Our Anthropocene Projects available below.  Please click on the project number to read the project outline.

Please contact the relevant supervisor to discuss the project and how to apply.

OP19_04  - Understanding the role of clay mineral redox reactions for metal contaminant fate

Dr Anke Neumann, School of Engineering, Newcastle University

OP19_05  - Monitoring and mitigating the impact of recreational activities in temperate Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

Dr Clare Fitzsimmons, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University

OP19_06 - How are large permafrost rock faces responding to climate change?

Dr Matt Westoby, Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University

OP19_07  - Understanding the impact of aerosol generated at the sea surface microlayer on the atmosphere

Dr Antonia Carruthers, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University

OP19_09  - Robust protection of water resources in a changing climate

Dr David Werner, School of Engineering, Newcastle University

OP19_45 - Reutilisation of bioenergy waste residue in developing low-cost pollution filters 

Dr Abhishek Tiwary, Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Northumbria University

OP19_43  Organic Carbon Sequestration on the Arctic Seafloor along a Changing Sea-Ice Gradient

Dr Geoffrey Abbott, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University

OP19_13  - Novel materials for (crowd) sensing geological processes

Dr Toby Hallam, School of Engineering, Newcastle University

OP19_14  - Synthetic Terraformation: engineering biology to counterbalance ecosystems decline

Dr Angel Goñi-Moreno, School of Computing, Newcastle University

OP19_15  Quantifying rates and causes of increasing global antibiotic resistance spread using High Arctic soils, microbial genetics and geochemistry

Professor David W Graham, School of Engineering, Newcastle University

OP19_53 - Picking climate change winners for assisted gene flow interventions on coral reefs  

Dr James R. Guest, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University

OP19_51  - North Tyne Crayfish Investigation.

Dr Claire Walsh, School of Engineering, Newcastle University

OP19_37  - Landslide hazard in response to changing climate forcing

Dr Stuart Dunning, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University

OP19_33  - Weather Generator for Future Climates

Professor Chris Kilsby, School of Engineering, Newcastle University

OP19_19  - Climate planning and implementations of infrastructures-CLIPI

Dr Oliver Heidrich, School of Engineering, Newcastle University 

OP19_18  Modelling effects of climate change on photosynthetic enzymes to find solutions for future food and environmental security

Dr Maxim Kapralov, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University

OP19_29 - Predicting return on investment of biodiversity conservation measures

Philip McGowan, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University

OP19_28 - The rocky road to recovery – The role of microbialites in coral reef recovery after abrupt environmental change

Dr Cees van der Land, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University

OP19_23 Comparing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions of Restored and Natural Mangrove Forests in Indonesia using Palynology and plant DNA metabarcoding

Professor Ulrich Salzmann, Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University

OP19_25 - Designing Electric vehicle Commuter travel ENvironments for fuTure LifestYles (DECENTLY)

Dr Dilum Dissanayake, School of Engineering, Newcastle University

OP19_16  The role of microorganisms in the cycling of climate active gases

Professor David A. Pearce, Applied Sciences, Northumbria University

OP19_20 Cross-fertilizing materials science with geology to study microscopic mechanisms of the rock cycle

Dr Hemantha Yeddu, School of Engineering, Newcastle University

OP19_17  Catchment Systems Restoration: how to build and model leaky barriers

Dr Caspar Hewett, School of Engineering, Newcastle University

OP19_58 Developing cost-effective remote sensing methods for habitat monitoring of Zostera sp. in Lindisfarne, Northumberland

Dr Clare Fitzsimmons, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University

OP19_57 A Volume and Mass Conserving Ocean Model for Climate Studies

Dr Miguel Angel Morales Maqueda, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University

OP19_54 Monitoring, forecasting and remediating sediment in estuary zones

Dr Claire Walsh, School of Engineering, Newcastle University

OP19_21 Evaluating Catchment Scale Natural Flood Management Projects in the UK

Dr Paul Quinn, School of Engineering, Newcastle University

OP19_22  Working with natural processes to reduce floods, sediment and phosphorus losses from farmed landscapes

Dr Matt Perks, School of Engineering, Newcastle University

OP19_49  - Controls on the hydro-geomorphological impact of the 2017 El Niño Costero floods, northern Peru.

Professor Andy Russell, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University