Postgraduate Students

Rebecca Smith
Is there a Sustainable Future for Recycling in Remote and Rural Communities?
Director of Studies: Professor Frank Rennie (UHI)
Second Supervisor: Dr. Seonaidh McDonald (Robert Gordon University)

Donald Weir
In what ways are online publishing and information sharing technologies impacting on the Scottish Gaelic language?
Director of Studies: Professor Frank Rennie (UHI)
Second Supervisor: Professor Rob Dunbar (UHI)

Jane MacLeod
What are the key factors that encourage and discourage the use of Gaelic on social networking sites and online communities?
Director of Studies: Professor Frank Rennie (UHI)
Second Supervisor: Professor Rob Dunbar (UHI)

Tara Morrison
Can the provision of high-quality broadband access enhance community resilience in rural areas?
Director of Studies: Professor Frank Rennie (UHI)
Second Supervisors: Dr. Michael Smith (UHI)

Arne Vogler
Wave Energy extraction and Coastal Protection
Director of Studies: Dr. David Christie (UHI)
Second Supervisors: Dr. Vengatesan Venugopal (University of Edinburgh), Professor Frank Rennie (UHI)

Charles Greenwood
The impact of large scale wave energy converter farms on the regiona wave climate
Director of Studies: Dr. David Christie (UHI)
Second Supervisors: Dr. Vengatesan Venugopal (University of Edinburgh, Prof. John McClatchey (UHI) Prof. Frank Rennie (UHI)

Sarah Bowyer
Participatory mapping of health indicators and services as a tool for anticipatory co-planning
Director of Studies: Dr. Sarah-Anne Munoz (UHI)
Second Supervisors: Dr. Gaener Rodger (UHI) Prof. Frank Rennie (UHI)

Siobhan Cooke
Viking Belief as expressed through Burial in Scotland.
Director of Studies: Dr Jane Downes (UHI)
Second Supervisors: Dr Mary MacLeod, (UHI); Prof Frank Rennie (UHI)

Karma Tshering
Quality assurance processes for the sustainable development of a Distributed University in an Asian context
Director of Studies: Prof. Frank Rennie (UHI)
Second Supervisor: Prof. Martin Weller (OU)

John MacBeth
Design of a hybrid wind/solar thermal storage system used to provide the thermal requirements of the Hebridean Domestic Sector.
Director of Studies: Dr. Neil Finlayson (UHI)
Second Supervisors: Prof. Frank Rennie (UHI); Dr. Mohammed Imbabi (University of Aberdeen); Mr. John Currie (Napier University)

Angus Murray
Control of hydrogen production from a biodigester plant
Director of Studies: Dr. Alasdair MacLeod (UHI)
Second Supervisors: Prof. Frank Rennie (UHI); Prof. Hicham Idriss (University of Aberdeen); Dr. Ruairi Maciver (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar)

Robert Sullivan
An exploration of sustainable medical service workforce models for NHS Highland’s Rural General Hospitals
Director of Studies: Dr Margaret Currie
Second Supervisors: Dr Gaener Rodger, (UHI); Prof Frank Rennie (UHI)

Robert Wemyss
Protected Area status and the implications for rural development and land use
Director of Studies: Prof. Frank Rennie (UHI)
Second Supervisor: Dr. Eilidh MacPhail (UHI)

George Siemens
Networked Learning: Systemic impact on policy-making, educational design, and resource allocation
Director of Studies: Prof. Frank Rennie (UHI)
Second Supervisor: Prof. Martin Weller (OU)

Michael Smith (Completed PhD)
The quality factors which influence online learning and impact on the student experience
Director of Studies: Prof. Frank Rennie (UHI)
Second Supervisor: Prof. Martin Weller (OU)

Iain MacPherson (Completed MSc)
Energy Profiling of the prevalent commercial buildings in specific postal districts: Potential application to GIS.
Director of Studies:Dr Neil Finlayson (UHI)
Second Supervisors: Prof. Frank Rennie (UHI); Prof. Colin Porteous (Glasgow School of Art); Prof. Stuart Gibb (UHI); Keith Murray (UHI)

Malcolm Murray (Completed PhD)
Semantic Energy
Director of Studies: Dr. Neil Finlayson (UHI)
Second Supervisors: Prof. Frank Rennie (UHI); Dr. Michael Kummert (University of Strathclyde).

Maria Prior (Completed PhD)
The contribution of Health Services to the social and economic sustainability of rural communities.
Director of Studies: Prof. Jane Farmer (University of Aberdeen)
Second Supervisor: Prof. Frank Rennie (UHI)

Rachel Tearse (Completed PhD)
Depressive symptoms in ischaemic heart disease in the Western Isles of Scotland
Director of Studies: Prof. Frank Rennie (UHI)
Second Supervisor: Prof. Ian Reid (University of Dundee)