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EvoDevo of key anatomical novelties of the Fish-Tetrapod transition
Elegant palaeontological work over the past two decades by Clack, Ahlberg and others has established a sequence of pivotal character transformations that happened before and around...
Dynamic Earth, Surface Processes and Natural Hazards
Project will be updated after proposal is submitted in term 3.
Understanding the consequences of marine heatwaves for terrestrial and marine systems in Northwestern Europe.
1. Quantify changes in marine heatwaves on the NW European Shelf over the recent past and under future climate forcing.2. Identify potential ecosystem stressors associated of marin...
Using genomics to evolve our understanding of the phylogeographic history of the Galapagos giant tortoise radiation
The endemic Galapagos giant tortoises (Chelonoidis sp.) are iconic emblems of both evolutionary biology and the fight to save endangered species. This radiation of at least 15 line...
Tracing Anthropogenic Impacts on Water Quality with Metal Isotopes in North East England
North East England has a long heritage of historic coal and metal mining that dominates the landscape and impacts river catchments in the region. The weathering and remobilisation...
Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolutionary Processes
Project will be added after proposal is submitted in term 3
Carbon Footprint Reduction by Repurposing Fibre-reinforced Plastic (FRP) Composite Waste for Marine Renewable Energy
The project aims to reduce the carbon footprint of decommissioning composite structures by repurposing the fibre-reinforced plastic, in particular the waste from wind turbine blade...
Engaging in climate change adaptation strategies with farmers in the Peruvian Andes, coupled with climate records and climate change projections
There is evidence that farmers in the Peruvian Andes are already engaging in climate change adaptation, for example, moving their production areas to higher elevations or switching...
Radar aeroecology: monitoring birds, bats and bugs with radar
The planet is suffering from an ongoing biodiversity decline. Contemporary methods for the monitoring of biodiversity tend to be taxon specific, often cannot be scaled with existin...
Bridging invasive species with evolutionary theory: unleashing the potential of species traits to predict the impacts of biological invasions
My PhD will aim to investigate the emergence of broad-scale economic impacts caused by biological invasions.More specifically, I will develop a novel framework to predict the likel...
Determining the nature and drivers of Earth's first metazoan radiation and subsequent extinction: The Cambrian 'Explosion' and Sinsk Event
The Cambrian Radiation, starting ca. 540 million years ago (Ma), marks the appearance of abundant and diverse animals (metazoans) in the fossil record. This radiation may have been...
High-resolution monitoring of marine vertebrates in changing polar oceans with eDNA
Climate change is particularly pronounced in the polar regions, precipitating widespread range shifts, invasions of new species and losses of others. These changes present signific...
Measuring the climate-smart practices using crop modelling, machine learning and remote sensing
There is an urgent need for food production systems to become more resilient to climate change, whilst also increasing productivity and reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissio...
Characterizing the impacts of past and future severe wildfires on global biodiversity and ecosystem services
Global forests face a diverse array of pressures, including deforestation and climate change that threaten their structural integrity, constituent biodiversity, and carbon stocks....
Investigating the dynamics of rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones in Southeast Asia
Tropical cyclones (TCs) are amongst the most hazardous severe weather events in the tropics. Forecasts of TC tracks have improved in recent years (Heming et al., 2016), enabling ea...
TBA
Details to be completed when the student submits their project details in March 2025.
Rebalancing the scales: using data-driven approaches for advancing water cycle representation in a globally resolved energy balance climate model (202
This project will develop a state-of-the-art global energy balance climate model with an improved and enhanced representation of the water cycle.Particular focus will be on changes...
Predicting the impacts of climate change on urban tree populations and community forestry strategies.
Cities face urgent difficulties to act on biodiversity, climate change and equitable access to green spaces and their essential ecosystems services.Urban tree networks offer great...
TBA
Details to be completed when the student submits their project details in March 2025.
Understanding the evolution of the Nkalonje and Namangali nepheline syenite and carbonatite complexes, Malawi insights into the formation of a REE
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