A selection of previous dissertation titles proposed by students

Hatfield Forest's mitigating effect on atmospheric pollutants from Stansted Airport

A discussion on the contested nature of zoos: an analysis of people’s perceptions

The influence of rock climbing on cliff-dwelling vegetation

The impact of music festivals on soil and vegetation

A comparison of sustainability between Stoke-on-Trent and Newport (Wales), using recycling as a

measurement

The impact of large woody debris on fluvial erosion

How storm activity affects coastal flooding and implications for the insurance industry

Effects of seasonal change on sediment characteristics along a coastline

Has the magnitude and frequency of hurricanes increased due to climate change?

Effects of sea level change on human activites in coastal environments

Air pollution and asthma prevalence

The study of boundary layer climates in both rural (Keele) and urban (Newcastle) areas

Do physical landscape barriers affect the distribution of crime?

To what extent can national identity be promoted through food we eat?

Is increasing vegetation in urban areas effectively preventing urban heat islands developing?

Is coastal tourism sustainable: a case study of the Gower

To investigate the reasons into why migration took place from Ireland to Liverpool in the 19th Century

How does soil particle size affect the retention and passage of oil based pollutants?

Coastal response to anthropogenic influences along the shorelines of Norfolk and Lincolnshire

Using GIS, historical data and a probabilistic approach to assess the level of risk associated with cliff

recession within the area of blackgang, Isle of Wight

Attitudes towards sustainable development of a trans-national corporate in South Africa

Controls on Tor Formation in the Cairngorms, Scotland

What are the obstacles preventing optimal sustainability of water use in housing developments?

The effects of air pollution on respiratory diseases in Newcastle under Lyme

Has the Tesco Extra Regeneration Store in Longton Led to a Local Widening or Narrowing of both

Food Choices and Accessibility to Food?

An Investigation into the Motivations of the Migrant Population Currently Residing in Southampton

Acidy variation in throughfall, stemflow and sediment between coniferous and deciduous woodland

The extent of geographical barriers on access to higher education using Staffordshire as a case study

The role of social space in controlling urban youth

Controls on the differing impacts of a tsunami on human populations and physical environment

Welsh migration into Chester between 1851 and 1871

Rural marginalisation and the regionalisation of the Staffordshire ambulance service

The significance of public places to the daily life of Hong Kong elderly

Step Pool Systems in the Brecon Beacons

Demographic change in Scunthorpe 1981-2001

Sense of place; is Sheffield regenerating itself as a non-place?

Analysing continuing pollution from abandoned mineworkings

The effect of a dam burst flood event on the geomorphology and sedimentology of the Bohorok river.

Does the site of a reservoir affect the water quality?

An investigation into the significance of counterurbanisation in Porthmadog and Pwllheli, North Wales

Controls upon soil acidity levels

Easter Island. Forgotten disaster area, or are we about to follow their lead?

What is the future for pre-1919 terraced housing in Stoke on Trent within current urban policy?

UK's national policy on renewable energy, the implementation at county level, a case study of

Derbyshire

Place, race and the media

Effects of Pollution on Lichen Distribution

How have erosional processes on the NE coast altered spatially

Farm Diversification in the County of Devonshire

Going beyond the 'green line'; women and identity in Cyprus

Racism and the media: perceptions of Burnley following the public disturbances of June 2001

Shear strength reduction of Edale shire due to sulphuric acidic weathering, Mam Tor

LA21: problems in public understanding and engagement, and the limits to implementation

A comparison of stream discharge techniques

Why aren't sustainable measures used in the building methods for residential developments; a case

study of Corby

Correlating Spatial Segregation and Ethnicity in the Modern Culturally Diverse British City of Leicester

The relationship between morbidity and deprivation in North Staffordshire, using 1999-2001 census

datasets

The effect of tidal range on sediment transport and grain size within embayed beach systems

Landscape change in the Isle of Man after the Holocene

Finding an overall `best' strategy for beach litter sampling in Southwest England

Addressing the digital divide: internet in public places?

An investigation exploring the impact of regeneration upon the community of Westward Ho!

A study of the different records for assessing change within the Dee Estuary, North West England

An investigation exploring the impact of counterurbanisation on the village of Winford

The relationship of slope movement in Northumberland with rainfall

The origins of meltwater channels in the Keele area

The origin and formation of drumlin landforms within Anglesey's north-west coast

Socio-economic and Environmental Influences on Vehicle Crime

Has GP access been affected by rapid development of housing?

Societal controls, adolescents and public spaces: Issues of exclusion in Ilkeston

Social equity and sustainable development: the study of social improvement among indigenous

people in Malaysia

Football clubs and identity: a case study of Ipswich Town Football Club

Provision of services in rural Cheshire

The activity space of urban tourists in Birmingham

The ecological footprint and young people's attitudes towards sustainability in Cardiff

The Profumo Scandal: Issues of Immorality

The Social Impact of Urban Tourism

Changing views on religion in Hindu youths

A study of the variation in patterns of flow found in unobstructed river meanders and meanders

obstructed by large woody debris

Is Keele University "committed to contribute to environmental sustainability" as stated in the

University's Energy Policy?

Race relations and citizenship in Halifax

The implementation and achievements of local agenda 21 schemes in Newcastle under Lyme

The fractal nature of the UK coastline

Together/alone: conservation areas and community development in Bradford

The Great British Flood of 1607 - Tsunami or Storm Surge?

Controls on Erosion along the North Yorkshire Coast

Factors controlling scree slope morphology and sediment characteristics in the Lake District and Peak

National Parks

A New Generation of Ethical Consumers? How Far have Young People Embraced the Fair Trade

Phenomenon?

The importance of sport in tackling the problem on child obesity

The impact of counterurbanisation on two villages in East Riding of Yorkshire

Government Environmental Policy in Relation to Recycling in Newcastle-under-Lyme

To what extent do Indonesian domestic helpers face employment discrimination in Hong Kong?

Tourist attraction in rural locations: Reactions in rural Staffordshire to Alton Towers

The urban regeneration in Hong Kong

The influence of land use change on the water quality of the River Ise.

The impact of retail regeneration in Wolverhampton.

The effect of social disorganisation on local crime rates in rural Derbyshire

Coastal recession in Norfolk: A GIS evaluation

The effects of organic farming on water quality

Assessing successfulness of reverting salt marshes from reclaimed agricultural land using diatom

analysis

To what extent do sewage treatment works pollute the Dee estuary?

A comparative study of local food sourcing in Surrey and Staffordshire

Comparison of the microclimates of a forest and adjacent grassland in Keele

Hardy's Wessex: A study of heritage landscapes.

The geography of local elections in Leeds 1991-2007

The influence of organic matter on changes in soil moisture

Investigation into soil pollution levels from emissions at Fiddlers Ferry Power Station

Production and consumption of urban space in Sheffield

Cultural-social factors and teenage identity in Blackburn and Newcastle-under-Lyme

Community involvement in the regeneration of Stoke on Trent

A study of participation in household recycling schemes in the Daventry area

What are the effects of immigrant detention centres in the Trent area?

Investigating the relationships between meander wavelength, curvature and river channel width.

Analysis of the causes and effects of riverbank erosion due to watercraft

Investigation into how effective the passive treatment works have been on the River Carnon after the

contamination of the river in 1992

Assessing the impacts on water quality of Sutton-in-Ashfield landfall site

Relationship between water quality and proportions of upstream land use

Nutrient retention ability of Fen soil at varying stages of restoration

Changes in vegetation related to relief gradient along a slope

Investigation: Role of power in architecture in Bath

The effect of moderate rainfall events on nutrient levels within different land uses

The effect of cattle trampling on soil infiltration

Patterns of 'interdependence' in Ashbourne, Derbyshire

Friction of distance for commuters in the home counties in the past 20 years and future

Early industrialization in north-east Staffordshire: the case of the Cotton textile industry

Distribution and abundance of lichen in the 'mega-Watt Valley', North Yorkshire

Public opinion of tax on Air Travel: A green issue?

In what way have costal management systems impacted upon beach morphology?

Soil and water contaminated associated with unchecked waste dumping

Does the 'weekend effect' exist and is seasonality a factor?

Comparing the reality of Shrewsbury's past flood events with people's perceptions

The effect of stimulated worm burrows on evaporation

Investigating diatom relationships in the Dee Estuary

Investigation into flood hazard on the Lower Avon, Evesham, Worcestershire

Habitats and behaviours of Barbary macaques in Trentham monkey forest

Relationship between crime rates and ethnic spatial integration in the wards of Birmingham?

Are 'Energy Performance Certificates' helping increase household energy efficiency in Newcastle-

under-Lyme'.

Erosion rates and lahar reworking at Merapi volcano

Local implementation of climate change protocols: Staffordshire

How does the cultural regeneration of Manchester's 'Northern Quarter' reflect the wider

restructuring of the city centre?

Does the urban environment of Stoke-on-Trent influence obesity?

Urbanisation effects on lag time of river peak stage

Are Urban Heat Islands influenced more by local surroundings or cities as a whole?

An investigation of Nitrate and Phosphate levels at Betley mere

Social and health inequalities in London; a study of the London borough of Hackney

Investigating the most influential factors in the contamination of water by graveyard effluent

A comparison of land use, change, climate and ground water abstraction on UK stream flow

Remote sensing of Aeolian Fetch Distances in Cornwall

How has Tunstall (SOT) changed socially and economically in the 19th and early 20th century?

Diatom special variation in contrast to land change

Relationship between effective discharge and bankfull discharge

Market provision and central place theory in Shropshire to 1900

Riverbank erosion in the Peak District with reference to Human Activity

Sediment transport behaviour on the costal mobile dune of Valdevaqueros

The effects of forestry rotation on sediment load, in a deciduous forest.

Why protect the societies and industries along the Holderness Coast?

The impact of flooding on Gloucester residents

Has an increase in surveillance made society feel more secure in public space?

Investigation into the recycling facilities in Newcastle under Lyme, and peoples' attitudes to recycling

Looking at introduction of new plant species by pollen analysis in the Ho Bugt area of Denmark.

The origin of the Kidsgrove Meltwater channel

To what extent has regeneration led to gentrification and displacement in Leeds inner city centre?

the impact of bioturbation by rabbits on soil properties

Investigating the variation of Salt Marsh Diatoms in Keyhaken Hampshire.

What is distinctive about eating practises in Taiwan?

Do the socio-economic characters of social catchments influence educational attainments?

Performing identities through MySpace

Differences in soil erosion rates between organic and conventional farming systems

Why is the area of Kwan Tong in Hong Kong to undergo urban renewal?

The impact on water quality of different transport methods, River Arun