• PLEISTOCENE DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS ON THE EASTERN ROSS SEA CONTINENTAL SLOPE, ANTARCTICA 

  King, Maxine Valentina (University of Plymouth, 2023)

  In 2018, International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 374 drilled a 208.28 m-thick sequence of Plio-Pleistocene sediments on the Eastern Ross Sea continental slope, Antarctica (Hole U1525A). In this thesis, sediments ...
• MY AUSCHWITZ STATE OF MIND: A study of the nature of emergence of a text in relation to Auschwitz 

  Pope, Ivan Alexander (University of Plymouth, 2023)

  This thesis uses practice-based research to ask how I can write a textual deep map from an investigation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. As a key part of the research, I made repeated visits to the environs of Auschwitz-Birkenau, ...
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  Investigation of Microbiome Metabolites and Mitochondrial Function in a model of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease 

  Boeira, Paula (University of Plymouth, 2023)

  Several dietary metabolites produced by gut bacteria have been linked to disease including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and phenylacetic acid (PAA) are microbiome-derived ...
• Shanshuihua: ‘Mountain-water-painting’ for an ecological age 

  Liu, Lei (University of Plymouth, 2023)

  This practice-led research project appraises the tradition of shanshuihua, or ‘mountain-water painting’, within broader traditions of Chinese ink painting, or shuimohua, and, through links with ancient Chinese philosophies, ...
• OCTOPUS OPTICS: A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATION OF HUMAN VISUAL BIAS IN NARRATIVE WITH CORRESPONDING WRITING EXPERIMENTS USING ANIMAL FOCALISATION 

  Moran, Stephanie Jane Cussans (University of Plymouth, 2023)

  What is it like to be a human? If an octopus wrote an anthropology based on human depictions of octopuses then how might that reconfigure this existential question? This thesis addresses the posthuman problem of visual ...
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  The Postnatural Animal in Contemporary Art 

  Finnegan, Paul (University of Plymouth, 2023)

  The thesis uses art practice as a research method to propose novel characterisations of animal life. These characterisations aim to challenge an organicist image of non-human animals. The thesis considers animal bodies ...
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  Nutrient Input in the Chagos Archipelago - the Controlling Mechanisms of Chlorophyll-a Distribution 

  Cairns, Harvey (University of Plymouth, 2023)

  Phytoplankton primary productivity is vital in supporting the marine trophic system, and an understanding of the nutrient sources facilitating this is critical for informing conservation management. Using a combination ...
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  WHAT HAPPENED WITHIN THE POLICE SERVICE WHEN THE GOVERNMENT CREATED THE OFFENCE OF “CORRUPT OR IMPROPER PRACTICE” IN SECTION 26 OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND COURTS ACT 2015? 

  Brookshaw, Brendan Peter (University of Plymouth, 2023)

  Title. What happened within the police service when the government created the offence of “Corrupt or Improper Practice” in section 26 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015? Author Brendan P. Brookshaw Purpose. ...
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  The Role of Circadian Entrainment in Rice Blast Disease 

  Griffin, Ciaran (University of Plymouth, 2023)

  A circadian clock is present in some capacity in almost all forms of life, and is useful for a wide array of traits, but crucially allows organisms to predict future conditions and adapt their behaviour to synchronise ...
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  Assessing the effect of temperate MPAs on elasmobranch communities 

  Wilson, Chloe (University of Plymouth, 2023)

  Global chondrichthyan (sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras) populations are experiencing alarming declines, driven by intense targeted and incidental extraction. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) represent one potential ...

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