Laura Deeprose – Lancaster University Supervisors: Peter Wynn Phil Barker Melanie Leng Summary The disappearance of the Neanderthals, a hominin species similar to ourselves, is… Read More »Caves Hold the Clues to Demise of the Neanderthals
Laura Dean – University of Nottingham Supervisors: Andrew MacColl Suzanne McGowan Xu Chen Summary Many of the lochs of North Uist, Scotland, contain newly evolved… Read More »Sea level and Salinity Drive Evolution in Stickleback Fish
Jane Hosegood – Bangor University Supervisors: Gary Carvalho Mark de Bruyn Rob Ogden Summary Manta and Mobula rays are species under threat from both targeted… Read More »Novel Genetic Tools for Conservation and Management of Manta and Mobula Rays
James Hicks – University of Nottingham Supervisors: Adam Algar Andrew MacColl Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz Summary Climate change is having an ongoing effect on ectotherm (cold-blooded) ecology… Read More »Dragons Feel the Heat: Thermal Vulnerability of Lizards
David Foster – University of Nottingham Supervisors: Simon Avery Steve McGrath Paul Dyer Kirk Semple Ricky Wildman Summary Genetic variation within populations helps a microbial… Read More »Adaptation to Environmental Stress by Evolution of Non-Genotypic Heterogeneity Within Microbial Populations
Dan Potter – Lancaster University Supervisors: Andrew Folkard Suzana Ilic David Evans Stephen Quayle Summary The project aims to investigate the interaction of tidal stream… Read More »Flow Modification in a Tidal Farm and Potential Effects on Marine Habitats
Connor McCarron – Bangor University Supervisors: Katrien Van Landeghem Jaco Baas Laurent Amoudry Ian Taylor Alan Roberts Summary The morphology of the seabed is controlled… Read More »Bedload Transport of Sediment Mixtures in Shelf Seas
Brian Scannell – Bangor University Supervisors: Tom Rippeth Mattias Green Jeff Polton John Siddorn Summary The ocean plays a vital role in our climate, absorbing… Read More »Mixing in the Surface Mixed Layer of Temperate Shelf Seas