PhD studentships associated with the soil sustainability programme. These are listed below in order of their starting date.
| Title | Student | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Tbc | Victoria Shruther, University of Reading | 2016-2019 |
| Forest management and below-ground litter: carbon dynamics of UK forest soils | Mauro Lanfranchi, University of Cumbria | 2016-2020 |
| Modelling current and future greenhouse gas balances from forest soils in the UK |
Rita Razauskaite, University of Aberdeen |
2015-2018 |
| Microbial communities and belowground bidoversity under different tree species growing on different soil types | Garazi Benito, Basque Institute of Agricultural Research and Development (NEIKER) | 2015-2018 |
| The difference in roots traits under different tree species as influenced by soil type in forest ecosystems in Bulgaria and the UK | Lyndmila Lazanova, Forest Research Institute, Sofia | STTA research visit |
| Using chronosequences to investigate how afforestation influences soil microbial community processes, soil carbon dynamics and soil sustainability |
Aisha Cogan, University of Essex |
2014-2017 |
| Woodland Restoration on Landfill Sites: Earthworm Activity and Ecosystem Service Provision | Frank Ashwood, University of Central Lancashire |
2013-2016 |
| Multi-scale investigation of soil water DOC dynamics with respect to long-term trends | Katarzyna Sawicka, University of Reading | 2013-2016 |
| Nutrients budget of forest ecosystems in Great Britain | Emile Mwenge, University of Reading |
2010-2015 |
| Soil fauna diversity under Short Rotation Forestry: Impacts and Responses | Nalika Rajapaksha, University of Central Lancashire |
2009-2012 |
| Evaluation of tree species x soil type interactions for their potential for long term C sequestration | Antia Villada, University of Reading |
2009-2012 |
| Carbon turnover in forest and grassland soils - will global warming turn carbon sinks into sources? | Eleanor Swain, University of Newcastle |
2008-2011 |
| Impact of nitrogen deposition on the microbial activity and composition in forest soils | Emma Thorpe, University of Essex |
2007-2011 |
| An investigation into the prokaryotic diversity of UK forest soils using high throughput sequencing | Theresa Hudson, University of Exeter |
2006-2010 |