Sedimentation and invasive species in rivers: Investigation and trialling of mitigation options relevant to invasive non-native species related sediment inputs to rivers Theme(s): Sedimentology, geomorphology and basin analysis Primary Supervisor: Dr Megan Klaar <m.j.klaar@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
Remote sensing of recent changes in northern peatlands Theme(s): Climate, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Hydrology Primary Supervisor: Paul Morris <p.j.morris@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
Learning to communicate: How do pheromones work in social and solitary bees and how did they evolve? Theme(s): Evolution, palaeontology and biotic change, Physiology, development and ecological genetics, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Dr Elizabeth Duncan <e.j.duncan@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Biology)
Integrating climate and species modelling to predict movements of migratory and nomadic birds in sub-Saharan Africa Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Climate Primary Supervisor: Martin Dallimer <m.dallimer@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: Sustainability Research Institute (School of Earth and Environment)
How and why is deformation localised in continental crust? Theme(s): Tectonics, volcanology and solid Earth geophysics Primary Supervisor: Sandra Piazolo <s.piazolo@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: Unversity of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment, Institute of Geophysics and Tectonics)
Proglacial landscape evolution across the Antarctic Peninsula with Holocene climate change Theme(s): Glacial/Cryosphere, Sedimentology, geomorphology and basin analysis Primary Supervisor: Dr Jonathan Carrivick <j.l.carrivick@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
Impact of micro-karstic flow on Chalk aquifer function and water quality Theme(s): Applied geoscience Primary Supervisor: Dr Jared West <l.j.west@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Understanding the impact of trace level sulphur dioxide on air pollution and climate Theme(s): Air Quality, Climate Primary Supervisor: Dr Pete Edwards Institution: University of York, Chemistry
How ‘orogenic’ is orogenic gold? Field-based study of the Scottish Grampian Theme(s): Applied geoscience, Chemistry of the Earth, Earth Processes, Tectonics, volcanology and solid Earth geophysics Primary Supervisor: Dr Taija Torvela <t.m.torvela@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (Institute of Applied Geosciences, School of Earth and Environment)
