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Jake Freddie Spong
PhD Student

Biography

I’m a PhD student in the Department of Environment and Geography supervised by Dr. Robert Mills (University of York), Dr. Aidan Keith (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) and Dr. Ashley Lyons (RSPB), interested in understanding the structure, function and future of our upland soils. I am keen to explore how we can use food-web ecology to predict the effects of a changing climate.on these biodiverse environments and the key functions (e.g. carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling) they provide, focussing on the catchment at RSPB Haweswater in the Lake District.

Prior to my PhD I completed an Integrated Masters in Natural Sciences at the University of Exeter, where I focussed on the application of mathematical and physical modelling to biological systems. For my masters project I modelled the thermoregulatory aspect of bumblebee nests in Python, using physical equations to understand how climate change could affect the balance of energy and the implications this has for colony success. 

Qualifications

MSci (Hons) Natural Sciences - First Class, University of Exeter (2018-2022)

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Jake Spong
PhD Student
Department of Environment & Geography
University of York
Wentworth Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NG