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Enlightened fisheries engineering: the use of light to enhance fish passage in culverts
Supervisory Team. Prof Paul Kemp, Dr Andrew Vowles. Project description. Globally, freshwater fish have economic, ecological and cultural value. Read more
Fish pass installation and weir removal effects on river ecosystems
River fragmentation due to the regulation of flows for water supply, navigation and energy is a major stressor impacting river ecosystems worldwide (Grill et al., 2019). Read more
Biological Sciences: Fully Funded PhD Scholarship: Novel machine-vision and deep-learning applications to assess the welfare of cleaner fish in the salmon industry
Funding providers. VisiFish Ltd. and Swansea University's Faculty of Science and Engineering. Subject areas. Behavioural Ecology, Aquaculture, Machine Learning, Fish Conservation. Read more
EASTBIO: Physiological and molecular interplay between stress and immune responses in Atlantic salmon
Supervisors: . Dr Jason W Holland. - School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen - j.holland@abdn.ac.uk. Dr Sean Monaghan. Read more
Structural and biological characterisation of virulence factor in Gram-negative pathogens affecting aquaculture
Gram-negative pathogens are responsible for major disease problems in humans and animals, and a better understanding of the mechanisms for how these bacteria cause infections is key to identifying more effective ways to prevent and treat outbreaks. Read more
Building functional understanding of the diversity and roles of leukocytes and other immune cells in Atlantic salmon
Disease remains a key constraint to the sustainability of Atlantic salmon aquaculture in the UK and globally. Read more
Ecosystem functioning: a Southern and Northern Hemisphere freshwater comparison
Project Background. Freshwater ecosystems provide key ecosystem services but are among the most threatened globally due to pollution, eutrophication, overexploitation, land-use change and invasive species (Dudgeon et al. Read more
Advancing the sustainability of cities – Understanding the impacts of urban light pollution on freshwater ecosystems
Supervisory Team. Dr. Andrew Vowles and Prof. Paul Kemp. Project description. The world has undergone wide-scale urbanisation in recent decades, and the percentage of people living in cities is predicted to grow from 30% in 1950 to 68% by 2050. Read more
Regenerating chalk stream environments: Monitoring the effectiveness of the River Anton Restoration Study
Supervisory Team. Paul Kemp and Andrew Vowles. Project description. Climate change and biodiversity loss are two of the greatest global challenges faced by humanity. Read more
Hydrodynamics of Billfish Skin Surface Roughness
The aim of this project is to investigate the hydrodynamics of surface roughness patterns which are modelled on the skin of billfish (e.g. Read more
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Energy, Technology, Behaviour, Culture and Regulation; The complex problems and transition engineering solutions for the future of local, sustainable fishing
Research Group:
Institute of Life and Earth Sciences
Picture an idyllic fishing village in the British Isles. City dwellers flock to these places for respite and to soak up the quaint historical scenery and great fresh seafood. Read more
Fin, heart and muscle regeneration in zebrafish
The zebrafish research group of Prof. Anna Jazwinska at the Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland. is looking for a motivated PhD student with an interest in. Read more
Climate change, marine fisheries and conservation in West Greenland
We are looking for a candidate with an interest in climate change and polar marine ecosystem issues, and strong numerical and computer coding skills. Read more
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Cross-national genomic surveillance of viral pathogens to support disease control in Atlantic salmon aquaculture
Background. The global aquaculture sector is expanding rapidly to meet the nutritional demands of a growing human population. Read more