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Members

Member	Subject expertise
Prof Alan Dixon (Group Lead)	Sustainable development, social-ecological systems, community-based NRM, conservation agriculture, livelihoods, indigenous knowledge, wetlands, global south
Dr Beverley Adams-Groom	Palynology, aerobiology
Dr Kate Ashbrook	Conservation (invertebrates and birds), biodiversity, invasive alien species, ecosystem services, agricultural landscapes, ecosystem population dynamics
Augustinas Bacys (PhD Student)	Potential re-emergence of Brown Bears Ursus arctos in Lithuania and the possible impact on wildlife and people.
Beas Banerjee (PhD Student)	Drones, development and disaster risk reduction in Nepal: Towards an anticipatory action approach
Dr Heather Barrett	Urban geography, planning, conservation, heritage, sustainable places
Dr Chris Brown	Physiological ecology (mammals and birds), behavioural ecology, Ostrich biology & commercial applications
Katy Boom	Sustainability, Sustainable development
Rebecca Collins (PhD Student)	A very high-resolution analysis of the evolution of bank roughness and its influence on riverbank erosion and channel change
Dr John Dutton	Biodiversity conservation, mammal ecology, human-wildlife interactions, green infrastructure, restoration ecology
Prof Nick Evans	Agricultural Geography, agricultural policy, livestock and landscapes, protected areas, animal geographies, geographies of rural health
Dr Sian Evans	Sustainable development, climate change, sustainability behaviours and lifestyles, consumption, gender
Sarah Jatau (PhD Student)	Climate change, food security, livelihoods, global south
Joe Leaper (PhD Student)	Enhancing the environmental sustainability of UK grape growing
Josie Lynch (PhD Student)	A methodological study testing the accuracy of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) for monitoring the effects of conservation tillage on soil erosion
Prof Ian Maddock	River science, ecohydrology, river habitats, UAV (drone) surveying, virtual reality fieldwork techniques.
Amritha Nair (PhD Student)	Mapping stress in submerged aquatic plants using multispectral imagery and Structure from Motion photogrammetry
Dr Geoff Petch	Aerobiology, atmospheric science
Dr Susanna Prankel	Animal behaviour, animal welfare and ethics, zoology
	Aerobiology, biogeography, biometeorology, phenology
Andrea Tapia-Arenas (PhD Student)	Evaluating remote sensing technology to assess bumblebee habitat quality in open grasslands
Dr Fleur Visser	Remote sensing using satellites and drones, GIS, image analysis, river habitats, environmental change
Dr Mike Wheeler	Conservation, avian ecology, environmental DNA

Associate member	Subject expertise
(BBCT)	Conservation, ecology (invertebrates), non-native species management
(Honorary Prof)	Learning for sustainability, Sustainable development
(RAU)	Agroecosystems, habitat recreation, ecosystem services

Current projects

2024-2027 Climate adaptation and resilience strategies (CLARS): Socio-economic vulnerabilities among urban migrants in the Lake Victoria Basin and Great Lakes Region. Dr Cedric Nkiko and Prof Alan Dixon. Funding: New Frontiers in Research Fund and ESRC.

2023-2026: Enhancing the environmental sustainability of UK grape growing. Joe Leaper (PhD student). Funding: PhD studentship funded by the ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester. Dr Kate Ashbrook (Director of Studies), Prof Alan Dixon and Prof Duncan Westbury (RAU). 

2023-2026: The impacts of climate change on food security in Nigeria: Farmer perceptions and mitigation strategies.  Sarah Jatau (PhD student), Prof Alan Dixon (Director of Studies) and Dr Kate Ashbrook.

2023-2026: Drones, development and disaster risk reduction in Nepal: towards an anticipatory action approach. Beas Banerjee (PhD student). Funding: PhD studentship funded by the ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester. Prof Alan Dixon (Director of Studies) and Prof Ian Maddock.

2023-2024:  An assessment of topography and flow patterns of the Lugg Meadows, Herefordshire. Funding: Herefordshire Wildlife Trust. Dr Fleur Visser. 

2023-2024: An assessment of opportunities for Natural Flood Management in the River Lyd catchment, Gloucestershire. Funding: Gloucestershire County Council. Prof Ian Maddock and Josie Lynch.

2023-2024: Investigating the delivery of targeted water capture and storage mapping and advice. Funding: Wye Valley Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership. Prof Ian Maddock and Josie Lynch.

2023-2024: An assessment of Natural Flood Management options and soil erosion, Moreton-in-Marsh. Funding: Gloucestershire County Council. Prof Ian Maddock and Josie Lynch.

2023-2024: 3D Photogrammetry for High Altitude Pseudo-Satellites. Funding: Innovate UK. Prof Ian Maddock, in collaboration with QinetiQ.

2023-2024: Animal geographies in the dispositif of red deer management in the Scottish Highlands. Prof Nick Evans.

2023-2024: VR learning for Sustainable development: Exploring social-ecological systems in northern Malawi. Funded by the ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester. Prof Alan Dixon, Dr Des McDougall and Prof Ian Maddock.

2024: Farm Livestock and the New Animal Geography. Funding: ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Granada, Spain, and the ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester. Prof Nick Evans

2022-2023: An assessment of opportunities for Natural Flood Management in the Dowles Brook and River Isbourne catchments, Worcestershire. Funding: Worcestershire County Council. Prof Ian Maddock and Josie Lynch. 

2021-2024: Understanding bumblebee wildflower meadow habitat preferences using multi-scale remote sensing data. Funding: ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester & BBCT. Andrea Tapia (PhD student), Dr Kate Ashbrook (Director of Studies), Dr Fleur Visser, and Dr Richard Comont (Bumblebee Conservation Trust, BBCT). 

2020-2023: Potential for recovery of brown bear (Ursus arctos) populations in Lithuania. Self-funded PhD. Augustinas Bacys (PhD student), Dr John Dutton (Director of Studies), Dr Fleur Visser and Dr Kate Ashbrook. 

2022-2024: A comparison of microplastic pollution levels and aquatic invertebrate ingestion in UK lakes. Self-funded MPhil. Holly Roberts (MPhil student), Dr Kate Ashbrook (Director of Studies), and Prof. Duncan Westbury. 

2020-2025: The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and other remote sensing techniques for soil erosion monitoring and the implementation of natural flood management techniques. Funding: PhD studentship funded by the ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester. Josie Lynch (PhD student), Prof Ian Maddock (Director of Studies). 

2021-2024: Mapping plant stress in submerged aquatic vegetation using very-high and ultra-high resolution multi-spectral imagery and Structure from Motion photogrammetry. Self-funded PhD. Amritha Nair (PhD student), Dr Fleur Visser (Director of Studies), Prof Ian Maddock and Dr Jonas Schoelynck (ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Antwerp). 

2019-2024: An evaluation of the use of terrestrial laser scanning for the assessment of riverbank erosion. Self-funded PhD. Rebecca Collins (PhD student), Prof Ian Maddock (Director of Studies), Dr Fleur Visser.

2019-2024: Social prescribing in rural areas. Funding: ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester. Prof Nick Evans, Dr Coco Moore, Dr Peter Unwin, Dr Frances Howie.

Completed projects

2024: The State of the Malvern Hills AONB: A Fifth Look. Funding: the Malvern Hills AONB Partnership. Prof Nick Evans.

2024: UK Rural Communities: Scoping Ideas for Adaptation to the Threats of Climate Change. Funding: Community First in Herefordshire & Worcestershire. Prof Nick Evans and Dr Heather Barrett.

2022-2023: Mapping stress in submerged aquatic vegetation using multispectral imagery and Structure from Motion photogrammetry. Funding: Equipment loan from NERC Field Spectroscopy Facility. Amritha Nair and Dr Fleur Visser.

2018-2023: Macroinvertebrate community composition of intermittent streams. Melanie Milin (PhD student), Funding: PhD studentship funded by the ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Huddersfield and ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester. Dr Tory Milner (Director of Studies, ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Huddersfield), Dr Matt Hill (ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Bournemouth) and Professor Ian Maddock (ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester). 

2018-2022: Refining seed plots for turtle doves. Funding: RSPB and Natural England. Prof Duncan Westbury with the RSPB. 

2018-2023: UK representatives in the COST16219 Action on Harmonization of UAS techniques for agricultural and natural ecosystems monitoring. Funding: European Union COST Action. Prof Ian Maddock and Sophie Pearce. 

2021: Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of Kentish Glory moth (Endromis versicolora) specimens to help with a reintroduction project in the Wyre Forest. Requested by West Midlands Butterfly Conservation. Funding: ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester. Dr Mike Wheeler. 

2020-2022: Evaluating the contribution of the FLA to local institutional capacity building for sustainable wetland management in the Kafue sub-basin, Zambia. Funding: Self Help Africa. Prof Alan Dixon.

2020-2021: The nature of urban green infrastructure and its use by terrestrial mammals. Dr John Dutton.

2020-2021: High resolution drone surveys of the Wilde Brook, Shropshire. Funding: Slow the Flow Shropshire NFM scheme (a multi-agency consortia).Prof Ian Maddock.

2019-2022: “Woo Bikes”, bike-sharing scheme between Worcester City Council and the ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester. Dr Heather Barrett and Katy Boom. 

2019-2022: Conserving Herefordshire’s Ice Age Ponds. Funding: National Lottery. Dr Fleur Visser co-investigator for Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust, Herefordshire Wildlife Trust and Herefordshire Amphibian and Reptile Team.

2019-2021: Using drone surveys to assess soil erosion and delivery to river systems in the Wye catchment. Funding: Environment Agency. Prof Ian Maddock.

2019: The use of solar farms by farmland birds. Funding: Self-funded and RSPB. Robin Shotton (MRes student), Dr Duncan Westbury, and Dr David Buckingham (RSPB). 

2019 A Review of the ACRE Network. Funding: PriceWaterhouse Coopers and Defra. Prof Nick Evans.

2019 The State of the Malvern Hills AONB: A Fourth Look. Report for the Malvern Hills AONB Partnership. Prof Nick Evans.

2018-2019: Using drone surveys to assess the effectiveness of Natural Flood Management (NFM) schemes, Herefordshire. Funding: Environment Agency. Prof Ian Maddock and Megan Robertson. 

2018: Drone photogrammetry for measuring vegetation biomass. Un-funded. Data collection for global collaboration led by Exeter ºüÀêÊÓƵ. Dr Fleur Visser. 

2018-2021: The social-ecological sustainability of Tiyeni’s deep bed conservation agriculture system in Malawi. Albert Mvula (PhD student). Funding: PhD studentship funded by the ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester. Prof Alan Dixon (Director of Studies) and Prof Ian Maddock. 

2018-2019:  Striking a Balance: developing a green economy around Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. Development of training resources funded by Self Help Africa (Alan Dixon and Albert Mvula).

2017-2021: Evaluating the use of video imagery from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and fixed sensors for river flow monitoring. Funding: PhD studentship funded by the ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester. Sophie Pearce (PhD student), Prof Ian Maddock (Director of Studies), Dr Mark Corbett and Nick Everard (Environment Agency). 

2016-2021: The use of habitat interventions to enhance natural pest regulation services in Spanish citrus orchards. Funding: Waitrose & Partners, Primafruit Ltd, and the ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester. Alice Mockford (PhD student), Dr Duncan Westbury (Director of Studies) Dr Kate Ashbrook, and Prof Alberto Urbaneja (IVIA, Spain). 

2016-2020: Sustainable production of sweet cherry: maximising benefits from ecosystem services. Funding: Waitrose & Partners, Berry Gardens Ltd, and the ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester. Zeus Mateos-Fierro (PhD student), Dr Duncan Westbury (Director of Studies) Dr Kate Ashbrook, Dr Michelle Fountain (NIAB-EMR), and Dr Mike Garrett (ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Reading). 

2016: Healthy streams for healthy people: a socio-ecological index for Belize. Darwin Initiative Scoping Award (Alan Dixon with Rachael Carrie). 

2015-2017: 20 years of wetland management research and policy development in Ethiopia. Funding: ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester Research Excellence Scheme. Prof Alan Dixon. 

2015-2019: The influence of fine sediment intrusion on macroinvertebrate communities. Funding: PhD studentship funded by the ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester. George Bunting (PhD student), Dr Tory Milner (Director of Studies), Prof Ian Maddock, and Dr Iwan Jones (QMUL).

2011-2019: An assessment of the suitability of polyspecific housing for captive Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta). Self-funded PhD. Samantha Law (PhD student), Dr John Dutton (Director of Studies) and Dr Susanne Prankel.

Selected outputs

2024

Abrego, N., Furneaux, B., Hardwick, B. et al. inc Petch, G (2024) . Nature 631, 835–842.

Cherry, A, Wheeler, M, Mathisova, K and Di Miceli, M (2024)  Frontiers in Neuroinformatics, 18. pp. 1-20. ISSN 1662-5196.

Hanson, M, Petch, G, Adams-Groom, B, Ottosen, Thor-Bjorn and Skjoth, C (2024)  Aerobiologia. pp. 1-9. ISSN Print: 0393-5965 Online: 1573-3025.

Manfreda, S, Miglino, D, Khim, C, Jomaa, S, Eltner, A, Perks, M, Pena-Haro, S, Bogaard, T, van Emmerik, T, Mariani, S, Maddock, I, Tauro, F, Grimaldi, S, Zeng, Y, Goncalves, G, Strelnikova, D, Bussettini, M, Marchetti, G, Lastoria, B, Su, Z and Rode, M (2024)  Hydrological Science Journal, Latest (AAM). pp. 1-52. ISSN Print: 0262-6667 Electronic: 2150-3435.

Mockford, A, Urbaneja, A, Ashbrook, K and Westbury, D (2024)  . Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 370, 109069. 

Phiri, A, Njira, K and Dixon, A (2024) . Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment 7:e20503.

Tummon, F., Adams-Groom, B, Antunes, C, Bruffaerts, N, Buters, J, Carinanos, P, Celenk, S, Choel, M, Clot, B, Cristofori, A, Crouzy, B, Damialis, A, Rodriguez Fernandez, A, Fernandez Gonzalez, D, Galan, C, Gedda, B, Gehrig, R, Gonzalez-Alonso, M, Gottadini, E, Gros-Daillon, J, Hajkova, L, O'Connor, D, Ostensson, P, Oteros, J, Pauling, A, Perez-Badia, R, Rodinkova, V, Rodriguez-Rajo, J, Ribeiro, H, Sauliene, I, Sikoparija, B, Skjoth, C, Spanu, A, Sofiev, M, Sozinova, O, Srnec, L, Visez, N and de Weger, L (2024)  Aerobiologia. pp. 1-19. ISSN 1573-3025

2023

Apangu, G, Frisk, C, Adams-Groom, B , Petch, G, Hanson, M and Skjøth, C. (2023) . International Journal of Biometeorology.

Barrett, H (2023) . Urban Planning, 8 (1). pp. 151-164. 

Bertalan, L, Eltner, A, Maddock, I and Pizarro, A (2023)  In: Unmanned Aerial Systems for Monitoring Soil, Vegetation, and Riverine Environments. Elsevier, San Diego, pp. 271-294.

Brand, Z, Cloete S. W. P.  & Brown C (2023) . British Poultry Science, 64:5, 535-543.

Frisk, C, Adams-Groom, B and Smith, M (2023)  Science of the Total Environment, 883 (163661). ISSN Print: 0048-9697 Online: 1879-1026.

Muhawenimana, V., Follett, E., Maddock, I  and Wilson, C.A.M.E (2023) . Journal of Hydrology, 622 (Part A). p. 129744.

Mateos Fierro, Z , Garratt, M. P. D. , Fountain, MT. Ashbrook, K and Westbury, D (2023) . Journal of Applied Ecology.

Mockford, A, Urbaneja, A., Ashbrook, K and Westbury, D (2023)  Ecology and Evolution, 13 (7). e10285.

Moore, C, Unwin, P, Evans, N and Howie, F (2023) . Health & Social Care in the Community 31.

Picornell, A, Smith, M and Rojo, J (2023) . International Journal of Biometeorology, 67(1), 195-209.

2022

Adams-Groom, B , Selby, K., Derrett, S., Frisk, Carl , Pashley, C. H., Satchwell, J., King, D., McKenzie, G. and Neilson, R. (2022) . Science of the Total Environment, 831 (154882).

Mateos Fierro, Z., Garratt, M.P.D., Fountain, M.T., Ashbrook, K. & Westbury, D.B.  (2022)  Journal of Applied Entomology. pp. 1-11.

Mbewe, A. and Dixon, A (2022)  Project Report for Self Help Africa's PRESERVE Programme. ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester.

Milner, V. S., Dutton, J and Hayes, C. (2022)  River Research and Applications. ISSN 1535-1467.

Milner, V. S., Jones, J. I., Maddock, I and Bunting, George (2022) Ecohydrology. e2450. 

Mockford, A., Westbury, D. B., Ashbrook, K., Urbaneja, A., & Tena, A. (2022).  Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 339, 108139.

Moore, C., Unwin, P., Evans, N. and Howie, F. (2022) . Health & Social Care in the Community 30, e5176-e5185.

2021

Cunliffe, A., Anderson, K., Boschetti, F., Brazier, R., Graham, H., Myers-Smith, I., Astor, T., Boer, M., Calvo, L., Clark, P., Cramer, M., Encinas-Lara, M., Escarzaga, S., Fernández-Guisuraga, J., Fisher, A., Gdulová, K., Gillespie, B., Griebel, A., Hanan, N., Hanggito, M., Haselberger, S., Havrilla, C., Heilman, P., Ji, W., Karl, J., Kirchhoff, M., Kraushaar, S., Lyons, M., Marzolff, I., Mauritz, M., McIntire, C., Metzen, D., Méndez-Barroso, L., Power, S., Prošek, J., Sanz-Ablanedo, E., Sauer, K., Schulze-Brüninghoff, D., Šímová, P., Sitch, S., Smit, J., Steele, C., Suárez-Seoane, S., Vargas, S., Villarreal, M., Visser, F., Wachendorf, M., Wirnsberger, H. and Wojcikiewicz, R. (2021) . Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. ISSN Electronic: 2056-3485.

Dal Sasso, S.F., Pizarro, A., Pearce, S., Maddock, I.P. and Manfreda, S. (2021) . Journal of Hydrology. 598: 126438.

Damialis, A, Smith, M and Galán, C (2021)  Frontiers in Allergy, 2. p. 794430. ISSN 2673-6101.

Dixon, AB, Wood AP and Hailu, A (2021) .   Wetlands, 41 (20). 

Hunt, R.L., Whiteside, H. & Prankel, S. (2021) . Animals, 12, 141. 

Image, M., Gardner, E., Clough, Y., Smith, H.G., Baldrock, K.C.R., Campbell, A., Garratt, M., Gillespie, M.A., Kunin, W.E., McKerchar, Megan, Memmott, J., Potts, S.G., Senapathi, D., Stone, G.M., Wackers, F., Westbury, D.B., Wilby, A., Oliver, T.H. and Breeze, T.D. (2021)  Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 325. p. 107755. ISSN 0167-8809.

Law, S., Prankel, S., Schwitzer, C. & Dutton, J. (2021) . Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 9 (4). 247-258.

Mateos Fierro, Z., Fountain, M.T., Garratt, M.P.D, Ashbrook, K. and Westbury, D.B. (2021) . Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 107485.

Maya-Manzano, J M, Skjøth, C , Smith, M, Dowding, P, Sarda-Estève, R, Baisnée, D, McGillicuddy, E, Sewell, G. and O´Connor, D J (2021)  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 298 (108298). pp. 1-11. ISSN Print: 0168-1923.

Mvula, A. and Dixon, A.B. (2021) Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems 45, 2, 175-196.

Smith, M and Šikoparija, B (2021)  Grana, 60 (2). pp. 132-145. ISSN 0017-3134 Online: 1651-2049.

2020

Albrecht M., Kleijn D., Williams N.M., Tschumi M., Blaauw B.R., Bommarco R., Campbell A.J., Dainese M., Drummond F.A., Entling M.H., Ganser D., de Groot G.A., Goulson D., Grab H., Hamilton H., Herzog F., Isaacs R., Jacot K., Jeanneret P., Jonsson M., Knop E., Kremen C., Landis D.A., Loeb G.M., Marini L., McKerchar M., Morandin L., Pfister S.C., Potts S.G., Rundlof M., Sardinas H., Sciligo A., Thies C., Tscharntke T., Venturini E., Veromann E., Vollhardt I.M.G., Wackers F., Ward K., Westbury, D.B., Wilby A., Woltz M., Wratten S. & Sutter L. (2020). . Ecology Letters, 23, 1488-1498.

Brand, Z. Cloete, Z.W.P & Brown, C.R. (2020) . South African Journal of Animal Science, 50 (4). 607-612. 

Dixon, A.B., Mvula A and Carrie RC (2020) . Working Paper, The ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester and Wetland Action.

Gardner, E., Breeze, T.D., Clough, Y., Baldock, K.C.R., Campbell, A., Garratt, M., Gillespie, M.A.K., Kunin, W.E., Mckerchar, Megan, Memmott, J., Potts, S.G., Senapathi, D., Stone, G.N., Wäckers, F., Westbury, D.B., Wilby, A. & Oliver, T.H. (2020)  Methods in Ecology and Evolution  11 (12), 1673-1689.

Maya-Manzano, JM, Smith, M , Markey, E, Hourihane Clancy, J, Sodeau, J and O´Connor, DJ (2020)  Grana. ISSN 1651-2049.

McKerchar, M., Potts, S.G., Fountain, M.T., Garratt, M.P.D., and Westbury, D.B. (2020) . Agriculture, Ecosystems, & Environment, 301.

Pearce, S., Ljubičić, R., Peña-Haro, S., Perks, M., Tauro, F., Pizarro, A., Dal Sasso, S.F., Strelnikova, D., Grimaldi, S., Maddock, I.P., and Paulus, G. (2020) Remote Sensing, 12, p.232-256.

Perks, M. T., Dal Sasso, S. F., Hauet, A., Pearce, S., Peña-Haro, S., Tauro, F., Grimaldi, S., Hortobágyi B., Jodeau, M., Le Coz, J., Maddock, I.P., Pénard, L. & Manfreda S. (2020) . Earth System Science Data. 12: pp.1545-1559.

Siljamo, P., Ashbrook, K., Comont, R.F., and Skjøth, C.A. (2020)  PLoS ONE 15(1): e0219335.

Slater, T.S., Ashbrook, K., and Kriwet, J. (2020) . Papers in Palaeontology.  6 (3). pp. 425-437.

Tapia-Arenas, C, Feger, KH, and Julich, S (2020) . Revista Forestal Mesoamericana Kurú. 17. 16-28. DOI: 10.18845/rfmk.v17i41.5229 

2019

Barrett, H. and Boom, K. (2019) Woo Bike Share​ - demonstrating​ collaboration between​ curriculum, campus and​ community, Paper presented at the 4th Sustainability in Higher Education Conference, ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Wales Trinity St David.

Hamilton, L, Allcock, J and Evans, N (2019). The Veterinary Record 184, 13.

Osborne, R and Evans, N (2019) . Journal of Rural Studies 72, 205-215.

Smith, M, Oteros, J, Schmidt-Weber, C and Buters, JTM (2019)  Grana, 58 (3). pp. 185-190. ISSN 0017-3134.

Skjøth, C, Sun, Y, Karrer, G, Sikoparija, B, Smith, M, Schaffner, U and Müller-Schärer, H (2019)  Science of the Total Environment, 686. pp. 212-222. ISSN Print: 0048-9697 Online: 1879-1026.

Visser, F., Woodget, A., Skellern, A., Forsey, J., Warburton, J., and Johnson, R. (2019) . International Journal of Remote Sensing, 40 (24). pp. 9321-9351.

2018

Adams, R., Martin, S. and Boom, K. (2018) . Journal of Cleaner Production, 171, pp.434-445.

Adams, R., Martin, S. and Boom, K. (2018) . In: Handbook of Sustainability and Social Science Research. World Sustainability. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 465-482. 

Dixon, A.B. (2018) Wetlands. In: Binns, J.A., Lynch, K., and Nel, E. (Eds) The Handbook of African Development. Routledge, London.

Dutton, J.S. (2018) Wild Boar: issues associated with their re-emergence in the Forest of Dean. Mammal Society Student Conference.

Maddock, I (2018)  In: The Wetland Book: I Structure and Function, Management, and Methods. Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht, pp. 1829-1834. 

Mateos-Fierro, Z., Garratt, M., Fountain, M.T., Ashbrook, K., and Westbury, D.B. (2018). Aspects of Applied Biology: Ecosystem and Habitat Management: Research, Policy, Practice, 139. 179-186.

Müller-Schärer, H, Sun, Y, Chauvel, B, Karrer, G, Kazinczi, G, Kudsk, P, Oude Lansink, AG, Schaffner, U, Skjøth, C, Smith, M, Vurro, M, de Weger, LA and Lommen, ST (2018)  Basic and Applied Ecology, 33. pp. 1-13. ISSN 1439-1791.

Schoelynck, J., Creëlle, S., Buis, K., De Mulder, T., Emsens, W., Hein, T., Meire, P., Okruszko, T., Preiner, S., Roldan Gonzalez, R., Silinski, A., Temmerman, S., Troch, P., Van Oven, T., Verschoren, V., Visser, F., Wang, C., Wolters, J., and Folkard, A. (2018) . Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 18 (1). pp. 1-9. 

Visser F., Buis K., Verschoren, V and Schoelynck J. (2018). Hydrobiologia, 812 (1). pp. 157-175. ISSN 0018-8158 Online: 1573-5117.

2017

Beggs, PJ, Šikoparija, B and Smith, M  (2017)  International Journal of Biometeorology, 61 (1). pp. 51-58. ISSN 0020-7128 Online: 1432-1254.

Comont, R.F. and Ashbrook, K. (2017) . BioControl 62, 309–318.

Westbury, D.B., Woodcock, B.A., Harris, S.J., Brown, V.K., and Potts, S.G. (2017) . Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment, 240, 215-223.

Wilkes, M.A., Enders, E.C., Silva, A.T., Acreman, M. and Maddock, I.P. (2017) Journal of Ecohydraulics, 2: 16-27.

Woodget, A.S., Austrums, R., Maddock, I.P. and Habit, E., (2017) . Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water.

2016

Garratt, M.P.D., Breeze, T.D., Boreux, V., Fountain, M.T., McKerchar, M., Webber, S.M., Coston, D.J., Jenner, N., Dean, R., Westbury, D.B., Biesmeijer, J.C., and Potts, S.G. (2016). . PloS one 11.

Hicks, D.M., Ouvard, P., Baldock, K.C.R, Baude, M., Goddard, M.A., Kunin, W.E., Mitschunas, N., Memmott, J., Morse, H., Nikolitsi, M., Osgathorpe, L.M., Potts, S.G., Robertson, K.M., Scott, A.V., Sinclair, F., Westbury, D.B., and Stone, G.N. (2016) . PLOS One (11) 16.

Nestler, J.M, Baigun, C. and Maddock, I.P. (2016) In, Gilvear, D., Greenwood, M. Thoms, M & Wood, P. (Eds) River Science: Research and Applications for the 21st Century. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 84-102.

Wilkes, M.A., Maddock, I.P., Link, O. & Habit, E. (2016)  River Research and Applications. 32: 652-665.

Wood, A.P., Sutcliffe, P., and Dixon, A.B. (2016) ‘In:  Finlayson, C.M., McInnes, R., and Everard, M. (Eds) The Wetland Book, Springer, Netherlands.  

Woodget A.S., Visser F., Maddock I.P. and Carbonneau P.E. (2016)  Rivers Research and Applications 32(9): 1825–1995. DOI: 10.1002/rra.3047

Visser, F., Buis K., Verschoren, V., and Schoelynck J. (2016) Proceedings of GEOBIA 2016: Solutions and Synergies, 14 - 16 September 2016, ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Twente Faculty of Geo-Information and Earth Observation (ITC).

2015

Dixon, A.B. and Carrie, R. (2015) . International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 23, 1, p40-52. 

Dutton, J.S., Clayton, H.T., and Evans, S.M. (2015) . Unpublished report for the Forestry Commission by the ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester.

Hammond K.J., Humphries D.J., Westbury D.B., Thompson A., Crompton L.A., Kirton P., Green C., and Reynolds, C.K. (2014). . Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 197, 88-95. 

Li, P., Boom, K. and Davis, P. (2015) How do limbo dancing, landlords and students’ energy habits link to EfSD: a Student Green Fund case study  

Current opportunities

PhD research

Self-funded PhD projects within SERG will be advertised here, but also on .

Approaches from self-supporting PhD students are accepted all year round. Please contact Prof Alan Dixon to express an interest along with an outline of your research ideas.

Visiting researchers

The ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester runs a scheme for Visiting Researchers. The scheme is aimed at postdoctoral researchers currently based at another (normally overseas) Higher Education Institution, although it may be extended to PhD students if appropriate. SERG welcomes the opportunity to host visiting researchers, particularly when this will complement research activities of the group. Please contact Prof Alan Dixon to express an interest along with an outline of the research you would like to pursue.