Theses

Development and characterisation of a novel biological system for removing manganese from contaminated waters

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Goal-orientations, intrinsic motivation & adherence to regular physical activity

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Distribution of the plankton community in the Ria Formosa, a coastal lagoon in south eastern Portugal

Supervisor: Yule, D. A. B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The use of biogeochemical tags to determine the origins and movement patterns of fishes

Supervisor: McCarthy, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Sheep urine patch nitrous oxide emissions: measurement and mitigation

Supervisor: Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development of optical fibre devices for distributed monitoring and point-sensing applications

Supervisor: Kalaji, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Modelau Cyfrifiadurol ar gyfer Prosesu Lleferydd Cymraeg

Supervisor: Cooper, S. (Supervisor), Prys, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigating the potential susceptibility of selected Malagasy species to the toxins produced by Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Asian Common Toad)

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Field observation and modelling of near-shore sediment transport processes

Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Development of King Arthur’s Heroic Virtue in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae and Wace’s Roman de Brut

Supervisor: Radulescu, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Modulating the attentional blink: investigations in attentional investment, conscious perception, attentional capture and visual masking

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Arthropod herbivory and fungal pathogen damage as determinants of distribution of tropical tree species Lacistema aggregatum across a Panamanian rainfall gradient

Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Synthesis and bioactivation of redox-activated quinone prodrugs of guanidine

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An interference continuum for selective attention in vision : evidence from the attentional blink

Supervisor: Shapiro, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Culturo-Linguistic Congruity in the Residential Care of the Elderly and Cognitively Impaired in North Wales

Supervisor: Woods, B. (Supervisor) & Williams, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Credit rating divergence and the role of opacity in emerging market banks

Supervisor: ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor) & Alsakka, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An Analysis of Wetland Habitat Restoration and Biodiversity

Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

It's Not a Linear Process: Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor) & Burnside, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

From small acorns: The positive impact of adopting simple teacher classroom management strategies on global classroom behaviour and teacher-pupil relationships.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Causes of light backscattering by particles in the open ocean and the coastal zone

Supervisor: Mitchelson-Jacob, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Preparation and characterisation of uranium and tungsten borides for applications in the nuclear industry

Supervisor: Spencer, P. (Supervisor) & Middleburgh, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Dimensional stabilisation by chemical modification of wood

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cognition and activities of daily living in ageing and dementia

Supervisor: Clare, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluation of Adaptive Traits in Rice for Low Phosphorus Environments

Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Crab foraging behaviour : prey size and species selection in Carcinus maenas (L.) and Cancer pagurus L.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Intramolecular hydrogen bonding in polyhydroxynaphthoquinone dyes

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Storytelling and Screenwriting in Malta from 1970 to 2020

Supervisor: Price, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A qualitative study of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for relapse prevention of mood disorder.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Comparative studies in the pathology of radiomimetic conditions

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The detection of VOCs using sensors based on nanostructured metal oxides

Supervisor: Kalaji, M. (Supervisor), Beckett, M. (Supervisor) & Holliman, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advancing process evaluation oresearch within the filed of neurological rehabilitation

Supervisor: Burton, C. (Supervisor) & Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

DNA barcoding and population genetic structure of Malaysian marine fishes

Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor) & Taylor, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The theology of the Charismatic Movement in Britain from 1964 to the present day.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Individual experiences of an aacceptance-based pain management programme: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Supervisor: Daley, D. (Supervisor) & Huws, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Properties and function of the tendon-muscle complex in rheumatoid arthritis

Supervisor: Thom, J. (Supervisor) & Lemmey, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Topological Ideas in Inverse Semigroup Theory

Supervisor: Lawson, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A pictographic method for teaching Greek spelling to dyslexic children

Supervisor: Miles, T. R. (External person) (Supervisor) & Ellis, N. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Transformational leadership in higher education lecturing

Supervisor: Callow, N. (Supervisor) & Hardy, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Population genetics of Penaeus vannamei on the west coast of Mexico

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Food consumption patterns and dietary digestibility of whiting (Merlangius merlangus L.) fed in laboratory conditions

Supervisor: Grove, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Addressing Human Trafficking through Public Procurement: An Examination of US and Australian Federal Procurement Frameworks

Supervisor: Eyo, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Seismo-acoustic investigations of consolidated phenomena.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An exploration of female violence and anger

Supervisor: Piggin, L. (Supervisor) & Darrell-Berry, H. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The distribution and dynamics of particulate matter at the Hebridean shelf edge

Supervisor: Jones, S. (Supervisor) & Jago, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Long-term morphological modelling of tidal basins

Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bedload Transport of Sand-Gravel Mixtures in Coastal and Shelf-Sea Environments

Supervisor: Van Landeghem, K. (Supervisor), Baas, J. (Supervisor) & Amoudry, L. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Role of oxygen in the control of embryonic growth and metabolism in the edible crab Cancer pagurus

Supervisor: Whiteley, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Perceptions of support for secondary school learners with dyslexia in France and in Wales : case study analyses

Supervisor: Ware, J. (Supervisor) & Jones, S. W. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

An investigation into domestic violence, violence in pregnancy and implications for mother-child relationships.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Cayman Islands Marine Protected Areas, their status, effects and future

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Dynamics and characteristics of organo-mineral aggregates in shelf seas

Supervisor: Jones, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Overseas expeditions ; : self-esteem and transformational leadership

Supervisor: Callow, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of the archaeological remains of vernacular boat finds from North Wales in the care of University of Wales Bangor.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Texts, Organisations and Practical Actions: Using organisational accounts as a resource for coordinating practical actions.

Supervisor: Slack, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Reading witches, reading women : late Tudor and early Stuart texts

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Bishops of Bangor and their Acta, 1092-1306

Supervisor: Pryce, H. (Supervisor) & Roberts, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in Wales During the Age of the Princes, c.1100 - c.1283

Supervisor: Pryce, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Men of a thousand days : death-sentenced inmates at Utah State Prison

Supervisor: King, R. D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Neural and mechanical factors associated with exercise-induced muscle damage and the repeated bout effect.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel insights into heat acclimation by post-exercise hot water immersion

Supervisor: Walsh, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The regeneration of a Jamaican dry limestone forest after different intensities of human disturbance.

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Special Measures, Burnout And Occupational Stress In National Health Service Staff: Experiences, Interpretations And Evidence-Based Interventions.

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor) & Robinson, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Strategies to reach zero carbon beef and sheep production on Welsh farms

Supervisor: Williams, A. (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor), Styles, D. (External person) (Supervisor) & Rees, R. M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of the multiple ways in which adolescent boys talked about their admissions to a regional adolescent unit.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Toward a pentecostal eschatology: discerning the way forward

Supervisor: Thomas, J. C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Public Speaking Anxiety: Past, Present, and Future

Supervisor: Callow, N. (Supervisor) & Beattie, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Behavioural responses of the shore crab Carcinus maenus to salinity variation.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Imagery and the Mental Manipulation of Knots

Supervisor: Baker, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Watermass Transformations near the Tip of the Antarctic Peninsula

Supervisor: Rippeth, T. (Supervisor) & Lenn, Y. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthesis and Applications of Proline Derived Guanidine Catalysts in Asymmetric Michael Addition Reactions

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Process of Scaling an Early Childhood Development Parenting Programme by Integrating into Primary Health Care Services in Bangladesh

Supervisor: Henningham, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring and Explaining the Role of Boundary Objects in Implementation through the National Institute of Health Research’s Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (NIHR CLAHRCs)

Supervisor: Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The vulnerability of red colobus monkeys to anthropogenic threats

Supervisor: Jones, J. (Supervisor), Georgiev, A. (Supervisor), Blount, J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Davenport, T. (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

Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Pullin, A. (Supervisor), Jones, L. (External person) (Supervisor) & Evans, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The physiological ecology of the phase polymorphism in the African armyworm moth, Spodoptera exempta (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The obfuscation hypothesis re-examined : analyzing impression management in corporate narrative report documents

Supervisor: Mcleay, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The adaption of Herge's The Adventures of tintin in the Arab world

Supervisor: Price, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The uxorial lifecycle and female agency in Wales in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries

Supervisor: Pryce, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A molecular modelling study of electron trapping in polythylene

Supervisor: Quirke, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The music of the fiddler in eighteenth-century Wales: a study of the manuscript of John Thomas

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identification of novel MARK3 substrates and upstream regulators

Supervisor: Muller, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Variations in the carbon isotope ratio of phytoplankton and dissolved inorganic carbon in the marine environment.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Circulation, mixing and renewal in the Clyde Sea

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development of attention to social interactions in naturalistic scenes

Supervisor: Koldewyn, K. (Supervisor) & Ward, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The metousiastics of culture : European relativism in literature and cinema

Supervisor: Rorato, L. (Supervisor) & Bushell, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the Role of Social Capital in Psychological Wellbeing and Physical Health

Supervisor: Saville, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

A behaviourist approach to pyscho-analysis

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An Advanced Virtual Environment for Rugby Skills Training

Supervisor: John, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The ecology and management of traditional homegardens in Bangladesh.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An experimental analysis of the momentary DRO schedule

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of inter-stimulus competition on visual short-term memory capacity.

Supervisor: Shapiro, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The precise release time of crustacean hyperglycaemic hormone (CHH) in response to environmental stressors in the shore crab Carcinus maenas

Supervisor: Webster, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The drivers of soil organic matter turnover across spatial scales and the effect of climate change on gaseous losses of C and N from heathland systems

Supervisor: Emmett, B. A. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigations into low band-gap, semiconducting polymers

Supervisor: Taylor, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Molecular studies using the Aspergillu nidulans a-COP homologue

Supervisor: Assinder, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

risk-e The risk management pathway, an e-learning tool for healthcare professionals.

Supervisor: Roberts, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies on plant-animal interactions : Terrestrial molluscs and their food plants.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Neuromuscular performance and exercise stress associated with the stabilisation of synovial joints

Supervisor: Gleeson, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Discovering the big other : modernisation, otherness, and the nation in early twentieth-century Spanish New York narratives

Supervisor: Miguelez-Carballeira, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of bio-inoculants on phosphorous relations of barley

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy