Animals face many challenges as increased urbanization impacts their ability to survive and reproduce. Nowhere is this more evident than in migratory birds. Throughout Europe evidence indicates… Read More »Effects of electromagnetic noise on the orientation of migratory birds
To reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, it is crucial that we continue to explore renewable energy resources and technologies. It is possible to convert the… Read More »Using western boundary currents to generate electricity: resource characterisation, technical & practical constraints
The last century has seen a rapid increase in populations of deer species across Europe due to altered land use, improved wildlife management, reduced predation and… Read More »Quantifying the effects of deer on woodland structure in a human-altered landscape
Hyper-arid hot deserts experience some of the most severe climatic conditions on Earth, and are often used to understand the potential for life on exoplanets such… Read More »Pushing the limits: Life in extreme desert environments
In a world of increasing anthropogenic influence, understanding how rare and specialised species adapt to human-modified landscapes is essential for conservation. Primates face many threats including direct… Read More »Living with human disturbance: conservation physiology of a wild African primate
This exciting project, which is jointly supervised by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool and Bangor University, focuses on a key question in Climate Change Science;… Read More »The greening of the Arctic Ocean: Are increased nutrient fluxes responsible?
Lake systems in Africa provide drinking water to some of Earth’s fastest growing and most vulnerable human populations. In response to climatic and anthropogenic pressure, such as… Read More »Reconstructing 2000 years of hydrological change in Africa – implications for future climate scenarios
This CASE PhD studentship is a unique opportunity to make significant advances in the field of organic geochemistry and risk-based land management of post-industrial brownfield… Read More »Quantification of the dermal absorption of organic soil contaminants present for human health risk assessment of post-industrial brownfield land