We seek a numerate, enthusiastic student with a passion for understanding how woodland habitats have been shaped by human activity past and present. The proposed… Read More »The War-torn Woodlands of Britain: Reconstructing the ecological impacts of historical disturbance
Bean yields are significantly affected by pollinator visitation, a visitation which can be heavily influenced by the release of floral volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Ozone… Read More »The impact of ozone and climate change on floral VOC signalling in beans, with a focus on subsistence agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
Aedes albopictus, a highly invasive mosquito species and important transmission vector of dengue, zika, yellow fever, dirofilaria and chikungunya, has spread rapidly from Asia and… Read More »Multi-scale modelling of invasive mosquito disease vector establishment in the UK under future climate change scenarios
Stress is ubiquitous in UK society (85% of which is urban). However, access to green space is correlated with better quality of life, and can… Read More »Urban greenspace – what attributes determine wellbeing?
Human populations are expected to increase by 50% to 9 billion by 2050 as climate change continues. The global challenge is to manage terrestrial ecosystems… Read More »Soil microbes to mitigate climate change
This project will use cutting edge projections of the future state of society to predict how pollution and its impacts may change across Britain in… Read More »Persistent organic pollutant futures: making 21st century projections of POPs concentrations and risks in British soils
Human populations are expected to increase by 50% to 9 billion by 2050 as climate change continues. The global challenge is to manage terrestrial ecosystems… Read More »Soil microbes to mitigate climate change
This multi-disciplinary PhD will study urban green space and benefits at a range of scales, to tackle critical questions in urban ecosystem services research: whether… Read More »Urban nature-based solutions, are there scale-dependent thresholds?
Up to 88% of flowering plant species depend on insect pollinators. Although flowers and their visual cues are known to be important for pollinators, more… Read More »Floral Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) signalling in response to air pollution and climate change
Human populations are expected to increase by 50% to 9 billion by 2050 as climate change continues – together these changes will place unprecedented pressure… Read More »Soil microbes to mitigate climate change