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• Seabird use of tidal stream environments and potential interactions with tidal energy devices

  Isaksson, N. (Author), Masden, E. (Supervisor) & Benjamins, S. (Supervisor), 6 Apr 2023

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• The future social implications of seaweed cultivation for bioenergy production

  Rostan, J. (Author), Hughes, A. (Supervisor) & Billing, S.-L. (Supervisor), 2 Mar 2023

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Surveyance of the marine environment for beached plastic debris using a novel, hyperspectral shortwave infrared camera on an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV)

  Cocking, J. L. (Author), Cottier, F. (Supervisor), Narayanaswamy, B. (Supervisor) & Williamson, B. (Supervisor), 9 May 2023

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Bioprospecting for novel marine polysaccharides for the life sciences

  Trimby, G. (Author), Green, D. (Supervisor), Ditchfield, A. (Supervisor) & Boag, B. (Supervisor), 14 Apr 2023

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Evaluation of LiDAR Visualisation Techniques within the National Scenic Area of Orkney

  Begg, C. (Author), Mainland, I. (Supervisor) & Moore, J. (Supervisor), 10 Jan 2023

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)

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• Language and culture as a societal asset: Strategic alignment of language policy to a sustainable socio-economic market for gaelic

  Cameron, G. (Author), Ó Giollagáin, C. (Supervisor), De Lima, P. (Supervisor) & Caimbeul, I. (Supervisor), 30 May 2023

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Spatial ecology of grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) in an urban environment

  Fitzpatrick, D. (Author), Smith, M. (Supervisor), 9 Feb 2023

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)

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• The ‘Next Great War': Eric Linklater’s Responses to the Crises of the 1930s

  Gilbert, A. (Author), Chand, A. (Supervisor) & Blyth, I. (Supervisor), 12 Sept 2023

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)

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• Improvements Deferred: An historical-archaeological study of transitional farms in the Grampian Highlands of Scotland, during the Agricultural Improvements of the 18th and 19th centuries.

  Worth, S. (Author), Robertson, I. J. M. (Supervisor) & Timpany, S. (Supervisor), 21 Jun 2023

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Mapping of Digital Connectivity and Island Governance: A Comparative Study of the Scottish Archipelagos and Irish Islands.

  Ward, F. L. (Author), Jennings, A. (Supervisor), 27 Apr 2023

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Ecotourism and engagement with freshwater biodiversity: a case study of three Scottish lochs

  Delugin, C. M. (Author), Verspoor, E. (Supervisor), De Lima, P. (Supervisor) & Price, M. F. (Supervisor), 21 Oct 2023

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• A Critical Exploration and Theological Critique of Michael Polanyi’s Structured Ontology

  Steiger, A. W. (Author), Visagie, I. (Supervisor) & Grant, J. (Supervisor), 18 Jan 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• Exploring the Role of Health Literacy in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Mixed Methods Approach

  Walters, C. (Author), Gorely, T. (Supervisor), 14 Feb 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Improving the applicability of metabarcoding to monitor salmon farming impacts on benthic environments

  Venkatesh, S. (Author), Wilding, T. (Supervisor) & Pritchard, V. (Supervisor), 20 Nov 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Nitrogen uptake and phytoplankton productivity in the changing Barents Sea

  Braun, J. (Author), Davidson, K. (Supervisor) & Pritchard, A. (Supervisor), 10 Aug 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• HRES and DHN application in remote island communities: the case study of the Eye Peninsula in the Outer Hebrides

  Petricca, G. (Author), King, I. (Supervisor) & MacLeod, C. (Supervisor), 8 Sept 2022

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)

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• Hydrodynamic Characterisation and Wave Current Interaction around Dunnet Head in the Pentland Firth with Implications for Marine Energy Generation

  MacDowall, C. (Author), Gleizon, P. (Supervisor), Williamson, B. (Supervisor) & Murray , R. O. (Supervisor), 25 Apr 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• A comprehensive study of the impact of contrast medium on endothelial cells in vitro: validating the protective effects of n-acetylcysteine and assessing the importance of endothelin-1 and glutathione on contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with chronic kidney disease

  Khuram, R. (Author), Megson, I. (Supervisor), Treweeke, A. (Supervisor) & Cobley, J. (Supervisor), 31 Oct 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Landscape’s Constitutive Agency in Macpherson's Ossianic Collections: The Liminal Sublime in Ossian's Landscape

  Schaefer, A. (Author), MacPherson, J. (Supervisor) & Blyth, I. (Supervisor), 26 May 2022

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)

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• Developing the visitor appeal of Orkney’s Norse heritage sites: A route to more sustainable tourism?

  Thuesen, A. (Author), Sanmark, A. (Supervisor) & Cottier, F. (Supervisor), 28 Jun 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Optimising the decommissioning of pipeline protection structures in the North Sea

  Depauw, E. (Author), Miller, A. (Supervisor), Burrows, M. (Supervisor) & Rouse, S. (Supervisor), 13 Dec 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Interactions between harbour porpoises and aquaculture on the west coast of Scotland

  Sim, T. M. C. (Author), Wilson, B. (Supervisor) & Benjamins, S. (Supervisor), 27 Apr 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• The potential for the refurbishment of historic hydropower generation for the benefit of local communities in the Highlands & Islands region

  Bachell, A. J. (Author), Price, M. F. (Supervisor) & Boyd, R. (Supervisor), 7 Apr 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• The Impact of Wind-Driven Mixing in the Barents Sea

  Rodgers, J. (Author), Cottier, F. (Supervisor), Davies, G. (Supervisor) & Inall, M. (Supervisor), 11 Jul 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Removal of Metformin and Clarithromycin from aqueous media using Magnetic Brewery Spent Grain

  Shearer, L. K. (Author), 17 Oct 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Addressing the impact of the EU CFP landing obligation on the northern North Sea ecosystem and Shetland fisheries in a changing climate.

  Hill, C. E. (Author), Fox, C. (Supervisor) & Heymans, S. J. (Supervisor), 26 May 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• A B-cell or a key player?: The role of the humoral immune response in melanoma, highlighting the importance of method development

  Rodgers, C. (Author), Pritchard, A. (Supervisor) & Wei, J. (Supervisor), 20 Jun 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Assessing the Ability of Marine Plastic Waste to Adsorb Heavy Metals and Emerging Organic Contaminants from Water

  Zhang, H. (Author), Pap, S. (Supervisor) & Gibb, S. (Supervisor), 29 Nov 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Scotland’s blue carbon: the contribution from seaweed detritus

  O'Dell, A. (Author), Burrows, M. (Supervisor), 20 Jul 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• The chemical ecology of Lingulodinium polyedra and its microbiome

  Garfield, C. (Author), Green, D. (Supervisor) & Ross, M. (Supervisor), 26 Apr 2022

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)

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• The siting of renewable energy developments in a crowded marine space

  Withouck, I. (Author), Shucksmith, R. (Supervisor), Tett, P. (Supervisor) & Doran, J. (Supervisor), 7 Dec 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Càite a bheil settings? Fèin-aithne agus ideòlasan cànain luchd-labhairt aig Cearcaill Chòmhraidh na Gàidhlig tro mheadhan cleachdaidhean na Beurla

  Flower, I. J. (Author), Armstrong, T. C. (Supervisor) & NicLeòid, M. (Supervisor), 25 Sept 2022

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)

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• Artificial reef creation using decommissioned pipeline protection structures - environmental performance in the North Sea.

  Redford, M. (Author), Wilding, T. (Supervisor) & Rouse, S. (Supervisor), 21 Mar 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Host pathogen interaction between European strains of red algae 'Bangia' and oomycete Olpidiopsis porphyrae var. scotiae, and phylogenetic analysis for European 'Bangia' strains

  Attar, B. (Author), Brakel, J. (Supervisor), Gachon, C. (Supervisor) & Green, D. (Supervisor), 3 Aug 2022

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)

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• Assessing the condition of the Flow Country peatlands to support their future protection: Monitoring blanket bog functioning during drought and mapping post-wildfire recovery

  Sterk, H. P. (Author), Andersen, R. (Supervisor) & McIlvenny, J. (Supervisor), 24 Jan 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Investigating change in toxic algae in Scottish coastal waters

  King, C. (Author), Davidson, K. (Supervisor) & Taggart, M. (Supervisor), 27 Jul 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Words and Waves: Ecological Dialogism as an Approach to Discourse, Community, and Marine Renewable Energy in Orkney

  Ford, R. (Author), Heddle, D. (Supervisor), 21 Jan 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• A Contemporary Feminine Divine: utilising female presentation in Grecian Myth to articulate a deeper understanding of home and the domestic

  Moffat-Hardy, H. (Author), Blair, L. (Supervisor) & Jennings, A. (Supervisor), 15 Dec 2022

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)

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• Survival potential of microalgae for long-term space missions

  Pardasani, Y. (Author), Davey, M. (Supervisor) & Green, D. (Supervisor), 13 Dec 2022

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)

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• Bog in a Box: Is Long Term Peat Storage for Future Restoration Viable?

  Detrey, I. (Author), Andersen, R. (Supervisor), Mouat, B. (Supervisor) & Waldron, S. (Supervisor), 29 Jun 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Predicting risks from acoustic deterrents

  Findlay, C. (Author), Wilson, B. (Supervisor) & Risch, D. (Supervisor), 25 May 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Occurrence, characterisation and variations of microplastics and cellulose fibres in the Scottish Atlantic coastal marine environment

  Paradinas, L. (Author), Narayanaswamy, B. (Supervisor), James, N. (Supervisor) & Dale, A. (Supervisor), 15 Jun 2022

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Yahweh's 'Priestly Kingdom': A Metaphor for Israel's Priestly Status Function in Exodus 19.6a

  Hawley, M. L. (Author), Grant, J. (Supervisor) & Wilson, A. (Supervisor), 13 Jul 2021

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• Fish counters: what are they counting and what does it tell us?

  Roderick, E. O. (Author), Verspoor, E. (Supervisor) & Coulson, M. (Supervisor), 28 May 2021

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Investigating the Immunological Effect of Schizophrenia-Related Antigens and Anti-psychotic Medication.

  Whelan, R. (Author), Wei, J. (Supervisor) & Pritchard, A. (Supervisor), 27 Apr 2021

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• Using wildlife to biomonitor for antimicrobial resistance in the Scottish environment

  Elsby, D. (Author), Taggart, M. (Supervisor) & Boyd, K. (Supervisor), 18 Jan 2021

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Rackwick - A study into its role in the development of contemporary art and culture in Orkney

  Parkinson, A. R. (Author), Plumb, O. (Supervisor) & Heddle, D. (Supervisor), 29 Mar 2021

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)

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• Investigating bird flight characteristics and habitat use to better understand ornithological impacts of wind farms

  Largey, N. (Author), Masden, E. (Supervisor) & Wilson, B. (Supervisor), 5 May 2021

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• The Meaning of Landscape for Communities: Integrating Perceptions of Change with Spatial Planning

  Lovie, R. (Author), Bryce, R. (Supervisor) & Price, M. F. (Supervisor), 2 Dec 2021

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• DOES FAT MATTER? Lipidomics investigations during Blue mussel (Mytilus sp.) hatchery production

  Laudicella, V. A. (Author), Hughes, A. (Supervisor), Whitfield, P. D. (Supervisor) & Doherty, M. (Supervisor), 19 Apr 2021

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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