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University of Reading
Making the world a better place for us all
The University of Reading has been at the forefront of improving people’s lives for more than a century. By joining the University of Reading, you’ll become part of a community that leads by example, striving together to create a world that is profoundly improved. Whether it’s through groundbreaking research or impactful community initiatives, we are driven to make a genuine difference in the world. Together, we can shape not only our individual futures, but also the collective future of our society and planet.
Join us and be a catalyst for change, making a meaningful contribution to building a better world for everyone.
A research-intensive University with a strong reputation
We’re ranked 172nd in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2025 and 98% of our research is of international standing [The latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, combining the University’s 4* (world leading), 3* (internationally excellent) and 2* (internationally recognised) submissions].
A range of funding opportunities
Each year we allocate up to 150 funding awards to students starting a PhD. Details of the various studentship and funding schemes can be viewed here, please note that the list of funding is added to throughout the year, so please check back regularly.
Supporting your success
We have a proven track-record in supporting doctoral researchers to successfully complete their studies, with 99% of those who submit their thesis being awarded a doctorate (University of Reading Doctoral Examination Outcomes 2018/19 to 2022/23. Figure rounded from 98.9%).
In a global study which assesses the satisfaction of international students, 94% of postgraduate respondents indicated that they were satisfied with the support provided by the University of Reading Doctoral and Researcher College (International Student Barometer, i-graduate 2022. This is the most recent year in which the University participated in this survey).
A broad range of subjects and flexible study opportunities
We support doctoral research across a wide range of subject areas in the Sciences, Life Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Business. We understand that many students have other commitments, so as well as full-time study, we also have part-time and by Distance (full-and part-time) flexible study options available in many areas.
Convenient location 40 miles west of London
Reading is very well connected by rail and road. The main train station is easily accessible from most places in the UK. The regular fast trains to London Paddington take just 23 minutes, while the addition of the new Elizabeth Line means that travel from Reading to central London is equally simple. Heathrow Airport is easy to reach by rail or road in less than an hour and Gatwick Airport in under two.
The University of Reading's award-winning main campus, set in 130 hectares of beautiful parkland, offers a vibrant hub for students but also a range of scenic spaces to unwind in and enjoy.
Why choose us?
We are proud to be a research-intensive university. We work with governments, international agencies, businesses, and charities striving to tackle some of the biggest problems facing the world today, such as climate change, heart disease and international conflict. Join us and become part of a community that is committed to making a difference.
Academic Units
Project List:
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Francois Balloux)A Characterisation of the Biological Features of Phages through Large-Scale Analyses
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr T August)Advancing Volunteer-Led Biodiversity Monitoring with Generative AI and Data Science
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Muhammad Shahzad)AI4Plants: Unlocking Plant Biodiversity Insights with AI and Computer Vision
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr N Pettorelli)Building a Framework to Aid the Identification and Management of Key Ecosystems for UK Seabirds
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof T Oliver)Communicating Biodiversity Change through LLMs: Can AI Turn ‘Hard’ Data ‘Soft’ to Motivate Pro-Environmental Behaviour?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Marcus Rowcliffe)Computer Vision Depth Models of Wildlife Imagery for Conservation Monitoring
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Wei)Deep Learning in Remotely Sensed Image Understanding for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr R Freeman)Expanding Biodiversity Change Horizons with Predictive Models and Large Language Models
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Jon Bridle)How Does Ecological Persistence Depend on Rapid Evolutionary Responses? Using Deep Learning to Understand How Genomic Variation Determines Climate Eesponses in UK Butterflies.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr G Barrett)Leveraging AI and Machine Learning to Investigate Shy Shark (Haploblepharus spp.) Abundance in Kelp Forests
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Vicky Boult)Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Real-Time Early-Warnings of Human-Wildlife Conflict
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Gweon)Leveraging Machine Learning and Shotgun Metagenomics to Address Antibiotic Resistance in Environmental Microbiomes
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Alan Guedes)MM-BioGraph: Multimodal Data Analysis for Link Prediction in Biodiversity Graphs
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Alexandre Antonelli)Next-Generation Biodiversity Assessments through Remote Sensing and Deep Learning
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Benjamin Kellenberger)Protecting Wildlife in Sub-Saharan African with Imaging Drones and Human-in-the-Loop AI Systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Daniel Maynard)Quantify Global Patterns and Drivers of Forest Resilience using Graph Neural Networks
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Senapathi)Quantifying Species Distributions and Changes in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot using Museum Specimens and AI
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Xiang Li)ReefNet: Expert-informed Benchmarks and Machine Learning Systems for Coral Reef 2D /3D Visual Understanding
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof A Goswami)Retrodeformation and Phenomic Data Capture from Fossils to Reconstruct Response to Past Mass Extinction and Global Climate Change
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Steven Gray)River Rhythm: A Sonic Approach to Monitoring Real-Time River Health
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr BJ Pickles)Sounds of the Forest: Examining Patterns in Woodland Biodiversity using AI and Machine Learning
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Vasco Fachada)Spore It Out: Giving Fungal Spores a Voice
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Martin Mokros)Tree Species Diversity Mapping through Proximal Sensing and Multi-view Convolutional Neural Networks
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Nicky Nicolson)Turn the Page: New Methods to Mobilise Data for Monographers
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Kiran Dhanjal-Adams)Using Neural Networks to Improve our Understanding of Species Distributions
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(PhD Supervisor: Assoc Prof Amir Patel)WildFusion: Sustainable Wildlife Health Monitoring through Multi-Sensor Fusion
Research Profiles:
Project List:
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Andrew Charlton-Perez)CR2025_01: Understanding the risk of extreme U.S. winter weather
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Miguel Lurgi)CR2025_02: Network approaches to rewilding Britain’s ecosystems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr T Stein)CR2025_03: Improving precipitation forecasts using airborne and EarthCARE satellite observations
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Chris Scott)CR2025_04: Understanding the mechanisms linking the solar wind and terrestrial lightning
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Suzanne Gray)CR2025_05: Realising the benefits of next generation sub-km ensemble weather forecasts
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr André Palóczy)CR2025_06: Cross-shelf transport processes in a changing climate
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof D C Eastwood)CR2025_07: Secondary metabolic gene evolution in the industrially important fungi
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Ken Norris)CR2025_08: AI in the Museum – quantifying over a century of change in the geographical ranges of the birds of Madagascar
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof D Feltham)CR2025_09: What is causing Southern Ocean sea ice loss?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Paul Albert)CR2025_10: New insights into the timing and scale of past Mediterranean volcanism and climate change from Lake Ohrid (Macedonia/Albania).
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Susheel Bhanu Busi)CR2025_11: Digging Deeper: Unravelling the Impact of Wastewater Treatment Plants on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof David Brayshaw)CR2025_12: How will extreme weather affect the energy sector in Europe under climate change?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Westbrook)CR2025_13: Understanding km and sub-km scale model forecasts of orographically enhanced stratiform precipitation in the UK.
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof H. K Karunarathna)CR2025_14: Hydro-Ecological-Sediment feedbacks for improving coastal wetland Restoration (HES-Res)
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr BJ Pickles)CR2025_15: Temporal and spatial impacts of conservation actions on British reptiles and amphibians
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof J Bullock)CR2025_16: Does wilder grazing enhance ecosystem processes?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jonathan Dale)CR2025_17: Designing Intertidal Channels (DITCH): detecting pre-reclamation drainage channels for improved design of saltmarsh restoration schemes
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Malcolm Nicoll)CR2025_18: Migration strategies and activity in a wide-ranging tropical seabird
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Gripenberg)CR2025_19: Seed predation by insects and its implications for tropical plant diversity
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr James Weber)CR2025_20: Seaweed cultivation for climate change mitigation: what would the net effect on atmospheric composition and climate be?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Francesca Mancini)CR2025_21: Developing metrics of change for pollinating insects in the UK
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Ben Harvey)CR2025_22: The role of the North Atlantic jet stream and cut-off low cyclones in the changing nature of summertime European flood risk
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Konstans Wells)CR2025_23: Spatially informed biodiversity restoration strategies to benefit multiple species
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Andrew Bladon)CR2025_24: Keeping pace with climate change: facilitating species dispersal through productive landscapes.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Charlie Outhwaite)CR2025_25: How can AI-based insect monitoring technologies enhance large-scale insect monitoring?
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Simon Potts)CR2025_26: Impacts of light pollution, and other drivers, on UK moth communities and associated plant pollination
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Kieran Hunt)CR2025_27: Using AI-based weather forecast models to improve representation of tropical cyclones in climate simulations
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof B Kulessa)CR2025_28: Ice sheets and glaciers in a warming climate: measuring and modelling surface melt lakes
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr TL Quaife)CR2025_29: Remote Sensing of Solar Induced Fluorescence in Forests
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Urbanek)CR2025_30: Crushed basalt addition to soil to enhance carbon sequestration: implications for soil physical and hydrological functioning
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Katie Preece)CR2025_31: Eruption triggers and timescales at ‘hyperactive’ subduction zone volcanoes
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr R Tailleux)CR2025_32: Resolving the ocean energetics conundrum: does buoyancy forcing drive the ocean circulation?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Black)CR2025_33: The cat’s whiskers: novel isoscape techniques using vibrissae from wild cats to track climate change impacts
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Amelia Hood)CR2025_34: Agroforestry solutions: harnessing trees for climate resilience and food security
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Tibbett)CR2025_35: Unravelling how mycorrhizal and decomposer fungi in forest soils effect wood and litter decomposition and may mitigate climate change
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Maria Shahgedanova)CR2025_36: Quantifying Contributions of Mountain Cryosphere Components to Groundwater Recharge Using Isotopic Analysis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr N Esteban)CR2025_37: Assessing production, residence and nursery values for finfish in saltmarsh habitats in South Wales to inform management strategies for conservation and restoration
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof D Roy)CR2025_38: Shining a light on short-term response of insects and their predators to climate extremes: harnessing the potential of automated AI camera and audio systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Eva Sonnenschein)CR2025_39: Defining the cascading effects of global warming – from the microbial loop to marine food webs (MicroHeat)
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Jungblut)CR2025_40: Life in mines: exploring and harnessing the hidden microbiology of mine tailings, a journey of discovery and restoration
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Iain Darbyshire)CR2025_41: The diversity and evolutionary history of the shrimp plants (Acanthaceae: Justiciinae) in the palaeotropics.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Nachiketa Chakraborty)CR2025_42: The Cause-mic Universe: Tracing Links between Solar Flare Variability (Quasi-Periodic Pulsations) and Earth’s Ionosphere with Causality
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Laura Wilcox)CR2025_43: Predicting the surprises: Extreme events in Northern Europe
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Roy)CR2025_44: Cod in crisis in the Celtic Sea: Predicting the Cod distribution using Satellite Ocean Colour and Machine Learning
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof J Brodie)CR2025_45: Biodiversity, biogeography and ecology of red calcified coralline algae of Britain
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Aisling Devine)CR2025_46: Assessing extinction risk for the African Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) under climate change and habitat degradation.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E J Shaw)CR2025_47: Nutrient Impacts and Microbiochemical Controls on Carbon Storage in Forest Soils
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Culham)CR2025_48: The mystery of widespread endemics: why do some species spread while others don’t?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Cai Ladd)CR2025_49: EMBRACE - Examination of Mangrove Biodiversity, Resilience, and Adaptation for Climate and Ecosystems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Griffin)CR2025_50: Marine Forests in Flux: The Impact of Climate Change on Seaweed Carbon Sequestration
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr F Mayle)CR2025_51: Human-environment relationships in the Bolivian Amazon since the middle Holocene
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Ryan Patmore)CR2025_52: Modelling the Oceanic Cavities of the Antarctic Ice Sheet
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Gweon)CR2025_53: Pathogen on the Rise: Investigating Crayfish Plague (Aphanomyces astaci) Dynamics and Climate Change Impacts on Crayfish in UK Freshwaters
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof J Methven)CR2025_54: Influence of Surface Roughness on Arctic Cyclones and Their Coupled Interaction with the Climate State in Summer
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Rosie Woodroffe)CR2025_55: Using biologging to prioritise conservation actions for an endangered African carnivore
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Christopher Laumer)CR2025_56: Molecular ecology of seagrass associated meiofauna, in healthy, declining, and restored meadows
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Andrew Turner)CR2025_57: Simulating monsoon systems at the kilometre scale
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr O Martinez-Alvarado)CR2025_58: Windstorms in a changing climate
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Clare Duncan)CR2025_61: Quantifying trends in global wetland-associated biodiversity loss
Project List:
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Miguel Lurgi)CR2025_02: Network approaches to rewilding Britain’s ecosystems
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof D C Eastwood)CR2025_07: Secondary metabolic gene evolution in the industrially important fungi
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Paul Albert)CR2025_10: New insights into the timing and scale of past Mediterranean volcanism and climate change from Lake Ohrid (Macedonia/Albania).
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof H. K Karunarathna)CR2025_14: Hydro-Ecological-Sediment feedbacks for improving coastal wetland Restoration (HES-Res)
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof J Bullock)CR2025_16: Does wilder grazing enhance ecosystem processes?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Konstans Wells)CR2025_23: Spatially informed biodiversity restoration strategies to benefit multiple species
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof B Kulessa)CR2025_28: Ice sheets and glaciers in a warming climate: measuring and modelling surface melt lakes
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Urbanek)CR2025_30: Crushed basalt addition to soil to enhance carbon sequestration: implications for soil physical and hydrological functioning
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Katie Preece)CR2025_31: Eruption triggers and timescales at ‘hyperactive’ subduction zone volcanoes
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr N Esteban)CR2025_37: Assessing production, residence and nursery values for finfish in saltmarsh habitats in South Wales to inform management strategies for conservation and restoration
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Eva Sonnenschein)CR2025_39: Defining the cascading effects of global warming – from the microbial loop to marine food webs (MicroHeat)
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Aisling Devine)CR2025_46: Assessing extinction risk for the African Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) under climate change and habitat degradation.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Cai Ladd)CR2025_49: EMBRACE - Examination of Mangrove Biodiversity, Resilience, and Adaptation for Climate and Ecosystems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Griffin)CR2025_50: Marine Forests in Flux: The Impact of Climate Change on Seaweed Carbon Sequestration
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Ryan Patmore)CR2025_52: Modelling the Oceanic Cavities of the Antarctic Ice Sheet
Project List:
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Ken Norris)CR2025_08: AI in the Museum – quantifying over a century of change in the geographical ranges of the birds of Madagascar
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Jungblut)CR2025_40: Life in mines: exploring and harnessing the hidden microbiology of mine tailings, a journey of discovery and restoration
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof J Brodie)CR2025_45: Biodiversity, biogeography and ecology of red calcified coralline algae of Britain
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Christopher Laumer)CR2025_56: Molecular ecology of seagrass associated meiofauna, in healthy, declining, and restored meadows
Project List:
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Malcolm Nicoll)CR2025_18: Migration strategies and activity in a wide-ranging tropical seabird
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Charlie Outhwaite)CR2025_25: How can AI-based insect monitoring technologies enhance large-scale insect monitoring?
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Rosie Woodroffe)CR2025_55: Using biologging to prioritise conservation actions for an endangered African carnivore
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Clare Duncan)CR2025_61: Quantifying trends in global wetland-associated biodiversity loss
Project List:
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Iain Darbyshire)CR2025_41: The diversity and evolutionary history of the shrimp plants (Acanthaceae: Justiciinae) in the palaeotropics.
Project List:
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Delivopoulos)3D printing spinal cords
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Y Hayashi)A chemical engine to produce mechanical force: towards a physio-chemical model of heart cells
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof S Nasuto)Animats - neural culture-controlled robots for closed-loop neuroscience
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Hadjiloucas)Assessment of phototherapy with model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof W Harwin)Biomechanics and wearable sensors
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof W Holderbaum)Delivering Sustainable Energy Solutions to Ports
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Delivopoulos)Deriving functional neurons from hIPSCs
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof F Hwang)Designing Technology for Personalised Nutrition
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Y Hayashi)Development of a collaborative robot – human-robot collaboration
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Y Zheng)Effect of dietary vitamin B supplementation on brain synaptic activity
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Y Hayashi)Embodiment of Robotic tail - Can we walk like a T-Rex?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Hadjiloucas)Fractional order modelling of neurons
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof W Holderbaum)Generative AI in Energy Forecasting
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof S Nasuto)Machine learning for affective manipulation in music brain computer interfaces
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof W Holderbaum)Machine learning to predict blood function – towards better haematology analysis
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof S Sherratt)Next generation wearable healthcare sensors
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Y Hayashi)Understanding how electrical communication can regulate metabolic cycles in bacteria biofilms
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof W Holderbaum)Understanding the Electric Field in Electrical Stimulation for Biomedical Applications
Project List:
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Gweon)Bioinformatics analyses of microbial communities and their genetic contents to understand the transmission dynamics and selection of antimicrobial resistance
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Liam McGuffin)Bioinformatics studies of protein structures, functions and their interactions
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S R Clarke)Bowel cancer caused by bacteria
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof P R Dash)Cell biology and evolution of cancer metastasis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Connor Sharp)Discovering and characterising new protein antimicrobials
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Samuel Boateng)Examining the mechanisms that cause cardiovascular disease by studying the heart or adipose tissue
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Eva Kevei)Exploring the interplay between ageing, gut microbiome, and neurodegenerative diseases
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Eva Kevei)Exploring the Ubiquitin-Proteasome system’s Impact on Ageing and Disease: The Interplay of Genetics, Lifestyle, and Environment
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Nandini Vasudevan)How do hormones regulate memory?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Nandini Vasudevan)How do prenatal steroids elevate autism likelihood?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Sellayah)Impact of maternal obesity on offspring adipogenesis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr G Mulley)Investigating bacteria-bacteriophage diversity to develop phage libraries for treatment of bacterial infections
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Susanna Cogo)Investigating lysosomal (dys)function in ageing and neurodegeneration
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A B Bicknell)Investigating Neuropeptide Signalling From Synthesis to Survival
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr G Mulley)Investigating the mechanisms of antibacterial action of silver and copper ions and nanoparticles, and the emerging threat of metal-ion resistance
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof D S Leake)Low density lipoprotein oxidation and atherosclerosis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Eva Kevei)Microplastics and Nanoplastics as Emerging Risk Factors in Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Condition
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Aidan Taylor)Molybdopterin cofactor synthesis and regulation in Campylobacter jejuni: understanding essential enzymes of a food-borne pathogen
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof K Patel)Multi-organ signalling and diseases. How maintaining skeletal muscle mass impacts the development of liver diseases
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Pollitt)Platelet-cell interactions: Platelets beyond thrombosis and haemostasis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr CI Jones)Platelets in health, ageing and disease: new diagnostics and treatments
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof K A Watson)Protein engineering enzymes for Industry
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M J Fry)Systems level analysis of platelet signalling
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof J M Gibbins)The regulation of platelet function - towards new strategies to prevent thrombosis
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof P R Dash)Understanding the cardiotoxic effects of anti-cancer therapies; a multidisciplinary approach
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Craig Hughes)Understanding the molecular mechanisms of thrombosis and haemostasis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Gweon)Understanding the role of rodent niche in dissemination of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A B Bicknell)Unravelling the Intricacies of Stress Hormone Regulation
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Gweon)Unravelling the mysteries of morphological heterogeneity in bacteria
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Craig Hughes)Using CRISPR in iPS cells to modify platelet function
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Nandini Vasudevan)What is the relevance of hormones made in the brain?
The PhD Computer Science programme provides the opportunity to investigate and contribute with innovative solutions to state-of-the-art technologies, research and challenges in Computer Science. The Department of Computer Science is part of the larger School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences, which includes our world leading Department of Meteorology and several national research centres. We have an active community of about 40 PhD students.
We offer flexible modes of study designed to fit with your needs. Our PhD is available for study on a full-time basis over 3-4 years and part-time over 4-6 years. Both full-time and part-time variants are available for study in Reading or working away.
Our programme includes research topics such as advanced computing and programming paradigms (Parallel and Distributed Computing, Cloud and mobile computing), computational intelligence, machine learning, data mining, predictive analytics, big data and computer vision.
Project List:
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Lester)Automated Verification of WebAssembly Programs
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr T.R. Jones)Developing computing architectures for improving the simulation of fog
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Lester)Functional Programs as Spreadsheets
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof X Hong)Multi-view approaches for content-based image clustering
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof X Hong)Scalable continuous Machine Learning for non-Stationary Systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Xiaomin Chen)Security and Privacy Enhancing Technologies for Trustworthy Large Language Models
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof X Hong)Unsupervised, explainable image segmentation/classification using Hyperspectral data
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Xiaomin Chen)Zero-Trust Security in 6G Networks
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Meade)Accelerating molecular phylogenetic inference using high performance computing.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P J Baker)Ecology and behaviour of urban wildlife
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof J A Hawkins)Evolutionary Perspectives on Medicinal Plant Use
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M A Perotti)Forensic acarology: the importance of mites in forensic investigations
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Manabu Sakamoto)How did species originate, evolve and go extinct across the vertebrate tree of life?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr BJ Pickles)Interactions between introduced tree species and native mycorrhizal fungi in the UK
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr L J Johnson)Multilevel selection on transposition rates in cancer
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Gripenberg)Plant-insect interactions in a changing world
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M A Perotti)Trace evidence: Locard’s exchange principle using invertebrates
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Gonzalez-Suarez)Understanding extinction risk in the Anthropocene
Project List:
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Shixuan Wang)Functional Data Analysis in Finance
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Diya Abraham)Investigating the mechanisms underlying trust and reciprocity in economic interactions
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Christos Mavrodimitrakis)Strategic Macroeconomic Policy Interactions and the Optimal Design of Institutions
In the heart of the campus sits the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Reading. It is the largest University department of its kind in the UK, combining state of the art teaching facilities, clinical nutrition unit, labs and the largest pilot processing plant in the UK. The department is internationally recognised for the quality of its research and enjoys a high public profile both domestically and internationally. The success of the department is truly down to the many students, academics and industry experts that make up the department's extended family.
Our postdoctoral scientists and research students are also actively involved in giving papers. On average 100 research papers and articles are published each year and academic staff edit over 20 food research journals. Recently 10 prizes from outside bodies, including the Royal Society of Chemistry medal for Food Chemistry, were awarded to staff and students in recognition of their outstanding work. On 3 occasions in the last 6 years, the Nutrition Society's annual Silver Medal (its highest honour) has been awarded to one of our staff.
At Reading, research themes often cut across different departments and faculties within the University. The Department co-leads Food Chain and Health, which was instigated in 2005, and also provides leadership for the Centre for Food Security, the Centre for Integrated Neurosciences and Neurodynamics and the Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research. A number of areas have further specific relevance for researchers in the Department (and those wishing to join us), including:
Dairy, meat products and health,
Plant derived bioactive agents,
Manufacturing food products for health,
The gut as a functional ecosystem,
Diet, genes and health.
Project List:
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof P Yaqoob)Extracellular vesicles in health and disease
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Maria Oruna-Concha)Integrative approach to valorise vegetable waste
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Charalampopoulos)Microbial cell protein production and food applications
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof L Methven)Modulation of fortified foods for older adults
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof R Rastall)Prebiotics and synbiotics for human health - converting biomass into functional food ingredients
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof R A Frazier)Structure-function relationships governing polyphenol bioactivity with respect to plasma membranes
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Mills)Using campus catering to improve the health and well-being of university students
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr V Karani)Using nutrigenetic, nutrigenomic and machine learning approaches to investigate the risk of cardiometabolic disease-related traits in ethnically diverse populations.
Research Profiles:
The PhD Programme in Atmospheres, Oceans and Climate is run by the Department of Meteorology in Reading. The Department is one of the largest and most renowned university departments of meteorology in the world. In addition to receiving the highest national grades for our unique and comprehensive range of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes, we are also recognised both nationally (having received the highest possible rating in all UK Research Assessment Exercises) and internationally for the excellent quality of our research. With more than 60 academic teaching staff, 200 postdoctoral research scientists and 70 PhD research students we are able to pursue exciting research in many areas of atmospheric, oceanic and climate science.
The Department of Meteorology is part of the Natural Environment Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership
called SCENARIO ( Science of the Environment: Natural and Anthropogenic pRocesses, Impacts and Opportunities)
Project List:
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof P Williams)How is climate change affecting atmospheric turbulence?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Kieran Hunt)The role of air-sea interactions in Indian monsoon depressions
Postgraduate research students are at the heart of what we do: we are passionate about both teaching and research. We are keen to recruit new PhD students who share our desire to learn more about the world around us through rigorous and sustained inquiry. Our own expertise spans many aspects of Political Theory, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Strategic Studies.
Reading is proud to be a member of the ESRC South-East Doctoral Training Centre. This is a network of universities - it also includes Kent, Royal Holloway, and Surrey - giving further opportunities to exchange insights. All our postgraduate research students are able to attend specialist training courses at the other DTC universities where appropriate. The first annual DTC Politics Postgraduate Conference was orgnized by our students and held at Reading in March 2012.
Our very best applicants have a good chance to obtain studentships, from the ESRC, the University, or other sources. If you are interested in one of these scholarships, we strongly encourage you to apply early.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Miriam Sorace)Comparative European Political Behaviour, Campaigning and Elections
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jonathan Golub)Decisionmaking in the European Union
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Vladimir Rauta)Delegation in Complex Conflicts
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Harmonie Toros)Disappearing security threats: Understanding the silent end to the "War on Terror".
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Miriam Sorace)DIVIDED: Inequality and Polarization Prevention
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Katharina Lawall )Dividing lines: drivers and solutions to polarisation in democracy
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Adam Humphreys)Exploring Causal Complexity in International Relations
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Victor Araújo Araújo )Local-level governance and environmental protection in Brazil
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Matthias Krönke)Political Parties in Africa
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Kerry Goettlich)Territorial Integrity, 1815-Present: A Conceptual History
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Alice Baderin)The Ethics of Communicating Scientific Risk
FoodBioSystems Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) brings together six university partners: University of Reading, Cranfield University, University of Surrey, Queen’s University Belfast, Aberystwyth University and Brunel University London, and a multidisciplinary community consisting of over 60 external organisations. The goal of this partnership is to tackle challenges in the food system and develop a world-class, highly skilled workforce that the UK agri-food sector needs in order to achieve a sustainable future.
Our vision is to develop the next generation of bioscientists with in-depth knowledge and technical expertise of food systems and biological processes across the Agri-Food system from pre-farm to post-fork. They will become the urgently needed experts - able to transform the food value chain and address challenges of sustainability, efficacy, authenticity and safety in food production systems whilst delivering better nutrition and concomitant health benefits for society.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr R McCarthy)PhD Project at Brunel University, London: Engineering Bacteria for Enhanced Degradation of Food-Associated Plastic Waste
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E J Shaw)PhD project at University of Reading: Beyond nitrogen and the nodule: How rhizobial trait diversity enhances crops, soil and environmental health
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof J Doonan)Project at Aberystwyth University: AI-mazing Agriculture: Mitigating Seasonality Effects in UK Controlled Environments
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Edwards)Project at Aberystwyth University: Awakening the dormant soil microbiome
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Wilcockson)Project at Aberystwyth University: Chronobiological changes in behaviour, development and immunity of salmon lice larvae (ChronoLice)
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Andrew Lloyd)Project at Aberystwyth University: Decoding Heat Tolerance At Flowering: Using Multi-omics Approaches to Unlock Crop Resilience
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Dave Whitworth)Project at Aberystwyth University: Genome editing enhanced myxobacterial predators for biological control of diverse crop pathogens
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr R Morphew)Project at Aberystwyth University: Protein-protein interactions for control of the ruminant parasite the liver fluke
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Adams)Project at Aberystwyth University: SALTernatives from seaweed: salt reduction in foods through seaweed extracts
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Amanda Gibson)Project at Aberystwyth University: Unravelling Bovine Tuberculosis: Novel Biomarker Discovery and Host-Pathogen Interaction Insights through Transcriptomic Analysis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Gera Troisi)Project at Brunel University of London: Antimicrobial Resistant Genes (ARG) & Pollutants – from Seabed to Seafood Platter
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Ruben Sakrabani)Project at Cranfield University: Evaluating suitability of graphitic carbon from methane cracking to improve soil nutrient retention for crop uptake
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Anastasiadi)Project at Cranfield University: From hive to home: A holistic approach to honey authentication
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof G Kirk)Project at Cranfield University: Greenhouse gas removal using plants and soil: enhanced rock weathering on land
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Alexey Larionov)Project at Cranfield University: Multi-omics analysis of nitrogen metabolism by the soil microbial community
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Z Kevei)Project at Cranfield University: Novel breeding strategies for elite raspberry cultivar selection
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Williams)Project at Queen's University Belfast: Biochar Interventions to Improve Soil Health Under Oil Palm : Ensuring Agronomic and Environmental Sustainability of the Fastest Expanding Equatorial Crop
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr K Theodoridou)Project at Queen's University Belfast: Climate-Friendly Beef: Long-Term Assessment of Methane Inhibitors
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Linda Oyama)Project at Queen's University Belfast: Exploring the North Ronaldsay Sheep Microbiome: Unlocking Enzymes for Sustainable Agriculture and Biotechnology
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Rachel Wheatley)Project at Queen's University Belfast: Mapping the farm-scape of antibiotic resistance: metagenomes, antibiotic resistance genes, and mobile genetic elements
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr David Wright)Project at Queen's University Belfast: Rethinking Animal Farming for Healthy Diets and a Healthy Planet
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P McVeigh)Project at Queen's University Belfast: Validating circulating biomarkers for liver fluke diagnostics
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Connor Bamford)Project at Queen's University Belfast: VIROWORM: Characterising the Interplay between Parasitic Nematodes, Viruses and their Hosts
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Leonidas Rampelos)Project at University of Lincoln: Revealing the potential of Organo-Mineral Fertilisers to enhance crop productivity, as well as improve soil health and sustainability.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Parsons)Project at University of Lincoln: Using AI to manage multi-species grassland for livestock farming
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof G J Stephens)Project at University of Reading: A receptor-ligand module with practical applications to improve food production
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Stergiadis)Project at University of Reading: AI-based discovery of methane mitigation additives for ruminants
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof S Harrison)Project at University of Reading: Application of an optimality-based crop model to predict future cereal yields
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Restituto Tocmo)Project at University of Reading: Designing next-generation plant-dairy hybrid ingredients to support gut health and immunity
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Ezgi Ozen)Project at University of Reading: Exploring the sensory and appetite-regulating potential of edible insects in adults with obesity
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Lukac)Project at University of Reading: Novel transition pathways to regenerative agriculture
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Garratt)Project at University of Reading: Optimising above and belowground ecosystem services for sustainable crop production
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Anjan Dutta)Project at University of Surrey: AI Powered Multi-modal Approaches for Animal Behaviour Analysis and Welfare Monitoring using Unannotated Data
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Oluwole Oni)Project at University of Surrey: AI-Based Acoustic Monitoring in Turkey Poults for Productivity, Health and Welfare
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr R Elliott)Project at University of Surrey: Beyond bone health: How does vitamin D protect our DNA?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jai Mehat)Project at University of Surrey: Developing Phage Therapy to Combat Drug-Resistant Poultry Pathogens
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Prada)Project at University of Surrey: Future-proofing livestock health by quantifying the burden of disease and benefits of sustainable interventions
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Felipe-Sotelo)Project at University of Surrey: Translocation pathways of gadolinium from wastewater into the food chain: accumulation, distribution and speciation in crops
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Rainer Cramer)TB or not TB – developing the next generation technology for rapid bovine tuberculosis detection
Research Profiles:
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Julian Park)Assessing the Financial Implications of Integrating Food, Energy, and Biodiversity on UK Farms
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Tosi)Developmental and genotypic determinants of macro and micronutrient distribution across faba bean seed tissues
As a postgraduate research student in the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Reading, you will be part of a vibrant world-class research community. We are ranked in the top 100 in the world for Geography and Area Studies and Environmental Sciences (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017), with internationally renowned and award-winning academics.
In the most recent Research Excellence Framework assessment (REF 2014), we ranked 3rd in the UK for research power in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences.
Our strong research environment focuses on key issues in the UK and internationally, from the social and economic impact of developments in the UK, to studies of Brazilian rainforests, Caribbean towns and livelihoods in Africa. We work with business and industry, charities and non-governmental organisations, and link with other departments whose expertise provide a diverse and stimulating research environment.
79% of the research outputs as scored in the world-leading and internationally excellent categories. Our scores for research impact (51% at 4*) and research environment (60% at 4*) were well above the sector average. All impact case studies were ranked as world-leading or internationally excellent.
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Andrew Wade)Evaluating the effectiveness of mitigation measures to deliver water quality improvements in agricultural catchments in Ireland
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr R Evans)Geographies of care, migration and family relations,
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Nathan Salvidge)Geographies of youth, cities & precarious livelihoods.
The School of Biological Sciences at the University of Reading covers many aspects of modern biology. It has two divisions: Biomolecular Sciences and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. We comprise about 40 full-time academic staff with 100 other staff and about 180 research students. We are very well equipped and have excellent links with other University units and departments such as the Institute of Cardiac and Metabolic Research, the Centre for Advanced Microscopy and the Centre for Agri-Ecological Research.
Life for postgraduates is very varied in the School and there is a strong social scene. Postgraduates are well looked after and integrated into research teams; project-based training is complemented by a varied programme of additional skills training. All students have a supervisory committee who will advise on their research, with a primary supervisor responsible for their day to day training and planning. We are well used to non-standard programmes in which, for example, students work away from the University to gain access to particlular resources or environments: ask us! Over 95% of our full-time students complete their theses within 4 years and many students publish important papers during their time with us. Employment prospects in academic, government or industrial research have been excellent.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S R Clarke)Staphylococcus aureus colonisation and pathogenicity
PhD and MPhil degrees are currently being taken by over seventy students with nearly all being on PhD courses. We also have an MSc in chemical research. The combined research efforts of staff and students result in over a hundred research papers being published in most years.
Research in the Department of Chemistry involves many different topics and ranges from very fundamental studies, eg. in spectroscopy, kinetics and atmospheric chemistry, computational chemistry, polymers, solid state chemistry, organometallic chemistry, development of new synthetic reactions and reagents, to applied research, eg., the synthesis of new drugs or novel inorganic materials. There are many important research projects which extend beyond the normal confines of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry, for example in photochemistry, surface science, gas phase electron diffraction, X-ray crystallography or molecular modelling. A particular strength of the Chemistry Department is the close collaboration between members of staff having complementary expertise. As a result, the Department has developed as a close-knit, vibrant scientific community which provides an exciting and challenging environment for postgraduate students.
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof R K Cramer)Advancing Liquid Atmospheric Pressure (LAP) MALDI Mass Spectrometry
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Paz Vaqueiro)Green synthesis of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof W C Hayes)Healable Polymer Materials
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Paz Vaqueiro)Inspired by nature: sulfide minerals as sustainable and efficient thermoelectric materials
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Elliott)Nanostructured materials for energy applications and sensing.
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof A.V. Powell)New Materials for Solid-State Batteries
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr James Hallett)PhD in Physical Chemistry: Uncovering structure in the next generation of sustainable batteries
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Smith)Photochemical synthesis of new drug-like scaffolds
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof A.V. Powell)Theremoelectric Nanomaterials for Energy Recovery
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Chippindale)Unusual properties of New Inorganic Framework Materials
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Frances Hamilton)Gender and Citizenship
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Ruvi Ziegler)International Refugee Law
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Vicky Kapogianni)Island Nations Going Under: Submerged Statehood, Legal Protections Beyond Refugee Status.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Alexander Gilder)UN Peace Operation Futures
The School of Pharmacy at the University of Reading offers modern facilities for research in all disciplines related to Pharmacy. Our research divisions are organised by discipline (Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology and Pharmacy Practice) and undertake highly successful and inter-disciplinary research in five areas of strategic focus: identification of new drug targets, development of new drug molecules, therapeutic materials, translational drug development and patient risk management. Our research is funded via a variety of competitive sources including Research Councils, charities and industry.
Within these five areas, our specific areas of excellence include (i) new targets in neurodegenerative disorders, (ii) molecules to treat brain diseases and cancer, (iii)translational regenerative medicine, anti-epileptics and diagnostics, (iv) cutting edge materials for therapeutic applications and (v) ‘safer medicines, better practitioners’. Postgraduate and CPD taught courses are also available for pharmacists via CIPPET, our professional learning organisation and include medicines management and prescribing courses.
The School offers excellent, modern and well-maintained research facilities in addition to access to university-wide research platforms (e.g. fMRI and EEG facilities, Chemical Analysis Facility). Our pharmacology laboratories are located in the new, £17M Hopkins Biomedical Sciences building and are equipped with a variety of high quality equipment for cell culture, molecular biology (e.g. transcriptomics, proteomics, structural biology), electrophysiology and microscopy, including confocal and multi-photon systems. Our drug delivery research is housed in newly refurbished laboratories containing equipment for dosage form design with a laboratory tailored for examining delivery to human tissues. Our chemistry laboratories have also been recently refurbished and provide high quality facilities for synthetic chemistry. Analytical provision for our research is provided on-site in the form of the new, £3.5M Chemical Analysis Facility which includes diffractometers, NMR spectrometers, thermal analysis equipment, Raman and infrared spectroscopies and mass spectrometers. Central support for microscopic studies is provided via the Centre for Advanced Microscopy (e.g. atomic force microscopy and environmental scanning electron microscopy) in addition to in-house facilities available in pharmacology. Pharmacy Practice Research is located in the centre of the School of Pharmacy but also takes full advantage of formal links with nearby NHS organisations including the Berkshire Mental Health Trust, the Royal Berkshire Hospital and the Oxford John Radcliffe Royal Infirmary. Key features of our research are strong stakeholder engagement and enthusiasm for multi-disciplinary collaboration, either with other University of Reading schools (e.g. Biological Sciences, Psychology and Systems Engineering) or external partners (e.g. industry, NHS, academia).
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr K Shankland)Advanced crystal structure determination methods for pharmaceutical powders
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr L Lander)Biological role of neuropeptides and their receptors
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof V Khutoryanskiy)Developing novel formulations and materials for transmucosal drug delivery
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof V Khutoryanskiy)DEVELOPMENT OF LIVE INVERTEBRATE MODELS FOR TOXICOLOGICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL SCREENING OF BIOACTIVE MOLECULES, NANOMATERIALS AND DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Al-Obaidi)Development of lung in vitro model to assess antimicrobial activity
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof V Khutoryanskiy)Formulation of poorly-soluble drugs
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Alex Bye)Investigating Platelet and Megakaryocyte Signalling Using Advanced Microscopy Techniques
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Sakthivel Vaiyapuri)Investigation of the critical roles of platelets at the interface between thrombosis and inflammation in order to develop improved therapeutic strategies for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular/inflammatory diseases
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Dallas)Ion channel regulation in models of neurodegeneration
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Darius Widera)Mechanisms of Cancer Stem Cell Survival, Metastasis Formation and Immune Evasion in Cancer
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Graeme Cottrell)Molecular Mechanisms of Receptors in Inflammation and Pain
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr F Greco)Nanotechnologies for cancer: developing new polymer-drug conjugates for the treatment of a range of cancers
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Sakthivel Vaiyapuri)Novel strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of snakebites
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr R Lim)Resilient dementia medication management in the home
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Brazier)Understanding the biological role of the i-motif
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E McSorley)Active Vision: The fundamental role for eye movements in our experinece of visually stable world
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr I Cunnings)Bilingual Language Processing: Comparing First and Second Language Comprehension
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Vogt)Cognitive processes in self-control and emotion regulation
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Vishnu Nair )Critical, Decolonial and Neurodiversity Affirming Appproaches in Studying Communication and Disability
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Katherine Finlay)Developing a novel Health Psychology intervention to increase uptake of Awake Surgery
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Ahmed)Early and precise diagnosis in Alzheimer's disease spectrum disorders
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Field)Inhibition and excitation in the brain
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Peter Scarfe)Integrating information from vision and touch in virtual reality telepresence systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Christakou)Intertemporal Processes in Neurocognitive Development
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof C McCabe)Mood and Reward and Mental Health
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr F Liu)Music and language processing in autism and amusia
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr F Mollaei)Neural and behavioural correlates of speech production in Parkinson's disease
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Piril Hepsomali)Nutritional psychiatry and neuroscience across the lifespan
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr K Gray)Perception of social stimuli in neurotypical and neurodiverse populations
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Tan Wingenbach)Processing of facial expressions of emotion in autism
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Ho)Psychological intervention, cognitive training, functional rehabilitation and well-being in clinical populations with brain degeneration
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Umit Aydin)Studying neurodiversity in middle to late adulthood through neuroimaging
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Christos Pliatsikas)The effects of bi/multilingualism on brain structure and function
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Lamport)The relationship between nutrition, metabolism, cognitive function, mental health, and the gut-brain axis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Gloria Wong)The role of language use and self-concept in psychosocial interventions for people living with dementia
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Kate Harvey )The use of picture books to increase toddlers’ willingness to consume unfamiliar food.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Alba Fuertes)Climate change adaptation in construction organisations
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Ruth Dowsett)Cross-sectoral problem-solving in construction 4.0: bridging the gap between technology development and implementation
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Shahrestani)Decarbonisation of heating and cooling systems for net zero carbon future
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Shahrestani)Impacts of oversizing on the performance of energy and environmental systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Assoc Prof Florence Phua)Improving community engagement in renewable energy developments
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Amna Shibeika)Investigating Opportunities and Challenges of Crowdsourcing for Sustainable Energy Solutions in Conflict-Affected Areas
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Irem Dikmen)Managing the risk of social value gap in infrastructure projects
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Plaza)Moving beyond oil from below through creative practice and urban artivism for the transition to post-fossil fuels cities
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Mohareb)Net zero housing retrofits - assuring a sustainable low-carbon transition in the domestic sector
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Mohareb)Sustainable Integration of Low-Carbon Production and Consumption within the Food System
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Amna Shibeika)The Architecture of Future Healthcare Environments
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(PhD Supervisor: Assoc Prof Florence Phua)Understanding and managing cultural diversity on UK construction sites
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Oliver Froome-Lewis)Walking, Observing, Connecting, Belonging: Propositional Map Making in the City