Understanding variation and change in biodiversity as a consequence of changing environments is one of today’s main scientific challenges. One problem is that recent climate change has… Read More »Change in arctic and alpine plant communities: the roles of climate and geodiversity
The Red River in Vietnam supports 20 million inhabitants, includes a major rice-growing region, the mega-city of Hanoi and a range of industries each of which… Read More »From Rivers to Reservoirs: reconstructing downstream sediment transport to the Red River Delta, Vietnam
Applications are invited for a PhD studentship within the NERC-ENVISION Doctoral Training Partnership with a project entitled: “The influence of extreme events in the longterm evolution of… Read More »The influence of extreme events in the long-term evolution of mixed gravel/sand barrier beaches
Predicting when sediment will move in a river is fundamental to successful management of that river, which includes coping with floods, maintaining navigation, and preventing loss of… Read More »Predicting Sediment Dynamics in Rivers Infested with Invasive Crayfish
We require a versatile student who is comfortable working with “mud and molecules” for a project that aims to develop and apply the use of ancient… Read More »Ancient DNA for palaeoecology and freshwater conservation
Tropical forests are a major global carbon sink and account for a third of the carbon fixed globally by photosynthesis. Recent research shows that these forests… Read More »Being behind the times? Assessing the liana-induced impact on forest phenology using a multispectral Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)
This project will explore the mobilisation and bioaccumulation of heavy metal contaminants from historic mine waste from old mine sites in Wales, and their impact on wildlife… Read More »The Impact of Trace Metal Contaminants on Environmental and Animal Health: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach
**The deadline for applications for this project only is the 15th December 2017** Fish in a biogeochemical barrel: taking aim at the evolutionary consequences of… Read More »Fish in a biogeochemical barrel: taking aim at the evolutionary consequences of nutrient colimitation in freshwater
In January 2016, the first reports of a new invasive pest was received in Africa. In less than two years, the new pest – the Fall… Read More »Complementary strategies for the sustainable management of an invasive pest in Africa
The “4‰ Soils for Food Security and Climate” agreement has focussed regulators’ and scientists’ minds alike on the role that carbon plays in fertility and global… Read More »Metabolic constraints arising from the loss of organic carbon and structure from soils.