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An epidemiological investigation of coxiella burnetii and chlamydia spp. as infectious agents causing abortion in dairy cattle in uruguay.

Student thesis : Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Animal Emotion and Welfare: A Decision-Making and Computational Approach

An investigation into restricted grazing techniques in the uk and their impact on equine welfare.

Student thesis : Master's Thesis › Master of Science by Research (MScR)

A prospective cohort study of foot temperature and claw horn disruption lesions in non-lame dairy cows.

A quasi-experimental study of the flipped classroom method in a hong kong associate degree of nursing studies setting.

Student thesis : Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Education (EdD)

Assessing and understanding Chinese high school students' scientific argumentation competence

A study of leadership in hong kong self-financing higher education, clinical trial: investigating the efficacy of behavioural treatment and indicators of emotional state in the fearful domestic dog (canis familiaris)., cognitive bias as an indicator of emotional states in animals, data-driven housing designs to improve bone health and welfare in laying hens, developing measures for pain assessment in dairy calves, evaluation of the effect of the bristol pecking pan on beak sharpness of pullets during rear, exploring social dynamics in cattle using a social networks approach, farmer innovation for improvement of animal health and welfare : a comparison of different policy interventions to enhance practice-led innovation for animal health and welfare improvement, helminth parasites of pigs and humans in north central nigeria, with a particular focus on taenia solium, identifying constraints to health and production in the uk dairy goat industry : subtheme; colostrum.

Student thesis : Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)

Implementation of canine quality of life assessment in veterinary practice

Improving dairy cattle welfare : examining motivational interviewing, veterinary communication and the herd health advisory paradigm, investigating the effect of individual attributes on dogs’ performance in medical detection tasks, investigating the efficacy of automated writing evaluation as a diagnostic assessment tool in l2 writing instruction: a mixed-method study, leveraging the power of household surveys in agricultural research for development, statistical methods for investigating the ethnic achievement gap in colombia, teachers’ language assessment literacy in the digital age: construct, competence and affecting factors, the application of positive behavioural measures for commercial broiler production, the development and practical implementation of single pulse ultra-high current for humane and halal compliant slaughter of cattle, the development of a welfare assessment protocol for racehorses, the effect of loading context on bone’s deficient adaptive response to mechanical loading in old mice, the effects of chronic pain from spontaneous canine osteoarthritis on working memory and sleep, the implementation of the scientific approach (sa) in english as a foreign language (efl) classes and its influence on students’ critical thinking development processes: an in-depth case study of an indonesian state senior high school, the perception and relief of pain associated with lameness in dairy cattle., tuberculosis in cattle and humans in plateau state, nigeria, using simulation with simulated patients and peer role-play for adverse event disclosure training in an undergraduate nursing program: a comparative study, volunteers or conscripts investigating the impact of compulsory mathematics on students’ mathematics choices, motivation and attainment in a further education college.

Student thesis : Master's Thesis › Master of Science (MSc)

SCIENTIFIC PAPERS & THESES

Relfsson, R . (2023) African elephants’ effect on the temporal use of elephant highway by predator and prey. Masters thesis, Gothenburg University, Sweden ( Download PDF )

Ruijs, V (2023) Investigating the use of Olfactory cues to re-direct African savannah elephant pathways: A potential conflict mitigation tool. Masters thesis, Gothenburg University, Sweden ( Download PDF )

Woudstra, G. (2023) The influence of body size on the foraging strategy of the male African savannah elephants in Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana. Masters thesis, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway ( Download PDF )

Vader, J. (2023) Preliminary data on the movement ecology and behaviour of ten adult male African Savannah elephants ( Loxodonta africana ) in Botswana and Zimbabwe. Masters project, Edinburgh Napier University, UK ( Download PDF )

Allen, C.R.B (2022) Importance of older males: influence of age structure on social dynamics between males in an elephant bull area. PhD Thesis, University of Exeter, UK https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.849275

John-Davis, K . (2022) Understanding human-elephant conflict: Analyses of activity patterns and the effect of the lunar cycle on movements male social groups and breeding herds of the African savannah elephants ( Loxodonta africana ). Masters Thesis, University of Bristol, UK ( Download PDF )

Sales, A. R . (2022) Dancing for the elephants. Masters thesis, Universidade de Averieo, Portugal.  (email  [email protected]  for a PDF)

Quim, A.  (2021) Analysis of demographics, male and female social groups, and movements of the Loxodonta africana using camera traps in the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana. Masters Thesis, University of Bristol, UK ( Download PDF )

Allen, C.R.B., Brent, L.J.N., Motsentwa, T., Weiss, M.N. & Croft, D.P. (2020) Importance of old bulls: leaders and followers in collective movements of all-male groups in African savannah elephants ( Loxodonta africana ). Sci Rep 10, 13996. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70682-y.

Evans, K. (2019) Elephants for Africa: male Savannah elephant  Loxodonta africana  sociality, the Makgadikgadi and resource competition. International Zoo Year Book . ( Download PDF )

Stevens, J.  (2018) Understanding human-elephant interactions in and around Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana. PhD Thesis, University of Bristol, UK (email  [email protected]  for a PDF)

Pitfield, A. (2017)   The social and environmental factors affecting the life of bull African elephants ( Loxodonta africana ) in a ‘bull area’ – a social network analysis. MSc Thesis, University of Bristol, UK  ( email  [email protected]  for a PDF)

Dylan, C. (2017)   Transfer Learning of Deep Neural Networks for Elephant Visual Biometrics. BSc Thesis, University of Bristol, UK ( email  [email protected]  for a PDF)

Emberson, M.A. (2017) Elephant Facial Biometrics using Convolutional Neural Networks . BSc Thesis, University of Bristol, UK  ( email  [email protected]  for a PDF)

Mayberry, A.L., Hovorka, A.J. & Evans, K.E. (2017) Well-Being Impacts of Human-Elephant Conflict in Khumaga, Botswana: Exploring Visible and Hidden Dimensions. Conservation and Society 15 (3): 280-291  ( Download PDF )

Walker, J. G., Evans, K. Rose Vineer, H., van Wyk, J.A, &  Morgan, E. R.  (2017) Prediction and attenuation of seasonal spillover of parasites between wild and domestic ungulates in an arid mixed-use system.    Journal of Applied Ecology, 1-11. http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13083   ( Download PDF )

Walker, J. G. Plein, M. Morgan, E. E. Peter Vesk, P. (2017) Uncertain links in host-parasite networks: lessons for parasite transmission in a multi-host system. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 20160095 ( Download PDF )

Chamberlain, A.L. (2016) An analysis of the human elephant conflict situation in the Boteti area, Botswana: The economic cost of elephant crop raiding . MRes Thesis, University of Bristol. (email  [email protected]  for a PDF)

Mayberry, A. (2016) Hidden well-being impacts of human-elephant conflict’ Infographic ( Mayberry_Human-Elephant Conflict Infographic_Public Dissemination (1) )

Walker, J.G. (2016) Theory and practice of parasitic nematode management at the wildlife-livestock interface . Ph.D Thesis, University of Bristol (email [email protected] for a PDF)

Baines, L., Morgan, E.R., Ofithile, M. & Evans, K. (2015) Occurrence and seasonality of internal parasite infection in elephants.  Loxodonta africana  in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.  International Journal of Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife  4 (1); 43-48  ( Download PDF )

Mayberry, A. (2015).  Human Dimensions of Human-Elephant Conflict in Botswana: Exploring Visible and Hidden Well-Being Impacts   (Unpublished masters thesis). Department of Geography, University of Guelph, Guelph Canada. pp125 (email  [email protected]  for a PDF)

Nett, S. (2015) Social behavior of male African elephants under different environmental conditions in the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park (Unpublished masters thesis). Institute of Zoology, Department of Evolutionary Biology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. pp66 (email  [email protected]  for a PDF)

Timmerman, M . (2015) Parasite Prevalence and Influencing Factors in African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana . (Unpublished masters thesis). Faculty of Medical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, United Kingdom. pp30 (email  [email protected]  for a PDF)

Walker, J.G., Ofithile, M., Tavolaro, F.M. van Wyk, J.A., Evans, K. & Morgan, E.R. (2015) Mixed methods evaluation of targeted selective anthelmintic treatment by resource-poor smallholder goat farmers in Botswana. Veterinary Parasitology 214 , 80-88. ( Download PDF )

Zachos, F. & Evans, K . (2015). Integration of injured individuals into herds of African Savannah elephants ( Loxodonta africana ): field observations from Kenya and Botswana. Pachyderm 56 , 112-113 ( Download PDF )

Baines, L.  (2013)  The transmission dynamics of parasites of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) in the Okavango Delta: a coprological survey . Masters Thesis, University of Bristol ( Download PDF )

Bowles, G.  ( 2013 ) The low frequency vocal communication for a herd of African elephants ( Loxodonta africana ) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana . Ph.D. Thesis, University of Bristol.  (email  [email protected]  for a PDF)

Evans, K., Moore, R. & Harris, S.  (2013) The Release of a Captive-Raised African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.  Animals ,  3 , 370-385 ( Download PDF )

Evans, K., Moore, R. & Harris, S.  (2013) The Social and Ecological Integration of Captive-Raised Adolescent Male African Elephants ( Loxodonta africana ) into a Wild Population.  PLoS ONE,   8 (2), e55933. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055933. ( View Article )

Stanoss, R. (2013) Global Conservation Leadership Program for Youth Botswana: The Human Dimension of Conservation.  Connect . August 2013 ( Download PDF )

Evans, K. & Harris, S.  (2012) The sex differences in habitat use by African elephants ( Loxodonta africana ) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana: is size really the deciding factor?  African Journal of Ecology ,  50 , 277-284 ( Download PDF )

Ofithile, M.  ( 2012 ) Seasonal effects on the ecology and sociality of male African elephants  (Loxodonta africana) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Masters Thesis, University of Bristol ( Download PDF )

Evans, K.  (2011) Education Beyond the Gates.  Journal of Elephant Managers Association,  22,  10-13 ( Download PDF )

Evans, K. & Harris, S.  (2008) Adolescence in male Africa elephants ( Loxodonta africana ) and the importance of sociality,  Animal Behaviour,  76,  779-787  ( Download PDF )

Evans, K.  (2006)  The behavioural ecology and movements of adolescent male African elephant  (Loxodonta africana)  in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.  Ph.D. Thesis, University of Bristol. (email  [email protected]  for a PDF)

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Artificial Insemination and Fetal Programming in Beef Production Systems , Dempster Christenson

Impact of Strategic Postweaning Supplementation on March- and May-born Yearling Range Heifer and Calf Growth and Performance in the Nebraska Sandhills , Josie Nicole Crouch

Feeding Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles to Lactating Dairy Cattle: Whole Animal Energy Utilization and Manure Biogas Production , Grant Michael Fincham

Adding Parasite Resistance to a Hair sheep breeding Objective , Bob Forbes

Utilization of the NU track System to Objectively Evaluate Changes in Active and Passive Behaviors of Group-Housed Nursery Pigs Exposed to an Endotoxin Challenge , Aaron Holliday

Heat Stress Changes the Bovine Methylome and Transcriptome and Investigation of Two Novel Genetic Defects in Cattle , Rachel Renae Reith

Forages and Technology Management in Growing and Finishing Beef Cattle Systems , Kelton Adair

Predicting Body Weight of Cattle and Nutrient Digestion of Individual Sweet Bran Components to Improve Beef Cattle Production Efficiency , Dalton J. Anderson

Factors Affecting Forage Quality and the Subsequent Response in Production and Energy Metabolism in Lactating Jersey Cows , Kassidy Kate Buse

Supplemental Table 1. Influence of the count of positive days on DMI, milk yield, milk fat, milk protein, and pregnancy rate , Addison Carroll and Paul J. Kononoff

The Evaluation of Feed Additives on Reducing Enteric Methane Production from Cattle , Reba L. Colin

Methods to Reduce Nitrogen and Carbon Losses from Finishing Beef Cattle , Hanna Cronk

Tame the Flame: Inflammation Is a Targetable Physiological Mechanism Underlying Poor Outcomes of Heat Stress in Finishing Sheep , Pablo C. Grijalva

Dry-Aged Beef Flavor Development, and the Effect of High Levels of Vitamin-E on Beef Color Stability , Nicolas Herrera

Mid-Gestation Maternofetal Inflammation Impacts Growth, Skeletal Muscle Glucose Metabolism, and Inflammatory Tone in the Ovine Fetus During Late Gestation , Zena Hicks

The Evaluation of Encapsulated Megasphaera elsdenii in an Accelerated Beef Step-Up Program and an Acidosis Challenge Model and the Evaluation of RAMP Versus a Traditional Forage Grain Adaptation Strategy on Methane and Respired Carbon Dioxide , Cindy D. Mansfield

The Impact of Silage Inclusion in Diets with Different Corn Processing and the Effect of Natural and Conventional Feeding Programs on Finishing Cattle Performance , Jessica L. Miller

Identification and Assessment of Lameness in Sows Through the Utilization of NUtrack AND GAITFour Systems , Lexi M. Ostrand

Students' Attitudes Towards Animals Influences Youth Development Constructs Based on Interactions with Different Animal Species Prior to College , Allison K. Pachunka

Winter Hardy Small Cereals for Grazing or Silage in Eastern Nebraska , Abigail Sartin

Consequences of cow-calf production with limited perennial forage grazing , Hannah Speer

Impact of Distillers Removal and Impact of Lowering Inclusions of Distillers Grains Plus Solubles and Different Roughage Quality on Finishing Cattle Performance , Sofia Suarez Lorences

Effect of Supplementation Prior to Artificial Insemination and During Gestation in Beef Females , Landon Tadich

Investigation of Breeding Objectives and Indexes-in-Retrospect , Hunter F. Valasek

Examination of the Prevalence and Behaviors of Pathogenic and Spoilage Bacteria at Multiple Stages in the Meat Processing Chain , Samuel C. Watson

Feed Value and Utilization of Corn Residue: Implications for Cow Performance and Grazing Strategies , Kaylee E. Wheeler

Early-Life Supplementation of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Improved Growth and Skeletal Muscle Glucose Metabolism in the Heat Stress-Induced IUGR Neonatal Lamb , Melanie Ryann White

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION OF GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITISM IN KATAHDIN SHEEP , Brian Arisman

Annotating Gene Expression and Regulatory Elements in Tissues from Healthy Thoroughbred Horses and Identifying Candidate Mutations Associated with Perosomus Elumbis in an Angus Calf , Alexa Barber

Impact of Increasing Level of Milk Production on Cow and Calf Behavior and Performance in the Nebraska Sandhills , Selby Boerman

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Aberrant Circulating Steroid Hormones In GnRHR-II Knockdown Boars and Their Control Littermates , Dorothy Elsken

The Invisible Meat Microcosmos - Investigations of Processed Meats' Specific Spoilage Organisms , REBECCA FURBECK

Students' Perceptions of Online Equine Courses and Their Impacts on Learning Outcomes , Blaire (Gibbens) Speck

Impacts of Feeding Biochar to Beef Cattle on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Performance and Characterizing Yearling Steers Grazing Smooth Bromegrass Pasture Using GPS , Holly Heil

The Nebraska 4-H Equine Advancement Level Program’s Role in Positive Youth Development Using the Five Cs Model: An Exploratory Study , Eunhye McCarthy

Identifying Early-Life Behavior to Predict Mothering Ability in Swine Utilizing NUtrack System , Savannah Millburn

Targeting Inflammation in Heat-Stressed Wethers Improves Growth and Efficiency and Alters Body Composition; A Brief Exploration and Application of Extension Principles , Micah Most

Evaluation of the Feeding Value of Proso Millet in Growing-Finishing Diets for Pigs and Effects of Feed Ingredients and Medium-Chain Fatty Acids on Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Survivability , Khang Nguyen

Variance Component Estimates for Growth Traits in Beef Cattle Using Selected Variants from Imputed Low-Pass Sequence Data , Chad A. Russell

Investigating Bacterial Community Composition and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Beef Cattle , Arena See

Evaluation of corn processing method and Sweet Bran inclusion on beef cattle performance and nutrient digestion and individual Sweet Bran components on nutrient digestion , Rebecca L. Sjostrand

The impact of plant cell wall lignin on energy utilization in lactating Jersey cows. , Jason Stypinski

The Impact of Steam-flaked Rye Replacing Steam-flaked Corn on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Yearling Steers and The Effect of Exogenous Megasphaera elsdenii Administration Techniques on Ruminal Fermentation and Blood Parameters in an Acidosis Challenge Model , Samantha K. Wagner

Evaluation of Nutritional Factors Affecting Sow Reproductive Longevity , J'Nan E. Wittler

Using Strategic Supplementation to Enhance Cow/Calf Productivity in Summer Calving Herds in the Nebraska Sandhills , Nicole M. Woita

Host Genetics and Phenotype Associations Within the Bovine Rumen Microbiome , Waseem Abbas

Small Grain Cereal Cover Crops for Late Fall or Early Spring Grazing , Kallie Calus

Feeding a New Corn Milling Coproduct to Lactating Dairy Cattle; Examination of Whole Animal Energy and Nitrogen Balance , Addison Carroll

Evaluation of Grain Type and Processing Method on Steer Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Nutrient Digestion , Caitlin Coulson

The Effects of Different Feed Supplements on Performance Parameters, Egg Measurements, and Eggshell Integrity in Older White Leghorn Laying Hens , Josephine Foley

Evaluation of Condensed Algal Residue Solubles as an Ingredient in Cattle Finishing Diets and Its Effects on Digestibility and Fatty Acid Flow and a Comparison of Single and Dual Implant Strategies in Finishing Heifers , John Gibbons

Evaluation of Cattle Management for Systems with Limited Perennial Pasture , Morgan Grabau

Management of Late Summer Planted Annual Forages for Grazing and the Impacts of Novel Sweet Bran Plus Products on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Beef Finishing Steers , Devin Jakub

Changes in Whole Blood Parameters in Beef Heifers May Contribute to Delayed Pubertal Attainment , Jessica A. Keane

UNDERSTANDING RUMEN MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION TOWARDS DECREASING METHANE EMISSIONS , Allison L. Knoell

The Effects of Omega-3 PUFA Infusions During Late Gestation on Developmental Pathologies in the Intrauterine Growth Restricted Fetus , Taylor Lacey

Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Two Contrasting Beef Systems from Birth to Slaughter in Eastern Nebraska , Levi McPhillips

The Role of Fatty Acids in Ruminant Diets and Novel Feed Ingredients High in Omega– 3 Fatty Acids Fed in Feedlot Diets , Mitchell M. Norman

Utilizing Online Resources to Enhance Distribution of Competitive Animal Evaluation Knowledge and Benefits , Brooke L. Parrish

The Effect of Heat Stress and Beta-Adrenergic Agonists on Fatty Acid Mobilization and Their Individual and Interacting Impact on the Adipose Transcriptome of Ruminant Livestock , Rachel R. Reith

Variation in the Genome and Transcriptome Associated with Beef Cattle Production and Investigation of the Metabolic Consequences of Beta-adrenergic Agonist Supplementation , Renae L. Sieck

Low-Oxygen Dry Aging of Beef , Joseph Sonderman

Impact of Wood-Sourced Biochar on Carbon and Nitrogen Capture in Beef Feedlot Systems , Jessica L. Sperber

QUANTIFICATION AND REPEATED MEASUREMENTS OF CONFORMATION TRAITS IN REPLACEMENT FEMALES TO OPTIMIZE SOW LONGEVITY , Melanie D. Trenhaile Grannemann

ESTIMATION OF BREED EFFECTS AND GENETIC PARAMETERS FOR AGE AT SLAUGHTER AND DAYS TO FINISH IN A MULTIBREED BEEF CATTLE POPULATION , Lindsay Upperman

Enhancement of Dry-Aged Beef Quality by Dietary Supplementation of High Levels of Vitamin E , David Velazco

Advancing the Science of Dry-Aged Beef , Felipe Azevedo Ribeiro

Improving the Accuracy of Genomic Predictions: Investigation of Training Methods and Data Pooling , Johnna Baller

Evaluation of Maternal Diet and its Effect on Milk Composition and Piglet Health and Growth Performance , Shana Barnett

Investigating microbiomes and developing direct-fed microbials to improve cattle health , Alison Bartenslager

Comparison of comprehensive health score in North American housed giraffe and free-ranging giraffe from South Africa , Haley Beer

Impact of Diet and Quality Grade on Meat Quality Characteristics and Their Relationship to Oxidative Stress , Nicolas Bland

Characterization of protein and fat in dairy feeds and implications on digestibility and milk composition , Kassidy Buse

The Role of Postnatal Adrenergic Manipulation in the Mediation of Fetal Programming Adaptions in Growth and Skeletal Muscle Glucose Metabolism That Persist in the Juvenile IUGR-born Lamb , Rachel L. Gibbs

The Impact of Oxidative Stress on Postmortem Meat Quality , Nicolas J. Herrera

Influence of Strategic Supplementation and Genetic Potential for Milk Yield on Forage Digestibility, Amino Acid Utilization, and Livestock Production , Tasha M. King

Effects of NDF digestibility on Lactating Jersey Cows: Observed and Modeled Performance , Kirby Krogstad

Interaction of Urea with Frequency and Amount of Distillers Grains Supplementation for Growing Steers on a High Forage Diet , Haley F. Linder

ENERGY AND AMINO ACID METABOLISM IN LACTATING JERSEY COWS CONSUMING FEED BYPRODUCTS , Kyle McLain

Energy metabolism in Jersey cows: Improving our understanding of energy requirements and utilization , Dennis Morris

Evaluation of Protein Sources and Holstein Finishing Systems for Organic Beef Production and a Comparison of Single and Dual Implant Strategies in Finishing Heifers , Elizabeth Schumacher

Heat Stress-induced Deficits in Growth, Metabolic Efficiency, and Cardiovascular Function Coincided with Chronic Systemic Inflammation and Hypercatecholaminemia in Ractopamine-supplemented Feedlot Lambs; Atypical Cyclicity at Puberty in Beef Cows Is Associated with Early Deficits in Muscling, Metabolic Indicators, and Myoblast Function in Offspring but Does Not Impact Feedlot Performance , Rebecca M. Swanson

Translational Genomics For Improving Sow Fertility , Hiruni R. Wijesena

EVALUATION OF NOVEL ADDITIVES AND CORN SILAGE AS NATURAL ALTERNATIVES TO ANTIBIOTICS FOR THE PREVENTION OF RUMINAL ACIDOSIS AND LIVER ABSCESSES IN BEEF FINISHING CATTLE , Hannah C. Wilson

IMPACT OF COW SIZE AND VALIDATION OF AN ELECTRONIC FEEDER TO OPTIMIZE RESOURCES IN BEEF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS , Rob Ziegler

Evaluation of Microbial Community Dynamics Impacting the Shelf-Life of Processed Meats , Chad G. Bower

Evaluation of Alpha Amylase Containing Corn on Beef Cattle Performance and Digestibility and Double-Cropped Annual Forages Following Corn Harvest , McKenna Brinton

Effects of Late Gestation Supplementation and Creep Feeding on Spring Calving Beef Cows in the Nebraska Sandhills , Devin Broadhead

Impact of Feeding Distillers Grains or Isolated Components in Distillers Grains to Growing and Finishing Cattle, and the Comparison of Protein Content and In-Situ Digestibility of Feeds Commonly Used in Feedlot Diets , Brianna B. Conroy

Selective harvest methods and chemical treatment of baled corn residue for utilization in growing calf and dry cow diets , Ashley C. Conway

Impact of Beta-Adrenergic Agonist Supplementation and Heat Stress on the Microbiome and Gastrointestinal Transcriptome of Sheep , Erin M. Duffy

Beef Production Systems in the Nebraska Sandhills , McKay Erickson

The Effects of Butyric Acid on Performance Parameters, Egg Quality and Nutrient Utilization in Young White Leghorn Hens , Dani-el Hanna

Impact of Myoglobin Oxygenation State on Color Stability of Beef Steaks During Frozen Storage and Thawed Retail Display , Morgan Lee Henriott

Effects of Alternative Carbohydrate Sources and Soybean-Derived Isoflavones on the Microbiome and Immune System of Nursery Piglets and Intestinal Porcine Epithelial Cell Line J-2 , Sydney Kinstler

Undergraduate Success in Animal Science Courses Based on Demographics, Motivation, and Online Courses , Haylee Anne Lavoie

Attainment and Maintenance of Pubertal Cyclicity May Predict High A4 Cows with Reduced Fertility , Sarah Nafziger

The Utilization of Brown Midrib Corn Silage Hybrids and Kernel Processing to Improve Corn Silage Value and the Use of High Protein Distillers Grains to Evaluate Starch Digestion , Lauren A. Ovinge

The Role of Inflammatory Pathways in Development, Growth, and Metabolism of Skeletal Muscle in IUGR Offspring; Blood Gene Expression of Inflammatory Factors as Novel Biomarkers for Assessing Stress and Wellbeing in Exotic Species. , Robert J. Posont

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Experiences of a London PhD student and beyond

Thesis Title: Examples and Suggestions from a PhD Grad

When you’re faced with writing up a thesis, choosing a title can often fall to the bottom of the priority list. After all, it’s only a few words. How hard can it be?!

In the grand scheme of things I agree that picking your thesis title shouldn’t warrant that much thought, however my own choice is one of the few regrets I have from my PhD . I therefore think there is value in spending some time considering the options available.

In this post I’ll guide you through how to write your own thesis title and share real-world examples. Although my focus is on the PhD thesis, I’ve also included plenty of thesis title examples for bachelor’s and master’s research projects too.

Hopefully by the end of the post you’ll feel ready to start crafting your own!

Why your thesis title is at least somewhat important

It sounds obvious but your thesis title is the first, and often only, interaction people will have with your thesis. For instance, hiring managers for jobs that you may wish to apply for in the future. Therefore you want to give a good sense of what your research involved from the title.

Many people will list the title of their thesis on their CV, at least for a while after graduating. All of the example titles I’ve shared below came from my repository of academic CVs . I’d say roughly 30% of all the academics on that page list their thesis title, which includes academics all the way up to full professor.

Your thesis title could therefore feature on your CV for your whole career, so it is probably worth a bit of thought!

My suggestions for choosing a good thesis title

• Make it descriptive of the research so it’s immediately obvious what it is about! Most universities will publish student theses online ( here’s mine! ) and they’re indexed so can be found via Google Scholar etc. Therefore give your thesis a descriptive title so that interested researchers can find it in the future.
• Don’t get lost in the detail . You want a descriptive title but avoid overly lengthy descriptions of experiments. Unless a certain analytical technique etc was central to your research, I’d suggest by default* to avoid having it in your title. Including certain techniques will make your title, and therefore research, look overly dated, which isn’t ideal for potential job applications after you graduate.
• The title should tie together the chapters of your thesis. A well-phrased title can do a good job of summarising the overall story of your thesis. Think about each of your research chapters and ensure that the title makes sense for each of them.
• Be strategic . Certain parts of your work you want to emphasise? Consider making them more prominent in your title. For instance, if you know you want to pivot to a slightly different research area or career path after your PhD, there may be alternative phrasings which describe your work just as well but could be better understood by those in the field you’re moving into. I utilised this a bit in my own title which we’ll come onto shortly.
• Do your own thing. Having just laid out some suggestions, do make sure you’re personally happy with the title. You get a lot of freedom to choose your title, so use it however you fancy. For example, I’ve known people to use puns in their title, so if that’s what you’re into don’t feel overly constrained.

*This doesn’t always hold true and certainly don’t take my advice if 1) listing something in your title could be a strategic move 2) you love the technique so much that you’re desperate to include it!

Thesis title examples

To help give you some ideas, here are some example thesis titles from Bachelors, Masters and PhD graduates. These all came from the academic CVs listed in my repository here .

Bachelor’s thesis title examples

Hysteresis and Avalanches Paul Jager , 2014 – Medical Imaging – DKFZ Head of ML Research Group –  direct link to Paul’s machine learning academic CV

The bioenergetics of a marine ciliate, Mesodinium rubrum Holly Moeller , 2008 – Ecology & Marine Biology – UC Santa Barbara Assistant Professor –  direct link to Holly’s marine biology academic CV

Functional syntactic analysis of prepositional and causal constructions for a grammatical parser of Russian Ekaterina Kochmar , 2008 – Computer Science – University of Bath Lecturer Assistant Prof –  direct link to Ekaterina’s computer science academic CV

Master’s thesis title examples

Creation of an autonomous impulse response measurement system for rooms and transducers with different methods Guy-Bart Stan , 2000 – Bioengineering – Imperial Professor –  direct link to Guy-Bart’s bioengineering academic CV

Segmentation of Nerve Bundles and Ganglia in Spine MRI using Particle Filters Adrian Vasile Dalca , 2012 – Machine Learning for healthcare – Harvard Assistant Professor & MIT Research Scientist –  direct link to Adrian’s machine learning academic CV

The detection of oil under ice by remote mode conversion of ultrasound Eric Yeatman , 1986 – Electronics – Imperial Professor and Head of Department –  direct link to Eric’s electronics academic CV

Ensemble-Based Learning for Morphological Analysis of German Ekaterina Kochmar , 2010 – Computer Science – University of Bath Lecturer Assistant Prof –  direct link to Ekaterina’s computer science academic CV

VARiD: A Variation Detection Framework for Color-Space and Letter-Space Platforms Adrian Vasile Dalca , 2010 – Machine Learning for healthcare – Harvard Assistant Professor & MIT Research Scientist –  direct link to Adrian’s machine learning academic CV

Identification of a Writer’s Native Language by Error Analysis Ekaterina Kochmar , 2011 – Computer Science – University of Bath Lecturer Assistant Prof –  direct link to Ekaterina’s computer science academic CV

On the economic optimality of marine reserves when fishing damages habitat Holly Moeller , 2010 – Ecology & Marine Biology – UC Santa Barbara Assistant Professor –  direct link to Holly’s marine biology academic CV

Sensitivity Studies for the Time-Dependent CP Violation Measurement in B 0 → K S K S K S at the Belle II-Experiment Paul Jager , 2016 – Medical Imaging – DKFZ Head of ML Research Group –  direct link to Paul’s machine learning academic CV

PhD thesis title examples

Spatio-temporal analysis of three-dimensional real-time ultrasound for quantification of ventricular function Esla Angelini  – Medicine – Imperial Senior Data Scientist –  direct link to Elsa’s medicine academic CV

The role and maintenance of diversity in a multi-partner mutualism: Trees and Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Holly Moeller , 2015 – Ecology & Marine Biology – UC Santa Barbara Assistant Professor –  direct link to Holly’s marine biology academic CV

Bayesian Gaussian processes for sequential prediction, optimisation and quadrature Michael Osborne , 2010 – Machine Learning – Oxford Full Professor –  direct link to Michael’s machine learning academic CV

Global analysis and synthesis of oscillations: a dissipativity approach Guy-Bart Stan , 2005 – Bioengineering – Imperial Professor –  direct link to Guy-Bart’s bioengineering academic CV

Coarse-grained modelling of DNA and DNA self-assembly Thomas Ouldridge , 2011– Bioengineering – Imperial College London Senior Lecturer / Associate Prof –  direct link to Thomas’ bioengineering academic CV

4D tomographic image reconstruction and parametric maps estimation: a model-based strategy for algorithm design using Bayesian inference in Probabilistic Graphical Models (PGM) Michele Scipioni , 2018– Biomedical Engineer – Harvard Postdoctoral Research Fellow –  direct link to Michele’s biomedical engineer academic CV

Error Detection in Content Word Combinations Ekaterina Kochmar , 2016 – Computer Science – University of Bath Lecturer Assistant Prof –  direct link to Ekaterina’s computer science academic CV

Genetic, Clinical and Population Priors for Brain Images Adrian Vasile Dalca , 2016 – Machine Learning for healthcare – Harvard Assistant Professor & MIT Research Scientist –  direct link to Adrian’s machine learning academic CV

Challenges and Opportunities of End-to-End Learning in Medical Image Classification Paul Jager , 2020 – Medical Imaging – DKFZ Head of ML Research Group –  direct link to Paul’s machine learning academic CV

K 2 NiF 4  materials as cathodes for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells Ainara Aguadero , 2006 – Materials Science – Imperial Reader –  direct link to Ainara’s materials science academic CV

Applications of surface plasmons – microscopy and spatial light modulation Eric Yeatman , 1989 – Electronics – Imperial Professor and Head of Department –  direct link to Eric’s electronics academic CV

Geometric Algorithms for Objects in Motion Sorelle Friedler , 2010 – Computer science – Haverford College Associate Professor –  direct link to Sorelle’s computer science academic CV .

Geometrical models, constraints design, information extraction for pathological and healthy medical image Esla Angelini  – Medicine – Imperial Senior Data Scientist –  direct link to Elsa’s medicine academic CV

Why I regret my own choice of PhD thesis title

I should say from the outset that I assembled my thesis in quite a short space of time compared to most people. So I didn’t really spend particularly long on any one section, including the title.

However, my main supervisor even spelled out for me that once the title was submitted to the university it would be permanent. In other words: think wisely about your title.

What I started with

Initially I drafted the title as something like: Three dimensional correlative imaging for cartilage regeneration . Which I thought was nice, catchy and descriptive.

I decided to go for “correlative imaging” because, not only did it describe the experiments well, but it also sounded kind of technical and fitting of a potential pivot into AI. I’m pleased with that bit of the title.

What I ended up with

Before submitting the title to the university (required ahead of the viva), I asked my supervisors for their thoughts.

One of my well intentioned supervisors suggested that, given that my project didn’t involve verifying regenerative quality, I probably shouldn’t state cartilage regeneration . Instead, they suggested, I should state what I was experimenting on (the materials) rather than the overall goal of the research (aid cartilage regeneration efforts).

With this advice I dialled back my choice of wording and the thesis title I went with was:

Three dimensional correlative imaging for measurement of strain in cartilage and cartilage replacement materials

Reading it back now I’m reminder about how less I like it than my initial idea!

I put up basically no resistance to the supervisor’s choice, even though the title sounds so much more boring in my opinion. I just didn’t think much of it at the time. Furthermore, most of my PhD was actually in a technique which is four dimensional (looking at a series of 3D scans over time, hence 4D) which would have sounded way more sciency and fitting of a PhD.

What I wish I’d gone with

If I had the choice again, I’d have gone with:

Four-dimensional correlative imaging for cartilage regeneration

Which, would you believe it, is exactly what it states on my CV…

Does the thesis title really matter?

In all honesty, your choice of thesis title isn’t that important. If you come to regret it, as I do, it’s not the end of the world. There are much more important things in life to worry about.

If you decide at a later stage that you don’t like it you can always describe it in a way that you prefer. For instance, in my CV I describe my PhD as I’d have liked the title to be. I make no claim that it’s actually the title so consider it a bit of creative license.

Given that as your career progresses you may not even refer back to your thesis much, it’s really not worth stressing over. However, if you’re yet to finalise your thesis title I do still think it is worth a bit of thought and hopefully this article has provided some insights into how to choose a good thesis title.

My advice for developing a thesis title

• Draft the title early. Drafting it early can help give clarity for the overall message of your research. For instance, while you’re assembling the rest of your thesis you can check that the title encompasses the research chapters you’re included, and likewise that the research experiments you’re including fall within what the title describes. Drafting it early also gives more time you to think it over. As with everything: having a first draft is really important to iterate on.
• Look at some example titles . Such as those featured above!
• If you’re not sure about your title, ask a few other people what they think . But remember that you have the final say!

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Harvard University Theses, Dissertations, and Prize Papers

The Harvard University Archives ’ collection of theses, dissertations, and prize papers document the wide range of academic research undertaken by Harvard students over the course of the University’s history.

Beyond their value as pieces of original research, these collections document the history of American higher education, chronicling both the growth of Harvard as a major research institution as well as the development of numerous academic fields. They are also an important source of biographical information, offering insight into the academic careers of the authors.

Spanning from the ‘theses and quaestiones’ of the 17th and 18th centuries to the current yearly output of student research, they include both the first Harvard Ph.D. dissertation (by William Byerly, Ph.D . 1873) and the dissertation of the first woman to earn a doctorate from Harvard ( Lorna Myrtle Hodgkinson , Ed.D. 1922).

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• The collection of Mathematical theses, 1782-1839
• The 1895 Ph.D. dissertation of W.E.B. Du Bois, The suppression of the African slave trade in the United States, 1638-1871
• Ph.D. dissertations of astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (Ph.D. 1925) and physicist John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (Ph.D. 1922)
• Undergraduate honors theses of novelist John Updike (A.B. 1954), filmmaker Terrence Malick (A.B. 1966),  and U.S. poet laureate Tracy Smith (A.B. 1994)
• Undergraduate prize papers and dissertations of philosophers Ralph Waldo Emerson (A.B. 1821), George Santayana (Ph.D. 1889), and W.V. Quine (Ph.D. 1932)
• Undergraduate honors theses of U.S. President John F. Kennedy (A.B. 1940) and Chief Justice John Roberts (A.B. 1976)

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