In addition to providing benefits to society, biodiversity also brings costs. The aerial biosphere includes ecologically complex mixtures of pollens that negatively affect human health.… Read More »Exploring the ecology of airborne pollen biodiversity using environmental DNA analysis and identifying links to hay fever
This industrial CASE studentship is a unique opportunity to develop innovative science in the field of organic geochemistry and risk-based land management of post-industrial brownfield… Read More »Measuring and modelling the dermal bioavailability of organic soil contaminants for human health risk assessment of contaminated land
The deterioration in water quality across the world over recent decades as a result of nutrient pollution is now a huge environmental problem. The need… Read More »Working with natural processes to restore lake habitats
Satellites and other high-resolution imaging techniques have enabled landscape ecologists to explore the spatial ecology of terrestrial biological communities, such as forests, for decades. The… Read More »Widening our view of the reef: the landscape ecology of disturbance and recovery on Pacific coral reefs
Bioaerosols consist of biota such as pollen, fungal spores, bacteria and viruses and include plant allergens that negatively affect human health. Almost a quarter of… Read More »Using environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis to explore aerial pollen communities and identify links to hay fever
Air bubbles trapped in the ice of the Earth’s cold regions provide a unique, fascinating and long term record of atmospheric composition. Ice-core records of… Read More »Understanding long term climate and atmospheric composition change over Antarctica
Sea-level rise and enhanced storminess, driven by climate change, is greatly increasing coastal vulnerability and the impacts of coastal recession worldwide. Although coastal cliffs provide… Read More »Understanding coastal vulnerability in an uncertain world
Every summer, the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets develop a rash of supraglacial lakes around their edges. When they grow large enough, the water they… Read More »The role of supraglacial lakes in ice sheet change and sea level rise
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… Read More »The impact of trace metal contaminants on environmental and animal health: a multi-disciplinary approach
Many freshwater fisheries of ecological and economic importance are in decline, while populations of piscivorous (fish-eating) birds such as goosanders and cormorants are increasing. This… Read More »The impact of piscivorous birds on freshwater fisheries