Developing next generation leaders in environmental science
PhD: Assessing the Contribution of Antarctic Peninsula Glaciers to Global Sea Level Rise Location: Lancaster University Email Romilly Close My undergraduate degree was in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Sheffield. I graduated in 2016, and went into composites research and development in industry for 5 years. I am proficient in coding and enthusiastic about […]
PhD: Restoring for a resilient future: Woodland community assembly trajectories in the face of multiple stressors Location: UKCEH Bangor Email Jack Atkin-Willoughby Twitter Research Gate Linkedin My academic studies began with an undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Bristol. After graduating in 2018, I left the UK to live in western Canada […]
PhD: The evolution of metabolic adaptation to environmental change. Location: University of Nottingham Email Henry Lewis Ecological transitions between environments usually entail dietary shifts. Research regarding adaptive evolutionary responses have, until recently, rarely discussed genetically encoded metabolic changes required to transgress nutritional gradients during environmental change. Compared to saltwater equivalents, freshwater environments possess low dietary […]
PhD: Confronting the Changing Diversity Patterns of Coral Reefs Location: Lancaster Environmental Centre, Lancaster University Email Javier Gonzalez Barrios Twitter Javier is an Envision DTP NERC funded PhD student at Lancaster Environment Centre, supervised by Prof Nick Graham, Dr Sally Keith, Dr Gareth Williams (Bangor University) and Prof Joshua Cinner (James Cook University). Javier completed […]
PhD: Herbivore-Plant-Soil microbe interactions: who is helping whom Location: Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK. Email Sandra Lucia Cortes Research Gate Twitter I am a Colombian researcher focused on sustainable agriculture. I worked for seven years as a technician in the laboratory of Soil Microbiology at the Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research, Agrosavia. My research area involved […]
PhD: Fishing for parasite genomes: host-parasite co-evolution of an emerging salmonid disease Location: University of Nottingham Email Milind Mutnale Twitter I completed my BSc and MSc in Microbiology from India. My master thesis aimed at revealing haloarchaeal biodiversity present in invertebrates. After my MSc, I worked for 6 years as a project assistant on two […]
PhD: What drives cold pulses at remote tropical reefs? Location: Menai Bridge, Anglesey. SOS Bangor University. Email Megan O’Hara Linkedin I’m currently studying a PhD in Physical Oceanography at Bangor University titled “What drives cold pulses at remote tropical reefs?”. I hope to evidence that upwelling events recorded in the Pacific are internal waves by […]
PhD: The ecological and evolutionary significance of functional variation in mitochondria in a wild animal Location: University of Nottingham. Email Megan Barnes Mitochondria are responsible for energy production. They carry their own DNA, separate to the nucleus. Although variation in this mitochondrial DNA has long been assumed neutral, recent findings suggest that it may be […]
PhD: Assessing the role of geodiversity in conserving biodiversity in agricultural Eurasian grasslands Location: University of Nottingham Email Lucy Benniston I am currently completing a PhD in the Geography department at the University of Nottingham. In my research I will assess the relationship between Biodiversity, the diversity of living things, and Geodiversity, which is the […]
PhD: Functional Role of Uncharted Coral Reef Habitats in the Anthropocene Location: School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University Email Lisa Goberdhan Twitter My academic journey began at the University of the West Indies where I graduated with a BSc in Civil with Environmental Engineering in 2014. I worked in the energy sector for two years […]