Theses

Combining in silico and experimental approaches to assess germ/stem cell oncogenic signatures as potential cancer-specific biomarkers and therapeutic targets

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor) & Staples, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing Excellence in Rugby Union: A Multidisciplinary and Mixed Method Approach to Enhancing the Efficacy of the RFU Talent Development Pathway

Supervisor: Hardy, J. (Supervisor) & Roberts, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Drivers and consequences of individual movement patterns in northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis)

Supervisor: Cordes, L. (Supervisor), Bishop, C. (Supervisor) & Thompson, P. (External person) (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

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills training group for borderline personality disorder: A Scoping review and a feasibility study of an intervention in a public hospital in Santiago de Chile.

Supervisor: Roberts, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Behavioural and Health Impacts of Raising Children in a Digital Household

Supervisor: Hughes, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Characterising Disease Suppressive Members Of The Oak Microbiome

Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The Global Riverine Hydrokinetic Resource

Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor), Lewis, M. (Supervisor) & Robins, P. (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

Which regions of European waters exhibit the highest risk for harbour porpoises from marine pollutants?

Supervisor: Waggitt, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Exploring ways to increase the use of evidence-based methods in a cluster of schools in Wales

Supervisor: Hughes, J. (Supervisor) & Watkins, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cynyddu'r Defnydd o'r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle Dwyieithog: Mewnwelediadau o'r Gwyddorau Ymddygiad

Supervisor: Hughes, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The provision of general medical services by non-medical health professionals and allied health professionals: systematic reviews, survey and mixed-methods study.

Supervisor: Hiscock, J. (Supervisor), Williams, N. (External person) (Supervisor) & Charles, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

New Impulses for Disability Studies: Bringing Together the Frankfurt School’s Critical Theory, Foucault’s Theory of Power, and Donna Haraway’s Cyborg Feminism as Responses to the Postmodern Critique of the Social Model of Disability

Supervisor: Stoetzler, M. (Supervisor) & Davies, H. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Response of Benthic Fauna to Merchant Vessel Anchoring in the Point Lynas Anchorage, Anglesey

Supervisor: Hiddink, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Coaching special education and social enterprise staff to support engagement in meaningful activities and develop vocational skills for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Supervisor: Hughes, C. (Supervisor) & Toogood, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Levels of ecological conservatism in African Guenons: a comparative study using MaxEnt modelling and ENMTools.

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Shaw, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Comparison of nitrogen losses associated with sheep excreta deposition on temperate lowland and upland grassland soils

Supervisor: Chadwick, D. (Supervisor), Krol, D. J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Waters, S. M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing a PPM based named entity recognition system for geo-located searching on the Web

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Nada Brahman: Pandit Pran Nath and La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Rhys Chatham and Michael Harrison

Supervisor: ap Sion, P. (Supervisor) & Cunningham, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Cognitive Function and Wellbeing of People with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Refugees with PTSD

Supervisor: Bracewell, R. (Supervisor) & Coetzer, B. (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

Tauopathies in Drosophila: Do Tau isoforms have the same toxicity and can Neurexin rescue Tau induced neurodegeneration?

Supervisor: Shepherd, D. (Supervisor) & Sivanantharajah, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The Liturgical Organ Works of Herbert Howells

Supervisor: Llewelyn Jones, I. (Supervisor) & Rees, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

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 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

High Voltage Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field (nsPEF) Electroporation Systems

Supervisor: Hancock, C. (Supervisor) & Palego, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The ripple effect of sexual trauma: A qualitative exploration of direct effects on women survivors’ partner relationships and indirect effects on clinical psychologists

Supervisor: Rickard, R. (Supervisor) & Spencer-Jones, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

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

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

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Assessing landscape-scale patterns of activity and habitat-use by fallow deer (Dama dama) in the Elwy Valley region of North Wales, UK

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor), Cordes, L. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Introducing and evaluating the 'Books Together Programme'

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Movin' On Up? The economics of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in terms of health care costs and social mobility

Supervisor: Edwards, R. T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining organo-mineral fertilisers for crop growth; the efficiency of a mineral fertiliser with the benefits of an organic product.

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

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Superlens-assisted anti-counterfeiting Laser Dot Code marking

Supervisor: Wang, Z. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The Parameters of Participatory Play: Nostalgic Situationism for the 21st Century.

Supervisor: Muse, E. (Supervisor) & Thomas, S. (Supervisor)

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

Wind driven energy flows as a micro-renewable resource

Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor), Robins, P. (Supervisor) & Lewis, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The Effects of Changing Livestock Practices on the Breeding Performance of the Common Raven, Corvus corax, in Northwest Wales

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Valle, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Compositionally Complex Alloys in Accident Tolerant Fuel Coating Systems

Supervisor: Rushton, M. (Supervisor) & Middleburgh, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cultured Microbial Diversity Of Parys Mountain Acidic Site

Supervisor: Golyshina, O. (Supervisor) & Braig, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The Development of Visual Priors Across the Lifespan

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on mental health, well-being, and lifestyle of primary-age children with Type 1 diabetes and their parents in Kuwait

Supervisor: Erjavec, M. (Supervisor) & Viktor, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Writing the Robinsonade Novel in Context of Globalism and Self-Enlightenment: E Pluribus Unum

Supervisor: Conran, A. (Supervisor) & Durrant, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Enhancing equity in sport: informing the development of an evidence-based standardised starting system in D/deaf and hearing athletics.

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Comprehensive Investigation to Inform Effective Talent Development in Sport

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Keeping up with the Neighbours: Cultural Emulation, Integration and Change in Southeast Wales c.1050 - c.1350.

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Rediscovering Lost Tacit Knowledge through an Integrated Empirical Model of Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning: A Classical Action Research enquiry into a Healthcare Technology Organisation.

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Rethinking Frongoch

Supervisor: Robinson, G. (Supervisor) & Rees, L. A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Tune is the Nation’s: Astudiaeth o Drefniannau Alawon Gwerin Cymreig Grace Williams

Supervisor: Llewelyn Jones, I. (Supervisor) & ap Sion, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Why do they care? Using mixed methods to explore adult informal caregivers’ motivations and willingness to provide care

Supervisor: Morrison, V. (Supervisor), Seddon, D. (Supervisor), Dekel, R. (External person) (Supervisor) & Vilchinsky, N. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Language, belonging and psychosis: a mixed methods study testing the presence of a linguistic group density association in Wales and its possible mechanisms

Supervisor: Saville, C. (Supervisor) & Jackson, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigating the neurocognitive bases of social cognition from a general semantics perspective

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Middle Class and Elite of the Liverpool Welsh, 1840-1920

Supervisor: Lynch, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master 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

The biology, behaviour and ecology of pelagic thresher sharks (Alopias pelagicus) in the Philippines.

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of conservation organisations in the mitigation of ash dieback in Wales

Supervisor: Walmsley, J. (Supervisor) & Dandy, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Turning the T1DE: Recovery Factors in Type 1 Disordered Eating

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor) & Stewart, R. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The making and remaking of Gwent: : tribe, civitas, kingdom and lordship. Cultural transition or outside imposition?

Supervisor: Roberts, E. (Supervisor) & Karl, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Carbon stocks and productivity in mangroves under climate change: regional and global perspectives

Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor), Skov, M. (Supervisor) & Walton, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Constructing Modern Welsh Womanhood: The Blue Books' Impact on the Portrayal of Women in Anglophone Welsh Literature 1847 – 1907

Supervisor: Koehler, K. (Supervisor) & Webb, A. (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

Deep soil: investigating carbon sequestration potential and greenhouse gas behaviour in agricultural subsoil

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

How-to select which language to use in a human disaster: The roles of language planning, (mutual) intelligibility & linguistic attitudes.

Supervisor: Tamburelli, M. (Supervisor) & Sanoudaki, E. (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

The Role of Alloying Elements on Grain Boundary Complexions in Nuclear Materials

Supervisor: Middleburgh, S. (Supervisor) & Pierce, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

From Dragoun to Dragon: The Role of the Dragon in Medieval and Early Modern English Literature

Supervisor: Niebrzydowski, S. (Supervisor) & Wilcox, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

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

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

Understanding rule-breaking in conservation

Supervisor: St John, F. (Supervisor) & Jones, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Mitigating the impacts of intensive agriculture on lowland organic soils

Supervisor: Evans, C. D. (External person) (Supervisor), Jones, D. (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & McNamara, N. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Oes modd ail-greu rhyngweithio dosbarth cyfathrebol Cymraeg i Oedolion drwy ddulliau digidol i gefnogi cywirdeb ac ynganiad iaith dysgwyr ar lefel dechreuwyr cwrs Mynediad (A1)?

Supervisor: Thomas, E. (Supervisor) & Cooper, S. (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

Effect of slate quarrying on the Barlwyd catchment and remediation strategies

Supervisor: Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Bird, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise testing in the acute setting – the utility of exercise testing to predict safe discharge in acute cardiopulmonary disease including validation of the 40 steps desaturation test in the assessment of acute or suspected COVID-19

Supervisor: Macdonald, J. (Supervisor), Moore, J. (Supervisor) & Subbe, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

Family and staff perspectives on quality of life, well-being and human rights for people with advanced dementia living in care homes: a case study approach

Supervisor: Woods, B. (Supervisor) & Algar-Skaife, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Development of eDNA Metabarcoding for the Monitoring of Fishes in Estuaries

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor), Ellison, A. (Supervisor) & Carvalho, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development of the saints’ cults and the ecclesiastical landscape of early medieval south Wales, c. 600-1200

Supervisor: Pryce, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of mitochondrial deficiency on DNA damage response mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor), Staples, C. (Supervisor) & Cha, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Modelling the impacts of agri-environment scheme options on plants and soils

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Smart, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Underlying motives for activity: An agentic emotion regulation and attachment perspective.

Supervisor: Woodman, T. (Supervisor) & Roberts, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Sclerochronology at St Kilda: A study of late Holocene climate and hydrography on the western Scottish shelf using the shells of long-lived bivalve molluscs

Supervisor: Scourse, J. (External person) (Supervisor), Butler, P. (External person) (Supervisor) & Turner, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Eating Disorder Recovery: An exploration of the influence of sociocultural factors

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor) & Speight, T. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Exploring the Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavioural Therapy in University Students

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

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

The experience of mental health problems in later life

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

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Where voices are heard: An exploration of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) identity in the UK

Supervisor: Lamers, C. (Supervisor), Spencer, L. (Supervisor) & Frame, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Analysis of genomic and transcriptomic studies of Alzheimer’s Disease to identify novel pathways for study in Drosophila melanogaster

Supervisor: 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

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cross-sector collaboration for Wales’ national well-being: Transformative action in communities of practice

Supervisor: Davis, H. (Supervisor) & Bartels, K. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Energy and Vector in Composition: A Portfolio of Compositions

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Route navigation in homing pigeons (Columba livia): the use of visual cues over a familiar area.

Supervisor: Holland, R. (Supervisor) & Bishop, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

Supervisor: Wali, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Reform of Insurance Warranty Law in Nigeria: Which Way Forward?

Supervisor: Owen, J. (Supervisor) & Jing, Z. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of plant-fungus and plant-insect interactions in the dynamics of secondary and mature tropical rainforests

Supervisor: 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

Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Papadopulos, A. (Supervisor), Milner, N. (Supervisor) & Seymour, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Wyn Roberts: The Blue Dragon?: Conservatism, Welsh Patriotism and North Wales c. 1970s- 1990s.

Supervisor: Mann, R. (Supervisor) & Wiliam, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Does physical exercise affect cognition in patients living with Chronic Kidney Disease?

Supervisor: Rossetti, G. (Supervisor) & Macdonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Storytelling and Screenwriting in Malta from 1970 to 2020

Supervisor: Price, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigating the integration between person knowledge and person perception processes

Supervisor: Ramsey, R. (Supervisor) & Downing, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy