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2024
The Disabled Writer's Balancing Act - Daniela Rozental Deviz
This research supports disabled authors writing children’s fiction by examining how to balance authenticity, responsibility, and wellbeing. Through writing a novel with disabled protagonists and interviewing other writers, the project develops…
2024
Honey Bee Decision Making - Mini Graydon
This research examines how honeybee queens adjust egg size in response to their environment. Queens in food-rich urban areas lay smaller eggs, while those in rural areas lay eggs 45% larger, producing bees that forage earlier and more often. These…
2024
Where the Wild Things Were - Mia Arundel
This research examines the ecological and social feasibility of rewilding Britain, one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries. By modelling where native species could thrive and surveying public attitudes, the project aims to create a…
2023
Aging Gracefully: Lessons From a Butterfly - Jessica Foley
This research studies the unusually long-lived Heliconius butterflies to uncover genetic mechanisms behind extended lifespan. By analysing DNA from butterflies across their lifespan, it aims to reveal evolutionary strategies for longevity that may…
2023
What's Hiding Between the Pixels? Uing Hi-Res Data to Monitor Volcanoes - Mark Bemelmans
This research uses high-resolution satellite imagery to detect ground deformation at volcanoes, a key warning sign of impending eruptions. Low-resolution data often hides these signals, but fine-scale images reveal them clearly. Expanding high-…
2023
Seen the Light or Left in the Dark - Benito Wainwright
This research investigates how Amazonian butterflies evolve their visual systems to match the light conditions of different rainforest niches. By comparing eye and brain structures across many species, it reveals that evolution repeatedly finds the…
2023
Fighting An Ancient Foe - Emmaline Stotter
This research investigates how Plasmodium falciparum invades human red blood cells. By focusing on the neglected role of red cell surface structures, it aims to uncover molecular interactions essential for invasion. Understanding these…
2019
Unravelling Public Engagement in Science— Laurène Cheilan
This research examines how public engagement in science is shaped not just by researchers and audiences, but by institutions, environments, and material objects. By following PhD researchers across Europe, it investigates how engagement practices…
2019
Getting to the Root of the Problem: Controlling Armillaria— Helen Rees
This research investigates Trichoderma fungi as a biological control against Armillaria honey fungus, a major plant pathogen with no effective treatment. Forty Trichoderma strains were tested; seven reduced disease in…