Unprecedented human impacts on the environment have led to a critical point in Earth’s history, termed the “Anthropocene”, where biogeochemical cycles are disrupted

as direct and indirect consequences of anthropogenic activities. As part of efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, it is critical to build accurate models to predict short- and long-term fluxes of climate-relevant gases. This work is a significant addition to the current knowledge of the dynamics of soil-sourced reactive nitrogen fluxes in relation to ecosystem disturbance and global change, providing invaluable mechanistic data to aid future climate modelling efforts.

Master of Biological Sciences Research Project. Supervisors: Professor Miriam Gifford and Professor Isabelle Carre

An analysis of ‘omics methods for the study of the impact of changing environmental conditions on the metabolic activity of marine microbes, and therefore their role in biogeochemical cycles (nitrogen, carbon, and sulphur).

Investigating whether the sediment type affects the recovery of sedaDNA, and whether there is a consistent pattern of DNA preservation across conditions such as sediment type, salinity and depth. Working within the Europe’s Lost Frontiers project