Theses

The Pleistocene Protagonist: Predicting Chinese, North American and global box office success through an evolutionary analysis of film protagonists

Supervisor: Sherry, J. (Supervisor) & Ward, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Impact of sea level rise, land reclamation and tidal power plants on regional tidal dynamics

Supervisor: Green, M. (Supervisor) & Rippeth, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development and Application of Molecular Tools for the analysis of Animal Parts and Derivatives

Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Financial strength ratings: Evolution, split ratings, and market impact within the insurance sector

Supervisor: ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor) & Williams, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Characterisation of genes encoding peritrophins from the peritrophic matrix of Diptera : Drosophila and Glossina.

Supervisor: Lehane, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of estuarine sediments as a reservoir for pathogenic microorganisms

Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Mode spectrum of laser diodes subject to optical feedback

Supervisor: Spencer, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Moderate-to-high intensity aerobic interval training versus continuous aerobic training in real life, centre based, cardiac rehabilitation

Supervisor: Moore, J. (Supervisor) & Kubis, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Acquired brain injury: Psychological sequelae and holistic approaches to intervention

Supervisor: Coetzer, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Genomic analysis of shifts in life history traits in the Trinidadian guppy, Poecilia reticulata

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

From morphology to microbiome: common garden studies in wild, farmed and hybrid Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Creer, S. (Supervisor), Glover, K. A. (External person) (Supervisor), Solberg, M. F. (External person) (Supervisor), Llewellyn, M. (Supervisor) & Taylor, M. I. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Understanding the role of plant-microbe symbiosis in the cycling of carbon in temperate forest ecosystems

Supervisor: Smith, A. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Chaos synchronisation phenomena in semiconductor lasers

Supervisor: Spencer, P. (Supervisor) & Pierce, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The motivational antecedents and consequences of social physique anxiety

Supervisor: Markland, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Applying Conversation Analysis to Family Therapy Process Research

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Investigating the Ecology and Infection Biology of Gymnopus fusipes, a Fungal Root Rot Pathogen of Woodland Trees

Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor) & Denman, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Survival of Brenneria goodwinii and Gibbsiella quercinecans, Associated with Lesion Formation in Acute Oak Decline, in Rainwater and Forest Soil

Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Mapping resilience: Expeditions, profiling, and the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The influence of perceived object function on action: time-course and specificity of response activation

Supervisor: Ward, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Work to live : the function of prison labour in the Russian prison system.

Supervisor: King, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The symphonies of Robert Simpson

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Development of Visual Priors Across the Lifespan

Supervisor: Sapir, A. (Supervisor) & d'Avossa, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Motivational modulation of decision making processes

Supervisor: Parkinson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The life, career and political significance of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury 1473-1541.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Receiving an uncertain diagnosis : experiences and discourse

Supervisor: Lamers, C. (Supervisor) & Salisbury, K. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Exploring the experiences of dialysis in young adulthood

Supervisor: Parry-Jones, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Mynd: A Sonic Representation of a Seemingly Quiet and Vast Landscape - Its Ecology, Geology, Past and Present Histories.

Supervisor: Puw, G. (Supervisor) & Lewis, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Complementary uses of stable isotope and dietary metabarcoding analyses for trophic web determination in freshwater and estuarine tropical fishes

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor), Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Milner, N. (Supervisor), Urakawa, H. (External person) (Supervisor) & Parsons, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Pharmacologically-based mechanistic modelling in health economic evaluation

Supervisor: Hughes, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on Tax Avoidance

Supervisor: Jaafar, A. (Supervisor) & Beelitz, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genetic analysis of production, fertility and health traits of dairy cows.

Supervisor: Ap Dewi, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development of a novel sensor for the detection of TB

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor) & Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Utilising Applied Behaviour Analysis in Schools for Pupils with Special Educational Needs: Applied Behaviour Analysis in Schools

Supervisor: Hoerger, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An Exploration of the Role Social Class has in Clinical Psychology Training and for Adults Engaging with Psychological Therapies in the UK.

Supervisor: Saville, C. (Supervisor) & Crew, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The role of TEX19 in growth and maintenance of colorectal cancer stem-like cells

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor) & Wakeman, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effects of grazing and nitrogen deposition on sand dune systems.

Supervisor: Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor) & Jones, L. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Praxis and practice : the 'what, how and why' of the UK environmental direct action movement in the 1990s

Supervisor: Day, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Neuroanatomical and perceptual deficits in auditory agnosia : a study of an auditory agnosia patient with inferior colliculus damage

Supervisor: Rafal, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The evolution and role of burial practice in Roman Wales

Supervisor: Edwards, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Suicide and suicidal risk in a rural context : social and psychological factors.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evolutionary biology of the Western rattlesnake, (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalus viridis) : phylogeny, morphology, and venom evolution

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

CARer-ADministration of as-needed sub-cutaneous medication for breakthrough symptoms in people dying at home: The CARiAD feasibility RCT

Supervisor: Wilkinson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Coverage and performance prediction of DGPS systems employing radiobeacon transmissions

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Environmental impact of integrating legumes into European food systems

Supervisor: Styles, D. (Supervisor), Gibbons, J. (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Rees, R. M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

Supervisor: Murphy, L. (Supervisor) & Paizs, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Using high-throughput sequencing to investigate microbial mechanisms underlying drought-driven carbon release from peatlands

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Acetamiprid in the environment : The impact of commercial neonicotinoid formulations on soil function and ecology

Supervisor: Cross, P. (Supervisor), Jones, D. (Supervisor), Pywell, R. (External person) (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The reproductive biology of Prunus africana (Rosaceae) on Mount Cameroon and its implications for in situ conservation and management

Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The relationship of bone density and physical activity, assessed by pedometry and accelerometry, in children

Supervisor: Rowlands, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Creaking, Slipping and the Goldilocks zone: Cultivating relevance in established and scaled worker cooperatives

Supervisor: Bartels, K. (Supervisor), Doloriert, C. (Supervisor) & Dobbins, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Complex interventions in sport psychology : coach behaviour change and psychological skills

Supervisor: Callow, N. (Supervisor) & Roberts, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Population and conservation genomics of the adder (Vipera berus) in the UK

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor) & Barlow, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Maize and soybean intercropping in Nepal

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Emergence of Thai Opera: Performance as Cultural Synergy

Supervisor: Cunningham, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

Supervisor: Phillips, C. J. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Modelling human short-term memory for serial order

Supervisor: Brown, G. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Indigenous ecological knowledge about the sustainability of tea gardens in the hill evergreen forest of Northern Thailand.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Between the devil and the deep blue sea: Exploring discourses and experiences of work, welfare, policy and practice.

Supervisor: Seddon, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An investigation into implicit and explicit learning with motor skills and the most beneficial time to give explicit rules

Supervisor: Fazey, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

High value products from unused, indigenous plants

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A novel microwave transmission Line with Impedance matching structures for Haemostasis of upper Gastrointestinal bleeding.

Supervisor: Hancock, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Is inverted diglossia coming to Wales? Domain use and language attitudes among Welsh-speaking youth.

Supervisor: Tamburelli, M. (Supervisor) & Webb-Davies, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Aspects of the economics of transformation : harvesting productivity, a case study of different intervention types in the conversion of Welsh sitka spruce to continuous cover forestry

Supervisor: Price, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of some of the factors which determine the degree of bilingualism of a Welsh child between 10 and 13 years of age

Supervisor: Baker, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies of reversal processes in particulate recording media using pulsed field magnetometry

Supervisor: O´Grady, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An exploration of virtual reality exposure therapy for social anxiety

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Stimulus effects of reinforcement on variable-interval and variable-ratio schedules of reinforcement.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The psychosocial, existential and spiritual needs of people with cancer

Supervisor: Morrison, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Personality and emotional consequences of spiritual experiences

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Yr Awdurdodaeth Gymreig: Dadansoddiad o Ddatblygiad a Chyfraniad Tribiwnlysoedd Cymreig i Awdurdodaeth Gyfreithiol ar wahân i Gymru

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Impact of shelter on sheep behaviour during the neonatal period

Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor), Smith, A. (Supervisor), Davies, P. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Backward inhibition and positive episodic priming coexist in ABA sequences

Supervisor: Houghton, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genotype, environment and disease resistance in hill sheep

Supervisor: Cahalan, C. (Supervisor) & Ap Dewi, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Checkpoint Cymru: A process evaluation of the introduction of a custody suite diversion scheme in North Wales

Supervisor: Machura, S. (Supervisor) & Feilzer, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Y Gymraeg o fewn y byd digidol: Profiadau ac agweddau siaradwyr Cymraeg yng Ngwynedd o ddefnyddio apiau Cymraeg neu ddwyieithog

Supervisor: Prys, C. (Supervisor) & Hodges, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Models and treatment relapse and a pilot prevention intervention

Supervisor: Hoerger, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Datblygiad addysg crefft yn ysgolion Cymru hyd at 1966

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Mona maritime trail llwybr Mon a mor

Supervisor: Morris, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optimal operating conditions and security considerations for optical chaos communications

Supervisor: Shore, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

On the equivalence of brains and machines: consistency and determinism in first-order logic machines

Supervisor: Betenson, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The cloning and characterisation of Schizosaccharomyces pombe rec20-144

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The adult consequences of childhood psychological maltreatment : a study of object relations, internalized shame, and defence style

Supervisor: Woods, B. (Supervisor) & Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Style in the vernacular and on the radio: code-switching and mutation as stylistic and social markers in Welsh

Supervisor: Webb-Davies, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Power in the Blood: The significance of the blood of Jesus to the spirituality of early British pentecostalism and its precursors

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Detection of an invasive, semi-aquatic mammal: development of an environmental DNA assay and comparison to a conventional method

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Fingerprinting ice-rafted detritus ice stream sources in the northeast Atlantic during the Last Glacial Stage

Supervisor: Scourse, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

AFLP markers for the study of somatic recombination in Phytophthora infestans

Supervisor: Assinder, S. (Supervisor) & Shaw, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Polish Mothers on the Move: Gendering Migratory Experiences of Polish Women Parenting in Germany and the United Kingdom

Supervisor: Davis, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The perception of emotion and identity in non-speech vocalisations

Supervisor: Bestelmeyer, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An Evaluation of the Incredible Years School Readiness Parenting Programme Delivered in Welsh Schools

Supervisor: Hutchings, J. (Supervisor) & Bywater, T. J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The use of Randomised Control Trials in evaluating conservation interventions/ the case of Watershared in the Bolivian Andes

Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor), Gibbons, J. (Supervisor) & Asquith, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An integrated geotechnical-geophysical procedure for the prediction of liquefaction in uncemented sands.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Polarisation properties of externally driven vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Supervisor: Shore, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Reconceptualising 'Uti Possidetis' principle to hone its invocation in the context of twenty-first century's phase of state-creation: the case of Kurdistan and Iraq in perspective

Supervisor: Linton, S. (Supervisor) & Smith, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Enhancing police legitimacy through the use of Twitter -- A Mixed-method Study of Police Communication via Twitter in England and Wales

Supervisor: Feilzer, M. (Supervisor) & Loftus, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Environmental sustainability of intensive rice systems in Bangladesh: key stakeholders' perceptions

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Funds transfer pricing and performance evaluation

Supervisor: Hodgkinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Religion and health: a systematic review

Supervisor: Francis, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Molecular phylogeography of the neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus durissus

Supervisor: Wüster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy