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Evolution of vertebrate pregnancy

Our lab, within the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, focuses on understanding the evolution of viviparity, placentae, and reproductive complexity, using a variety of model more...

Supervisor(s): Whittington, Camilla (Dr), Thompson, Michael B. (Emeritus Professor)

Genomic diversity and expression of endogenous retroviruses in crocodiles

This project focuses on the evolution and diversity of endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) in crocodiles more...

Supervisor(s): Gongora, Jaime (Associate Professor)

Exploring the field-dependent structural evolution of ferroelectric materials using in-situ transmission electron microscopy

This project aims to investigate the dynamical field-dependent structural responses of ferroelectric materials under mechanical and electrical excitations at different temperatures more...

Supervisor(s): Liao, Xiaozhou (Professor)

Gene capture by endogenous retroviruses in crocodilians

This project focuses on the evolution and diversity of endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) in crocodiles more...

Supervisor(s): Gongora, Jaime (Associate Professor)

Genomic diversity of endogenous retroviruses in platypuses

This project focuses on the evolution and diversity of endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) in platypuses more...

Supervisor(s): Gongora, Jaime (Associate Professor)

The adaptive and innate immune systems of crocodilians

This project focuses on characterising and investigating the evolution and diversity of the adaptive and innate systems and their association with diseases in crocodilians, with a f more...

Supervisor(s): Gongora, Jaime (Associate Professor)

Analytical Modelling for Landslide’s Prediction

Accurate modelling of landslides allows the prediction of the movements of accelerating landmasses. A successful and early prediction provides populated areas a warning of large mas more...

Supervisor(s): Alonso-Marroquin, Fernando (Dr)

Carbon fibre supercapacitors and wearable devices

Developing carbon fibre based fibre supercapacitors and wearable devices more...

Supervisor(s): Chen, Yuan (Professor)

Cohesive Crack Model in Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Theory of Partially Saturated Soils

The fissuring and healing of clay is modeled using a novel approach, within a finite-element framework, that will allow the design of new materials and new geotechnical structures w more...

Supervisor(s): El-Zein, Abbas (Professor)

Nanocarbon based electrocatalysts

Using microorganisms, particularly bacterial cells, as a novel precursor to synthesize heterogeneous carbon materials as electrocatalytic catalysts for key electrochemical reactions more...

Supervisor(s): Chen, Yuan (Professor)