PGR Research
CCRG supports a range of Postgraduate Research projects on the Masters and PhD level.
Ongoing projects
PhD projects
| PhD Project | Student Name | Supervisors | Project Overview |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integrating catchment and coastal processes to increase flood protection in tidally-influenced rivers and estuaries | Miyo Yoshizaki |
Mark Schuerch, Luca Mao, Mark Macklin |
Investigating the impact of catchment and estuarine management on long-term estuarine flood risks. The study develops a modelling framework which integrates estuarine and catchment processes. Numerical modelling tools are applied. |
| Environmental fate of microplastics from river catchments to saltmarsh | Gertruda Zieniute | Daniel Magnone, Mark Schuerch, Mark Macklin | Investigating sources, storage and transport of microplastics across multiple catchments in the Wash and the impact this has on a managed realignment saltmarsh. The project is also evaluating carbon storage and transport in these systems. |
| Improving flood risk assessment in the Yorkshire Ouse river using documentary and floodplain sedimentary archives | Josephine Westlake | Mark Macklin, Edward Hanna, Sean Longfield | Investigating sediment records of the historic fluvial flood events in England. |
| Conducting a global assessment of coastal risk reduction through wetland restoration using a global model of intertidal wetlands | Ethan Umbo |
Mark Schuerch, Luca Mao |
This research is part of Work Package 2 in the EU funded REST-COAST project investigating the effects of climate change on global intertidal wetland survival rates and future spatial distribution. The project is also assessing where intertidal wetlands can replace grey coastal defences. |
MSc by Research projects
| MSc Project | Student Name | Supervisors | Project Overview |
|---|---|---|---|
List of potential Master by Research projects
CCRG academics are able to supervise a wider range of topics with the Catchments and Coast research theme. For a list of possible research projects that our CCRG academics are happy to supervise, please visit our “Work with us” section.
Completed projects
PhD projects
| PhD Project | Student Name | Supervisors | Project Overview |
|---|---|---|---|
MSc by Research projects
| MSc Project | Student Name | Supervisors | Project Overview |
|---|---|---|---|
Student-led publications<
| Year 2022 |
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Student-led grant income
| Grant Name | Value | Year | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| BSG (British Society for Geomorphology) Postgraduate Conference Attendance Grant [BSG-2021-12] | 2021 | Miyo Yoshizaki | |
| ECSA (Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association) Conference Attendance) Grant | 2022 | Gertruda Zieniute | |
| NEIF (National Environmental Isotope Facility) analysis grant | 2021 | Gertruda Zieniute |