Characterisation of class II and III fructose bisphosphatases in Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC824
2007
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2012
In low GC Gram-positive bacteria, the phenomenon of carbon catabolite repression is dependent on a me...
Ali. Almohaish | Director of Studies: Prof Martin Tangney | Second Supervisor: Dr Fiona Stainsby
The potential of ocean plastic, an investigation of recycling possibilities in design and awareness-raising methods in society
2018
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2022
One severe and urgent environmental problem facing this planet is ocean pl...
Dr Chloe Xingyu Tao | Director of Studies: Dr Sam Vettese | Second Supervisor: Dr Ian Lambert
The role of the human cathelicidin LL-37 in rhinovirus infection
2014
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2019
The PhD project which I am undertaking is focused on understanding the role of cathelicidins during respiratory viral infections. Cathel...
Dr Filipa Henderson Sousa | Director of Studies: Prof Peter Barlow | Second Supervisor: Dr Craig Stevens
The role of gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABA-A) receptor and cation chloride co-transporters (CCCs) as possible neuroprotective targets in stroke
2013
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2018
This doctoral research project is concerned with th...
Miguel Ángel Stanislas Martín-Aragón Baudel | Director of Studies: Dr Amy Poole | Second Supervisor: Dr Jenny Fraser
Pancreatic and adrenal development and function in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome
2011
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2015
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a complex disorder encompassing
reproductive and metabolic dysfunction...
Seshadri Ramaswamy | Director of Studies: Prof Mick Rae | Second Supervisor: Dr Janis MacCallum
The role of exercise and age on vitamin D metabolism
2015
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2019
My main area of research interest is the role of exercise and ageing on vitamin D metabolism. Scotland is identified as a vitamin D deficient nation...
Dr Hannah Margaret Lithgow | Director of Studies: Dr Mel Leggate | Second Supervisor: Prof G Florida-James
The thermal monitoring and management of lithium-ion batteries
2017
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2023
The Thermal Monitoring and Management of Lithium-ion Batteries
Keith Alcock | Director of Studies: Dr Keng Goh | Second Supervisor: Dr Francisco Vedreno Santos
Numerical and experimental investigations into particle size distribution and variability effects on soil behaviour using discrete element modelling and grading entropy concepts
2018
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2024
Soil is a particulate m...
Dr James Leak | Director of Studies: Dr Daniel Barreto Gonzalez | Second Supervisor: Dr Vicky Dimitriadi
Racking performance of platform timber framed walls
2012
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2019
In platform timber frame construction, timber walls and diaphragms provide the overall stability for the structure to resist forces that are generate...
Dr Roshan Dhonju | Director of Studies: Dr Bernardino D'Amico | Second Supervisor: Prof Abdy Kermani
‘Trying to get through the day’: Exploring the social contexts of alcohol and pregnancy
2016
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2022
This research will take a Sociological approach to the investigation of alcohol use during pregnancy. It will exp...
Annie Taylor | Director of Studies: Dr Elaine Carnegie | Second Supervisor: Dr Anne Whittaker