With an estimated 8 million tonnes of plastic entering our oceans each year, marine plastics are one of the biggest and most immediate threats facing… Read More »Dispersal of microplastics in the marine environment
Do you care about nature? Do you care about your health and the health of others? – Then you care about SOIL. Soils are crucial… Read More »Deep matter – soils and their power to fight climate extremes
In January 2016, the first reports of a new invasive pest was received in Africa. In less than two years, the new pest – the… Read More »Complementary strategies for the sustainable management of an invasive pest in Africa
Cold-adapted species, including those restricted to mountains, are highly vulnerable to climate change. For UK butterflies, cold-adapted species are similarly threated by climate changemediated decline,… Read More »Climate change impacts on cold-adapted butterflies: discovering the mechanisms and testing potential mitigation approaches
Coastal flooding has been ranked the second highest risk for civil emergency in the UK, costing £0.25bn annually in economic loss. Worse, global warming will… Read More »Climate change effects on coastal flooding: are models fit-for-purpose and how do we mitigate the risk?
We are seeking a student with a love of fresh waters, algae and experimental ecology to study the problems of nuisance blanket weed blooms in… Read More »Blooming blanket weed: managing nuisance algae in National Trust water bodies
Lianas reduce growth and increase mortality of their host trees, thereby reducing carbon accumulation in tropical forests by as much as 76%. Increased liana dominance… Read More »Being behind the times? Assessing the liana-induced impact on forest phenology using an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS).
This project will explore the presence and bioaccumulation of organic and inorganic contaminants along the Olifants River system in South Africa, and their impact on… Read More »Assessing the impact of environmental contaminants in the Kruger National Park, South Africa: from sediments to crocodiles
The Arctic tundra is particularly exposed to climate change, with warming of up to 5°C measured during the 20th century, and substantial increases in precipitation… Read More »An experimental and macroecological investigation of precipitation effects on Arctic plant root traits