Browsing Masters Theses by Title
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Ultracool Benchmark Companions to Gaia Stars
(2019-06-17)Ultracool dwarfs are stellar and sub-stellar objects with spectral types of M7 or later and effective temperatures below 2700K. Over 1300 have been discovered to date, both as free-floating objects and companions to more ... -
Understanding the Impact of Low Temperatures in Maize Seed Germination
(2021-04-19)Maize (Zea mays) is one of the most widely cultivated crops worldwide; however, it is also considered as a chilling sensitive plant. Plants subjected to suboptimal temperatures suffer changes in numerous chemicals, metabolic ... -
Universities as Agents of the State: the Example of Widening Participation
(2016-04-06)The research project investigates the role Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) play in delivering the government’s social policies through Widening Participation (WP) policy, why HEIs have a role in social policy and ... -
Upper-Class Women, Their Gardens and Outdoor Spaces 1860 - 1920
(2020-02-12)This dissertation explores upper-class women’s interactions with garden and outdoor spaces 1860-1920. It does this by using newspapers and the press as its main primary source base, focusing on the representation of ... -
Young Gay Men and Social Control in Modern Britain, 1967 - 2001
(2019-01-22)This thesis is an exploration of young gay identity and it argues for a varied experience over time and across place, which was also affected by methods of social control during the era of partial decriminalisation, between ...