Doctoral Theses: Recent submissions
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The grass ceiling: science participation in rural English schools
(University of Exeter School of Education, 28 October 2024)The grass ceiling: Science participation in rural English schools This thesis investigates teachers’ and pupils’ experiences in rural schools by looking specifically at science subjects at secondary school in the South ... -
Dynamic Cache Replacement in Edge Computing via Offline Deep Reinforcement Learning
(University of Exeter Computer Science, 11 November 2024)The ever-increasing data traffic generated by the widespread adoption of mobile devices and the proliferation of emerging smart applications has placed a significant burden on backhaul networks, thus hindering the deployment ... -
Hydraulic Modelling, Sectorisation, Interventions for Assessment and Improvement of Equity in Intermittent Water Supply Systems
(University of Exeter Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, 21 October 2024)Intermittency in water supply is experienced by almost a billion people worldwide. Water scarcity, ageing infrastructure, population growth and lack of water resources management are contributing to the perpetuation of the ... -
Time Use and Gender in England, 1700-1850
(University of Exeter Department of Archaeology and History, 28 October 2024)This thesis provides a study of all aspects of time use in England for the period 1700-1850. It uses a version of the verb-oriented method, in which a dataset of specific activities and details of the people performing ... -
Understanding the mechanisms of host-tissue colonisation by Fusarium graminearum
(University of Exeter Biological Sciences, 28 October 2024)Fusarium graminearum is an ascomycete fungal pathogen that infects small grain cereals and leads to large reductions in yields due to reduced grain wights and contamination of developing grain with potent mycotoxins. Some ...