School of Biological Sciences

Projects

Projects per year 2004 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2026

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• 15 Active
• 58 Finished

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  Royal Navy Conference

  Heaslip, M., Stoddard, E., Lee, P., Failler, P., Ford, A., Lazell, M. & Ryan, J.

  24/04/23 → 24/04/23

  Project: Innovation

• Towards a Smart Village Framework: Critical Heritage and Community Heritage Narratives to Unravelling, Co-Creating and Re-Creating Rural Heritage

  Teba, T., Bailey-Ross, C., McBride, K., Julier, A., Scarlett, G., Inkpen, R., Hardiman, M. & Ortolja-Baird, A.

  3/10/22 → 31/07/23

  Project: Research

  • Heritage 100%
  • communities 80%
  • Rural Areas 60%
  • Sustainable Community 40%
  • Sustainable Development 40%

• Waste to Value Challenge - Customised biomining

  Falagan Rodriguez, C., Robson, S. & Dew, D.

  1/09/22 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • mine wastes 100%
  • mine tailings 100%
  • Mine Waste 100%
  • Bioleaching 100%
  • wastes 66%

• Utilisation of nanopore sequencing for the discovery of novel plastic degrading enzymes in the environment

  Beckett, A. & Robson, S.

  1/09/22 → 28/02/23

  Project: Research

  • plastics 100%
  • enzymes 70%
  • Lysozyme 70%
  • environment 50%
  • Sequencing 50%

• Enzyme-Enhanced Carbon Capture and Storage Solutions in Basaltic Rock

  Storey, C., Benson, P., Miles, R., Pickford, A. & Gill, R.

  UK Research and Innovation

  2/05/22 → 1/05/23

  Project: Research

  • Enzyme 100%
  • enzymes 100%
  • rocks 90%
  • Rock 80%
  • Basalt 50%

• Design of protein wires for electron transmission as alternative for sustainable Energy

  Lichtenstein, B.

  Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

  1/04/22 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Electron Particle 100%
  • electrons 85%
  • Cofactor 85%
  • Cells 71%
  • proteins 42%

• A Novel Breakthrough Assay For Enhanced Selection Of Interfacial Enzymes

  Lichtenstein, B.

  15/11/21 → 14/11/22

  Project: Research

  • plastics 100%
  • enzymes 100%
  • Plastic 75%
  • Assay 75%
  • surfaces 50%

• Solent Blue Carbon Restoration Initiative

  Preston, J., Hendy, I., Liu, J., Couceiro, F., Fletcher, S., March, A., Rumble, H., Teeuw, R., Potts, J., Amara, A., Inkpen, R., Baily, B., Lundgren, A., Hopgood, A., Lee, P., Choukroune, L., Blunn, G. & Want, A.

  30/07/21 → 31/07/22

  Project: Research

  • Carbon 100%
  • carbon 100%
  • Research 50%
  • University 37%
  • universities 37%

• Immobilising enzymes on mesoporous carbonaceous materials for potential application in carbon capture

  Miles, R. & Gill, R.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/07/21 → 31/10/21

  Project: Research

  • enzymes 100%
  • applications 83%
  • capture 75%
  • Application 75%
  • carbon 66%

• Microbial transformation of plastics in SE Asian seas: a hazard and a solution

  Cragg, S., Ford, A., Salta, M., McGeehan, J., Fletcher, S., Couceiro, F., Phang, S. & Failler, P.

  Natural Environment Research Council

  15/11/20 → 14/11/23

  Project: Research

• A wastewater biosensor enabling detailed COVID-19 population surveillance

  Callaghan, A., Williams, J. & Couceiro, F.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  10/11/20 → 9/05/22

  Project: Research

• HOCI: COG-UK Project Hospital Onset COVID-19 Infections study

  Robson, S., Beckett, A., Cook, K., Goudarzi, S., Fearn, C. & Glaysher, S.

  University College London

  15/10/20 → 31/07/21

  Project: Research

  • hospitals 100%
  • Infection 62%
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 56%
  • transmission 50%
  • Hospital 50%

• Trial of intertidal and subtidal structures to mitigate saltmarsh erosion and increase bivalve settlement

  Preston, J. & Mountain, C.

  Environment Agency

  1/10/20 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • oysters 100%
  • restoration 87%
  • Trial 75%
  • habitat 75%
  • Habitat Restoration 50%

• GB Row Challenge 2020 - GB coastal microplastic and noise mapping

  Ford, A., Fletcher, S., Marley, S. & Couceiro, F.

  5/07/20 → 5/07/21

  Project: Research

  • Noise Pollution 100%
  • University 100%
  • Cartography 100%
  • United Kingdom 100%
  • Project 100%

• REDPOL - Reduction of Pollution by endocrine disrupting compounds at source: Innovative products for the commercial lab market.

  Ford, A., Marley, S., Parker, M. & Robson, S.

  European Commission

  1/04/20 → 30/06/23

  Project: Research

  • Endocrine Disruptor 100%
  • Endocrine System 95%
  • market 89%
  • pollution 89%
  • crustaceans 87%

• STOP COVID-19: Sequencing and Tracking Of Phylogeny in COVID-19

  Robson, S., Scarlett, G., Bourgeois, Y., Beckett, A., Loveson, K., Glaysher, S., Chauhan, A., Goudarzi, S., Cook, K., Fearn, C., Paul, H. & Dent, H.

  Public Health England, COG-UK

  1/04/20 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 100%
  • COVID-19 97%
  • covid-19 91%
  • viruses 59%
  • transmission 57%

• The effects of industrial pollutants on the behaviour of aquatic organisms

  Ford, A. & Parker, M.

  3/02/20 → 24/02/23

  Project: Research

  • Behavior 100%
  • Technology 100%
  • Simulation Mode 100%
  • pollutants 100%
  • Behaviour 100%

• Histopathological, behavioral and reproduction biomarkers in marine amphipods exposed to emerging pollutants

  Ford, A., Botelho, M., Gomes, V. & Umbuzeiro, G.

  3/02/20 → 2/11/20

  Project: Research

  • Amphipod 100%
  • Biomarker 66%
  • Project 66%
  • biological markers 66%
  • reproduction 66%

• Investigations on the factors affecting broodstock conditioning of the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Development of effective hatchery techniques to produce native oyster spat-on-shell for restoration

  Preston, J.

  1/10/19 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

• Vessel collisions with large whales: Behavioural responses and areas of risk

  Robbins, J., Marley, S. & Ford, A.

  1/10/19 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

  • whales 100%
  • ships 100%
  • Whale 100%
  • risks 50%
  • collisions 50%

• Centre for Enzyme Innovation

  McGeehan, J., Callaghan, A., Cragg, S., Pickford, A., Watts, J., Rahman, P., Cox, P. & Robson, S.

  Research England

  1/08/19 → 31/07/22

  Project: Research

• RNA Array Technology: Developing a High Throughput RNA Epigenetics Tool

  Callaghan, A.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/04/19 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research

  • rna 100%
  • RNA 100%
  • tools 50%
  • Engineering Process 50%

• Decoding the Deep: Applying artificial intelligence to marine soundscapes

  Marley, S., Ford, A., Bacon, D., Shin, D. & Jordanov, I.

  1/04/19 → 31/07/20

  Project: Research

  • Soundscapes 100%
  • acoustics 87%
  • Acoustics 75%
  • underwater 62%
  • noise 62%

• RECO-BIOSURF: Recovery of Oceanic Biosurfactants to improve carbon uptake to evaluate the global carbon cycle

  Rahman, P., Roberts, K., Hutchinson, D., Williams, J. & Couceiro, F.

  29/01/19 → 31/07/20

  Project: Research

  • seas 100%
  • carbon dioxide 60%
  • oceans 60%
  • interfaces 60%
  • air 60%

• Development of the first UK Forensic Taphonomy Facility; interdisciplinary cadaver decomposition research to provide a multidisciplinary approach to death scene reconstruction.

  Brown, K., Smith, P., Watts, J. & Gibson, A.

  21/01/19 → 18/01/21

  Project: Research

  • Research 100%
  • Project 66%
  • United Kingdom 66%
  • Taphonomy 66%
  • Ecosystem 66%

• RaNTrans: Rapid Reduction of Nutrients in Transitional Waters

  Watson, G., Preston, J. & Drakeford, B.

  1/11/18 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • Algal Mat 100%
  • awards 100%
  • Project 83%
  • nutrients 83%
  • reduction 66%

• New enzymes for degrading natural and synthetic polymers: A combined structural and synthetic biology approach

  Pickford, A. & McGeehan, J.

  1/10/18 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • polymers 100%
  • enzymes 100%
  • Enzyme 100%
  • Project 100%
  • Polymer 100%

• Molecular and Bioinformatic Resources for Research Using Xenopus

  Guille, M. & Sharpe, C.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/09/18 → 31/08/23

  Project: Research

• A Breakthrough Non-Invasive Diagnostic Test for Overactive Bladder (OAB)

  Young, J., Firouzmand, S. & Callaghan, A.

  Rosetrees Trust

  1/09/18 → 29/02/20

  Project: Other

  • bladder 100%
  • Overactive Bladder 100%
  • biological markers 66%
  • detection 66%
  • Biological Marker 66%

• TRIF Fellowship Joanne Preston

  Preston, J.

  1/08/18 → 31/07/19

  Project: Research

  • oysters 100%
  • Habitat 80%
  • habitat 80%
  • Research 40%
  • Europe 40%

• Pathogen concentration on microplastics and associated ecotoxicity in the marine environment

  Watts, J., Couceiro, F., Hale, M., Preston, J. & Williams, J.

  1/07/18 → 31/07/19

  Project: Research

  • oysters 100%
  • Oyster 100%
  • pathogens 72%
  • Pathogen 72%
  • Infectious Agent 72%

• Assessment of behavioural effect in freshwater amphipods exposed to treated vinasse

  de Castro Marcato, A., Ford, A. & Fontantetti Christofoletti, C.

  5/06/18 → 9/09/18

  Project: Research

  • Biofuel 100%
  • Invertebrate 50%
  • Sugar Cane 50%
  • Vinasse 50%
  • Amphipod 50%

• Assessment of behavioural effect in freshwater amphipods exposed to remediated vinasse

  Ford, A., Macato, A. & Christofoletti, C.

  10/05/18 → 9/09/18

  Project: Research

  • Amphipod 100%
  • Freshwater 100%
  • fresh water 100%
  • Investigation 50%
  • Vinasse 50%

• Sustainable up-cycling of agro-, agrofood and fisheries residues in horticulture and agriculture as bioenergy, biochar and chitin-rich products

  Farrer, J., Bowyer, C., Tallis, M., Chopra, M., Ford, A., Pearse, S., Kao, A., McCabe, D., Wamposzyc, M., Jack, L., Meredith, T., Collins, E. J., Wood, C. & Cleary, C.

  2/02/18 → 30/04/22

  Project: Research

  • horticulture 100%
  • chitin 100%
  • residues 87%
  • agriculture 87%
  • fisheries 87%

• Devices for Dignity Healthcare Technologies Cooperative

  Young, J., Callaghan, A., Butt, L. & Firouzmand, S.

  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  1/12/17 → 31/05/18

  Project: Other

  • bladder 100%
  • Overactive Bladder 91%
  • Patient 50%
  • Diagnosis 41%
  • Finger Dermatoglyphics 33%

• Metabolomic profiling and biomarker development in radiation exposed crustaceans

  Ford, A. & Smith, J.

  Natural Environment Research Council

  30/11/16 → 30/11/18

  Project: Research

• s-RNA-based therapeutics for disease caused by A. pleuroneumoniae

  Callaghan, A.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/09/15 → 31/08/18

  Project: Research

  • Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae 100%
  • Combination Therapy 60%
  • antibiotics 50%
  • Bacterium 40%
  • bacteria 40%

• Life 3D: A new tool for interactive visualisation of 3D models

  Gowers, D., Powell, W. & Powell, V.

  Innovate UK

  1/01/15 → 30/06/15

  Project: Research

• Developing the medical countermeasures of tomorrow; a novel antibacterial approach to combating bioterrorism

  Callaghan, A.

  Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

  1/10/14 → 30/09/18

  Project: Research

• An innovative approach to 'printing' functional protein microarrays from RNA

  Callaghan, A.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/10/14 → 31/03/16

  Project: Research

• Learning from Marine Wood Borers: Enzymes and Mechanisms of Lignocellulose Digestion

  McQueen-Mason, S. J., Cragg, S., McGeehan, J., Walton, P. H., Dupree, P., Davies, G. J. & Bruce, N. C.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/04/14 → 31/03/19

  Project: Research

  • enzymes 100%
  • wood 100%
  • Enzymes 100%
  • Wood 100%
  • animals 55%

• Evaluation of furfurylated wood for use in the marine environment

  Cragg, S., Westin, M., Lande, S., Rapp, A., Brelid, P. L. & Thygesen, L.

  1/10/13 → 2/10/17

  Project: Research

  • Wood 100%
  • wood 100%
  • laboratories 47%
  • Laboratory 41%
  • Marine Environment 39%

• Transfer - Exposure - Effects (TREE): Integrating the science needed to underpin radioactivity assessments for humans and wildlife

  Smith, J., Ford, A., Thorpe, K. & Jha, A.

  1/10/13 → 30/09/18

  Project: Research

  • Wildlife 100%
  • risk assessment 87%
  • Risk Assessment 75%
  • Disaster Prevention 75%
  • Radioactivity 62%

• Molecular and Bioinformatic support for the European Xenopus Resource Centre

  Guille, M., Sharpe, C., Allan, V. & Piccinni, M.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/09/13 → 31/08/18

  Project: Research

  • tools 100%
  • Silurana 100%
  • Xenopus 100%
  • resources 72%
  • antibodies 45%

• A series of controlled growth trials to quantify the influence soil conditioner has on crop growth

  Tallis, M.

  1/09/13 → 30/04/14

  Project: Research

• Investigating metabolite-RNase communication

  Callaghan, A.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  31/01/13 → 30/01/16

  Project: Research

  • rna 100%
  • metabolism 78%
  • Metabolism 64%
  • Cells 64%
  • Metabolic Pathway 64%

• Quantifying annual cycles of macronutrient fluxes and net effect of transormations in an estuary

  Fones, G., Watts, J., Hale, M. & Couceiro, F.

  Natural Environment Research Council

  1/12/12 → 29/02/16

  Project: Research

  • Estuary 100%
  • estuaries 100%
  • Phosphate 69%
  • Storm 69%
  • phosphates 69%

• Training Grant

  Guille, M.

  Natural Environment Research Council

  1/10/11 → 31/03/15

  Project: Research

• RNA Array Technology

  Callaghan, A.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/04/11 → 31/08/12

  Project: Research

• Pathfinder Grant: Innovative tagging method for surface - based studies

  Callaghan, A.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/06/10 → 31/12/10

  Project: Research