People 

Skia Basdag 

(2025: present) 

PhD:  “Understanding the response of freshwater micro-organisms to environmental change through the lens of energy allocation”. 

Executive Dean’s Studentship, Brunel University of London 

Primary supervisor (with Dr Julia Reiss & Dr Tom Miller, Brunel University of London).

Faith Ekoja-Smah (2023: present)

PhD: "Linking plastic particle characteristics to their uptake and transformation by groundwater animals”. 

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions DTP project 

Co-supervisor (with Dr Julia Reiss & Prof. Anne Robertson, University of Roehampton, London).

Emma Brind 

(2025: present)

PhD: “Monitoring river health and restoration success through citizen science”. 

Connected Waters Leverhulme Doctoral Programme. 

Co-supervisor (with Dr Cecile Reed, University of Roehampton, London).

Dr Nicholas Barrett (2024: present)

PDRA: “Microplastics in groundwater ecosystems: a global impact analysis (PlaStyx)”.

Leverhulme Trust 

Research Grant

Co-supervisor (with Dr Julia Reiss & Prof. Anne Robertson, University of Roehampton, London).

Tim Chambers (2025: present)

PhD: 'Land use impacts on river food webs: comparing tropical and temperate ecosystem responses'

NERC TREES doctoral training programme

Primary Supervisor (with Drs Pavel Kratina & Victor Saito, QMUL and UFSCar Brazil)

Ekain Lopez Fraile (2025: present)

PhD:  “Riparian corridor as a driver for freshwater ecosystems: linking riparian vegetation to diversity and energy transfer in fluvial food webs”. 

Doctoral Training Programme, University of the Basque Country. 

Co-supervisor (with Dr Dr. Aitor Larrañaga, University of the Basque Country, Spain).

Naima Rizwan (2019: present): 

PhD: "Effects of temperature on the movement, metabolism and feeding of aquatic organisms." 

Self-funded. 

Co-supervisor (with Prof Lewis Halsey & Dr Andrea Perna, University of Roehampton, London).

Nacho Peralta‐Maraver (2019: 2021) 

PDRA: "The riverine bioreactor: an integrative perspective on biological decomposition of organic matter."

University of Roehampton funding. 

Co-supervisor (with Prof. Anne Robertson University of Roehampton, London).

Danielle Marchant (2019: 2024)

PhD: "Effects of microplastics on freshwater communities and ecosystems”.

INTERREG preventing microplastic pollution project. 

Co-supervisor (with Drs Pavel Kratina & Iwan Jones, Queen Mary University London).