I do not have any funded open position in my lab at the moment, but I'm happy to explore funding opportunities for prospect students to carry a PhD or MRes under my supervision. Always happy to support postdocs/research fellows too!
Check the University website for current PGR opportunities.
Angel Cooper (2025- ). TBC. MSc by Research. Co-supervised with Dr Sheena Cotter.
Milly Lidgard (2025- ). Do bacterial volatiles derived from soil affect the growth of fungi in controlled conditions?. MSc Biotechnology.
Dona Frost (2024- ). Utilising above- and below-ground biodiversity to increase resilience in grapevines. PhD. Co-supervised with Prof. Mat Goddard and Dr Belinda Kemp.
Roshana Gautham (2023- ). Above- and belowground drivers of shifting greenhouse gas budgets in early-stage wetland restoration, PhD. Co-supervised with Dr Lan Qie and Dr Iain Gould.
Grace Hill. MSc by Research (2025).
Alice Waugh. MSc by Research (2025).
Shane Wheatley. MSc by Research (2025).
Nida Andlib. MSc Biotechnology (2024).
Taylor Howard. MSc Biotechology (2024).
Tabby Furman-Woodvine. UG student (Royal Society of Biology Plant Health UG Studenthip, 2024).
Isabel Moaby. MSc by Research (2024).
Luke Crosby. MSc by Research (2023).
Matt Atkinson. MSc Biotechnology (2023).
Neha. MSc Biotechnology (2023).
Fiza Nadeem. MSc Biotechnology (2023).
Yetunde Oluwaseyi. MSc Biotechnology (2023).
Cosmo Cockerton. UG student (Royal Society of Biology Plant Health UG Studenthip, 2023).
Oluwaseun Daodu. MSc Biotechnology (2022).
Isla Redgwell-Welch. UG student (Royal Society of Biology Plant Health UG Studenthip, 2022). Read about her experience here.
Beth Dale. MBio student (2021).
Florencia Grattarola. PhD student (2021).
Liam Suttey. MSc by Research (2021).
Shaun Hall. MSc Microbiology (2020).
Mary Harper. MBio student (2020).
Kexin Li. MSc Microbiology (2019).
Ross Leslie. UG student (School of Life Sciences Summer Studenthip Scheme, 2019).
Mary Harper. UG student (School of Life Sciences Summer Studenthip Scheme, 2019).
Libbi Gray. MSc by Research (2018).
George Andrews. UG student (School of Life Sciences Summer Studenthip Scheme, 2017), MBio student (2018).
George Young. UG student (School of Life Sciences Summer Studenthip Scheme, 2018).
Cheuk Lau. UG student (School of Life Sciences Summer Studenthip Scheme, 2017).
Ellen Goddard. MBio student (2016).
Stefano Gazzin. Erasmus MSc student (2016).
Chiara Finozzi. Eramus MSc student (2012).