Group
Health of the Environment
Unit(s) of assessment: Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology
Research theme: Health and Wellbeing
School: School of Science and Technology
Overview
We are the Health of the Environment research group: a diverse team of interdisciplinary scientists with expertise in ecology, conservation, environmental management, ecotoxicology, molecular biology and bioinformatics. We work to develop and apply innovative solutions to major environmental challenges at local to global scales.
We have developed long-term collaborative partnerships with key national environmental stakeholders and international research institutions. These collaborations evidence our commitment to the application of scientific advances to environmental management. In particular, our ecological research exploring dynamic stream ecosystems and bioacoustic monitoring methods is internationally recognized and discipline leading. We are also leaders in developing advanced management approaches that promote sustainability across the higher education sector, including international leadership of the EcoCampus scheme.
Publications
You can search and read our research publications on iRep
Opportunities
Opportunities often arise for postgraduate research towards a PhD within the Health of the Environment research group. If you are interested in carrying out a PhD in our team, please contact the prospective supervisor directly. Further information can be found on the NTU Research Degrees webpage or visit findaphd.com.
Our staff
Most members of this research group are staff from our Department of Biosciences. More information about our projects can be found by clicking on the staff profiles of our individual members below.
- Dr Carlos Abrahams
- Phillipa Bates
- Dr Mike Coffey
- Dr Ben Dickins
- Dr Adekunle Dosumu
- Lilly Harvey
- Dr Chris Lloyd Mills
- Dr Peter Redfern
- Simon Rouen
- Dr Romain Sarremejane
- Prof. Rachel Stubbington
- Dr Chris Terrell-Nield
- Helen Wallis
- Dr Erika Whiteford
- Dr Jody Winter
- Gareth Williams
Carlos Abrahams
Senior Lecturer
School of Science and Technology, Biosciences
Chris Lloyd Mills
Senior Lecturer
School of Science & Technology
Mike Coffey
Senior Lecturer
School of Science & Technology
Benjamin Dickins
Senior Lecturer
School of Science & Technology
Peter Redfern
Senior Lecturer
School of Science & Technology
Rachel Stubbington
Professor
School of Science & Technology
Chris Terrell-Nield
Principal Lecturer
School of Science & Technology
Helen Wallis
Senior Technician
School of Science & Technology
Erika Whiteford
Senior Lecturer
School of Science & Technology
Jody Winter
Principal Lecturer
School of Science & Technology
Facilities
Our research is supported by facilities including a ZEISS SteREO Discovery.V8 stereomicroscope, allowing up to 128× magnification and thus enabling species-level identification of invertebrate specimens.
Funding
Our current research includes multiple projects funded by the Environment Agency:
- Small Streams Network: Methods Development Project (2023–24)
- Research Fellowships in ‘Refuges, the Key to Unlocking Drought Resilience’ and ‘Climate Change in Chalk Rivers’ (2023–25)
- Two match-fund PhDs characterizing the aquatic–terrestrial biodiversity of dynamic river ecosystems (2019–23, 2023–26)
Other current and recent funders include the Valuing Nature Programme, the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and the Vitacress Trust.