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Socio-economic and ecological impacts of UK marine heatwaves under climate change (5021)
Project descriptionRecord-breaking sea surface temperatures were observed around the UK in Summer 2023, and recent research has shown that the number of marine heatwaves globally h...
Evaluating the ecological impact of mining for electric vehicle and stationary storage battery minerals
Lithium-ion batteries are key for eliminating global fossil fuel consumption, as they are a core technology powering electric vehicles and can be used to balance intermittent renew...
Disentangling Responses of boreal ecosystems to climate change
Some of the fastest warming rates on earth occur in the northern hemisphere high-latitudes. As a result, we expect large changes in ecosystem functioning. Satellite observations re...
ASSESSING BIODIVERSITY CHANGE ON ISLANDS THROUGH TIME: A MULTISCALE APPROACH
Islands have long fascinated ecologists given their high diversity (>20% of global species in ~5% of the land), which includes many endemics found nowhere else. However, isl...
Accelerating phosphorus and nutrient cycling in the Greenland Arctic ecosystem Soils
The fragile Arctic ecosystems are changing rapidly due to global warming, as glaciers retreat, they are revealing arctic soils under the process called 'greening'. These...
Dating and analysing the complete tree of life
The tree of life is a fundamental object revealing the evolutionary history of all life on earth and finding practical uses in ecology, evolution and conservation. The complete tre...
Quantifying & enhancing understanding of the carbon benefits & scaleability of habitat restoration through AI, remote sensing & socioeconomic analysis
This research will develop innovative methods to map and monitor habitat restoration, assess restoration methods impact upon carbon sequestration and storage, and evaluate the econ...
Tetrapod diversity in the Purbeck Limestone Group of England: implications for Jurassic-Cretaceous faunal turnover
The Jurassic-Cretaceous (J/K) transition is an interval of important faunal turnover in Mesozoic terrestrial ecosystems, often hypothesised to represent a poorly understood mass ex...
The switch from avirulence to virulence: Exploiting Microsporidian to provide insight into mechanisms, host interaction, co-infection and pollution tr
Microsporidia are a diverse group of unicellular obligate intracellular parasite, thought to represent the earliest diverging fungi. Long known to have notable zoonotic potential,...
Understanding the where, when, and why of forest mortality in Mediterranean Chile
The Mediterranean-type ecosystems of central Chile are highly biodiverse and rich in species that occur nowhere else and represent the entire Mediterranean biome of South America....
Contrasting water-use strategies across tropical African and Latin American savannas
Savannas cover about 20% of the global surface and are the largest tropical biome. They are responsible for 30% of terrestrial primary productivity and 21% of global evapotranspira...
Mathematical modelling of pancake ice cycles in presence of extreme wave events, winds, and currents
This PhD project aims to model the seasonal cycle of ice pancake formation to better understand climate-regulating processes in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean regions. Pancake ic...
Taming the big cat: reigning in processes behind tropical Pacific variability with the PUMACAT field campaign
Abstracts are not currently available in GtR for all funded research.This is normally because the abstract was not required at the time of proposal submission, but may be because i...
Pioneering the next generation of flexible and adaptable environmental models: a case study of emerging contaminants
We are seeking an enthusiastic student to pioneer the next generation of environmental modelling innovation. Sitting at the intersection of disciplines, this exciting opportunity w...
Where is the permafrost? High-resolution 3D imaging of permafrost and ground ice in the Canadian Arctic
Permafrost degradation and thawing is an important indicator of climate change that impacts the geomorphology, eco-systems, and infrastructure of the Canadian Arctic. Ground ice is...
Greenhouse gas fluxes from temperate forest soils following eight years of free air CO2 enrichment at BIFoR-FACE.
Globally, forests are capture about 18% of the total human source carbon dioxide (CO2) emission into air, thus playing a pivotal role in climate change mitigation. However, forests...
Understanding the changing fortunes of Britain's rarest breeding birds using 50 years of ecological data
In a period of rapid environmental change, impacting both natural habitats and climate, it is imperative to monitor key species, both to better understand their ecology and to dire...
TBA
Details to be completed when the student submits their project details in March 2025.
An e-DNA probe to enable microbial source apportionment from environmental samples
TBC 2025/6
Understanding the controls on cyanobacteria blooms in Northern Ireland lakes: a palaeolimnological perspective
The proliferation of harmful cyanobacteria algal blooms (cyanoHABs) is recognised as a global environmental problem threatening the quality of surface waters.These can have devasta...