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Luke Sibbett

PhD: Early warning of landslide events using computer vision and geophysical image analysis Email Luke Sibbett My background is in Physics, having obtained my undergraduate MSci in Physics from the Un…

Beth Clark (nee Francis)

PhD: Biological signals of the Island Mass Effect) Room: Nautilus 327 Westbury Mount School of Ocean Sciences Bangor University Menai Bridge LL59 5AB Email Beth Clark at Bangor Linkedin Profile Resear…

Abdullah Rafiq

PhD: Exploring the ecology of airborne pollen biodiversity using environmental DNA analysis and identifying links to hay fever School of Environment Natural Resources and Geography Bangor University E…

Amy Withers

PhD: Interactions between migration and disease in an invasive crop pest Lancaster University Email Amy Withers I completed my undergraduate degree in biological sciences at the University of Birming…

Anita Weissflog

PhD: Assessing the role of fungus-mediated plant-soil feedbacks during secondary succession of tropical forests School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography Bangor University Email Anita Wei…

Charlotte Smith

PhD: A multi-scale assessment of the regrowth potential of secondary forests in the Brazilian Amazon Lancaster University Email Charlotte Smith Twitter LinkedIn My academic career began with the Unive…

Clare Brewster

PhD: Impact of ozone on nitrogen dynamics of grassland vegetation Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Email Clare Brewster Following degrees in Geography (Hull University, 1984-87), and Environmental Pol…

Eilidh Forster

PhD: Developing environmentally sustainable forestry value chains Bangor University Email Eilidh Forster Twitter LinkedIn My first degree was a MEng in Chemical Engineering from Strathclyde University…

Freya Olsson

PhD: Working with natural processes to restore lake habitatsCEH Lancaster Email Freya Olsson at CEH Email Freya Olsson at Lancaster University Twitter I graduated from Durham University in 2016 with a…

Giles Exley

PhD: Sunny waters: meeting our energy, water and climate mitigation needs with floating solar Email Giles Exley Lancaster Environment Centre I am a full-time student at Lancaster University studying f…

Helen Ford

PhD: Widening our view of the reef: the landscape ecology of disturbance and recovery on Pacific coral reefs Bangor University I completed a Bsc in Biology at the University of Sussex, which I steered…

Jade Bowling

PhD: The role of supraglacial lakes in ice sheet change and sea level rise Lancaster University Email Jade Bowling I completed my undergraduate studies at Northumbria University, where I studied BSc G…

James Boyd

PhD: Coupled hydrogeophysical and geomechanical modelling of slope stability for improved early warning of landslides Email James Boyd British Geological Survey Environmental Science Centre Originally…

Jeneen Hadj-Hammou

PhD: Functional changes in coral reef marine protected areas Lancaster University Email Jeneen Hadj-Hammou Twitter LinkedIn ReseachGate I moved to the UK in 2011 for my undergraduate degree in Ecology…

Matt Amos

PhD: Understanding long term climate and atmospheric composition change over Antarctica Email Matt Amos Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster University My work begins with analysis of ice core recor…

Sarah Bond

PhD: Demographic consequences of variation in individual foraging strategies of northern fulmars School of Ocean Sciences Bangor University Email Sarah Bond I studied biology at the University of Manc…

Vanessa Cutts

PhD: Evolutionary dynamics in changing environments: oceanic islands as natural experiments University of Nottingham Email Vanessa Cutts Twitter I completed a BSc in Zoology at the University of Readi…

Amy Gresham

Environment Centre Wales, Bangor University Email: myg18xqd@bangor.ac.uk Twitter account: @amygresham48 LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amygresham48/ As someone who has always been passionate ab…

Andrea Sartorius

The impact of trace metal contaminants on environmental and animal health: a multi-disciplinary approach Vet School Clinical Building, Sutton Bonington Campus andrea.sartorius@nottingham.ac.uk @aisart…

Bede West

Modelling the impact of agri-environment scheme options on soil and vegetation CEH Lancaster Email: bwest@ceh.ac.uk Twitter: @bede_west https://twitter.com/bede_west I am interested in how land manage…

Bradley Reed

Ice-ocean interaction: effects of climate change on Antarctic ice-shelf dynamics Bangor University, School of Ocean Sciences, Email: bradley.reed@bangor.ac.uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/oceanBrrrad …

Cyan Turner

Pushing the limits: Life in extreme deserts Environment Centre Wales, Bangor University Email cyt18dyb@bangor.ac.uk Linked In I spent four years at the University of Nottingham studying for my Zoology…

Hattie Roberts

Do biogenic VOCs protect plant productivity under multiple environmental stress? Lancaster University and Bangor CEH Email Hattie Roberts Twitter As a Plant Biology graduate from Aberystwyth Universit…

Holly Unwin

Fracking magma: field and experimental investigation of hydrofracture in volcanic systems Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University Email: h.unwin@lancaster.ac.uk I am a volcanology PhD stude…

Iain Hill

Fish in a biogeochemical barrel: taking aim at the evolutionary consequences of nutrient colimitation in freshwater Life Sciences Building, University of Nottingham Email: iain.hill@nottingham.ac.uk A…

Laura Hunt

Reconstructing 2000 years of hydrological change in Africa – implications for future climate scenarios British Geological Survey and University of Nottingham Email: laura.hunt@nottingham.ac.uk /…

Oliver Baines

Change in arctic and alpine plant communities: the roles of climate and geodiversity Sir Clive Granger Building, University of Nottingham. Email: Oliver.Baines@nottingham.ac.uk Twitter handle: @oabain…

Rachel Gunn

Impact of coral reef fish personalities on species persistence under environmental change Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, LA1 4YQ. Email: rlgunn1@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.li…

Tom Oliver

PhD: Dispersal strategies and space use in pollinating bees Rothamsted Research Email: thl18nrz@bangor.ac.uk Twitter: @Tomoliverbees I have a lifelong love of bees thanks to my grandparents. They were…

Zoe Melvin

PhD: Living with human disturbance: conservation physiology and genetics in a wild African primate Bangor University Zzm18fls@bangor.ac.uk https://uk.linkedin.com/in/zoe-melvin-186a22108 @Zoe_Melvin o…

Alex Billings

PhD: Plasticiser in the UK terrestrial environment: occurrence and bioaccumulation? CEH Wallingford / CEH Lancaster Email Alex Billings Twitter I am interested in the environmental fate and ecotoxicol…

Alison Clayson

PhD: Geochemical controls on the dermal absorption of organic soil contaminants Location: I am hosted at the British Geological Survey in Keyworth and enrolled at the University of Nottingham Email Al…

Calum Ramage

PhD: Assessing the impact of environmental contaminants in the Kruger National Park, South Africa: From sediments to crocodiles School of Veterinary Sciences and Medicine University of Nottingham Emai…

Daniel Fishburn

PhD: Investigating the feedbacks between abiotic and biotic processes of litter decomposition in tropical dry forests School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University Email Daniel Fishburn LinkedIn Resea…

Hannah Kemp

PhD: Bloomin’ Blanket Weed: managing nuisance algae at National Trust water bodies School of Geography University of Nottingham Email: hannah.kemp@nottingham.ac.uk Twitter I recently graduated…

Hannah Markham

PhD: Sensitivity of aquatic insect eggs to elevated fine sediment and phosphate concentrations in rivers University of Nottingham Email Hannah Markham I graduated from the University of Nottingham wit…

Hollie Ball

PhD: Sources, transfer and fate of microplastics in the Arctic marine environment Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster University Email Hollie Ball Twitter I completed my undergraduate degree in Geo…

Hollie Blaydes

PhD: Solar parks: refuges for pollinators and boosting pollination services Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster University Email Hollie Blaydes Twitter I completed my undergraduate degree at Lancas…

Katie Devenish

PhD: The environmental trade-offs of mining in a biodiversity hotspot Thoday Building Bangor University Email Katie Devenish Twitter My project is entitled ‘the environmental trade-offs of mining in…

Katie Sieradzan

PhD: Impacts of sea level rise on atmospheric CO2 concentration during deglacial – glacial periods School of Ocean Sciences Bangor University Email Katie Sieradzan I am a first year physical oce…

Laura Turner

PhD: An experimental and macroecological investigation of precipitation effects on Arctic plant root traits University of Nottingham Email Laura Turner Twitter LinkedIn I completed an integrated maste…

Mark Hamilton

PhD: Implications of coral reef degradation for fisheries Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster University Email Mark Hamilton Twitter LinkedIn Mark is an Envision DTP funded PhD student at the Lanca…

Nia Jones

PhD: Dispersal of microplastics in the marine environment School of Ocean Sciences Bangor University Email Nia Jones Twitter LinkedIn I was first able to engage in environmental research by studying f…

Ruth Carter

PhD: Complementary strategies for the sustainable management of an invasive pest in Africa Email Ruth Carter Twitter LinkedIn Current Research: Throughout my PhD, I will investigate if the Fall Armywo…

Sophie Young

PhD: Why does C4 photosynthesis rarely evolve in trees? Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster University Email Sophie Young Twitter Current Research: Throughout my PhD, I will investigate why C4 phot…

Stuart Sopp

PhD: Extending global forest carbon models based on LIDAR from tropics to other bioregions School of Natural Sciences Bangor University Email Stuart Sopp I am PhD student at the University of Bangor, …

Aaron Furnish

PhD: Pathways to Realistic Impact Modelling in Estuarine Areas (PRIMEA) Location: School Of Ocean Sciences, Menai Bridge, Bangor University Email Aaron Furnish Twitter Growing up on the Thames estuary…

Catherine Sheppard

PhD: Angry Damsels: Do Species Interactions After Overfishing Enhance or Inhibit Coral Reef Recovery? Location: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University Email Catherine Sheppard I completed …

Connor Panter

PhD: Abundance within species’ ranges: understanding species’ responses to environmental change Location: Sir Clive Granger Building, School of Geography, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7…

Edward Pyne

PhD: What lurks beneath: unravelling the chemically-guided ecological interactions of Armillaria fungi, a devastating group of subterranean forest pathogens Location: Bangor University Email Edward Py…

Elizabeth Flint

PhD: Understanding current and future impacts of public water supply on macronutrient cycles around the world Location: British Geological Survey (Wallingford) Email Elizabeth Flint Twitter I am a Uni…

Elliott Day

PhD: Space Weather at Mid-Latitudes: Climatology, Dynamics and Drivers of Atmospheric Joule Heating Location: Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YB Email Elliott Day I graduated…

Emma Withers

PhD: Extreme weather events exacerbate nitrous oxide emissions from soil (Extreme-N2O) Location: 2nd Floor, Environment Centre Wales, Bangor University, LL57 2UW Email Emma Withers ResearchGate Twitte…

Eve Draper

PhD: Clean air for all? Air pollution, deprivation and health Location: School of Geography, Sir Clive Granger Building, University Park, University of Nottingham Email Eve Draper I completed my under…

Ewan Sloan

PhD: Delta dynamics: lessons from the Chao Phraya Location: School of Engineering, University of Nottingham Email Ewan Sloan I graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2018 with an MEng in Civil…

Harry Skinner

PhD: Altered states: Will forest-agriculture mosaic landscapes allow the long-term survival of a forest-specialist primate? Location: Bangor University Email Harry Skinner Twitter For my undergradua…

James Boon

PhD: Aliens in the twilight zone: using robots to study and manage invasive lionfish on Caribbean mesophotic coral ecosystems. Location: University of Nottingham Email James Boon Twitter LinkedIn Prof…

Mary Hodgson

PhD: Savanna Soil Carbon: Investigating Biological Climate Resilience Location: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University Email Mary Hodgson I completed a Masters in Biology at the Universi…

Sam Walrond

PhD: Soil microbes to mitigate climate change Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University Email Sam Walrond LinkedIn Profile In 2019, I graduated from the University of Birmingham by completing…

Sarah Coates

PhD project: Adapting to extreme environments: Hybridisation and the evolution of contemporary heavy metal tolerance Location: 3rd Floor, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology/Environment Centre Wales, Ba…

Abby Wallwork

PhD: Linking functional diversity with soil carbon dynamics in secondary tropical forests Email Abby Wallwork at CEH Email Abby Wallwork at Lancaster University Linkedin Profile ResearchGate Profile T…

Anna Woodhead

PhD: Capturing ecosystem service delivery from coral reefs Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster University Email Anna Woodhead Google scholar profile Lab group website profile Twitter Start d…

Brian Scannell

PhD: Mixing in the surface mixed layer of temperate shelf seas Bangor University School of Ocean Sciences Email Brian Scannell ResearchGate profile Project Link I first graduated from Bangor in 1982 w…

Briony Jones

PhD: Whole genome metagenomics to determine land use effects on soil ecosystem services CEH Wallingford Email Briony Jones at Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Linkedin Profile I completed a BSc in Bio…

Charlotte Briddon

PhD: Assessing the impacts of aquaculture in the Philippines using palaeolimnology Sir Clive Granger Building University of Nottingham Email Charlotte Briddon at University of Nottingham Twitte…

Chloe Brown

PhD: Remote sensing investigation of how oil palm cultivation is degrading Malaysia’s tropical peatland ecosystem services Sir Clive Granger Building University of Nottingham Email Chloe Brown I…

Chris Chandler

PhD: Spatial and temporal patterns of liana success in Malaysia Sir Clive Granger Building University of Nottingham Email Chris Chandler at Nottingham Twitter I am interested in the dynamics of carbon…

Connor McCarron

PhD: Bedload transport of sediment mixtures in shelf seas School of Ocean Sciences Bangor University Email Connor McCarron LinkedIn profile ResearchGate profile Project Link I am from Derry~Londonderr…

Dan Blumgart

PhD: Investigating the mechanisms behind moth declines: plants, landscape, pollution and climate Bawden Building Rothamsted Research Email Dan Blumgart at Rothamsted Research I am an ecologist mainly …

Dan Potter

PhD: Flow modification in a tidal farm and potential effects on marine habitats Room B46 LEC 3 Building Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4NY Tel: Email Dan Potter ResearchGate profile LinkedIn profi…

David Foster

PhD: Adaptation to environmental stress by evolution of non-genotypic heterogeneity within microbial populations Life Sciences Building University of Nottingham Email David Foster Project Link I studi…

Edward Lockhart

PhD: Glacial sculpting and post-glacial drowning of the Celtic Sea School of Ocean Sciences Bangor University Email Edward Lockhart ORCiD Profile Changing climate, due to increasing concentrations of …

Emma Gray

PhD: Measuring and Modelling the Effects of Climate Change on Cyanobacteria in Lakes Room A44 Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Lancaster Environment Centre Library Avenue Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP …

Fiona Sach

PhD: Are Land Use Decisions of African Elephants Based on Environmental Geochemistry British Geological Survey Email Fiona Sach at British Geological Survey Read Fiona’s blog I have been working for…

Jack Garnett

PhD: Ice enrichment of chemical pollutants: a significant phenomenon in a warmer arctic Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster University Email Jack Garnett at Lancaster I am a full-time doctoral rese…

James Hicks

PhD: Dragons Feel the Heat: the Thermal Vulnerability of Malaysian Agamid Lizards in a Human Altered Landscape Sir Clive Granger Building University of Nottingham Email James Hicks Twitter profile Pro…

Jane Hosegood

PhD: Novel genetic tools for conservation and management of vulnerable manta rays Environment Centre Wales 3rd Floor Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory Bangor University UK Tel: Email…

Laura Dean

PhD: Sea Level, Salinity, Sympatry and Speciation in Sticklebacks NERC ENVISION PhD Research Student Room B26E School of Life Sciences University of Nottingham Nottingham Tel: Email Laura Dean Project…

Laura Deeprose

PhD: Speleothem climate capture of the Neanderthal demise Room B46 LEC 3 Building Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4NY Tel: Email Laura Deeprose Twitter profile Project Link I studied undergraduate …

Nathan Magnall

PhD: Towards a Universal Model for Lava Emplacement Room A54 LEC 3 Building Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4NY Tel: Email Nathan Magnall Website profile Twitter profile Project Link About me: I’…

Nick Girkin

PhD: Tropical Forest Methane Emissions: Root Regulation of Soil Processes and Fluxes Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Gateway Building University of Nottingham Sutton Bonington Campus Sutton Bo…

Nick Primmer

PhD: Mid-Low Latitude Holocene Climate Change using Varve Analysis University Of Nottingham Email Nick Primmer Twitter profile Project Link In 2013, I graduated from the University of Southampton in G…

Paul McLachlan

PhD: Revealing hydrological and biogeochemical heterogeneity at the groundwater-surface water interface using geophysics Room LG506 LEC 1 Building Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YQ Email Paul McL…

Sam Robinson

PhD: Logging impacts on forest soil biodiversity and function in Borneo Lancaster University Email Sam Robinson I completed a Masters in Ecology and Conservation at Lancaster Environment Centre, throu…

Sarah Goertz

PhD: Causes and consequences of Immune variation in rodents University of Nottingham Email Sarah Goertz Researchgate Profile Linkedin Profile I am an enthusiastic and dedicated postgraduate research s…

Savannah Worne

PhD: Investigating Bering Sea oceanographic controls on the Milankovitch orbital cycle climatic shift during the middle Pleistocene University of Nottingham Email Savannah Worne I recently graduated f…

Simon Karythis

PhD: An interdisciplinary approach to understanding predator modification of prey behaviour School of Ocean Sciences Bangor University Email Simon Karythis at Bangor I originally studied Zoology as an…

Simon Tarr

PhD: Predicting climate change effects on Anolis lizards using physiological models and ecological traits Room B26E School of Geography Sir Clive Granger Building University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD Em…

Thomas Mondain-Monval

PhD: Understanding population declines in Afro-Palearctic migrant birds Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster University Email Thomas Mondain-Monval at Lancaster University I am interested in wildlif…

Tim Peters

PhD: The role of soil microbes and rhizodeposition in forest ecosystem carbon cycling Environment Centre Wales Bangor University Email Tim Peters Linkedin Profile ResearchGate Profile My background is…

William Perry

PhD: From morphology to microbiome: integrated common garden-genomic studies in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) Bangor University Email William Perry at Bangor Linkedin Profile Twitter Previous to my Ph…

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