Results for Environment
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The role of hydrogen and carbon monoxide metabolism in anaerobic haloarchaea in biogeochemical cycles
Climate change is one of the most critical issues of our modern world, requiring a shift from fossil fuels to green-energy.Understanding the intricate natural cycling of greenhouse...
TBA
Details to be completed when the student submits their project details in March 2025.
Role of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) as vectors and reservoirs of animal and zoonotic diseases
Common or European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) are a widespread avian species often found in close association with human developments and agriculture.The main focus of this proje...
Mining natural microbial diversity for optimised biohybrid scaffolds.
Global warming caused by greenhouse gases like CO2 is a major global concern. Understanding the complex natural cycling of greenhouse gases is crucial to address the urgent climate...
Thirsting Giants of the African Savanna: Assessing the vulnerability of Elephant water resources to climate change
African elephants are keystone species that play a pivotal role in shaping habitat structure and ecosystem dynamics. Central to their survival is access to dependable freshwater so...
Does urbanisation and urban heat impact parasite burden and disease risk from the invasive grey squirrel in the UK?
As urban centres expand globally, wild animal populations become exposed to a range of new anthropogenic stressors including pollution which may reduce immunocompetence and increas...
Landscape Recovery following Extreme Events: Morphodynamic timescales in the face of a changing climate
Rapid earth surface evolution is discrete in nature, with short-duration extreme events having a widespread impact on landscapes through producing and transporting large volumes of...
TBA
Details to be completed when the student submits their project details in March 2025.
EVOZOOM - Evolution and Zoonotic Epidemiology of Bovine Tuberculosis
EVOZOOM - Evolution and Zoonotic Epidemiology of Bovine Tuberculosis
Revealing ancient British agricultural expansion using next-generation methods (4955)
Project BackgroundThroughout its history, British agriculture has been shaped by a combination of technological advancements, economic pressures, social changes, and government pol...
African Humid Period floods on the Sahara Desert margins
This project investigates the size, timing and impact of African Humid Period (AHP) floods on upland landscapes along the Sahara Desert margins. Wobbling of the Earth's axial...
TARGET Mineral Resources - Training And Research Group for Energy Transition Mineral Resources
Doctoral Training Partnerships: a range of postgraduate training is funded by the Research Councils.For information on current funding routes, see the common terminology at https:/...
Landscape, seismic hazard and fault growth: Normal faulting in the Gulf of Evia and Apennines compared
An important part of seismic hazard assessment involves constraining active fault geometry and slip rates.Normal fault segments commonly interact and link as faults grow, and altho...
A Late Glacial and Holocene tephrostratigraphy for Antarctica
"This project will reconstruct the Late Glacial and Holocene volcanic history represented within the Fletcher ice core from the Fletcher Promontory to southwest of the Ron...
Fluffy food: Assessing microplastic and natural fibre interactions with biofilms and aquatic invertebrates in rivers, lakes, and the sea
Microplastic particles are ubiquitous pollutants that pose both a physical and chemical threat to the environment and organisms. Their presence in different environments has been c...
TBA
Details to be completed when the student submits their project details in March 2025.
The net effect of microbial siderophores on above- and belowground soil health
The production of mine waste comes at great socio-economic and environmental costs. There is a clear need for the development of sustainable strategies that allow for rapid recover...
Comparative Phylogenetics of the Leaf Economics Spectrum
The overarching aim of the proposed project is to perform comparative phylogenetics to determine the extent to which the leaf economics spectrum can recreate traditional DNA sequen...
What Controls Coupling and Seismogenic Potential Along Faults?
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...
Enabling Sustainable Wind Energy Expansion in Seasonally Stratified Seas (eSWEETS3)
The need for the UK to shift to NetZero was highlighted at COP26 in Glasgow, and there is a clear need for UK energy security. UK policy to achieving these is based on massive expa...