Doctoral College
The University of Exeter Doctoral College brings together institution-wide support, training, and administration for all of our postgraduate and early career researchers. The Doctoral College works across all six academic Colleges within the University as well as key Professional Services, to ensure that postgraduate and early career researchers have an outstanding start to their research careers. It is world-class research hub, committed to a vibrant research culture and community, to sector-leading training and development, and to providing outstanding facilities and resources. For more information, please visit https://www.exeter.ac.uk/doctoralcollege
Recent Submissions
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Yuanmingyuan’s Treasure: Biographies of the Qianlong Emperor’s Manuscript
(University of Exeter Art History and Visual Culture, 10 April 2025)“Huangchao liqi tushi” (“皇朝禮器圖式”, Illustrations of Imperial Ritual Paraphernalia, “HCLQTS” in abbreviation), a collection of illustrated manuscripts under commission of the Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), represents the ... -
Investigating microbial ecology dynamics in response to metal stress and nutritional resources to understand community dynamics and plasmid spread
(University of Exeter Biological Sciences, 27 May 2025)Ecological change in environments can cause individuals to adapt, leading to evolutionary change. These forces, ecological and evolutionary change, can alter the way in which community members interact with each other ... -
Roles of Different Dimensions of Vocabulary Knowledge in L2 Reading Comprehension: Readers, Texts, and Tasks
(University of Exeter School of Education, 27 May 2025)Abstract Informed by the Lexical Quality Hypothesis (Perfetti, 2007) and the Reading Systems Framework (Perfetti & Stafura, 2014), this thesis aims to further current understandings about roles of vocabulary knowledge in ... -
Comparative and transcriptomic examination of senescence in Pristionchus nematodes
(University of Exeter Biological Sciences, 2 June 2025)Healthspan, the period of life where the organism is without frailty or disease, is sought to be better understood and extended through many branches of biomedical research. One approach is using short-lived model ... -
Using electronic health record data to evaluate heterogeneity in clinical outcomes of people with diabetes
(University of Exeter Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, 27 May 2025)Diabetes is highly heterogeneous condition with a broad range of potential characteristics that can influence a person's outcomes. Overall, this thesis aimed to use electronic health record data to evaluate heterogeneity ...