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Prof Robert Briers' Supervisions (6)

MRes
Master's Degree

Level Master's Degree
Student Mr David Lawson
Status Complete
Part Time No
Years 2015 - 2018
Project Title An overview of diffuse pollution inputs and their impacts upon organisms in the River Almond, Scotland
Awarding Institution Edinburgh Napier University
Director of Studies Robert Briers
Second Supervisor Linda Gilpin

PhD
Doctorate

Level Doctorate
Student Mike Hinchliffe
Status Current
Part Time No
Years 2020
Project Title Methane-derived carbon in upland stream foodwebs: characteristics and significance for carbon cycles
Awarding Institution Edinburgh Napier University
Director of Studies Robert Briers
Second Supervisor Aimeric Blaud

PhD
Doctorate

Level Doctorate
Student Edward Mwikamba
Status Current
Part Time Yes
Years 2020
Project Title Investigating drivers of seagrass loss in Kenya and testing local solutions to seagrass conservation
Awarding Institution Edinburgh Napier University
Director of Studies Mark Huxham
Second Supervisor Robert Briers

PhD
Doctorate

Level Doctorate
Student Ian Martin
Status Complete
Part Time Yes
Years 2013 - 2022
Project Title Assessment of trophic polymorphism in the Himalayan fish Tor putitora
Awarding Institution Edinburgh Napier University
Director of Studies Robert Briers
Second Supervisor Sonja Rueckert
Additional Supervisor Amy Poole

PhD
Doctorate

Level Doctorate
Student Dr Mel Findlay
Status Complete
Part Time Yes
Years 2015 - 2021
Project Title Optimisation of monitoring using camera-traps and field evidence when identifying Eurasian otter Lutra lutra resting or breeding sites
Awarding Institution Edinburgh Napier University
Director of Studies Pat White
Second Supervisor Robert Briers

PhD
Doctorate

Level Doctorate
Student Dr Matt Wale
Status Complete
Part Time No
Years 2014 - 2018
Project Title The effects of anthropogenic noise playbacks on marine invertebrates
Project Description Anthropogenic noise has profoundly changed the acoustic environment of aquatic habitats, and is known to negatively affect many taxa. The responses of invertebrates to man-made noise are however still poorly studied, despite their importance in marine ecosystems. Uncovering these responses is the focus of the noise research group at Edinburgh Napier. In my PhD research I am working with several mollusc and crustacean model species, to identify their response to man-made noise on multiple levels of biological organisation. Using a mechanistic integrative approach I am investigating the effects of noise on behaviour through to genetics. I am conducting multifaceted experiments with a collaborative team from across Scotland, to better understand not only if noise affects these animals, but also how and why these responses occur.
Awarding Institution Edinburgh Napier University
Director of Studies Karen Diele
Second Supervisor Robert Briers