Developing next generation leaders in environmental science
Envision DTP and STARS CDT students were brought together to take part in a Careers Training Day ‘What’s Next After Your PhD?’. This training was held at Lancaster University on the 23rd January 2018 with 28 attendees taking part. The day was split into two parts with the morning sessions on planning your immediate future. Megan Webb, Research […]
In mid-November 2017, under the shadow of Arthur’s Seat, over 100 scientists convened at Dynamic Earth for four days of exciting and inspiring the people of Edinburgh and surrounding towns about environmental research. This was the Natural Environment Research Council’s ‘UnEarthed: Explore the World at Your Feet ’ event. In amongst stands where you could try […]
Envision DTP welcomed its fourth cohort of students at the end of October for a 3 day Welcome Event. This was held at Forrest Hills in Lancaster University. All 15 students attended this event along with their supervisors and the Envision Management Team. Throughout the three days students and supervisors participated in welcome sessions, training […]
Envision DTP and STARS CDT students were brought together to take part in a Public Engagement Training Day. This training was held at Lancaster University on the 12th October 2017 with 28 students from both consortia coming to take part. David Price from Science Made Simple ran the day. David is a professional science communicator and […]
PhD: Developing environmentally sustainable forestry value chains Bangor University Email Eilidh Forster Twitter LinkedIn My first degree was a MEng in Chemical Engineering from Strathclyde University. Since graduating I have had a varied and interesting career that has taken me from weather forecasting at the Met Office to working for one of the UK’s leading […]
PhD: Functional changes in coral reef marine protected areas Lancaster University Email Jeneen Hadj-Hammou Twitter LinkedIn ReseachGate I moved to the UK in 2011 for my undergraduate degree in Ecology and Environmental Biology at the University of Leeds. After my second year at university, I decided to do an industrial placement at the Royal Botanic […]
Coral reefs are undergoing substantial change around the world as mass coral bleaching and other disturbance events disrupt ecological communities. Animal behaviour is thought to be a crucial mechanism underlying this disruption, which could shape the potential for species to cope with on-going environmental change, yet our understanding of these links is in its infancy. One particularly interesting aspect […]
With the global population projected to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050, food security is a growing concern in many world regions. Rising temperatures, changes in precipitation and deteriorating air quality compound the problem by reducing yields of many staple crops. In response to these environmental stresses many plants have evolved to produce defensive compounds to protect vital photosynthetic […]
Cold-adapted species, including those restricted to mountains, are highly vulnerable to climate change. For UK butterflies, cold-adapted species are similarly threatened by climate change-mediated decline, with some species demonstrating range retractions concurrent with recent warming. Consequently, upland species are becoming a priority for many conservation organisations both in the UK and globally. However, developing adaptation strategies for these species is […]
Can our upland landscapes provide clean drinking water, store carbon, maintain biodiversity, act as a platform for leisure activities and provide a rural economy around grazing all whilst coping with the increasing pressures of climate change? Our mountainous regions are clearly under many, sometimes conflicting, demands, and this has led to a substantial degradation in the ecosystem functions that […]