Niamh Breslin

I am hoping to embark on my PhD journey in 2025, focusing on traditional orchards and heritage apples in Wales, including:

• creation up up-to-date spatial datasets
• participatory community data collection
• exploration of the role of traditional orchards and heritage apples in biodiversity, climate change and cultural resiliance

My teaching focus is on the use of geospatial data and technologies, and application of cartographic principles, to create maps and other geovisualisations to explore contemporary topics - primarily in wildlife conservation and environmental protection, and recently also in public health and epidemiology. Additional teaching relates to my other knowledge and interests including practical conservation and natural resource management, nature restoration and recovery, and climate change mitigation.

Module Leaderships 24/25:

• BI2S200 Skills and Professional Development 2
• BI3S203 Applied Conservation Management
• ES2S212 Geospatial Applications in Wildlife Conservation
• GE4S003 Applied Geospatial Analysis

Teaching on other modules 24/25:

• BI1S200 Skills and Professional Development 1
• BI2S201 Behavioural Ecology
• ES2S202 Energy Systems
• ES1S202 Resources and Materials
• ES1S203 Impacts on the Environment
• ES1S204 Environmental Skills Development
• ES2S203 Environmental Contaminants
• ES2S206 British Landscapes and Habitats
• ES3S201 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

I also supervise and co-supervise both undergraduate and postgraduate research projects and lead or assist on fieldwork activities. I also run a regular 'CartoClub' for students to work on or get help with any geospatial work.

• Geospatial software - QGIS, ArcGIS Pro, Pix 4D
• Field GPS data collection
• Drone piloting (up to 250g)