All Projects (68)

Implications of climate change for the Scottish Marine Protected Area Network Jul 18, 2016 - Jul 31, 2017
Please can this be processed for a research code. The work is for SNH and under HMRC guidelines is not eligible for VAT as the work is for the public good. The project commencement meeting is at the end of July. Attached is the proposal for the work,... Read More about Implications of climate change for the Scottish Marine Protected Area Network.

Assessment of the Functional Development of a Habitat Offset Site on the Humber (PHS) Oct 1, 2008 - Dec 31, 2017
The Paull Holme Strays managed realignment site was created in September, 2003 with the aim of providing 80 ha of new intertidal habitat (Environment Agency, 2005). Since 2003, the site has been subjected to monitoring, designed to determine the rate... Read More about Assessment of the Functional Development of a Habitat Offset Site on the Humber (PHS).

Heritage Oriented Mega Events in Europe Oct 1, 2018 - Aug 31, 2022
In the past, many cities used mega-events to support capital and revenue investments and boost tourism while harnessing their competitiveness on a global scale. Until recently, the emphasis has been placed by and large on the creation of new infrastr... Read More about Heritage Oriented Mega Events in Europe.

Coastal SSSI series review implementation: scoping study of evidence requirements to support notification of managed realignment sites Jan 1, 2018 - Dec 31, 2018
Many estuaries and coastal sites are also classified as Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and designated as Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) under EU Designations. In England, all formal European sites (as opposed to those identified through policy... Read More about Coastal SSSI series review implementation: scoping study of evidence requirements to support notification of managed realignment sites.

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.

Citizen-led pre-concentration and analysis of water pollution at the point-of-need Jun 4, 2018 - Jul 27, 2018
ACTF summer studentship (eight weeks, £200 stipend per week).

Ensuring everyone across the globe has access to clean water and sanitation is one of UN Sustainable Development Goals. The contamination of water by toxic metals (such as As, Pb, Cu, C... Read More about Citizen-led pre-concentration and analysis of water pollution at the point-of-need.

Use of chilled mist for the holding and/or transport of harvested crustaceans Sep 1, 2018 - Feb 29, 2020
Fishmongers Academic Sponsorship programme to support a student placement for the use of chilled mist and for holding and/or transport of harvested crustaceans

Evolving a Circular Plastics Economy Jan 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2020
Project website: http://circularplastics.hull.ac.uk/

Tyne Estuary and MetroGreen Edges Softening Aug 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2019

Cities of Culture Research Network: Turning Evaluation into Policy Jun 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2022
The project aims to build a network of UK universities and a small number of our European counterparts engaged in City/Capital of Culture research. The theme is turning evaluation into policy and the network would engage with key cultural policy mak... Read More about Cities of Culture Research Network: Turning Evaluation into Policy.

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.

Spaces of nineteenth-century congregational faith: James Smetham (1821-1889) and Methodism in Stoke Newington Jul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020
This one-year project will explore the art, visual culture and poetry of the Pre-Raphaelite artist and Methodist James Smetham (1821-1889). It will use these cultural productions to consider the geographies of nineteenth-century Methodism and how the... Read More about Spaces of nineteenth-century congregational faith: James Smetham (1821-1889) and Methodism in Stoke Newington.

Ecosystem-based management of esturies and coasts to support coastal adaptation - 2018-RLWK10-10723 Jun 18, 2019 - Jun 21, 2019
Coastal and estuarine ecosystems worldwide are under pressure from population growth, environmental degradation and climate change impacts. In the United Kingdom (UK) and Brazil, coastal areas greatly contribute to the local and national economy by s... Read More about Ecosystem-based management of esturies and coasts to support coastal adaptation - 2018-RLWK10-10723.

CAMS PostDoc Nov 1, 2019 - Jan 31, 2022
Pollution of freshwaters from industry, agriculture and urban settings is a major pressure on human and ecological health. Effective and robust monitoring of water quality is vital to safeguard supplies but traditional monitoring has relied on expens... Read More about CAMS PostDoc.

GCRF 2019 PPF15: Source Identification and Monitoring of Emerging Contaminants in Ground and Drinking Waters in India. Feb 1, 2019 - Jul 31, 2019
The objective of this project is to recruit a research assistant to undertake a study involving water
sampling and analysis to obtain water quality data on emerging contaminants in ground and drinking
water samples, using locations in Chandigarh as... Read More about GCRF 2019 PPF15: Source Identification and Monitoring of Emerging Contaminants in Ground and Drinking Waters in India..

Congregational Experiences of Wesleyanism (1791-1932) Aug 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2023
A four-week fellowship at the Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History. The fellowship will allow me to undertake preliminary research in preparation for further funding applications to fund 3 years of research for a monograph on the congregat... Read More about Congregational Experiences of Wesleyanism (1791-1932).

Suffolk Marine Pioneer Values and Priorities Workshop Delivery Mar 1, 2019 - Jul 31, 2019
The Suffolk marine pioneer (the pioneer) was established by Defra to test the application of a natural capital approach in practice. In doing so, the pioneer’s purpose is to inform the implementation and iteration of the Government’s 25 Year Environm... Read More about Suffolk Marine Pioneer Values and Priorities Workshop Delivery.

Legacy wastes in the coastal zone: environmental risks and management futures Jan 6, 2020 - Jul 5, 2024
Bid for NERC Highlights Round 5. Project led by Newcastle University with partner organisations - Exeter, Leeds, Cardiff, Hull, Glasgow, CEH Edinburgh.

A ‘New Civil Politics’ of Climate Change? An examination of contemporary climate communication, actions and policies in the UK Sep 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2022
The proposed research will examine whether, and in what form, a new ‘civil politics’ of climate change is emerging from recent populist climate events in the UK and around the world. These events include school climate strikes and declarations of a c... Read More about A ‘New Civil Politics’ of Climate Change? An examination of contemporary climate communication, actions and policies in the UK.

Survey of Humber Estuary SAC Lagoons Aug 12, 2019 - Feb 29, 2020
Natural England (NE) wishes to commission a baseline survey of the biota and selected physical attributes of two lagoons (Northcoates and Humberstone Fitties lagoons) that are features of the Humber Estuary SAC. The lagoons are located in the outer H... Read More about Survey of Humber Estuary SAC Lagoons.