Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Project Title:  Investigating the role of antimicrobial usage in animals in the evolution of antimicrobial resistance in animal and human microbiomes
Lead Supervisor:  Professor William Gaze
Contact Email:  w.h.gaze@exeter.ac.uk  
Department:  Public Health and Sports Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Understanding how naturally occuring and human-introduced psychoactive chemicals impact the behaviour of honeybees
Lead Supervisor:  Professor Natalie Hempel de Ibarra
Contact Email:  N.Hempel@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Psychology

Project Title:  Biological benefits of social networks in group-living animals
Lead Supervisor:  Professor Lauren Brent
Contact Email:  l.j.n.brent@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Psychology

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Project Title:  Biomechanics and cognition of jumping in grey squirrels
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Lisa Leaver
Contact Email:  l.a.leaver@exeter.ac.uk 
Department:  Public Health and Sports Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Development of novel drug treatments for prostate cancer
Lead Supervisor:  Professor Benjamin Housden
Contact Email:  b.housden@exeter.ac.uk              
Department:  Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Development, evaluation and application of musculoskeletal models to assess the potential of impact activities to benefit bone strength at the femoral neck for osteoporosis prevention
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Vicky Stiles
Contact Email:  v.h.stiles@exeter.ac.uk  
Department:  Public Health and Sports Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Engineering the wax moth, Galleria mellonella, to understand Antimicrobial and Antifungal Resistance
Lead Supervisor:  Professor James Wakefield
Contact Email:  j.g.wakefield@exeter.ac.uk          
Department:    Biosciences

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Project Title:  Evolution and Genome Organisation of Plant Specialised Metabolism
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Hans-Wilhelm Nuetzmann
Contact Email:  h.nuetzmann@exeter.ac.uk        
Department:  Biosciences

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Project Title:  Genetic approaches to understanding the links between metabolic and mental health
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Jess Tyrrell
Contact Email:  j.tyrrell@exeter.ac.uk     
Department:  Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  How do acetylcholine and dopamine systems gate learning and memory?
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Yanfeng Zhang
Contact Email:  y.f.zhang@exeter.ac.uk  
Department:  Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Inter-organelle cooperation in neuronal function and dysfunction
Lead Supervisor:  Prof. Michael Schrader
Contact Email:  m.schrader@exeter.ac.uk             
Department:  Biosciences

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Project Title:  Investigating neural fine-tuning of pancreatic islet activity in glucose homeostasis and diabetes prevention
Lead Supervisor:  Dr. Yu Hsuan Carol Yang
Contact Email:  Y.C.Yang@exeter.ac.uk   
Department:  Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Investigating RNA dysregulation in human organoid models of neurodegeneration using genomics and two-photon microscopy
Lead Supervisor:  Dr. Akshay Bhinge
Contact Email:  a.bhinge@exeter.ac.uk  
Department:  Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Investigating the integration of glucose and amino acid uptake and metabolism in human skeletal muscle
Lead Supervisor:  Professor Francis Stephens
Contact Email:  f.b.stephens@exeter.ac.uk          
Department:  Public Health and Sports Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Multimodal Data Fusion: Integration of Performance, Neurophysiological, and Perceptual Data to Develop Precision Rehabilitation Interventions
Lead Supervisor:  Professor Helen Dawes             
Contact Email:  H.dawes@exeter.ac.uk  
Department:  Public Health and Sports Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Quantitative genetics and genomics of life history evolution in guppies (Poecilia reticulata)
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Bonnie Fraser
Contact Email:  b.fraser@exeter.ac.uk    
Department:  Biosciences

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Project Title:  Understanding stress threshold establishment during animal development through experimental manipulation and mathematical modelling
Lead Supervisor:  Professor Soojin Ryu
Contact Email:  s.ryu@exeter.ac.uk         
Department:  Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Understanding the complexity of microtubule nucleation during cell division
Lead Supervisor:  Professor James Wakefield
Contact Email:  j.g.wakefield@exeter.ac.uk          
Department:  Bioscience

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Project Title:  Understanding the regulatory mechanism of cell fate decision in early human embryo development
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Ge Guo
Contact Email:  g.guo@exeter.ac.uk        
Department:  Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Cross-sectional and longitudinal patterns of cerebral perfusion and iron pathology across cohorts of neurodegenerative diseases: a neuroimaging magnetic resonance imaging study
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Heather Wilson
Contact Email:  h.wilson4@exeter.ac.uk
Department:   Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (UEMS) 

Project Title:  Data Science and Machine Learning for Diabetes
Lead Supervisor:  Professor Neil Vaughan
Contact Email:  n.vaughan@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  The development of deep learning prediction models for osteoporosis and estimated fragility fracture risk based on structural and textural analyses of bone.
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Robert Meertens
Contact Email:  R.M.Meertens@exeter.ac.uk      
Department:  Health and Care Professions

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Project Title:  Virtual Reality Medical Training
Lead Supervisor:  Professor Neil Vaughan
Contact Email:  n.vaughan@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Relationship between exposure to greenspace, temperature, air quality, and multi-morbidity outcomes
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Ben Wheeler
Contact Email:  b.w.wheeler@exeter.ac.uk           
Department:  Public Health and Sports Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Prevalence and patterns of unpaid caring in the UK nursing workforce: administrative data linkage using Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register data
Lead Supervisor:  Professor Richard Kyle
Contact Email:  r.kyle@exeter.ac.uk         
Department:  Health and Care Professions

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Project Title:  Health and wellbeing of the nursing workforce in the UK: administrative data linkage using Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register data
Lead Supervisor:  Professor Richard Kyle
Contact Email:  r.kyle@exeter.ac.uk         
Department:  Health and Care Professions

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Project Title:  Modelling nursing workforce and education demand, supply and migration: administrative data linkage using Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register data
Lead Supervisor:  Professor Richard Kyle
Contact Email:  r.kyle@exeter.ac.uk         
Department:   Health and Care Professions

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Project Title:  Improving support for physical activity in Type 1 Diabetes
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Emma Cockcroft
Contact Email:  e.j.cockcroft@exeter.ac.uk           
Department:  Health and Community Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Community-based approach to enhance older adults’ resilience to hot temperatures and social isolation in our changing climate, using wearable activity/physiological trackers
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Jennifer Lay
Contact Email:  j.lay@exeter.ac.uk           
Department:  Psychology

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Project Title:  Investigating the active ingredients of psychological therapies to reduce worry and overthinking
Lead Supervisor:  Professor Edward Watkins
Contact Email:  e.r.watkins@exeter.ac.uk              
Department:  Psychology

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Project Title:  Investigating cognitive inflexibility in autism
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Felice van 't Wout
Contact Email:  f.m.van-t-wout@exeter.ac.uk     
Department:  Psychology

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Project Title:  Social determinants of mental health and wellbeing: The role of social identities and the feeling of being understood by others
Lead Supervisor:  Dr. Andrew Livingstone
Contact Email:  A.Livingstone@exeter.ac.uk        
Department:   Psychology

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Project Title:  Disentangling the combined and unique contribution of genetic risk for obesity and early life environment on adolescent brain health and eating behaviours.
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Cassandra Lowe
Contact Email:  c.lowe4@exeter.ac.uk    
Department:  Psychology

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Project Title:  Combining transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Electroencephalography (EEG) to characterise modulation of face recognition skills.
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Ciro Civile
Contact Email:  c.civile@exeter.ac.uk      
Department:  Psychology

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Project Title:  Investigating the neuromuscular function of the human foot to improve foot and ankle rehabilitation and footwear design
Lead Supervisor:  Associate Professor Dominic Farris
Contact Email:  d.farris@exeter.ac.uk      
Department:  Public Health and Sports Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Improving the health and wellbeing of adolescent track and field athletes
Lead Supervisor:  Professor Alan Barker
Contact Email:  a.r.barker@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Public Health and Sports Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Identifying the mechanisms underpinning chronic ankle instability.
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Genevieve Williams
Contact Email:  g.k.r.williams@exeter.ac.uk          
Department:  Public Health and Sports Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Evaluating spine kinematics and loading from 3D bi-planar X-ray fluoroscopy vs. motion capture-based musculoskeletal models
Lead Supervisor:  Associate Professor Dominic Farris
Contact Email:  d.farris@exeter.ac.uk      
Department:  Public Health and Sports Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Inorganic dietary nitrate supplementation to enhance musculoskeletal health
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Matthew Black
Contact Email:  M.I.Black@exeter.ac.uk 
Department:  Public Health and Sports Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  Exploring the effect of blood flow restriction training on vascular function and exercise performance
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Bert Bond
Contact Email:  b.bond@exeter.ac.uk     
Department:  Public Health and Sports Sciences (UEMS)

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Project Title:  The role(s) of marine zooplankton in ocean carbon storage and climate regulation
Lead Supervisor:  Prof. Daniel Mayor
Contact Email:  d.j.mayor@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Biosciences