MPhil by research Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre

Research, conducted in tropical and temperate ecosystems, consists of projects on a wide range of invertebrate and vertebrate taxa - including microorganisms, insects, crustaceans, fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals. These projects include the study of population genetics, animal behaviour in both natural ecosystems and in captive breeding programmes, communication amongst social invertebrates and evolution. Both natural and urban ecosystems are studied by researchers . Members of this group are currently supporting the development of large scale conservation measures across river catchments, metropolitan areas and along estuaries. Topics such as urban wellbeing and quality of life, the application of GIS and earth observation methods and technologies to the characterisation and interpretation of both the natural and human environment, the wider socio-environmental determinants of health, food security and urban agriculture are covered by this research. This is extended to include health risk assessment and environmental epidemiology, modelling environmental contaminants, and pollution ecology, especially radioecology.