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Methods Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of over 14,000 synthetic “forever chemicals” that persist in the environment and the human body, where they are linked to cancers, immune
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. There is also a conference budget of £2,000 and individual Training Budget of £1,000 for specialist training Project Aims and Methods Nature-based solutions, such as the reintroduction of large wood
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Methods Tropical forest soils are crucial to the global carbon cycle, yet increasing wildfire, land-use change, and climate warming may cause large carbon emissions. This PhD will investigate (1) how soil
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Methods Why are genetic variants that increase disease susceptibility maintained in populations, when natural selection should eliminate them? Understanding how and why genetic variation is maintained is a
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Methods At a time when many landscapes need repair and global demand for mined raw materials is escalating, this project investigates how to redevelop landscapes when mining finishes. The student will desk
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Methods The occurrence and severity of extreme climate events is changing globally and has marked impacts on agriculture and food security (Falloon et al. 2022), but we currently lack a robust understanding
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Methods Marine bivalves such as mussels and oysters are vital for UK coastal ecosystems and support multi-million-pound aquaculture industries. However, their survival and performance are increasingly
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Methods River migration (by bank erosion and avulsion) displaces thousands of vulnerable people annually, is likely to worsen significantly under climate change, and is challenging to predict. This project
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Methods Larger deep-water sharks, many of which are slow-growing and late to mature, have been heavily targeted by commercial fisheries, leading to significant population declines across much of their range
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. There is also a conference budget of £2,000 and individual Training Budget of £1,000 for specialist training Project Aims and Methods Megafires are emerging as a dominant disturbance in high-latitude