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Supervisor: Dr Helen McKenna ([email protected] ) Applications are invited for a fully funded 3-year PhD studentship to study the effects of altered gas and pressure on the human brain
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use both invivo animal models and human adult tissue samples and will utilize a broad range of experimental methodologies including immunohistochemistry, fluorescence and electron microscopy and Western
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. Explore the fundamental relationship between eye movements, the growth of the sclera (the white part of the eye), and myopia development. Collaborate on investigating existing and novel drugs with
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microorganisms that will be screened for antimicrobial activity against important human pathogens. Promising compounds will be identified and applied to down-stream processing and development towards pre-clinical
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recognizes the importance of green and blue spaces, the precise mechanism to improve quality of life remains unclear. This PhD studentship addresses the critical gap in understanding the nuanced relationship
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Description Scientific background: Gravel barriers constitute a large proportion of the UK coastline. These systems represent critical natural capital as they act as a natural defence for coastal flooding and
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soil is heavily managed through ploughing, grazing, nutrient input and compaction, can act in opposition to longer term carbon storage and productivity goals. In response, there is a strong focus on
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to extract biologically relevant information is challenging and to date has largely relied on the use of human effort to extract information on identity, abundance, and behaviour of animals. Other key
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Programme and Environment Act 2021) require nutrient emissions to be determined at catchment scale and concentration limits to be legally enforced. Hence, there is a demand for better spatial and temporal
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of microplastic and nanoplastic exposure and enhance inflammation. The effect of microplastic and nanoplastic exposure on the gut under pathophysiological conditions in humans has not been investigated