2018 QUEX PhD projects
The 2018 QUEX PhD candidates are working on the following projects. Please note, these positions have been filled.
Projects have been grouped by QUEX themes.
Environmental Sustainability
Restoration of marine coastal environments for climate change adaptation and mitigation
UQ Supervisor:
Professor Catherine Lovelock, School of Biological Sciences
Exeter Supervisor:
Professor Ian Bateman, Director of the Land, Environment, Economics and Policy Institute (LEEP)
Dietary exposure to microplastic debris and associated chemicals
UQ Supervisor:
Professor Kevin Thomas, Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (pharmacy)
Exeter Supervisor:
Professor Tamara Galloway, College of Life and Environmental Sciences
Modelling the role of Biodiversity in Ecosystem Resilience to Climate Change: comparing tropical forests and coral reefs
UQ Supervisor:
Professor Peter Mumby, School of Biological Sciences
Exeter Supervisor:
Professor Peter Cox, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Coral reef futures under climate change and ocean acidification
UQ Supervisor:
Professor Peter Mumby, School of Biological Sciences
Exeter Supervisor:
Dr Paul Halloran, College of Life and Environmental Sciences (Geography)
Using integrative physiology to optimise diets for sustainable aquaculture and reassess optimal foraging theory in wild fish
UQ Supervisor:
Professor Craig Franklin, School of Biological Sciences
Exeter Supervisor:
Professor Rod Wilson, College of Life and Environmental Sciences (Biosciences)
Healthy Ageing
How do nutritional interventions affect male and female ageing rates?: an experimental genomic approach
UQ Supervisor:
Professor Steve Chenoweth, School of Biological Sciences
Exeter Supervisor:
Professor Alastair Wilson, College of Life and Environmental Sciences
Cross-disorder analyses of DNA methylation data for disorders of the brain
UQ Supervisor:
Professor Naomi Wray, Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Exeter Supervisor:
Professor Jonathan Mill, College of Medicine and Health
Sexual Science, Medicine and Healthy Ageing in Historical Perspective
UQ Supervisor:
Emeritus Professor Peter Cryle, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Exeter Supervisor:
Professor Kate Fisher, College of Humanities (History)
Physical Activity and Nutrition
The influence of Montmorency tart cherry supplementation on exercise performance, sleep and recovery
UQ Supervisor:
Dr Vince Kelly, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
Exeter Supervisor:
Professor Joanna Bowtell, Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences
Optimising the spring in your step – analysing the neuromechanical response of the human foot to varied surfaces and loads for improved footwear design
UQ Supervisor:
Dr Luke Kelly, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
Exeter Supervisor:
Dr Dominic Farris, Sport and Health Science