Our Bachelor’s and Master’s students work within active ecological research, connecting field observations, biodiversity data and spatial methods to real research questions.
These topics are available for expressions of interest; they are not yet assigned to students and are therefore distinct from the ongoing research profiles below.
An open MSc research topic investigating the fungal and bacterial communities associated with Rosa rugosa roots, with a view to comparing symbionts in native and introduced ranges.
Active theses have individual pages describing their research questions, programme, academic year and connection with laboratory projects.
This thesis develops a multitemporal Earth-observation workflow to reconstruct vegetation dynamics across almost three decades. In Google Earth Engine, seasonal median composites of the most informative spectral bands and NDVI are being generated for each year from 2015 to 2025, complemented by historical reconstructions for 2005 and 1996. Where necessary, sensor-specific correction or harmonisation factors are considered to improve comparability among acquisition periods. In GIS, false-colour infrared composites for the benchmark years 1996, 2005, 2015 and 2025 are used to support visual interpretation of long-term changes in vegetation cover and condition. The next phase will integrate the clipped raster products with additional field or reference datasets as they become available, allowing the remotely sensed trajectories to be quantified and ecologically interpreted.
Building on a field survey-based classification of wetland habitats in the Lesotho Highlands, this thesis investigates their spectral characteristics to develop a remote sensing approach for habitat recognition and mapping. By integrating field observations with spectral information, the study aims to distinguish wetland habitat types and improve the spatial characterisation of these biodiversity-rich ecosystems. The resulting classification is intended to provide a basis for exploring potential habitat responses under future climate scenarios, with applications in wetland monitoring, conservation and environmental assessment.
Completed theses remain available here by academic year and degree level, preserving the contributions of students who have worked with the laboratory.
As current theses are completed, their profiles will move into this section automatically. They will remain searchable by academic year, degree and research topic.