All Projects (84)

Do Bees regulate the composition of food they give their offspring, and does it matter? Feb 1, 2015 - Oct 30, 2020
Bees are of national importance, with UK pollination currently worth ~£1.8bn annually. Yes bees are declining, with dire consequences for ecosystems services. Wild bees buffer against honeybee losses, making them vital for food security research. To... Read More about Do Bees regulate the composition of food they give their offspring, and does it matter?.

Molecular and functional characterisation of endocrine disruption in marine invertebrates Feb 5, 2018 - Sep 30, 2021
LAY: Household products, including toothpaste, soaps, and common drugs, may be putting inland waterways and coastal environments under threat. Chemicals found in some personal care products and pharmaceuticals are accumulating in rivers, canals and e... Read More about Molecular and functional characterisation of endocrine disruption in marine invertebrates.

Sex Pheromones as Novel Tools for Monitoring and Control Aug 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2018
Develop slow release gels for shore crab control in the filed (Oregon)

EA Fisheries Framework Aug 1, 2009 - Mar 31, 2022
One of the major problems encountered at Environment Agency and Internal Drainage Board (IDB) pumping stations is the entrainment of fish and eels during pump operation. The extent of the problem and the proportion of fish and eels that are damaged o... Read More about EA Fisheries Framework.

Bird Feeder Project Dec 10, 2015 - Dec 31, 2017

Hit or Myth Sep 1, 2016 - Jul 1, 2017
Hit or Myth aims to tests life-hacks which are strongly rooted in chemistry. Life-hacks offer techniques and tips which improve time management and make our lives generally more efficient. The Internet is full of these hints, but how do we know which... Read More about Hit or Myth.

Molcraft: Exploring molecules in Minecraft Jul 1, 2015 - Dec 31, 2016
Molcraft, will use the popular computer game Minecraft as a tool for visualising and exploring chemical and protein structures. The project will develop a 'world' populated with key structures, functional groups and molecules of interest. The world w... Read More about Molcraft: Exploring molecules in Minecraft.

Interreg - Sullied Sediments Jan 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2020
Our inland waterway ecosystems provide a circulatory system for both our urban and rural communities: a transport system bringing goods and removing waste; while in parallel also providing ‘oxygen’ promoting health of the wildlife and humans, whether... Read More about Interreg - Sullied Sediments.

Monitoring of Sites A and X Utilisation by Fish Oct 1, 2016 - Mar 31, 2027

GCRF- PPF 20 Forecasting Ebola Spillovers Feb 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2018
Since the 1970s, the Ebola virus recurrently emerges from the Afrotropics. The 2014 epidemic alone
affected around 40,000 people and cost over $5bn. As viruses cannot survive outside their host species, the transfer
from species that naturally harb... Read More about GCRF- PPF 20 Forecasting Ebola Spillovers.

Fish adaptation to depth: alternative splicing in the twilight zone? May 28, 2018 - Oct 31, 2018
One of the most exciting reasons to study fish biology is the range of environments they inhabit and the broad range of adaptations to those environments they have evolved. Of particular interest is their adaptation to depth, because deep water envir... Read More about Fish adaptation to depth: alternative splicing in the twilight zone?.

The role of genomic networks in adaptation to changing environments Mar 27, 2019 - Dec 25, 2021
The earth is currently experiencing a period of global warming, increased extreme weather events, and with that, a significantly altered water chemistry in marine and freshwater habitats. It is important to understand how aquatic organisms will be af... Read More about The role of genomic networks in adaptation to changing environments.

Juvenile Salmonid Surveys River Esk Sep 1, 2018 - Aug 31, 2019

Regional pilot of approaches to monitoring inshore fish communities Dec 4, 2018 - May 14, 2019
This project will consist of three principal elements.
1. A literature review of available techniques for the monitoring and assessment on inshore fish communities. Techniques to be explored include
a. Baited underwater video
b. Fishing using scie... Read More about Regional pilot of approaches to monitoring inshore fish communities.

Effects of Environmental Context on Species Trait Expression in Moderating Projections of Marine Ecosystems Futures Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2023
Recent syntheses have emphasized the importance of functional traits, rather than species diversity per se, for maintaining ecosystem functioning and service delivery, and provide impetus to develop functional trait approaches that assess the contrib... Read More about Effects of Environmental Context on Species Trait Expression in Moderating Projections of Marine Ecosystems Futures.

GCRF 2019 PPF14: Development of Rapid Detection Methods to Mediate the Impact of Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in drinking water on Diarrhoea (Cholera) and related Public Health Diseases in Ghana Apr 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020
The pilot study aims to develop and test prototypes of Aptamer based bio-sensors for fast, cost effective detection of cyanobacteria toxins (microcystins) in drinking water in Ghana. With most African countries struggling to provide safe water cyanob... Read More about GCRF 2019 PPF14: Development of Rapid Detection Methods to Mediate the Impact of Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in drinking water on Diarrhoea (Cholera) and related Public Health Diseases in Ghana.

Crab Trapping in Oregon Study Apr 1, 2019 - Sep 30, 2021
This is a short proof of concept funds proposal for a summer project to create additional data for IP development and for the Oregon Sea Grant proposal as well as other follow up proposals.

The Primula S locus: gene function and the maintenance and breakdown of heterostyly Apr 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2022
Pollination is important, ~70% of our food results directly from pollination as seeds, grains, fruits and berries. It is important to plants too for reproduction, which not only produces the next generation but creates variation upon which natural se... Read More about The Primula S locus: gene function and the maintenance and breakdown of heterostyly.

Effective Management and Restoration of the River Lamprey Stocks in the River Trent Aug 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2021
River lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) are widely considered a threatened species in Europe, are listed as a protected species under Annex III of the Bern Convention and require protection by member states of the EU under Annex II of the Habitats and S... Read More about Effective Management and Restoration of the River Lamprey Stocks in the River Trent.

Analytical techniques to isolate and characterize microplastics from environmental and biological samples Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2021
Workshop, hosted by ECNU, China on microplastics techniques