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Methods In this project we want to provide a better understanding of how cloudiness affects, and is affected by, environmental factors called “cloud controlling factors”. Success of this goal will be
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Methods Archaea thrive in nearly every habitat on Earth, from salt lakes and volcanic springs to the human body. As major producers of methane and key players in the nitrogen cycle, they greatly impact
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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 Future sea level rise is highly uncertain, largely due to how the West Antarctic Ice Sheet responds to climate change. The IPCC highlights a split emerging in the 2070s: a lower-impact trajectory
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Methods Reaching Net Zero is one of the greatest scientific and societal challenges of our time. Reducing emissions is essential—but unfortunately not by itself enough. To stabilise the climate, we must
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Methods How do we adapt conservation for a time of rapid global environmental change? Conservation scientists have recently suggested we should focus more on maintaining and restoring ecological processes