Hillary, L., 31 Aug 2022Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Route navigation in homing pigeons (Columba livia): the use of visual cues over a familiar area.
Author: Stachowski, S., 30 Aug 2022Supervisor: Holland, R. (Supervisor) & Bishop, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
The role of plant-fungus and plant-insect interactions in the dynamics of secondary and mature tropical rainforests
Author: Weissflog, A., 22 Aug 2022Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor), Healey, J. (Supervisor) & Engelbrecht, B. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The population dynamics and conservation of Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus; lessons from Llyn Padarn, North Wales
Author: Smith, A., 15 Aug 2022Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Papadopulos, A. (Supervisor), Milner, N. (Supervisor) & Seymour, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The impact of slurry acidification on soil and crop quality: a UK case study
Author: Langley, J., 8 Aug 2022Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Effects of Management on Biodiversity and Biogeochemistry of the Cors Goch Site, Anglesey
Author: Unwin, S., 29 Jul 2022Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Linking On-farm Land Restoration and Livelihoods in the Drylands of Eastern Kenya
Author: Crossland, M., 22 Jun 2022Supervisor: Pagella, T. (Supervisor) & Winowiecki, L. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Unravelling Map and Compass Cues in Bird Navigation
Author: Griffiths, C., 20 Jun 2022Supervisor: Holland, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Evaluating the decomposition characteristics of organic wastes and synthetic plastics
Author: Wilfred, O. E., 17 Jun 2022Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor) & Roberts, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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The influence of resource variability on the movement behaviour of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) across spatiotemporal scales
Author: Burton-Roberts, R., 14 Jun 2022Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Cordes, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Investigating floral resource use by pollinators using pollen DNA metabarcoding
Author: Lowe, A., 13 Jun 2022Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor) & de Vere, N. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The influence of antecedent soil moisture conditions and nutrient management on soil nitrous oxide emissions.
Author: Barrat, H., 8 Jun 2022Supervisor: Cardenas, L. M. (External person) (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Determining the effects of anthropogenic drainage structures on inanga (Galaxias maculatus) in the lowland waterways of Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.
Author: Halstead, R., 6 Jun 2022Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Milner, N. (Supervisor) & Fake, D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Parasitism and Reproductive Effort in Male Rhesus Macaques: A Test of the Immunocompetence Handicap Hypothesis and the Stress-linked Immunocompetence Handicap Hypothesis
Author: Brown, S., 6 Jun 2022Supervisor: Georgiev, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Development of alginate hydrogels for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers
Author: Chan, K., 1 Jun 2022Supervisor: Williams, D. (Supervisor) & Tai, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Environmental impact of integrating legumes into European food systems
Author: Porto Costa, M., 25 May 2022Supervisor: Styles, D. (Supervisor), Gibbons, J. (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Rees, R. M. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Reviewing the physio-chemical parameters associated with in-situ Austropotamobius pallipes populations and its application to the establishment of ark sites
Author: Casey, T., 22 May 2022Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Treatment of pharmaceutical pollution and the release of illicit drugs into the environment.
Author: Aberg, D., 28 Mar 2022Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Sustainability of craft beer produced in Wales
Author: Morgan, D., 8 Mar 2022Supervisor: Lane, E. (Supervisor) & Styles, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Here Be Dragons - Taxonomic Bias in Upper Palaeolithic Cave Paintings
Author: Northfield, A., 27 Feb 2022Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Shaw, V. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Metabolomic and volatilomic profiling for the assessment of soil carbon cycling and biological quality
Author: Brown, R., 4 Feb 2022Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
A Comparative Study of Phosphorus Based Fertilisers’ Performance: An Assessment on Plant Growth Parameters and Soil Health using Lolium Perenne
Author: Ray, A., 26 Jan 2022Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
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Environmental impacts in the water-energy nexus: quantification and mitigation in the food and drink sector
Author: Schestak, I., 13 Jan 2022Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor) & Styles, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2021
Studying the frost tolerance of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis [Bong.] Carr.)
Author: Atucha Zamkova, A., 20 Dec 2021Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor) & Smith, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy