Project details. Neighbourhood environmental problems, such as dog fouling and road repairs, are key issues for citizens and a core part of the business of local authorities.
This doctoral research project provides an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to work closely with one of the leading organisations specialising in supporting homeless people – Shelter Scotland – in producing new research knowledge and evidence to support practice.
Prof K Park, Prof J Bullock, Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, Dr K Watts
Application Deadline:
18 January 2019
Overview. The concept of ecological networks, and their focus on landscape-scale conservation, has been promoted globally as a key approach to biodiversity conservation in fragmented landscapes.
Over the last century much of the tropical forest biome has been converted from continuous tracts of undisturbed forest to complex human-modified landscapes composed of degraded primary forest fragments, secondary forest, pasture and agricultural land [1,2].
Dr J Subke, Dr M Garnett, Dr M Perks, Prof D Johnson
Application Deadline:
18 January 2019
Background. The Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2018) recently outlined the clear case for reducing net CO2 emissions globally.
Dr P Hunter, Dr E Spyrakos, Prof A N Tyler, Dr S Maberly
Application Deadline:
18 January 2019
Lakes (and reservoirs) are now recognised to play an important role in regional and global carbon cycling through the production and consumption of carbon gases and the transport, transformation and storage of organic carbon (Battin et al.
Dr R Quilliam, Dr L Carvalho, Prof N J Willby, Dr D Oliver
Application Deadline:
17 January 2019
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to carry out PhD research in the field of environmental pollution, water quality, ecological engineering and bioremediation.
Prof A N Tyler, Dr E Spyrakos, Prof M Scott, Dr G Umgiesser
Application Deadline:
18 January 2019
This studentship provides exploits world leading expertise in Earth Observation of optially complex waters with hydrodynamic modelling and complex big data analysis.
Dr E Spyrakos, Prof A N Tyler, Dr M Bowes, Dr G Old
Application Deadline:
18 January 2019
This studentship provides an exceptional opportunity for an applicant to join a team with internationally recognised expertise in (optical) aquatic biogeochemistry and Earth observation.
