Lead Supervisor: Dr Soon Gweon , School of Biological Science, University of Reading h.s.gweon@reading.ac.uk Co Supervisors: Dr Matthew Davies , industry supervisor, Killgerm Chemicals Ltd; Dr Sheila MacIntyre , University…Read More >
Applied ecology and biodiversity
Microbially induced calcite precipitation in caves: Implications on speleogenesis, climate reconstruction and climate change mitigation
Lead Supervisor: Renee B. Y. Lee, University of Reading, School of Biological Sciences Email: r.b.y.lee@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Christopher Day, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford; Fabio Nudelman, School of Chemistry,…Read More >
Using environmental DNA (eDNA) to investigate the role of habitat upon the transmission of pollinator disease
Lead Supervisor: Dr Lindsay Kate Newbold, UK CEH, Molecular Ecology, Wallingford Email: lise@ceh.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Dr Soon Gweon, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading; Dr Ben Woodcock, UK CEH; Prof Richard…Read More >
Does pollinator diversity moderate ecosystem function in agroforestry systems?
Lead Supervisor: Robbie D. Girling, University of Reading, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development Email: r.girling@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Tom Breeze, University of Reading, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development; Alexa Varah,…Read More >
Developing a next-generation global biodiversity indicator to provide improved estimates of trends in wildlife abundance
Lead Supervisor: Robin Freeman, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London Email: robin.freeman@ioz.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Manuela González-Suárez, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences; Louise McRae, Institute of Zoology, Mike…Read More >
Monitoring extremes in aquatic systems with Earth Observation and Artificial Intelligence
Lead Supervisor: Dr R. Iestyn Woolway, University of Reading, Department of Meteorology; Email: iestyn.woolway@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Dr Belén Martí-Cardona, University of Surrey; Dr Clément Albergel, European Space Agency Climate Office; Prof…Read More >
A holistic framework for assessing co-benefits of street-scale green infrastructure interventions
Lead Supervisor: Professor Prashant Kumar, University of Surrey, Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE); Email: P.Kumar@surrey.ac.uk Co-supervisor: Professor Laurence Jones, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), Environment Centre…Read More >