Current  Students

2025–2029

PhD thesis title:

Landscapes of resilience? Archaeobotanical and stable isotope analysis of archival material from the First Millennium CE in the Anglo-Scottish borders

[supervised by Prof Mike Church (Archaeology), Prof Darren Gröcke, Prof Sarah Semple (Archaeology), Dr Jan Hennissen (British Geological Survey)]

2026–2029

PhD thesis title:

Modern and archaeological soybean crop systems

[supervised by Prof Mike Church (Archaeology), co-supervised by Prof Darren Gröcke (Earth Sciences)]

2025–2026

MScR thesis title:

Soil fungi community distribution on a regenerative farm

[supervised by Prof Darren Gröcke (Earth Sciences) and Dr Jamie Bojko (National Horizons Centre, Teesside University]

2025–2029

PhD thesis title:

Impact of environment and climate change on shallow-water foodwebs in polar ecosystems

[supervised by Prof Lloyd Peck (British Antarctic Survey), co-supervised by Prof Darren Gröcke (Earth Sciences) and Dr Heather Sugden (Dove Marine Lab, Newcastle University)]

2025–2029

PhD thesis title:

How polluted are our modern ports? An eco-bio-geological investigation

[supervised by Prof Darren Gröcke, co-supervised by Dr Jamie Boyko (National Horizon Centre, Teesside University) & Prof Dave Roberts (Geography)]

2025–2029

PhD thesis title:

Managing soil health and nutrient management in present and future farming

[supervised by Prof Darren Gröcke, co-supervised by Prof Mike Church (Archaeology)]

2024–2025

MScR thesis title:

Assessing historical trends in habitat use and feeding ecology of the bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops trucatus

[supervised by Prof Darren Gröcke, co-supervised by Prof James Baldini (Earth Sciences)]

2024–2025

MScR thesis title:

Trace metal uptake in seaweeds

[supervised by Prof Darren Gröcke, co-supervised by Prof Dave Roberts (Geography)]

2024–2025

MScR thesis title:

Nitrogen isotope investigation of the North Yorkshire coast: an annual insight into nitrogen pollution

[supervised by Prof Darren Gröcke, co-supervised by Prof Chris Greenwell (Earth Sciences)]

2024–2025

MScR thesis title:

Biogeochemical assessment of English kelp ecosystems: baseline data for the Environment Agency’s national kelp monitoring programme

Submitted

[supervised by Prof Darren Gröcke, co-supervised by Pip Moore (Newcastle)]

2024–2025

MScR thesis title:

Assessing Pollutant Archives and Biological Responses in Coastal Marine Ecosystems: A Comprehensive Study of the Northeast England Region

[supervised by Prof David Roberts (Geography), co-supervised by Prof Darren Gröcke (Earth Sciences)]

2023–2027

PhD thesis title:

Stable isotopes of polar seaweeds in a changing climate

[supervised by Prof Darren Gröcke, co-supervised by Prof Pip Moore (Newcastle)]

2023–2027

PhD thesis title:

Assessing Maternal and Infant Health Through Stable Isotope Analysis of Auditory Ossicles

[supervised by Prof Rebecca Gowland (Archaeology), and co-supervised by Prof Janet Montgomery (Archaeology), Prof Darren Gröcke, and Prof Julia Beaumont (Bradford)]

2023–2027

PhD thesis title:

Pollution, pathogen, and place: novel applications using sulphur isotopes in (pre-) Industrial England

[supervised by Prof Janet Montgomery (Archaeology), and co-supervised by Prof Darren Gröcke, Prof Rebecca Gowland (Archaeology), Dr Ellen Kendall (Archaeology)]

2021–2025

PhD thesis title:

Dietary Diversity in Early Neolithic Britain: Determining Regional Variation through Stable Isotope Analysis

[supervised by Prof Janet Montgomery (Archaeology), co-supervised by Prof Chris Scarre (Archaeology), and Prof Darren R. Gröcke]