Developing next generation leaders in environmental science
PhD: How do coral energy strategies influence their survival? Location: School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor Email: f.amir@bangor.ac.uk Social media contact – BlueSky: @farutholhi.bsky.social After completing my BA in Biology at NYU, I focused on the marine environment by pursing an MSc in Marine Environmental Protection at Bangor University. Since graduating in 2018, I have worked […]
Project: Bird life in the Anthropocene: understanding convergent adaptation to urbanisation Location: University of Nottingham Email: Marina.MartinMaroto@nottingham.ac.uk Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/public-profile/settings?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_self_edit_contact-info%3BDFFmYPMEQCaoXEZBhUYzXg%3D%3D My research focuses on how anthropogenic change influences the evolution of bird species. Urbanisation has significant impacts on global biodiversity, altering the habitats, behaviours, and phenotypes of countless species. Therefore, it is crucial to understand how […]
PhD: Establishing the relative importance of a rainforest microcosm in oil palm plantations Location: Bangor Email: tld23fnl@bangor.ac.uk LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/matilda-edwards/ With my move to Bangor, I am looking forward to researching conservation biology while making the most of the opportunities to get outside and be active. I enjoy walking, hiking and cycling in the mountains, with a […]
PhD: What’s for dinner? Oceanographic drivers of Manx shearwater chick provisioning and growth Location: Bangor Email: Lrv23ngq@bangor.ac.uk Twitter: @laurenevans217 Bangor University Research Profile webpage: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/research-students/ocean-sciences/lauren-evans-644067/en I studied Ecology at the University of Edinburgh where my honours project focused on the association between European Storm Petrel body mass and a declining principal food source. After my undergraduate degree, […]
PhD: Investigating the role of organic nutrient resources in controlling biodiversity and production in freshwater ecosystems Location: Lancaster University Email: k.woodfield@lancaster.ac.uk I graduated from Lancaster University with a BSc in Environmental Science. As an undergraduate, I focused most of my time on the study of freshwater environments and the numerous challenges threatening them. My enthusiasm […]
PhD: Understanding the indirect climate impacts of halogens in the troposphere Location: Lancaster University Email: k.vest@lancaster.ac.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryn-vest-14204a230/ X: @Kathrynvxx I graduated from Lancaster University in 2023 with a BSc in Environmental Science. My main interests during my undergraduate degree included atmospheric science, climate change and I enjoyed pursuing research projects including a microclimate study […]
PhD: Assessing Amazon forest vulnerability and resilience to dry periods across soil moisture & microenvironmental gradients Location: Bangor University Email: k.heaphy@bangor.ac.uk Online profiles: LinkedIn profile: www.linkedin.com/in/kateheaphy1 ResearchGate profile: www.researchgate.net/profile/Kate-Heaphy OrchidID: 0000-0001-5039-0463 Background: I am a New Zealand ecologist with a background in conservation, invasive species, and landscape-scale ecological connectivity. I have previously completed degrees at […]
Project title: Restoring oil palm rivers: assessing the effects of riparian re-vegetation and in-channel modifications on biodiversity and functionality Location: University of Nottingham Email: Jake.dimon1@nottingham.ac.uk Twitter: @JakeDimon97 Biography I completed my undergraduate degree in BSc Biological Sciences (Zoology) at Cardiff University in 2019 and my master’s degree in MSc Conservation Biology at the University of Derby in […]
PhD: The effects of environmental metals on the spread of antimicrobial resistance genes in the stickleback skin microbiome Location: University of Nottingham Email: Francis.Gyapong@notingham.ac.uk Personal homepage/Twitter social media contact details: Twitter: (1) Gyapong Francis (@F_Gyapong) / X (twitter.com) Lab page: Lab Members | The Whelan lab LinkedIn: (7) Francis Gyapong | LinkedIn My journey tackling […]
PhD: Agroecosystems in a Climate Crisis: Using Big Data to understand the Out of the Ordinary Location: Rothamsted Research University email: nnl23tjf@bangor.ac.uk Personal social media contact details: http://linkedin.com/in/annalisa-lanza-00b894205 My PhD is based at Rothamsted Research and will allow me to carry out crucial analysis into the outliers present within the North Wyke data. This data platform currently […]