Studentships

Biogeomorphic evolution of vegetated coasts: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and satellite measurements

Heriot-Watt University Prof. Qingping Zou IAP2-20-075

Understanding coral bleaching using multi-proxy bleaching reconstruction

University of Glasgow Dr Nick Kamenos IAP2-20-025

How does urban bluespace diversity affect soundscapes, and wellbeing?

Heriot-Watt University Associate Professor Sarah Payne IAP2-20-190

The Giant Dykes of Greenland: Magmatic processes, mineralisation, and deep-time tectonics

University of St Andrews Dr William McCarthy IAP2-20-115

Assessing the impact of micro-plastics on river ecosystem DOM fingerprints

Heriot-Watt University Ryan Pereira IAP2-20-071

Manganese and its role in (de)stabilizing aquatic carbon from land to ocean

Heriot-Watt University Ryan Pereira IAP2-20-074

Understanding the role of the tropical Indian Ocean on regional and global climate over the last 2000 years

Durham University Dr Paola Moffa Sanchez IAP2-20-076

Experimental Analysis and Modelling of Landslides and its Impacts on Infrastructure

University of Glasgow Manousos Valyrakis IAP2-19-030

Novel reconstructions of seawater chemistry and CO2 over the last 100 Myr

University of St Andrews Dr James Rae IAP2-19-103

Controls on the hydro-geomorphological impact of the 2017 El Nino Costero floods, northern Peru

Newcastle University Dr Andrew Henderson IAP2-19-119

Blueprints of calcification: genome investigation of foraminifera, critical marine calcifiers.

University of Stirling Dr Clare Bird IAP2-20-169

Ice sheet – ocean interactions in northeast Greenland: the role of ocean warming on ice stream stability

Durham University Dr Jerry Lloyd IAP2-20-083

Rapid evolution of reproductive isolation in newly allopatric invasive populations.

Durham University Dr Adrian Brennan IAP2-20-059

Disentangling coseismic complexity in the earthquake cycle, using seismology and geodesy

Durham University Dr Richard Walters IAP2-20-106

Achondrite meteorites as snapshots of Earth’s earliest history

University of St Andrews Paul Savage IAP2-19-067

Rivers in the Himalayas: investigating links between tectonics, climate and topography

Durham University Dr. Fiona Clubb IAP2-20-079

Novel isotope systems to help track CO2 release during rock weathering

Durham University Prof. Robert Hilton IAP2-20-109

Ecology and conservation of pangolin using stable isotope forensics

University of Glasgow Dr. Jason Newton IAP2-20-023

Past ocean oxygen and pH changes

Heriot-Watt University Dr Babette Hoogakker IAP2-20-073

Climate Reconstructions in Central Siberia using chironomids and stable isotopes

Newcastle University Dr Maarten van Hardenbroek IAP2-20-131

Improved understanding of geothermal energy through a multiscale modelling approach

University of Glasgow Dr Thomas Shire IAP2-20-061

Microbial thiocyanate biodegradation: an unexplored nexus for the sulphur, nitrogen and carbon biogeochemical cycles

University of Glasgow Dr John W Moreau IAP2-20-031

Earthquake Probabilistic Forecasting and Detection using Neural Networks

Durham University Stefan Nielsen IAP2-20-098

Isolating the key scales of river bank roughness as drivers of erosion through high-resolution monitoring and modelling

Newcastle University Dr Chris Hackney IAP2-20-129

Evolution and ecology of extractive foraging in birds and mammals

Durham University Professor Robert Barton IAP2-20-193

Building for a changing world?

University of St Andrews Prof. Susan Healy IAP2-20-125

Active deformation and landscape evolution in the western Ordos, northern China

Durham University Prof Mark Allen IAP2-20-105

Snowguns, seesaws, and CO2: million-year to millennial climate and productivity change in the Arctic

University of St Andrews Dr James Rae IAP2-19-096

Mandrills and microbes: The role of the skin microbiome in primate communication

Durham University Prof Jo Setchell IAP2-20-021

Geophysical-assisted landscape archaeology of the the Vallum of Hadrian’s Wall (North England)

Durham University Stefan Nielsen IAP2-20-099

Citizen science and the ecology of garden birds and mammals

Durham University Dr Philip Stephens IAP2-20-057

Controls on 20th century ice shelf dynamics in northeast Greenland.

Durham University David Roberts IAP2-20-078

From farmland to wildland: an ecological journey

University of Stirling Professor Nigel Willby IAP2-20-150

Environments of Early Agriculture: Where and When did Cultivation take place in Neolithic Catalhoyuk, Turkey?

Durham University Prof. John Wainwright IAP2-19-039

Iceberg Detection and Characterisation in Sea Ice using Satellite Radars

University of Stirling Dr. Armando Marino IAP2-20-151

Volcanoes and Climate: novel simulations to probe fundamental interactions

University of St Andrews Dr Michael Byrne IAP2-20-111

The ecology and evolution of sibling cannibalism in the wild

University of St Andrews Dr David Shuker IAP2-20-123

Assessing the Effectiveness of Natural Flood Management at a catchment scale

Heriot-Watt University Ian Pattison IAP2-20-067

Dissecting the evolutionary ecology of a unique secondary endosymbiosis.

University of Glasgow Dr. Martin Llewellyn IAP2-20-022

Exploring adaptive microbiome variation in sticklebacks from geothermally-heated populations

University of Glasgow Dr. Kevin J Parsons IAP2-20-024

Do slopes have a favourite shape? Innovative slope profiles for remediation of landslides and the extractive industry

Newcastle University Stefano Utili IAP2-20-143

Water, Climate and Development: Google Earth Engine for water resources

University of Stirling Evangelos Spyrakos IAP2-20-145

DEGREE – The Dynamic Evolution of natural capital in response to blue/green infrastructure interventions.

Heriot-Watt University Prof Scott Arthur IAP2-20-085

Using machine learning to understand species diversity in tropical forest

United Kingdom Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Dr. Jill Thompson IAP2-20-166

Assessing the role of submarine volcanism in driving biogeochemical cycles on the early Earth

University of St Andrews Eva Stueeken IAP2-20-041

The Value of Hedgerows: Application of Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services at the Landscape scale

Heriot-Watt University Ian Pattison IAP2-20-066

Critical metals and deep time: decoding the interplay of magmatism, structure and mineralization

University of Glasgow Dr Iain Neill IAP2-19-124

Future proofing Scotland’s remote coastal areas: evaluation of the potential for nature-based coastal adaptation

University of Stirling Dr Carlos Loureiro IAP2-20-154

From energy geostructures to urban heat islands: how subsurface interfaces will respond to temperature variations?

Heriot-Watt University Dr Melis Sutman IAP2-20-070

The record of planetary differentiation preserved in sulfide

Durham University Geoff Nowell IAP2-20-095

Can rewilding reverse freshwater biodiversity loss?

University of Stirling Dr Alan Law IAP2-20-161

Geochronology of the Aeolian Islands (S. Italy): new constraints on hazard mitigation and tectonic evolution

University of Glasgow Prof. Rob Ellam IAP2-20-060

THE UNIQUE TEESDALE FLORA IN A TIME OF CLIMATE WARMING: THREATS OF AN INVASION FROM THE SOUTH?

Durham University Dr Robert Baxter Dr Jens-Arne Subke Dr Wayne Dawson IAP2-20-046

Valuing neo-native species. Is naturalised Scots pine a threat or benefit for climate resilience?

University of St Andrews Dr Althea Davies IAP2-19-070

A Geographically-based modelling tool to promote Circular Economy decision making and identification of climate and environmental impacts of sectoral activities: Orkney Islands Case Study.

Heriot-Watt University Dr Mark Hull IAP2-20-090

The growth and decay of a Paleogene Intrusive Complex, Isle of Skye

University of Glasgow Darren Mark IAP2-20-055

How soil characteristics affect the efficiency of energy geostructures?

Newcastle University Dr Sadegh Nadimi IAP2-19-138

River CO2 – a positive feedback on climate change?

Durham University Prof. Robert Hilton IAP2-20-077

Dendrochronological investigations of Scottish Oak trees and their response to climate and disturbance

University of St Andrews Rob Wilson IAP2-20-114

Modelling coral survival in a warming world

University of Glasgow Dr Ben Swallow IAP2-20-028

Reconstructing Holocene climate change in the tropical Andes

Newcastle University Dr Andrew Henderson IAP2-20-142

Convergence or cryptic evolution: the origins of the cephalopod body plan

Durham University Dr. Martin R. Smith IAP2-20-052

Improving Urban Land Use data to support Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change (UrbanCoastAdapt)

University of Glasgow Prof Larissa Naylor IAP2-20-065

The Role of Plant-Soil Feedbacks in Shaping Regenerating Tropical Forests

University of Stirling Daisy Dent IAP2-20-146

How does stress affect floral smell preferences of bumblebees?

Durham University Dr Olena Riabinina IAP2-20-068

Applying social network and personality trait analyses to understanding and managing human-macaque sympatry in urban Singapore

Durham University Dr Amanda Tan IAP2-20-038

Testing late Miocene global climate cooling and expansion of modern ecosystems: a palaeoceanographic perspective from the margin of East Asia

Newcastle University Dr Andrew Henderson IAP2-19-118

The Rise and Demise of the North China Craton

Durham University Prof Jeroen van Hunen IAP2-20-092

Monsoon Dynamics in a Changing Climate

University of St Andrews Dr Michael Byrne IAP2-20-116

Nutrient behaviour accompanying afforestation in Iceland

Durham University Kevin Burton IAP2-20-102

Does form follow function for phytoplankton in aquatic ecosystems?

Heriot-Watt University Dr Alex J Poulton IAP2-20-087

Investigating the geomicrobiology of mercury methylation in northern peatlands

University of Glasgow Dr John Moreau IAP2-20-032

Towards global landslide detection from satellite radar

Durham University Dr Richard Walters IAP2-20-175

Transforming fractures – coupling deformation, heat and fluid flow within the Earth’s evolving oceanic lithosphere

Durham University Professor Christine Peirce IAP2-20-054

Climate-changing volcanic eruptions from magma source to ice core archives: a sulphur isotope perspective

University of St Andrews William Hutchison IAP2-19-055

Geothermal energy from deep carbonate rock aquifers

Newcastle University Dr Cees van der Land IAP2-20-179

The nature of Earth’s deep and dynamic carbon cycle

University of St Andrews Dr Sami Mikhail IAP2-20-191

Plant adaptation to climate change learning from model Betula species

United Kingdom Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Dr Alan Gray IAP2-20-178

Examining the impact of air pollution on invertebrates

University of Stirling Dr Jenson Lim IAP2-20-174

Geochronology and geochemistry of Carboniferous volcanism throughout the Midland Valley of Scotland

University of Glasgow Darren Mark IAP2-20-056

Linking Phanerozoic carbon cycle perturbations, mass extinctions and large igneous provinces using novel geochemical proxies

University of St Andrews Dr. James Rae IAP2-19-036

Invasion pathways of aquatic invasive non-native species using the canal network

Newcastle University Dr Mark Shirley IAP2-20-135

A balancing act in coral reefs: how stoichiometry creates resilience in tropical reef systems

Heriot-Watt University Dr Heidi Burdett IAP2-20-086

Organic matter biogeochemistry of tropical rainforest rivers

Heriot-Watt University Ryan Pereira IAP2-20-072

Seeing the wood for the trees – Is reforesting the Scottish Highlands a good way to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide?

University of Stirling Philip Andrew Wookey IAP2-20-168

Genetic mechanisms of amphibian colour pattern and toxicity in the natural environment

University of Glasgow Dr Kathryn R Elmer IAP2-19-085

On the road: Range expansion of coastal plants under global change

University of Stirling Dr Daniel Chapman IAP2-20-152

Coupled CO2 and oxygen change over the last 100 Myr

University of St Andrews Dr James Rae IAP2-19-095

Assessing multiple benefits of nature-based solutions for flood protection on water quantity and quality

Durham University Dr Julia Knapp IAP2-20-144

Pink salmon invasions in the UK: origins and impacts

University of Glasgow Dr Kathryn Elmer IAP2-19-108

Behavioural biology of buzz-pollinating bees and flies

University of Stirling Dr. Mario Vallejo-Marin IAP2-20-160

Carbon Recycling into the Deep Earth

Durham University Kevin Burton IAP2-20-096

Controls on 20th century ice shelf dynamics in northeast Greenland.

Durham University David Roberts IAP2-20-162

Understanding the functional relationship between krill, the krill fishery and demersal sub-Antarctic fish populations

Newcastle University Dr William Reid IAP2-20-139

How does landscape evolution control ice-sheet dynamics?

Durham University Dr Stewart Jamieson IAP2-20-037

An interdisciplinary approach to conservation of Irrawaddy dolphin, Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin and Indo-Pacific finless porpoise in Cambodia

Newcastle University Professor Per Berggren IAP2-20-140

Exploring geochemical evidence for the Neolithic Agricultural revolution in Western Siberia using lake sediments

Durham University Dr Helen Mackay IAP2-20-081

Tropical peatland ecosystems through time: a joint biomarker-pollen approach.

University of St Andrews Dr Katherine H. Roucoux IAP2-20-126

Neodymium stable isotopes in rivers and the oceans

Durham University Kevin Burton IAP2-20-097

Socio-ecological modelling of Vietnamese mangrove systems

University of Stirling Dr. A. Bradley Duthie IAP2-20-153

Sediments, settlements and society: testing the application of novel biomolecular approaches for understanding spatial patterns of prehistoric anthropogenic activity

Durham University Dr Helen Mackay IAP2-20-082

Slow slip preceding earthquake rupture. Where to expect it and how large is it?

Durham University Stefan Nielsen IAP2-20-100

CaCO3 diagenesis and palaeoproxy relationships in marine biominerals

University of St Andrews Dr Nicola Allison IAP2-20-121

Chalking up differences: plankton diversity and the global calcium carbonate budget

Heriot-Watt University Dr Alex J Poulton IAP2-20-088

Waste, resources and pollution: exploring the role of biogas in the energy-food-health nexus in high-altitude Nepal

University of Stirling Dr Jennifer Dickie IAP2-20-163

What lies beneath: exploring the role subsurface energy technologies and resources in a low carbon future

University of Stirling Dr Jennifer Dickie IAP2-20-158

Gamification of plastic action in coastal Vietnam

Heriot-Watt University Dr Heidi Burdett IAP2-20-157

Tracking element transfer during subduction initiation using the isotopic composition of ‘chalcophile’ elements

Durham University Dr. Julie Prytulak IAP2-20-044

Impacts and co-benefits of fishing on tropical blue carbon storage

Heriot-Watt University Dr Heidi Burdett IAP2-20-089

Pushing back the frontiers of luminescence dating

Durham University Professor Ian Bailiff IAP2-20-162

After the Quake: Defining ritual and earthquake proofing in monument foundations, Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site.

University of Stirling Professor Ian Simpson IAP2-20-149

Sonar or Magnetism: exploring bat migration using a data science approach

University of St Andrews Dr Urska Demsar IAP2-20-117

Flowpath identification in a Swiss mountain catchment using natural solutes and stable water isotopes

Durham University Dr Julia Knapp IAP2-20-051

The impact of competition on global-change induced range shifts in birds

Durham University Dr Jonathan Drury IAP2-20-194

Developing process-based models for the sediment and landform signature of glacilacustrine systems

Newcastle University Dr Louise Callard IAP2-20-136

Understanding Arsenic removal processes: passive treatment systems as proxies for natural environments

Newcastle University Dr Anke Neumann IAP2-20-182

Dating Nam Co: Development of a Multi-Method Chronology for a Central Tibetan Lake Core Spanning the Last Glacial Cycle

University of Glasgow Dr Richard Staff IAP2-20-195

Developing a nested, multiscale framework for modelling animal movement processes from long-term tracking data

University of Glasgow Prof Janine Illian IAP2-19-102

Trophic structure and isotopic turnover rates of Antarctic benthic marine invertebrates: assessing temporal variability in benthic food webs and the response of cold-adapted species to dietary change.

Newcastle University Dr Ben Wigham IAP2-20-128

A call to ARMS: Monitoring polar biodiversity

British Antarctic Survey Professor Melody Clark IAP2-20-030

Investigating how plants sense water

Heriot-Watt University Dr Peter Morris IAP2-20-108

A virtual ecologist approach for improving methods in movement ecology

University of Stirling Dr. A. Bradley Duthie IAP2-20-171

Future Biofouling and anti-biofouling strategies

British Antarctic Survey Professor Lloyd Peck IAP2-20-029

Routes for Roots: Do continental keels find their way into mantle plume sources?

Durham University Prof Jeroen van Hunen IAP2-20-091

Coral osteoporosis: how does seawater phosphate affect the calcification of tropical marine corals?

University of St Andrews Dr Nicola Allison IAP2-19-006

Natural atmospheric CO2 mineralisation in unexpected places

University of Glasgow John MacDonald IAP2-20-033

Volatile element and critical metal cycles beneath the Greenland Craton

University of St Andrews Prof Adrian Finch IAP2-19-035

Time, light and sound: nocturnal predators in landscapes of the anthropocene

University of Glasgow Davide Dominoni IAP2-19-128

Macroalgae and microbial ecology in assessing nitrogen pollution of coastal regions

Newcastle University Dr Gary S. Caldwell IAP2-20-196

Sensitivity of East Antarctic outlet glaciers to recent and future climate change

Durham University Professor Chris Stokes IAP2-20-058

Minimising the Risks and Pollution Caused by the Leakage of Hydrogen Through Pipelines via Detection and Prediction

Newcastle University Dr Ben Wetenhall IAP2-20-172

Shrubification in a changing High Arctic

British Antarctic Survey Dr Kevin Newsham IAP2-20-036

Deep beneath the Ice: Seismic Imaging of the Antarctic mantle

Durham University Dr. Jennifer Jenkins IAP2-20-053

Continental heatwaves in a changing climate

University of St Andrews Dr Michael Byrne IAP2-20-035

Fanning the flames: past and future links between climate change and fire activity across Siberia

British Antarctic Survey Dr Gareth Marshall IAP2-20-034

The Southern Ocean’s role in CO2 change

University of St Andrews Dr James Rae IAP2-19-094

Using a biological time machine to dissect evolution in Chernobyl

University of Stirling Dr Stuart Auld IAP2-20-155

Effects of physical disturbance on marine ecosystem functioning

Heriot-Watt University Dr Marija Sciberras IAP2-20-069

How does submarine melting affect marine-terminating glaciers?

University of St Andrews Dr Tom Cowton IAP2-20-110

New geophysical approaches for the geotechnical assessment of safety critical infrastructure slope stability

British Geological Survey Prof. Jonathan Chambers IAP2-20-183

Monitoring tidal areas from space using polarimetric radar

University of Stirling Armando Marino IAP2-20-156

Maximising greenhouse gas sequestration in the UK uplands

Durham University Fred Worrall IAP2-20-043

Magmatic degassing at East African Rift volcanoes: evaluating geothermal resources and hazards

University of St Andrews Dr William Hutchison IAP2-20-119

Ancient introgression and recent hybridization as evolutionary processes in the Galapagos giant tortoises

Newcastle University Dr Evelyn Jensen IAP2-20-137

Iceberg Calving in West Antarctica

University of St Andrews Prof Doug Benn IAP2-19-065

Assessing the interactions of chlorinated contaminants at clay mineral surfaces

Newcastle University Dr Anke Neumann IAP2-20-181

Next generation conservation genetics at sea: detecting and conserving adaptive potential

Durham University Prof. Rus Hoelzel IAP2-20-122

Exploring the impact of land plant evolution on Palaeozoic ocean oxygenation

University of St Andrews Dr Catherine Rose IAP2-20-124

Reproductive interference across continental scales: combining citizen science and behavioural experiments to test reproductive character displacement hypotheses

Durham University Dr Jonathan Drury IAP2-20-047

Scaling up Greening the Grey and Eco-engineering Science through partnership with coastal infrastructure asset managers: creating co-benefits for science and operational practice.

University of Glasgow Prof Larissa Naylor IAP2-20-064

Sexually antagonistic genes in wild flies; searching for twin peaks.

University of St Andrews Prof. Michael G Ritchie IAP2-20-113

Post-Caldera Volcanic, Magmatic, and Structural Evolution of Ischia Volcano, Italy

Durham University Dr Richard Brown IAP2-20-093

Vapour phase transport of metals in Earth’s surface environment

Durham University Kevin Burton IAP2-20-103

Modelling plant host-pathogen interactions and spread for resilient biosecurity and planting policy

United Kingdom Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Dr Bethan Purse IAP2-20-185

What controls critical metal (Sn-W-Ta) deposit formation in granite batholiths? Unravelling the magmatic-hydrothermal evolution of the Bushveld complex and Cornubian ore-field

British Geological Survey Dr Simon Tapster IAP2-20-186

People or Environment: Elucidating the causal factors of the Scottish pine decline in the mid-Holocene

University of St Andrews Prof. Rob Wilson IAP2-19-098

Biological invasions in ancient woodlands

Newcastle University Dr Zarah Pattison IAP2-20-134

Proving bioremediation of perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS)

University of Stirling Dr Jenson Lim IAP2-20-165

From molecules to populations: the genomic legacy of historic pollution on freshwater fish

University of Glasgow Dr Kathryn R. Elmer IAP2-19-083

Effects of Invasive Non-Native Species within ecological networks and consequences for ecosystem function

United Kingdom Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Helen Roy IAP2-20-170

Does climate change impact directly on breeding seabirds?

University of Glasgow Dr Ruedi Nager IAP2-20-062

Predicting future invasion impacts: Indicators and models to measure success in “bending the curve” of species accumulation.

Newcastle University Dr Aileen Mill IAP2-20-132

Integrating the safe and sustainable management of wastewater into small-scale vegetable production systems in Malawi

University of Stirling Richard Quilliam IAP2-20-176

Arctic blue carbon: human and climatic drivers of change

University of Glasgow Dr Nick Kamenos IAP2-20-063

Understanding how wetland species became rare or locally extinct using sedimentary DNA and stable isotopes – supporting future ecological restoration by uncovering the past.

Newcastle University Dr Maarten van Hardenbroek IAP2-20-133

How will climate-induced changes in water level affect lake temperature and oxygen dynamics around the world?

University of Stirling Dr Ian Jones IAP2-20-164

The behaviour of Nitrogen in igneous systems and the how this contributes to the evolution of Earth’s atmosphere

University of St Andrews Sami Mikhail IAP2-20-112

Using metal stable isotopes to investigate chemical weathering of anthropogenic deposits

Durham University Dr. Julie Prytulak IAP2-20-049

Healthy peat microbiota

University of Glasgow Dr Karen Cameron IAP2-20-045

Epigenetics of local adaptation

University of Glasgow Dr Jelle Boonekamp IAP2-20-048

The volatile nature of tropical reef ecosystems in a changing world

Heriot-Watt University Dr Heidi Burdett IAP2-20-084

Towards Global Monitoring of Glaciers with Deep Learning

Durham University Dr Patrice Carbonneau IAP2-20-167

Temporal ecology in the Anthropocene

University of St Andrews Dr Althea Davies IAP2-20-118

Assisting peatland restoration using satellite radar data

University of Stirling Dr Armando Marino IAP2-20-148

Nutrient release from riverine particulates in estuaries

Durham University Kevin Burton IAP2-20-104

Ocean-land response to freshwater forcing in the North Atlantic: Using the 8.2kyr Event to understand future climate change.

Durham University Dr Paola Moffa-Sanchez IAP2-20-177

Assessing and Improving the Resilience of infrastructure Earthworks subjected to extreme rainfall: an advanced Unsaturated Soil mechanics perspective (AIREUS)

Newcastle University Dr Agostino Walter Bruno IAP2-20-130

Quantifying CO2 storage in the glacial ocean

University of St Andrews Dr James Rae IAP2-19-104

Induced seismicity due to subsurface fluid injection: the role of fault properties.

Durham University Nicola De Paola IAP2-20-094

Glaciers and ice sheets: (Bio)mechanochemical nutrient bioreactors for the oceans

Newcastle University Dr Jon Telling IAP2-20-141

Arrival of the fittest: examining the underlying mechanisms of morphological plasticity in an adaptive radiation

University of Glasgow Dr. Kevin Parsons IAP2-20-027

The ecological impact of volcanic ash (tephra) deposition

Newcastle University Dr Nick Cutler IAP2-20-138

Developing new models for strategic Sn-W-Ta-Li mineralization: an isotopic study from Central Africa

University of St Andrews Dr Nicholas Gardiner IAP2-20-120

The Shackleton Range of East Antarctica: unravelling a complex geological history via an integrated geochronological, geochemical and geophysical approach

British Antarctic Survey Dr Teal Riley IAP2-20-189

Recreating the South Orkney Ice Cap: a sentinel of Antarctic Ice Sheet change?

British Antarctic Survey Dr Kelly Hogan IAP2-20-127

Integrating traits in polymorphism-aware trees to better model speciation

University of St Andrews Dr Carolin Kosiol IAP2-20-080

Exploring the genetic and dietary mechanisms of urban/rural divergence in a potentially self-domesticating animal

University of Glasgow Dr. Kevin Parsons IAP2-20-026

The disease ecology of urban litter – solid waste management and vector-borne diseases in Malawi

University of Stirling Prof Richard Quilliam IAP2-20-173

Investigating the role of fire in soil biotic processes and carbon storage at tropical grassland-forest transitions

University of Stirling Dr Jens-Arne Subke IAP2-20-192

Mine Geothermal Energy

Durham University Prof Jeroen van Hunen IAP2-20-101

A tale of two lagoons: Determining the drivers and trajectories of change for the Venice (Italy) and Razelm-Sinoe (Danube-Delta, Romania) lagoons through Earth observation and modelling

University of Stirling Professor Andrew Tyler IAP2-20-147

Rivers on ice: do supraglacial streams evolve like bedrock rivers?

Durham University Dr Rebecca Hodge IAP2-20-040

Algal and testate amoebae communities of urban ponds and green roofs

Heriot-Watt University Dr Jim Buckman IAP2-20-107

Tracking past sea level and environmental changes via novel isotope geochemistry

Durham University Dr David Selby IAP2-20-050

Using modelling to establish how radiation affects individuals, populations and ecosystems

University of Stirling Professor David Copplestone IAP2-20-159