Theses

A theoretical approach to aromatic-radical interaction

Supervisor: Croft, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An Investigation into Waqf Company and its Place in Saudi Arabian Civil Law

Supervisor: Wali, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bio-physical interactions over cultured mussel beds : measured and modelled chlorophyll distributions in the Menai Strait

Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evolution and molecular systematics of the Ovophis monticola species complex (Serpentes:Viperidae:Crotalinae)

Supervisor: Malhotra, A. (Supervisor) & Thorpe, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Implementation of evidence based practice for managing post stroke shoulder

Supervisor: Burton, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Sensory perceptual experiences in autism

Supervisor: Jones, R. (Supervisor) & Henwood, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Shear wave studies of interfacial lubrication

Supervisor: Jones, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Simulation of image guided needle puncture: contribution to real-time ultrasound and fluoroscopic rendering, and volume haptic rendering

Supervisor: John, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

‘More bang for your buck’: Exploring the use of health economics in an educational context.

Supervisor: Hughes, C. (Supervisor), Stringer, C. (Supervisor) & Watkins, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

"Believing in Russia – Religious Policy after Communism" as a navigational aid to religious affairs in post-communist Russia : --

Supervisor: Huskinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

"Exploring the impact of Domestic Violence Protection Notices on victims and perpetrators of domestic violence."

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

Student thesis: Masters by Research

"Substantive approach" and "Authenticity": the accommodation of Islamic retail financing and deposit products under English Law

Supervisor: Cahill, D. (Supervisor) & Griffith, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

"The lady of the lake" : a motif analysis of the legend "The lady of Llyn y Fan Fach" and a comparison with twentieth century works

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'A barbarous nook of Ireland' : representations of the Irish Rebellion in Milton and some contemporaries.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'A segment of an "Unbroken Continuum"' : a portfolio of compositions with essay

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

'Becoming a citizen of the world' : sociological study of biographical narratives of new cosmopolitans

Supervisor: Davis, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Das politische ist nicht anders erlebbar als privat': a study of Anna Mitgutsch's fiction and its portrayal of Austrian society

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Eben mehr als eine Dorfgeschichte' : A study and assessment of Friedrich Ch Zauner's Tetralogy Das Ende der Ewigkeit

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Here'/'elsewhere' : a theme in the poems of Philip Larkin.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'I was in the spirit on the Lord's day' : a pentecostal engagement with worship in the apocalypse

Supervisor: Thomas, J. C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Like a fish in water' : aspects of the contemporary United Kingdom higher education system as intended and as constructed

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Of great kindred and alliance': The status and identity of the Salesburys of Rhug and Bachymbyd, c.1475–c.1660

Supervisor: Pryce, H. (Supervisor) & Evans, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'On aurait pensé que la nature s'était trompée en leur donnant leurs sexes' : masculine malaise, gender indeterminacy and sexual ambiguity in July Monarchy narratives

Supervisor: Frith, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Os gwêl Bangor ei debyg eto, bydd gwyn ei byd': Golwg ar gyfraniad J. Lloyd Williams fel Cyfarwyddwr Cerdd a Chyfansoddwr rhwng 1897 a 1914

Supervisor: Thomas, W. (Supervisor), Rees, S. (Supervisor) & Ap Sion, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Predictable, Consistent, and Safe': School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support in Welsh Primary Schools

Supervisor: Hoerger, M. (Supervisor), Hughes, C. (Supervisor) & Watkins, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Segur fydd y cŷn a'r morthwyl mwy' : dehongli portreadau o'r bröydd chwarelyddol ers 1972

Supervisor: Price, A. (Supervisor) & Price, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Shake' defects and wood structure variations in British oaks (Quercus SPP.).

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'The Crucified God; The Self Reimagined: Mapping the Death of God Motif in the Philosophical Anthropologies of Nietzsche and St Paul' : A Reappraisal of Friedrich Nietzsche’s Anti-Christianity with Continual Reference to Paul of Tarsus

Supervisor: Huskinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'We are not our own' : The platonic Christianity of George P. Grant: from the cave to the cross and back with Simone Weil

Supervisor: Huskinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'You don't know what we're really like' : a profile of young people's values

Supervisor: Francis, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'[A] shifting/identity never your own' : the uncanny and unhomely in the poetry of R.S. Thomas

Supervisor: Brown, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

(Im)possibility and the Pragmatics of Empowerment

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

1,000 Days of Sun plus Commentary

Supervisor: Skoulding, Z. (Supervisor) & Conran, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Comparative Analysis of Gecko Toepad and Claw Morphologies, with regards to Body Weight, Locomotion and Habitat Occupancy.

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Crandell, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A Comparative Study of Phosphorus Based Fertilisers’ Performance: An Assessment on Plant Growth Parameters and Soil Health using Lolium Perenne

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A Comprehensive Investigation to Inform Effective Talent Development in Sport

Supervisor: Lawrence, G. (Supervisor) & Gottwald, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Contextual Behavioural Perspective on Substance Use Disorder

Supervisor: Hogan, L. (Supervisor) & Jackson, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

A Converging Approach to Sex differences and Pain; an Examination of Social and Biological Mechanisms that May Account for Differences Between Male and Female Pain Reports

Supervisor: Mullins, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Critical Evaluation of the Legal and Sharia Aspects of the Iraqi Islamic Banking System, Using the Case Studies of Malaysia and Bahrain

Supervisor: Hyland, M. (Supervisor) & Cahill, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Novel Approach to Printed Arabic Optical Character Recognition

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Novel Assessment of the Temporal and Abiotic Factors Influencing Environmental DNA Derived from Freshwater Biofilms

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A Numerical Study of the Internal Tide in Upper Loch Linnhe

Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Pentecostal Hearing of Ezekiel: Ezekiel’s Visions by the hwhy-dy and the xwr

Supervisor: Thomas, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Philosophical Investigation of Religious Language: A Study of the Identity, Meaning and Semantics of Religious Utterances

Supervisor: Huskinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Realist Evaluation of Geographically Distinct Community (Health) Development Projects: What works in Wales, for Whom, How, Why, and in What circumstances?

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor) & Brocklehurst, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Realist Evaluation of In-Practice Prevention Care Pathway

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor) & Brocklehurst, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Schenkerian analysis of the seven symphonies of Jean Sibelius

Supervisor: Pascall, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Study in the Experimental Taxonomy of some British Sphagha (section Cuspidata),with observations of their ecology.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Study of the Geomicrobiology of Acid Mine Drainage-impacted Environments, with particular regard to the former Mynydd Parys Copper Mines, North Wales

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A System for Visualising and Treating Early Stage Cancerous Nodules within the Lungs and Cavities of the Eat, Nose and Throat

Supervisor: Hancock, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A Theology of the Spirits in the former Prophets: A Pentecostal Perspective

Supervisor: Thomas, J. C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Universal Magnetic Carrier for use in Cancer Prodrug Therapy

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Woman on the Border: A Feminist-Structuralist-Deconstructive Reading of the Character of Miriam in Exodus 2:1-10; 15:20-21 and Numbers 12:1-16.

Supervisor: Davies, E. W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A behavioural analysis of pre-school children's food preferences

Supervisor: Horne, P. (Supervisor) & Lowe, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A behavioural analysis of rapid word learning in infants

Supervisor: Horne, P. (Supervisor) & Lowe, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A behaviourist approach to pyscho-analysis

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A bluetooth-based communications architecture for lightweight mobile robots

Supervisor: Mansoor, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A brief cognitive therapy intervention to reduce the fear of falling and enhance daily living amongst older adults undergoing rehabilitation after hip fracture.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

A comparative analysis of regulatory strategies in accounting and their impact on corporate compliance.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparative study of efficiency in European banking.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparative study of morphology, behaviour and ecology of Chaetogaster Limnaei ( von Baer) from several host species

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparative study of the High Church party in the dioceses of Chester and Bangor between 1688 and 1715.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparative study of the doctrines of atonement and justification in the writings of John Owen (1616-1683) and John Wesley (1703-1791) : With considerations of the middle-way contributions of Richard Baxter (1615-1691) and John Tillotson (1630-1694) and the theology of the Protestant Reformers.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparison between optical properties measured in the field and the laboratory, and the development of an optical model.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparison of Al Qassim viewed through British eyes and local sources: 1862-1918

Supervisor: Wiliam, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparison of functional assessment methods

Supervisor: Jones, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparison of methods for selecting untagged animals for breeding purposes

Supervisor: Ap Dewi, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comprehensive profile of awareness in mild cognitive impairment

Supervisor: Clare, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A conceptual e-learning system for teaching mathematics

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A consumer investigation: monetising, marketing and distributing digital music in a niche and minority language market - the situation in Wales

Supervisor: Muse, E. (Supervisor), Griffiths, G. (Supervisor) & Jones, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A critical analysis of the function played by the UAE's Financial Intelligence Unit in counteracting money laundering with particular reference to the UK's Financial Intelligence Unit

Supervisor: Hyland, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A critical examination of the Teacher Training in Wales, 1846-1898

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A feasibility study to explore the potential benefit of a cognitive therapy treatment approach for depression with individuals fulfilling ICD-10 criteria for dementia : a case study approach.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

A framework of services to provide a persistent data access service for the CORBA environment

Supervisor: Hope, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A history of the English-speaking Baptist churches of North Wales

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A holistic review of lean management and knowledge management practices: recommendations for improvement in a north Wales SME

Supervisor: Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A knowledge-based systems approach to agroforestry research and extension.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A long-term temporal comparison of ecological predictors on relative elephant presence within a forested environment

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor), Georgiev, A. (Supervisor), Chapman, C. (External person) (Supervisor) & Sarkar, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A longitudinal study of the outcomes and impact of Citizens Advice Bureau advice on the lives of individuals

Supervisor: Hirst, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A mixed methodological approach to investigating perceptions, and emotional outcomes, of stroke patients and carers

Supervisor: Morrison, V. (Supervisor) & Woods, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

A mixed methods exploratory case study into the rationale and behaviours underpinning routine blood tests in critically ill patients, and possible strategies to reduce the number performed

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A modelling approach to assessing the environmental impacts of harvesting marine bivalves from natural populations

Supervisor: Hiddink, J. (Supervisor) & Cordes, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A molecular modelling study of electron trapping in polythylene

Supervisor: Quirke, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A molecular study on the adaption and response of plants to windy habitats

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A moment approach to mixed quantum-classical dynamics

Supervisor: Hughes, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A multi-method investigation of the relationship between life stress, coping strategies and psychological distress in adolescents.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

A multi-variant investigation of CdTe/CdS photovoltaic material

Supervisor: Irvine, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A multidisciplinary approach to examine mental toughness

Supervisor: Beattie, S. (Supervisor) & Cooke, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A multilocus phylogeny of the cobra clade elapids

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A multiple method approach to economic evaluation in public health: yoga for managing musculoskeletal conditions in the workplace

Supervisor: Edwards, R. T. (Supervisor) & Phillips, C. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A neurophysiological investigation of mindfulness training in secondary schools: Modifications in cognitive control and emotion processing in adolescents

Supervisor: Dorjee, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A new proxy for constraining Palaeotidal simulations for the Northwest European Shelf Seas

Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor) & Scourse, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A novel miRNA cluster within the circadian clock gene NPAS2 and the implications of rs1811399, an autism enriched single nucleotide polymorphism

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

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

A phenomenological approach to the experience of chronic pain

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

A pragmatic analysis of family mediation

Supervisor: Thomas, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A preference for delayed rewards in children: developmental effects and individual differences

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A preliminary study in aspects of structural continuity in Lasso's Penitential Psalms

Supervisor: Leitmeir, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

A psychophysiological acquisition device for affective video games

Supervisor: Kuncheva, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A psychophysiological examination of concept conscious processing of movements

Supervisor: Hardy, J. (Supervisor) & Cooke, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A psychophysiological examination of the emotions-performance relationship

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A psychosocial approach to illness cognition, emotional coping responses and lay referral: an exploratory mixed and multi-methods design within early diagnostic cancer research

Supervisor: Morrison, V. (Supervisor) & Huws, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

A revised epistemology for an understanding of spirit release therapy developed in accordance with the conceptual framework of F. W. H. Myers

Supervisor: Huskinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A roll-to-roll compatible vacuum-evaporation route to organic circuit production

Supervisor: Taylor, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A scalable approach for efficient and comparable characterisation of smallholder farming systems: The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey RHoMIS

Supervisor: Pagella, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study in some aspects of foreign language learning at Kuwait University with special reference to computer assisted language learning.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study into the growth kinetics and properties of thin film zinc oxide deposited by MOCVD

Supervisor: Irvine, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of communication support for children with Down’s syndrome and English as an additional language

Supervisor: Ware, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of electro-active properties of polymer/ceramic comosites

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of excretion in the slug Agriolimax reticulatus

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of information processing in dyslexic subjects

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of microbial communities and interactions in extremely acidic environments.

Supervisor: Johnson, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of music and liturgy : choirs and organs in monastic and secular foundations in Wales and the Borderlands, 1485-1645

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of neosporosis in cattle and sheep in Ireland

Supervisor: Lehane, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of novel acidophilic Firmicutes and their potential applications in biohydrometallurgy

Supervisor: Johnson, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of paired associate learning and sequential memory in dyslexic and non-dyslexic subjects.

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

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

A study of the behavioural profiles of elite slalom canoeists

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of the genre of T.H. White's Arthurian books.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of the geochemical and microbial interactions in acidic environments and their potential application for the bioremediation of acid mine drainage

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of the microbiological populations of mine wastes

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of the midgut (reservoir zone) and haemolymph lectins of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans.

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

A study on diversity in classifier ensembles

Supervisor: Kuncheva, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study on protein sugar interactions: implications for bioprotection

Supervisor: Bone, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A stylistic analysis of administrative English through a qualitative and quantitative investigation of government information leaflets

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A synthetic approach to C₂ symmetric guanidine bases and the synthesis of model compounds of ptilomycalin A

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A systematic review and a social return on investment analysis of social prescribing for prediabetes patients in the UK.

Supervisor: Hartfiel, E. (Supervisor) & Lynch, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A tangible augmented reality anatomy teaching tool

Supervisor: John, N. W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A theoretical study of carrier dynamics in semiconductor quantum dots

Supervisor: Rees, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A theoretical study of coupling and dephasing in semiconductor quantum dots

Supervisor: Rees, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A theory of lay ministry praxis: Kenya Assemblies of God, Nairobi county

Supervisor: Beaumont, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A three-dimensional approach to time conceptualization in Chinese-English bilinguals

Supervisor: Thierry, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A time domain description of large amplitude mode vibrations in small molecules

Supervisor: Macdonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A total population study of challenging behaviour and evaluation of Positive Behavioural Support outcomes

Supervisor: Totsika, V. (Supervisor), Hastings, R. (Supervisor) & Toogood, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A transtheoretical approach to exercise : self-determination, stages of change, processes of change and personal construction of exercise.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A.C. electrokinetic bioassays development of electrorotation assay for analytes in water.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

ABA-based interventions to increase social and mathematical skills in children with developmental disabilities in school settings

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

AC electrokinetic bioassays: development of electrorotation assay for detection of viable and non-viable bacteria and macromolecules

Supervisor: Bone, S. (Supervisor) & Pethig, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

ADHD symptons and academic performance in adolescents

Supervisor: Daley, D. (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

Ab-initio and Experimental NEXAFS Spectroscopy Investigations of Graphene: growth and post-processing effects

Supervisor: Campo, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Abiotic Controls on Soil Enzyme Activity and Community Composition of Micro-eukaryotes: A Comparison of Arctic, Temperate and Tropical Peatlands

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Abodes of Harmony: An investigation of traditional music session culture along the Menai Strait

Supervisor: Rees, S. (Supervisor) & Ifan, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Aboveground biomass of a South West Florida mangrove stand

Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Academic Transformation or Accommodating Students' Needs: Responding to Internationalisation at one UK University

Supervisor: Ware, D. J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Kyffin, D. F. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Accent and intonation in a Malagasy dialect.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Access to nature and its impact on peoples' wellbeing

Supervisor: Willcock, S. (Supervisor), Jones, J. (Supervisor) & Bullock, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Accessing Support: Young People's Mental Health

Supervisor: Saville, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Accessing and assessing fibromyalgia through pain drawings

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Acclimation of cotton (Gossypium) to abiotic stress

Supervisor: Gorham, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Accounting harmonisation in Europe : country effects and sector effects

Supervisor: Mcleay, 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

Acidophilic sulphate reducing bacteria : candidates for bioremediation of acid mine drainage pollution.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Acquired brain injury: Psychological sequelae and holistic approaches to intervention

Supervisor: Coetzer, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Acquired brain injury, violence, and anti-social behaviour: Disentangling cause and effect

Supervisor: Coetzer, R. (Supervisor), Saville, C. (Supervisor) & Byrne, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Acting for the Right Reasons: An Investigation of the Utility of Fear of Failure from a Positive Psychology Perspective

Supervisor: Parkinson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Activity Overlap and Risk of Mycobacterium bovis Transmission Between Wild European Mammals

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

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Adaptive Models of Chinese Text

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Adaptive models of Arabic text

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (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

Adfer yr hyn a gollwyd dan yr eira: T. James Jones a Dylan Marlais Thomas

Supervisor: Davies, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Adhesion in lepadomorph barnacles.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Adjustment and well-being among parents of children and adults with intellectual disabihties : Aetiology and behavioural phenotypes

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Adjustment problems of Zambian University students

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advanced Optical Fibre Grating Sensors for Biochemical Applications

Supervisor: Chen, X. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advanced Optical OFDM transceivers for Optical Access Networks

Supervisor: Tang, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advanced avalanche photodiode receivers in optical communications.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advanced materials for organic solar cells: influence of generation and pH on PAMAM-Based devices

Supervisor: Mabrook, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advanced study of pentacene-based organic memory structures

Supervisor: Mabrook, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advancing knowledge of microbiallymediated lignocellulose degradation in soil using metagenomics and high-throughput in situ cultivation

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor), McDonald, J. (Supervisor) & Griffiths, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advancing mitogenomics : a case study in the Araneae

Supervisor: Creer, S. (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

Advancing the ecological knowledge base of the dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus) off Southern Africa

Supervisor: McCarthy, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advancing the understanding of factors which influence job satisfaction of care home staff

Supervisor: Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor) & Williams, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advancing the understanding of self-talk: a self-determination theory perspective

Supervisor: Hardy, J. (Supervisor) & Markland, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Affections and Ethics in Middle English Romance: The Overlap of Poetic and Philosophical Discourses of Emotions in King Horn, the Stanzaic Guy of Warwick and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Supervisor: Radulescu, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Affective factors in fluencing compliance to Health Screening

Supervisor: Fazey, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Affective responses to imaged motor fluency

Supervisor: Hayes, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Affiliation Motivation : A Psychological Examination of Some Aspects of its Origins, Nature and Effects

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

African bamboos: an appraisal with special reference to Oxytenanthera abyssinica, the savanna bamboo

Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Age, growth and reproductive assessment of the whelk, Buccinum undatum, in coastal shelf seas

Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Agency Problems and Ownership Structure in Large Private Firms in the UK

Supervisor: Hodgkinson, L. (Supervisor) & Ashton, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Agent based modelling of Malaria

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Agreement in relative clauses and the theory of phrase structure : a study of Standard Arabic

Supervisor: Macdonald, P. (Supervisor) & Deuchar, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Agroforestry in the buffer zone of Uganda's Budongo Forest.

Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Agweddau ar asesu'r Gymraeg fel ail iaith yn y Cwricwlwm Cenedlaethol 1990-1993: i ba raddau y llwyddwyd i ddatblygu cyfundrefn o dasgau a phrofion statudol Cymraeg ail iaith i gynnal bwriadau ac amcanion y Grwp Gwaith ar Asesu a Phrofi a'r Gorchymyn Cymraeg?

Supervisor: Baker, C. (Supervisor) & Williams, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Agweddau ar brofiad merch yn oes Fictoria: Dwy nofel hanesyddol

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Agweddau ar gender, iaith ac addysg yng Nhgymru

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Agweddau ar lenyddiaeth ffantasi ar gyfer plant yn y Gymraeg

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Agweddau ar y nofel hanes Gymraeg i blant

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

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

Supervisor: Tai, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

All-dielectric superlens and applications

Supervisor: Wang, Z. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Allfudiaeth pobl ifanc o'r bröydd Cymraeg

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Aluminium tolerance in Brachiaria decumbens and Brachiaria ruzizenis

Supervisor: Godbold, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Amino Acid Substituted Guanidines as Organocatalysts

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Amperometric biosensors for the detection of explosives

Supervisor: Kalaji, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An Advanced Virtual Environment for Rugby Skills Training

Supervisor: John, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An Analysis of Country Houses Interpretation in Wales

Supervisor: Evans, S. (Supervisor) & Pollock, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An Analysis of Wetland Habitat Restoration and Biodiversity

Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

An Exploration of Homelessness and Mental Health

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor), Owen, R. (External person) (Supervisor) & Hollick, T. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

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

An Exploration of the potential markers of literacy difficulties in Welsh-English Bilinguals

Supervisor: Thomas, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An Integrated Low-Cost Agent-Based Environment for Simulating And Validating the Design of Interesting Behaviours for Robots

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor) & Ritsos, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An International Criminal Framework to Prosecute the Legacy of Forced Internal Displacement in Iraq

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An Investigation into How the Expanded Core Curriculum is Conceptualised and Implemented in the Vision Impairment Field for Female Students in the Saudi Arabian Educational System and How Its Implementation Relates to Teachers’ Professional Background and Training

Supervisor: Ware, J. (Supervisor) & Douglas, G. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An Investigation of Implementation within the UK Radiography Profession

Supervisor: Burton, C. (Supervisor) & Williams, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

An assessment of the contribution of Sir Hugh Owen to education in Wales

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An ecological study of Chaetogaster limnaei( von Baer)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An economic appraisal of forestry and the forest industries of Greece 1950-1990.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An economic approach to assessing the value of recreation with special reference to forest areas.

Supervisor: Price, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An economic evaluation of a value added tax for Greece

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An economic evaluation of agroforestry, forestry and agriculture projects in Orissa, India : with particular reference to financial profitability and basic needs fulfilment.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An empirical investigation of factors affecting corporate tax avoidance strategies for public listed companies in Malaysia

Supervisor: Hodgkinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An empirical study into the effectiveness of performance management in the United Kingdom public sector

Supervisor: Karami, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An empirical study of stream-based techniques for text categorization

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An empowerment evaluation using a critical ethnographic approach to examine the development of an empowerment education programme in Romania

Supervisor: Poland, F. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An evaluation of adopting or excluding suggested prayers of response in evangelistic literature used by British Christians with particular reference to authorial intention

Supervisor: Sainsbury, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

An evaluation of disciplinary guarantees of public employees in Libyan law

Supervisor: Cahill, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An evaluation of marriage-divorce-remarriage issues among Ghanaian Christian migrants as blamed on the radical impact of western and African cultural clashes in the UK

Supervisor: Routledge, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

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

Supervisor: Hill, P. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An evaluation of the Seren Programme for prospective medical school applicants: Mapping impact, sustainability and growth.

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

An evaluation of the effectiveness of Cymraeg bob dydd across the curriculum in English-Medium schools in North Wales

Supervisor: Thomas, E. (Supervisor) & Young, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An evaluation of two brief interventions aimed at reducing college students' alcohol use.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An evaluation study to investigate recruitment into social prescribing interventions and explore the skills sets of Link Workers in dealing with complex case referrals.

Supervisor: Lynch, M. (Supervisor) & Spencer, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

An examination of some leading motifs in the prophetic oracles against foreign nations

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An examination of the "Jewish Conspiracy Theory" from its inception to the present day.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An examination of the adequacy of the Libyan Penal Code to deal with credit and debit card forgery

Supervisor: Cahill, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An examination of the precise nature of ironic performance breakdown

Supervisor: Woodman, T. (Supervisor) & Cooke, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An experimental analysis of the momentary DRO schedule

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An experimental study on the migration of the African armyworm moth, Spodoptera exempta (Walker) (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae).

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An exploration of factors affecting goal choice, attrition and attendance at follow-up in an alcohol treatment unit.

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

An exploration of mentoring among Indian School teacher: A mixed-method study

Supervisor: Buckley, C. (Supervisor) & Thomas, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An exploration of the characteristics of student nurse personal epistemologies and their relationships to approaches to studying

Supervisor: Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An exploration of the factors that influence admission, inclusion and support for learners with special educational needs in international schools

Supervisor: Ware, J. (Supervisor) & Sullivan, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

An exploration of the role of lay beliefs of genetics in the decision to pursue predictive genetic testing

Supervisor: Maguire, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An exploration of therapist self-disclosure in psychotherapy

Supervisor: Jones, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

An exploration of virtual reality exposure therapy for social anxiety

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

An exploratory study investigating the help seeking attitudes of farmers : the relationship between stress, coping, attitudes towards seeking help and psychological well being.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

An exploratory study of the linguistic and cognitive skills of Welsh-English bilingual children with moderate learning difficulties in Welsh-Medium education

Supervisor: Ware, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An fMRI Investigation of Visual Responses to Social Interactions

Supervisor: Koldewyn, K. (Supervisor) & Downing, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An in vitro and in vivo study of the mechanical stress-controlling region of the extA extensin gene promoter from Brassica napus.

Supervisor: Shirsat, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An integrated approach to high-resolution modelling of a species range expansion using presence-only data: a case study on roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An integrated meteorological / hydrological model for the Mawddach catchment, North Wales

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy